The Kyiv Independent [unofficial] [email protected]

An opinionated follower of news, privacy advocate, programmer.

European, pro-democracy.

Polyglot: I sometimes boost/write toots in other languages than English. Set your language settings to ignore these. 🫡

Writer, wrencher, designer.

“Communism” and “Capitalism” are dead labels from arguments four generations old. It’s only ever been rich people, their minions, and their scams. It's not complicated. I like education, individual rights, social good, voting, and regicide. I avoid acronyms and -isms, but love a good ambiguous remark.

Done with doomscrolling and arguing with idiots.

Father, husband, son. Concerned Canadian citizen who cares about the world and all the creatures on it. Mechanical engineer and IT professional. Fascinated by all things related to science, technology, the manufacturing and software industries and their intersection with society specifically and life on Earth in general. I enjoy #bikepacking in my leisure time.

musician- composer based in Vienna /Austria working since the 90s on the speech immanence of sounds and their sculptural and dramatic evidence, in contemporary Free Improvised and Experimental Music on the tenor saxophone, the feedback-saxophone and as Instant Composition Conductor. Launched the Vienna Improvisers Orchestra in 2004. Michael as well composes fixed media pieces for ad hoc soundscapes for collaborative performances with poets in experimental poetry and experimental short movies.

Researching Ukrainian agency and the media in russia's war vs Ukraine since 2014.
Area Studies in between russia and the EU.
Junior Research Fellow and Doctoral Candidate at the University of Tartu in Estonia.
Mostly content about #Ukraine (with content warnings).
Cis. 🏳️‍🌈

Retired