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Decolonial secular humanist & analyst. Autistic & ADHD, white, Mad. I got hit by a car end of 2020 and my hand doesn't work properly now.
There is no absolute objective frame of reference.
UK based she/her. DMs open.
COVID kills. Wear a mask N95+
There is no absolute objective frame of reference.
UK based she/her. DMs open.
COVID kills. Wear a mask N95+
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· Aug 12
Fascism isn't a disease. Fascism isn't a disability. Fascism isn't a lack of education. Fascism isn't foreign.
Fascism is a defence of established power and privilege through the dehumanisation of anyone that challenges it.
Fascism is a defence of established power and privilege through the dehumanisation of anyone that challenges it.
I didn't get the Proper Education that teaches people they belong to an elite 'we' that serves as the guardians of the truth and light of Western Civilisation
I got a working class education that taught me about how much those people fucked things up for everyone else
I got a working class education that taught me about how much those people fucked things up for everyone else
I had what I can now see was quite an eclectic STEM education that included a fair bit of philosophy of science, and it gave me the impression that this was already widely accepted. Turns out that isn't the case though.
January 18, 2026 at 12:37 PM
I didn't get the Proper Education that teaches people they belong to an elite 'we' that serves as the guardians of the truth and light of Western Civilisation
I got a working class education that taught me about how much those people fucked things up for everyone else
I got a working class education that taught me about how much those people fucked things up for everyone else
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19 hours!
Like always, these goals are about to be abandoned again bc it’s getting ignored anyway and I have to resume yelling into the void to stay sheltered
🍒 Linktr.ee/hiitsbritt
#MutualAid #HelpSky #HelpFolksLive #MutualAidRequest #bipoc #FundSky #MutualAidVoid
Like always, these goals are about to be abandoned again bc it’s getting ignored anyway and I have to resume yelling into the void to stay sheltered
🍒 Linktr.ee/hiitsbritt
#MutualAid #HelpSky #HelpFolksLive #MutualAidRequest #bipoc #FundSky #MutualAidVoid
January 18, 2026 at 10:03 AM
19 hours!
Like always, these goals are about to be abandoned again bc it’s getting ignored anyway and I have to resume yelling into the void to stay sheltered
🍒 Linktr.ee/hiitsbritt
#MutualAid #HelpSky #HelpFolksLive #MutualAidRequest #bipoc #FundSky #MutualAidVoid
Like always, these goals are about to be abandoned again bc it’s getting ignored anyway and I have to resume yelling into the void to stay sheltered
🍒 Linktr.ee/hiitsbritt
#MutualAid #HelpSky #HelpFolksLive #MutualAidRequest #bipoc #FundSky #MutualAidVoid
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It would mean a lot to me if some of my followers donated to this.
January 10, 2026 at 10:26 AM
It would mean a lot to me if some of my followers donated to this.
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"People perceived to be vulnerable are frequently targeted in instances of exploitation, harassment, theft and violence during experiences of homelessness. Studies have documented the pervasive victimization of older adults, women and other marginalized populations in shelter environments."
"She was committed to changing the dehumanizing nature of a homeless-serving system ...
[As the] COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, the job fell through, an abusive roommate kicked her out[. It] was a 'perfect storm" that [arguably] brewed over a lifetime of accumulating vulnerabilities."
[As the] COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, the job fell through, an abusive roommate kicked her out[. It] was a 'perfect storm" that [arguably] brewed over a lifetime of accumulating vulnerabilities."
For Christy, Who Lived Fiercely and Died Precariously | The Tyee
At 60, she took her own life after receiving an eviction notice in a system that wasn’t designed for her.
thetyee.ca
January 18, 2026 at 2:53 AM
"People perceived to be vulnerable are frequently targeted in instances of exploitation, harassment, theft and violence during experiences of homelessness. Studies have documented the pervasive victimization of older adults, women and other marginalized populations in shelter environments."
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if you want to know why britain would side with the US over NATO, it isn't because of some cunning strategic plan, it's because they all had post-MP career plans with Palantir. These are the worst people in the world
January 18, 2026 at 9:01 AM
if you want to know why britain would side with the US over NATO, it isn't because of some cunning strategic plan, it's because they all had post-MP career plans with Palantir. These are the worst people in the world
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really fed up with people blaming sci-fi authors for 'inventing' these concepts
the fictional iterations were inspired by, and reactions to, political ideology they encountered in real life
they were predicting the horrors of liberal modernism
they didn't create them
the fictional iterations were inspired by, and reactions to, political ideology they encountered in real life
they were predicting the horrors of liberal modernism
they didn't create them
I keep going back to this wikipedia article because there are so many parallels
"Bentham's argument... provided a rationale for making relief unpleasant so that people would not claim it, 'stigmatising' relief so that it became 'an object of wholesome horror'"
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_La...
