Mastodawn

murphsf Jul 26, 2023

Matt Blaze Jul 23, 2023

I live in a country, ostensibly run by adults, where a major political party can't decide whether it's Mickey Mouse or Barbie that poses the greater threat.

murphsf Jul 26, 2023

Dr. Lucky Tran

Jul 25, 2023

More front page coverage like this please. Well done @guardiannews!

murphsf Jul 26, 2023

Thomas Zimmer Jul 25, 2023

The latest Musk “rebranding” epitomizes the rightwing project to restore dominance: It oozes the aesthetics and sensibilities you will find in a toxic tech bro man cave and is designed to impose them on all of us by brute force - a stunt that is as ridiculous as it is disgusting.

murphsf Jul 25, 2023

Casey Newton Jul 25, 2023

Let’s get clear on what Twitter’s rebranding to X really is: a political project from a right-wing reactionary. https://www.platformer.news/p/twitter-becomes-x

Twitter becomes X

RIP Twitter (2007-2023)

Platformer

murphsf Jul 25, 2023

Qasim Rashid, Esq.Jul 24, 2023

Exactly 14 years ago today—on July 24, 2009—the minimum wage was set at $7.25 while top 1% were worth $5T. Today, billionaire wealth is $45T+, meanwhile the min wage is still $7.25.

This is what generational wage theft looks like. Pay workers. Tax billionaires. #RaiseTheWage

murphsf Jul 25, 2023

Taylor Lorenz Jul 25, 2023

Musk failed to get the necessary permits to change Twitter’s building signage to X, and the police shut it down just in time for “er” to remain. #twitter #tech #elonmusk #x #twittermigration #twitterlogo #elon #musk

murphsf Jul 25, 2023

Dan Gillmor Jul 25, 2023

Dear journalists:

By remaining on Elon Musk's platform you are -- knowingly or not -- directly supporting your enemy. He is systematically turning his platform into a showcase for people and entities that see democracy as an impediment to achieving what can accurately be understood as fascist goals.

Wrecking democracy means destroying freedom of expression -- the basis of what you do.

For your own sake, and for your honor, please leave.

https://www.platformer.news/p/twitter-becomes-x

#journalism

Twitter becomes X

RIP Twitter (2007-2023)

Platformer

murphsf Jul 25, 2023

Dan Gillmor Jul 25, 2023

Great Wired read about a Wikipedia editor who's making sure that no one gets away with Nazi reputation-laundering. https://getpocket.com/explore/item/one-woman-s-mission-to-rewrite-nazi-history-on-wikipedia?utm_source=pocket-newtab

"...history is an edit war. Truth, factual and moral, hangs in the balance."

One Woman’s Mission to Rewrite Nazi History on Wikipedia

Ksenia Coffman’s fellow editors have called her a vandal and a McCarthyist. She just wants them to stop glorifying fascists—and start citing better sources.

Pocket

murphsf Jul 24, 2023

Miriam Boosh Jul 24, 2023

"He doesn't "say" he was elected. He was elected. Prior to his election the mayors just appointed their successors and never ran elections. He found this out, got an election ran, won, and now the city council refuses to swear him in."

murphsf Jul 24, 2023

George Takei

🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽Jul 24, 2023

Shame on the Israeli Parliament for passing laws stripping their courts of power to block government decisions. This anti-democratic action sends the country down a dark path, indeed.