Good morning. 🕊️🕊️🕊️

15 May 2025

Gloom, despair, and agony on me Deep, dark depression, excessive misery If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all Gloom, despair, and agony on me…” — Buck Owens and Roy Clark

This catchy jingle, Gloom, Despair, and Agony on Me, has been bouncing around in my head this morning. If you don’t recognize it, it’s a classic tune from the variety show Hee Haw, which aired from 1969 to 1992. I tuned in occasionally, though it was never a favorite of mine—too corny, like a whole show full of grandpa jokes. But this song? Pure genius. A classic, right up there with Bach and Chopin.

"You might be a redneck if you have every episode of Hee Haw on tape." - Jeff Foxworthy

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #morning #music #HeeHaw #pigeons #doves #flock #RockPigeons #RockDoves

MNTRA Instruments releases El Jaguar virtual instrument rekkerd.org/mntra-instruments-…

#AAX #AU #MNTRAInstruments #VST

@janboehm
Ich weiß ja nicht, ob Ihr das lest liebes @zdfmagazin ❤ aber wir finden, die Aktion #Unplugtrump von @kuketzblog
Und den Song dazu
punktube.net/w/nrm686bY6wsryJ9…
richtig cool für das Rundfunktanzorchester
( Zwinker, Zwinker) 😉😉☝

Außerdem finden wir euch ganz toll. 👍😁
#zdf #musik #trump #musk #bigtech #fedi #demokratie #köln #punk

Erba alta in via Scatena a Santa Margherita, Zappia: “Inaccettabile”
Il consigliere di Capannori Cambia torna all'attacco: "Mancanza di manutenzione triste leitmotiv su tutto il territorio di Capannori"

luccaindiretta.it/capannori-e-…

Erba alta in via Scatena a Santa Margherita, Zappia: "Inaccettabile" - LuccaInDiretta

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We Distribute: Mastodon: Giving Journalists Options Away From Big Tech. “Mastodon’s work to highlight their platform to journalists led to the opportunity to host an aperitivo, with special guests Save Social, at the International Journalism Festival (April 9th – 13th, 2025) in Perugia, Italy. IJF brings together people from across the news industry to talk about the issues they face and […]

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Mastodon: Giving Journalists Options Away From Big Tech (We Distribute) | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

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Schlimm?

Nein! Das ist unser Rechtssystem: Ohne Beweise dürfen die Ermittler glauben und denken, was sie wollen. Ohne Beweise ist das halt deren Privatproblem.

Und ja, sowas muss man als Bürger in einem freiheitlichen Rechtsstaat aushalten!

Stock Returns From Now Will Be Modest: UBS's Lovell
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-05-15/stock-returns-from-now-will-be-modest-ubs-s-lovell-video?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Bloomberg Television @bloomberg-television-bloomberg

globalist.it/life/2025/05/15/r…

Voi direte: la gente ha votato Trump e ora di cosa si lamentano? Vero. Ma i bambini vittime dell'epidemia di morbillo che che è scoppiata che colpa hanno?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. al Senato: ambiguità e negazionismo vaccinale sotto i riflettori

Le sedute, incentrate sul budget sanitario 2026 e sull’epidemia di morbillo che ha causato il primo decesso in un decennio, si sono trasformate in un’interrogazione serrata sulle posizioni di Kennedy riguardo ai vaccini.

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Climatic, star-like quality. 👌
Not my favorite, but gotta say she was in fire on stage!

#ErikaVikman #Finland #Eurovision

Springtime in Texas

#photography #landscape #nature #prairie #texas #film #fujifilm #pentax #wildflowers

#media #journalism #fediverse #Mastodon

'Mastodon’s work to highlight their platform to journalists led to the opportunity to host an aperitivo, with special guests Save Social, at the International Journalism Festival (April 9th – 13th, 2025) in Perugia, Italy.'

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We Distribute

2025-05-12 21:48:37

Mastodon: Giving Journalists Options Away From Big Tech

Mastodon’s work to highlight their platform to journalists led to the opportunity to host an aperitivo, with special guests Save Social, at the International Journalism Festival (April 9th – 13th, 2025) in Perugia, Italy.

IJF brings together people from across the news industry to talk about the issues they face and celebrate the work they are doing. This year, Big Tech was one of the topics that dominated the panel discussions.

Bonjourno Mastodon

Andy Piper speaking at the event. Source: Saskia Welch

Mastodon, represented by Andy Piper, Head of Communications, Felix Hlatky, CFO, and Philip Schröpel, Head of Staff, brought together supporters of the open social web, Big Tech-disbelievers, and curious locals to a small bar nestled in the old walls of Perugia.

Understanding that many in the audience were unfamiliar with Mastodon, Piper introduced the social platform to the room, highlighting the benefits for journalists. This included the work to highlight article authors, using the byline feature that rolled out in July last year, and emphasis on the value of links to external publications.

Mastodon promised new tools to track referrals through links would be rolling out across the network soon but were already live on mastodon.social – the server run by the Mastodon team.

Looking Ahead

Hlatky spoke of Mastodon’s future as an organisation and their ongoing work to transition from a German gGmbH to a new European nonprofit. He acknowledged internal work to restructure and remove single ownership from Mastodon claiming, “No one gives you money if one owner can run away with it.”

There was a strong message that Mastodon wanted what is best for their users, rather than their pockets. A stark contrast to the Big Tech platforms that had been discussed across the Festival.

To echo the sentiment, Mastodon then invited Björn Staschen from Save Social to speak.

Save Social

Björn Staschen presenting Save Social at the event. Source: Saskia Welch

Save Social is a predominantly German-speaking effort to turn away from Big Tech social media platforms and strengthen alternatives. In less than three months, their petition has reached 200,000 signatures.

