Fiona

Kameron Hurley @kameronhurley.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 18:48 UTC

This is the explicit goal of an astonishing amount of paid (and paid for!) propaganda out there. If you're feeling voting doesn't matter, maybe consider why it is so many people are spending so much money, time, effort and ad space trying to convince you not to.

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Fiona @apple314.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 06:55 UTC

Although it would be nice if the Tories were gone, I don't believe the alternatives are all that much better. It's a lesser of two evils decision. And they will never face charges for breaking COVID public safety laws or any of their actions while in office.

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Fiona @apple314.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 06:53 UTC

14 years of this shit is my whole voting life. Honestly, it's not much under half my entire life. I turned 18 in 2010. Every UK election since then had the worst possible outcome.

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Fiona @apple314.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 06:50 UTC

I'm not an optimistic Brit who absolutely believes we will kick the Tories out today. I understand that what we hear people saying online is bias. We have been hearing that the Tories won't win this time every election since at least 2016.

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Fiona @apple314.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 21:14 UTC

In fact, I feel like encores should be something done if the band has been amazing and the crowd is bringing the house down. If you are deliberately holding out your best songs in the hope of getting an audience reaction like this, you're a hack.

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Fiona @apple314.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 21:12 UTC

Probably only me but I hate the idea of encores at concerts. Like, at a concert, it's probably late and I'm tired. When you said 'our last song' I was hopeful that meant I could get to bed soon. Just play the set list then go.

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Fiona @apple314.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 06:16 UTC

I love books that take place in an enchanted funfair or circus Bonus points if it is a dark interpretation of these locations

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Fiona @apple314.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 20:29 UTC

I'd like to see more people in fiction who are somewhat overweight but still considered an average size. Hard to explain, but I don't see what I would consider my body type on screen/in books often.

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Fiona @apple314.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 18:25 UTC

I know that a two-party system isn't ideal, but the alternative doesn't always work as intended. In the UK, we essentially have a two-party system with multiple other parties that have just enough influence that they risk splitting the vote and leaving the worse party in overall power.

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Fiona @apple314.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 18:22 UTC

In case you all think I'm exaggerating when I talk about the fact that the UK is in this shit too, please search Keir Starmer on here, and bear in mind when you read about him that he is the best chance of kicking the Tories out. The election is in two days time.

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