When I left Twitter for Mastodon, so many people told me I was making a mistake and Mastodon was dead.

It was a difficult decision to switch because I had been on Twitter for 13 years, and I had accumulated over 16,000 followers.

But here we are, two and a half years later, and I am now followed by 17,000 here on Mastodon.

It is such an important milestone for me, because it proves that while the majority will often chose continuity over change, change often wins.

The future is federated!
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This painting, located in the northern city of Roubaix, France is titled “The Statue of Liberty’s Silent Protest.” By Dutch artist Judith de Leeuw 😢

#MastoArt #StatueOfLiberty #France #USPol #SilentProtest #Art

Lisa Tate, a Ventura County, California, farmer talks about what's happening on farms in that county, where fruit and vegetables are grown to supply the whole country:

“'In the fields, I would say 70% of the workers are gone,' she said in an interview. 'If 70% of your workforce doesn’t show up, 70% of your crop doesn’t get picked and can go bad in one day.'"

#Trump #StephenMiller #immigrants #ICE #WorkForce #agriculture #FoodChain
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/01/ice-raids-crops-california-farms

I used to think packaged pre-cut veg at the supermarket was for lazy people.

Then a disabled person pointed out it was a lifeline for them because they lived alone and couldn’t cut it up themselves most days.

I had never even considered that. It changed my perspective and I think from then on when something seems “lazy” I always ask myself “is this just accessible?”
And it’s nearly always the latter.

It’s not hard to listen to someone when they say something is not accessible and it’s not difficult to shift your perspective.
I don’t know why so many people won’t.

If you’re a UK resident and/or a UK citizen, please make sure you sign this petition. It’s at almost 80k signatures and it’s got 3 weeks left to get to 100k.

‘Legally enshrine the right of adults to physically transition using NHS services’

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/704793

#trans #TransRightAreHumanRights

When we mention we're going to be planting trees we have infinite people biting our arms off to come and plant them.

When we need the help with maintenance there is a deafening silence.

If you want to chase glory, focus on saving recently planted woodlands, doing the hard but critical work of making sure these saplings live, instead of just grabbing photo ops with a spade.

Birthday drinks afterwards. Come play. https://www.protect.earth/events/sapling-guardian-day-near-radstock

This is like if Nazi's sold Auschwitz merchandise to their base in 1941.

It's beyond sick. The clinical term is sadistic psychopathy.