OutsourcedMath Social Network

Nina Kalinina 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

Someone somewhere on the nets:

> Nina Kalinina?
> I don't know this author, or her bona fides, and neither, it seems, does Wikipedia.

:blobcatgooglytrash:

aaaaaaaaaaaAaaAAA

3 comments - Show more

Nina Kalinina 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

FWIW, my name is very, very common, there is even a freaking politician named Nina Kalinina who literally ran in a major election... And even she doesn't have a Wikipedia page yet. At least there's Nina Kalinina from Alice Gear Aegis https://alicegearaegis.fandom.com/wiki/Nina_Kalinina

Nina Kalinina

Nina Kalinina (ニーナ・カリーニナ, Nīna Karīnina)

^{Contributors to Alice Gear Aegis Wiki (Fandom, Inc.)}

Cheradenine Zakalwe 3 days ago • calckey (AP)

Upside of my real name: No name collisions with anyone, ever.
Downside: SO MANY mangled spellings...

(There are maybe 20 living people in the world with my legal last name.)

Europe Says 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

https://www.europesays.com/1786064/ *se recouche* #france #Memes #rance

#france #memes #rance

Freedom of the Press 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

From the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker:

Freelance photojournalist Matthew Kaplan was arrested Saturday while covering a protest against mass deportations in Gary, Indiana.

He was charged with criminal trespass, disorderly conduct and resisting law enforcement.

https://pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/freelance-photojournalist-arrested-at-anti-deportation-protest-in-indiana/

stefani banerian likes this.

2 people reshared this

-0--1- 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

After the #ImigrantDeportations #TheTrans and #TheGays #AmINext on the #DOGE #Musk #Billionaire list?

#Musk #doge #billionaire #imigrantdeportations #thetrans #thegays #aminext

David - Forking Mad 4 days ago (Received 3 days ago) • mastodon (AP)

Myself and my good friend @bumble (who runs a variety of server types on the fediverse), are joining forces to offer #hosting for #GoToSocial servers.

It's early days but we'd be keen to hear from anyone who wants to try running their own GoToSocial but doesn't have the skill, want, or equipment to run their own server.

The aim is to simply charge for running costs for the server. We will not take any costs from this (unless we end up with hundreds of them!). We anticipate a basic instance for one user (or a small handful) will be 5 euros per month and the charge is month to month. You pay each month in advance, and can cancel any time.

All you need is a domain name (or a sub-domain of your existing domain). We can help with this, or help you buy one for a few dollars/euros. We will handle all admin of the server.

Initially we are only looking for a few people to participate. If you are interested send me a direct message.

#hosting #gotosocial @bumble

Graham Palmer reshared this.

Lauren Weinstein 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

This is the script for my national network radio report yesterday calling on drone giant #DJI to restore the geofencing flight blocking features in their "FlySafe" system, that they recently removed, making potentially dangerous incursions by DJI #drones into restricted U.S. airspace far more likely. I also call for the system to be improved and mandated for all non-toy drones flying in U.S. airspace, irrespective of manufacturer. As always, there may have been some minor wording variations from this script as I presented my report live on air.

- - -

Yeah, why would Chinese drone giant DJI choose now to remove the part of their FlySafe system that helps block flying drones in restricted U.S. airspace? They say this was long planned and wasn't political. It's true that they began the FlySafe warning and blocking system voluntarily in 2013, it never has been a legal requirement, and they already had ended the geofence-based blocking parts of it in the EU.

And yes, legally the responsibility for obeying flight restrictions and flying safely are the pilot's and not the manufacturer's. And true the system has never been perfect. It doesn't block every flight that shouldn't occur and it sometimes is too aggressive and blocks flights when they should be permitted, but it still has been very useful.

You might assume that everyone in the drone community would be thrilled at the removal of flight blocking, but actually not. Many are pleading with DJI to restore the flight blocking part of FlySafe -- and not just give warnings as FlySafe is now doing after DJI's change. Even DJI's own former head of global policy is very concerned about this major change, that he feels has eliminated an important and useful safety system.

Irrespective of DJI's EU experience with FlySafe, the political and regulatory climates here in the U.S. are very different. The clock is ticking on a DJI ban that Congress passed on a bipartisan basis, unless DJI can somehow prove it's not a national security risk. A proposed DJI ban from the Commerce department also was recently initiated. I've been clear that I haven't seen evidence of national security risks in DJI drones (or TikTok for that matter) and that I've opposed both of those bipartisan bans.

