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@laguiri @mekkaokereke @schmaker @mastodonmigration @randahl
Bullying people because they are new to a group is NOT comparable to being part of a marginalized and brutalized population.
in reply to mekka okereke

@mekkaokereke @Minimac @laguiri @schmaker @mastodonmigration
I'm a salty bastard, and I'm gonna be negative. Those ads on other social media platforms make those platforms an inherent threat to democracy (e.g. the Cambridge Analytica thing).

Sorry for being a curmudgeon.

Sorry for interjecting, I'm just really surly about the things that have been done to manipulate the general population.

in reply to Tofu Golem

@tofugolem @Minimac @laguiri @schmaker @mastodonmigration
Cambridge Analytics is not nearly as effective as people pretend that it is.

The percent of white voters that choose the fashy option has not changed before, during, or after Cambridge Analytica era. 🤷🏿‍♂️

And Black US voters were targeted by Cambridge Analytica *the most* and it had *the least* impact on their voting patterns.

hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/114…

The things that have a much greater impact on voting patterns, are national newspapers and TV, and the framing of stories.

And the biggest counter to political interference in the US was... Black users online. We uncovered the disinfo networks before everyone else, for reasons I s covered before that are obvious once you see them.

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in reply to mekka okereke

@mekkaokereke @Minimac @laguiri @schmaker @mastodonmigration
The point is that this form of influence is POSSIBLE, which I do not think we should tolerate.

And it is unfair to use African-American voters as an example. They are a lot less, erm, stupid about political influence than white people.

in reply to mekka okereke

@tofugolem @Minimac @laguiri @schmaker @mastodonmigration
Why having more Black folk on your social media platform is so effective at protecting you against foreign disinformation campaigns.

hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/111…


[A Black adult shows Black kids a photo of Elmo and Cookie monster. Elmo is happily eating a cookie, as Cookie monster looks on helpless and in despair]

Black adult: On Sesame Street, Who be eating cookies?

Black kids: Cookie Monster!

Black adult: And who is eating cookies?

Black kids: Elmo!

If you think Black people are smart, and you're not racist, and you see this convo, you understand that there are *grammar rules* governing what Black kids say and understand.

slate.com/human-interest/2015/…


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in reply to NerdNextDoor

Something is coming...

Yes, it's 4 AM right now. I've been doing this since around 1 AM.

Trust me, once it gets good, I'll properly reveal it.

It does have something to do with the #RISCV hardware I ordered recently.

I'll get somewhere with this, I promise, alright?

It may take longer than the hardware arrival, but I'll get there in the end.

#RISC #RISCV64 #Technology




Canada’s Marion Thénault claims aerials silver at World Cup in Finland byteseu.com/1606092/ #Finland


Just saw "Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair" in 70mm at AFI, and hooboy if you're wondering whether it's worth checking out the answer is hell to the YES


Iceland boss Richard Walker to become Labour peer, sources say byteseu.com/1606090/ #Iceland


I shared the good word of "The Hunger" to two more people today (my stylist and another stylist in the shop, plus potentially the other person getting their hair cut) #Monsterdon #MonsterdonLegacy #TheHunger1983


🦖#MONSTERDON 🎞️

Theme Drink Recommendation for

💥 ATTACK OF THE PUPPET PEOPLE 💥

This week we're going to the Dolls Inc factory to visit Mr. Franz who has a creepy realistic doll collection. We'll also check out his matchmaking abilities, because creepy dolls mean Romance. 💔

(recipe in reply under CW)

Everyone is welcome to join us for the watch party on Sunday!

👉 Trailer, free links, more:
timeloop.cafe/@Taweret/1156738…

in reply to Joe Watching ⚽🎞️🚴📺

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Sunday, Dec 7, 2025, 8PM CT (2AM Monday UTC)

IT'S #MONSTERDON

we will be watching:

Attack of the Puppet People (1958)

"Lonely, deranged puppet-master designs a machine that shrinks people."

its streaming free on tubi

please watch and live post it with us!

youtube.com/watch?v=_hAS8c3tw0…




A 71-year-old man in Hong Kong is the first to be arrested over ‘prejudicing’ national security as authorities issue a warning about the Tai Po fire mourning site. hongkongfp.com/2025/12/07/71-y…
in reply to Steve Herman

Big mistake. Righteously pissed off geezers are both intractable and a sympathetic target.




昨天彈琴的心得是我的左手 mute 要好好練啊... 手指抬起來的瞬間都會有點雜音







We should all refer to Chernobyl as Chornobyl now. Chernobyl is the Russian spelling and Chornobyl is the Ukrainian spelling. Given the vandalism by Russia on the containment unit (among other -things-), they no longer deserve the naming rights #politics

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RE: aus.social/@SeaFury/1156759236…

#Chernobyl #Chornobyl #RussianInvasion #Ukraine #USPol #auspol #SlavaUkraini #СлаваУкраїн


We should all refer to Chernobyl as Chornobyl now. Chernobyl is the Russian spelling and Chornobyl is the Ukrainian spelling. Given the vandalism by Russia on the containment unit (among other -things-), they no longer deserve the naming rights #politics



EU politicians are still paying money to this guy, to use the social medium he controls, where his algorithm decides which voters they reach or do not reach.
in reply to Randahl Fink

@david_chisnall Plus, we must take into account that populists and radicals will simply ignore the requirements and publish content where they can spread propaganda. This will put honest politicians at a disadvantage.

In addition, a large number of people ‘do not follow politics’ and only see random posts in their feed that someone shares. If there are fewer posts from good people, this will also have a negative impact

in reply to Distante

@Distante
Alternatively: If a site is never used for legitimate communication then it's really easy to see that propaganda is propaganda.