The Fediverse is not “a techno-feudal fiefdom (run by various admins).” That line is lazy, defeatist, and flat-out wrong.
What it actually is: a network held together by open protocols like ActivityPub, where anyone—with a little knowledge and elbow grease—can run their own social media platform.
Don’t have the knowledge? Fine. That’s why co-ops exist. Look at cosocial.ca or social.coop. They exist so tech skills aren’t a gatekeeping weapon—and everyone gets a real say. I believe in this model so much that @Crissy and I are laying the groundwork for a PeerTube co-op right now.
But maybe you do have the technical skills and can’t be bothered with committees, AGMs, and Robert’s Rules. Great. Then you can do what I’ve done with atomicpoet.org: start your own damn server.
Yes, it costs money and time. Not much. A Raspberry Pi with Akkoma is enough. But even small costs are still costs. Time and money are the currency of life. Pretending you can have a democratic internet without paying either is pure fantasy.
So ask yourself: what do you actually value?
Because if you’re content to sit back, post takes, and call yourself “engaged”—you’re not. You’re a spectator. Democracy doesn’t run on slacktivism. It runs on people giving their time, their money, and their effort.
In the end, your priorities show up in your actions. If you want a democratic Fediverse, you have to put skin in the game. There’s no way around it.
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Pai é preso por obrigar filhas a produzir vídeos pornográficos no Paraná - Gazeta Brasil- Notícias do Brasil
Um caso chocante de abuso sexual e exploração infantil veio à tona nesta quarta-feira (27), com a prisão de um homem de 63 anos em Rio Branco do Sul, naGazeta Brasil
"AI Sleeper Agents: How Anthropic Trains and Catches Them"
Beim Early Bird 2021 - Sonntag früh um 5 sind Autofahrys noch ... lustig: da war eine eigene Party in dem Auto glaub ich 😉
Das Bild zeigt eine Gruppe von Radfahrern, die auf einer Fahrbahn in einer Stadt reisen. Die Radfahrer tragen Sportkleidung und Helme und fahren in einer Reihe. Einige von ihnen tragen bunte Trikots, während andere in dunklerer Kleidung sind. Ein schwarzer Kleinwagen fährt neben der Radfahrergruppe und hat eine Person im Fahrerhaus, die aus dem Fenster ragt und mit den Radfahrern spricht. Die Person im Auto fragt: "Jo, was macht'n ihr so?" und die Radfahrer antworten: "Radfahren." Die Umgebung zeigt eine typische Stadtlandschaft mit Gebäuden und Bäumen.
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Ethan is still at it, and I didn't realize how far along they got since they started the endeavor last year. Less than 100 left of the originally 500 foxes last year to save from the fur farm. They still need funds to cover the maintenance for the remaining foxes.
Donation links and the store at their website.
Save A Fox Rescue - Fox Sanctuary
Save A Fox is a wildlife rehabilitation facility based out of Minnesota and we specialize in rescuing foxesSaveafox
China is leading the Global South's energy transition, with renewables accounting for 87% of new power generation investments.
This shift is reshaping the global energy landscape, with profound strategic and economic implications. It’s a far bigger story than most people realize.
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I broke the screen on my #Google #Pixel7pro recently and decided to buy a #Pixel10ProXL. The #Pixel10 was delivered yesterday.
Today on the way home, hours before holding the 10, I wanted to take a photo on the 7. For the first time in THREE YEARS it focused in and out to find the focus. For three years, the camera on the 7 has relied on the utterly broken single-dot time-of-flight sensor instead of sharpness like everyone else. (Apple has decent multi-point. That also works)
The box the #Pixel10 was shipped in had a "welcome to team pixel" card in it. Upside down relative to all the print inside the shipping box, and bent in a corner
Then some creased packing paper, and the actual box just tossed in there rattling around loose
A huge and ugly sticker over the whole box with EU mandated information. They only had a year or two to prepare after all
And then the #Pixel10ProXL is in its box face down
A 1299€ device and the unpacking experience is sloppy and shit
Do I need fancy unboxing? Very much not.
Yet I recognize if care was taken, or not.
@GrapheneOS keeps talking about an OEM hopefully working with them in a year or two. I hope we start seeing alternatives to Pixels.
Israel escalates attacks on Yemen, killing several ministers
The Yemeni resistance movement confirmed that the aggression will not deter it from continuing its struggle against Israel.
