timmydownawell

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Weaning myself off Twitter. Comments and cracks from the sidelines. I'm a left of centre expat (ex-AU/NZ) based in SEA. He/him.
Hi all. If I unfollowed you today, it's because I'm probably following you on Bluesky or Twitter. Hope to see you all on Bsky sometime soon, and I/we can abandon the bad place completely. Cheers.
Meta may launch a Threads web version early this week

Meta may launch the web version of Threads, its competitor to X (formerly known as Twitter) early this week, says a report. A web version has been frustratingly missing since the short-form posting service began.

The Verge
At a bit of a crossroads as Twitter turns into X. Do I abandon it for Mastodon, or try Threads once it has a web version and the other annoyances get ironed out? I refuse to do Bluesky because Jack may as well be Eloon. What to do?
#twitter #threads

@emilygorcenski Interestingly, Dorsey at Bluesky endorsed RFKJr which, for me, is a good reason not to be on his new platform. Having been Jacked once I have no desire to repeat the experience

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4034584-ex-twitter-leader-jack-dorsey-endorses-rfk-jr-for-president/

#Bluesky #Twitter #Post #Mastodon #Spill #Countersocial #Hivesocial #Threads

Ex-Twitter leader Jack Dorsey endorses RFK Jr. for president

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey appeared to endorse anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the Democratic presidential nomination over the weekend. Dorsey retweeted a video of Kennedy saying he could beat former President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), who announced his bid for the White House on Twitter last month. Dorsey captioned…

The Hill
So over on that other site, I noticed the blue ticks for actual verified accounts had returned, but it turns out it's the 8dollars browser add-on making them visible again. So it's easy to see who's legitimately verified Vs Elon fanbois.
#blueticks #bluechecks #twitter #verified

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Eloon is doing a bang up job over at Twit.

Fuck off with calling all these anti trans and anti gay laws "controversial." They're hate laws. They're fascism. They're evil.

Journalists are going to "both sides" fascism until they are literally executed by the fascists.

Cumulative pandemic deaths: a graph more effective than 1,000 words | New Zealand Doctor

https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/article/undoctored/cumulative-pandemic-deaths-graph-more-effective-1000-words

Cumulative pandemic deaths: a graph more effective than 1,000 words

<p>A good graphic illustration is well-known to convey a much stronger message than words</p>

New Zealand Doctor
Saw this on FB and had to resist replying "Melbourne".
#cookers