2026-04-14T08:20:17Z https://yabu.me Kit Malone https://yabu.me/npub1hjarwffxfzpuu6hxd4mdlzvq7w2ek65mx9e5wmgwk4un9qx6q5mqn5llgh https://media.fediforge.com/7e89635c7aa040f7b8e274a5567a3c7a/accounts/avatars/109/666/261/936/506/852/original/47b5635845c4c879.png https://media.fediforge.com/7e89635c7aa040f7b8e274a5567a3c7a/accounts/avatars/109/666/261/936/506/852/original/47b5635845c4c879.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszja6j5l8nrj6ldu3pnd5ge336mqdapeu32nnqrrlmgecqdh339pgzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvt4w0v2 Just because I believe detransitioners (who represent a miniscule minority of people who&#39;ve received trans affirming care) deserve empathy and care doesn&#39;t mean that I think the detrans activists (themselves an even tinier minority of detransitioners) should get to weigh in on whether or not I am to be &#34;allowed&#34; access to medical care. 2026-02-25T13:25:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq3dv9f9k9csmy32fng44p7nuxjcdt2hc8hqldgk55d90arjgqanszyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvpnevke I&#39;m pretty excited about watching me some Muppets tonight! 2026-02-05T00:01:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfwa77xwlcvlwy8690z2tc0mewv7z672vgqk2dcsa3uceqdj4zu0qzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvgargw6 So let me get this right... <br/><br/>... the guy who owns a website that lets people create and share child pornography on demand would like you to believe there&#39;s nothing notable about him trying to get an invite to a &#34;wild&#34; party with the world&#39;s most infamous child rapist. <br/><br/>Again, just trying to get the story straight here. 2026-01-31T00:22:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0rty22gr8fz59mdca9ndrxuqrrjjarddw9wsanfp607s3kel4yuqzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvwz8f6z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxnww5pwl972nhk938ve56vhe0nk3rx3fegg8x5exyf90kvhqpe2guzg8t3'>nevent1q…g8t3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>THANK YOU this is exactly what I want. 2026-01-25T17:31:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr84klpvj6afddggfgsjyqgtmwh6f8zkl9gnd4lyg405u4cdp4fngzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznv048556 Looking for grassroots, local organizing efforts that are supporting the community response in #Minneapolis who have material support needs that I can amplify. Drop links here.<br/><br/>#ICE #AbolishICE #Minnesota #ICEout 2026-01-25T16:00:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg5kaclul5au0wqcll2v435c736z9mnhzltx2syvkd6dtzvgq6hfgzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvrhmqu2 Listen I roll my eyes at the #JustInstallLinux beardoes as much as anyone but if you are engaged in resistance work and don&#39;t want Kash Patel to be able to comb through your laptop at will I will be happy to help you.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/microsoft-bitlocker-encryption-keys-give-fbi-legal-order-privacy-nightmare">https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/microsoft-bitlocker-encryption-keys-give-fbi-legal-order-privacy-nightmare</a> 2026-01-24T15:47:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswdhgf04ff773t02esu8xrhl006sf7cke6mhncaqks353wtga4daczyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvcxmzql For decades folks have been pushing back on the myth that presidents will act with restraint when we erode checks on the executive branch:<br/><br/>1) presidents have always abused that power to some degree and 2) all it takes is one fucking guy to really show you why it&#39;s a bad idea to erode the checks on executive power and oh look here&#39;s that one fucking guy. 2026-01-13T22:52:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp0s35gdz60kz482claayrkph3ec6e95n7x3yy0ght74w0gv6ah4szyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvre69zh Hey it&#39;s ok to just mute stuff on social media that stresses you out.<br/><br/>Like, yeah, nobody should hide their head in the sand completely, but there are better ways to stay informed than your feed. <br/><br/>Consider that making us feel overwhelmed is their actual strategy. 2026-01-06T17:52:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrs6yzwvxjy3jgceqynxmq2tgrse6lkscv7cxujzxt88fqs7dhrcqzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvrutr9l Anybody have aurora photos? My group chats are going crazy! <br/><br/>#HoosierMast 2025-11-12T03:33:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdt96qe5280vfvsgd7pfp8q5nh6kyf02ldfguepllrual2d2rmx8qzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznv56qpqc The #Indiana BMV Is Trying Again — and So Are We<br/><br/>Earlier this year they tried to ban #trans Hoosiers from updating gender markers. Thousands spoke out. Hours of testimony poured in. Not a single person testified in favor of the rule.<br/><br/>In response, the BMV quietly withdrew it.<br/><br/>Despite overwhelming opposition, they’ve reintroduced the same harmful language for another round of public comment.