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‘Why We Need a Coordinated Media Revolution’
Alternative media platforms cannot thrive in a vacuum and policy reforms will not succeed without grassroots pressure, argues Tom Hardy
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#media #journalism #revolution #MediaRevolution @mediarevolution @BylineTimes
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La manifestazione ‘Stop al genocidio – Corteo per la Palestina’ che si è svolta nel tardo pomeriggio del 30 agosto al Lido di Venezia, in piena Mostra cinematografica proprio per attirare il più possibile l’attenzione sulla tragedia, è stata un…
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In piena Mostra del cinema di Venezia il successo della manifestazione pro Palestina
La manifestazione 'Stop al genocidio - Corteo per la Palestina' che si è svolta nel tardo pomeriggio del 30 agosto al Lido di Venezia, in piena MostraBruna Alasia (Pressenza)
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Italiano: “Ho ritrovato il Bologna. Lucumi? Crescerà ancora”
https://www.tuttobolognaweb.it/news/italiano-ho-ritrovato-il-bologna-lucumi-crescera-ancora/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Italiano: “Ho ritrovato il Bologna. Lucumi? Crescerà ancora”
Le parole di Vincenzo Italiano in conferenza stampaManuel Minguzzi (Tutto Bologna Web)
Imbrattato lo striscione della Festa Tricolore
I vertici di Fratelli d'Italia hanno denunciato il fatto, avvenuto presumibilmente nella notte tra venerdì e sabato. Sullo striscione appeso all'ingresso del parco della Comasca sono state tracciate scritte contro il fascismo.
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#AgeVerification #UK #UnitedKingdom
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Houthis: Several Leaders Killed, Ukraine Ex-Speaker Killed, More
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2025-08-30/houthis-several-leaders-killed-ukraine-ex-speaker-killed-more?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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"2023 report by the EEB revealed that many of these so-called “used products” are in fact non-functional or outright waste, making them unsuitable for reuse. Besides, even the functional goods eventually reach the end of their life within a few years, adding to the waste burden."
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Meerplatitüden V - The Way - Aug 2025
#fujifilm #fuji #fujigfx #fujifilmgfx #fujifilmgfx100rf #gfx100rf #sooc #fujifilmsimulation #photography #fotografie #fotografia #panorama #verticalpanorama #65x24 #nature #fujirecipes
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Vicente Bianchi. Con su piano a los 90. Se puede descargar.
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Vicente Bianchi: Con su piano a los 90. Sin Número de Serie. Independiente. 2010. Chile
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“The loyalists around Trump are much more open and much bolder in their authoritarianism than they were six months ago,” Harvard professor Steven Levitsky told TNR's Greg Sargent. “So we’re in a very dangerous moment.”
Furious Trump’s Firing of Fed’s Lisa Cook May Be About to Backfire
The fired Fed governor has filed suit against Trump—and the discovery process may allow her celebrated lawyer to find out if the White House ordered a Trump loyalist to move against her.The New Republic
⚡️🇺🇦Freedom: News Time - The AFU is getting stronger as Russian bleeds oil growing weaker (UATV News VIDEO) #Ukraine #Paris #Rome #London #Berlin #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #NukesForUkraine #Germany #ICC #WarCrimesTribunal #ICJ #UN #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar #11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState #TrumpIsARussianAsset
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I know a lot of you still think of the #Fediverse as just “Mastodon”.
But it’s far more than that. There’s an entire ecosystem of federated message boards that’s already proven popular: #Piefed, #NodeBB, #Lemmy, #Mbin, and #Discourse.
Even the classics like #Friendica and #Hubzilla have solid forum features baked in.
If you’re only here for the microblogging, you’re missing a key piece. Communities built around interests are something #Twitter never offered, and #Bluesky still doesn’t.
So if you’re looking to replace your #Facebook Groups, the Fediverse already has you covered.
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Would my life be improved with any of what you are talking about? You're talking about forums, and the forums that I have been interested in the past have been ones that are often hard enough to even get people involved with them. Not that a "big" broad platform isn't of interest. I've tried to run such things.
Thanks for not asking for that answer.
@JigmeDatse I’m just speaking from experience. After starting several communities on Piefed, I’ve found it surprisingly easy to get people engaged.
Cross-posting there has actually led to more thoughtful comments—often from folks who share my exact interests.
That’s been my story. Yours may be different.
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Today was my first time throwing porcelain clay.
WOW its like butter and was pretty fun.
Can't wait to bisque fire them, to see how they turn out. Planning on hand painting the glaze.
