Ro
@rowanalogue.bsky.social
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Ro
@rowanalogue.bsky.social
· Nov 12
hello bluesky! Im Ro, I write about housing, gender, class, squatting, conflict, solidarity, and anarchism.
PhD graduate in geography, looking at the gender and class politics of squatting, now happy teaching housing rights in the charity sector.
Here's a wee thread of some of my writing:
PhD graduate in geography, looking at the gender and class politics of squatting, now happy teaching housing rights in the charity sector.
Here's a wee thread of some of my writing:
@gregorsamsa have I found the job for you
November 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
@gregorsamsa have I found the job for you
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🚨 1/6 of all UK commercial fish stocks are in an overfished state and STILL being overexploited ❌🐟
How can anyone justify overfishing these struggling stocks? It can only lead to empty seas, devoid of life 📉
Join us in calling on PM Keir Starmer to end overfishing: act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
How can anyone justify overfishing these struggling stocks? It can only lead to empty seas, devoid of life 📉
Join us in calling on PM Keir Starmer to end overfishing: act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
October 14, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🚨 1/6 of all UK commercial fish stocks are in an overfished state and STILL being overexploited ❌🐟
How can anyone justify overfishing these struggling stocks? It can only lead to empty seas, devoid of life 📉
Join us in calling on PM Keir Starmer to end overfishing: act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
How can anyone justify overfishing these struggling stocks? It can only lead to empty seas, devoid of life 📉
Join us in calling on PM Keir Starmer to end overfishing: act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
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🚨BREAKING🚨
WE’VE WON OUR CASE TO #DefendDemocracy
The Court of Appeal has ruled that anti-protest laws which completely ignored the will of Parliament are unlawful
WE’VE WON OUR CASE TO #DefendDemocracy
The Court of Appeal has ruled that anti-protest laws which completely ignored the will of Parliament are unlawful
May 2, 2025 at 9:47 AM
🚨BREAKING🚨
WE’VE WON OUR CASE TO #DefendDemocracy
The Court of Appeal has ruled that anti-protest laws which completely ignored the will of Parliament are unlawful
WE’VE WON OUR CASE TO #DefendDemocracy
The Court of Appeal has ruled that anti-protest laws which completely ignored the will of Parliament are unlawful
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The small farmers of 2024 are not natural allies of the left and certainly not of the anarchists. But we may have more potential strength than we think in getting through to them.
freedomnews.org.uk/2024/11/24/r...
Return the common to the goose - Freedom News
Farmers’ protests over a velvety soft reduction of inheritance tax privileges may seem overblown, but there’s a kernel of something interesting there ~ Rob Ray ~ With tractors besieging Downing Street...
freedomnews.org.uk
November 24, 2024 at 8:42 AM
The small farmers of 2024 are not natural allies of the left and certainly not of the anarchists. But we may have more potential strength than we think in getting through to them.
freedomnews.org.uk/2024/11/24/r...
MoH are rad, follow them 🫡
Hey gorgeous new followers! Thank you for the support.
We are a small community led museum in a park in North London.
We are outspoken about the things that matter to people who are homeless.
We do a lot of community action work.
And we find joy together and share it online.
Have a great day ❤️
We are a small community led museum in a park in North London.
We are outspoken about the things that matter to people who are homeless.
We do a lot of community action work.
And we find joy together and share it online.
Have a great day ❤️
November 21, 2024 at 10:51 AM
MoH are rad, follow them 🫡
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YL is recruiting for a Housing/Community Care caseworker- amazing opportunity to provide young people and families w children access to their legal rights to housing and LA service provision more info at youthlegalresourcecentre.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/YouthL...
November 20, 2024 at 10:51 AM
YL is recruiting for a Housing/Community Care caseworker- amazing opportunity to provide young people and families w children access to their legal rights to housing and LA service provision more info at youthlegalresourcecentre.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/YouthL...
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It's day two of @heraldscotland.bsky.social investigation into access to justice.
Lawyers in Glasgow tell us there's an "impending disaster" in civil legal aid as 80% consider withdrawing from domestic abuse protective cases because of pay concerns.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2472546...
