An Open Letter to All #European #Politicians and Leaders to Abandon X/Twitter
The continued use of X/Twitter by political leaders across #Europe inadvertently lends credibility to a platform increasingly used to amplify divisive rhetoric and individual interests. In doing so, they leave marginalized groups—whom they represent—with little choice but to engage in a #hostile environment to have their voices heard, failing in their duty to protect and empower all #constituents and ultimately undermining #democratic integrity.
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Splinter In The Mind’s Eye
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Splinter In The Mind's Eye
Splinter In The Mind's Eye - Dgar [Lyrics] I can see through the thin line that you call your mind. Darkness comes creeping, walls are receding, outside they say you look fine. Monsters are creeSoundCloud
I could quote the whole thing (by @pluralistic):
"These are the two factors that make services terrible: captive users, and no constraints. If your users can't leave, and if you face no consequences for making them miserable (not solely their departure to a competitor, but also fines, criminal charges, worker revolts, and guerrilla warfare with interoperators), then you have the means, motive and opportunity to turn your service into a giant pile of shit."
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Amid a deluge of executive actions, the Trump regime has ordered federal health agencies to
💥halt external communications,
-- such as regular scientific reports, updates to websites and health advisories,
according to sources within the agencies.
The orders were delivered Tuesday to staff at agencies inside the US Department of Health and Human Services,
including to officials at the US Food and Drug Administration,
the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
and National Institutes of Health,
according to the Washington Post, which first reported the story.
Man and child dead after crash in Pickering on Wednesday
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/man-child-dead-pickering-crash-1.7437999?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Today in Labor History January 22, 1987: Philippine security forces opened fire on a crowd of 10,000–15,000 demonstrators at Malacañang Palace, Manila, killing 18, in the Mendiola Massacre. The protesters were mostly farmers, workers and students demanding land reform from President Corazon Aquino.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #philippines #massacre #corazonaquino #manila #protest #farmers #students #workers
TODAY: We’re expecting a House vote on the Laken Riley Act, a dangerous bill that would shred constitutional rights and let MAGA extremists gut legal immigration.
48 House Democrats supported this bill last time it came up for a vote, so we need you to contact your representative ASAP and tell them to stand up against the GOP’s anti-immigrant fear mongering: indivisible.org/resource/tell-…
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In a Galaxy Far Away: 8 Teen Sci-Fi Comics
From sweet coming-of-age stories to Mars-based manga, these comics will have you spacing out, in the best way.
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Oslo’s quiet revolution: how electric construction sites are changing the game | The Optimist Daily
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> The Norwegian capital is building a cleaner, quieter future—one emission-free construction site at a time.
Backyard Visitor
This close-up photo captures a tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) visiting my bird feeder.
"A little gray bird with an echoing voice, the Tufted Titmouse is common in eastern deciduous forests and a frequent visitor to feeders. The large black eyes, small, round bill, and brushy crest gives these birds a quiet but eager expression that matches the way they flit through canopies, hang from twig-ends, and drop in to bird feeders. When a titmouse finds a large seed, you’ll see it carry the prize to a perch and crack it with sharp whacks of its stout bill." - allaboutbirds.org
#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #tuftedtitmouse
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Fortnite reclaimed the top spot on Newzoo's overall revenue and engagement charts for December
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Fortnite reclaims top spot on revenue and engagement charts for December 2024 | Newzoo Charts
Fortnite reclaimed the top spot on Newzoo's overall revenue and engagement charts for December.Sophie McEvoy (GamesIndustry.biz)
TL;DR: calm tf down and touch grass, we've gotten thru it before, we'll get through it again.
Feeling political distress? Here are coping strategies a psychologist shares with his clients
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> Politics in America have become more upsetting than ever for big chunks of the population, but there are ways to cope.
My oldest child, Cat, wrote up a "Review Of My Work" from 2024. Hard to believe (or remember) so much gets packed into one year sometimes! Graduating, landing and working all sorts of gigs in different areas of the craft, learning things along the way....
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2024: A Review of My Work
A little over a year ago, I created this blog as a way to publicize some of the inner-workings of my acting brain. A little snippet for those who know me to see into my thoughts and how I understand acting.Cat Sadler
A group that says it fights anti-Semitism rushed to defend Elon Musk over his apparent Nazi salutes at Trump’s inauguration.
The ADL, after all, has as its national director a man who has compared wearing a kaffiyeh to wearing a swastika. The group has conflated protests against Israel’s war in Gaza with antisemitism
The ADL is now accused of going soft on bigots, as long as they support Israel.
aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed…
Why is ‘anti-Semitism watchdog’ ADL defending Elon Musk’s ‘Nazi salute’?
A group that says it fights anti-Semitism rushed to defend Elon Musk over his apparent Nazi salutes.Al Jazeera
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in reply to Mark Lansbury • • •"That doesn’t matter. If you have an account on “X” you are endorsing, supporting and giving aid and comfort to Musk, all he is doing and all he stands for."
- Adam Hunt
*Exactly! Thank you, Adam. @Adam Hunt
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in reply to Mark Lansbury • • •I clearly recall when Twitter started up. It was very much like Bluesky. Despite promises, it's still easily possible Bluesky could be taken over or sold just like Twitter.
My view is the Fediverse with it's non-corporate, individual operators all inner connected is better protection against corruption, censorship, corporate pressure and/or authoritarian capitalism.
A very simple start on the Fediverse:
fedi.garden/
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