For 240 years the U.S. has fueled its growth with cheap and abused labor forces that weren't allowed to vote; slaves, prisoners, women, children, migrants, indentured labor (H1B visas), "permanent" residents, and offshore workers. Ironically, this extremely unethical model is being disrupted […]

I can't deal with this weirdly artificial 500 character limit any more, so sadly, I am going to have to move instances. Recommendations for a new server, and what should I watch out for doing the move over? #Mastodon #Help #Fediverse #servers

It's about time we started charging tariffs on one of Canada's biggest exports, eh! #Canada #exports #tariff #eh #quebec #Montreal #poutine #and #porn

Senator Jeff Merkley says that Trump is a Russian Asset. That's a start, now we need 99 more Senators to say the same thing. #USA #oregon #Politics #Trump #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar #growsome @jeff-merkley.bsky.social

If only there were a simple tool to add all of these keywords to the descriptive metadata of batches of photos. #nyt #DEI #Trump #nazis #Censorship #echelon #sigs #mischief #Photos #metadata #bookburning

Do I know any #english lawyers? Nothing bad, I am just curious how someone would get case documents out of the court system for a tribunal I did back in 2014 - Since I assume those documents are "public" now. #UK #law #solicitor #barrister #courts #procedure #legal #Vogon #basement #storage […]

Well now. Maybe more will follow! https://kyivindependent.com/british-mp-trump-could-be-a-russian-asset/ #Trump #Russia #Putin #TrumpIsARussianAsset #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #UK #grahamstuart #espionage #ducks

I really wasn't in a good mood about the people supporting J. K. Rowling and her transphobic nonsense that day. Neither was Hector. #Trans #LGBTQIA #hatespeech #jkrowling #HarryPotter #Dogs #dogsofmastodon #Twitter

I guess it's about time for @theonion to call it quits. They can't compete any more. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-admin-slammed-as-stupidest-ever-after-linking-wwii-jet-enola-gay-to-dei_n_67cb1032e4b05512c9048b11 #theonion #huffpost #satire #is #dead #News #USA #morons #DEI #lgbtq […]

10 Democrats voted with Republicans to censure Al Green: Ami Bera of California Ed Case of Hawaii Jim Costa of California Laura Gillen of New York Jim Himes of Connecticut Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania Marcy Kaptur of Ohio Jared Moskowitz of Florida Marie […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

Someone has remade the "I am Canadian" Molson advert 25 years on with the same dude (Jeff Douglas) looking a tad older. it's kinda fun: March 2000: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMxGVfk09lU March 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OzbmriDgQc #Canada #YouTube #tradewar #51ststate #Trump […]

Tim Walz seems to be coming out of his hole - It would have been better if he'd said it on CNN rather than at a private event, but there's still time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9plfI3HvoY #timwalz #MAGA #nazi #Fascism #democrats #Politics #USpol #FreeSpeech

#Trump has such a stupid hideous little worm face. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democratic-rep-al-green-removed-disrupting-trump-speech-rcna194817 #algreen #Congress #boo #USpol #Politics

Have you tipped your content moderators lately? No? ... No. That's because there is no way to tip these people, who are seeing the worst of the worst so that you don't have to, working long hours with very few breaks for below-living wages. While doing this […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

It's painful to watch #zelenskyy groveling to #Trump and probably giving in to his extortion for what will likely be nothing but a one-sided deal with a senile mob-boss who will bleed him dry. And I feel like I am insulting mob-bosses there, sorry guys! I know why he's doing it, I can't blame […]

Ah Trump just paused all military aid to Ukraine, and lifted sanctions on Russia. And we still aren't openly saying he's a Russian asset yet? #Trump #Russia #spy #agentorange #TrumpIsARussianAsset #USA #Politics #Ukraine

Oh for fuck's sake Rubio, you were meant to be the sane one! #USpol #Israel #gaza #USA

I bet Fox had to look far and wide to find somebody who was Pro-Vance, and they were probably one of his aides too since they weren't named […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

What's to stop Musk, who's already tried meddling with German elections, from seizing Zelenskyy's, or any other European leader's X account, and posting something with dire geopolitical consequences? We're way past the point where it's wise for European leaders and institutions to rely on a […]

6 across is not a word nor a proper answer. I had to do #connections backwards just to make a point to the stupid site 😡

I just reported a few accounts from minds.com that are spreading and boosting each other's #Propaganda and #misinformation I may as well just block the domain. If I want that crap I'd still be on #Twitter

And the the destruction of a once-great newspaper is complete: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/jeff-bezos-announces-significant-shift-coming-to-the-washington-post-a-key-editor-is-leaving-because-of-it/ar-AA1zQmXp #WashingtonPost #BrokenPost #JeffBezos #oligarchy

Trump's despicable war on DEI rolls on. Meanwhile, the US Mint, according to its website, still plans to continue its American Women's Quarters Project in 2025. The 16th coin in the series honors Ida B. Wells, the journalist and civil rights activist […] [Original post on mastodon.online]

