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NEW: Trump just said the quiet part out loud.

“Iran is calling asking how to make a deal… I told them they’re a little late. We want to fight now more than they do.”

At the same time the Pentagon says the war could last 8 weeks, not 4. Diplomacy is on the table — but Washington is choosing war. Let that sink in.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-us-war-latest-updates-israel-trump-uk-oman-b2932312.html #press

Iran-US war latest: Iranian drones strike airport in Azerbaijan as another country dragged into conflict

Iran has denied targeting Azerbaijan after two drones hit a school and an airport

The Independent

alyshalynn Jul 14, 2023

Mandu 🥟Jul 13, 2023

And with this ring, we shall be bonded in holy macaroni.

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alyshalynn Feb 26, 2023

@baekdal @travelfish @mmasnick They get tax write offs for these sorts of programs. They get noted as ESG friendly. Thrse both make them look good to investment funds & expand their profits - it’s like a bureaucratic, corporate MLM where each participant in the ‘cycle’ gets to fly a false flag of ‘environmentalism’ while paradoxically expanding their consumptive business along the way.

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alyshalynn Feb 26, 2023

@baekdal @travelfish @mmasnick I think a large part of the issue they are raising is that companies like Dow undergo the theatrics of ‘recycling’ not for the end result, but to reap benefits other than 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 optics…

alyshalynn Jan 13, 2023

Micro SF/F by O. Westin Jan 13, 2023

"Is... Is it okay to be weird?"
The witch studied the young woman.
"No."
"No? I thought you'd understand."
"Don't be weird," the witch said. "Be yourself."
"But..."
"Now, some people may call that weird, but that's their word, not yours. Be yourself, however that is."
#MicroFiction #SmallStories #TootFic

alyshalynn Dec 28, 2022

Abby. Yep. That one Dec 27, 2022

Welcome to America

alyshalynn Dec 20, 2022

Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦Dec 20, 2022

A kind observation that exclusively calling this place "Mastodon" has a bit similar energy as saying "I just sent a GMail."

"Fediverse" (or "fedi") is a more inclusive, general term.

Mastodon is just one of many software projects that talk to each other to create this multi-instance social network:
https://axbom.com/fediverse/

(kudos to @axbom for this fantastic infographic!)

There are blogs, Reddit-like communities, video instances and many more, all part of fedi.

#TwitterMigration #NewHere

The many branches of the Fediverse

As more and more people are asking me about Mastodon I felt a need for a picture to point at, showcasing how the software known as Mastodon fits into the much larger concept of the Fediverse. I made this infographic to help myself and others explain the many different use-cases

Axbom • My Next Heartbeat

alyshalynn Nov 15, 2022

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bazzargh Nov 14, 2022

@conor a friend blocked someone harassing a person he followed. Next thing, sealions from the harasser's server start hassling my friend for the block! But he'd never spoken to any of them... Mastodon notifies the other server when you block individuals, which is _not great_ if that whole server is a hive of scum and villainy and their admins are complicit in harassment. I prefer to mute individuals, or block servers.