<br/><br/>SUBMIT TESTIMONY<br/><a href="https://bit.ly/bmvtestimony">https://bit.ly/bmvtestimony</a><br/><br/>ATTEND HEARING<br/><a href="https://bit.ly/iygpacktheroom">https://bit.ly/iygpacktheroom</a><br/><br/>#HoosierMast<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/hoosiersocial/media_attachments/files/115/452/605/604/666/089/original/e8f059e59be681a4.png"> <br/> 2025-10-28T15:50:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs984x5m4szzv5q3vr0qffq2u4t292tz3vj46l78dyr754hk2ey8mqzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvvwkqlt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9dpuazjn3wsdlyq73lqp3x52fxu6t9u698mngve7jdkf34xk4dtc2hkau3'>nevent1q…kau3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yes. that is definitely an accurate takeaway. 2025-10-25T19:22:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswex64xx89xkwdx9ukzy47ag0fdfg34gpjqavz8qjt363nnks84qszyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvjga7c5 I&#39;m not uncritical of processed foods. <br/><br/>But the conservative obsession with them is very much about convincing women to feel super guilty about using innovations that enabled us to unshackle ourselves from the kitchen. 2025-10-25T18:01:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz9jat0l0yh9wnerzrapdjzds7fxhfl7m599ctr46eh73pzqj4zmszyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznv9fg4sq I too find it a bit rich that people in the moveable middle seem more animated by the destruction of a building than by the litany of cruelties but you also don&#39;t get to choose which symbolic moments animate people, you just need to take full advantage of them when you get the chance. 2025-10-24T02:09:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvu0huucztghj25mwdgh6gu2lz7rkgjuxv2f0e6u3dwy2e65apq2qzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvzspqgd So a thing that will not be a surprise to men is that if you pretend you are in charge of things enough people will eventually put you in charge.<br/><br/>Weirdly learned this lesson from another woman who had realized the same thing and it&#39;s been a good strategy lol 2025-10-16T16:40:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp5mwrf8swhx72np3yssn32c3udadle66xmfxhvxhgdx047a64atszyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvg9ahxh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr4a9em78rzd3elpsreeluxx3zkag6y73susmddzxj6hxvhjmwqkq074tmt'>nevent1q…4tmt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>not really a fan of the &#34;owning them with quotes&#34; Internet game but have fun or whatever 2025-10-04T19:35:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyrwxu5le980tqcdsjl9r9ptvtmnr0ccd7ks6lza4kl3jjxyh30hszyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznver49sf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs88mlj3njpwxkysvwn6467tueack6y5az0tuf7p6ejgt3qg7mlspqdqky05'>nevent1q…ky05</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is it, though? 2025-10-04T19:24:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdtt7hd6063l63uwep0cjkacv5yg23a242jkt8mh8xuppchvnwgrszyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznv644rvv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstjh9224ksngrnzrmqg02csajzujhvjn4gkzzlz8u67qnfugka8dqh3pkn8'>nevent1q…pkn8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>ok, this has descended into talking points. Have a great day. 2025-10-04T18:08:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswakl5y48kpsxtgxax73ur9q6aj0c3end4haltmmhpupzmjnfy5mqzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvylntg3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspyf4tvg4d78vxhwdmarj8t6a5c9ykzcm6uwfyzmt7f22f30cuduql74l9s'>nevent1q…4l9s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Same then. This idea that the discrete &#34;behaviors&#34; that you&#39;ve decided completely represent a fairly large and highly diverse group of ordinary people to such a degree that they can safely be painted with the fascist brush. Just yuck. It&#39;s not useful, and it&#39;s not true. And it&#39;s an attitude that does actual, material harm. 2025-10-04T17:43:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp5597axwt2h83d37d4kfmqks03jp0lvfsetny5lxsegf7ytgthjqzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvlx07lv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgwtpdxv5gl8pmjgkr7u2wgh2f9wdzwalkdj2dc5rt7mj790shf5qrxwgfp'>nevent1q…wgfp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The idea that Dems are corrupt is hardly hidden behind a curtain.<br/><br/>I see that you feel justified in making the kinda banal &#34;fascism&#34; comparison because you believe that the &#34;liberals&#34; represent a discrete point of view or position. I don&#39;t.<br/><br/>I think everything materially good I&#39;ve accomplished woulda been impossible without the bulk organizing that I could only get out of engaging liberals and moderates and even the occasional conservative in good faith without reductive name calling. 2025-10-04T17:34:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv5587xyw54g7ygg3x8p5wlqam99w84rn3yk3pya63ctg23ehg3vgzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznv0td9nn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs23qjlrvu66elzxudq8lle3mm87ucg957s9ch3tm74fqusglt7v0cpfvk2s'>nevent1q…vk2s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well I think you are moving the goalposts pretty rapidly in this conversation. It&#39;s true that liberals and liberal policy failed to halt the rise of fascism and in several cases accelerated it but that doesn&#39;t seem even kind of relevant to whether or not liberals as a group of people are comparable to fascists. 