The video here is harrowing, but the woman refusing entry to ICE gets stronger and stronger throughout. She also exercises her rights with skill and knowledge, doing so precisely as she should have. Every American should watch […]

The author of a viral Reddit thread alleging fraud at a food delivery company tried to back up his claim by sending me AI-generated documents. Today I'm publishing those documents in the hopes that it helps other reporter see what we're up against in the age […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

**Wishing for a Mastodon plushie this Christmas?** 🎄 We’re giving away two of the new ones for free to two random people who boost and favorite this post! Winners will be announced on December 25th, just like last year. If you’d like to support our server and […] [Original post on mastodon.de]

1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Extraordinary close-up of spider thread wins Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition 2025 | Discover Wildlife #photography https://www.discoverwildlife.com/photography/royal-society-publishing-photography-competition-2025-winners

Authoritarianism Is Here #USpol #legaleagle #authoritarianism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn-rkKIMNAs

Sorry, Satan, but I can't do this evil on my own I haven't left the house in nearly thirty thousand days I sent you the image of a little yellow face To tell you that I'm sad about the emptiness that's all around me And I can't stop the ringing in your ears When everything we love becomes a […]

Thanks @Gargron for allowing us to do this the pure non-profit and FOSS way by saying no to earlier offers, some of which would have given you more than 10x the payout. I have been inspired by your vision about this project from the moment I met you 5+ years ago. It takes a lot of courage and […]

My vision for Mastodon is a different direction than all previous attempts at social media, by focussing on community ownership, Trust & Safety features, slow user & server growth, and financial sustainability - for the non-profit project, the server administrators, the moderators, and creators […]