formerlyiratecentrist

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Trying to feel less irate these days but stay informed about #ukpolitics #canpol #cdnpoli and #scottishpolitics.

Concerned about rise of populism, polarisation, fascism and erosion of democracies. Progressive, Liberal (Canadian party) #feminist supporter of lgbt+ and refugee rights. Passionate advocate of independent #smallbusiness and #shoplocal movement.

Likes: a dry martini, forests, #LeonardCohen, indie shoe gaze music, swimming or paddling in a loch/lake. 🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 She/her

Moody wash of light over Portobello this morning… #edinburgh #scotland #photography
During winter in lockdown, myself and a few friends had a #photography project which was basically walking around the streets at night, taking photos of #Bristol and the 'nightlife' that remained when we were without our usual social venues. It was actually really good for our collective mental health to have something to focus on, and important to document a time in our lives that was just really weird.
I have a question about creating #lists on @mastodon - do i have to follow everyone on the lists I create in order to keep their toots appearing in my home feed? Anyone know?

The #RAF has successfully piloted the UK's first flight using 100% #sustainable fuel in a "breakthrough moment" for #aviation

https://news.sky.com/story/raf-completes-first-uk-flight-using-100-sustainable-fuel-12750407

RAF completes first UK flight using 100% sustainable fuel

Sky
It's almost as though oligarchs having unilateral control over our most vital means of communication is not such a great thing after all…

Leonard Cohen: Gift

You tell me that silence
is nearer to peace than poems
but if for my gift
I brought you silence
(for I know silence)
you would say
    This is not silence
    this is another poem
and you would hand it back to me.

#poetry #silence #LeonardCohen

It might be a good time to run #Debirdify or #Fedifinder one last time to find all the folks you were following or followed by on #Twitter who are now here on #Mastodon.

✅ Fedifinder: https://fedifinder.glitch.me

✅ Debirdify: https://pruvisto.org/debirdify/

✅ Twitodon: https://twitodon.com

✅ Fedifinder Backup: https://fedifinder-backup.glitch.me

#RIPTwitter #TwitterMigration

Fedifinder

Fediverse accounts of your X/Twitter followings

I joined this site a fortnight ago today.

I did not have a clue how it worked, or about its lore and culture.

Now, it seems intuitive - though not because I am adept but because networks and protocols are familiar and practical things.

We use them all the time: www, mobiles, emails, etc.

And this place is structured to encourage calm civility.

It was Twitter which was strange and, in many ways, inhumane - rewarding clicks and rage and vileness.

We just got used to it.

And now we are out.

I've noticed local customs differ from the #birdsite

The #fedi is more…

Consentful • Check profiles for engagement policy etc

Trauma-informed • Use CW to make TLs safe for others

Anti-aggression • No Quote Toots by design

More private • No deep search by design

More human • No algorithm beyond federated boosting
• Favs show appreciation to author
• Tags taxonomize

More courteous • DMs on the TL encourage getting off others mentions more fluidly