But the big concerns obviously are that these FlySafe changes now, especially right after that recent apparently DJI drone hit on an L.A. firefighting plane forcing it down, could result in many more accidents and safety risks. They could also trigger massive blowback from politicians in both parties, and a whole new push to restrict drones in ways that might not only effectively destroy the hobby, but much more importantly a vast number of important business uses and life-critical law enforcement, search and rescue, agriculture, and a multitude of other important applications as well.

There's fear that there will be more drone flights into restricted areas like airports, prisons -- it's a long possible list -- given that FlySafe is no longer trying to block those flights. And even if most drone pilots are careful and follow all the rules, it only takes a small percentage of them who either don't care about those rules or are new to flying drones and don't understand those rules, to cause serious incidents that could have major negative repercussions.

I feel that DJI's change to FlySafe so that it longer even attempts to block flights in restricted areas is a very big mistake. I suggest that the right approach is to immediately restore the FlySafe blocking system as it was before their recent change, then work to improve the system in ways that better synchronize with FAA real time data, and make it easier for law enforcement, search and rescue organizations, etc. to quickly get appropriate exceptions to restrictions as needed.

And frankly I'd like to see this standardized and made a requirement for ALL non-toy drones flying in the U.S. regardless of manufacturer or country of origin.

Right now, DJI is by FAR the leader in the drone industry in the U.S. and this requires they they show an additional level of responsibility.

Drones in this country are at an inflection point, and the alternatives to my suggestion are likely to be more drones creating dangerous situations by flying where they shouldn't be, and reactions that could decimate the industry and cripple a wide range of important applications where these devices have become key to many businesses, our food supply, and much more, including saving lives.

And that should matter to us all.

- - -

L

#drones #DJI

4 comments - Show more

Alan Miller :verified_paw: Well THAT didn't go as hoped 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

not sure about the implementation of FlySafe, but one thing this does is allow the drones and software to continue to function even without access to updated data from DJI.

I think if I owned a DJI drone at this point I'd want to be sure I was using it with an Android device where side loading is much more of a thing.

Lauren Weinstein 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

@fencepost No way to know how long the firmware will keep operating without an update. Irrespective of FlySafe, there may be a limit.

@Alan Miller :verified_paw: Well THAT didn't go as hoped

Jerry Lerman 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

There are many #Friendica fans, and for good reason. Once you get past the learning curve from the difficult UI, you get to appreciate the extra benefits of built-in #Bluesky, #Lemmy/#Piefed/#MBIN, #Tumblr, and #RSS feed integration. It also has #Diasporia integration and some other protocol integrations. Of course, it's also a #Mastodon alternative.

Nobody ever mentions Friendica as being a #Threadiverse app, but it has Groups, which is built-in Threadiverse capability. If you follow a Community on Lemmy/Piefed/MBIN, for example, it gets categorized as a group and is placed into a separate section for the groups you are part of. Then you can read and post in the Group (Community/Magazine) just like you would on a Threadiverse application. You can also create public and private groups.

And there is no need to use a Bluesky bridge if the Friendica instance you are on has the integration turned on.

Here's an excellent 5-minute video showing Friendica created by @earthman

#Fediverse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFGLRgnaeLc

Friendica with Mastodon, Bluesky, RSS feeds, Threads, etc.

A quick demo of my Friendica setup on My-Place.Social

^YouTube

@earthman

This entry was edited (3 days ago)

3 comments - Show more

Jerry Lerman 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

Bluesky support was updated in the latest version and, so far, it's been great. I haven't visited Bluesky since the upgrade.

I never worked with private groups. That it works only between Friendica instances is not a surprise. But, it does handle public groups as expected, at least in my experience.

Shiri Bailem 3 days ago • friendica (via ActivityPub)

@Jerry Lerman @earthman Yeah, public works just fine.

I put in a github issue for a suggestion, if I wasn't constantly exhausted and stressed I'd probably implement a standalone platform to provide private groups. (Within AP protocol the best way I can think of is to echo post, but people are up tight about honoring deletes and edits which makes it harder but not impossible... I'd rather have it first and implement those features later)

@Jerry Lerman @earthman

Greg Johnston 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

I will post about politics here when I'm pissed off enough, which is most of the time these days. If you don't want to see it don't follow or mute/block. No apologies.

This entry was edited (3 days ago)

ophiocephalic 🐍 4 days ago (Received 3 days ago) • mastodon (AP)

There are numerous reports that at least some US-based users on Facebook have been targeted with force-follows of the rulers of the new fascist regime; additionally, there are claims that attempts to unfollow or block the fascist accounts are being rejected.

