Here's a thought that I find freeing. Hopefully, it'll be the same for you.

No one on Mastodon is following *you*.¹ They follow a group of people which happens to include you.

That means you can toot about anything you like and as much or as little as you like. Boost whatever. Don't overthink it; no one is studying your timeline¹.

Thinking someone is following *you* is like a grain of rice thinking it's the reason I'm eating this huge bowl of jollof.

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¹ unless your mum is on Mastodon

New comic: Name that Bellicose Babbler

#war #language #cartoon #uspol #quotes

May this sanity spread to all nations.

FWIW you can be absolutely sure there is no way the US public, gov and mil sectors would ever allow the use of non-US proprietary OS's.

We've all just normalised US tech dependency. Tireless pressure gangs of lobbyists on insane carbon miles have helped of course.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/france-to-ditch-windows-for-linux-to-reduce-reliance-on-us-tech/

#sovereignty #linux #floss

Hi #fediverse. We need to talk about something.

While browsing the Fediverse today it appears most people here have never tried to pick up a duck or swan. Like, not even once during their childhood.

Some people say they've not even touched a living chicken!

My hypothesis is that people here get upset about whatever hypothesis I present so I'll shutup on this.

🦆 🦢

Have you try pick up a duck or swan?

Please boost for scientific accuracy (or don't, it's your choice, that #science for you!)

There used to be journalists who grabbed 8mm cameras and cheap field mics and tape recorders, whatever they could afford to go out and capture stories. They called it independent journalism. That's what I want to see online - real people informing you of what's really going on.

I don't want to be spammed by newsletters, or give ad revenue to data harvesters infiltrating my browser. I don't want to give money I don't have to faceless laptop workers regurgitating the approved headlines from the Associated Press. I don't want to pay clickbait influencers peddling knee-jerk reactions to nonsense.

The endless shit all over the feeds aren't news. They're entertainment. They're electronic slot machines, preying on addicts to keep clicking and scrolling. I want real news by real people on the real ground.

Diving into Mastodon a bit like the chaffinch diving off this branch. Hi everyone, I'm John a hobbyist wildlife photographer based in Scotland. I currently upload all of my images to Flickr but I'm wanting somewhere else to share some of them too. Still not quite sure how Mastodon works but hope to view yours and share more of my wildlife and nature photographs.

#Wildlifephotography #naturephotography #scotland #wildlife #new #chaffinch #bird #birdphotography #birds

What happens when you put up one of those cute bird houses.

Source: https://theycantalk.com/
#birds #birdsofmastodon #comics