@pluralistic "Excessive corporate power is at the root of the immiseration of every kind of worker and we all have the same fight."

– Cory Doctorow

https://youtu.be/YJDFrmaiUBw&t=1h14m5s

What the so-called “Twitter Files” actually reveal.

“It isn’t Twitter’s fault that so much conservative discourse in the Trump era is so deeply, fundamentally dishonest.”

https://slate.com/technology/2022/12/elon-musk-twitter-files-bari-weiss-matt-taibbi-shadowbanning.html

This is one of the best cut-through-the-noise pieces I have read in months. Seriously. It's that good.

#journalism #journalists #USpolitics

For thousands of years, fermenting beer was considered a household task for #women.

By the Middle Ages, some sold beer at English markets. Female brewers wore tall, pointy hats to be easily spotted. They stood by cauldrons & often had cats to keep mice away.

Sound familiar? It should.

You see, when male brewers felt threatened, they accused the women of witchcraft. These rumors may have led to some witch iconography we still recognize today.

https://theconversation.com/women-used-to-dominate-the-beer-industry-until-the-witch-accusations-started-pouring-in-155940 #history #HistoryRemix

Here is the suspension notice received by @JxckS, the owner of a Twitter account that used public information to tweet the activities of Elon Musk’s private plane. Elon had promised to allow the account, but today said, Nah.

As predicted in last week’s comic, Elon is using a transparently nonsensical definition of “spam” to shut down accounts. If he doesn’t like it, he deems it “spam.”

I don't know if there's any other field, that has this degree of inability to do any amount to even basic introspection, except cops

Literally, the _New York Times_?? In what universe is that not local to Long Island

Few quick Mastodon tweaks I like:

* Settings > "Enable advanced web interface" is Tweetdeck and works really well.

* In your notification column, turn off all the "Play sound" toggles and turn on the "show filter bar" to be able to see favorites, follows, etc. by type.

* The web app is good! The official mobile app's not bad, either. But there are a lot of app options with different flavors worth trying out. Toot is popular on iOS. On Android, I use Yuito: https://bit.ly/3jjtzif