RE: https://bewegung.social/@neuSoM/116285017968321829

#Universidades alemãs no #Fediverso:

"We’ve already seen some initial success: around 150 #academic institutions in Germany are active on Mastodon and have +157k followers there
👉 https://mastodon-listen.playground.54gradsoftware.de/institute-DE
We believe this is an approach we can also recommend to the #research and #academic communities in the #US to fend off attacks from #autocrats ."

#NoKings

And in fact numerous universities in #Europe have started on #Mastodon
👉 https://mastodon-listen.playground.54gradsoftware.de/hochschulen-ACH
👉 https://mastodon-listen.playground.54gradsoftware.de/hochschulen-NL
👉 https://mastodon-listen.playground.54gradsoftware.de/
which we can also recommend for #universities in the #USA.

Many of them also left the platform #X,
which has helped a lot to bring the political discourse back to facts instead of being full of hatress and bullying.
#Autocrats have no arguments that’s why they rely on „social“ media out of control.
#Democracy prefers the #fediverse
Come on and join #Unis4Mastodon

Hints for newcomers from @Bibliothecaris: https://www.rug.nl/library/news-events/social-media/mastodon-quick-guide-for-researchers-2025.pdf

#NoKings

As early as 2 years ago, many people in #Germany and #Europe felt that #BigTech ’s internet platforms did not live up to the claim of being #socialmedia. Many were appalled by the #hatespeech, #incitement, #cyberbullying, and #disinformation being spread there.
Our action alliance first reached out to #universities to propose withdrawing from #X and adopting #Mastodon. We believe the #Fediverse platforms are much better suited for #SciComm or, more broadly, for substantive discourse aimed at protecting and preserving our #democracy. Other initiatives have since emerged, such as #ByeByeElon, #HelloQuitX, #LeaveX, and #SaveSocial.

We’ve already seen some initial success: around 150 #academic institutions in Germany are active on Mastodon and have +157k followers there
👉 https://mastodon-listen.playground.54gradsoftware.de/institute-DE
We believe this is an approach we can also recommend to the #research and #academic communities in the #US to fend off attacks from #autocrats .

Mastodon Listen

Listen von Mastodon-Accounts von z.B. Universitäten, Forschungseinrichtungen etc. Erstellt mit Daten von Wikidata.

March 21 Live with Nina Burleigh

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Trump Gets $10 Billion Kickback To The Treasury For Offloading TikTok To His Billionaire Buddies

We’ve discussed at length how Trump’s “fix” for TikTok’s problems basically involved forcing the sale of the platform to his greedy billionaire buddies (with the help …

Techdirt
Desperate #MarkCarney abandons all principles and embraces the #murderousthug #Modi. Canada has been stripped of all its assets by political #grifters and now must beg for its bone from #autocrats & #fascists. It has fallen far with more left to go. A 'delicate' balance for Canada and a 'win-win' for Modi as Carney visits India https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1l7q871gnro
A 'delicate' balance for Canada and a 'win-win' for Modi as Carney visits India

The two countries are repairing a strained relationship as they also seek to reduce their trade reliance on the US.

BBC News

How Democracies Die

Institutions become political #weapons, wielded forcefully by those who control them against those who do not. This is how elected #autocrats can subvert democracy—packing and “weaponizing” the courts and other neutral agencies, buying off the media and the private sector (or bullying them into silence), and rewriting the rules of politics to tilt the playing field against opponents. ~ Steven Levitsk

How Democracies Die

Institutions become political #weapons, wielded forcefully by those who control them against those who do not. This is how elected #autocrats can subvert democracy—packing and “weaponizing” the courts and other neutral agencies, buying off the media and the private sector (or bullying them into silence), and rewriting the rules of politics to tilt the playing field against opponents. ~ Steven Levitsk

Disgusting. #Gallup should now just close up shop, because any poll they now release will be tainted by this gutless political decision to avoid Trump's wrath at being forced to face his tanking approval ratings. Obeying in advance. "[A sign ] the #autocrats are winning." -Cornell Belcher

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jmte4w4x7ukciit6lci6ziau/post/3mem6n5sb7s2r
As many dictators have found out statues of self aggrandisement become targets for the masses to topple once installed. #trump #statue #autocrats https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/technology/trump-statue-don-colossus.html
‘Don Colossus,’ a Golden Statue of President Trump, Waits for Its Home

A group of cryptocurrency investors backing a memecoin hopes the statue will soon be installed at one of Mr. Trump’s golf courses in Florida.

The New York Times