Chris Ward
@chrisward
Left Britain for Berlin after the EU referendum, learnt German, stood in two elections, now a 🇩🇪 citizen! ADHDer. Homo. Androider. Engineering Manager. Speaker. Schöneberger. Crow Queen Posts in 🇬🇧🇩🇪. Views my own. he/him #thfbleibt #fckafd
Ok main story completed. Got to go back and complete all the side missions now. 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪
Why yes! You can use the Friends Against Fascists app for the Clacton byelection. It's an entirely offline app, so the data never leaves your device (by design - I want you to trust it). So yeah, go help the Bin. :) Install here: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
Friends Against Fascists is now on the Play Store with a new look. And 100% more crow. Designed to do one thing: help you get five friends out to vote for democratic parties in an election. Blog: christopherward.medium.com/i-built-an-a... Get the app: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
TIL that sometimes it's not just a panic attack, it's heatstroke. TIL that heatstroke can be fatal and I'm lucky my husband recognised symptoms, told me I needed to cool down even though I felt cold, and forced water in me. Also glad he knew to check my heart rate measurements from my smart watch.
Look I can't be bothered to open the meme generator just for Andy Burnham so you're going to all just have to use your imagination.
And here's Sulu almost ten years to the day, helping me organise the posters in our flat (which became the Westminster/City campaign hub on referendum day). Project Furr.
Also me ten years ago today. Almost to the moment. (Yeah I lost a lot since then. But not as much as the UK did.)
Me ten years ago today telling everybody they shouldn't just assume the polling is correct that Remain will win. 🫠🫠🫠
This bit from Allensbach polling is genuinely mad. When asked if Germany has a special responsibility towards Israel, 28% said yes, 52% said no. Change since 2014? None. The piety with which Germans insist foreigners sign up to this to "integrate". And they don't even believe it themselves...
Nine years ago today I spoke at the UN Human Rights Council, raising human rights abuses against LGBTQ+ people, with particular reference to the assault on the trans community. It didn't fix anything, in case you're wondering.
Stell dir vor, wo wir als Land stehen würden, wenn diese "Volkspartei" sich genauso über Nazis aufregen würde wie darüber, als Nazis bezeichnet zu werden.
Was really lovely celebrating Jim's life with these wonderful people yesterday. Rest well Jim. Thank you for being the nicest person. ❤️
10 years ago I was quite involved in some campaign. Oh, and was twice the man I am today. Almost literally.
In this book of Android Bedtime Stories are contributions from luminaries like @chethaase.com, Jake Wharton, @keyboardsurfer.dev, @romainguy.dev, @ashdavies.dev, James Cullimore, ... and then somehow me. :) You can download the digital copy (for free) here: jamescullimore.dev/5-minute-bed...
Just found an old news clipping from my politics days. My favourite word here is "alongside". 😅