@grumble209 Haha good one. Thx for this:

"We have met what's going to save our ass and it is us." - Vinge

Found the source, and while it can sound optimistic especially reading it now, I still think Vinge was right about what's possible. :-) https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2006/jun/29/guardianweeklytechnologysection5 #future #ScienceFiction #geek #activism #Resistance #CivicTech #CivilSociety #SocialChange

Big Brother takes a controlling interest in chips

A chilling novel details how everyday technologies could gradually lead to a far more invasive society than even Orwell dreamed of.

The Guardian

“Many people still treat peace as something that comes by chance or divine intervention. In reality, it depends on civic culture. It requires populations capable of managing conflict without violence and of living with disagreement without turning it into hatred. That is not a passive condition. It has to be cultivated.”

#politics #civilsociety #war #stupid https://www.upi.com/Voices/2026/03/31/latam-perspectives-stupidity-political-force/8241774896464/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/news

When citizens stop thinking: stupidity as a political force - UPI.com

Why do leaders, and the societies that follow them, so often misjudge reality so badly? And why does that failure keep recurring, across generations?

UPI
#MERZ & WEIMER IN 🇩🇪, SEEMINGLY IN A COORDINATED EFFORT WITH MAGA, ARE NOW #DISMANTLING THE WHOLE OF #CIVIL-SOCIETY IN 🇩🇪. " #Musk ... feeding #USAID into the wood chipper. Decades of institutional knowledge, delicate international relationships... [and] humanitarian relief disappeared in just days."

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:anyesr57bwobytddoohv6ehe/post/3mhydqxcl5227

Our ROCCAS 4 SVO team has been in underserved communities in Dolj County, Romania, promoting free colorectal cancer screening for people aged 50–74 and helping family doctors use the digital screening platform.

ROCCAS 2 screened 51,437 people and caught 273 malignant cases early. Prevention works when you meet people where they are.

#ColorectalCancerScreening #EUFunding #PublicHealth #CivilSociety

Niger civil groups condemn EU call to free ex-president Bazoum http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRfBmY #Niger #Bazoum #CivilSociety #EUResolution #Protest
AES calls for simultaneous mobilisation to condemn EU resolution on Niger's ex-president http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRcy52 #Niger #EUResolution #CivilSociety #Protest #AfricanNews
OMG!!! WTH!! Kick Trump OUT Kick America OUT Out of Britain

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ISOC-CH launches a campaign on the meaning of #DigitalSovereignty from the perspective of different actors.

The 1st event focuses on the #CivilSociety and takes place on March 27th with guests engaged with various civil society organizations, like ISOC Germany and Serbia, @fsfe @wikimediaDE, and @LaQuadrature

On April 25th, ISOC-CH will host a workshop at the #OpenEducationDay 2026 in Bern, organized by @CHopen asking the same question, this time for #Educators.

More info at isoc.ch

@BikeKitchen habe erst hier im Fediverse von Euch erfahren und freue mich auch schon, dass es jetzt losgeht und Euch kennenzulernen. #civilsociety #diy
The new State of Civil Society Report is out from @[email protected], and there’s a strong message running through it: www.civicus.org/index.php/me... #civilsociety #activism #genz