Fiona Matthews
@fiona-matthews.bsky.social
Mum, amateur musician, data architect from Thurso, Scotland. Interests include global peace, respect, sustainability, diversity, equality, inclusion, especially neurodiversity. 🌍🕊️❤️
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BREAKING: Utah just banned Pride flags at schools & government buildings—$500-a-day fines for flying a rainbow.
Corporations are sprinting away from Pride events like scared cowards.
Your identity is under attack & brands are too spineless to stand with you.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Corporations are sprinting away from Pride events like scared cowards.
Your identity is under attack & brands are too spineless to stand with you.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
May 30, 2025 at 5:52 AM
BREAKING: Utah just banned Pride flags at schools & government buildings—$500-a-day fines for flying a rainbow.
Corporations are sprinting away from Pride events like scared cowards.
Your identity is under attack & brands are too spineless to stand with you.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Corporations are sprinting away from Pride events like scared cowards.
Your identity is under attack & brands are too spineless to stand with you.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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To be fair, if I polled as badly as this administration does with educated people, I’d probably want to cancel Harvard’s funding too
May 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
To be fair, if I polled as badly as this administration does with educated people, I’d probably want to cancel Harvard’s funding too
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Tomorrow is #InternationalDawnChorusDay!
Whether you crack the window open, or step out under the trees, take a moment to pause & listen.
We’d love you to share your recordings, photos or dawn chorus moments with us.
Set your alarms...who'll be up with the birds? 💚
Whether you crack the window open, or step out under the trees, take a moment to pause & listen.
We’d love you to share your recordings, photos or dawn chorus moments with us.
Set your alarms...who'll be up with the birds? 💚
May 3, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Tomorrow is #InternationalDawnChorusDay!
Whether you crack the window open, or step out under the trees, take a moment to pause & listen.
We’d love you to share your recordings, photos or dawn chorus moments with us.
Set your alarms...who'll be up with the birds? 💚
Whether you crack the window open, or step out under the trees, take a moment to pause & listen.
We’d love you to share your recordings, photos or dawn chorus moments with us.
Set your alarms...who'll be up with the birds? 💚
BBC News - Are there more autistic people now? - BBC News - there's solid research showing that autism is largely a product of the genes you inherit from your parents.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Are there more autistic people now?
Why is the number of autism diagnoses changing? And what does it mean for autistic people?
www.bbc.co.uk
May 3, 2025 at 7:23 AM
BBC News - Are there more autistic people now? - BBC News - there's solid research showing that autism is largely a product of the genes you inherit from your parents.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Carney: We are over the shock of the American betrayal, but we should never forget the lessons. We have to look out for ourselves and above all, we have to take care of each other.
April 29, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Carney: We are over the shock of the American betrayal, but we should never forget the lessons. We have to look out for ourselves and above all, we have to take care of each other.
"We are all Canadian" ♥️🕊️ 🌎
Donald Trump, beware – this is what a global liberal fightback looks like | Timothy Garton Ash
Donald Trump, beware – this is what a global liberal fightback looks like | Timothy Garton Ash
From the Canadian elections to universities and civil society, the campaign to turn the tide against anti-liberal nationalists is well underway, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
www.theguardian.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:58 AM
"We are all Canadian" ♥️🕊️ 🌎
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“Americans are required to give lots of sensitive data to the government ... . They have done so based on faith that the government will protect that data, and confidence that only the people who are authorized and absolutely need the information to deliver the services will have access.”
Trump and DOGE are not just undoing decades of privacy measures: They appear to be ignoring that they were ever written.
@ibogost.bsky.social and @cwarzel.bsky.social on the rise of an American panopticon:
@ibogost.bsky.social and @cwarzel.bsky.social on the rise of an American panopticon:
American Panopticon
The Trump administration is pooling data on Americans. Experts fear what comes next.
bit.ly
April 28, 2025 at 5:36 AM
“Americans are required to give lots of sensitive data to the government ... . They have done so based on faith that the government will protect that data, and confidence that only the people who are authorized and absolutely need the information to deliver the services will have access.”
