Seeing some posts talking about fediblocking turning Mastodon into a "filter bubble." No. We absolutely do not need abusive or fascist views to have a high level of intellectual diversity. Full stop. That hate can fester somewhere else.

After 20 years of social media, the experiment has been run. Hateful people are unconvinced by rational argument, so there's no point engaging with them.

This is a rotten, disingenuous, meritless argument, from A to Z.

Fascism is to be defeated, not debated.

I am heartbroken by this news. 5 are dead and 18 wounded from this horrific armed assault at a gay club hosting a drag show night in Colorado Springs.

An attack upon our community anywhere is an attack upon us all everywhere. My heart is with the victims and their families.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/20/us/colorado-springs-shooting-gay-nightclub/index.html

PLEASE BOOST!

Based on this discussion (https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman/109373703517425568), I have decided to reactivate my deactivated Twitter account, and lock it instead, so that no malicious actors can take it over and use it to spread misinformation or disinformation.

Here's how to do that, step by step: https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Your-Twitter-Account-Private

Here's an excellent article on how to archive/deactivate/delete your Twitter account: https://archive.ph/G4ooZ. It refers to this tool to bulk delete your tweets: https://tweetdelete.net.

Trying to remember what my first tweet on the bird site was, but honestly can't recall. But wanted to hop on here to introduce myself!

I'm Rachel, climate writer at CNN. Previously worked at Vox and Grist, and freelanced for multiple other publications, writing about climate change and environmental justice. I'm based in New York City, but was born and raised in the Northern Mariåna Islands, a US territory in the Pacific. 🌊

When I came over to #mastodon and introduced myself a few weeks ago, a couple of people I didn’t know made me feel very welcome.

To anyone who has just arrived— it’s gonna be ok. We have blankets, hot chocolate, furry animals, and a crackling fire. Make yourself at home.

Guess it’s time to prepare for next wave of #TwitterMigration - again let’s be welcoming and let’s all be kind to each other. @mastodonmigration

Welcome friends and this is #Buster. #CatsOfMastodon #CaturdayEvening