Seth Believes In A Free Press

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A Moderator for Mo-Me.social. World Citizen. Fmr. Professional Journalist. Currently a Podcaster, but are we all? Father, Husband, Dog Dad, Techy, Fedi-citizen. #FourthEstate #Technology #Podcasting #Fediverse #DecentralizedWeb
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Seth Believes In A Free PressNov 9
Connected PlacesNov 7

Fediverse Report 141 - this week's #fediverse news

- @bonfire finally officially launches their Bonfire Social platform, as well as a crowdfunding campaign to support and further expand this ambitious project
- @Mastodon has officially launched v4.5 bringing quote posts to the entire fediverse
- Mo-Me is a new fediverse client from @newsmast and the Media Revolution campaign

Read at:
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-141-2/

Fediverse Report – #141

Fediverse community platform Bonfire launches, together with a crowdfunding campaign. Mastodon now officially quote posts, and a fediverse client for the Media Liberation Day campaign.

connectedplaces.online
Seth Believes In A Free PressNov 9
RonSupportsYouNov 9
"Emotional Glimpses of an Immigration Crackdown in a San Diego Courthouse ...
Many of those who show up to the so-called check-in sessions have been detained by masked agents ...
immigrants who received letters had not been asked to check in with ICE for years, did not have criminal records, and have been living, working and raising families in the United States":
https://www.nytimes.com/card/2025/11/08/us/immigration-ice-san-diego-courthouse
#Trump #brutality #HumanRights #politics copy: @renewedresistance
Emotional Glimpses of an Immigration Crackdown in a San Diego Courthouse

Federal officials use the building for check-ins that can end with immigrants being detained. Clergy members and volunteers have been watching for months.

The New York Times
Seth Believes In A Free PressNov 9
Electronic Frontier FoundationNov 9
Alongside armored vehicles, local police are getting surveillance technology with help from the federal government. Learn what tech law enforcement have in your area with EFF's Atlas of Surveillance, where we’ve documented thousands of examples: https://atlasofsurveillance.org/
Atlas of Surveillance

Documenting Police Tech in Our Communities with Open Source Research

Seth Believes In A Free PressNov 7
Electronic Frontier FoundationNov 7
DOGE and others in the administration want to build a giant database of records by haphazardly combining info the government collected for one purpose, like paying taxes, and use it for another purpose, like targeting immigrants. We can't let this happen. https://takebackctrl.org/get-a-warrant
Seth Believes In A Free PressNov 7
Jeff JarvisNov 7
Who needs real people when an LLM can just imagine them?
LLM-Based Multi-Agent System for Simulating and
Analyzing Marketing and Consumer Behavior
https://www.arxiv.org/pdf/2510.18155
Seth Believes In A Free PressNov 7
VeeNov 7
Seth Believes In A Free PressNov 5
Jeff JarvisNov 5
It's stupid's economy.
U.S. orders 10% cut in flights at several airports as shutdown drags on https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2025/11/05/flight-cuts-shutdown-duffy/
FAA orders 10% cut in flights at several airports as shutdown drags on

The Trump administration says the move, which will affect dozens of markets, is part of an effort to ease pressure on air traffic controllers.

The Washington Post
Seth Believes In A Free PressNov 5
dansupNov 5

Loops v1.0.0-beta.4 is now available 🥳

https://github.com/joinloops/loops-server/releases/tag/v1.0.0-beta.4

#loops

Seth Believes In A Free PressNov 5
RonSupportsYouNov 5

Barack Obama: "Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter."

By campaigning for them, Barack Obama helped yesterday's winners win.
#hope #change #politics copy: @renewedresistance

Seth Believes In A Free PressNov 5
Independent Media Australia.Nov 5
Press for sale: How the arms industry courted Australia’s National Press Club https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/press-for-sale-how-the-arms-industry-courted-australias-national-press-club,20350?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=IA_Feed #Auspol
Press for sale: How the arms industry courted Australia’s National Press Club

When Pulitzer Prize-winner Chris Hedges was abruptly cancelled by the National Press Club, questions arose over whether its deep ties to the weapons industry are compromising journalism’s integrity....

Independent Australia