@bonfire is doing some of the most interesting work on the open social internet, and they're doing it in the most exhilarating ways. I am delighted to be even a little bit involved in the work they have planned: https://www.wrecka.ge/sparks-fly-up/

The Democrats who engineered and/or voted for the odious shutdown deal are even more cowardly and reckless than anyone could have imagined. See this: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/shutdown-deal-would-let-senators-sue-over-jack-smith-searches

THIS 👉🏻 "Wikipedia has proven itself to be incredibly resilient because it is a project that specifically leans into the shared wisdom and collaboration of humanity, our shared weirdness and ways of processing information." - @jasonkoebler Let's keep the web weird and wonderful and human! From […]

To believe that #Musk is worth his trillion dollar salary, one must believe that he adds more value for #tesla#musks shareholders than ten million employees each paid one hundred thousand dollars could. Do you believe that? Does anyone?

The Future of Scientific Code in the Era of Generative AI - Elle O'Brien https://youtu.be/i_Op27piQis?si=uNWTnH1BUXEETc1_

This is posted by Patton Oswalt and I'm just really sick of the fact that we have to explain this to people on the Right, who will then try to argue that it's necessary & a good thing.

For me it's even worse, because i not only got that in the 90's, i also grew up in the 70's during the oil crisis. Speed limits were lowered to 55 mph to save gas, fuel efficiency standards were first introduced, President Jimmy Carter had solar panels installed […] [Original post on chaosfem.tw]

Trump and his thug regime also have lists. It's why I said to please remember this. Every week, German officials reviewed records, searching for "undesirables." Jews. Political dissidents. The educated. The disabled. Anyone deemed useless to the Reich and/or in the way.

It's a remarkable story, this one of a Polish country doctor at that time in history, and the only reason I am bringing it up is because of this: We are all Dr. Lazowski right now. We are all watching people in our communities being taken, forced into unmarked vehicles, and disappeared.

From a friend here, if you're wondering why what the GOP is really saying: "no food stamps until you agree to no insurance" "Yesterday we got a letter in the mail saying that our insurance in 2026 is going from $226/month to $2984/month. Let that sink in. More than our rent." #politics

Gee, I wonder why billionaires want to control the encyclopedia. (Kudos to the contributors of this very astute section of Zohran Mamdani's Wikipedia bio.)

#ice Shot a #us #citizen Trying to Help #kids According to his lawyer, #immigration officers shot Carlos Jimenez after he warned them that #children would soon gather for the bus where they had pulled over a vehicle. #trump #law #dueprocess #excessiveforce #useofforce #policebrutality […]

Ich habe die Nase voll… ICH BIN ES LEID..... zu lesen, dass unsere geflüchteten Mitmenschen ein Problem seien. zu lesen, dass wieder Menschen an der Grenze abgewiesen wurden. zu lesen, dass es an vielen Grenzen Pushbacks gibt. zu hören, dass wieder Menschen im Mittelmeer ertrunken sind und […]

Rights Retention Flash Cards – Knowledge Rights 21 https://www.knowledgerights21.org/rights-retention-flash-cards/

Habe mich gefreut, heute in der #unibielefeld diese Plakate zu sehen. Die Demo ist am 5.11. ab 13 Uhr vor dem Landtag in #Düsseldorf. Vorsicht: Der QR-Code führt zu Whatsapp. #schlussverkaufbildung #GenugGekürzt #nrw #bildung #hochschulbildung #bildungsmisere

The ecological impacts of "AI" are bad but if people only used it intentionally, they'd stay there. But with every provider, every search engine, every website firing up some chatbot or summarizer even when not asked it quickly turns from bad to monstrous. "Just integrate an LLM, see if people […]

Important: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/stop-asking-students-be-lesson-and-focus-choice-and-consent

I am always seeing news stories about men getting caught not wearing pants (trousers) on webcam or seeing them openly fantasize about not having to wear pants. I have to conclude y’all find them extremely uncomfortable. May I suggest: skirts? Pants were invented to make it easier to ride horses […]

Update. "The International Criminal Court (#ICC) will switch its internal work environment away from #microsoftoffice to #opendesk, a European German] [#opensource alternative." https://www.euractiv.com/news/international-criminal-court-to-ditch-microsoft-office-for-european-open-source-alternative/

Marques Brownlee has put up a video about a US$20,000 robot. The company behind it claims it can do a whole range of household tasks 'through the power of AI', and will be delivered next year. They even demonstrated a prototype to a journalist. And the entire demonstration was being remotely […]

A little bit of hope: https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/stingless_bee_loc/?copy&utm_source=copy&utm_medium=social_share&utm_campaign=55896&share_location=post_action

hey, if you have young people in your life, ask if they or their housemates are on SNAP and if they need grocery money for next week (half my kid's housemates...Jesus I'm glad I thought to ask....)

Just because you see it coming a mile away doesn't mean it’s any less horrific. 😭 CBS now that DEI is DOA:

"You really want your tax dollars going to feed poor people?!" Yes. Take more. Take more of my money and give it to poor people. I'd rather help them eat than pay for another goddamn aircraft carrier or some shit.

