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Retired CPA, CFO, technology manager, startup founder. History buff and board gamer. Antifascist like my father. “Woke” means you can read history books.
I love Mastodon. I hate ads. NATO NO FLY ZONE over Ukraine today!

Rachel Scott was absolutely fearless and an honor to her profession in confronting Donald Trump on his lies and racist statements at the NABJ. In other words, the exact opposite of the damaged failure sitting across from her who couldn’t string a coherent normal sentence together.

Attention to the rest of the media- this is what real journalists do. She deserves respect and attention. #RachelScott

Many of the ills of today’s internet have a single thing in common: they are built on a system of corporate surveillance. This Data Privacy & Protection Day, we’re calling for a ban the targeting of ads to us based on our online behavior. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/03/ban-online-behavioral-advertising

🐦🔗: https://nitter.oksocial.net/EFF/status/1751828767427740031#m

[2024/01/29 04:45]

Ban Online Behavioral Advertising

Tech companies earn staggering profits by targeting ads to us based on our online behavior. This incentivizes all online actors to collect as much of our behavioral information as possible, and then sell it to ad tech companies and the data brokers that service them. This pervasive online...

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Yesterdays summary on Ukraine is available: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1725608788277829907.html

While others stop reporting on Ukraine, I continue to keep you informed about the latest news in a fast, reliable way. Want to support me? That is possible via a one-time donation at https://buymeacoffee.com/noelreports.

Cheers,
NOEL

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@NOELreports: SitRep - 16/11/23 - Another wave of Shaheds shot down A short overview of the daily events of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. During the night, another wave of Russian Shaheds wasrepelled. It seems the U...…

The platform formerly known as #Twitter rolls out a new ad format that can't be reported or blocked. https://mashable.com/article/twitter-x-new-clickbait-ad-format
X rolls out new ad format that can't be reported, blocked

The new ads also don't disclose who the advertiser is or that they are even ads.

Mashable

Back when I joined Mastodon in early July, I didn't knew what to expect. 4 months later, I'm happy to say that we reached 1K followers!

Thanks for being one of the most supportive communities I've ever met! I'm glad that you all like the works I do and decided to stick around for more.

I'm gonna share something special for this milestone in a bit, but for now, thanks @NullTheFool for letting me know about Mastodon and making it easier to join, I probably wouldn't have joined without your help!

@Teri_Kanefield I really like Library Extension. I go to Amazon, look up the book, and Library Extension tells me my local library has it and provides a button so I can place a hold. Saves me a lot of money — and some time as well.

Look forward to reading the book.

Library Extension:
https://www.libraryextension.com

Library Extension (for web browsers)

Library Extension lets you instantly see book and eBook availability from your local library

Library Extension

Journalists: Trump is a fascist. He wants to rule the United States as an unaccountable dictator. Given the Republican Party's broad contempt for fair elections, civil liberties, and the rule of law, this could happen.

Your necessary role in political coverage of the upcoming elections is to be activists in defense of democracy.

When the hell are you going to wake up and realize that?

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/09/trump-milley-execution-incitement-violence/675435/

Trump Suggests That Mark Milley Deserves Execution

The former president is inciting violence against the nation’s top general. America’s response is distracted and numb.

The Atlantic

Whats that you say, favoriting a post is functionally useless because there's no algorithm on Mastodon?

Tell that to my instant gratification addicted lizard brain that's getting hit with a tidal wave of dopamine every time my phone vibrates.

What if we branded environmentalism as "masculine"?
#climatechange #climatecrisis #environment #gender