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I actually joined Mastodon in 11/22, but recently started a new account for privacy. I haven't yet figured out how to transfer my followers to this new account, but am working on it.
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Payment, and the banking world in general, are not privacy respecting in any way shape or form.

Your banker knows what you do with your money.

The only privacy respecting system of payment is cash. Period.

And I used to run complex IT systems for banks.

We need a solution to process international payments that isn't an American fintech company or cryptocurrency and is privacy-respectful like yesterday.

Please 🙏

Edit: By privacy-respectful, I don't mean anonymous. I mean a solution that practices data minimization, and does not share and monetize the data it collects.

Forget all the “Protests don’t matter” and “No Kings is just silly” nonsense.

Protests matter. Societal resistance has been hardening. It’s a massive problem for the MAGA regime.

And “No Kings” is crucial as part of an effort to dispel the idea that “real America” stands behind Trump.

https://steady.page/en/democracyamericana/posts/a40ac673-b42b-4108-9756-feeae62ca5e8

America As No-Longer-Democracy and Not-Yet-Dictatorship

Where does the country stand after the largest day of protest in U.S. history? Putting “No Kings” in perspective

Steady

Roman Mosaic Unearthed — Southwark, London, UK <3 What Time Reveals (9 Photos): https://streetartutopia.com/2026/03/28/from-buried-mosaics-to-trees-shaping-themselves-around-bricks/

Two archaeologists gently uncover a large Roman mosaic beneath a construction site near The Shard in central London. The vibrant geometric patterns, preserved underground for nearly 2,000 years, reveal a glimpse into an ancient dining room once part of a Roman mansio (guesthouse).

Pentagon Blocks Own Newspaper From Covering Press Conference
#Newsweek https://twp.ai/E6I1H9
Pentagon Blocks Own Newspaper From Covering Press Conference

Stars and Stripes reporter Matthew Adams said the publication “was not approved by the Pentagon“ to attend an Iran press conference.

Newsweek
Teen Found Dead in Florida ICE Detention Sparks Investigation
#Newsweek https://twp.ai/E6I1OS
Teen Found Dead in Florida ICE Detention Sparks Investigation

Royer Perez-Jimenez died at the Glades County Detention Facility on March 18, 2026, “after being found unresponsive in his cell.“

Newsweek
Lake Powell Water Levels Get Bad News Amid Heat Wave
#Newsweek https://twp.ai/E6I0q5
Lake Powell Water Levels Get Bad News Amid Heat Wave

Forecasters have issued a downgraded forecast as the Western U.S. grapples with a record-breaking heat wave.

Newsweek

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade "the gravest crime against humanity".

Three countries voted against it.
The US, Argentina, and Israel.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0rxqng5pyno

Slavery reparations: What does the UN vote mean?

African and Caribbean nations want countries which benefited from slavery to pay compensation but it will not be straightforward.

Men build monuments to themselves; women build communities that outlast them.

-- Rebecca Solnit (Essay in Call Them by Their True Names, 2018)

#feminism #quotes

New England Ratepayers to Receive Nearly $1 Billion Energy Refund, Future Savings of $100 Million Annually https://www.mass.gov/news/new-england-ratepayers-to-receive-nearly-1-billion-energy-refund-future-savings-of-100-million-annually