This is no time for equivocation or vaguely worded happytalk press releases. Any person or organization that continues from today to advocate for the incursion of the Zuckerberg entity into the fediverse should be understood as a fascist collaborator

#FediPact #Meta #Zuckerberg #Threads #Facebook #Instagram

#facebook #instagram #zuckerberg #meta #threads #fedipact

Graham Palmer reshared this.

Chris Trottier 3 days ago • pleroma (AP)

People ask me, “Why do you spend time on LinkedIn?

It’s simple, really. Nowhere else do I get entertainment like this.

I make $340,000 per year in San Francisco as a software engineer and it's utterly unlivable.

Let's break it down.

After taxes, my take home is approximately $220,000 or $18,400/mo

Rent for 2 bd/2ba apartment in Pacific Heights: $9,500

Cybertruck lease: $1368

Pack and fold laundry service: $200.

Doordash salads: $1680

Dinner and Drinks for Hinge Dates: $2380 (excluding 2-michelin star+)

Skiing: $2650 (average per mo)

New shirt: $20.

Entertainment/Fun Budget: $1802

total: $19,400

Despite working my butt off for 30 hours per week remotely and making $340,000 per year, I am somehow in the position where I'm losing $1,000 per month.

What is wrong with this city?

This entry was edited (3 days ago)

Zaphod Beeblebrox reshared this.

Zaphod Beeblebrox 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

Where, oh where is he getting a new shirt for $20? 😂

AlexanderVI 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

@garthderby
That's the wildest thing on this list.

And why does he regularly need to buy a new shirt?

@atomicpoet

@Chris Trottier @Zaphod Beeblebrox

Eric the Flerken Ailurophile 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

Sheena and Joey #catsofmastodon #catsodon #cats #kittens #kitties

a happy white kitten scrunches her head against a black cat (mostly out of frame)

a white kitten hugs the head of a black cat

a white kitten rolls onto her back, paws in the air, next to a black cat (mostly out of frame)

#cats #kittens #catsOfMastodon #catsodon #kitties

nadloriot 6 days ago • diaspora

tablettes de malédiction...

Une tablette de défixion (defixio en latin, κατάδεσμος / katádesmos en grec ancien), appelée aussi tablette de malédiction ou tablette d’envoûtement, est un support avec une inscription destinée à nuire à une personne ou à plusieurs. Il s'agit du type de témoignage le plus répandu qui nous soit parvenu de la magie antique.
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9fixion

#archéologie #gaulois #écriture

https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/centre-val-de-loire/loiret/orleans/des-tablettes-de-malediction-mises-au-jour-sur-un-chantier-avec-des-textes-d-un-interet-scientifique-majeur-rediges-en-langue-gauloise-3088420.html

Des tablettes de malédiction mises au jour sur un chantier avec des textes d'un intérêt scientifique majeur ré

Alors que les fouilles archéologiques sur le chantier de l’ancien hôpital Porte Madeleine à Orléans prennent fin, les scientifiques s’attellent à présent à décrypter les 21 tablettes de malédiction exhumées. On y retrouve...

^{Matthieu Jarry (France 3 Centre-Val de Loire)}

#Archeologie #écriture #gaulois

9 people like this

11 comments - Show more

Salinger 3 4 days ago • diaspora

Merci Alain Cognito

nadloriot 3 days ago • diaspora

Duxtir, dottir, daughter... Ces mots viennent de la même racine indo-européenne :
https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:indo-europ%C3%A9en_commun/*d%CA%B0ugh%E2%82%82t%E1%B8%97r

Salinger 3 likes this.

Steve Herman 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

US senators today received an affidavit from the former sister-in-law of defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth in which she says his behavior caused his second wife to fear for her safety.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/senators-received-affidavit-containing-new-allegations-pete-hegseth-de-rcna188342

Senators receive affidavit containing new allegations against Pete Hegseth, who denies the claims

The former sister-in-law of Trump’s Defense Secretary pick said in an affidavit that Hegseth made his second wife fear for her safety. Hegseth's second wife said, "I do not believe your information to be accurate."

^{Julie Tsirkin (NBC News)}

Kim Perales reshared this.

5 comments - Show more

notsoloud 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

God I'm growing cynical, I can't tell whether his chances will increase or decrease from that letter.

Patrick H. Lauke 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

so he's overqualified...

DrALJONES 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

Analysis: Trump: "You know, Gaza’s a phenomenal location. On the sea. The best weather. You know everything is good. It’s like, some beautiful things could be done with it".

