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Outpost (power tools for membership-focussed publishers that use Ghost) migrated our servers and member publishers’ data to the E.U.
It doesn’t make our publishers immune to U.S. laws/investigations, but we think it’s *prudent*
Also with new architecture, it’s faster, even from the U.S.
We work with a lot of different publishers who run memberships/subscriptions/newsletters, probably a bunch that you subscribe to
Here's what we see really works to build a long-term loyal audience using Outpost’s powerful indie tools to run a membership site on @ghost
https://outpost.pub/outpost-office-hours-what-makes-publishers-the-most-money/
You can learn more about The Human-Made project here https://thehumanmade.org/
I've also included links to any other AI-free labelling projects I could find.
Whichever label you use, I highly recommend adding a clear name or social media handle of the humans behind the work. It gives due credit and confirms your work is made without AI.
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
The USDA didn’t test the theory after a disastrous Midwestern outbreak. Here’s how we did.
https://www.propublica.org/article/methodology-bird-flu-outbreak-ohio-indiana?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Data #Research #Science #Health #PublicHealth #BirdFlu
When the Beastie Boys sang about fighting for the right to party, they were right about that NEED, and we did win that right, and it is NOT a trivial thing.
After the ending of the Hayes Code, these touchy sensibilities persisted, but my generation was not having it. We fought for the right to express ourselves in new ways that I think many born after that don't realize. Not just the right to party (we're talking drug war, draconian laws against raves and music, breaking down barriers about the stories that could be told in media, AND the right to swear), but the right to color our hair purple, get tattoos, and BE TRANS. These all came as a whole thing.
And all were incredibly, deeply destructive to the illusion of whiteness.
Along with that broke down the walls of profanity, and with that, the ability to discuss topics that were previously barred from "polite society." ("Polite society" is code for WHITE and UPPER CLASS.)
By the time Twitter and Insta came along, there was no possible dream of censoring based on most language and most topics. We'd won that. We didn't have to strike because they knew we wouldn't adopt the platform if that crap came with it. Even the execs at those companies wouldn't dream of taking that away.
It's no mistake that's when we saw an era of social justice movements like none we've ever seen.
It wasn't just the tech giving us platforms. It was also because we didn't have that buffer of sensibilities and tender feelings between us and the important conversations. Or ... to put it another way...
We changed who it was we were trying NOT TO OFFEND.
We (society trends) stopped caring what old religious white ladies and TV executives thought about our speech, and started caring more about not hurting the marginalized-classes.
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An additional tax on millionaires in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state. The money is being used to fund bridge repairs, literacy programs and public transport.
I hate the marketing by the 1440 newsletter
This example: "News without motives"
This does not exist and never has
News is not a collection of facts. The world is infinite with facts. News is chosen by someone because the writer or organization thinks it is important, because the hurricane report might save your life, or a council vote changes what your kid gets taught
And even worse, 1440 isn't a news org. It AGGREGATES journalism other orgs do
The view from nowhere does not exist
"Since the invasion of an apartment building at 7500 S. South Shore on September 30, in the same week that Trump sent notice to Congress ostensibly authorizing his murderboat strikes in the Caribbean, I haven’t stopped thinking about this John Yoo opinion from October 2001."
https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/21/john-yoos-old-trash-and-the-south-shore-apartment-invasion/
This is how to do journalism in the MAGA/MAHA era.
No fake equivalence.
Outstanding work by the AP
"More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law"
More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year. It's part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law. An Associated Press investigation found that the wave of legislation has cropped up in most states, pushed by people with close ties to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Around 30 have been enacted or adopted. The effort would strip away protections that have been built over a century and are integral to American lives and society.
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