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werd.io
Just published a deep look at where open social networks stand in 2025: Mastodon’s leadership change, Bluesky’s trajectory, AT Protocol, ActivityPub, cross-network tools, and more. For newsrooms and public service orgs, this moment really matters. werd.io/the-state-of...
The State of the Open Social Web
A comprehensive look at Mastodon, Bluesky, and the growing ecosystem of open, interoperable social networks.
werd.io
November 18, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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denisedwheeler.bsky.social
The United States is now on the Civicus Monitor Watchlist.

A global list of countries where there is a serious decline in respect for civic freedoms.

The watchlist was updated in March 2025 and includes the US alongside the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pakistan, Kenya, and Serbia.

DOJ actions
US added to international watchlist for rapid decline in civic freedoms
Civicus, an international non-profit, puts country alongside Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Pakistan and Serbia
www.theguardian.com
September 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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techconnectify.bsky.social
Btw, I remember there being some anxieties around folks expressing their opinions during primaries.

Besides being nowhere near a presidential primary at the moment, now is in fact the time for people to express certain lines they expect candidates not to cross.

Protect trans folks.
August 23, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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youranoncentral.bsky.social
Danish warships now patrolling Greenland to protect against a Trump led US invasion. #StandWithGreenland
Denmark beefing up security, 3 ships deployed
March 29, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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erininthemorning.com
Anyone find it funny how when the UK releases the Cass review to ban trans care, we get everything ranging from New York Times push notifs to op-eds in every major US paper...

But when Germany, Switzerland, and Austria release pro-trans youth care guidelines, not a single article anywhere but mine?
erininthemorning.com Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Mar 9
1. Major news in transgender care.

Germany, Switzerland, and Austria have just released their trans youth care guidelines.

They strongly recommend trans youth care and slam the
Cass Review in England.

Europe is not "pulling back" on trans care.

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New German, Swiss, And Austrian Guidelines Recommend Trans Youth Care, Slam Cass Review
The recommendations, released by the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany, come at a time when US politicians erroneously claim that Europe is "pulling back" on transgender care.
www.erininthemorning.com
March 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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davidaugust.bsky.social
Ronald Reagan’s real legacy, charted and graphed. Spoiler: It’s not the bedtime story we’ve been told.

A visual breakdown of the inequality, debt, and mass incarceration still shaping our lives.

'Trickle-down' economics was never real.

#economics #politics #reagan #WealthInequality #TrickleDown
Collage of 7 charts, 8 graphs, each featuring trends in various socioeconomic data over time w/Ronald Reagan’s face & arrows highlighting specific years in 1980s: 1. Top-left: line graph titled "Income Gains Widely Shared in Early Postwar Decades – But Not Since Then." Shows real family income for top 5%, median, & bottom 20% from 1947 to 2017 as percentage of 1973 levels. Reagan’s face is placed near early 1980s when income disparities start to widen. 2. Top-center: graph titled "Life Expectancy vs. Healthcare Spending Over Time, from 1970 to 2014." U.S. trajectory is highlighted, showing high healthcare costs w/limited life expectancy gains compared to other countries. Reagan’s face marks 1985, point where U.S. curve notably diverges. 3. Top-right: line chart titled "Top Marginal Tax Rate from 1966 to 2014." Chart shows a steep drop in top tax rate during Reagan’s presidency in 1980s, indicated by his face & an arrow. 4. Middle-left: graph from Federal Reserve titled "Federal Debt: Total Public Debt as Percent of Gross Domestic Product." Reagan’s face marks early 1980s, where federal debt as a percentage of GDP begins a sharp rise. 5. Bottom-left: chart titled "United States Debt in 2014 Dollars & as Percent of GDP," showing significant increase in both metrics during Reagan’s presidency, marked w/his face & an arrow. 6. Bottom-center: line chart comparing percent increase since 1970 in tuition & fees, median household income, & minimum wage in Illinois. Reagan’s face marks the early 1980s, where tuition & fees begin to outpace income & wage increases dramatically. 7. Bottom-right: 2 graphs about incarceration: - 1st graph, titled "Incarcerated Americans 1920-2014," shows a sharp rise in prison populations starting in 1980s, marked w/Reagan’s face and an arrow. - 2nd graph, titled "U.S. State & Federal Prison Population, 1925-2013," notes Reagan’s launch of the "War on Drugs" in 1980s as a key factor in the prison population surge.
December 7, 2024 at 7:05 PM