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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 14h

A journalism organization CEO named Don Craven does the least craven thing ever: He resigned because his board wouldn't support a lawsuit he filed on the org’s behalf in support of journalists.

May Don Craven never buy another beer in Chicago.

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The leader of a major press association resigned after his board opposed a lawsuit defending journalists’ rights - Poynter

The Illinois Press Association’s Don Craven resigned after a clash with his board over joining a lawsuit about police treatment of journalists

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Hacker Memes @i0null.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 2d

running docker on a raspberry pi

Shipping container loaded on top of a small wooden stern boat which it is clearly too big for

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Steve Herman @w7voa.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 16h

The Guardian- The US president may impose tariffs, demand higher NATO contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says, if on Friday he is not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize […]

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Mastodon @mastodon.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

We're excited to announce that @altstore has joined the fediverse! Their innovative implementation of ActivityPub allows you to follow updates from your favorite apps, demonstrating a new way to bring more apps to the open social web.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude for their generous […]

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Maj - 🇨🇦 @maj.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 20h

@sean OH SHIT JUST GOT REAL

"Gillette was also a Utopian Socialist.[16] He published a book titled The Human Drift (1894)[17] which advocated that all industry should be taken over by a single corporation owned by the public, and that everyone in the US should live in a giant city called […]

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Maj - 🇨🇦 @maj.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 20h

@sean I DID NOT!
That's an awesome bit of trivia. And a total rabbithole:
"Gillette had joined the Baltimore Crown Cork and Seal Company in 1891 and developed a close friendship with the founder William Painter, inventor of the disposal metal bottle cap ("crown cork"). Painter advised him, "King […]

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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21h

It's becoming increasingly clear to me that Reflect Orbital's fucking stupid giant mirror satellite, with absolutely NOTHING useful to offer, which will cause countless safety issues, ecological disasters, and destroy the night sky, is going to launch.

A bunch of astronomers and I have sent out […]

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Maj - 🇨🇦 @maj.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 21h

Definitely working hard this afternoon. Definitely not looking up the etymology of "heiney" because I wanted to make a pun about the Golden Hinde but got distracted wondering where that word came from.

I am very focused like that. A fucking laser. Oh! also
laser(n.)
1960, acronym for "light […]

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Stefan Bohacek @stefan.stefanbohacek.online.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Hey fediverse, today is the World Sight Day!

How about, as a small gift for the blind and visually impaired folks on here, we step up our alt text game!

Visit https://alttexthalloffame.org to learn why this is important.

#alttext #imagedescriptions #accessibility #worldsightday

A chart showing the percentage of the last 35,957 images posted with alt text from various fediverse servers:

beige.party - 100%
jorts.horse - 95%
mastodon.art - 83%
aus.social - 78%
chaos.social - 75%
meow.social - 68%
troet.cafe - 68%
c.im - 67%
hachyderm.io - 67%
mastodonapp.uk - 63%
kolektiva.social - 57%
norden.social - 56%
mamot.fr - 54%
mathstodon.xyz - 54%
piaille.fr - 51%
infosec.exchange - 46%
mastodon.online - 45%

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Dan Gillmor @dangillmor.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

The Trump Action Tracker is brilliant already, keeping track of the regime's bad acts. The UI could use a few improvement, and I'd urge several more categories (or emphasis of sub-categories), but I'm blown away now. https://www.trumpactiontracker.info

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PepperTheVixen ΘΔ @pepperthevixen.meow.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Hey there! I'm one of the blind folks who read alt text on here. I'd like to say thank you for adding that so that I can also enjoy images of cartoon animals. A little effort from you means a world of difference for people like me
#accessibility #alttext #blind

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Evan Prodromou @evan.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 2d

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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Maj - 🇨🇦 @maj.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 2d

MAGA: Oregon is a burnt shell of a war zone!
The Oregonian newspaper latest breaking story

#uspol #portland #oregon

Screenshot of oregonlive.com Latest news headline "Long-awaited Portland-area Trader Joe's opens this week"

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Maj - 🇨🇦 @maj.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 3d

@LeftCoastBec This is just as "real"

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/06/oregon-republicans-protest-photo-south-america?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

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Maj - 🇨🇦 @maj.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 3d

FFS, like 10 minutes later I went ahead and boosted a photo claiming to be clown protesters in Portland when it's from Germany in 2007. Even after JUST having posted this...

There's no escape from wanting to believe what you want to believe. Confirmation bias is everyone's problem.

#fakenews […]

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Maj - 🇨🇦 @maj.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 3d

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

When a Guardian reporter pointed out on social media that the image was not a genuine photograph of the generally small and tame protests outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Portland, the […]

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Heidi Li Feldman @heidilifeldman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

I finally have finished reading the 69 page complaint and multiple exhibits filed by the state of Illinois and City of Chicago against Trump, Noem, Hegseth etc., seeking to prohibit them deploying federalized National Guard troops in #chicago. #chicagoland #lawfedi […]

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Heidi Li Feldman @heidilifeldman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

When Trump and his lackeys rail against sanctuary states and sanctuary cities, this is what is setting them off. Trump et al cannot deal with the fact that the 10th Amendment gives the states authority over their own law enforcement resources. 18/

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Heidi Li Feldman @heidilifeldman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

NB: once fully federalized the Guard comes under all to Constitutional and statutory provisions constraining the use of the federal military within the U.S. and for keeping the peace. The federalized Guard, like the military more broadly, may not in general be used for civil law enforcement and […]

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Heidi Li Feldman @heidilifeldman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

These are when the U.S. is invaded or in danger of invasion by a foreign nation, when there is a rebellion or danger of one against U.S. Government’s authority; and when the President is unable with regular forces to execute the laws of the U.S.

These are the ONLY circumstances when Guard […]

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Newsmast Foundation @newsmast.newsmast.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

FediForum begins later today!

We're so excited to see all the cool things happening in the Fediverse and the wider Social Web.

If you're going to be showing off what you're working on, we wish you the best of luck. If not, we hope you have fun 🕺

#fediforum #fediverse #socialweb #mastodon

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Dan Gillmor @dangillmor.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

Trump, the Ellison family and their cynical -- but rich -- acolyte, Weiss, are spitting on the graves of Murrow and Cronkite. They're neutering the remaining honorable journalists.

CBS was never perfect. But it once stood for integrity. That's done.

It's CBS "News" now […]

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myrmepropagandist @futurebird.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy · 3d

The rapture has passed and we are in hell.

the pumpkin spice cereal at my local store

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 3d

1. 4 months ago, The Supreme Court gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education in schools.

Now, in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the case originated, the results are in.

Only 43 families out of 160,000 students have exercised that new right.

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Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To

After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.

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Mastodon @mastodon.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

We appreciate that certain politicians have recently admitted their naivete in entrusting the voices of their governments to corporate / for-profit social media.

To these politicians, we say: https://joinmastodon.org/hosting

Managed Mastodon

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