Trans rights are human rights.

Boost if you agree.

Block me if you disagree.

https://pll.harvard.edu/subject/government

harvard has begun offering free courses on the constitution, how government works, elections, congress, how the court system works, pandemic prevention, drug regulation, civic engagement and tons more

Thank you Mastodon.

Just sitting here this morning scrolling through Mastodon and it occurred to be amazed and thankful for a piece of software that just does it's primary function without being bombarded by a bunch of nonsense or sucking up personal information and selling it off. It is really amazing how few things are left in our daily lives that are not crammed full of exploitive junk. Thank you Mastodon for simply existing.

#Mastodon

The 2024 Economist Word of the Year:

“kakistocracy” - Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens.

https://www.economist.com/culture/2024/11/29/the-economists-word-of-the-year-for-2024

if you missed the introduction of the #DEFCONFranklin project yesterday, here's a link to the @DefConFranklin talk so you can get acquainted: https://youtu.be/0TdY9JUaybc.

The Franklin project aims to connect civic-minded hackers with opportunities to use their skills to defend schools, water systems and other underserved infrastructure.

You can find out more and sign up at https://defconfranklin.github.io/