Why is the NYT reporting this puritanical Christian-nationalist propaganda gobshite: https://web.archive.org/web/20250226060742/https://www.yahoo.com/news/dni-tulsi-gabbard-moves-terminate-023818039.html With this MAGA propaganda article? […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

I was discussing how my obsession with #safety has never stretched to my own. I realise now it's an #ADHD thing, but I was diagnosed as hyperactive not AD when I was 9 or 10! I don't think I know anyone from my #IsleOfMan days any more, which is kinda sad. I […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

Is anyone going to tell him that 5 Eyes quietly became 4¼ eyes a few days before Tulsi Gabbard was confirmed as the US's Director of National Intelligence? (Agent-Orange's Face is obscured because I am sick of seeing it) #FiveEyes #Global #Intelligence #Trump […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

What is happening to @thesun ? They are becoming almost a proper newspaper! #thesun #News #journalism #News #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #Trump #War

I am not a big fan of the police in general, but generally, when they send requests like this, they are doing it for good reasons. I'd love to see Gab go to war with the EU though. #SocialMedia (though not really) #FirstAmendment #EU #Law #LCEN #Politics […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

I am not surprised at all, but Australian news covers Ukraine far better than most American news. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwoq_8Jy4As #Australia #News #9News #zelenskyy #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar

"The Day the Nazi Died" by Chumbawamba https://youtu.be/OLkPwxcIji0 #antifascism #trump #musk

I just exclaimed "holy _hit" as I opened this House of Commons e-petition which I signed this afternoon. It had 38,000 signatures then which was insane. It has 65,000+ signatures now. 😱 all In only 2 days. IT IS TO REVOKE ELON MUSK'S CANADIAN […] [Original post on mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

One day I might be either able to use #loops or to read the error message. #Pixelfed #up

I am glad that [email protected] is interested in everyone's week... But I couldn't fit it all into 5 bullet points. I'll ponder it. #Trump #Musk #hr #US #Government #USpol

Silly #ukpol https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgj54eq4vejo #BBC #News #Apple #Encryption #Safety #Security #policy #law

#wompwomp "Joe Rogan has lost his crown of having the #1 podcast—and his fans are not happy about it. The Joe Rogan Experience was knocked from its top spot by anti-Trump show The MeidasTouch Podcast, outpacing Rogan by downloads and views last month, according to Podscribe, a podcast ranker […]

Signal and other secure messaging apps are being targeted. Careful how you use linked devices, and update your apps. https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/russia-targeting-signal-messenger #privacy #infosec

#AP is launching its Local Investigative Reporting Program to support #us state and local newsrooms in investigative reporting https://www.ap.org/the-definitive-source/announcements/ap-creates-local-investigative-reporting-program/ #usa #unitedstates #america #journalism #news #press […]

I don't think Elon Musk understood Star Trek at all. #ElonMusk #in #startrek #the #nazis #are #the #BadGuys

The phrasing of this latest executive order reminds me of Saul Goodman's catch phrase -- you don't need a criminal lawyer, you need a Criminal Lawyer. They're not looking into censorship on tech platforms, they're Looking Into Censorship on Tech Platforms. I know I'm largely preaching to the […]

I was literally joking about the Netherlands offering to make New York into New Amsterdam again last week. My wish has come true! #uspol #nlpol #eupol #funny #yesplease

I found this old Facebook post of mine hidden away somewhere and I don't think I have ever posted it here. It amused me so it may amuse some other folks. It's also a true story! #Politics #Economics #Thatcherism #MargaretThatcher #Reagan #UK #UKPol #Education […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

This is interesting: https://www.everythingishorrible.net/p/martin-niemoller-was-an-antisemite I would have preferred the title to be "... was a Nazi" since he seems to have been anti-nearly-everything, but can't have everything. Sending him off in a U-Boat may have been for the best. #nazi […]

At least #US Broadcast Media seem to be on the brink of finally broaching the subject of Agent Orange being a Russian Asset. It's a little strange because Russian Broadcast Media has been openly talking about Trump being Putin's puppet for the last 8 years […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

Awww, they are calling Pee Pee #timbittrump on #Twitter now, and it's trending high. #Canada #Politics #Trump #canpol #PierrePoilievre

Not much more to read other than the headline, but it's at: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-says-ukraine-should-never-have-started-it-remarks-war-russia-rcna192710 #agentorange #Kremlin #Russia #agent #Trump #Ukraine #Putin #War #UkraineWar

This feels like a bad sign for #bluesky taking T&S seriously... less than 6 years of experience? I am sure they are a fine person, but with this resume, I'd probably not even hire them as a senior specialist. #TrustAndSafety #Safety #SocialMedia #risk #threats #threatstodemocracy #Twitter #mk2

I have been whining about #BellAliant on #Twitter - Mostly just so there's a permanent record that they can't deny - My 1G/1G fibre is currently running slower than my old ISDN according to my decade or more of #Speedtest logs […] [Original post on mstdn.social]