working class bimbo

Poor and idly debauched ◾ Transcendent and decisive ◾ Living courageously

[working class bimbo @jamaalroach]

"Today we have economies that need to grow, whether or not they make us thrive: what we need are economies that make us thrive, whether or not they grow" - Doughnut Economics

[working class bimbo @jamaalroach]

France is a better collection of individuals.. . Spain is a better team #morethanthesumofitsparts

[Zito @_Zeets]

Also just such a weird performance by France. There’s no shame in losing when you play well and try hard but somehow everyone was off their game on the same day. Looked nothing like they’ve done the entire tournament or last few years.

[Rivka Clifton @yeaheyesyeah]

@omgsidewalks Zygmunt bauman writes about this (indirectly) in liquid modernity. He calls it "light capitalism"; the main reason for this (opposed to "heavy capitalism") is it effectively separates high & low wage workers so high earners do less to fight for rights & dignity of lower earners.

[‏ً @omgsidewalks]

an underdiscussed aspect of modern capitalism is that most low-wage jobs tightly regulate what you're doing at all times while you're on the clock and most high-wage jobs consist of hours of unstructured time in front of the computer during which you can do whatever

[Shar @Sharleen_Browne]

When ppl accept that there are many people who care nothing about soca/the festival, but recognize Crop Over as a sweet spot to make money, you'll move/feel differently.

[Hakuji🇵🇸 @WalidRMCF]

ma théorie c’est que Perez a Alzheimer et il a oublié que Mbappé était déjà au club et il compte envoyer une offre au PSG pour Mbappé

[working class bimbo @jamaalroach]

And Caribbean countries..

[东风夜放花千树，更吹落、星如雨 @Pragmatism6526]

I have always believed that the biggest flaw of African and Latin American countries is that many of their elite families do not recognize themselves as locals; they only manage colonies for the empire.
Now I see this in the US elite as well

[Sony Thăng @nxt888]

A civilization that sustains itself for ten thousand years without destroying its environment is not primitive.

It is the most successful long-term model in the history of human settlement on this continent.

The civilization that arrived, annihilated the bison in twenty years, and left a continent of ecological destruction managed its resources for how long before requiring a different continent to exploit?

By any metric that includes time, the Blackfoot were the advanced ones.

[Educated Jackass @water_king10]

Culture isn’t dead just because you feel disconnected from it btw

This belief among Barbados’ middle class is partially because they are busy building a life that mimics that of middle income America

Local Road tennis is alive and well and we playing paddle lmao

[RHEA LAYNE 🎶 @MissRheaDawn]

@nvmiko Understood, but the music stops trending because we stop engaging with it and that’s the practice I want us to stop.

[RHEA LAYNE 🎶 @MissRheaDawn]

Every year I does scratch my head trying to understand the narrative that because artistes release the music “too late” and music from other islands has to be used in content cause we ain’t release nothing yet as if last year’s music somehow becomes obsolete after Kadooment Day.

[working class bimbo @jamaalroach]

This solution has been tried in other places and hasn't worked in the long run. So what is the rationale for going this route as the first option?

[Kevon. @KevonEdey]

All I’m saying is - we need a multi pronged approach to best represent our developmental realities - WFH, staggered school/work times, improve transport system etc I all support - just like you.

All I’m saying is why can’t be flyovers be included alongside these policy changes.

[CurriedChanna @ChannaCurried]

@KevonEdey I can imagine a Barbados without urban sprawl and the pressure for personal vehicles to get by

[Nathaniel 🖤 @AllEyezonMon]

that highway system’s design is kinda the reason we are car dependent right now tho.

maybe we could’ve done better 40 years ago and we wouldn’t be dealing with traffic issues right now.

[working class bimbo @jamaalroach]

@JadoreKay https://t.co/vS98nFKDLo

[samiya @sdottins]

Here’s a 2024 article from Malta Today that actually covers some of the issues they’re facing if anyone is interested.

https://t.co/h7F4of4UEY

Effective public transportation works. We don’t have to make the same mistakes other places are now desperately trying to correct.

[samiya @sdottins]

I understand the desire here but multiple studies tell us that flyovers and road widening lead to more cars and more severe bottlenecks.

Easy example: Malta (122sq mi vs Bim’s 166), has been building flyovers since 1957… and their traffic is getting worse

[samiya @sdottins]

Here’s a 2024 article from Malta Today that actually covers some of the issues they’re facing if anyone is interested.

https://t.co/h7F4of4UEY

Effective public transportation works. We don’t have to make the same mistakes other places are now desperately trying to correct.

[working class bimbo @jamaalroach]

@JadoreKay It would not have made sense then etiher. Investing in public mass transit was always the better option.

[working class bimbo @jamaalroach]

Sir Garfield Sobers Roundabout, 2035

[Barbados Today @BarbadosToday]

Flyovers in the works to ease traffic congestion, says Straughn https://t.co/Nr5VvUstsb

[working class bimbo @jamaalroach]

There needs to be a national consultation on transportation in general, not on "traffic".

[NationBarbados @NationBarbados]

Key Points of the 2026-27 Budgetary Proposals and Financial Statement as delivered by Minister of Finance Ryan Straughn on March 16, 2026.
#Budget2026 #BarbadosBudget #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay #TheSourceMatters #Barbados #BarbadosNews

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

I get yelled at for saying this but for many hundreds of years people went to university not to get diplomas or be employable but because immersion in the humanities was considered foundational to a good life, and school must return to its original purpose: the joy of learning.