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Instagram hides search results for 'Democrats'
Meta says it is working quickly to resolve the problem, which has prompted accusations of bias on social media.Tom Gerken (BBC News)
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‘The gesture speaks for itself’: Germans respond to Musk’s apparent Nazi salute
Some say it was an unambiguous Nazi salute but others are unsure and say focus should be on Musk’s stated support for far-rightKate Connolly (The Guardian)
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Zastanawialiście się kiedyś, dlaczego działające usługi w systemie Linux nazywają się złowieszczo demonami (a raczej daemonami)? Cóż, stoi za tym ciekawa historia.
#linux #demon #językoznawstwo #etymologia
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To argue about whether Musk made a Nazi salute is beyond futile. It is stupid. Don't waste your time.
Instead, if you are still on Twitter, leave now and tell people who know who are still there that you will respect them less if they stay.
If you were planning to buy an EV, don't consider Tesla.
If you own a Tesla, sell it.
Tell your legislators to push NASA, the FAA, et al to stop handing so much money and power to SpaceX.
Act.
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Went to go look at @netkitty's profile and, lmao of course that's the featured tag
(ignore how it says "no posts", that's just federation being a robustly honed technology as always)
Ross William Ulbricht stole hundreds of millions of dollars & ran a massive dark web narcotics enterprise as the drug epidemic destroyed our communities. He was duly convicted.
Trump just gave him a full & unconditional pardon.
Remember this when Trump blames immigrants for drugs & economic harm.
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People in Gaza are shocked by the scale of the destruction. They did not imagine that complete neighbourhoods have been wiped out.
But it is not only that. The houses that are still standing are either burnt or unlivable.
And there is another thing that needs to be pointed out. There are a lot of explosives left in some areas. That is why it is very dangerous for people to approach their houses at this stage.
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![Palestinians make their way past the rubble of destroyed houses and buildings in Jabalia in northern Gaza, January 21, 2025. [Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters]
Some are still trying to clean up what’s left, some are trying to salvage their belongings from under the rubble.](https://social.trom.tf/photo/preview/640/20763651 "Palestinians make their way past the rubble of destroyed houses and buildings in Jabalia in northern Gaza, January 21, 2025. [Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters]
Some are still trying to clean up what’s left, some are trying to salvage their belongings from under the rubble.")
One of those "difficult to get the colour right"-yarns (#LITLG in "Deep Coral") and bad light on a wintry morning in Northern Germany - but I'm quite happy with this sock so far.
Pattern is *Yttygran Socks* by Anna Zhuravleva from last year's Sock Madness. I really like the Strong heel, it's a simple and non-fiddly heel. The twisted-stitches pattern only extends to ~16 stitches on the front, astonishingly easy work for a great effect. Work smarter, not harder ;)
As you may know, I launched a Bluesky account for my creative work (I post only my artwork and have minimum interactions), it's been 5 days and I had not received free and violent insults like that since the end of 2022 and my arrival on Mastodon.
I think I'm going to do *A LOT* of preventive blocking.
And a big thanks to moderators and admin like @Curator who prevent us from having this kind of behaviour here 👏.
Il est sur quelle instance ? Je l’ai pas trouvé.
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in reply to Dan Gillmor • • •Karl Auerbach
in reply to Dan Gillmor • • •I agree with your points. We know people who have already dumped their Teslas.
We've got one - in so many ways it is showing that it was neither designed nor implemented to be anything more than an iPhone on wheels with a fairly decent drive train wrapped in a cheap body and cheap interior.
We plan on replacing it, perhaps with a Hyundai (most likely) or a Polestar (less likely.)
Unlike the technology dud that is Tesla, Space-X seems to be rather solid and its only disease is its link to Musk. I'm rather at a loss how the US and others can unwind their relationships with Space-X for launches. Starlink, on the other hand, is an environmental and astronomical mess.
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in reply to Dan Gillmor • • •quinta
in reply to Dan Gillmor • • •agree
+ I don't think it's a Nazi reference, but a Roman reference.
they see themselves as "Optimates" in a new Roman empire
hints here: blog.quintarelli.it/2025/01/mu…
Musk and the myth of the Roman empire – Quinta’s weblog
blog.quintarelli.itLizB
in reply to Dan Gillmor • • •So I sell my Tesla (at a significant loss) and buy what exactly?
All other EV’s are stuck with either unreliable charging networks (not what you want when crossing the AZ desert) or the Tesla supercharger network. Plus driving assistance that is significantly behind Tesla’s FSD.
I suppose I could buy a gas car and perpetuate our climate disaster…
The solution, unfortunately, is not that simple.
pa27
in reply to Dan Gillmor • • •Re the difficulties of leaving twitter, cory doctorow makes some good points about why some find it difficult: pluralistic.net/2025/01/20/cap…
But definitely don't buy Tesla, or Starlink!
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in reply to Dan Gillmor • • •I used to adore him, really. He showed me that you can be whoever you want if you decide to put in the work.
Now he just went ahead and destroyed everything, including his appearance.
I stopped using Twitter when he purchased it. Won't call it X either.
Stop this nonsense, or it will be too late to act.
Phil Haigh
in reply to Dan Gillmor • • •๒๏₪ 🐝 STIL NOTDED 🌻
in reply to Dan Gillmor • • •who are they supposed to sell their cars to?
Hertz has been trying to dump their fleet for 6 months.
Nobody wants them 😅
StanleyHOOTZZ
in reply to Dan Gillmor • • •far reaching consequences of unrestricted A.I. development and who controls it.
US president Trump repeals Biden’s AI safety order
This repeal will leave the American public unprotected from the risks and harms of AI and unable to take up the benefits it might bring. Meaning he has isolated A.I. development from hands average Joe, to only Corporations are allowed to develop.
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in reply to Dan Gillmor • • •Selling a used Tesla to someone else doesn't accomplish much unfortunately. It's not a transaction that benefits Elon or Tesla in any way, and it's still out there just being driven by someone else.
Definitely don't buy new ones until they fire his ass.