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Senior Programme Manager @ Code for Africa
Synthetic media ethics, journalism & info manipulation research
Some cats & some books
Wishful thinker
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@lrb.co.uk
The LRB is Europe’s leading magazine of politics, literature, history and ideas, published every fortnight. Read: https://lrb.co.uk Subscribe: https://mylrb.co.uk/QUEXT0225B
@tricialockwood.bsky.social
@onenerdsopinion.bsky.social
Huge nerd. I love books and people who love books, D&D, Horror, SciFi, Boardgames... Basically if the thing you're thinking of is nerdy, I probably love it. Dog and cat dad to Spike & Dandruff.
@themerl.bsky.social
We explore the history of the English countryside and its people. Posting hog on main. Chaotic Good. Website ➡️ https://merl.reading.ac.uk/ Merch ➡️ https://merl-shop.co.uk/ Podcast ➡️ https://merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/absolute-units/
@jayhulmepoet.bsky.social
Poet. Speaker. Educator. Performer. Adult, YA, and Children's poetry. Occasionally picture books. Lots of posts about churches. Unapologetically trans (he/him) jayhulme.com
@alicewell.bsky.social
Student of economics, writer, occasional indiedev. A princess/divisive. Not lost in the flood, but thriving in the overstimulation. She/her
@rdvines.bsky.social
NY Dem. 💙Author, composer, musician, cyber-security expert. Wrote 10 cyber-security books, some best-selling. Author of “Composing Digital Music For Dummies”. Former bassist with the Rat Pack, George Benson, MGM, etc. No fascists! #resist
@kachumbali.bsky.social
Diplomat 🇩🇪 @diplo.de and Tech, all things crisis early warning. Ornamental, without tie. If I had the time I’d have more hobbies. 👉🏻 Not official, views entirely my own. Najienjoy pia huko kwa tembo za karne -> kachumbali@mastodon.social
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social
Ex-Guardian & Observer journalist till I got replaced by Nick Clegg. Fighting the Broligarchy since 2016. Please sign up to my (free!) newsletter: https://open.substack.com/pub/broligarchy
@propublica.org
Investigative journalism in the public interest. Headlines and (sometimes literal) receipts. Support our work: https://propub.li/4d2mFWJ
@mishsolomon.com
South African journalist & activist. #SouthAfrica 🇿🇦 🏳️🌈 > Survivor & anti sexual violence advocacy; > FoE, access to info & information integrity Support me on Kofi ☕ https://ko-fi.com/mishadventure Platforms— https://mishadventure.carrd.co/
@saffrondlr.bsky.social
Plants, two children, melktert, cats, proud South African, aroids in particular, coco the dog, swimming and coconuts yes please. Starting fresh ✌️
@tuminkosi.bsky.social
Engineer. MBA. MEng. Ke tswa Mamelodi. Mamelodi Sundows fan by birth. South African 🇿🇦 Startup Founder. Neurodivergent. Keto. Gym bunny. My husband’s baby mama. I work hard coz God promised me everything. Apple 👩🏾💻 is the hill I’m dying on.
@verybadllama.bsky.social
Writer, comedian, illustrator, blogger and international woman of mystery. Sworn enemy of the Swedish Yule Goat. Writer of jokes in The Beaverton and Cracked. 🇨🇦
@eliyahsischy.bsky.social
Paediatric Surgeon in training 🇿🇦 Avid lover of music, books, anime and art Sometimes find time to mess around with photography
@fightforthefuture.org
Digital rights are human rights. There's hardly anything as important as ensuring that our shared future has freedom of expression and creativity at its core. https://www.fightforthefuture.org
@kagisos.bsky.social
Software developer and electronics enthusiast, lover of life... Maker. Bsc. MBA. Politics. Dota2. Chess. Drone photography. Armature photographer.
@raediology.bsky.social
Ink spills, pencil shavings, glowing keyboard. Blank document. Investigative journalist and writer in South Africa.