2025-10-04T16:13:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdf4xa7zzu3pnacl4y8wa8p5hvc50s98gfpmxnzs55esdwya6qtrczyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvvtckyy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfu3aevl3egm0qvrehadxmc6ksmmr4nzg5nfqkyh45ygp6d57wmhq480k9r'>nevent1q…0k9r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>1) Yes. My position is there is a real difference between liberals with positions that produce bad outcomes and fascists for whom those outcomes are the overt goals.<br/><br/>2. I agree that the model of liberal (who is quite real and certainly mainstream) that you have decided is the *defining* element of this large and historically complex group we call &#34;liberal&#34; is ... bad?<br/><br/>3. It&#39;s far too boring to me to list the actual positive policy accomplishments of modern liberalism here but, come on. 2025-10-04T15:37:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszr6hk603dddpkwqjjuhwlunp9hcfuhe6arm0jvh9p8se6ru7r8gczyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvydduk2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgrfvu8pcjmp39uug0cfvawxnwslgfunxymdf8ccx7pr5wwe4hrcqlx4x7d'>nevent1q…4x7d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Rhetorical division -- using language to separate the entire bloc of their opposition into specific identities that they can turn against one another? <br/><br/>That&#39;s like the most standard fascist play and it&#39;s disheartening to see how many folks still fall for it. 2025-10-04T14:51:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgrfvu8pcjmp39uug0cfvawxnwslgfunxymdf8ccx7pr5wwe4hrcqzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvepqnzm Fascists love jargon because it allows them to decouple ideas from reality. To create situations in which a clearly unreasonable proposition flows easily from a rhetorical position. <br/><br/>If they decouple &#34;liberal&#34; and &#34;fascist&#34; from their meanings and make them broad standins for &#34;things we don&#39;t like&#34; then a lot of patently nonsensical bullshit follows. Suddenly the category that includes Harvey Milk and John Lewis is in or near category &#34;fascist,&#34; right next to, say, Stephen Miller. 2025-10-04T14:42:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs86xzte3g8uvs4280ldjxq48cm5k84x4f3egsns7zuldsssx43jmgzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznv5rkr7q A dear friend who happens to be raising a trans kid let me know that she has pulled stakes and fled the country practically overnight.<br/><br/>She didn&#39;t feel comfortable telling anyone ahead of time because she fears, rightly, that her family might be targeted.<br/><br/>I can&#39;t stop crying over what I am l losing. My family, my community. People I love. <br/><br/>I don&#39;t know what is going to happen to them and for the first time in my whole life I don&#39;t have anything hopeful to offer anyone. 2025-09-26T21:06:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr2tkyqrhfpukuhdpvcx0lc42gl8udprr2ggngt64s9x6lln45f5czyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvjxqkcp Disney cooperated enthusiastically during the Red Scare too.<br/><br/>Maybe it&#39;s just who they are. 2025-09-21T20:14:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2yf5hvc6e5ftm9vlrcpdl5l752zzarzew28xf6n799f2csgrc30qzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvxmntmm Not wanting a giant AI data center in your backyard doesn&#39;t make you a NIMBY because it&#39;s possible to believe that nobody should build a giant AI data center anywhere. 2025-09-20T12:14:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf2yhe95w67nzx2sjpfr6h4w8awl5xvncqp553q5y7n6q2u6a4r3czyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvyw9l9d The overwhelming problem with public education in the US is simply that nobody these days can agree on how to pay for it at a level where it would work properly and nobody really wants to solve that problem. 2025-09-19T22:42:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs296guc8fj4ts4k9zm678mvdzayt5vv8p927wku88nhu7jlxfzv0qzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznv9d5y3u Brian Kilmeade is a disgusting, bloviating slug but when he, on live tv, suggests that we murder people who can&#39;t afford a home he is only saying out loud the subtext of policies backed enthusiastically by a lot of so-called liberals. 2025-09-13T23:51:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgr295aqlz697wyf0v4nc7t4tdplrve2wyvtcl9pughs5tjpxnddczyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvrlw5gq Another reminder that you should move to another VPN service. <br/><br/>#proton <br/><br/><a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/09/12/proton-mail-journalist-accounts-suspended/">https://theintercept.com/2025/09/12/proton-mail-journalist-accounts-suspended/</a> 2025-09-13T22:33:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw3un94t6kfwfq60sa2mr3jpus9745fyu8sncuht5xxepmj2e4gxczyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvje6sh7 Hey evergreen reminder that anyone posting about their desire to commit violence or do illegal things on federated social media like Mastodon is putting lots of other people who they don&#39;t even necessarily know in danger due to the way these platforms work. <br/><br/>Also, they are probably cops. 2025-09-12T21:17:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2txvc2xzxnwmkyffk9ar49qkxdcqkmx003xzp29x9kfwn6wxnv6gzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvu2z8lp