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JohnJ ClimateMarcher Feb 16

pzmyers 🕷Feb 16

Some people keep trying to reduce modern evolutionary biology to "darwinism". They're fools, ignore them.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/02/16/darwin-was-not-the-final-authority-on-anything/

JohnJ ClimateMarcher Feb 16

pzmyers 🕷Feb 5

Hey, if the Lindell campaign bus shows up in my neighborhood, I'll be there to point and laugh.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/02/05/the-minnesota-governor-race-will-be-a-blend-of-boring-and-insane/

JohnJ ClimateMarcher Nov 18

Eugen Rochko Nov 18

Today I am stepping down from my role as the CEO of #Mastodon. Though this has been in the works for a while, I can't say I've fully processed how I feel about it. There is a bittersweet part to it, and I think I will miss it, but it also felt necessary. It feels like a goodbye, but it isn't—I intend to stay on and continue to advise the new leadership and contribute, because Mastodon—and the fediverse—is one of the very few beacons of hope for a better web.

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/my-next-chapter-with-mastodon/

My next chapter with Mastodon

Reflections on my time leading Mastodon and what's to come next.

Mastodon Blog

JohnJ ClimateMarcher Nov 18

pzmyers 🕷Oct 30

That cease fire didn't hold up very well.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/10/30/cancel-that-nobel-peace-prize/

Cancel that Nobel Peace Prize

This could have been predicted. The cease fire in the Middle East is falling apart. Israel on Tuesday carried out military strikes in Gaza after the nation accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire …

Pharyngula

JohnJ ClimateMarcher Nov 18

selfcare.tech Nov 18

Be gentle with yourself today.

JohnJ ClimateMarcher Nov 18

Nicole Wallace has a new channel. Here's her interview with Heather cox Richardson.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbAaqqzuhgA&list=TLPQMTgxMTIwMjXgenyo6UDs5g&index=1

Heather Cox Richardson: Americans are saying “Hell No!” to Trump “fascism”…and it’s working

YouTube

JohnJ ClimateMarcher Oct 26

I'm in a tech conundrum with my phone right now and it's affecting everything else because of "two-step verification."
(MetroPCS is Crapazola Margarine spread thick on stale bread, btw).
Briefly: MetroPCS cut off my service, I cannot access my acct, and they say, "Call this number..."
Then try calling my bank to stop autopay and guess where they want to send my verification code...

JohnJ ClimateMarcher Oct 26

pzmyers 🕷Sep 29

I was just reminiscing about some of my favorite places in Portland. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.

Has anyone mentioned to Trump that he's a lying moron?

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/09/29/how-are-you-holding-up-oregonians/

JohnJ ClimateMarcher Sep 22

Larvitz

Sep 21

The old web was decentralized:

- Newsgroups
- Personal Websites
- Bulletin board
- Email as a service, not a platform
- Internet relay chat (IRC)
- Early blogs

Then corporations arrived with money and lock-in, turning the internet into centralized ad farms (Meta, X, TikTok). Users became consumers, trapped in algorithms, tracking, and enshittification. Revenue more important than people.

The Fediverse is a way back: no ads, no algorithms, no dark patterns. People first. A web worth reclaiming. And open source is the engine of this transformation.

Take back the web. Decentralize again 💪 Bring people to the Fediverse, promote open source and build federated services.

#TakeBackTheWeb #Decentralized #Fediverse #StopBigTech #OpenSource #DeGoogle #UnplugTrump

JohnJ ClimateMarcher Apr 30, 2022

#introductions

I haven't done one of these in a while. My friends at Democracy Town introduced me to the Fediverse. We also sought refuge from the bird site.
My bio tells you most of what I'm about and that URL, climatemarch.org is my family.

Here's a trailer to the documentary I played a supporting role in. If it was a movie, I would have been part of the stage crew; low-key and behind the scenes.

http://climatemarch.org/the-race-to-save-the-world-earth-day-2021/

My next chapter with Mastodon

Cancel that Nobel Peace Prize

Heather Cox Richardson: Americans are saying “Hell No!” to Trump “fascism”…and it’s working

The Race to Save the World – Earth Day, 2021 – Climate March