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Flipboard @flipboard.com · 1h

Starter Packs are taking off! 🚀

Another great tool to curate your experience on the social web and discover new profiles to follow.

FediForum @fediforum.org · 21h

FediForum got a mention today in a piece on Mastodon Starter Packs in The Verge. Mastodon starter packs are coming, and were discussed at #FediForum today.

www.theverge.com/news/794988/...

Mastodon snags Bluesky’s starter packs feature and includes the ability to opt out

Starter Packs, but for Mastodon.

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Flipboard Science Desk @sciencedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 7h

Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to scientist trio for Harry Potter-like work in molecular architecture.

@CNN reports the award is "for developing 'metal-organic frameworks,' a form of molecular architecture that packs vast amounts of space into tiny structures."

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#nobel […]

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Flipboard Tech Desk @techdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 23h

Several months ago, @404mediaco reported that the Johnson County Sheriff's Office in Texas had used an AI-enabled license plate surveillance tool to track down a woman who had had an abortion. The sheriff said that the search was because the woman's family members were concerned for her safety […]

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Aurelien @aureliengmz.bsky.social · 1d

15 years ago, Flipboard launched and changed design forever

their UI was years ahead, just look at that launch version, it still feels fresh today..

my oldest app, never deleted.

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Flipboard @flipboard.com · 23h

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Flipboard @flipboard.com · 1d

Welcome to the fediverse and the open social web, @altstore.io! Let's keep breaking down those walls! 💪🏻

AltStore @altstore.io · 1d

📣 We have some exciting news — AltStore is officially joining the open social web!

We’re also:
💰 Donating $500,000 to various Fediverse-related projects
🌏 Launching PAL in several more countries this year
👥 Expanding the team!

For more info, check out our blog post: rileytestut.com/blog/2025/10...

Evolving AltStore PAL

In April of last year, we launched AltStore PAL in the European Union as one of the first official alternative app marketplaces on iOS thanks to the Digital Markets Act. We launched with just 2 apps —...

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Mike McCue @mmccue.bsky.social · 1d

The AltStore is federating to Bluesky and the rest of the social web. Now developers and users can connect with each other on an open platform while drastically improving app discovery. I believe so much in this mission that I joined their board to help.

rileytestut.com/blog/2025/10...

Evolving AltStore PAL

In April of last year, we launched AltStore PAL in the European Union as one of the first official alternative app marketplaces on iOS thanks to the Digital Markets Act. We launched with just 2 apps —...

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Flipboard @flipboard.com · 1d

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Evan Prodromou @evan.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Mind-blowing fact from @ben during #fediforum : in an fundraising experiment, he was able to raise more donations for #propublica on the Fediverse than on any other social channel. 🤯

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Flipboard @flipboard.com · 1d

How do you keep up with the #news on @bsky.app?

Check out the News Takes custom feed, created by our editors using @surf.social. It features posts from 100+ journalists and outlets like @maddow.msnbc.com , @mollyjongfast.bsky.social, @carlquintanilla.bsky.social, @axios.com, and more.

Flipboard @flipboard.com · Jan 27

The Flipboard editorial team is always curating quality #news. Now, we've used @surf.social to create News Takes, a custom feed of perspectives from top #journalists, covering the latest events, filtered to ensure posts are on topic.

📰 See featured sources in the thread.

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Flipboard Culture Desk @culturedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Here's @TheWoksofLife's list of 10 traditional foods, from mooncakes to lotus root, and what they symbolize.

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#food #foodculture #midautumnfestival #chineseculture #lifestyle

10 Traditional Mid-Autumn Festival Foods

We list all the top Mid-Autumn Festival Foods traditionally eaten during this important Chinese holiday and what they symbolize. It's not just mooncakes!

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Flipboard @flipboard.com · 2d

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Bluesky @bsky.app · 2d

we hit 2 billion posts today! 🥳

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Flipboard News Desk @newsdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

A heavy metal drummer, a television host, and now the first woman Prime Minister of Japan. @BBCNews takes a look at Sanae Takaichi’s winding path to power.
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#japan #primeminister #takaichi #asia #politics

Who is Japan's 'Iron Lady' Sanae Takaichi?

The conservative politician, who sees Margaret Thatcher as an inspiration, is set to be Japan's first female prime minister.