I too abhor violence. <br/><br/>But when they say we must turn away from it, they never mean violence against people like me. 2025-09-11T15:58:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs26vgker97e7e378ll2tn6qw46fgeamqw2t4jdnq2g0gmk2j6hnyszyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvqgkufx This such a fucking avoidably incompetent self-own. Tell me more about how arresting the people bringing manufacturing to the U.S. without cause fits into your grand strategy of bringing manufacturing to the U.S. <br/><br/><a href="https://electrek.co/2025/09/05/hyundais-new-ev-plant-raided-by-ice-hundreds-arrested/">https://electrek.co/2025/09/05/hyundais-new-ev-plant-raided-by-ice-hundreds-arrested/</a><br/><br/>(h/t <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1d36wzly2azptdkm7fa89cl74ssywnnqcm5g6ja8xkjc74w8s6lsqg294hn" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Kevin Russell</span> (<span class="italic">npub1d36…94hn</span>)</a></span> for the link)<br/><br/>#ICE #USpol #racism 2025-09-05T17:49:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrq6xkn3gsy9c7wxtk25tqu79s8nkupna9cq32cttwny7r7wgupcgzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznv0f3weg Here we go. <br/><br/><a href="https://apnews.com/article/texas-governor-redistricting-trump-33bfdc8790cdf8201d80c8c89258df3d">https://apnews.com/article/texas-governor-redistricting-trump-33bfdc8790cdf8201d80c8c89258df3d</a><br/><br/>This thing is just going to spread now and who knows where it ends. Madness. 2025-08-30T01:23:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2j4ts47fl7cv9mx7gcd5mzh6lwkz92kwvt85ejz092vjh0zvdctqzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvl3q00f Mastodon is a place you go to have nerds explain to you that what you said happened did not happen. 2025-08-29T15:54:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq03ectyv7wxjfrpj8yagalh3gtm2q9yeq6vlx2ns3wtrgv293lgczyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvalvmn8 Mastodon is a place where you go to have computer nerds explain politics to you 2025-08-28T23:47:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrak7asjladdqnl697yhtjwflx8ljhnryxpzvy4ejklejrsf0ea5szyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvlytx6s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszf4m4v62qehcqfe3dhyvmxt47slfytqxjq2c5ck23rh8kvzteg7skw5jv0'>nevent1q…5jv0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Like literally everytime I&#39;ve done this over the last decade there has been one weirdo whose only contribution is just this weird weak bullshit. Like why did you even go to the effort to type that? 2025-08-25T18:26:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszf4m4v62qehcqfe3dhyvmxt47slfytqxjq2c5ck23rh8kvzteg7szyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznv9ulzy4 People who reply to your rally announcement with &#34;I agree with you but I&#39;m not coming because it&#39;s hopeless&#34;<br/><br/>Jesus Christ what the fuck is wrong with you. I don&#39;t mean your opinion (which is also bad), I mean your actual sense of politeness and appropriateness.<br/><br/>Do you normally walk up to people on the street in public and just piss on things strangers are doing? 2025-08-25T18:23:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2hd8vknkxutlflfmvy080dv230n28p43phh5mzqtz5xnnlkrqvwqzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvkke02q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqste4c6024e2g5m9ynefaa874jyq0hn0rx7et4kcf3h3q3ddsuymvsk2au5j'>nevent1q…au5j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Doubt that it&#39;s possible? It&#39;s already exactly this easy:<br/><br/>OFFICER: Stop, you are under arrest for being an illegal immigrant.<br/>YOU: But officer, I&#39;m a citizen. Here&#39;s my driver&#39;s license. <br/>OFFICER: I think that looks fake. You are an illegal. Get in the van. <br/>YOU: But this van says &#34;Alligator Alcatraz&#34; on the side and don&#39;t I have a right to see a lawyer??<br/>OFFICER: [Fingers taser] Nope. I say you&#39;re an illegal. Get in the van.<br/><br/>Think that&#39;s an overstatement?<br/><a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article311554316.html">https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article311554316.html</a> 2025-08-11T20:01:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxpes64r9thu8mwqk9m2g04xjk6hstcvpt369jv83yw3d57d9jwcqzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznv8jlauc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqste4c6024e2g5m9ynefaa874jyq0hn0rx7et4kcf3h3q3ddsuymvsk2au5j'>nevent1q…au5j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>tl;dr If even *one* person can be denied due process rights, those rights by definition cease to exist for everyone. <br/><br/>We are left with &#34;who can we get away with arresting without provoking a public outcry.&#34; 2025-08-11T19:46:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqste4c6024e2g5m9ynefaa874jyq0hn0rx7et4kcf3h3q3ddsuymvszyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznv0ds4u8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8cwh0nv2ad9q3ec3nc7tclgm93ucmkdartryf709gf7yxycvun8svsgf8j'>nevent1q…gf8j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Now that due process is gone for undocumented immigrants, it is functionally gone for everyone. At this point, the only thing holding it together for anyone is the social norm.