#PottersOfMastodon #PottersOfTheFediverse #Clay
#Potter #Porcelain
Non potevano mancare Ondina e Burlamacco, al Principino, alla presentazione del Giro Femminile della Toscana 2025, in programma dal 4 al 7 settembre. Perché dopo 14 anni la prima tappa della corsa di patron Brunello Fanini torna proprio a Viareggio. Ad aprire la competizione premondiale sarà infatti una spettacolare cronometro a noitv.it/2025/08/ciclismo-viar…
Turkish FM: Genocide in Gaza is bleeding wound for entire world
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that the genocide committed by Israel against the Palestinian people in Gaza has become a bleeding wound for the entire world.SabaNet - Yemen News Agency
I want to use the unicode (partial) block symbols (strangeweb.page/@jochie/115118…) to draw graphs:
chars = [' ','▏','▎','▍','▌','▋','▊','▉','█']
The idea is that I can "scale” the horizontal bars (7/8, 6/8, 5/8, …) if/when at least one of the values gets a bit high, like this:
1️⃣ 0
2️⃣ 0
3️⃣ ▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▌ 12
4️⃣ ▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▏ 13
5️⃣ ▉▉ 3
6️⃣ 0
In my editor/client it’s fine, but some fonts show
U+258C “▌” as taller than the others, which is a bit annoying!
Any suggestions/alternatives?
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@oblomov That screenshot that I think you're referring to is actually the Discord app in the Firefox browser.
Plot twist!
You were on to something. While writing my response I noticed that I had a bug in my code and was unintentionally using the "left 7/8 block” U+2589 where I thought I was using the full block.
Back to the drawing board (hah) for me, and more 🤦♂️ feelings with regards to fonts and unicode. 😁
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@oblomov And for completeness, the answer the other question. I _was_ using Monaco in my editor (Emacs) but for the partial blocks it was falling back to Andale-Mono.
Going back to the default which gets me Menlo for partial blocks and full block, and consistent heights.
Adding that to the long list of things to consider when picking my next (coding) font. 😅
Early Pixel 10 buyers are running into wireless charging issues and more already
Bach, Castelnuovo Tedesco, Busoni and Donatoni sound in Venice - Schedule // - www.worldconcerthall.com
Ex Novo Musica. Marco Rogliano, violin, and the Ex Novo Ensemble play: BACH arr Ferruccio Busoni: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, BWV 903. CASTELNUOVO TEDESCO arr Jasha Heifetz: Figaro, Concert Rhapsody on Il Barbiere di Siviglia by Rossini. Ferruc...www.worldconcerthall.com
Bach, Castelnuovo Tedesco, Busoni and Donatoni sound in Venice - Schedule // - www.worldconcerthall.com
Ex Novo Musica. Marco Rogliano, violin, and the Ex Novo Ensemble play: BACH arr Ferruccio Busoni: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, BWV 903. CASTELNUOVO TEDESCO arr Jasha Heifetz: Figaro, Concert Rhapsody on Il Barbiere di Siviglia by Rossini. Ferruc...www.worldconcerthall.com
One Day Trump Will Be Gone - YouTube
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Get ready for Coco Gauff vs. Naomi Osaka at the US Open. It's been 6 years since their first matchup
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"Private industries are being prioritised in these arid zones. We hear that there's going to be 32 data centres but water is what's needed for people, not for these industries. They [the municipality] are prioritising giving water they have to the private industry. Citizens are not receiving the same quality of the water that the industry is receiving."
"This is a state that is already facing a crisis that is so complex and doesn't have enough water for human disposal."
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AI demand means data centres are worsening drought in Mexico
Activists in Querétaro criticise state government for prioritising the data processing needs for US tech firms over their own citizensSuzanne Bearne (BBC News)
Meta invested $14.3 billion in data-labeling vendor Scale AI, but the relationship is already showing signs of fraying. Read more from @Techcrunch:
#Tech #AI #Meta #Technology #ArtificalIntelligence #ScaleAI #Business
Cracks are forming in Meta’s partnership with Scale AI | TechCrunch
Two months after making a $14.3B investment in Scale AI, Meta is relying heavily on its competitors to train next generation AI models.Marina Temkin (TechCrunch)
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Warum Feeds wichtiger sind, als viele denken - Fedispace | blog
Für mich bedeuten RSS-Feeds Plattformunabhängigkeit. Im Gegensatz zu Social Media ist man nicht den Algorithmen einzelner Plattformen ausgeliefert.Andreas (Fedispace | blog)
⚡️🇫🇷Leading Ukrainian politician assassinated in western Ukraine (FRANCE 24 English News VIDEO) #Ukraine #Paris #Rome #London #Berlin #Finland #Poland #Estonia #Romania #Latvia #Lithuania #Brussels #Moldova #Denmark #Germany #UN #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar #11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
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Open source e sovranità digitale: l’Europa tra adozione diffusa e scarso contributo allo sviluppo
Il nuovo rapporto della Linux Foundation Europe conferma che l’open source è centrale per la sovranità digitale europea, ma l’UE resta indietro nei contributi concreti, con scarsa leadership, strategie incomplete e un gap marcato rispetto ai grandi a…Michele Nasi (ilsoftware.it)
La imagen muestra a una mujer posando para una selfie en un evento temático. Ella lleva un vestido sin mangas de color azul oscuro y grandes pendientes de oro y diamantes. Su cabello es largo y castaño, recogido en un moño. Detrás de ella, se puede ver un gran cartel que dice "How to Train Your Dragon" con una escultura de un dragón a la izquierda. El suelo es de color azul, y hay dos hombres en el fondo, uno de ellos con una camiseta negra y pantalones blancos. El techo es de metal con una estructura de arco, y hay vegetación verde en el fondo.