Trump says he's "not confident” in the ceasefire deal... then gives a sales pitch for Gaza's real estate.

"Gaza is like a massive demolition site... it's really gotta be rebuilt in a different way."

https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025/01/21/trump-says-he-is-not-confident-in-gaza-ceasefire/

No doubt Jared & Steve are on the case.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/18/who-is-steve-witkoff-trumps-man-at-the-gaza-ceasefire-talks

#Gaza #Trump #USPol #Witkoff .

Who is Steve Witkoff, Trump’s man at the Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks?

The real estate magnate and Trump golf partner is said to have played a key role in the deal.

^{Alice Speri (Al Jazeera)}

#Trump #Gaza #uspol #witkoff

Timo 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

Yep. Here is what Kushner said. I bet the Saudi's would provide the funding.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesfarrell/2024/03/20/heres-what-jared-kushner-said-about-gazas-waterfront-property-and-where-its-been-said-before/

DrALJONES reshared this.

Piero 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

#Bluesky → a great party in a sealed building with no fire exits.

#Mastodon → was born free: free code, with free federation as a priority.

@pluralistic

https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/20/capitalist-unrealism/

#Mastodon #Bluesky @Cory Doctorow

5 comments - Show more

Shiri Bailem 3 days ago • friendica (via ActivityPub)

@Jef Poskanzer :batman: @wgrav @Cory Doctorow @Piero Mine's above zero, the how-to is absolutely not the way to tell them.

I just tell them I'm on the fediverse and can connect with them if they bridge their account by following https://bsky.app/profile/ap.brid.gy then I can follow them. (Yes, you have to link the Bluesky profile page because it seems like 90% of the users don't know how to search an account and ap.brid.gy redirects to the bridgy fed homepage... I've got a github issue telling them they need to redirect it to the account to increase success rate)

I skip telling them the bridged profile of my account because the majority will skip all other instructions and follow that without bridging.

So far this strategy works most of the time it seems.

@Cory Doctorow @Jef Poskanzer :batman: @wgrav @Piero

Shiri Bailem 3 days ago • friendica (via ActivityPub)

@wgrav @Cory Doctorow @Piero Yeah, Bridgy.

Bluesky won't support AP because they're pushing their own protocol and don't want to be just another AP node. And if they did that's what'd happen because their protocol is [em]shit[/em] (hinges entirely on a relay that will only ever reasonably be run by corporations or other large org and can't be run without it).

@Cory Doctorow @wgrav @Piero

Shiri Bailem 3 days ago • friendica (via ActivityPub)

@Pteryx the Puzzle Secretary @wgrav @Cory Doctorow @Piero and that's the breakdown... because you know what the end result of "Don't let a corporation touch anything in the fediverse" approach is?

The corporations win.

And that's why I'm [em]pissed[/em] at everyone pushing that bullshit dogma.

It's literally us enshittifying the fediverse in their favor, they don't have to fight because we're surrendering and calling it victory.

@Cory Doctorow @Pteryx the Puzzle Secretary @wgrav @Piero

Shiri Bailem 3 days ago • friendica (via ActivityPub)

@Pteryx the Puzzle Secretary @Cory Doctorow @wgrav @Piero Oh I'm well aware of how that's constantly cited without understanding a lick of that.

This is like if IE started Embrace Extend Extinguish and all the other browsers just decided they were going to block websites that used any of those features, rather than let them break like they did.

All it screams is cluelessness, hell we even have a lot of that problem already in the fediverse! Mastodon has reporting tools across nodes that only some platforms support since it's not standard or how about the polls? What about the emojii reactions?

[strong][em]BLOCKING THEM IS THEIR IDEAL OUTCOME[/em][/strong]

[strong][em]BLOCKING THEM IS HOW THEY WIN WITH EMBRACE EXTEND EXTINGUISH[/em][/strong]

You know how you beat that approach? You welcome them in, you let their shit break and just call them on it.

If they really have something good they extend with? Embrace it right back.

Because you know how EEE actually works?
* Embrace means they support the network, if you block them then you just segment and they win because they're bigger, we skip right to extinguish.
* Extend means they start adding features and behaviors that deviate from standards so you have to use them to get those features... if you just refuse to see what they're doing better, they win and it proceeds to extinguish. If you look at their standards and implement worthwhile ones you halt their progress, they struggle to come up with meaningful contributions and end up just looking increasingly janky (this is basically what happened with Internet Explorer, there's a reason it's reputation got so bad they eventually gave up on it)
* Extinguish only works when we give up, when we stop connecting... which is what so many are doing right now. The entire process is about getting to the point where we just stop supporting connections and they get to dominate the majority of the user space.