<br/><br/>The administration is already trial-ballooning arrests of citizens to see how the public responds. If the people accept it well enough, they&#39;ll keep doing it. The number of people who we &#34;can&#39;t afford&#34; to give due process rights too will steadily increase to include anyone inconvenient. 2025-08-11T19:39:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8cwh0nv2ad9q3ec3nc7tclgm93ucmkdartryf709gf7yxycvun8szyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznv8zujr7 Due process is the legal framework that is supposed to protect us from being snatched off the street. <br/><br/>It can mean a lot of things, but generally its supposed to be a process for determining if someone can be arrested, and to offer them an opportunity to mount a defense.<br/><br/>If they are allowed to make one exception, it all crumbles - they can just grab you on the thinnest of excuses. Wrong race, wrong language, wrong neighborhood. Or because an officer doesn&#39;t like the way you looked at them... 2025-08-11T19:36:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfh3v6nfy7rmq9h056wnsmffcp5dwwqaazcv74ee9arvrm89kcu3szyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvk2pu6w OPEN THREAD <br/><br/>Are you one of the growing number of techies finding creative ways to use old or used hardware? <br/><br/>Any success stories or inspo that you&#39;d like to share?<br/><br/>#EverydayThrift #Survival #Recycle 2025-08-07T20:07:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszjyunftruvjdeeut45mu4apggcp6ud86d05clpk28aaf46t27mwczyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznv7l4vq5 We need to ask every candidate in every state-level and up primary to outline their plan to help end the ICE concentration camps. 2025-08-05T21:03:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstyua88xllcw9qe0wtkuksqukfjk9erzsk6vzw9nudszhffza9degzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznv8hmv3z Individual self-sufficiency is a capitalist myth. Everything about our individual lives is made possible by the work of many hands. This has been true for as long as there have been people. 2025-08-01T19:21:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8qtu2cjx74hua87whhchtwg99rhlsyew4rsz5th43le3ltp5vw4gzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznv4a6h89 Trump won Texas by only 56% of the vote in 2024. That&#39;s an awful lot of collateral damage for all you &#34;they deserve what they voted for&#34; types. Nearly 44% of the state actually didn&#39;t vote for this mess. 2025-07-06T23:36:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr7fkytv4jd0tctcmhzpkzkgeeme0mvzx0zk09vyu8y8hfutx59kqzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvhujr9d Challenge to Democrats to, just once, maybe not tank every candidate who&#39;s repeatedly shown they can get votes and capture voter enthusiasm just because they are scared of low propensity voters who probably aren&#39;t going to vote for them anyway. 2025-06-28T17:16:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs92a7mtxnvnt3gu6j46m4hege885clsjwtw686mx73c286l83smrqzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvruvzpg Here to support anyone taking action but not here for defeatism. I&#39;ve survived and overcome too much bullshit to be patient with a bunch of cis people throwing up their hands after voting in an election or two and attending a rally. 2025-06-17T12:50:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqduv6pu3l9eysar2mxsnvtxk9zf3w68wt0qez2v9xxl982wh39uqzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvz2zjdm The assignment tomorrow is to post pictures and articles about #Pride celebrations and the #NoKings events. <br/><br/>No coverage or postings about that pathetic, fascist military stroke-off that is apparently happening in DC. Who cares? Sounds stupid. 2025-06-13T22:34:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqhav8ke5neu8rct4vlcst6s074xrrswyccu0c5mmh2ujysch932czyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznve0c4e7 Yo I&#39;m probably going to have to replace my old phone soon. I&#39;m also probably going to switch away from Pixel. What name brand phone (ie available on my upgrade plan) should I be looking at? Especially if I intend to degoogle it as much as possible? 2025-06-12T14:43:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgengn6lhzfpp9ufwpyqdfq4l0l3cvkjxqpakg4ckvd8v8efaut0czyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvqmcqfz If those militia types actually had any convictions other than gun worship and racism they&#39;d notice that the ICE raids and the invasion of LA is exactly the kind of overreach they pretended to be worried about back when a black person was president. 2025-06-08T12:49:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq6k6y0sv7q7za064g0yrdad0n6dxnf78c8hvdtrkqvflpu4zk39gzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvqm0zs2 I&#39;ve stopped calling it a mobile phone and started calling it a horror rectangle in order to be more accurate. 2025-04-26T13:39:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst8265j93c236udanvt66hqt03ezcrxs9phgf4el2f8qfa44lu9wqzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvl2sqxy If your social network can &#34;go down&#34; than it is not decentralized. 2025-04-24T23:40:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd6x742u26tl6rrrnuk0wh3r52n4hdjv003vcunt877ravcdfp7ngzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvmuc7xs On the one hand I&#39;m glad that the Pope did his best to remind folks to be kind to others.