@nafisa.co.za
Freelance technology and EV journalist (Brainstorm, Forbes Africa, Sawubona). Recharged.co.za owner. Early adopter. Traveller. Subscribe to my newsletter: https://www.nafisa.co.za/ Johannesburg 🇿🇦
@aptshadow.bsky.social
Author: Children of Time, Shadows of the Apt, Final Architecture, City of Last Chances and others. adriantchaikovsky.com
@liela-gr.bsky.social
world citizen 🍉 * parent * ally * afro+ alfresco fun&jazz lover liela
@charles257.bsky.social
Progressive journalist, editor, podcaster, card-carrying Joburger, Arsenal fan, amateur DJ and obsessive record collector. Unfortunately no gofund requests will be considered — I’m a poor journo.
@zackieachmat.bsky.social
Dog loving socialist. Free Palestine. Cape Town is my home. My “identities” are indivisible not intersectional.
@anacarbajosa.bsky.social
Berlin, Jerusalem, Brussels and Madrid for El País. Author Angela Merkel+Las tribus de Israel+Una isla a la deriva. Editor-in-chief @Planeta_Futuro from London. She/her/ella https://elpais.com/autor/ana-carbajosa/
@sonyanga.bsky.social
Traveller: The eye that leaves the village sees further. Filmmaker, photographer, From Kenya 🇰🇪 MA Media and Globalisation 🇬🇧, BA Communication Electronic Media 🇰🇪, Leadership in Civic Engagement 🇺🇸.
@ivovegter.bsky.social
South African. Columnist at The Daily Friend (http://dailyfriend.co.za/author/ivo/). I advocate classical liberalism, free markets, science and reason. I oppose authoritarianism, socialism, nationalism, and prejudice.
@sohinigowan.bsky.social
🇿🇦 Healthcare Communicator. Data-driven Storyteller. Strategist. Former Clinical Research professional. Media literacy advocate. Politics nerd. Joburg-to-the-core.
@geoffreyyork.bsky.social
Johannesburg-based correspondent for The Globe and Mail since 2009. Previously 15 years as a correspondent in Moscow and Beijing. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/authors/geoffrey-york/
@konfytbekkie.bsky.social
Don't let the winged eyeliner fool you. I have no idea what I'm doing.
@altadvisory.africa
An African-rooted public interest consultancy based in South Africa and Kenya, and partnering with change-makers around the world. Find our work: altadvisory.africa.
@mandirainbow.bsky.social
Freelance writer and journalist passionate about the climate crisis, health and social issues.
@craigharding.co.za
I live in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa, with my wife Tessa, our daughters Kitt & Farrah, our dog Rafferty and our cat Matilda.
@paraicodonnell.bsky.social
Writer | The Naming of the Birds (Jan. 2025) l The House on Vesper Sands | Lives in a very small way. https://vspr.st
@swilua.bsky.social
@Swilua "An inspiration to bog witches everywhere"— @jermsguy "Ms Frizzle IRL”— @ElleMaeGal "Cranky and Annoyed"— @washingtonpost she/fae kerrycoran.com
@theresthistory.bsky.social
History + bad accents, with Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. From Goalhanger Podcasts
@sunbirdzakh.bsky.social
A leprechaun at the end of Nelly M's rainbow 🌈 from the river to the sea ✊🏾 @/SunBirdZAKH on twitter
@clhubes.bsky.social
@dieworkwear.bsky.social
Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter. If you have a style question, search: https://dieworkwear.com/ | https://putthison.com/start-here/
@oldenoughtosay.bsky.social
chaos feed. heritage, history, old buildings, social justice. 🏴🇺🇸🏳️🌈. sea witch, professional gargoyle, teller of tales. (she/her)
@barrychristianson.com
South African photojournalist and writer, focusing on sociology-ecological issues, mainly affecting coastal communities. Recipient of NatGeo and Pulitzer Center reporting grants. https://barrychristianson.com
@muppetwiki.com
📚 Muppet Wiki is the encyclopedic result of fans and professionals working together to build the best resource about Jim Henson. Doing our thing since 2005!
@itsdawn.bsky.social
Writer turned gamekeeper. Very online. Has strong opinions about Brussels bus routes.