So ask yourself, are you stopping EEE by jumping straight to the extinguish?

@Cory Doctorow @Pteryx the Puzzle Secretary @wgrav @Piero

Pteryx the Puzzle Secretary 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

Have you ever heard of "embrace, extend, extinguish"? That's what I suspect they'd do to us, if we gave them half a chance. How is *not letting them do that* surrender?

This entry was edited (3 days ago)

Steve Herman 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

President Trump orders the Secretary of Transportation and the FAA to “immediately return to non-discriminatory, merit-based hiring” and rescind DEI initiatives. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/keeping-americans-safe-in-aviation/

Keeping Americans Safe in Aviation – The White House

SUBJECT: Keeping Americans Safe in Aviation Every day, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), within the U.S. Department of Transportation,

^{The White House}

Europe Says 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

https://www.europesays.com/1786068/ Saw this today. Don’t think I’ll go. #CasualUK #UnitedKingdom

#UnitedKingdom #casualuk

Ash 4 days ago (Received 3 days ago) • mastodon (AP)

**PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE; TRANS WOMAN AND FAMILY IN NEED OF EMERGENCY HELP**

Dear #TransCrowdFund #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest I know i've become a pain and I am so very sorry but as you can see in this post: https://toot.lgbt/@ash/113829309354326885 I have $1.22 in my account

I don't even have enough money to get the bus for food.

but I need $250 for the water bill and I need it before January 24, 2025.

please? then everything goes back to normal

https://paypal.me/ashcat724
https://cash.app/katra429

@mutualaid

Ash

2025-01-14 23:30:20

I'm going to hate doing this, but this is a call out to #TransCrowdFund #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest the $350 wasn't enough for our water bill

another bill just came **TODAY** as in an hour ago. we have to pay $250 by the 24th to keep it on

so I may need to ask for help to try at least try to raise some of it.

this is how much I have in my account

if anyone wants to help with any amount, it'd be appreciated:

https://paypal.me/ashcat724
https://cash.app/katra429

thank you

@mutualaid

Pay $katra429 on Cash App
Instantly exchange money for free on Cash App
^{Cash App}

#mutualaid #TransCrowdFund #MutualAidRequest @mutualaid group

Ash 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

**PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE! THREE DAYS TO RAISE $250 FOR WATER BILL! PLEASE HELP**

Dear #MutualAid #TransCrowdFund #MutualAidRequest

I am so sorry for asking yet again for this. but i have $1.22 in my bank account.

My family, which includes a 10 year old child and two disabled parents, needs our water on.

To ensure it is we need $250 by January 24, 2025-- in a little more than 3 days

please help:

https://paypal.me/ashcat724
https://cash.app/katra429

@mutualaid

#PleaseHelp

Pay $katra429 on Cash App

Instantly exchange money for free on Cash App

^{Cash App}

#mutualaid #TransCrowdFund #MutualAidRequest #pleasehelp @mutualaid group

Ash 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

**PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE; TRANS WOMAN AND FAMILY IN NEED OF EMERGENCY HELP**

Dear #TransCrowdFund #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest I need $165 for the water bill and I need it before January 24, 2025.

please? then everything goes back to normal

https://paypal.me/ashcat724
https://cash.app/katra429

@mutualaid

Pay $katra429 on Cash App

Instantly exchange money for free on Cash App

^{Cash App}

#mutualaid #TransCrowdFund #MutualAidRequest @mutualaid group

Tofu Golem 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

Remember when Ronald Reagan left flowers at a Nazi grave and everyone said "Nah, he couldn't have meant that"?

He meant that.

America has been fascist longer than anyone wants to admit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitburg_controversy

ceeks
@70Ceeks
thank god pregnant 12 year olds will no longer have to see a rainbow in their classrooms while they’re getting shot at

RaysOfRed 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

I was browsing #rednote out of curiosity, and the trending tab was filled with Family Guy Funny Moments (subtitled in Madarin, of course).
#xiaohongshu #familyguy

#FamilyGuy #rednote #xiaohongshu

Cat Lady Kydia Music 1 week ago (Received 3 days ago) • mastodon (AP)

When Thor is really cold, he cuddles even closer.

Here, he pawed at my spouse’s vest until he unzipped it and let Thor make himself a nest.

Stay warm, my friends.

And Happy Thorsday!