"Bentham's argument... provided a rationale for making relief unpleasant so that people would not claim it, 'stigmatising' relief so that it became 'an object of wholesome horror'"
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_La...
January 12, 2026 at 1:13 PM
really fed up with people blaming sci-fi authors for 'inventing' these concepts
the fictional iterations were inspired by, and reactions to, political ideology they encountered in real life
they were predicting the horrors of liberal modernism
they didn't create them
the fictional iterations were inspired by, and reactions to, political ideology they encountered in real life
they were predicting the horrors of liberal modernism
they didn't create them
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the fear of 'becoming' a minority is a fear of having to treat Other people as human beings
that's what they think hell is
a world where they cannot be supreme and untouchable
it is also known as material reality
that's what they think hell is
a world where they cannot be supreme and untouchable
it is also known as material reality
white men have always been a minority
the only way to make them the majority was and is to deny the humanity of everybody else
the only way to make them the majority was and is to deny the humanity of everybody else
January 9, 2026 at 12:40 PM
the fear of 'becoming' a minority is a fear of having to treat Other people as human beings
that's what they think hell is
a world where they cannot be supreme and untouchable
it is also known as material reality
that's what they think hell is
a world where they cannot be supreme and untouchable
it is also known as material reality
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the original purpose of academia was for rich white men to come up with reasons why they actually deserved the shit they stole and would definitely get into heaven
the Enlightenment is when they thought they proved it conclusively and would therefore always be protected by the divine/natural order
the Enlightenment is when they thought they proved it conclusively and would therefore always be protected by the divine/natural order
January 7, 2026 at 3:36 PM
the original purpose of academia was for rich white men to come up with reasons why they actually deserved the shit they stole and would definitely get into heaven
the Enlightenment is when they thought they proved it conclusively and would therefore always be protected by the divine/natural order
the Enlightenment is when they thought they proved it conclusively and would therefore always be protected by the divine/natural order
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Incredible example of the exact issue with Democrats right now: not listening to the actually people being impacted, and instead choosing to be snarky and patronising.
January 17, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Incredible example of the exact issue with Democrats right now: not listening to the actually people being impacted, and instead choosing to be snarky and patronising.
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If there's one thing I hate in this world, it's the white man's "peace" that is absent of justice. It's the white man's peace that demands that BIPOC who are subjected to brutal exploitation and oppression under capitalist and white supremacist systems, go suffer in silence, so there can be "peace."
January 17, 2026 at 3:18 PM
If there's one thing I hate in this world, it's the white man's "peace" that is absent of justice. It's the white man's peace that demands that BIPOC who are subjected to brutal exploitation and oppression under capitalist and white supremacist systems, go suffer in silence, so there can be "peace."
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"No one has ever been charged or prosecuted for the killing of Patrice Lumumba, but a lot of people have been considered responsible for it."
Excellent write up by Professor Foluke Adebisi.
Pair it with Césaire's *A Season in the Congo* (1966).
Excellent write up by Professor Foluke Adebisi.
Pair it with Césaire's *A Season in the Congo* (1966).
In what is often described as the most significant assassination of the 20th century, the execution of Patrice Lumumba of Congo possibly occurred on 17 January 1961. I wrote about him and the global participation in his horrific execution
folukeafrica.com/patrice-lumu...
folukeafrica.com/patrice-lumu...
Patrice Lumumba: May Africa breathe the air of freedom
Prime Minister of Congo June-Sept 1960 (Assasinated)
folukeafrica.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:13 AM
"No one has ever been charged or prosecuted for the killing of Patrice Lumumba, but a lot of people have been considered responsible for it."
Excellent write up by Professor Foluke Adebisi.
Pair it with Césaire's *A Season in the Congo* (1966).
Excellent write up by Professor Foluke Adebisi.
Pair it with Césaire's *A Season in the Congo* (1966).
