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Renewed Resistance @renewedresistance.channel.org · 9h

Just under 1 week till #nokings protest. Here’s the plan:
1. Share / boost this post to grow account - help us grow to largest social reach by 18th ✅ 2. Amp and boost all Nokings posts leading up to 18th. We will, too. ✅ 3. On protest day take pics and share […]

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Tim Chambers @timothychambers.net · 9h

This is so important and organizing on the open social web may be the most vital, free, and billionaire-proof places left to do digital organizing. #nokings

Renewed Resistance @renewedresistance.channel.org · 9h

Just under 1 week till #nokings protest. Here’s the plan:
1. Share / boost this post to grow account - help us grow to largest social reach by 18th ✅ 2. Amp and boost all Nokings posts leading up to 18th. We will, too. ✅ 3. On protest day take pics and share […]

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 2d

I found the war on Christianity

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

Federal agents aren’t trying to keep the peace. They want violence to escalate so that Trump can declare martial law.

They shot a reverend in the head with pepper balls while he was praying in front of an ICE facility. If that doesn’t tell you where we are as a country, nothing will.

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Johannes Ernst @j12t.org · 2d

OH: ASCII Imperialism.

Not wrong. Still funny.

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John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 2d

We have vast reserves of strategic mockery. Test us at your peril.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3d

This is the genius of the Portland protests - they make the claims of lawlessness look not just wrong, but comical

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 3d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Johannes Ernst @j12t.org · 3d

As much as I love Signal, it is not made for communicating with large numbers of people or being part of many groups.

Particularly groups that aren't active all the time are really hard to find.

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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 4d

During the past year, my lab hosted a cohort of communities around the world adopting open social networks. Together, they've created a beautiful cookbook full of their lessons and reflections. Come to the launch event on November 3: https://www.colorado.edu/lab/medlab/2025/launch-event-open-social-

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Johannes Ernst @j12t.org · 6d

Regardless how well one is trying to do things in advance, the last day(s) before #FediForum are always busy!!

(now back to work!)

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Johannes Ernst @j12t.org · 6d

Also: forks Mastodon, violates AGPL and disables federation.

We should discuss this at #FediForum this week. Thanks @islekcaganmert.me for pointing me to it.
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Johannes Ernst @j12t.org · 6d

A really "Interesting" dynamic: the ruling, autocratic party steers the citizens of the country to a social media platform run by the son-in-law on the grounds of not being subject to US billionaire propaganda.

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Erdogan gov't pushes people to use ‘Next’ app as Turkey moves toward China-style digital control - Nordic Monitor

Levent Kenez/Stockholm

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Johannes Ernst @j12t.org · 8d

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FediForum @fediforum.org · 10d

The schedule and sessions proposed so far has been updated for next week's online FediForum. Check it out!

Anything sound interesting? Join us: fediforum.org/2025-10/

Or are we missing something important? Join us, too, and run the session you want to see! FediForum is an #unconference!

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Johannes Ernst @j12t.org · 11d

Bluesky makes a patent non-aggression pledge.

Bluesky's Patent Non-Aggression Pledge - Bluesky

Bluesky develops open protocols. We're taking a short and simple patent non-aggression pledge to ensure that everybody feels confident building on them.

bsky.social

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Johannes Ernst @j12t.org · 11d

The EFF says Meta (and others) are censoring information about abortion. They have an entire campaign.

Our Stop Censoring Abortion Campaign Uncovers a Social Media

For months, EFF has been investigating stories from users whose abortion-related content has been taken down or otherwise suppressed by major social media platforms. In collaboration with our

www.eff.org

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Johannes Ernst @j12t.org · 11d

From millions to billions – what is a plausible narrative for how to grow the open social web?

What should the european union (and other countries) do about social media?

Not sure I'll get to all of them, but we can try! https://fediforum.org
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FediForum

FediForum: moving the Open Social Web forward

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Johannes Ernst @j12t.org · 11d

With my #FediForum attendee hat on, rather than the organizer hat on, here are some things I want to discuss with you all:

Upcoming legal requirements for social media interop (utah, other us states, eu dma revision etc) – how does this impact our community?
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Johannes Ernst @j12t.org · 11d

If as the boss, you give the big speech to a few hundred of your most direct reports, and none of them claps … you are pretty much finished, aren’t you?

I mean what constructive thing could possibly happen after that?

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12d

"Republicans run the entire government but can't keep it open"

That's it. That's the whole story.

James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 12d

Yes. (And still getting "standoff" BS and "who will blink first" and "who will voters blame" from news.)

Trump and MAGA control the *entire* government. It's a simple fact:
- White House
- Senate
- House
- Scotus
- OMB (to the hilt)
- Every regulatory agency

They're in command. It's on them.

OBrienSci @obriensci.bsky.social · 12d

I do not understand why they cannot get the headlines right.

Just follow the gop playbook!

“Repubs control it all! The shutdown is on them!”

As nauseum.

Don’t lead with the nuance.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12d

"We are asking the Department of War to deploy to our cities" should be a statement that ends any Governor's political career.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12d

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry: "Tonight, we're sending the Department of War a request to send the National Guard, asking them to deploy the National Guard here in Louisiana into our cities like New Orleans and Baton Rogue and others."

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Johannes Ernst @j12t.org · 13d

A therapist doing this has failed Therapy 101 regardless what they might believe.

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Johannes Ernst @j12t.org · 14d

“A study found that … communities that got high speed Internet access earlier than others also saw an earlier increase for populist parties.”

Ouch.

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Johannes Ernst @j12t.org · 14d

NVIDIA, OpenAI and circular financing. If it walks and talks like a bubble …

How much of the AI boom is underpinned by Nvidia's own balance sheet? Investors increasingly are asking. | Fortune

Nvidia's big investments in various customers are generating echoes of past booms and busts.

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John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 14d

First they came for the journalists
Then the record mysteriously stops

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 14d

NEW — Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents outside the Broadview immigration facility earlier this evening.

A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release.

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Chicago journalist detained while covering protest outside Broadview immigration facility • The TRiiBE

Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents earlier this evening.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 15d

Taken just a few minutes ago outside the ICE facility in Portland that Trump claims is under siege. My message to Donald Trump is this: we don’t need you here. Stay the hell out of our city.

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Johannes Ernst @j12t.org · 15d

Federal cops ‘instigating’ confrontations with protesters outside ICE building, Portland police official says in court - oregonlive.com

Assistant Chief Craig Dobson said federal officers were “causing some of the ruckus” at the ongoing protests.

www.oregonlive.com