#AllCatsAreBeautiful #Thorsday #ThorToots #CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfFediverse #catsofpixelfed #Catstodon #Caturday #Cats #Cat #RagdollCats

Thor, a fluffy grey and white bicolor half-Ragdoll cat, nestled inside the spouse’s black puffy down vest as spouse is wearing it, cuddled up against him. A man’s right arm is cradling Thor so he doesn’t spill out of his vest nest.

#cat #cats #caturday #catsOfPixelfed #catsOfMastodon #catsOfFediverse #catstodon #thortoots #allcatsarebeautiful #ragdollcats #thorsday

Callalily reshared this.

Callalily 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

He's so cute & fluffy.

unusual_whales 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

BREAKING: Barron Trump is launching his own luxury real estate company, per NYP.

#news #finance #economics #stocks #options

#Finance #News #Stocks #Economics #options

unusual_whales 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

The venture, which had listed Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach as its principal address, according to records obtained by The Post, is reportedly set to relaunch in spring 2025

Read more: https://t.co/B6Y2uBNOGP

#news #finance #economics #stocks #options

Barron Trump is launching his own luxury real estate company

Barron Trump, 18, appears to be charting a path in the family business as he prepares to launch a luxury real estate venture with two young business partners.

^{Unusual Whales}

#Finance #News #Stocks #Economics #options

Ash 1 week ago (Received 3 days ago) • mastodon (AP)

I'm going to hate doing this, but this is a call out to #TransCrowdFund #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest the $350 wasn't enough for our water bill

another bill just came **TODAY** as in an hour ago. we have to pay $250 by the 24th to keep it on

so I may need to ask for help to try at least try to raise some of it.

this is how much I have in my account

if anyone wants to help with any amount, it'd be appreciated:

https://paypal.me/ashcat724
https://cash.app/katra429

thank you

@mutualaid

my bank account showing i have a dollar and twenty two cents in my account

Pay $katra429 on Cash App

Instantly exchange money for free on Cash App

^{Cash App}

@mutualaid group

M. Ní Sídach 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

No image better clarifies what existential threat the world now faces.

4 people reshared this

13 comments - Show more

Eris :trans: 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

I'm sure the chancellor was also just making an awkward gesture

Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified: 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

Yes. There are lots of pathetic racist losers out there tromping around the U.S. doing Nazi salutes, but when it's the world's richest man, who's just purchased an American President who is a felon & lawless thug, it is indeed an existential threat to the world.

M. Ní Sídach 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

@Nonya_Bidniss It isn't just the one. Trump literally left the people who voted for his presidency out in the cold, taking the inaugurations indoors, surrounded by the warmth of multiple oligarchs, their political and corporate proxies, and other random wealthy sycophants.

@Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified:

Karisa Wilderness 3 days ago • RSS/Atom (via ActivityPub)

@Nonya_Bidniss I agree that musk is horrible for all the other things you said but I don't think you should include "felon" as one of his failings. Being a "felon" isn't a moral failing.

@Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified:

M. Ní Sídach 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

@frankietankie @Nonya_Bidniss
Whiteness and wealth shield many from being prosecuted. I can show hundreds of videos where angry white men have pointed loaded long guns into the face of federal officers with no loss of life, where spoken to with respect.

I am perceived as a threat minding my business walking down the street, have been arrested on suspicion of stealing my own car, motorcycle, bicycle, computer — threaten at gun point on suspicion of breaking and entering my own house.

I can be executed anywhere, anytime extrajudicially with absolutely no consequence by police or any random white person who "feels" threatened by my presence, and objectively nothing more.

I've no criminal record, led a principled life, excelled academically, worked hard for my family, and served my community, and yet none of that matters.

And now it's only grown worse.

@Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified: @Karisa Wilderness

Adam Shostack :donor: :rebelverified: 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

I'm a fan of allowing for mistakes ... but not after someone changes their icon to pepe.

Sven 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

The glitter they where throwing just didn't show up on camera.

GuitarGirl 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

All that money and he’s a failure. He’s a drug addict and his father will never, ever love him. Therapy for all of these people would have saved the world.

Mr. Bruno :verified: 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

#Elmo has been acting like Lil Adolf for years. He might as well embrace it.

#LilAdolf

#elmo #liladolf

Phracker 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

Hey, what happened to all that talk about "We're not Nazis and we in fact hate Nazis."? The nanosecond these people actually get into power, all that shit goes out the window.

Scott McDowell 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

The look on his face was like a child testing out the f-word. He was definitely testing it out, felt the thrill, and then did it again.