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the establishment has seen the moves to tackle systemic and institutional abuse as an existential threat because it has accepted and perpetuated for centuries the belief that the only way to avoid becoming a victim of abuse is to become a perpetrator of abuse
January 17, 2026 at 1:17 PM
the establishment has seen the moves to tackle systemic and institutional abuse as an existential threat because it has accepted and perpetuated for centuries the belief that the only way to avoid becoming a victim of abuse is to become a perpetrator of abuse
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I think there'd be a lot more analysis of the connections between puritanism and fascism if the west wasn't still so dominated by their ideology of the saved chosen few Vs the irredeemably sinful masses
January 13, 2026 at 2:32 PM
I think there'd be a lot more analysis of the connections between puritanism and fascism if the west wasn't still so dominated by their ideology of the saved chosen few Vs the irredeemably sinful masses
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this also quite neatly demonstrates the fact that pointing out the problem in the properly polite and civilised way doesn't mean that the people causing the problem will listen or change their stance
cos they're still using this tactic and they're still expecting it to work
cos they're still using this tactic and they're still expecting it to work
Jonathan Swift didn't invent the people who are fluent in the good grammar of civility and have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty.
He wrote A Modest Proposal about those people.
In 1729.
He wrote A Modest Proposal about those people.
In 1729.
January 12, 2026 at 2:24 PM
this also quite neatly demonstrates the fact that pointing out the problem in the properly polite and civilised way doesn't mean that the people causing the problem will listen or change their stance
cos they're still using this tactic and they're still expecting it to work
cos they're still using this tactic and they're still expecting it to work
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Wow an article that erases me as the only living survivor of the #YourSlipIsShowingHashtag, probably because if you include me then you're not just talking about Black women, you're talking about a Black transmasculine person. 🫠🫠🫠
Another great piece from one of my co-fellows in the OpEd Project Technology in the Public Interest program.
Elon Musk’s X Is A Misinformation Machine—And Black Women Saw It Coming - www.essence.com/news/money-c...
Elon Musk’s X Is A Misinformation Machine—And Black Women Saw It Coming - www.essence.com/news/money-c...
Elon Musk’s X Is A Misinformation Machine—And Black Women Saw It Coming | Essence
For years, Black women have sounded the alarm about digital manipulation. X’s new policies prove how right they were.
www.essence.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Wow an article that erases me as the only living survivor of the #YourSlipIsShowingHashtag, probably because if you include me then you're not just talking about Black women, you're talking about a Black transmasculine person. 🫠🫠🫠
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the 'bait' is the promise of peace and safety in exchange for obedience and compliance
the people protesting and resisting haven't taken it
the people saying they shouldn't do that have
the people protesting and resisting haven't taken it
the people saying they shouldn't do that have
January 11, 2026 at 12:19 PM
the 'bait' is the promise of peace and safety in exchange for obedience and compliance
the people protesting and resisting haven't taken it
the people saying they shouldn't do that have
the people protesting and resisting haven't taken it
the people saying they shouldn't do that have
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all personal banking should be handled by the post office, which should be an offshoot of the library, dedicated primarily to the universal right of fair and efficient interlibrary loan. most of what we treat as private possessions should instead be loaned from the library. it's really quite simple
I just think we should be building vast subterranean libraries. and I don't think that's weird
September 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
all personal banking should be handled by the post office, which should be an offshoot of the library, dedicated primarily to the universal right of fair and efficient interlibrary loan. most of what we treat as private possessions should instead be loaned from the library. it's really quite simple
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the headline and summary here are just outright blatant lies
there was an apology over an error in the report
there was no suggestion at all that the error was responsible for the decision, or that the decision was wrong
there was an apology over an error in the report
there was no suggestion at all that the error was responsible for the decision, or that the decision was wrong
Police chief blames AI for banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in apology to MPs
Police chief blames AI for banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in apology to MPs
West Midlands Police chief constable Craig Guildford blamed AI for the decision
www.independent.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 1:14 PM
the headline and summary here are just outright blatant lies
there was an apology over an error in the report
there was no suggestion at all that the error was responsible for the decision, or that the decision was wrong
there was an apology over an error in the report
there was no suggestion at all that the error was responsible for the decision, or that the decision was wrong
the headline and summary here are just outright blatant lies
there was an apology over an error in the report
there was no suggestion at all that the error was responsible for the decision, or that the decision was wrong
there was an apology over an error in the report
there was no suggestion at all that the error was responsible for the decision, or that the decision was wrong
Police chief blames AI for banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in apology to MPs
Police chief blames AI for banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in apology to MPs
West Midlands Police chief constable Craig Guildford blamed AI for the decision
www.independent.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 1:14 PM
the headline and summary here are just outright blatant lies
there was an apology over an error in the report
there was no suggestion at all that the error was responsible for the decision, or that the decision was wrong
there was an apology over an error in the report
there was no suggestion at all that the error was responsible for the decision, or that the decision was wrong
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Humanity will win
I don't know when and I don't know how
But I know that those who oppose it cannot win because the level of absolute power and control they demand can never be established in reality. That is why they are so angry and so desperate.
I don't know when and I don't know how
But I know that those who oppose it cannot win because the level of absolute power and control they demand can never be established in reality. That is why they are so angry and so desperate.
January 3, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Humanity will win
I don't know when and I don't know how
But I know that those who oppose it cannot win because the level of absolute power and control they demand can never be established in reality. That is why they are so angry and so desperate.
I don't know when and I don't know how
But I know that those who oppose it cannot win because the level of absolute power and control they demand can never be established in reality. That is why they are so angry and so desperate.
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there's no such thing as "parental rights" btw. there is only "believing that another person is your property"
January 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
there's no such thing as "parental rights" btw. there is only "believing that another person is your property"
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I’m so scared. I’ve been wanting to leave the US for years as I’m BLACK, DISABLED, and a LESBIAN! I just want to be safe and heal.
Please if you can donate to my GoFundMe. I have friends in a few places that can help me get settled. I still have medical needs as well like acupuncture & my tooth.
Please if you can donate to my GoFundMe. I have friends in a few places that can help me get settled. I still have medical needs as well like acupuncture & my tooth.
Donate to Help Zenzi & Carrot Heal in Safety, organized by Zenzi Zeme
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January 9, 2026 at 11:34 PM
I’m so scared. I’ve been wanting to leave the US for years as I’m BLACK, DISABLED, and a LESBIAN! I just want to be safe and heal.
Please if you can donate to my GoFundMe. I have friends in a few places that can help me get settled. I still have medical needs as well like acupuncture & my tooth.
Please if you can donate to my GoFundMe. I have friends in a few places that can help me get settled. I still have medical needs as well like acupuncture & my tooth.
this also quite neatly demonstrates the fact that pointing out the problem in the properly polite and civilised way doesn't mean that the people causing the problem will listen or change their stance
cos they're still using this tactic and they're still expecting it to work
cos they're still using this tactic and they're still expecting it to work
Jonathan Swift didn't invent the people who are fluent in the good grammar of civility and have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty.
He wrote A Modest Proposal about those people.
In 1729.
He wrote A Modest Proposal about those people.
In 1729.
January 12, 2026 at 2:24 PM
this also quite neatly demonstrates the fact that pointing out the problem in the properly polite and civilised way doesn't mean that the people causing the problem will listen or change their stance
cos they're still using this tactic and they're still expecting it to work
cos they're still using this tactic and they're still expecting it to work
really fed up with people blaming sci-fi authors for 'inventing' these concepts
the fictional iterations were inspired by, and reactions to, political ideology they encountered in real life
they were predicting the horrors of liberal modernism
they didn't create them
the fictional iterations were inspired by, and reactions to, political ideology they encountered in real life
they were predicting the horrors of liberal modernism
they didn't create them
I keep going back to this wikipedia article because there are so many parallels
"Bentham's argument... provided a rationale for making relief unpleasant so that people would not claim it, 'stigmatising' relief so that it became 'an object of wholesome horror'"
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_La...
"Bentham's argument... provided a rationale for making relief unpleasant so that people would not claim it, 'stigmatising' relief so that it became 'an object of wholesome horror'"
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_La...
January 12, 2026 at 1:13 PM
really fed up with people blaming sci-fi authors for 'inventing' these concepts
the fictional iterations were inspired by, and reactions to, political ideology they encountered in real life
they were predicting the horrors of liberal modernism
they didn't create them
the fictional iterations were inspired by, and reactions to, political ideology they encountered in real life
they were predicting the horrors of liberal modernism
they didn't create them
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manufacturing consent has worked on the people who think it works on everyone
but it doesn't
it only really works on the people who think they're superior to Other people
but it doesn't
it only really works on the people who think they're superior to Other people
they haven't convinced that many people TBF
they speak for and to the capitalist class to manufacture the impression of universal consent
but social media has really fucked that up for them
they speak for and to the capitalist class to manufacture the impression of universal consent
but social media has really fucked that up for them
November 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
manufacturing consent has worked on the people who think it works on everyone
but it doesn't
it only really works on the people who think they're superior to Other people
but it doesn't
it only really works on the people who think they're superior to Other people