A gentle reminder to folks who are new to Mastodon. In solidarity with those in the disabled community who rely on screen readers, we ask that you:
* Add alt text/image descriptions when you post media
* Capitalize the first letter of every word in a hashtag #LikeThis
* Avoid emojis in your display name
UPDATE: So many great questions! Please check the replies to see if your question has been asked and answered ❤️
#StrongerTogether #Accessibility #AltText #Disability #Solidarity #FediTips
UPDATE: no need for further boosting. Thank you everyone!
My boss, Matt Mullenweg, the boss of Automattic, owner of Tumblr, is looking for ex-Twitter employees for Tumblr, saying,
"we're putting on a fast track to see how they can help super-charge Tumblr. We can't absorb thousands of people, but I'd be open to hiring entire teams if they already work great together."
https://twitter.com/photomatt/status/1593726621340426241
Our "work with us" page: https://automattic.com/work-with-us/
A bunch of long time mastodonians are suggesting that newcomers take the time to learn the rules, to recognize what is and is not "courteous" where the tools of the site are concerned. That's fine, and I agree.
However, I also want to make clear that you have every right to insist on being your whole, complete self in this new space. Insist on it and keep insisting on it until whomever says otherwise relents.
This isn't one of those "ignore the rules" suggestions: this is a suggestion that we make ourselves visible in our fullness from the jump. We bring all of us to this dead elephant site and figure out how to be our full and complete selves.
I say this because the massive influx of new users creates an opportunity to push the norms of this place in a direction that enables us to be all of who we are. And yes, this is going to involve friction. It will involve conflict.
2022 NWSL Semifinals
OL Reign vs Kansas City Current
Lumen Field
Seattle, Washington
Featured: Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign) & Katie Del Fava (Kansas City Current)
#BoldTogether
#KCCurrent
#NWSL
#OLReign
#Soccer
#Sports
#TealRising
Think of people around the world tonight who need Twitter to get their voices heard, to document human rights abuses and injustices, to get attention, expose war crimes, and more.
All of them could be about to be cut off because the world’s richest man wanted to own the libs.
Space Karen... 😂
From this day on, Elon Musk will forever be known as… #SpaceKaren. 🔥🚀 Twitter HQ, San Francisco.
Robin the Mod (fka Josh)
Donncha Ó Caoimh
Dr. Johnathan Flowers
Anthony 
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Mehdi Hasan
Sparky MD/PhD
Parents For Future 
Matt Quick