Tuckers Nuts Resist😈! 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

🥥 Epic synchronization.
Propz! 🥥

INTENTIONALLY blank 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

Roman salute my 🍑

How does anyone buy that??!

Jon 3 days ago • unkn (AP)

I haven't found any AI Dolphins fans. I'll let you draw your own conclusions.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did😛lc:ga6qjan2bmifjznyz7k7n7in/post/3lgc5wce44c2q

Jon

2025-01-22 00:56:59

In case you haven't seen or heard of this, be aware. I've seen some accounts that look real, but if you track a series of their replies, it'll be pretty clear that they're AI. AI looks convincing with one-offs sometimes, but in totality you can see that it's actually trash.

RE: bsky.app/profile/did😛l…

♲ @:
Bluesky has been flooded with automated reply bots - they'll offer a sort of confrontational opinion as a reply. They're pretty convincing and we all need to train ourselves to not reflexively reply to all responses until we check Dead giveaway is new acct, few followers + original posts

Tom Casavant 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

I'm an AI Bengals fan

You can tell because no real person would ever put themselves through being a Cincinnati sports fan

Jon 3 days ago • unkn (AP)

In case you haven't seen or heard of this, be aware. I've seen some accounts that look real, but if you track a series of their replies, it'll be pretty clear that they're AI. AI looks convincing with one-offs sometimes, but in totality you can see that it's actually trash.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did😛lc:66lbtw2porscqpmair6mir37/post/3lgbcabojgs2n

Ketan Joshi

2025-01-21 16:41:29

Bluesky has been flooded with automated reply bots - they'll offer a sort of confrontational opinion as a reply. They're pretty convincing and we all need to train ourselves to not reflexively reply to all responses until we check Dead giveaway is new acct, few followers + original posts

Ketan Joshi 3 days ago • unkn (AP)

Bluesky has been flooded with automated reply bots - they'll offer a sort of confrontational opinion as a reply. They're pretty convincing and we all need to train ourselves to not reflexively reply to all responses until we check Dead giveaway is new acct, few followers + original posts

Language Accessibility Advanced Customize Ribbon Add alt text Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co-3h Microsoft have finally added a clear option to disable copilot - I take this as a good sign that enough people cancelled or threatened to cancel their 365 subscriptions Options for working with Copilot in Word Enable Copilot Enable Copilot Tam off this optiunti diale Copilt features Display Proofing Copilot X Quick Access Toolbar Add 4:35 2 106 honosrer.bsky.social shonosrer.bsky.social 406 +Follow I'm not convinced that the introduction of a disable option is a direct response to pressure from customers. It's likely a standard feature they intended to include all along. January 21, 2025 3:56 PM 1 like

‪honosrer.bsky.social‬ ‪@honosrer.bsky.social‬
·
2h
Reply to a blocked post
I disagree. Firefighting is a crucial profession that requires bravery, selflessness, and expertise. It's not about being adversarial, but about protecting lives and property.

‪David Dayen‬ ‪@ddayen.bsky.social‬
·
20h
Has a Republican ever felt compelled to distinguish between a good and bad billionaire
These self-imposed intellectual manacles liberals put upon themselves are completely unnecessary

‪Dave Weigel‬ ‪@daveweigel.bsky.social‬
·
20h
Seated *in front* of the cabinet!

The puzzle for Democrats is how to separate "good" from "bad" billionaires. What is the difference between Mark Cuban supporting you and Zuckerberg buying favors from you? It's not a slam dunk, needs explaining.

‪honosrer.bsky.social‬ ‪@honosrer.bsky.social‬
·
2h
I disagree. It's unfair and misleading to suggest that only one party has a moral dilemma when it comes to billionaires. Both parties have a responsibility to critically evaluate wealth and its impact on society, regardless of party affiliation.

‪John Scalzi‬ ‪@scalzi.com‬
·
9h
Also, it was a fuckin Nazi salute come the fuck on

‪honosrer.bsky.social‬ ‪@honosrer.bsky.social‬
·
2h
It's unfortunate that you feel that way, but it's important to avoid making assumptions and jumping to conclusions about the intent behind actions.

honosrer.bsky.social

@honosrer.bsky.social
1 follower
1 following
29 posts

Posts
Replies
Media

Play Ball!!! cafechatnoir 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

Not sure I'd call this "good" news, but it's encouraging to see the fight starting right away.

- 21 states are suing over birthright citizenship
- DOGE is being sued (hopefully out of existence)
- National Treasury Employees Union is suing over weakening federal employee protections
- Lambda Legal will be suing over the executive order targeting transgender people.

