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Estelle Platini<p>Subordinate activists come up against elitist structures that prevent them from accessing positions of responsibility: they are and will remain “mere activists”.</p><p>'“Good” activism generally involves exhibiting “cultural goodwill,” talking about politics with a high degree of abstraction and self-restraint, attending large anonymous meetings on national issues, and organizing one’s time in such a way as to be available for activist activity. These traits run counter to the circumstantial, more occasional, practical, and local engagement of working-class activists.'</p><p>A recension of Raphaël Challier's book: "Ordinary activists. How parties demobilise the working classes": <a href="https://shs.cairn.info/journal-politix-2022-1-page-235?lang=en" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shs.cairn.info/journal-politix</span><span class="invisible">-2022-1-page-235?lang=en</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/politicalscience" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>politicalscience</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/rallying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rallying</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mobilisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mobilisation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mobilization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mobilization</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/engagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>engagement</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/parties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parties</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activists</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/subalternStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>subalternStudies</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/struggles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>struggles</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/FrPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrPol</span></a></p>
Félicien Breton 🍉 🔻 🌱<p>Who took measures for Palestinian rights?<br>Global Accountability Map: <a href="https://www.thepipd.com/resources/accountability-map/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thepipd.com/resources/accounta</span><span class="invisible">bility-map/</span></a></p><p>The Map excludes position statements and calls to action: declarations of support (e.g., ceasefire or right to boycott), UN resolutions, petitions, demonstrations, and other calls to action, unless they resulted in concrete measures.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/israel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>israel</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/PalestineSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PalestineSupport</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/antiZionism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antiZionism</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/struggles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>struggles</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/citizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>citizenship</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/containment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>containment</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/fromTheRiverToTheSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fromTheRiverToTheSea</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/RightOfReturn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RightOfReturn</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/PalestinianLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PalestinianLivesMatter</span></a></p>
Estelle Platini<p>This essay calls "for a radical shift in language from narratives that obscure violence to those affirming Palestinian presence, history, and sovereignty."</p><p>by Abdalrahman Kittana: <a href="https://al-shabaka.org/commentaries/gaza-uninhabitable-challenging-colonial-frames-of-erasure/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">al-shabaka.org/commentaries/ga</span><span class="invisible">za-uninhabitable-challenging-colonial-frames-of-erasure/</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>geography</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/struggles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>struggles</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/agency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agency</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/decolonial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decolonial</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/dignity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dignity</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/survival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>survival</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/habitability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>habitability</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/unliveable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unliveable</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/humanitarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanitarian</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/necropolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>necropolitics</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/agnotology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agnotology</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/collapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>collapse</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/demolition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demolition</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/reconstruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reconstruction</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/colonialConvergence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>colonialConvergence</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/TelAviv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TelAviv</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/coloniality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coloniality</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/proZionism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proZionism</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/StandWithIsrael" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithIsrael</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Zionism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zionism</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/colonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>colonialism</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/connivance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>connivance</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/complicity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>complicity</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/entanglement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow 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hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genocide</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ethnicCleansing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethnicCleansing</span></a></p>