Lawyers in Glasgow tell us there's an "impending disaster" in civil legal aid as 80% consider withdrawing from domestic abuse protective cases because of pay concerns.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2472546...
November 20, 2024 at 10:02 AM
It's day two of @heraldscotland.bsky.social investigation into access to justice.
Lawyers in Glasgow tell us there's an "impending disaster" in civil legal aid as 80% consider withdrawing from domestic abuse protective cases because of pay concerns.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2472546...
Lawyers in Glasgow tell us there's an "impending disaster" in civil legal aid as 80% consider withdrawing from domestic abuse protective cases because of pay concerns.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2472546...
god they are just so disingenuous
"The evening spending that supports local businesses is at risk ... there is no upside to Edinburgh’s outlier approach to regulation, and we encourage the city to explore a more inclusive way forward."
Residents literally don't exist to them
"The evening spending that supports local businesses is at risk ... there is no upside to Edinburgh’s outlier approach to regulation, and we encourage the city to explore a more inclusive way forward."
Residents literally don't exist to them
Airbnb demands rethink of Edinburgh's 'draconian' curbs as slump in Fringe bookings is revealed
Visitors said to have cut back length of their festival stays by almost a fifth
www.scotsman.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:49 AM
god they are just so disingenuous
"The evening spending that supports local businesses is at risk ... there is no upside to Edinburgh’s outlier approach to regulation, and we encourage the city to explore a more inclusive way forward."
Residents literally don't exist to them
"The evening spending that supports local businesses is at risk ... there is no upside to Edinburgh’s outlier approach to regulation, and we encourage the city to explore a more inclusive way forward."
Residents literally don't exist to them
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You can find every article from day one of The Herald's in-depth investigation into Scotland's legal aid crisis HERE: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2472727...
@andrewlearmonth.bsky.social @kathleennutt.bsky.social @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social @hannahmargbrown.bsky.social
@andrewlearmonth.bsky.social @kathleennutt.bsky.social @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social @hannahmargbrown.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 7:07 PM
You can find every article from day one of The Herald's in-depth investigation into Scotland's legal aid crisis HERE: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2472727...
@andrewlearmonth.bsky.social @kathleennutt.bsky.social @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social @hannahmargbrown.bsky.social
@andrewlearmonth.bsky.social @kathleennutt.bsky.social @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social @hannahmargbrown.bsky.social
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Allow us to (re)introduce ourselves 👋
We are East London’s 100% fan-owned and fan-run football club, formed in 2018.
We are proud owners of the Old Spotted Dog in Forest Gate, London’s oldest senior football ground.
Our women’s first team play in tier 6. Our men’s first team are in tier 10.
We are East London’s 100% fan-owned and fan-run football club, formed in 2018.
We are proud owners of the Old Spotted Dog in Forest Gate, London’s oldest senior football ground.
Our women’s first team play in tier 6. Our men’s first team are in tier 10.
November 18, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Allow us to (re)introduce ourselves 👋
We are East London’s 100% fan-owned and fan-run football club, formed in 2018.
We are proud owners of the Old Spotted Dog in Forest Gate, London’s oldest senior football ground.
Our women’s first team play in tier 6. Our men’s first team are in tier 10.
We are East London’s 100% fan-owned and fan-run football club, formed in 2018.
We are proud owners of the Old Spotted Dog in Forest Gate, London’s oldest senior football ground.
Our women’s first team play in tier 6. Our men’s first team are in tier 10.
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A very important read and it's desperately annoying that it's a taboo even in most parts of the left!
For all abstract definitions of "class" it's clearly the case that it's essentially inheritance and / or easy access to capital.
Once defined can be reformed!
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
For all abstract definitions of "class" it's clearly the case that it's essentially inheritance and / or easy access to capital.
Once defined can be reformed!
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Bank of Mum and Dad: why we all now live in an ‘inheritocracy’
Family wealth dictates our life choices. So is the Bank of Mum and Dad now behind so many of society’s growing inequalities?
