Mastodawn

Please take a moment to read my latest Open Letter on my Substack publication Dear Two Daughters. There I write open letters, essays, and poetry to my estranged teenage daughters.

Please consider following the link to subscribe and receive my latest writing in your inbox.

https://open.substack.com/pub/deartwodaughters/p/am-i-just-your-mother?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=35z54g

#OpenLetter #Writer #Estrangement #NoContact #CustodyCourt #FamilyCourt #MothersDay #Motherhood #LateDiagnosedAutism #Parenthood

dzz Yenn May 8

🤬😢 💯 #SexWork #Germany #BesD #Statement #OpenLetter

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:hathriphqsibqikvuluomlfn/post/3ml4su7udgk2c

Yenn dc ☂️May 8

RE: https://mastodon.social/@lolaanders/116534317090010997

Seriously, how hard can it be, if running a satire program and choosing to talk about sex work, to just… I don't know, maybe ASK SOME ACTUAL SEX WORKERS FIRST.?!

🤬🤦‍♀️😮‍💨

BesD's open letter in response (link in quote) explain the issues perfectly.

Still, shameful on ZDF's part; perhaps even more so considering they apparently have a decent enough track on other topics — if speaking with sex workers is deemed optional for a good take on sex work, what exactly is the message they're sending..?
[Hint: absolutely not a good one.]

#SexWork #Germany #BesD #OpenLetter

Deadline May 7

Mark Ruffalo Notes Many “Were Afraid” To Sign Letter Opposing Paramount-Warner Bros Merger: “Not Unjustified”
#News #MarkRuffalo #OpenLetter #Paramount #ParamountWarnerBrostakeover #WarnerBros

https://deadline.com/2026/05/mark-ruffalo-many-afraid-sign-letter-paramount-warner-bros-1236886998/

Mark Ruffalo Notes Many “Were Afraid” To Sign Letter Opposing Paramount-Warner Bros Merger: “Not Unjustified”

Despite uniting nearly 5,000 signatories against the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, Mark Ruffalo says many were afraid to sign the open letter.

Deadline

Hacker News May 1

An open letter asking NHS England to keep its code open

https://keepthingsopen.com

#HackerNews #openletter #NHS #England #open #source #transparency #coding

An open letter asking NHS England to keep its code open.

Code paid for with public money should, by default, be open to the public.

Ralf Wiechers Apr 29

The #OpenLetter by Rodolfo Melogli to #WooCommerce and its #community I agree with:
https://www.businessbloomer.com/open-letter-to-woocommerce/

An Open Letter to WooCommerce and the Woo Community

Dear WooCommerce, If there’s one thing Checkout Summit confirmed for me, it’s that what we’ve built around Woo is bigger than software. For 14+ years, I’ve been inside this ecosystem. Working with small, medium, and large clients, building products, teaching developers, solving merchant problems, speaking with agencies, and watching thousands of businesses choose WooCommerce as […]

Business Bloomer

Reprobio, biology reproduction Apr 22

Si eres beneficiarie del ERC (European Research Council) o investigadore, en general, ¿quieres firmar la carta abierta sobre los últimos cambios en sus normas?
"We write in response to therecently announced changes in the ERC Work Programme2027, as explained in the President’s letter of 16 April 2026, includingextended resubmissionrestrictions for unsuccessful applicants."
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOm6zpq_zwP8PFgvR9hoFynsxGkXT_xOVwO3J1lXFqodE2sg/viewform
#ERC #OpenLetter #ScienceEurope

ERC open letter

The full letter is available here

Google Docs

Rudolf Thomas INDERST (he|him)Apr 21

Press >start< to participate Offener Brief "Fair Play Democracy" Wir sind Menschen aus der Games-Kultur – Schaffende, Forschende & Begeisterte. Wir begreifen Spiele als demokratiefördernde Kulturtechnik und stehen auf für ein faires Spiel für alle. fairplaydemocracy.de #openletter #gameculture

Fair Play Democracy – Press St...

Fair Play Democracy – Press Start to Participate!

CBC Top Stories Apr 13

Hollywood stars express opposition to Paramount-Warner merger in open letter
More than a thousand movie stars, writers, directors and other Hollywood professionals announced their "unequivocal opposition" to the proposed Paramount merger with Warner Bros. Discovery in an open letter published Monday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/hollywood-stars-paramount-warner-opposition-9.7162072?cmp=rss

CBC World Apr 13