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this squirrel escaped a fundo cult and is now symbiotically nestled in the arms of a comforting sloth

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2026-04-22 14:42:21 UTC

Please tell me of some instance where communities have taken ownership of their land and the data centers on it.
There are too many data centers, of course, and of course we must stop the construction of new ones and repurpose some of the old ones.
But for any data ceners we might use in a sustainable way, we need community ownership of them... How do we do this...
I know this is like asking how to make world peace, but, frankly, I'm interested in how to do that too, so lmk what you think.

2026-03-22 19:56:09 UTC

Trying to organize democratically is sometimes infuriating because of "the tyranny of structurelessness" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tyranny_of_Structurelessness)
To think there're no hierarchies if there's no explicit structure just hides existing hierarchies and removes the means to change them.
In case you need to hear this too, from the article: "Freeman suggests [to solve this problem] formalizing the existing hierarchies in the group and subjecting them to democratic control."
#democracy #anarchism #tip

2026-03-18 00:56:33 UTC

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It's so mortifying, this shit lol. It makes me feel less alone though to get to talk to people who understand so I appreciate that very much.
I'm gonna try to pressure Indivisible HQ to fund a Decidim instance with Voca hosting so everyone in the US can start forming regional citizens assemblies.
I'm just one squirrel but I encourage others to push for this as well lol

2026-03-17 23:35:52 UTC

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Same here. I read the Indivisible guidebook and it explicitly says if your local chapter isn't for you, start a new one. There's no limit to how many chapters there can be in an area.
But when I told the leaders of one chapter that I was starting a new chapter they automatically assumed it was an antagonistic thing to do and acted like I was being crazy and aggressive to do it.

2026-03-17 23:29:31 UTC

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Silence and then when you're not there, they're like, "It won't be easy to organize with weird, overly idealistic people like that but we need all the people we can get!" lol

2026-03-17 23:08:32 UTC

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Oh yes, this is much better. Thought I'd share the thing I was using but definitely not to suggest I think it's a better tool

2026-03-17 22:55:40 UTC

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I've been using https://www.removepaywall.com/ but I can use all the help I can get 😈

2026-03-17 22:42:06 UTC

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Ok, I mean, sure, the WORST thing is the fascists ripping the last of our freedoms from us, but once that happens, the worst thing about THAT will be hearing people ask, "How did this happen!?" and then having them ignore or debate with us when we tell them the answer... again.

2026-03-17 21:55:48 UTC

The worst thing about progressives ignoring problems with Big Tech, not even trying alternatives, is that eventually, when the fascists have ripped the last of our freedoms from us and we're left with no rights at all, those scabs still won't see that they could have made a difference.

2026-03-17 20:55:32 UTC

Oof. Mehran is one of the people in the "inner circle" of DiEM25 (the "ex officios" and coordinating collective). He hosts the DiEM podcast among other things.
This is the closest I've come to getting someone in the inner circle to listen to me on the tech issue... aaaand this is also why I will probably never be successful as an organizer. Damn.
Can someone teach me tolerance? I mean I doubt it, but... please?
https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/246/475/691/475/152/original/444e7f2f9930b8b9.jpg

2026-02-22 16:20:47 UTC

It is very slutty to have sculpted testicles hanging from the back of your truck.

2026-01-25 15:33:08 UTC

US Solidarity Economy Network (SEN) is a thing. If you're in MA, CA, or VA, you already have a local SEN to join. If you're in another state, it's time to establish yours.
PM me if you are on board and want to find the others near you and build citizens assemblies and mutual aid networks.
#MutualAid #solidarity #economy #network #USpol #anarchism #democracy

2026-01-25 15:16:33 UTC

Have you heard Cory Doctorow's proposal to permit jailbreaking to improve tech in Canada?
It sounds like Canadian officials and tech industry heads are about to listen... This development is like water in the desert rn.

2025-12-17 13:42:04 UTC

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The most important thing is that Microsoft doesn't feel left out.