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Flipboard News Desk @newsdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

In the U.S., ex-special counsel John Durham undercut case against James Comey in interview with prosecutors, sources say.

@abc reports: "The politically fraught case ... comes as the president pushes for more charges against some of his political foes."

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#jamescomey […]

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Flipboard @flipboard.com · 2d

Woohoo! Congrats and thank you for sharing your work on Flipboard. We're big fans. ❤️

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Flipboard @flipboard.com · 5d

The fall will see 180 key elections across 32 states, from headliners like the NYC mayoral race to school board and utility commission elections. @boltsmag.org has everything you need to know.

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Follow them on Flipboard here: flipboard.com/@boltsmag

Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts

Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so much else... Read M...

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Flipboard News Desk @newsdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 5d

Book bans in U.S. public schools have been escalating since 2021 and have become a “new normal,” according to a new report. The newest threat? The federal government. Read more from @[email protected]
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#books #bans #trump #education #school #reading

Report warns of 'disturbing' normalization of book bans in US schools

The Trump administration has emerged as the newest force fueling campaigns to restrict materials related to race, racism and LGBTQ+ issues, according to a new report.

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Flipboard @flipboard.com · 6d

You can follow @axios.com's Politics Magazine on Flipboard to never miss a story: flipboard.com/@axiosnews/p...

#Politics #News

Politics | @AxiosNews | Flipboard

Explore Axios's magazine "Politics", followed by 61163 people on Flipboard. See more stories about U.S. Politics, Child Care, Scott Bessent.

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Flipboard @flipboard.com · 6d

Women are leaving the workforce. Here's a look at why from @axios.com.

Explore News Takes, a @surf.social custom feed created by Flipboard's editors featuring posts from 100+ journalists and outlets.

Pin News Takes for quick access to the day's #news on @bsky.app 👉 bsky.app/profile/flip...

Axios @axios.com · 6d

After a few years of progress, working women are moving backward.

Why mothers are leaving the workforce

The exodus translates to less income and financial stability for households.

www.axios.com

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The 51st @51st.news · 6d

Only 34 people away from reaching our goal of 11,000 subscribers by tomorrow! Make our dreams come true *and* get local news in your inbox: 51st.news/signup

The 51st @51st.news · 7d

Our worker-led nonprofit newsroom has now been publishing for a year!

Today's special shutdown update went out to 10,951 (!) subscribers. Help us get to 11,000 by the time we send tomorrow's weekly email?

💌 Sign up — or share this post with a friend who should!

More on our team's past 12 months ⤵️

One year of publishing The 51st

And what a year it's been!

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Flipboard Tech Desk @techdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 6d

Why current AI models won’t make scientific breakthroughs, according to Thomas Wolf, co-founder of $4.5 billion AI startup Hugging Face.

CNBC says his views "are in stark contrast to those by major names in AI including OpenAI boss Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei." […]

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Flipboard Science Desk @sciencedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 6d

Study adds to possibility of favorable conditions for life at Saturn's moon Enceladus.

@abc reports: https://flip.it/dFV2-s

#space #saturn #science #life

Study adds to possibility of favorable conditions for life at Saturn's moon Enceladus

Scientists have uncovered new types of organics in icy geysers spouting from Saturn's moon Enceladus

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Surf @surf.social · 6d

@wikipedia.org is the world's ninth most visited website (guess how we know that!) but it's our No. 1. Here's a Surf feed by @timothychambers.net featuring cool pages, updates from @wikimediafoundation.org and more. It's published to @bsky.app so you can follow it here.

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Flipboard News Desk @newsdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 6d

Israel has begun intercepting boats carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, the organizers of The Global Sumud Flotilla say. Read more from @BBCNews
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#israel #gaza #flotilla #gsf #navy #palestine

Israeli naval ships intercept Gaza-bound flotilla

Climate activist Greta Thunberg is among activists on the Global Sumud Flotilla being taken to an Israeli port.

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Flipboard Science Desk @sciencedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 7d

Jane Goodall, the primatologist and conservationist, has died at age 91. Here's more from NBC.

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#janegoodall #primatology #conservation #chimpanzees #biology #zoology #rip #inmemoriam

Jane Goodall, famed primatologist, anthropologist and conservationist, dead at 91

Jane Goodall, the most prolific primatologist of a generation, has died. She was 91 years old.

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