We're Still Here

@EyeOfTheWolf
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General tomfoolery and hooliganism
They will try to tell you, “Resistance is futile.” It is never so.

It just somehow gets worse in ways I could never dream up. Like there's a big cauldron where a bunch of bad ideas are cooking away and every once in a while someone comes in with a huge ladle and scoops out... hmmm... big tech execs and... oh great! Army National Guard!
Yes. The National Guard is bringing in executives from Meta, OpenAI, and Palentir as Lt. Colonels.

#politics #us #USPolitics #militarytech #military #corporate #corporations

@TSBremer @GPJohnston I spent 10 years with the NPS, and I've been talking about this for most of that time. The future I see is an ostensibly "public agency" that is largely run by private entities like Xanterra and Aramark.

Maybe one or two park rangers who supervise private contractors that are paid minimum wage but make their employer an outsized portion of the park's profits.

This is already happening in campgrounds, especially in places like Yellowstone.

@GPJohnston
You might be interested in my piece on National Parks Traveler about the threat to national parks and the possibility of privatizing them. It's at https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/05/op-ed-preserving-americas-best-idea-national-parks-fight-democracy
Op-Ed | Preserving America’s Best Idea: National Parks In The Fight For Democracy

National parks have been an aspirational best idea of the American people. The parks may not be absolutely democratic, but their history has evolved toward a better reflection of the nation’s people.

No, Your Honor, all of the torrented Blu-ray rips on my Plex server were being used to train AI.
No offense, but I will never salute those who are NOT about to rock
I.D.I.C. Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations.

Never let people tell you it's impossible to #deGoogle your life. 💪

Inspired by @ente

UPDATE: A massive thanks to everyone who helped out with this ☺️

As a result, my little single-user instance has made contact with 11,274 other instances across the Fedi 😲

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ORIGINAL POST: I've got a quick favour to ask. If you're reading this post on Mastodon (or the Fediverse), please click boost.

How come?

I recently moved across to my own self-hosted single-user server (using GoToSocial.org). For a bunch of reasons, including visibility across the Fedi, it would really help out.

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Shout out to this absolute legend travelling business class on the state ferry