<br/><br/>On the other hand, he didn&#39;t really live up to his own standard when it came to people like me. 2025-04-21T13:58:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8eru3zasmkh8gmrl39ed9ue3gz97f2ff6u094zll8etx9df5u78szyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvjac8zt When the US created the Dept of Homeland Security, ICE, the PATRIOT act, and all this other post 9/11 police state nonsense -- a lot of us knew the day would come when it was all used against the American people and here we are. 2025-04-19T10:37:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2nh4t7968khnsvzcjts3a47fu52c6fnc48neqwsvqg6szx0vy93szyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvup5h2l If you could only share one piece of practical howto-type information about the #fediverse with the general non-techy public, what would it be? 2025-04-17T18:16:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv6gu9zq0jf0n4gtxzrzepzp74t4h6djc3f2rrp0nvjz2qe0qzyvgzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvgsrppt Are you good at managing your checkbook? <br/><br/>#HoosierSocial is recruiting a volunteer treasurer to join our steering committee and help us manage our money with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub14h9z0c8vcqmjxjptc0lwax9e8c9egqke0aa95jjmfnfajh9uevwq267ass" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Open Collective</span> (<span class="italic">npub14h9…7ass</span>)</a></span>.<br/><br/>You don&#39;t need to be a CPA - just have a passion for building community and be reasonably good at math. You&#39;ll be responsible for tracking donations and working with the committee to approve future expenditures.<br/><br/>DM me or <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1q4hpgumfvftsxxd35k9qqv9khgpxss787j523vyvecypddw3hsyqdfyqgf" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Brian Lawson</span> (<span class="italic">npub1q4h…yqgf</span>)</a></span> directly with your contact info if you are interested!<br/><br/>#HoosierMast 2025-04-10T13:54:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp7834uwj4t99z8adcvahh0pzw774m8uxxk2ht0l6phr5yjd6vekszyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznv7vklnz They aren&#39;t being stupid, they are being evil They are purposefully crashing the economy, erecting a trade-wall, dismantling organizing rights, and gutting oversight so that the oligarchs can get rich doing whatever the hell they want with a newly minted class of increasingly desperate, low-wage workers. 2025-04-08T23:37:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw7qhhzvgje8ylpzgppzwak9na2zffsa6p2a4p7kycrvqwpdra75czyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvxt3x7w How is a democracy supposed to last when it is definitely political suicide to speak to the American public like adults? 2025-04-06T21:53:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0jj3a53ke6ramxka8np8xj6ysl2zqkawg89pf6qekh8zh62ktp2qzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvyd8r3q Hey #HoosierMast I hope you are safe tonight that was wild 2025-04-03T02:56:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr3fy8sca365v8nt2rzjeas0smt7j2q6xr850mdhfyf04wyjpvjaczyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvtafxh4 ICE is officially the gestapo - as many of us predicted it would become the moment it was created under the Bush admin. It&#39;s only a matter of time before they start disappearing citizens for speaking out. (If they haven&#39;t already.) 2025-03-20T21:26:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyceptk0qcy50cahm2u78ppqe0lddr55raayuwttysec307k83czgzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvx06y26 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsth8d6tkw5eagdtzwkq897s99lsew6jvg6uzcjee8gjjff2g6ynps7nujvv'>nevent1q…ujvv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>All the cis people who insisted that they had a right to be &#34;skeptical&#34; and that they &#34;weren&#39;t hateful&#34; and would &#34;speak out if we were really being threatened&#34; are curiously silent these days. 2025-03-04T22:17:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsth8d6tkw5eagdtzwkq897s99lsew6jvg6uzcjee8gjjff2g6ynpszyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvn9t3mv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqmxhm345t2vfe806f64z7479fsmjua2jvmw4zmkgrpm892ldfshgpevv52'>nevent1q…vv52</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Like you don&#39;t have to have any particular position on gender to know that isolating a group of people and purposefully ginning up public resentment against them with misinformation and propaganda is going to lead to something terrible. 2025-03-04T21:03:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqmxhm345t2vfe806f64z7479fsmjua2jvmw4zmkgrpm892ldfshgzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznv0n97sx In #trans people, right-wing extremists have finally found the perfect minority threat. An insular, minuscule group about which the general public knows little. They&#39;re primed to believe any ridiculous made-up nonsense.<br/><br/>The rhetoric is getting more extreme literally by the day. Academics can debate gender theory and feminist critiques, but out here in reality-land we can see very well where this is leading. <br/><br/>That should concern anyone with a conscience. 