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WATCH: “We are American citizens. We were denied having our passports renewed at the 🇺🇸 embassy in Dakar (Senegal). This is absolutely asinine.” 🤔
April 27, 2025 at 3:39 AM
WATCH: “We are American citizens. We were denied having our passports renewed at the 🇺🇸 embassy in Dakar (Senegal). This is absolutely asinine.” 🤔
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ICE backs down, thousands of student visas to be restored
Justice Department announced the wholesale reversal in federal court Friday after weeks of intense scrutiny by courts and dozens of restraining orders issued by judges
F-1 Student registrations on SEVIS database are already re-appearing
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ICE backs down, thousands of student visas to be restored
Justice Department announced the wholesale reversal in federal court Friday after weeks of intense scrutiny by courts and dozens of restraining orders issued by judges
F-1 Student registrations on SEVIS database are already re-appearing
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Trump administration reverses abrupt terminations of foreign students’ US visa registrations
DOJ announced the reversal in federal court after weeks of intense scrutiny by courts and dozens of restraining orders issued by judges.
www.politico.com
April 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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ICE backs down, thousands of student visas to be restored
Justice Department announced the wholesale reversal in federal court Friday after weeks of intense scrutiny by courts and dozens of restraining orders issued by judges
F-1 Student registrations on SEVIS database are already re-appearing
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ICE backs down, thousands of student visas to be restored
Justice Department announced the wholesale reversal in federal court Friday after weeks of intense scrutiny by courts and dozens of restraining orders issued by judges
F-1 Student registrations on SEVIS database are already re-appearing
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Statement from Senator Tammy Baldwin on the arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan.
The junior Senator has represented Wisconsin, including Milwaukee, for 12 years.
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Statement from Senator Tammy Baldwin on the arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan.
The junior Senator has represented Wisconsin, including Milwaukee, for 12 years.
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April 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Statement from Senator Tammy Baldwin on the arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan.
The junior Senator has represented Wisconsin, including Milwaukee, for 12 years.
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Statement from Senator Tammy Baldwin on the arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan.
The junior Senator has represented Wisconsin, including Milwaukee, for 12 years.
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Strongly worded letter from the Wisconsin State Legislature on the arrest of Judge Dugan:
"An administration that has in its first 100 days ignored court orders, violated the law, arrested the wrong people & released false information to propagate a xenophobic and white supremacist narrative."
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Strongly worded letter from the Wisconsin State Legislature on the arrest of Judge Dugan:
"An administration that has in its first 100 days ignored court orders, violated the law, arrested the wrong people & released false information to propagate a xenophobic and white supremacist narrative."
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All people are entitled to due process in any functional democracy.
That the arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan was announced by FBI Director Kash Patel's on social media is indicative of the true goal of this action - to intimidate other judges into complying with this admin’s authoritarian goals.
That the arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan was announced by FBI Director Kash Patel's on social media is indicative of the true goal of this action - to intimidate other judges into complying with this admin’s authoritarian goals.
April 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Strongly worded letter from the Wisconsin State Legislature on the arrest of Judge Dugan:
"An administration that has in its first 100 days ignored court orders, violated the law, arrested the wrong people & released false information to propagate a xenophobic and white supremacist narrative."
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Strongly worded letter from the Wisconsin State Legislature on the arrest of Judge Dugan:
"An administration that has in its first 100 days ignored court orders, violated the law, arrested the wrong people & released false information to propagate a xenophobic and white supremacist narrative."
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😎President Zelenskyy reposted a 2018 statement by former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, which reads:
“The United States reaffirms as policy its refusal to recognize the Kremin's claims of sovereignty over territory seized by force.”
“The United States reaffirms as policy its refusal to recognize the Kremin's claims of sovereignty over territory seized by force.”
April 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
😎President Zelenskyy reposted a 2018 statement by former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, which reads:
“The United States reaffirms as policy its refusal to recognize the Kremin's claims of sovereignty over territory seized by force.”
“The United States reaffirms as policy its refusal to recognize the Kremin's claims of sovereignty over territory seized by force.”
The Budapest memorandum was created to remind us of our obligation to Ukraine. We failed to provide Ukraine assistance in 2014 when they were invaded by the very country they had willingly surrendered their nuclear weapons to. Europe and US continue to pay the consequences of our inaction.
Trump asked today, why didn’t Ukraine fight back in Crimea in 2014? As I wrote in my book, The War Came To Us, Ukraine’s decision to not fight against Russia’s invasion was largely influenced by behind-the-scenes pressure from the US. Here’s what then-interim President Oleksandr Turchynov told me:
April 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The Budapest memorandum was created to remind us of our obligation to Ukraine. We failed to provide Ukraine assistance in 2014 when they were invaded by the very country they had willingly surrendered their nuclear weapons to. Europe and US continue to pay the consequences of our inaction.
