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This Instance home closing soon I’m now @cobalt123

bsky also but rare: @cobalt123@bsky.social
Exporting Followers to Beige today 1/26/25
#Progressive, #disability advocate, #caregiver, technology, humor, science, #photography, art, rock collector, #geology, history, reading, #SciFi, Terry Pratchett, #Discworld, #Pterry etc. #Phoenix #Arizona
Now featuring #TipOfDay (a bit grandmotherly at times except for enjoying Gogol Bordello and some metal.) Oh yes, Anti-Fascist.

cobalt going beige todayJan 30
Show threadAI6YR BenJan 30
@boothy443 Oh crap.... look at that.
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LaffyJan 29

New shiny keys. Don’t forget all the other atrocities. Eye on the ball.

‪Via Aaron Rupar:

#Trump says he's signing an order to build a migrant detention camp in Guantanamo Bay

cobalt going beige todayJan 26
Anyone know about exporting an archive of your posts and media? The settings shows the option to get a download in ZIP file but I notice that it has looked like this screenshot now for 30 minutes: 1/26/25 Compiling archive... Ideas?
cobalt going beige todayJan 26
cobaltJan 26

Today is the Day I attempt to export my Followers from @cobalt because it’s going to vanish to ether as an existence. So I tried to use posts there and my profile bio and pinned posts to let folks who care know. So today I’m sharing a really fun iPhone photo for me.

I learned finally, how to force my phone to flash. Needed to get this closeup of a Jasmine flower that just volunteered on tiny miniature Jasmine plants I’ve been neglecting 2 years. Astonishing this could happen! Tomorrow I will plant the 4 surviving plants of the origin 6. I never took them out of the plastic multi-pack they came in.

To get the angle to show the white flower I had to try this about 30 times. It’s still not enough sharp but oh well. I kept it on glass shelves I have along the long stretch of windows with wood slat blinds.

cobalt going beige todayJan 26
cobalt going beige todayJan 21

I’m going that away—->
@cobalt123

This is pinned there so you know it’s me. 😄😍😘❤️

Yep, I like history, science, reading, art, cooking and metal.

Show threadcobalt going beige todayJan 26
@cobalt123 I’m doing the while export thing today. Hoping also a re-direct works. I wish I could have my posts and media transfer too.
cobalt going beige todayJan 26
Stefano MarinelliJan 26

The main Fediverse platforms offer various protection tools: Mute and Block. For example, on Mastodon, the mute function can be set for a specific period of time. Mute means you won't see that person's posts, but you'll still be notified if they mention or tag you. A Block, on the other hand, means you don't want to see anything related to that person anymore. It's a much more radical action, useful if that person is disrupting your experience, offending you, or displaying any other serious behavior. In such cases, it’s important to file a report so administrators can take action and learn more about the user.

Sometimes I see advice to block immediately anyone posting content you don't want to see. In my opinion, if the content is simply not of interest to you, a mute is enough, while a block is more appropriate for people displaying clearly negative behavior.

Many platforms also offer filters: you can choose which words or hashtags you don't want to see and, accordingly, hide them. Filters can help personalize and improve your overall social experience.

#Fediverse #Mastodon #Mute #Block #OnlineSafety #DigitalWellbeing #CommunityGuidelines #SocialMediaProtection

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Show threadRob LarterJan 26
So in summary, yes the Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf is expected to be lost sometime over the next couple of years, perhaps even this Antarctic summer. However, this is not expected to result in an abrupt increase in the rate of ice loss from the glacier.
In the longer term though, over the rest of this century and beyond, the outlook from Thwaites Glacier and the wider West Antarctic Ice Sheet is grim. Progressively increasing rates of ice loss, contributing to an accelerating rate of global sea-level rise, are expected.
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Show threadJoelleJan 26

Maybe you've worked with an unqualified trans person, woman, or Black person, or some other kind of marginalized person.

There is a key question though:
Have you ever worked with an unqualified white, cis, straight middle-aged man?

Do you think all white, cis, straight middle-aged men are incompetent and preferentially hired because of their identity rather than qualifications?

That's key. White men don't represent all w/ their identity. But somehow an incompetent marginalized person does?

cobalt going beige todayJan 24
Coach Pāṇini ®Jan 24

This is the Quiet Part Out Loud™ alluding to the coming proscriptions:

“Here’s why this is so disturbing: If those people can be targeted simply for exercising their free-speech rights, then conceivably so can you if you stake a political sign in your front yard, slap a bumper sticker on your car, or try to persuade people on social media to vote for your candidate of choice.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/01/trump-executive-order-security/681423/

Trump’s First Shot in His War on the 'Deep State'

The president is punishing a group of former officials for expressing an opinion he didn’t like.

The Atlantic