over the years, people have called various documents we've written "manifestos", without us ever applying that term, or thinking to
the one where we think that's closest to true is the Plurality Playbook (linked from our profile). it expresses a specific world view which is novel to much of its audience, and asserts that this world view is important.
with that said, though, we really saw it as more of a how-to when we wrote it
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I attended my first life drawing session, and it was fun! I did a watercolor painting of our model, who was awesome, and had a wonderful look. Painting in watercolor with no table is physically very challenging, though, lol.
#art #MastoArt #watercolor #portrait #LifeDrawing #FediArt
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I was always bad at deconstructing mechanisms of algorithms and how SM portals work.
To reach my followers, I had to follow rules I wasn't even aware of. Make reels, make videos, add music, choose the right format, post regularly, reply to comments as soon as possible...
I just wanted to post some drawings and make people laugh.
It's because the companies making these algorithms actively don't want you to understand how they work. If you understand it, you can work the system to give yourself better results without paying them as much for those results which weakens shareholder returns.
There's no shareholders here, so no one really cares about that stuff. Want to know how the algorithm for your favourite fedi client works? The code is generally completely public and you can have anyone who understands code explain it to you.
Anyway, until then, looking forward to more drawings and laughter! 😁
Turns out people are buying RNLI Christmas cards in order to add money to all the donations which are flooding in.
Now it appears that some are planning to buy them and send them to Reform’s free post address.
Really, if you did that, it would cost them an awful lot of money... 💅
Freepost RUHS-YGAJ-TKBL
Reform UK
Millbank Tower
21-24 Millbank
LONDON
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Past it on.
(Idea credit: Simonharris_mbd on Instagram: instagram.com/p/DdMzp6pFy1F/?s…)
15K likes, 386 comments - simonharris_mbd on September 12, 2026: "Yes. Do not do this. Please. Thank you. SUPPORT THE RNLI - https://rebrand.ly/imvl9mb".Instagram
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Join me for an evidence-based, hype-free workshop on Code Craft & AI, Tues Oct 6th 18:45 BST. I’m currently pulling together a bunch of sources – that are mostly recent – on t…codemanship (Codemanship's Blog)
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If you want to truly understand what culture really is, I highly recommend the Anthropology and the Study of Humanity course that delves deep into the history of our cultures, from what we may regard as “primitive” societies, to kingdoms, or today’s “civilization”. 24 lectures full of rich information. All trade-free.
Here - videoneat.com/courses/26806/an…
Biology, archaeology, language, and culture-gain a comprehensive understanding of humanity's development from an acclaimed professor and field researcher.VideoNeat
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We’re #hiring a Program Manager to lead our #SovereignTechResilience Program!
In this role, you’ll take hands-on ownership of one of our key programs dedicated to protecting critical #opensource infrastructure. The program includes investments in security audits, memory safety, and post-quantum encryption readiness.
We’re looking for someone with a technical background who can balance the operational demands of a program already in motion with an impact-oriented, strategic perspective.
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I bet you're wondering how we got here...Catherynne M. Valente (Welcome to Garbagetown)
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My mom has been running a community art & poetry project using the fence around her home for the last 15+ years, which she calls The Poetry Fence. She takes it very seriously and uses it as a base for all sorts of poetry outreach in her neighborhood. She's recently written a book about her experience with this project which she's trying to get published by a small press.
And in her mid-70s, she's just created her first ever website. It'd mean a lot to her if you take a look! poetryfencecommunity.com/
She doesn't know I'm posting this, but if she did she'd probably want me to add that science is real, no person is illegal, trans rights are human rights, and banned books are worth reading. And most of all, that poetry is for everyone.
Boosts on her behalf appreciated.
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Des pins, des pins et des pins.
La plupart des acteurs industriels sont bloqués dans un modèle économique vieux de plusieurs décennies.
Quelques forestiers montrent qu’une autre voie est possible ➡️ l.reporterre.net/cPv
⏱️ Redif. du 07/03/2026
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Alors qu’une sécheresse exceptionnelle sévit partout en France, l’État n’est pas à la hauteur : telle est l’alerte lancée par France nature environnement (FNE).
En savoir plus ➡️ l.reporterre.net/D6s
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Soleil vert et vapeurs bleues
Flottent au coeur de la nuit
Vacille entre l'ennui
Et un délire nébuleux
Blanches sont les heures sombres
Où l'esprit vagabonde
Orages et éclairs abondent
Pour ma mémoire corrompre
Fée verte aux frondes glauques
Entre deux mondes je vague
En océan de colère
Douce brûlure dans ma foi
L'absinthe me ramène à toi
Sur sa peau, ton goût amer.
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This book takes the view that anarchy, often extrapolated in and through the historical socially-derived politics of anarchism, should instead be...Internet Archive
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Agroecology Map helps communities find initiatives, document agroecological experiences, share knowledge, and strengthen collaboration networks worldwide.Agroecology Map
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Do we have some trumpet players on this social?
I haven’t found one other than @gijslevelt
I would be happy to connect with you!
#trumpet #music
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in reply to Irenes (many) • • •... because we were not even remotely the first. the history of zines around plural topics, by various names, goes back decades
it was just a particularly convenient document to cite in a workplace setting, particularly well-tailored to that audience, and over the subsequent years that caused it to become a stand-in for the cause it was part of, in some people's minds
we're incredibly proud of that, it just, you know, exceeded our expectations
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in reply to Irenes (many) • • •we feel well-qualified to do the philosophical parts of this, we're good at that sort of thinking
our notes are kind of amorphous because organizing notes and refining them into an actual document is a whole art form in its own right, and not one that we have gone deep on
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in reply to Irenes (many) • • •with plural topics, also, there was a clear answer to the question "what gives you the right?"
we felt we had the right to speak on behalf of our people, there, because nobody else was doing so in ways that were visible to that audience, and we were taking immense personal risk on our shoulders, and it was quite understandable that nobody else wanted to, at that time
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in reply to Iris Young (he/they/she) (PhD) • • •Philippa Cowderoy
in reply to Irenes (many) • • •there's also legibility through other lenses and the legibility that comes of observing clusters of people without really caring what's going on underneath: the latter is a risk some understand better than others when they first accept it, but the alternative is many people left in a closet that's all-encompassing
sometimes, the state's already decided you're damned either way and then acts all surprised when people call themselves satanists
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in reply to Irenes (many) • • •I don't know to what extent your writing moved the needle at all.
What I do see is that today a *lot* more multiples feel safe being out and public as plural than would have dared to 30 years ago.
I think that's very positive and a good thing in itself, whatever comes of it later. The future is unknown, and is still malleable.
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in reply to Clifton Royston • • •we'll never get to know that. humanity is an ocean, and all we can create are ripples. all we can do is put good things out there and hope.
we're Buddhists, you might be able to tell :)
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