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2024 at 1:39 PM
A very important read and it's desperately annoying that it's a taboo even in most parts of the left!
For all abstract definitions of "class" it's clearly the case that it's essentially inheritance and / or easy access to capital.
Once defined can be reformed!
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
For all abstract definitions of "class" it's clearly the case that it's essentially inheritance and / or easy access to capital.
Once defined can be reformed!
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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This is a great mod/extension for Bluesky, hides or labels AI generated imagery
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bsky.app
November 18, 2024 at 1:42 PM
This is a great mod/extension for Bluesky, hides or labels AI generated imagery
bsky.app/profile/aimo...
bsky.app/profile/aimo...
Interesting report on the collapse of the Scottish courts due to staff overwork, backlogs, outsources, etc etc all coming to a boiling point letting down those engaged in the criminal justice system - often having to wait 3+ years for a trial
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2472916...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2472916...
Justice in the dock: Why Scotland's courts are broken and set to collapse
In a special report our Writer at Large investigates the delivery of justice in Scotland, and uncovers a litany of failures, mistakes and disasters…
www.heraldscotland.com
November 18, 2024 at 11:24 AM
Interesting report on the collapse of the Scottish courts due to staff overwork, backlogs, outsources, etc etc all coming to a boiling point letting down those engaged in the criminal justice system - often having to wait 3+ years for a trial
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2472916...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2472916...
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London friends, this is tonight! ✨
"How can video games challenge the status quo and promote egalitarian values? Games critic Marijam Did
& writer Dan Griliopoulos
discuss ways video games' influence can be harnessed for good."
🗓️ Nov 13 - 6.30PM - Conway Hall, London
🎟️ £10 • £7
🔗 loom.ly/sTKI_VQ
& writer Dan Griliopoulos
discuss ways video games' influence can be harnessed for good."
🗓️ Nov 13 - 6.30PM - Conway Hall, London
🎟️ £10 • £7
🔗 loom.ly/sTKI_VQ
November 13, 2024 at 9:49 AM
London friends, this is tonight! ✨
rearranging the furniture in your study can bring such a sense of optimism and being in control of your own life.
brutal when it turns it it doesnt lead directly to any work actually getting done
brutal when it turns it it doesnt lead directly to any work actually getting done
November 12, 2024 at 3:17 PM
rearranging the furniture in your study can bring such a sense of optimism and being in control of your own life.
brutal when it turns it it doesnt lead directly to any work actually getting done
brutal when it turns it it doesnt lead directly to any work actually getting done
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Hey new BlueSkyers! Here goes the inevitable "this is who you followed" 🧵.
A Lithuanian-Tatar who fled for UK after '08 economic crash, but now lives in Copenhagen.
My latest big project "Everything To Play For" is out worldwide with Verso @versobooks.bsky.social.
www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
A Lithuanian-Tatar who fled for UK after '08 economic crash, but now lives in Copenhagen.
My latest big project "Everything To Play For" is out worldwide with Verso @versobooks.bsky.social.
www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
November 12, 2024 at 10:34 AM
Hey new BlueSkyers! Here goes the inevitable "this is who you followed" 🧵.
A Lithuanian-Tatar who fled for UK after '08 economic crash, but now lives in Copenhagen.
My latest big project "Everything To Play For" is out worldwide with Verso @versobooks.bsky.social.
www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
A Lithuanian-Tatar who fled for UK after '08 economic crash, but now lives in Copenhagen.
My latest big project "Everything To Play For" is out worldwide with Verso @versobooks.bsky.social.
www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
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My and @johannarickne.bsky.social 's paper on the ”Class Ceiling in Politics” is now out in the APSR with open access! We describe the key findings below. 1/9
November 12, 2024 at 10:26 AM
My and @johannarickne.bsky.social 's paper on the ”Class Ceiling in Politics” is now out in the APSR with open access! We describe the key findings below. 1/9
hello bluesky! Im Ro, I write about housing, gender, class, squatting, conflict, solidarity, and anarchism.
