leftsider
@Leftsider
Followers
2K
Following
3K
Media
1K
Statuses
32K
To myself. @braze @meta @babylonhealth @lenduploans @twitter @adventistchurch. owner of oldest extant tweet in 日本. Arguably oldest extant black-owned acct
Austin, TX
Joined August 2006
Perfection of character: to live your last day, every day, without frenzy, or sloth, or pretense. --Marcus Aurelius
1
2
12
I got interviewed and managed to sqeeze a line about anarchy in there 💪🏾
builtinaustin.com
How can tech companies benefit from employee autonomy? We sat down with three local leaders to find out.
0
0
2
Absolutely fascinating. What a read.
theatlantic.com
How a Michigan real-estate broker became convinced he had cracked the lottery—and how he tricked his investors into financing his scheme
0
0
2
"Some mornings[...] I pick up the smartphone and open the camera instead of email or Twitter. I look out onto the street[...] not looking for anything; I’m just looking—the digital-life equivalent of brushing the curtain aside to see another day on Earth"
theatlantic.com
The universe doesn’t care about you.
0
0
1
"The latest Oxfam estimates show that one person is likely to die of hunger every 36 seconds between now and the end of the year in the region as the worst hit areas hurtle towards famine."
oxfamamerica.org
The hunger crisis across East Africa is worsening. Make a donation today to save lives.
0
0
1
"For a solution to be effective, it has to emerge from the people who are using water themselves. What I can do is make clear the scope and the scale of the problem. You can’t impose solutions on people. It just doesn’t work."
vox.com
An epic drought in the West is drying up the river. But that’s only part of the story.
0
0
0
An interesting examination, particularly for those of color that oppose the centralization of power
vox.com
How “the sense of defeat over the Black freedom struggle” shaped the Supreme Court justice’s thinking.
0
0
1
Putin's blinders aren't exclusive to his miscalculations in Ukraine or to dictatorship in general. People in power and influence categorically tend to break rules because they can--even when those rules exist to protect their interests
reader.foreignaffairs.com
The Blind Spots of Power
0
0
1
I am an anarchist, opposed to monarchist aggregation of power, yet I read her vows many years ago and have highly admired hrmqe as a person and likely always will 💔
On her 21st birthday, Queen Elizabeth II vowed to dedicate her life to the public service of the British people. For 75 years she kept that promise, and her country — and the world — was better off because she did. Rest In Peace, Queen Elizabeth.
0
1
1
How the Country’s Shrinking Weapons Exports Could Change the Middle East
foreignaffairs.com
How the country’s shrinking weapons exports could change the Middle East.
0
0
0
The Camp Fire Teens Are Adults Now 😢
theatlantic.com
Because their hometown burned and then the pandemic struck, the students of Paradise’s class of 2022 never had a normal high-school year.
0
0
1
Sometimes I feel a bit dated when I refer to Pumpkins as my atf band, but there was truly something unparalleled about them when they were at their best 😍
open.spotify.com
The Smashing Pumpkins · (Rotten Apples) The Smashing Pumpkins Greatest Hits · Song · 2001
0
0
1
2022 has been the year that if it's not my fault it's on you. It's so difficult I don't know how people live like this everyday😩
0
0
0
Who's surprised that there's a circular rock formation in Africa that's older than Stonehenge and you've never heard of it 😑
atlasobscura.com
The stone circle found at Nabta Playa in Egypt predates Stonehenge by almost 2,000 years.
0
0
1
Transparent Toilet – Tokyo, Japan - Atlas Obscura
atlasobscura.com
These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.
0
0
0