The Kyiv Independent [unofficial] the_kyiv_independent@writeworks.uk

I am a habitual socio-political commenter, curator of discovered irony, Twitter exile, frustrated writer; Science, history, mythology and music buff; and semi-retired engineer who is regularly embarrassed by our species.

Refugee from Twitter. History, politics, science and lots of other interests. Southern California. Activist. Gardener. Former techie, small business owner, HS teacher (in that order).

Aus Osnabrück. Mag Fahrräder aber keine SUV.

🧙‍♂️These three things, monks, are conducted in secret, not openly. What three? Affairs with women, the mantras of the brahmins, and wrong view.

Fallent, fejlslagen tre-femtedele-økonom, skabshistoriker, amatørlingvist og fritgående skribent.

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. 🏳️‍🌈

Born at 317ppm CO2, #Environmentalist, #EU rejoiner, #humanist, 1st Dan karateka. Science & critical thinking is our way out of this mess. Duel citizen #UK/ #Ireland. Trying to learn #German without much success so far.

What you can expect here:
programming, technology, motorcycles, photography.

Father, husband, geospatial IT guy, former photographer. Solarpunk. Science. Save the climate. Save life on this planet. Fight fascism. Other interests: moss, arts, lichen, graffiti, cooking, Citroen e2CV, archeology, astronomy