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Sonya Mathews

@mathewssonya

Wordsmith, comic, poker of technology. Often amusing; needs to write more. Transatlantic New Scot. They/them. My website: sonyamathews.com

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The US is not waging a pointless war over fossil fuels, we are investing heavily in renewable enemy.

#iran

11.03.2026 09:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This war is so chaotic even the headlines can’t pick a genre. Is it a succession crisis, an oil shock, an action film, a NATO incident, or a campaign ad? Yes.

#iran

11.03.2026 08:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

American evangelicals putting shit online saying Iran isn't even an Islamic country because they've only been Muslim for the last 1400 years... yet you guys call yourselves a Christian nation? A religion that only reached those shores 500 years ago? Stfu with your hatred of Islam, ignorant twits

10.03.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Iran says US, Israel have hit nearly 10,000 civilian sites since war began Iran accuses the US and Israel of targeting civilians, saying more than 1,300 have been killed across the country.

Iran says US and Israel have hit nearly 10,000 civilian sites.

The US and Israel have said β€œOMG do we get a prize?!”

#iran

www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

11.03.2026 02:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

INCREDIBLE PRECISION! πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

Maksym Murashkovskyi and guide Vitaliy Trush shoot clean (0-0-0-0) to secure a brilliant Silver medal with a time of 33:41.1. A proud day for Ukraine at the biathlon range! πŸ₯ˆβ„️

πŸ₯ˆπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‘πŸ’™πŸ’›

#MilanoCortina2026 #ParaBiathlon #Silver #Paralympics #TeamUkraine #Biathlon

09.03.2026 03:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you Nadia Whittome πŸ‘

10.03.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 261 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3

The "Iran War", much like "Iraq War" is a deliberate framing of this conflict in a way that absolves the actual aggressors who started it and are carrying out the slaughter of over a thousand civilians. This is the "US-Israeli War on Iran & Lebanon".

10.03.2026 23:33 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A truth of people of privilege is that they do not know the difference between discomfort and systemic oppression.

But those who wilfully manipulate the existence of prejudice in order to make themselves seem better are horrid jerks.

10.03.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One thing I wish is that people would stop criticizing Americans for identifying with their states instead of their country.

Aside from being a deeply seeded piece of very silly colonialism, it would go a long way to helping understand how things got this bad.

10.03.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've been comfort watching 90s ER on Netflix. A 30 year-old show: Trans character with sympathetic backstory. Multiple gay characters. HIV discussed every episode. Main characters who are black and brown talking about systemic racism

Years before we all came anti 'woke' babies.

10.03.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 226 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 1
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Speakin Weird Newsletter, No. 1 A new start for 2026

speakinweird.beehiiv.com/p/speakin-we... Just shared the first newsletter for the spoken word night I help to run. Please feel free to subscribe to it.

09.03.2026 19:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Seventh US service member killed in Iran war brought home in dignified transfer | CNN Politics The seventh US service member killed in the conflict with Iran β€” a 26-year-old from Kentucky β€” was brought home Monday evening in a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.

I am pretty sure a β€œdignified transferβ€œ is when you don’t get groped by TSA during a connecting flight. Not when you return home in pieces in a box.

@cnn.com

edition.cnn.com/2026/03/09/p...

10.03.2026 08:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Coin used as Leeds bus fare was 2,000‑year‑old currency The coin was handed down to Peter Edwards from his grandfather in the 1950s.

This is the sort of thing a cashless society robs us of, the opportunity to try to get away with paying the bus fare in Carthaginian currency www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

09.03.2026 12:52 πŸ‘ 2157 πŸ” 625 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 39

Fascist republicans don’t care about Christianity, they bastardize it in order to excuse their insatiable lust for greed, power, brutality and war. There is no β€œholy war” with Iran, it’s just brutal war initiated by criminals.

08.03.2026 02:50 πŸ‘ 1071 πŸ” 312 πŸ’¬ 62 πŸ“Œ 11

Perhaps he doesn’t think it was a mistake?

08.03.2026 20:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Love how International Womens Day is listed under Entertainment

@bsky.app

#womensday

08.03.2026 20:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah yes, strongly saying things to russia. Maybe next he could tut at them.

08.03.2026 13:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'd really rather not hear the phrase "special relationship" ever again.

08.03.2026 10:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
TikTok - Make Your Day

Happy International Women’s Day!

In lieu of flowers and chocolate, here is some information on how ”protecting women and girlsβ€œ is used as a virtue wrapper to justify other causes that do not protect women and girls at all.

vm.tiktok.com/ZNRuFmht2/

08.03.2026 12:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spanish politician slams those using β€˜feminism’ as excuse for Iran war β€œThis is how the right defends the rights of Iranian women: by celebrating the murder of 160 girls.”

Happy International Women’s Day!

In honor of women, please do not use violence against women and girls as justification for war.

www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...

#internationalwomensday

08.03.2026 11:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm sure it's just a massive coincidence that they used all the same words, ideas and punctuation.

08.03.2026 09:15 πŸ‘ 1395 πŸ” 371 πŸ’¬ 88 πŸ“Œ 6

Happy International Women's Day from the man JK Rowling described as "the biggest misogynist prick in Scotland" because I don't think transphobia is the same thing as standing up for women's rights. #IWD

08.03.2026 08:53 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Pete Hegseth's murderous buffoonery, coming amid a lifetime in which he's betrayed everyone close to him and failed up from one disaster to the next, is a perfect example of how the appeal of Trumpism is that it creates a permission structure for people to openly be their worst selves

07.03.2026 15:31 πŸ‘ 10147 πŸ” 2559 πŸ’¬ 333 πŸ“Œ 129

We are cosplaying WWII out here, the only difference being the ditsy blonde sent to entertain the troops is performing for the president.

07.03.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Operation Epic Fury is straight out of a 1990s action film.

Presumably next we will have Patriot Hammer: Global Knockout.

#iran #usa

07.03.2026 17:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have good feelings about Slovenia today. They have a solid team and I feel they can place high because of it.

#biathlon

07.03.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Julia Simon defrauded her teammate and was convicted in court so don’t forget that the french federation was happy to forgive this because of her athletic prowess.

It feels gross to celebrate her because her victim is also competing.

#biathlon

07.03.2026 13:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This whole war has the vibe of people trying to force a sequel to World War II because that was the last time history gave them unambiguous casting.

#iran #trump

07.03.2026 11:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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MSN Reform UK's leader has vowed to 'reinforce the message' during his trip to the US that Sir Keir Starmer 's deal to hand the Indian Ocean territory to Mauritius is the 'worst deal in history'.

Nigel Farage has flown to Mar-a-Lago to protect British Sovereignty.

Nothing says patriotism like flying to Florida to ask an American billionaire to overrule your own government.

www.msn.com/en-ph/news/o...

07.03.2026 11:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dumb dee dumb dee dumb oh what is the USA doing now?

#news

07.03.2026 03:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0