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RFK Jr. is launching a government registry to track autistic Americans using private medical records.
RFK Jr. Set to Launch Disease Registry Tracking Autistic People
And he’s using private medical records to make it happen.
newrepublic.com
April 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
RFK Jr. is launching a government registry to track autistic Americans using private medical records.
There's no way I'm sharing RFK's ignorant opinion on autism. I'll share this instead. He is not remotely competent to serve in any public health role and needs to be fired.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. is a danger to the public’s health and should resign or be fired, says APHA. In just a few short weeks, his actions on vacccines, fluoride and other public health science have shown how wrong he is for the job. Read & share our statement: apha.org/news-and-med...
April 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
There's no way I'm sharing RFK's ignorant opinion on autism. I'll share this instead. He is not remotely competent to serve in any public health role and needs to be fired.
Talmine, north coast of Scotland
April 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Talmine, north coast of Scotland
"They're following that old line from the tech start-ups, 'Move fast. Break things.' They're certainly breaking things. They're shooting first and aiming later" Biden reported by BBC News
Watch: Biden attacks Trump in first speech since leaving White House
The former US president says his successor has
www.bbc.co.uk
April 16, 2025 at 8:52 AM
"They're following that old line from the tech start-ups, 'Move fast. Break things.' They're certainly breaking things. They're shooting first and aiming later" Biden reported by BBC News
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We’re not sure what separates the Trump admin from the “terrorists” it claims to be fighting. You watch whats happening and can’t even process it—what the hell is going on is all we can think. Our Constitution grants everyone within this country the same legal protections, regardless of citizenship.
April 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM
We’re not sure what separates the Trump admin from the “terrorists” it claims to be fighting. You watch whats happening and can’t even process it—what the hell is going on is all we can think. Our Constitution grants everyone within this country the same legal protections, regardless of citizenship.
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"Diversity is discrimination" is literally Orwellian language, like "war is peace, hate is love, slavery is freedom."
You can find it at civilrights.justice.gov
You can find it at civilrights.justice.gov
April 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"Diversity is discrimination" is literally Orwellian language, like "war is peace, hate is love, slavery is freedom."
You can find it at civilrights.justice.gov
You can find it at civilrights.justice.gov
Tariffs will mean less choice and higher prices for American consumers. Building cars in America will take years of investment and still result in more expensive cars. Tariffs will only benefit the super-rich.
Exclusive: Nissan will cut Japanese production of its top-selling US model, the Rogue SUV, over May-July, becoming the latest global automaker to alter manufacturing plans in response to new US import tariffs reut.rs/4cCtH4a
Exclusive: Nissan to cut Japanese production of top-selling US model due to tariffs, source says
Nissan will cut Japanese production of its top-selling U.S. model, the Rogue SUV, over May-July, said a person familiar with the matter, becoming the latest global automaker to alter manufacturing plans in response to new U.S. import tariffs.
reut.rs
April 15, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Tariffs will mean less choice and higher prices for American consumers. Building cars in America will take years of investment and still result in more expensive cars. Tariffs will only benefit the super-rich.
On Monday, Barack Obama posted in support of the university: “Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions – rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom... Let’s hope other institutions follow suit.”
Trump officials cut billions in Harvard funds after university defies demands
Trump officials cut billions in Harvard funds after university defies demands
Education department says $2.3bn in funds to be frozen after university rejects slew of demands as political ploy
The US education department is freezing about $2.3bn in federal funds to Harvard University, the agency said on Monday.
The announcement comes as the Ivy League school has decided to fight the White House’s demands that it crack down on antisemitism and alleged civil rights violations, including shutting down diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 15, 2025 at 7:45 AM
On Monday, Barack Obama posted in support of the university: “Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions – rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom... Let’s hope other institutions follow suit.”
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On Palm Sunday, Russia launched a missile strike on Sumy, killing over 20 civilians and injuring many more.
Russia turned a sacred holiday into a massacre. Rescue efforts are ongoing.
Russia turned a sacred holiday into a massacre. Rescue efforts are ongoing.
April 13, 2025 at 8:44 AM
On Palm Sunday, Russia launched a missile strike on Sumy, killing over 20 civilians and injuring many more.
Russia turned a sacred holiday into a massacre. Rescue efforts are ongoing.
Russia turned a sacred holiday into a massacre. Rescue efforts are ongoing.