Edna Elliott-Horton (1904-1994) was the 2nd West African woman from a British colony to receive a university degree after Agnes Yewande. A Sierra Leonean, she was also a political activist who challenged the colonial authorities through her participation in the West African Youth League.
Another Tweeter has left š¦ leaving a š§µ that will resonate with so many on here. I think that @mccainjack.bsky.social is his account on here, so if you see him give him a welcome!
In a classic āSeinfeldā episode, George Costanzaās new girlfriend abbreviates her dialogue by saying āyada yada yada,ā often eliding the most pertinent parts of a story. This is what a lot of self-identified heterodox political commentators do when they talk about Donald Trump.
Even after everything that's happened (and could happen), a lot of āpolitically tribelessā commentators are still making excuses for Trump.
I'm baffled at how effectively the right falsely painted Twitter, FB, and other big social media platforms as politically biased and pressured them to stop moderating to address harmful BS, and now the owner of X is literally jumping up and down on the campaign stage for their candidate, and what?
Just spotted in the wild, and I canāt facepalm hard enough. People are now citing material generated by AI chatbots as sources for claims in Twitter/Xās Community Notes. What a time to be alive. ššš
The huge question for me is whether public institutions/very large accounts are ready for the inevitable moment when Musk *massively* over steps the mark during/after US elex Asked this of senior people from huge British university recently. All said categorically ānoā They need to get ready
One of the things that keeps coming up in "oh no, election fraud" stories, and seems to indicate a lot of folks confused on this, but HOW you vote is secret. THAT you voted is not. The secret (HOW you voted) bit of a mail-in ballots is not counted until the "you are allowed to vote" bit is validated
Honestly, infectious joy in creativity, enthusiasm in bringing something to life, is the most powerful substance in the universe. In acting, music, writing, standup, everything. Gimme that contact high and I am YOURS. The 4-second clipās here if you wanna see it: www.instagram.com/reel/DAylJu3...
āAgatha All Alongā may not be perfectā¦ but what a shot of joy to watch this group of actors having SUCH A GREAT TIME. Just look at the way Kathryn Hahn canāt resist riding the vibe of this line of dialogue all the way to the clenchy hands & mischief grin at the end.š„ Absolute infectious mania!