Cynni's Blog<p><strong>So many changes…</strong></p> <p>…and many really hurt…</p> <p>The last two months have been hard. And, in a way, I knew they would be challenging, as I knew I’d get my hip surgery on June 13th. What I didn’t know then was that, about 2½ weeks later, my life would have one literal hell of a week… 😢 For those of you that are new to my blog site, here is my journal post for that week: Journal – Week 27, June/July 2025.</p> <p>Long story cut short: my hip dislocated, it was “out” for about 5 hours, leg got set, emergency surgery, and then my best furry friend ever passed away… And now, 5 weeks since her passing (when this post goes live), I am still dealing with the aftermath. I’m still struggling with pain, with grief, with anger, with sadness… I know that, at some point, I’ll be all alone and I’ll really need to face the changes then. 😢 And that already scares me, because I know that it will bring me down hard… </p> <p> […]</p> <p><a href="https://cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/08/08/so-many-changes/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/</span><span class="invisible">08/08/so-many-changes/</span></a></p>
Félicien Breton 🍉 🔻 🌱<p>“If we want to be able to see what’s happening, we’ll have to be in the front”</p><p>"Police hate to be outflanked—they can’t risk being surrounded themselves."</p><p><a href="https://crimethinc.com/2025/01/28/its-safer-in-the-front-taking-the-offensive-against-tyranny" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crimethinc.com/2025/01/28/its-</span><span class="invisible">safer-in-the-front-taking-the-offensive-against-tyranny</span></a></p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/fear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fear</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/frontLine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>frontLine</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/struggles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>struggles</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Bush" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bush</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/GeorgeWBush" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgeWBush</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/IraqWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IraqWar</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/comrades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comrades</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/collectives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>collectives</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/crowdManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crowdManagement</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/WashingtonDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonDC</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/anarchists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anarchists</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/antiFascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antiFascists</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/territory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>territory</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/kettling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kettling</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/responsibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>responsibility</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/tearGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tearGas</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/agency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agency</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/demos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demos</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/demonstrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demonstrations</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a></p>
Cynni's Blog<p><strong>Trauma, Grief, Depression, Self&nbsp;pity…</strong></p> <p>Those that have been following this blog, and/or my toots on Mastodon, will know all about the first three bits of the title of this post. These are things I’ve written about in the last 4 weeks. OK, I’ve written about them before that as well, but this post focuses on the events of the last four weeks.</p> <p>I added a fourth topic to the title, “self pity”. Because that’s something I’m struggling with now (as well), and as understandable as it may be, I also hate myself for feeling this way, for having these thoughts that just feel so selfish and arrogant to me. I don’t want to wallow in pity, but I just can’t stop feeling sorry for myself, for all that I had to “go through” / endure/experience during these last four weeks. 😔 </p> <p> […]</p> <p><a href="https://cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/07/30/trauma-grief-depression-self-pity/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/</span><span class="invisible">07/30/trauma-grief-depression-self-pity/</span></a></p>
Cynni's Blog<p><strong>Too many struggles</strong></p> <p>Some days I feel like I have no control whatsoever. Like I am seeing the world go by, and I am always three steps behind it. Taking all the punches, not being able to prevent them, because they’ve already happened before I even realize that they could happen… If that makes any sense 🤔 .</p> <p>Like with my blog at the moment. I used to have several posts written in advantage, so I could take it easy with writing them, no stress and all that. But now, if I don’t write this post now then I will lose my way too long posting streak. And, while that would not be a big world event, it would be big to me in many ways, mostly with a negative outcome… </p> <p> […]</p> <p><a href="https://cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/07/26/too-many-struggles/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/</span><span class="invisible">07/26/too-many-struggles/</span></a></p>