PhD graduate in geography, looking at the gender and class politics of squatting, now happy teaching housing rights in the charity sector.
Here's a wee thread of some of my writing:
PhD graduate in geography, looking at the gender and class politics of squatting, now happy teaching housing rights in the charity sector.
Here's a wee thread of some of my writing:
November 12, 2024 at 10:40 AM
hello bluesky! Im Ro, I write about housing, gender, class, squatting, conflict, solidarity, and anarchism.
PhD graduate in geography, looking at the gender and class politics of squatting, now happy teaching housing rights in the charity sector.
Here's a wee thread of some of my writing:
PhD graduate in geography, looking at the gender and class politics of squatting, now happy teaching housing rights in the charity sector.
Here's a wee thread of some of my writing:
the view from my desk right now is the one perk of living somewhere where it gets dark at 3.30pm
November 11, 2024 at 4:27 PM
the view from my desk right now is the one perk of living somewhere where it gets dark at 3.30pm
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I wrote a piece about what I'm seeing, what I'm worried about, and the emotional space we need to make for ourselves and others right now.
Beyond the Blame: Fighting for Each Other in the Face of Fascism
"In dark times, people have always found ways to make their own light. That work is now upon us."
organizingmythoughts.org
November 8, 2024 at 1:17 PM
I wrote a piece about what I'm seeing, what I'm worried about, and the emotional space we need to make for ourselves and others right now.
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One note, just to be safe: BlueSky's DMs aren't encrypted. Don't put stuff there that you wouldn't want to be made public.
November 6, 2024 at 2:56 PM
One note, just to be safe: BlueSky's DMs aren't encrypted. Don't put stuff there that you wouldn't want to be made public.
as an obsessive nosy follower of various 'room to rent' fb pages this doesnt surprise me at all. riddled with scams, some really nasty and well hidden, preying on peoples desperation/vulnerability, the fact that places get snapped up so fast so they dont/cant do physical viewings etc...
"The reason why scammers are being so empowered at the moment is because people are so desperate."
Our research shows that 56% of Facebook Marketplace rentals are likely to be scams, often using properties from other sites.
Watch Channel 4’s doc for more 👇
www.channel4.com/programmes/t...
Our research shows that 56% of Facebook Marketplace rentals are likely to be scams, often using properties from other sites.
Watch Channel 4’s doc for more 👇
www.channel4.com/programmes/t...
The £12 Million Rental Scam: UNTOLD
Harleen Nottay investigates rental fraud, where tenants are scammed by fake listings
www.channel4.com
November 6, 2024 at 4:15 PM
as an obsessive nosy follower of various 'room to rent' fb pages this doesnt surprise me at all. riddled with scams, some really nasty and well hidden, preying on peoples desperation/vulnerability, the fact that places get snapped up so fast so they dont/cant do physical viewings etc...
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Did you vote in America yesterday? If so, you just got doxed
This site takes voter records that can be hard to source and puts them all into one place. Name, address, voter history, for free. It turns voting into a privacy and security risk www.404media.co/voted-in-ame...
This site takes voter records that can be hard to source and puts them all into one place. Name, address, voter history, for free. It turns voting into a privacy and security risk www.404media.co/voted-in-ame...
Voted in America? This Site Doxed You
Voting rolls are technically public records but can be laborious to get hold of. A right-wing site weaponizes that information by allowing anyone, anywhere, to search for a voter’s physical address an...
www.404media.co
November 6, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Did you vote in America yesterday? If so, you just got doxed
This site takes voter records that can be hard to source and puts them all into one place. Name, address, voter history, for free. It turns voting into a privacy and security risk www.404media.co/voted-in-ame...
This site takes voter records that can be hard to source and puts them all into one place. Name, address, voter history, for free. It turns voting into a privacy and security risk www.404media.co/voted-in-ame...
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Those who blame the people over the politicians and the institutions have already given up on hope for better. They have accepted fascism as part of the natural order.
November 6, 2024 at 9:42 AM
Those who blame the people over the politicians and the institutions have already given up on hope for better. They have accepted fascism as part of the natural order.