Hey white people

Once upon a time some Black people came to fedi and joined some instances. They got harassed, and a few of them went 'hey, let's make our own instance, where we can set our own boundaries!'

Surprise, they got harassed off there too

"Why don't Black people just make their own instance?" is REALLY FUCKING SHITTY for many reasons that you'll probably never have to contend with, but that's one of them.

https://ubiqueros.com/notes/97y03equhh

I buy the take that a goal of buying Twitter was to stop progressive movements that were organizing there.

These movements were and are changing the world for the better.

The fediverse needs to be built to be their forever home: a place to join together across borders to make the world better for everyone, with equal opportunities for all.

I still, despite everything, after all this time, believe this is the promise of the internet.

They #CheckedOut #Pride #Books in #AntiLGBTQ #Protest. It #Backfired.

Two #SanDiego #residents cleared out the #PrideMonth display at their #library and said such #materials shouldn’t be available to #children, one of several recent #clashes over #LGBTQIA #issues in #California.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/us/pride-books-library-protest.html

Why is it that when progressive policies that help the bottom 90 percent are proposed, the question always seems to be, "How will you pay for it?"

But when the top 1 percent ask for bailouts, tax cuts, and subsidies, the question always seems to be, "How much do you need?"

**CALLING ALL FRIENDS, ADVOCATES, AND ACTIVISTS** A leaked e-mail from a Texas Department of Protective Safety trooper documents the remarkably cruel measures Governor Greg Abbott has instituted at the border to deter crossings. These include hidden razor wire traps, the withholding of water even in extreme heat, and orders to push migrants—including children and infants—back into the Rio Grande where they might drown. The sight of razor wire to corral innocent human beings has echoes for me personally, when similar wire surrounded the Japanese American internment camps of my youth. We cannot let Governor Greg Abbott get away with this. I'm calling on you, my friends, advocates and activists, to help put a stop to this by signing the petition demanding the Biden Administration puts an end to these inhumane practices against migrants in Texas.

https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/806/513/820/?TAP=2430&source_id=TexasMigrants