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I honestly like Mastodon better, but I too was trapped in the "no one I know is there and I can't get them to go there because no one is there and making an account is too confusing." But if we want something that doesn't go the way of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc we have to stop this thinking

There was a reason Cory Doctorow didn't come here. His "No Fire Exits" scenario is coming to pass. pluralistic.net/2024/11/02/u...

VCs own this place and the latest ToS update certainly sounded the warning things were going to start going downhill.

Not to say "I told you so," but the writing was on the wall from the get-go. I just thought the real "mask off" moment/s wouldn't be this soon.

Guess it's time to dust off the Mastodon account.

Another screenshot

Unfortunate update: Link reached out to BlueSky and got email back now on reason. His appeal is denied. He will remain permanently banned on BlueSky’s side. Here are the screenshots he just sent me as of 8:22 AM EST(my time)

Bloody hell Trump administration officials are considering eliminating age as a factor in deciding whether someone is capable of working.

Actually, I take it back! The best way to visualize that many of the people that folks visually identify as white Americans are Hispanic, is to know that the exemplar for all-American white womanhood, literally Wonder Woman... is the daughter of Juana Cordova, born in Chihuahua Mexico! 🇲🇽♥️ 🦸🏻‍♀️🛹

About 5 of the people that you *didn't* visually identify as white, will get mad at you, say that they are white, and shove their way over to join the 60 people that you did identify as white🤷🏿‍♂️ Race isn't real. It's all made up. But even still, Hispanic is not a race. You can be Hispanic and white.

The best way for folks to visualize this: Imagine that you're in a room in California, Texas, or Florida, with 100 people in it. You're asked to visually identify all the white people. You will select about 60 people. About 15 of those white people will have Spanish sounding last names.🤷🏿‍♂️

There are more Hispanic people than folks think. And Hispanic and white are not mutually exclusive. 40% of Texas is Hispanic. 25% of those Hispanic Texans identify as completely white. The massive drop in Hispanic support of Trump's policy is greater than the tiny swing in non-Hispanic white voters

Right about now is when some white dude is going to hop into my mentions and say, "I'm not sure that it's true that most white people support Trump's immigration policies? I think you're wrong!" They will say this without even bothering to look up the support for his immigration policies by race.🤷🏿‍♂️

As I've said many times on this website, the only group that has had a significant change of heart on Trump's "immigration policies," are Hispanic folk. Black folk have the same opinion as before the election. Most oppose.👍🏿 White folk have the same support as before the election. Most support.🤦🏿‍♂️

But this video isn't for me. What I think about it is completely unimportant.🤷🏿‍♂️ This video is for Latino MAGA. A non-zero percent of Latino MAGA that sees this video, will leave MAGA. A much large number of them though will be fooled again, and will slide from Trump to Vance. Happens.

Interesting interview. Deplorable or misguided? Misguided. Unfortunately, I didn't hear any reflection on what he would have done differently, or will do differently, to stop himself from being misguided again next time. Still wouldn't have voted for Harris. Still trusts the same news sources.🤷🏿‍♂️

Also, @jay.bsky.team needs to be made to understand that her company has been in violation of their charter and Delaware law ever since she and @aaron.bsky.team explicitly allowed Jesse Singal to harrass, dox, and threaten trans women on this site. A class action lawsuit is in order.

ICE is doing a hell of a lot of harm in the Chicago area *right now.* I don’t mean to trivialize the national guard stuff, it absolutely is an irresponsible escalation, but the guard-centric convo around this really does understate what’s going on without any guardsmen.

Read more about your rights when interacting with military troops or federal agents at aclu.org/deployment_kyr

The acting CDC director has finally signed off on the vaccine advisory panel's recommendations for the COVID vaccines. While the CDC is trying to sell this as a win for antivaxxers, in reality this means that COVID vaccines will be more accessible than they have been in recent weeks.

here's the thing with the 82nd Airborne, white power groups have used it as a recruiting ground. 1) Kai Liam Nix tried to recruit for Patriot Front within it, claimed he was successful. 2) In 1995, investigators revealed 22 members of the 82nd were in www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

They’re still alive here: iceout.org/en/

Did I miss something? Did Arthur from Ghouls 'N Ghosts get turned into a frog and start fighting ICE?

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Deplorable or misguided? Misguided. We say that because it's generally considered more polite than asking "evil or gullible?"

Greta Thunberg, deported to Greece, says the targeting of the Sumud Flotilla is "not the story" @teenvogue.com — instead, she says: "Israel once again violated international humanitarian law by preventing aid from getting into Gaza while people are being starved.”

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It's cruel to show me cool international news, when my local news is like, "MMA tournament on Whitehouse lawn set to take place in jello filled pool" and "President declares tariff on Q-tips" And "3rd Marine Expeditionary Force successfully lands at Applebee's in Manhattan, stages push into Queens"

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram. Community action works. Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

ICE/DHS put out a completely false story to justify shooting a civilian in Chicago. Many social media accounts were only too happy to repeat the narrative, going as far as to say ICE engaged in self defence. Thank god for the body cam footage, but this shows why we don’t trust anything DHS says

Identifying public officials isn't "doxing." People have the right to know who is working for their government. Nor, for that matter, is it "radical left-wing terrorism." So it's frustrating to see platforms caving to these bad faith characterizations. www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/06/1...

The 3-2-1 backup rule is a simple: - 3 copies of your data - 2 different types of media - 1 copy stored offsite or offline to protect against site specific disasters like, fire, earthquake, or theft.

Israeli drone footage shows the destruction in Gaza:

Few things funnier than pretending that it’s somehow racist/classist/transphobic to be against AI as every tech company rushes to turn their models into mechahitler while dumping toxic waste into communities of color

A recent fire destroyed a South Korean government's cloud storage system, reportedly leaving no backups. This incident is a critical reminder for everyone: You must keep verified backups in multiple locations. Please follow the standard 3-2-1 backup strategy if you care about your personal data

Nobody has Long COVID, but everybody has brain fog, cognitive decline and memory loss. I talk about the overwhelming scientific evidence that COVID damages the brain, and the overwhelming social unwillingness to acknowledge it in my latest: www.thegauntlet.news/p/when-will-...

I hope my last thread convinced you - #hospitals and #emergency departments do not have room for this. The entire state of #Oregon has around 6400 staffed beds, as many as just 3 hospitals in #Michigan. Hospitals in urban areas (like a hospital in University of Oregon's city #Eugene) have shut down

Seren is a young person who lives in a really vulnerable household. Everyone should listen to her story. 💙💜💗 #educationANDlives

1. "Compassion fatigue" is just you saying you're an asshole 2. People treat homelessness like an unchangeable law of physics instead of a basic public policy problem which can be — and has been — addressed and solved when adequate resources are allocated

I understand this. Please tell me you do, too.

ICE is hog tying protesters in Portland and removing them on Dollies. This is dangerous and could cause serious injury. The Department of Homeland Security thinks it’s a joke. They’ve shared this video with the tagline “Refuse to Walk? We’ll give you a ride”. Stay strong Portland.