qoph @qoph@octodon.social

https://www.jwz.org/blog/2018/06/twitter-is-a-garbage-company-and-jack-is-fawning-at-the-feet-of-fascists/

Just so you know, Twitter is a fucking garbage fire.

RT @thotscholar@twitter.com
Toxic femininity is an MRA term created by white male supremacists (they are related to those incel dudes who think women owe them sex). It is a calculated, deliberate straw man created to confuse the masses, most of whom likely already carry a bias against feminists/women.

#HappyCanadaDay

Britpol, but actually USpol could do with some of this.

Top Tip: If you find your house too hot at present, leave all your windows wide open overnight.

In the morning, there will be no electronics in your house to generate excess heat.

"Sympathy is a concern for the wellbeing of another person. It can exist in the absence of the empathic act of sharing an emotional state with that person. It often arises from empathy, but it doesn’t have to.

(...)

When I say I have an empathy deficiency, I mean that I struggle with taking the view of another person spontaneously and instinctively. I lack cognitive empathy."

The Empathy Conundrum

https://musingsofanaspie.com/2013/01/17/the-empathy-conundrum/

Tor Ekeland's dad was in the Norwegian Resistance, shares some tips for resisting.

- bide your time. But be ready for opportunity when it strikes.
- Use your privilege.
- use the skills you have.
- Small acts taken by thousands have big effects.

https://twitter.com/TorEkelandPC/status/1011002957406588928

coz usually the people willing to put the most work in, even for the most urgent and disastrous political horrors... are multiply marginalised people.

multiply marginalised people are more likely to have ptsd and are at more risk of burnout and have more engagement with activism. AND less avenues of treatment available.

this idea that scaring fence-sitting liberals is worth more than helping seasoned activists work safely.. it's not realistic. people ignoring it aren't gonna help

RT @prisonculture@twitter.com
Yup *Civility* is the *Do Not Disturb Sign* of those removed from the actual impacts of oppression and tyranny.

RT @audreywatters@twitter.com
Some folks say “civility” and what they mean is docility and compliance

Remember, pals, the demand to be NICE is a tool society uses to keep mostly-women from advocating for themselves and others.

Nice is for suckers. Be brave instead.

Happy Tuesday, folks.

Always be open to lending a helping hand, but never take on someone else's anxieties or fears as your own. That does not help the person in need and it's not fair to you.

A big part of self care is setting your boundaries and knowing how much you can give and take. Be honest about them and be consistent in maintaining them until you feel you're ready to expand them.

You're a person too. You get to decide what you will and won't allow in your space.

🖼️

by Roopika Risam, in the team of TornApart/Separados

"What We Have, What We Can"
http://xpmethod.plaintext.in/torn-apart/reflections/roopika_risam.html

and by Moacir P. de Sá Pereira

"Mapping Maybe"
http://xpmethod.plaintext.in/torn-apart/reflections/moacir_p_de_sa_pereira.html

RT @HunterDK@twitter.com
Child internment is bad, says WaPo editors, but refusing service at a restaurant blurs 'the line between work hours and private time'.

This central media corruption--the notion that horrific acts by elites must not garner consequences--is the cause of all else. https://twitter.com/lfung/status/1010961280197259264

Nikki Haley's got a lot of nerve, she really needs a waffle

http://afriendlyletter.com/nikki-haleys-got-a-lot-of-nerve-she-really-needs-a-waffle/

If you want to see someone amazing, watch this.
---
eminem's sign language interpreter is a rap god
https://twitter.com/mattwhitlockPM/status/1010005280506220544

If you are looking for a nice simple fairy tale read then M. M. Kaye's the Ordinary Princess is worth checking out http://ow.ly/yG0k30kDlOV #books