2025-03-04T21:00:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvhx65v7epm0gcm3lx07yku7x5jne4znd0tqyrztyehae3ngtehsgzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznv47esw4 That &#34;first they came for&#34; poem says you should speak up for certain minorities because eventually you&#39;ll be a target too.<br/><br/>But you know, you could also speak up simply because it&#39;s wrong to target people. Self interest isn&#39;t the only reason to oppose oppression. 2025-03-02T12:42:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy8hruxcmw904s6s0w2t3rrru7h3vu5u2k0hg0f58gkzxwjtc6jpgzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznv3kz2ft Listening to the latest <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1psarfgt80qj428x4nhmn2g5j54kpr8lyyqpu8ljwdcjrjl3d0hds3wj5uh" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>404 Media</span> (<span class="italic">npub1psa…j5uh</span>)</a></span> podcast episode detailing the hacks on DOGE&#39;s website.<br/><br/>Just wanna shout out their coverage these days. Talk about the exact right investigative journalists for this exact moment. Really grateful that they exist. 2025-02-19T21:13:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyq6jadx49ddqxe0erxmmg6qzxn9vd8yd5z60xurfavyf8usm2gtgzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvlqmahr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8yzxdgma5tdjecxe6z2wgtewc5760sc90ce4sxyrnzs0p947dqcqkhhgzu'>nevent1q…hgzu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>that bill is *so* stupid. Augh. But please let us keep some of our Blue counties we need all of them!!! lol 2025-02-19T15:50:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrcz2z6082snfwuak6c64mqagw0dc9hfln94w78tk9k2sht3y7qqczyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvjqha6q We&#39;re not mourning some childlike version of the American dream. Or some fake idea that America was ever what was printed on the label. We&#39;re not stupid. <br/><br/>We&#39;re mourning our hope that someday we&#39;d be safe and accepted in our communities. In the actual physical places we call our home.<br/><br/>That hope feels distant now. 2025-02-07T01:49:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspneshryvnk6vz3a3pwcfhw8e2v0j7aszzsx5ptf7a3ngxtrqmllczyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznv08dh5v TWICE in the past couple of days, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1s9rmklzpltj5p46kf2rcy05zylppdjav7pa8mkw6rrx4jk9ywxjsegmgl3" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Henrik Schönemann</span> (<span class="italic">npub1s9r…mgl3</span>)</a></span> and the crew at <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ua369fdvjm4uykmax2rgz75kdv6w49d3fyfs6gsjykugxsfhcgsscu6srt" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Safeguarding Research/Culture</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ua3…6srt</span>)</a></span> have *rapidly* responded to folks in my network who&#39;ve needed access to research that was removed by the Trump purges. <br/><br/>Just really incredible activism happening right here. <br/><br/>#safeguardingresearch 2025-02-05T20:43:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2s8qj6tsfwkqvygr0anmwu603srlx07p9u3t0tcpxva2xz6napwqzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvdh5ffc There it is. There&#39;s what&#39;s up with Musk. <br/><br/><a href="https://gizmodo.com/elon-musks-enemy-usaid-was-investigating-starlink-over-its-contracts-in-ukraine-2000559365">https://gizmodo.com/elon-musks-enemy-usaid-was-investigating-starlink-over-its-contracts-in-ukraine-2000559365</a> 2025-02-05T19:43:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyj46s8rd77uttknfp5630feyk7g6ashp0ecpv8dak2sd753we5wszyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznv64n0ux I know it&#39;s personalizing but it&#39;s *incredibly* demoralizing to spend 16hr work days responding to sobbing parents, working the Trump EO situation in my community, trying to keep on top of my state&#39;s horrible slate of bills, only to come to the internet to see the general sentiment from the peanut gallery is that nobody is doing anything.<br/><br/>I don&#39;t need a cookie, and I&#39;ll stop for no one, but some of you have no idea what those of us who&#39;ve been doing this for a long while are managing. 2025-02-05T18:57:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd0g75hma2xr7rtcauselk3hzcmxxmsxepnxz5tetgk2nmpvgrcmczyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznv42kl7p My job requires me to be on top of current events.<br/><br/>Even without algorithms all social media can create a &#34;bubble&#34; effect. That might have you convinced of all sorts of things that aren&#39;t objectively true. Or you miss important developments that your own network isn&#39;t surfacing. <br/><br/>That&#39;s why I use a feed reader, and recommend it. It also helps me take in the news during a controlled time -- which limits my doomscrolling and improves my mental health. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/best-rss-feed-readers/">https://www.wired.com/story/best-rss-feed-readers/</a> 2025-02-05T17:56:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgt99c9k58du6tsa43srdvsumsmway2hrvru5pczdev595sgsgpmgzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvu36lg5 Social media by level of average user&#39;s resistance:<br/><br/>Facebook: &#34;Guess I heard something but my grandson says it&#39;s fine.