Europe’s $24T breakup with Visa & Mastercard has begun. ECB’s Lagarde warns almost all EU card/mobile payments still run on non‑European rails, sending spending data outside the EU. Now EPI + EuroPA are launching Wero, a pan‑EU wallet for 130M users to pay cross‑border without US networks. A huge shift for payment sovereignty—and data privacy.

#payments #fintech #eu #wero #datasovereignty

https://europeanbusinessmagazine.com/business/europes-24-trillion-breakup-with-visa-and-mastercard-has-begun/

I'm working on a YouTube mini series explaining the Fediverse!!

Who are the most knowledgeable people in this realm who I should definitely talk to?

What do you think is important to include in my series? I want to hear thoughts!!

BREAKING: Israel's parliament has approved the death penalty BY HANGING as the default for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis

Meanwhile, multiple human rights orgs including Israeli orgs like B'TSalem confirm that Israelis kill Palestinians with impunity and face no accountabilty.

This is what apartheid looks like and shame on anyone gaslighting otherwise

Photographers are going to love the @pixelfed redesign.

Full EXIF data preservation, ICC profile management, optional geolocation support and so much more.

We're building what Instagram never will.

This is a perfect example of why we shouldn't tell people to "vote blue, no matter who." This guy will have a "D" after his name on the ballot. It is imperative that voters do their own research.

#USPOL #Elections #Resist

...A Trump-voting pastor could be the one who stops Democrats from being able to take control of the U.S. Senate. Only two filed for U.S. Senate in Nebraska and one is a Donald Trump-supporting far-right pastor calling himself a "free thinker."...

https://www.alternet.org/fake-democrats/

Rabbi banned from state senate gallery after protesting anti-trans bill: “I’m doing what God wants”
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/03/rabbi-banned-from-state-gallery-after-protesting-anti-trans-bill-im-doing-what-god-wants/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into LGBTQ Nation @lgbtq-nation-LGBTQNation

Miss Marshmallow Face and Mr Blepalot (not their real names)

#Meownday #CatsOfMastodon

Hey everyone,

@aral and @aseelfromgz had the honour of speaking to two families from Gaza today and we’d like to welcome them to Gaza Verified.

They are:

• Magdy Salama🍉 (@Magdy___K12)
• Wedad Alwan (@najahalwan)

Please give them a warm welcome to Mastodon and to the fediverse, follow their accounts, and donate to their fundraisers if you can (and please share this so others can do the same).

Also, remember that you can find all our families who have fundraisers listed at the following page, ordered by those who have received the least in donations over the last week (on a rolling basis):

https://gaza-verified.org/donate/

Thank you for making Mastodon and the fediverse a safe space for our friends in Gaza and for your support.

💕

#Gaza #Palestine #GazaVerified #Mastodon #fediverse #newMembers #verification