Up close, nature reveals its most extraordinary designs. This stunning macro by @flynn_prall reminds us how much beauty exists beyond what the eye can see. 🐛 #nature #wildlife #caterpillarcloseup 📸 Source: www.facebook.com/share/p/1BgV...

We keep seeing startups who want to replace something valuable (therapy, counseling, tutoring, artistic expression) with some tech bullshit under the banner of democratization. But why do we need to invest so much in bad tech that doesn't work instead of just giving people access to what they […]

Excellent article by @Smithsonianmag showing the domino effects of what the rich are doing to our planet: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/earth-is-getting-dimmer-and-the-northern-hemisphere-is-losing-brightness-faster-than-scientists-expected-180987578

Happy 6-month Anniversary of H.Res.353! Introduced in House 04/28/2025 This resolution impeaches President Donald Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors. https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/353 #uspol

Hello All, I'm dealing with a strange problem on Mastodon. It seems some people can'›t boost my posts. I see a padlock on the boost icon on my laptop, though I can boost, but it seems others can't. Also, there is no such padlock on my iPhone app. I've poked […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Had some GroenLinks/PvdA folks at my door today, in spite of the super heavy rain. I can't vote in the Netherlands (only in communal elections), but they reminded me that some progressive folks are still not decided whether they will vote at all and that especially women vote less ... So Dutch […]

Happy to announce that our new book chapter is out (OA)! What Little Red Riding Hood can teach us about reading science. Thank you to my fabulous co-authors Anouschka Foltz, Jeffrey Bye, Ali Fulsher and Matthias Wilde https://uplopen.com/chapters/e/10.1515/9783110782844-010

Happy to announce that our new book chapter is out (OA)! What Little Red Riding Hood can teach us about reading science. Thank you to my fabulous co-authors Anouschka Foltz, Jeffrey Bye, Ali Fulsher and Matthias Wilde https://uplopen.com/chapters/e/10.1515/9783110782844-010

"The fascist strain in Silicon Valley, always an undercurrent as Big Tech worked hand-in-hand with the U.S. military, is now dominant. From Thiel to Musk to Zuckerberg to Bezos the power players are all in Trump’s pocket, and he’s in theirs. A deadly symbiotic relationship has formed, one that […]

Lieferando workers are on strike starting today, fighting for employee status, instead of being sub-contractors per the EU's Platform Workers Directive: Strike fund: https://ko-fi.com/lwcbln #lieferando #strikeaction

In case you missed my ZPID talk, here is the recording: Researchers are human: Implications for Open Science and the Scientific Record https://zpid.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=47e7b685-8eb6-4dd8-90a5-b37800abc29b Thanks for inviting me! @zpid.bsky.social

In case you missed my ZPID talk, here is the recording: Researchers are human: Implications for Open Science and the Scientific Record https://zpid.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=47e7b685-8eb6-4dd8-90a5-b37800abc29b Thanks for inviting me! @zpid.bsky.social

Some leftists have criticized #nokingsday2 as useless. Though it was the largest protest in US history, it didn't change anything. I would go further to say that protests like these generally won't change anything. Dictators aren't forced to step down by 2% of the population coming out for one […]

“‘Sending armed soldiers to suppress peaceful protests is what kings and dictators do — and Greg Abbott just proved he’s one of them,’ Texas House Minority Leader Gene Wu said in a statement.” https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/16/greg-abbott-national-guard-no-kings-austin-00611802 #uspol […]

Pope Leo’s secret letter to U.S. bishops just leaked. TrumpWorld is not going to like what it says. This week in Rome, Pope Leo XIV quietly handed a letter to a group of visiting U.S. bishops. Inside were messages from migrants families separated by deportations, children afraid to sleep and […]

Update. "Multilingualism in science…expands the participation and dialogue among diverse communities of scientists and influences stakeholders who use science to address urgent global issues. [But] systematic and sustained implementation of multilingual scholarly communication and peer-reviewed […]

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says it has food for all of Gaza Gaza for three months - if Israel would let them deliver it. #aurefreepress #News #press #headline #Israel #gaza #Breaking #breakingnews #un

@frameworkcomputer i have also posted a discussion on your community forum, as it seems multiple federated posts here have not been able to bring your attention to this problem yet https://community.frame.work/t/framework-supporting-far-right-racists/75986

DORA is looking for members of its steering committee. Reform of Research Assessment is key to solving many of the pathologies that afflict the research system at the moment! #openscience #researchassessmentreform https://sfdora.org/2025/10/03/steering-committee-global-call/

"In my experience, the people who are excited about AI art also happen to be some of the most talentless fucking people I've ever met" "They're middle managers executives, or marketers whose LinkedIn bio reads, "I'm the Chief Brand Officer of User Engagement at DataRectal, but what I really am […]

Macron: "We were incredibly naive to entrust our democratic space to #socialNetworks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies." 🤔

Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY. There was also a 71% drop in air pollution. Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople