This is the best news! #Zohran Mamdani is not messing around.

Lina Kahn is Elon Musk and all the #BigTech bros worst nightmare. She is the reason they spent millions to elect Trump.

We covered her accomplishments as FTC Chair under Biden.
https://www.rootschangemedia.com/hope-for-ai-climate-regulation/

There's a bit of chatter going on around Fedi condemning open registration as a failure to effectively moderate. There's another side to consider though:

Open registration is an accessibility feature.

I, like a lot of fedizens, have pretty major #RSD. Approval walls are a major hurdle, as I'm left wracked with anxiety about whether or not I'll be accepted. If I had been made to explain why I wanted to join, I would never have been able to do so, and i would not be on Fedi today.

This single-step Apple Shortcut is a GAME CHANGER. No more going to Settings -> Apps -> and then finding the app.

Just swipe from Control Center, run the shortcut, and you’re automatically redirected!

Scoop:

Sources tell me that the State Department plans to eliminate its only office to counter foreign disinformation, as soon as today, delivering a win to foreign governments like Russia, Iran, and China—and the office's mostly conservative critics.

It's part of a wider right-wing effort, which also includes the targeting of CISA, to go after organizations that study and fight disinformation.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/16/1115256/us-office-that-counters-foreign-disinformation-is-being-eliminated-say-officials/

Just a reminder that everyone can be phished. Make sure to bake in those layered defenses so the impact is contained.

https://www.troyhunt.com/a-sneaky-phish-just-grabbed-my-mailchimp-mailing-list/

In response to a popular demand, here is DOOM running on Apple Lightning to HDMI dongle

https://youtu.be/4XCkeN0XuqA?feature=shared