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What are some of your favorite YouTube channels that are not related to gaming, particularly those that are smaller or less well known? I am looking to expand my knowledge and diversify my FreeTube feed.
Edit: Thanks for all the recommendations, I’ve got a lot to check out!
#Fediverse #YouTube #Recommendation #NewPipe #FreeTube #Invidious #PeerTube #Technology #OpenSource #FOSS #Linux #Unix #GNU #Debian #ArchLinux #Fedora #BSD #Privacy #Security #SelfHosting #Decentralization #Freedom #Nature #ClimateChange #Climate #Science #History #Culture #Education #Politics #Philosophy #Anarchism #Anarchy #AntiCapitalism #Economics #DigitalRights
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Meine 81-jährige Mutter war - trotz großem Interesse - noch nie auf einem #CSD. Heute nehme ich sie mit 🌈
Mein Mann ist währenddessen auf einem Magic The Gathering-Turnier und hat seine Gruppe zu einer "Zeigt die Farben, die ihr am liebsten spielt, von Daumen bis kleiner Finger"-Nagellack-Challenge aufgerufen 😊
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My 81-year-old mum has never been to a CSD/ #pride parade - despite being very interested. Today I'm taking her with me 🌈
Meanwhile, my husband is at a Magic The Gathering tournament and has challenged his group to a ‘show the favourite colours that you play from thumb to pinky’ nail polish challenge 😊
@B.ella Nagellack-Challenge: Super!
Ich musste dadurch gerade daran denken, dass unser Patenkind mir vor Jahren bei irgendeiner Feier die Nägel bunt lackieren wollte und natürlich auch durfte - mit allem, was das Arsenal der Mutter halt so hergab. Das anwesende, tendenziell eher konservativ geprägte Umfeld war teilweise recht irritiert, einer meinte sogar „dass Du das mit Dir machen lässt".
Wenn's einem nicht gefällt: Ok. Es geht ja aber nicht um ein Tattoo. Auf Wunsch ist die Farbe schnell wieder weg. Wer es als Mann nicht mal kurzzeitig verkraftet, Farbe auf den Nägeln zu haben … Ich war auf jeden Fall damals von den Kommentaren sehr befremdet.
Trasporti gratis o scontati per chi studia: così città universitarie e regioni si attrezzano al rientro degli studenti
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Trasporti gratis o scontati per chi studia: così città universitarie e regioni si attrezzano al rientro degli studenti
Da Nord a Sud: ecco le agevolazioni più convenienti da tenere a menteYgnazia Cigna (Open)
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anyway. it was all fun and games and shitty fiction that makes my hand crawl into my eyes,
but i am gonna be real with you right now.
this shit is fucking disgusting. whoever wrote this thinks they can go and tell people who are being erased off the face of the earth to resist peacefully in a very "let them eat cake" manner. white westerners preach from the ivory tower of their perceived civility, their stomachs full and having all their limbs intact.
it's disgusting.
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and this is why i believe they will never learn, because they keep clinging to the existing systems, to their dusty ideals of lofty rationalism and white superiority and surface civility and technological progress and white saviorism.
they never knew what it's like to live in a colony. they never knew what this is like to read in a history book that certain people hated you so much they would try to starve you to death. kazakhs know this, palestinians know this.
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it's my shared grief with them, in a way. i see past my ancestors survived through loop back to me.
and this past is directly a result of the ideas that so many white colonialist societies are built on. about how everyone darker than you is a savage, how you can steal their land and kill them under the guise of civility or superiority. soviet/modern russia, israel and usa are very similar in this regard
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and i cannot believe we as humanity will be able to move on to a better future if we will not face how flawed, dangerous and traumatic the consequences of such thinking can be. something has to change. we, we can't go on like this, we can't. why? why does it have to be like this, god?
i don't know.
everything is going to shit.
and i am not entirely sure if i can imagine that we can build a better world
but
but i want to try
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as of august 31 2025 more than 77 877 people are dead
undiscovered or unreported deaths may be multiple times higher
god will fucking judge whoever did this
from the river to the sea
free palestine