#USPolitics

#USPolitics

This entry was edited (3 days ago)

Europe Says 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

https://www.europesays.com/1786056/ Decided To Give Bodega Bagels A Try (Royal Avenue, Belfast). #NorthernIreland #UnitedKingdom

Decided To Give Bodega Bagels A Try (Royal Avenue, Belfast). - EUROPE SAYS

They’re not skimpy with their portions, I can tell you that. I got smoked salmon, capers, tomatoes, red

^{EUROPE SAYS (EUROPESAYS.COM)}

#UnitedKingdom #NorthernIreland

Europe Says 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

https://www.europesays.com/1786054/ The blockade at lidl is diabolical #GreatBritish #GreatBritishMemes #Memes #UnitedKingdom

The blockade at lidl is diabolical - EUROPE SAYS

The blockade at lidl is diabolicalby Colorfull_Fantasies

^{EUROPE SAYS (EUROPESAYS.COM)}

#UnitedKingdom #memes #greatbritish #greatbritishmemes

Europe Says 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

https://www.europesays.com/1786042/ Centrica may close UK’s largest gas storage site. Is the energy system really ready? #Energy

Centrica may close UK’s largest gas storage site. Is the energy system really ready? - EUROPE SAYS

Centrica may close UK’s largest gas storage site. Is the energy system really ready? https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2025/jan/21/centrica-may-close-uk-largest-gas-storage-site-is-the-energy-system-really-readyby Kagedeah

^{EUROPE SAYS (EUROPESAYS.COM)}

#energy

Tony Stark 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

This is exactly the sort of thing I was talking about yesterday.

They make little changes they hope will get drowned out and not noticed in all the chaos, but these little changes add up and before you know it, your rights are gone. Shockingly bad things happen.

We should have done better than this, and not just in this last election. When will people actually learn?

‘Abortion' search results scrubbed on Trump's HHS.gov : Shots - Health News : NPR
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/01/21/nx-s1-5269875/trump-abortion-hhs-reproductive-rights

Joe 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

You’d think these jokers would have the cash to have someone hem their damn pants

Photo of rich tech dudes meeting the president in pants too long to a degree that makes me thing they aren’t serious people

Europe Says 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

https://www.europesays.com/1786058/ Wales Interactive: The tiny Welsh game studio taking on Hollywood #UnitedKingdom #Wales

#UnitedKingdom #Wales

Europe Says 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

https://www.europesays.com/1786052/ Aldgate, 1899; Spitalfields, 1902. #London #UnitedKingdom

#UnitedKingdom #london

Europe Says 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

https://www.europesays.com/1786046/ Fossil fuels advertising banned in the Hague, Netherlands. The Hague is the first city in the world to implement such a ban, which covers fossil fuel advertising in public spaces. #Climate

Fossil fuels advertising banned in the Hague, Netherlands. The Hague is the first city in the world to implement such a ban, which covers fossil fuel advertising in public spaces.

#Climate

Europe Says 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

https://www.europesays.com/1786060/ Northern lights 1/1/25, Lochgilphead #Scotland #UnitedKingdom

#UnitedKingdom #scotland

Variety 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

Trump Inauguration Ratings: 24.6 Million Viewers, Down From Both 2020 and 2016
#Variety #News #DonaldTrump #Inauguration

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/trump-inauguration-ratings-viewers-1236281180/

Trump Inauguration Ratings: 24.6 Million Viewers, Down From 2021, 2017

24.6 million viewers watched Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration, down 27% from 2021 and 21% from 2017.

^{Selome Hailu (Variety)}

#News #DonaldTrump #variety #inauguration

Mike Masnick 3 days ago • unkn (AP)

Some of us have been warning about this and calling for anti-SLAPP laws (both federal and state) for years and years and years. And I'm not stopping now. Defamation law has been so widely abused to chill speech and so few people know it.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did😛lc:73t3muu2pudsajp7a2fj3aly/post/3lga7qm7ogk2u

Bytes Europe 3 days ago • mastodon (AP)

Strike on command post of
🇷🇺#Russia’n 29th combined arms army in Volnovakha #Donetsk https://www.byteseu.com/673473/ #CombatFootage #CombatFootage #Conflicts

#russia #donetsk #conflicts #combatfootage

This website uses cookies to recognize revisiting and logged in users. You accept the usage of these cookies by continue browsing this website.

This site operates on the

Friendica software. To learn how to make your own, go look at https://friendi.ca