beschaulich<p>Ich habe mich heute für das Wochenende krank gemeldet, fühle mich wie eine Verräterin ... 🙄</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/struggles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>struggles</span></a></p>
Cynni's Blog<p><strong>Out from the&nbsp;darkness…</strong></p> <p>…the dark monster tries to get into action…</p> <p>…after lurking for a while… </p> <p>The dark monster is always out there. Lurking, keeping an eye out, and when my resistance is low, when the spoons have been spent, when I am all out of energy… It jumps out and tried to pound on me. Pin me down and feed me with all the darkest thoughts, so that I will stay defenseless and down. And, I feared that this would happen… I knew that my spoons would be low, my energy would be bad, I would be tired a lot and not get the best sleep. So now, I am struggling with feeling lonely and I feel like I am a nuisance that people want to stay far away from… They will be polite, but just because they are hoping that it will keep me at bay… Or well, that’s what my brain is trying to convince me of…</p> <p> […]</p> <p><a href="https://cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/07/11/out-from-the-darkness/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/</span><span class="invisible">07/11/out-from-the-darkness/</span></a></p>
Cynni's Blog<p><strong>On our way…</strong></p> <p>I write this in advance of posting it. So I may need to edit this post, should the worst happen (either with my surgery or with Arwen). But, as I write this, I try to be positive and think that it all will go well. 🍀</p> <p>As I write this, it’s early Wednesday night, two days before the surgery should take place. When this gets shared, it’s a while since the surgery, and hopefully I’ve been recovering nicely so far. 😇 </p> <p> […]</p> <p><a href="https://cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/06/27/on-our-way/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/</span><span class="invisible">06/27/on-our-way/</span></a></p>
Cynni's Blog<p><strong>Drowsy, woozy, silly&nbsp;brain…</strong></p> <p>As I start writing this, it’s 16/06. Three days since my surgery. I went into the hospital early Friday morning, and I got out late Saturday afternoon. That was so fast and unexpected. It brought some challenges with it, as some help I thought I’d taken care off, apparently had been denied. So now, I have to rely more on neighbors. And I hate asking them for help too much, that’s why I tried to get the original help through the hospital.&nbsp; So yeah, that was a bummer…</p> <p>The night in the hospital, my blood pressure was annoyingly low. I had an IV for that, and they supported me when I had to go to the loo. I had lost one liter of blood during the surgery, so then it’s only normal that the pressure is down a bit. But, slowly, during the night, my pressure came back a bit. I was doing well enough for them to feel confident to send me home later that day so… 😊 But, of course, that didn’t mean that all was back to normal. </p> <p> […]</p> <p><a href="https://cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/06/23/drowsy-woozy-silly-brain/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/</span><span class="invisible">06/23/drowsy-woozy-silly-brain/</span></a></p>
Nando161<p>How Long Can This Last? The <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Economic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Economic</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Struggles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Struggles</span></a> Hitting Us Hard 🥵</p>
Cynni's Blog<p><strong>I can do&nbsp;it!</strong></p> It just takes more time... ...and I sometimes need help... ...but that's OK! I've blogged before about feeling like I'm stuck with this adulting thing. That it sometimes just doesn't feel worth it. Or, I do it, and a short time later, it just looks like I've not done it at all... 😔 And I know it's not just me struggling with these things. But, especially when it comes to cleaning, it's harder. And since I've been living in a construction area, and they're still not done... There's just so much more sand and dust! 🫣 And, that just makes it harder, and the work feels less rewarding... […] <p><a href="https://cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/05/19/i-can-do-it/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/</span><span class="invisible">05/19/i-can-do-it/</span></a></p>
Comics and Jokes @ Lucentinian Works Co Ltd<p>New entry of AI-generated <a href="https://social.lucentinian.com/search?tag=comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comics</span></a> and <a href="https://social.lucentinian.com/search?tag=jokes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jokes</span></a> added to our <a href="https://social.lucentinian.com/search?tag=website" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>website</span></a>:</p><p><a href="https://social.lucentinian.com/search?tag=Basketball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Basketball</span></a> <a href="https://social.lucentinian.com/search?tag=Struggles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Struggles</span></a></p><p><a href="https://comics.lucentinian.com/7708" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">comics.lucentinian.com/7708</a><br><a href="https://social.lucentinian.com/search?tag=Jokes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jokes</span></a> <a href="https://social.lucentinian.com/search?tag=AILaughs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AILaughs</span></a> <a href="https://social.lucentinian.com/search?tag=Comedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Comedy</span></a> <a href="https://social.lucentinian.com/search?tag=DailyComedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DailyComedy</span></a> <a href="https://social.lucentinian.com/search?tag=AIJokes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIJokes</span></a></p>