“We, as a society, have to be part of the solution,” said Staschen. “We want to strengthen alternative platforms. Ensure freedom of expression by creating diversity and transparency.”

Converting Attendees

When it came to joining Mastodon, Schröpel admitted there are “multiple ways”, but that the Mastodon team are able to support individuals and organisations in setting up their own instance or offer advice on the network.

Philip Schröpel presenting ways to join Mastodon. Source: Saskia Welch

However, joining the platform continues to be a barrier for many users. A group of Italian women who attended the event abandoned their short effort to join the platform half-way into the presentation, confused about where to go and which app to use.

Alongside presenting Mastodon as an alternative platform, the aperitivo offered one of the only opportunities to take tangible action against Big Tech at IJF – attracting doers, rather than the commentators that lined the panels of the main event.

Wrapping Up

“There’s a mix of people in this room right now with the same instincts we have to save democracy,” Piper said in his closing remark, encouraging collaboration and action.

Based on the panels at IJF 2025, journalists are more worried than ever about the role they play in democracy. Witnessing the actions of the White House, many journalists are now calling for an “EU alternative” to Big Tech platforms.

Mastodon now has the opportunity to present themselves as the EU alternative and help journalists protect democracy.

Mastodon - Decentralized social media

Learn more about Mastodon, the radically different, free and open-source decentralized social media platform.

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Somewhere at the Presidio

* On this day in May 2000, after seeing my connecting bus leave in front of me somewhere between Baker Beach and Marshall’s Beach, I decided to walk to the Golden Gate Bridge and back to my hotel on Eddy Street. Little did I know...

#ThrowBackThursday #Urban #Pixelated #Photography

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Samsung pode adotar nova tecnologia de bateria com aço inoxidável, aponta relatório
https://tecnoblog.net/noticias/samsung-pode-adotar-nova-tecnologia-de-bateria-com-aco-inoxidavel-aponta-relatorio/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Samsung pode adotar nova bateria de aço inoxidável, aponta relatório • Tecnoblog

Companhia estaria se preparando para incluir baterias com estrutura desse tipo em futuros dispositivos Galaxy, mas sem previsão oficial.

^{Marina Borges (Mobilon Mídia LTDA)}

Huawei Watch 5 ganha supersensor e incomum visor curvo
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Huawei Watch 5 ganha supersensor e incomum visor curvo • Tecnoblog

O relógio traz sensor lateral X-Tap para medições rápidas de nove parâmetros de saúde, incluindo ECG, oxigenação e rigidez arterial.

^{Thássius Veloso (Mobilon Mídia LTDA)}

HRW: Israel's Gaza blockade has become 'tool of extermination (8:24) #palestine #israel

HRW: Israel's Gaza blockade ha...

Just like today, Russians are putting up a smoke screen.
Maybe they should ask Putin to show up—Ukrainians will be there, ready.

Russian delegation leader Medinsky: Russian delegation will wait for the Ukrainian side at 10 AM tomorrow — “they must arrive for the meeting.”

E Jasmine Paolini è in finale: prima italiana in undici anni

Un finale di Internazionali di Roma che si preannuncia entusiasmante per i colori italiani [.....]

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E Jasmine Paolini è in finale: prima italiana in undici anni

Un finale di Internazionali di Roma che si preannuncia entusiasmante per i colori italiani […..]

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If you missed this evening's #Scotlandat7 with Brian Liddy and @ronniebarbour.bsky.social discussing the latest Scottish and international news, including updates from #Gaza and #Ukraine, it is on catch-up now. www.broadcastingscotland.scot/scotland-at-...

Scotland at 7 - 15/05/2025 - B...

Scotland at 7 - 15/05/2025 - Broadcasting Scotland

On tonight's Scotland at 7, Brian Liddy and Ronnie Barbour discuss the latest Scottish and international news including Gaza and Ukraine.

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Flexibility!

Giovedì 22 maggio (e ogni giovedì), dalle 19:00 alle 20:00, presso Villa Occupata, Via Litta Modignani 66

Corso di flexibility! Stretching e allungamento dinamico per ogni livello di incricchiamento!

Porta il tappetino se ce l’hai....e ovviamente vestiti comodi!

#convivialità #flexibility #sport

Corso di trapezio fisso

Giovedì 22 maggio (e ogni giovedì), dalle 19:00 alle 21:00, presso Cascina Torchiera, Piazzale Cimitero Maggio 18, Milano

GallinƏ!
Da questo mese partono ben tre nuovi corsi, per cui correte in cascina, vi aspettiamo con gioia e voglia espressiva!

Da giovedì 10 ottobre!

Over the past two years Palestinian supporters have been calling out the Israeli state for genocide and ethnic cleansing. And more people willing to listen now? And even if they are is it too late? They are trying to exterminate the Palestinians

hrw.org/news/2025/05/15/gaza-l…

#FreePalestine #EndGenocide

Gaza: Latest Israeli Plan Inches Closer to Extermination

The Israeli government’s plan to demolish what remains of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure and concentrate the Palestinian population into a tiny area would amount to an abhorrent escalation of its ongoing crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, and…

^{Human Rights Watch}

ICH KOMME

#Finland #Eurovision

"People inclined to feel nostalgia report in surveys that they are more likely to have a larger number of close friends. And nostalgia also seems to function as a psychological resource over time, promoting connection as we grow older."

scientificamerican.com/article…

#study #psychology #nostalgia

How Nostalgia Keeps Friendships Alive

The social and psychological consequences of yearning for the past are starting to come into focus

^{Scientific American}