want to highlight @markrprior Fediverse | Mastodon instances table which shows active/inactive, open/closed instances. includes the instance's "about me"
it functions, to me, like a directory. you can click on an instance to get an idea of what it's about; find your people
@Heliograph ahh, it is a brand that was REALLY popular in the 90s. Especially on tshirts and car stickers.
I think there is an #antifa propaganda opportunity with #PeaceFrogs here...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_Frogs
Maybe "Peace ICE" or "Peace Fascists" as in GTFO? Either way, we need the #FrogBrigade to multiply. I 
it!
Trump admin lies about #ICE being attacked, so they can be the victim.
The Technique is called DARVO
(Deny Attack Reverse Victim & Offender)
But when people see that the "attackers" are people in frog costumes, it visually destroys the lie.
This means us sharing our silly protests on social media is REALLY important.
This @TomSullivan post explains
https://digbysblog.net/2025/10/11/liars-decry-untrue-smears/
Cry havoc and let slip the frogs of war.
-Nora Reed
cuddle therapy. CUDDLE . THERAPY
From: @MicheleV_AK
https://sfba.social/@MicheleV_AK/115357288015548120
Attached: 1 image **Tears of joy alert!!! "On Alaska's frozen shoreline, oil rig workers made a discovery that stopped them cold—a walrus calf, alone and wailing, separated from his mother in waters over 50 miles away. Most walrus pups don't survive 24 hours without maternal contact. This one had already been crying for days. The Alaska SeaLife Center team didn't hesitate. They designed something unprecedented: round-the-clock "cuddle therapy." Staff members now work in rotating shifts, bottle-feeding every three hours while cradling the 85-pound infant against their chests, mimicking the constant warmth he'd know from his mother. They hum. They rock. They never leave him alone. The transformation has been miraculous. Within weeks, the calf—who arrives limp and dehydrated—now nuzzles into his caregivers' arms, makes happy chirping sounds, and has gained 12 pounds. He recognizes voices. He reaches for familiar faces. Sometimes survival is just about showing up with love." #Alaska #AlaskaSeaLifeCenter #WalrusPup #Love
Attached: 1 image Okay, I'm at the museum today and I want to geek out about one if my very favorite things in the universe: manuscripts from the middle ages. This is an illuminated Qur'an from the 15-1600s. It's embellished with gold leaf and blue lapis ink. And most of y'all have NO IDEA how expensive that was.
People tend to think of ALT text as a "good thing to do for people with disabilities". That is true, but also reductive. It is useful for everyone, as is generally the case with accessibility.
I sometimes see posts with screenshots of text in a language I don't speak. If they had ALT text, I could use the "Translate" feature, and it would translate both the post and the transcription.
If you post in English, everyone who doesn't speak English fluently will benefit from ALT text.
Hashtags, too! #tips #MastoTips #followerpower
From: @inthehands
https://hachyderm.io/@inthehands/115356911152422365
Apparently there’s another influx of new folks here, so I guess I should give my best tidbit of advice: You have to really actively seek out people to follow here, much more than you’re used to — and until you do, this place will feel •dead•. Cool stuff isn’t just going to show up. You won’t get many helpful suggestions. No tech giant marketing dept is spending millions to draw you in. It’s going to be •work•. It’s kind of a drag, tbh. But: your people are out there!! You just have work to seek them out, one account at a time.
Sir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson
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