RE: https://mastodon.scot/@kim_harding/116155624245620231

It would be a total crying shame if people boosted that post and read and widely shared and discussed the article

#Mastodon, a #decentralised #socialmedia platform, is introducing #newfeatures to attract creators and make the platform more approachable for newcomers.

🎉 These updates include a #redesigned user profile, an enhanced compose experience, and new admin tools for server operators.

💆 The changes aim to #promote #smallinstances and make the onboarding process more understandable.

👉 https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/mastodon-a-decentralized-alternative-to-x-plans-to-target-creators-with-new-features/?Fedizen.EU #Fedizen #Fediverse #ActivityPub #News

Student walkouts against ICE show no signs of slowing down - even in the face of violent attacks from the police, suspension of students by school administrators, and even arrests of supporters.

In Pennsylvania, a police chief violently attacked one student as police made multiple arrests.

Parents and community members are furious, and many are now calling for the police chief to resign. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/calls-grow-quakertown-police-chiefs-043529041.html

Stolen from @futurebird - "To create utopias you must first imagine them."

(Drawing by Penpanoply)

#ThisIsFine #Cicero #SolarPunkSunday #HopePunk

So yeah, as of next week my gf has no job anymore since we moved

Currently I am replying to job offers, send 3 so far but while I "wait" I have been working on a little something else

A little merch store with 100% human made items, eco-friendly and wordwide shipping on demand❤️

https://stux.store

I'm still adding new products on a daily basis but it all works 100%, so if you want to support my work without a donation you can now also get something in return

These are legal immigrants, following the lawful process, getting kidnapped by ICE in their appointments and being held prisoner without due process.

I used to volunteer to help people prep for USCIS naturalization interviews. This story about the lawless institution USCIS has become turned my stomach.

https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-immigration/how-legal-immigration-became-a-deportation-trap

Age verification is not en never was about protecting children. It's about mass surveillance.

"Once a user verifies their identity with Persona, the software performs 269 distinct verification checks and scours the internet and government sources for potential matches, such as by matching your face to politically exposed persons (PEPs), and generating risk and similarity scores for each individual. IP addresses, browser fingerprints, device fingerprints, government ID numbers, phone numbers, names, faces, and even selfie backgrounds are analyzed and retained for up to three years."

https://www.therage.co/persona-age-verification/

#AgeVerification #MassSurveillance #Persona #Thiel #ChatControl #Discord

Age Verification isn't a technical problem to solve. If you think that, you're missing the point.

It's a social problem used by authoritarian governments as an excuse for population control and censorship.

It's a fundamental attack on free speech and democracy.

It must not be accommodated.
It must be stopped.

#MassSurveillance #AgeVerification #Privacy #Democracy #HumanRights