Aleem Shaun

@aleemshaun
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Thinker. Doer. Human. Husband. Dad. Coffee enthusiast. Leading Welcoming Australia and some other stuff. A generalist standing at the intersection of belonging, creativity, enterprise, faith, justice, leadership and technology.
Personalhttps://aleemshaun.com
Workhttps://welcoming.org.au

Radical activism isn't always loud; sometimes it whispers.

Every time you respond to a disregulated child with calm, age-appropriate wisdom, you are forming the next generation of peacemakers.

Every time you smile at someone and compliment their work, you are spreading the kind of positivity that banishes darkness.

Every time you take a deep breath and ask questions rather than judging (or walk away), you are making more room for love, less room for hate.

#positivity #kindness #activism

This isn’t new news as such, but people keep being surprised by it, so it’s worth repeating. Substack hosts, profits from, and promotes explicitly Nazi content, and if you are adding value to that network, you are helping them to do so. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/07/revealed-how-substack-makes-money-from-hosting-nazi-newsletters
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters

Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism

The Guardian
We've added Markdown and HTML export options for Pika, which include all of the images you've uploaded to your posts and pages. https://pika.pika.page/posts/markdown-and-html-exports
Markdown and HTML Exports - Building Pika Out Loud

In October we began offering self-service exports for Pika. This was a big day for Pika as it allowed anyone to get a CSV, JSON, or XML export for themselves, every day of the week if they so pleased. At launch, though, we knew this wasn’t enough. CSV, JSON, and XML exports are good for keeping a light archive of your writing, and at least one of these export types should be importable to other blogging services. This gives anyone using Pika the flexibility to move to another service if they find a better fit for their blogging life in...

Building Pika Out Loud

A laptop covered in stickers sat across from me. Naturally, I complimented the person sitting in front of it. I love a good sticker collage.

But then, I did something I normally wouldn't do.

I recommended a website to that person, a human, existing in the real world with me. Words formed from my mouth. I shared my phone with her and she typed in the web address into her computer.

It's a website where you can upload a photo of your stickered laptop!

Not to get melodramatic, but maybe that's what it's all about. Showing people in the real world what the other side of the digital world is like. Little by little. Idk.

It felt like something.

https://stickertop.art/

stickertop.art - Discover Laptop Sticker Art

Discover a unique collection of laptops adorned with creative stickers from around the world. Each laptop tells a story through its stickers.

Currently working on my 2026 Obsidian Report Card. This year I'd like to incorporate some feedback from the Obsidian community. Have 5 -10 minutes and want to contribute? 😉

👉🏼 https://forms.practicalpkm.com/report-card

Obsidian Report Card

forms.practicalpkm.com
Tim Cook sold Apple's soul

Apple used to stand for something. Now Tim Cook gifts golden statues to Trump, removes apps at the administration's request, and cozies up to accused rapists at White House screenings. The company I once admired has become morally bankrupt, but leaving the ecosystem feels almost impossible.

Loopwerk
@andyn But the 30% fee and inconsistent/heavy-handed gatekeeping are supposed to prevent this... No? 😬 😅

RE: https://social.panic.com/@cabel/115990564126462974

Only the walled Garden of the App Store can stop this sort of thing from happe… wait…what…

How did this end up on the store. That’s crazy.

tim cook, i swear to god if i wake up in the morning and that fucking melania movie shows up on my ipod with the U2 album...