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Ben Werdmuller 13m ago

@Quasit What about my post was in any way an endorsement of anyone?

I will certainly bitch at people who actively voted for a fascist.

And they deserve it.

Ben Werdmuller 1h ago

Congrats to everyone who voted for the guy because they thought he was anti-war. You complete fucking morons.

Ben Werdmuller 1h ago

Amanda Litman 2h ago

Amazing that nearly all 535 members of Congress - ostensibly some of the most ambitious, power-hungry people in the country - are acting as if they’re totally fine with being made irrelevant.

Ben Werdmuller 1h ago

One of the things I find the most depressing is that some people will be genuinely cheering for war.

Ben Werdmuller 1d ago

Anuj Ahooja 1d ago

Hey all 👋🏼, Anuj here from @anewsocial, the organization that manages Bridgy Fed.

We recently added a new feature to Bridgy Fed that folks have asked us for [1] - an easy way for admins to automatically bridge their new users and give them custom domain handles on Bluesky. We wanted to take a moment to explain the philosophy behind it, and how we’re trying to do this the right way, keeping consent front-of-mind. 1/10 🧵

Ben Werdmuller 1d ago

Potentially the biggest protest in the history of America. And I bet that record will be broken before too long. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/19/no-kings-how-many-protesters-attended

Were the No Kings protests the largest single-day demonstration in American history?

Depending on who you ask, between 4 and 6 million people showed up – and according to one theory, this could be a turning point

The Guardian

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Ben Werdmuller 2d ago

@smatyszczak Thank *you*!

Ben Werdmuller 2d ago

People trust people more than brands. What if we rebuilt newsrooms around that truth? Here's a thought experiment: a semi-decentralized model where journalists own their audience, keep most of their revenue, and still get legal, editorial, and platform support. https://werd.io/when-people-trust-people-more-than-brands-the-incubator-newsroom/

#journalism #platforms #media

When people trust people more than brands: the incubator newsroom

How we might rebuild journalism from the ground up by rethinking what a newsroom is.

Werd I/O

Ben Werdmuller 2d ago

Transgender World 3d ago

A trans woman, forced to compete against men, swims topless in protest

https://www.out.com/gay-athletes/trans-woman-swims-topless-england

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Trans woman swims topless against men in protest

Anne Isabella Coombes stood up to Swim England's gender policies in an innovative way.

Out Magazine

Ben Werdmuller 3d ago

When I was little, I thought Wincey Willis was the coolest. On my seventh birthday she read out my birthday card - written on a Christmas card - on the weather. "Seven on the seventh. That must be good luck." I was so happy.

So, this is a deep cut on social media this days, but RIP Wincey, and thank you.

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