Nicki Stephens

@Nicki7
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Psychotherapist. Soap box warrior. Passions : politics, nature, art, history.
New Norfolk partnership helps asylum seekers volunteer

In a win-win process, asylum seekers in Norfolk do great work as volunteers to help make their communities better

East Anglia Bylines | Powerful Citizen Journalism
The truth about an archaic tradition Labour wants to abolish

For centuries, Parliament has had ‘noblemen’ sitting in the House of Lords, solely due to their ancestral lineage – but their days are numbered

East Anglia Bylines | Powerful Citizen Journalism
Vast majority of Trump voters believe American values and prosperity are ‘under threat’

Data also suggests that Democrat appeals to unity were popular across the board, but “politicians need to do more to understand why some people feel under threat”

East Anglia Bylines | Powerful Citizen Journalism
The news that The Onion has bought Infowars, the company of hatemonger and conspiracy nut Alex Jones, was just the spark of joy I needed today.
The platforms like Mastodon and Bluesky must be supported against the ambition of a spoilt rich man who seeks to shape world public opinion in favour of authoritarian populism.
No, BBC. Please. RFK Junior is not a "sceptic". He's a rabid disinformer and denier. Don't use euphemisms.

Spanish news outlet La Vanguardia will stop publishing on Elon Musk's X and will delete its accounts, saying X has become a misinformation network.

https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20241114/10105193/vanguardia-dejara-publicar-x-convertido-red-desinformacion.html

‘La Vanguardia’ dejará de publicar en X, convertida en una red de desinformación

La Vanguardia dejará de publicar tuits de forma directa en la red social X y dejará en suspenso sus cuentas. Esta red social se ha convertido en una plataforma en la que encuentran una caja de resonancia, las teorías de la conspiración y la desinformación, unas ideas que tienen en lo que una vez fue Twitter una vía para multiplicar su alcance que no tendrían si tuviera una moderación efectiva y razonable.

La Vanguardia

The notes hung on the frosty air.

📷 Mikhail Kalinin

In 2020, the emergence of COVID-19 gave us a stark, terrifying, but very valuable lesson in how thin our collective values are once push comes to shove. Within WEEKS after lockdowns started, the op-ed class repeatedly suggested that

- We should suspend child labor laws (they claimed, incorrectly, that children weren't harmed by COVID)

- The elderly have already lived long enough and should be willing to die now to help the economy.

- The weak and compromised should be regarded as expendable.

I am a new creator here on mastodon! ❤️ I am an artist that loves to share their work online