rana 🍌
itsranabanana.bsky.social
rana 🍌
@itsranabanana.bsky.social
🇪🇬 📍🇬🇧
lawyer by day, slow reader by night
the censorship on TikTok has definitely started happening in the UK as the app didn’t feel off for me until last night, truly what a wild and terrifying time this is.
January 21, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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I want to make this abundantly clear: fascism headed by tech oligarchs does not have a border. Whether you’re in a blue state or another country, it’s spreading like wildfire. Their greed is limitless. Hold your community close. We need each other now more than ever.
January 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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booktok genuinely made me start reading again and introduced me to so many new and incredible books, i’m so sad #booksky
January 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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A clarification:

I define a “problematic author” as someone whose writing and/or behavior negatively impacts a marginalized community.

Example: The only people of color or the only disabled people in the story being the bad guys.

Example: Using the murder of a Black woman to promote your book.
January 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This is my intro to #booksky I guess? I’m Rana, an Egyptian living in the UK. A lawyer by day, slow reader by night. 👩🏻‍⚖️📚

Looking for the diverse/political readers + anyone who avoids promoting problematic authors. Also trying to read more by MENA authors as haven’t read much from my own region!
January 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM