I can’t in good conscience keep an account on this platform. Posting as activism is poison. 2016 felt like it was a responsibility to be here for news and community but that’s all gone now. I’ll miss you, please find me on IG which I’m keeping for now.
The US Congress applauding and in some cases cheering a man accused of genocide, who the ICC chief prosecutor has requested arrest warrants for. And then we wonder why the world sees us as so hypocritical when we give lectures on human rights to the rest of the world.
If you answer the door in #Finland today, you may confront little witches offering you decorated willow twigs and a rhyme in return for sweet treats. 🍫 So, you’d better have a stash of chocolate eggs ready for them! This Easter tradition is called 'virpominen' in Finnish.
After living through the Nazi & atomic bomb eras, Tove Jansson writings would often encompass fearful ideas about loss of a familiar world. However she would balance this with characters who encompassed kindness & community, even in the darkest times #WomensArt#WorldKindnessDay
Heavy Rain Headed Towards Helsinki Finland on Tuesday October 3, 2023 onto Wednesday October 4, 2023 and Be prepared wear your rain gear Rubber Boots and Rain Coats to Keep you Dry don't walk through the Puddles and Avoid the Puddles while you are Walking #finland#Helsinki
My friend, @BethBourdon, has cancer.
If you’ve read my reporting, there’s a good chance you've seen Beth's work in it. As my friend and FOIA lawyer, she’s helped me and countless others with records requests pro bono. A career public defender representing poor people who can’t afford a lawyer, Beth is a generous person to her core.
I’ll tell you a story she’s far too modest to share. One day I was scrolling Twitter and noticed Beth had retweeted a link to a fundraiser for a Twitter nemesis of hers who was raising money for her pet cat’s vet expenses. I messaged Beth, saying I thought they were enemies. They were, she said, but she couldn’t help but feel sorry for the cat that the person had rescued, and donated anonymously.
That’s who Beth is.
She passed up higher paying jobs in private practice to work a more personally rewarding job defending indigent people. Her job being personally rewarding isn't reflected in her bank account, and now she’s facing what's likely to be between $40,000 to $50,000 in cancer-related expenses.
I’d like to ask that you show Beth the same generosity she has quietly shown to so many others:
https://t.co/cOCHPA067x
Please continue to help support the #BSHigh players in their pursuits of new and better futures by also extending the love and support to @Nbhjayy1 in any way you can! https://t.co/372yS9YClX
Aurora hunting season has begun, @allaboutlapland (photo 1) and Wild About Lapland (photos 2,3,4) FB pages shared these gorgeous autumn reflections near Rovaniemi from the weekend. Learn more about aurora hunting in Finland:
https://t.co/9racV66OIH