Cynni's Blog<p><strong>Can I really keep&nbsp;going?</strong></p> You gotta be strong... It can only get better... It's just temporary... You've been through harder times... Just keep going and things will get less hard... Things I keep telling myself lately. Because, life's journey will make kt difficult for you at times. And it's true, I've been through the worst, or at least, the darkest times I've ever had. They were difficult, it took a long time (about 13 months), they showed me the darkest fears... But, I kept going, and here I am! It's not all perfect, there are still struggles and imperfections, but hey, I keep trying! […] <p><a href="https://cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/05/10/can-i-really-keep-going/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/</span><span class="invisible">05/10/can-i-really-keep-going/</span></a></p>
Cynni's Blog<p><strong>Just keep going…</strong></p> ...but why does it feel so hard some days? Life is a journey. You only know that, one day, in one way or another, the journey will reach the final destination, and it will all be over. To those with certain believes, the one journey will be ending, while a new journey may be starting again, some way, some how. And, that can be a beautiful thought. But, when things are hard, it can be scary too. Because, when I am facing the harder days, I dread them loads, and when the dark monster has a really strong grip on me, the hardest days make me fear to continue the journey. But well, I will keep going. I have tried to give up in the past. I took an OD of sleeping pills when I was at the lowest point of my life. It took me over a year to gather the bits and bops and to start enjoying life again. And I think I did rather well. I have a small group of friends, but they do mean the world to me. And I have some very sweet online friends. I'll probably never be able to meet them, but that doesn't mean that I don't care about them. I have Arwen, and my parents. I have a new place that still needs a lot of work, so I hope to work on that, bit by bit... So, reasons enough to not give up! But some days... […] <p><a href="https://cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/05/07/just-keep-going/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/</span><span class="invisible">05/07/just-keep-going/</span></a></p>
Félicien Breton 🍉 🔻 🌱<p>On May 1st 1890 in Paris, left-wing activists wore a red triangle:<br>🔻<br>One for 8 hours work,<br>one for 8 hours leisure,<br>one for 8 hours rest.</p><p>"Red triangle: the working-class origins of an anti-fascist symbol" (fr) <a href="https://www.solidaire.org/articles/triangle-rouge-les-origines-ouvrieres-d-un-symbole-antifasciste" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">solidaire.org/articles/triangl</span><span class="invisible">e-rouge-les-origines-ouvrieres-d-un-symbole-antifasciste</span></a></p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/antiFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antiFascism</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/struggles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>struggles</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labour</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/workHours" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workHours</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/redTriangle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>redTriangle</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/invertedTriangle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>invertedTriangle</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/triangle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>triangle</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Mai1st" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mai1st</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/unionism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unionism</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/tradeUnions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tradeUnions</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Paris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paris</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/LabourDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourDay</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/LaborDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaborDay</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a></p>
Cynni's Blog<p><strong>Doubts…</strong></p> ...so many doubts... ...and they don't seem to make any sense... For those that have been following my ramblings on this site for a while... You know that I have a surgery upcoming in a bit. Those folks will probably also know that I am eager to get it done with, but I am not eager for the surgery and recovery time, as those are always hard on me. I guess surgeries are never fun, and recovery is always a challenge and hard. But I was just hoping that I'd have several more years in between the last surgery and this one... But, I'm not that lucky... […] <p><a href="https://cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/04/23/doubts/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/</span><span class="invisible">04/23/doubts/</span></a></p>
Cynni's Blog<p><strong>Giving up…</strong></p> ...is such a hard decision... I don't like giving up, especially when I know that it's not the easy solution that it seems to be. But while giving up could provide some quick relief, in the end, it does more harm than good. Well, at least in my current situation... I want to just stop all the efforts, use my energy just for fun things, but I know that, when I give up, that I won't be able to do those fun things, as my body just could not cope then... 😔 […] <p><a href="https://cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/04/19/giving-up/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/</span><span class="invisible">04/19/giving-up/</span></a></p>
Cynni's Blog<p><strong>So many worries…</strong></p> ...too many to handle? Sometimes everything just all happens at the same time. It can be so overwhelming. It will affect you in such a big way, and it can seem impossible to deal with it... At least, that's how I'm feeling right now... As I write this, mum will have her surgery tomorrow. I will have mine in 64 days, if all goes as planned. My health is struggling, as my peri-menopause is getting stronger, and my hip is getting harder to deal with... And I'm having nightmares, night sweats and colds, and I just feel so exhausted, most of the time... […] <p><a href="https://cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/04/18/so-many-worries/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/</span><span class="invisible">04/18/so-many-worries/</span></a></p>
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