2025-12-05 02:23:41 UTC

I'm coordinator of the democratising tech collective in DiEM25 and it's open to any members who want to join. But if I have to endure even one more onboarding session for another dude trying to teach me that blockchain and "AI" can save us and remove trust from the social equation, I'll have to inform him he's now far exceeded the trust I'd generously put into this social equation and no amount of Bitcoin will ever be enough to make me give one single fuck about the slop manifesto he sent me.

2025-11-10 12:52:50 UTC

It rarely feels OK to post about anything joyful but in the spirit of determinedly being OK in the midst of this global polycrisis, here's a photo I got to take with Cory Doctorow during his book tour for Picks and Shovels at Red Emma's.
He creates lots of great cyberpunk, but he also continues inspiring hope and determination for the smart things we can do to transform our laws and societies. Thank you @npub1fdr…lvhs for your excellent analyses, ideas, and all of the other good work you do 👏👏
https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/525/387/283/319/636/original/22ee10737c91752d.jpg

2025-08-28 22:58:45 UTC

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I wish that were some rare, particular instance giving you that impression and not reflective of the whole but I won't be surprised if it's just another dead end. 😮‍💨😑

2025-08-28 22:39:49 UTC

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I don't know much about the PSL yet. But the contrast between what I was looking for and what I found just kind of gave me pause and seemed like a darkly humorous parallel to other ways I see my expectations being wildly off the mark.

2025-08-28 22:24:44 UTC

Searched for PSL to see if anyone on Mastodon is posting about the Party for Socialism and Liberation but all I found were a bunch of lunatics for whom pumpkin spice lattes are apparently such a regular topic of discussion that they use an acronym to refer to them and I just... want to give up sometimes. Truly.

2025-08-25 12:34:37 UTC

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This Gary fellow is right, and I think taxing the rich can also just be understood as synonymous with wealth caps or domestic surplus recycling. Those should be a given in every country.

2025-08-22 12:38:26 UTC

Please tell me what this might be? I found it and I like it but I don't... know it...
https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/072/417/904/213/063/original/016683f6393d1c87.jpg

2025-07-21 13:43:11 UTC

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Got it. OK. I guess that means I need to use psych constructs that are, even within the field, landmines of ambiguity lol but I'd say...
1. The role of construal level in politics and collective decision-making
2. The effects of positively- vs. negatively-valenced self-construals on the impression formation of others
3. Individuation or incremental-theory-based person perception
Realistically these overlap, which is why I regret studying psychology. But alas...

2025-07-21 13:24:36 UTC

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How much time do you have? lol

2025-07-21 13:16:42 UTC

The details of social norms themselves are one of my autistic "special interests" and I find that funny for some reason.

2025-06-09 14:35:13 UTC

If you're in the US, find your nearest protest site for this Saturday, June 14:
https://www.nokings.org/#map
No need to sign up or share your info. Just show up. It might even really matter.
#protest #activism #USpol #anarchism

2025-05-30 20:43:43 UTC

How the hell did advertisers convince people that the person on a $150 Thinkpad running Ubuntu is the repulsive snob "tech bro" and the $1200 Macbook user is the chill, relatable "average Joe"? 🤮 😑

2025-05-20 03:16:25 UTC

Thinking about the conmen who market Bluesky as an ethical, decentralized platform when it uses its own, completely new, sequestered protocol, despite an entire global community with a long history building myriad other networks all interoperable with each other, in solidarity, based on Activity Pub, in the Fediverse. Fuck off with that shit!

2025-05-05 19:57:22 UTC

This podcast episode came out a few years ago. Sad but true that it's still extremely important we act on it now.
DiEM25: A green future beyond capitalism — with Yanis Varoufakis, Ann Pettifor and Noam Chomsky
Episode webpage: https://youtu.be/VGFdvw8cOR4
Media file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/c12ba98a-4500-45e3-89a5-5bf9ff55414b/Visionary_realism.mp3?dest-id=3358952
#politics #geopolitics #revolution #economics #climate #anticapitalism