&#34;<br/><br/>X: : racist bot tries to sell you NFTs:<br/><br/>LinkedIN: &#34;Join my webinar on realigning corporate priorities to achieve synergies and maximize shareholder value.&#34;<br/><br/>Bluesky: &#34;everything is terrible and we&#39;re all going to die... but what can you do&#34;<br/><br/>Fediverse: I&#39;M JUST GONNA PERSONALLY MIRROR THE CDCs WEBSITE SO PEOPLE CAN KEEP USING IT. 2025-02-04T23:19:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrpw6u0fc8t3ku8l7ck8gvpc0nh0ta9vm7532nu8w3jczytdhmudqzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvmx5alg Of all the ways I thought US global hegemony would end I did not expect it to be because the CEO of a social media company was going through a manic episode. 2025-02-03T13:45:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszshsetkm2xm57jxhu66gc2ddp9lc3zafl7uc7fsg46akxyektpkgzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvetthf6 Every post on LinkedIn looks like an email that I would mark as spam 2025-02-03T13:16:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdzxj0mhjy6f7eh65dcxp0gwax3gszkhggx9k7mfhfm68n6h3znkqzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznv30mjm2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9nk3k69xmy8hq9nssqqwyp79drjetvy8elamq5rjx4n7dcstsnjca6wc6q'>nevent1q…wc6q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the real problem is when energy somehow decided, against all available evidence, that becoming matter was a good idea. WHAT A DISASTER 2025-01-31T19:54:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvy0pxwcq0v26gf0uel3pumjn5k70gm24fc8dj0gadzlcau4tx8fgzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvckk843 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdgww8dcmgvlh4jejf78pq2w9tvuegurq0lrkyda6q7dpl3mc3uuq3fvev0'>nevent1q…vev0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Can we just retire this whole &#39;well actually the &#34;real&#34; problem is&#34; thing? It is boring. Stupid. And always incorrect. You don&#39;t know what the one single magical &#34;real&#34; problem is. Stop. 2025-01-31T16:42:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdgww8dcmgvlh4jejf78pq2w9tvuegurq0lrkyda6q7dpl3mc3uuqzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvegut6e I&#39;m serious. If you are in my mentions to quibble with me about how the &#34;real&#34; problem is ideologically imperfect people who also oppose this regime then it&#39;s an instablock. I&#39;m sure that at least a few of you are actual oppo bad actors. The rest are just tiresome. 2025-01-31T16:39:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsygfaveh7clut9we3vly0pyteupkuwq6nn2exhkgx9ezu0js4ly8gzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznv0snnka Advice from someone who cares/thinks a lot about effective messaging? <br/><br/>Don&#39;t use the acronym. Say the words &#34;diversity, equity, and inclusion.&#34; Slowly and with emphasis. <br/><br/>Every time. <br/><br/>Don&#39;t let them hide their opposition to these basic, common sense, and popular ideas behind an acronym. 2025-01-30T13:48:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9ymrgtjhh3xsf0y6xyf55fp5hnl0768we0ptcr9l3x3fgv3et64gzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvhlv0zl We told folks years ago that these corpos would turn on us the moment the wind changed no matter how many rainbows they added to their logo during Pride month. It&#39;s a hard lesson, but I hope we&#39;ve learned it. We&#39;ll need to build the future without their help, just as we always should&#39;ve 2025-01-28T12:44:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsql9khj8nwlr4xfrxlvwvs420r2xk377anev8658z34kganyn50gqzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvn9qmvr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstevgm3hh4yvdufsc7vtpeynp0p6e998j4hyktqamm07vru5alg5q8de0nf'>nevent1q…e0nf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I thinking #EverydayThrift -- which encompasses a lot of what I think about this subject. <br/><br/>#EverydayThrift can be thrifty crafts, tech advice, recipes, financial advice, green wisdom. Just about anything. But I want it to be &#34;Everyday.&#34;<br/><br/>Too much survival culture focuses on huge projects that are out of reach for most instead of low-hanging fruit that matches most people&#39;s abilities and needs. <br/><br/>Would love y&#39;all to post ideas to that hashtag too and maybe make this A Thing? 2025-01-27T16:14:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg59xqfmeeme7tpl9nn70yzmu0f2j9rw72572hzr6nqctfy2rg2dszyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznv09pvnm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrgprxsdvvauug34qgn544rxwz4ecj9k8mxl6ujq9gs9ezvgz9vwq4xt6ep'>nevent1q…t6ep</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Awesome! I wonder if there&#39;s a hashtag other than #survival for like, downhome tips and redneck wisdom and home ec secrets? 2025-01-27T01:01:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2e4at0ahkddderhfd0vuky9gtucufcffprdqzwn4tmm02jkjc5pszyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvxylttk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ja8wjy2jf4ttw0wnfldkj3udqvsqyq2j7ff0xssy037f4qjgxjcx6y6m2'>nevent1q…y6m2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So I&#39;m going to be posting *more* of my weird little household thrift projects because ... well I find them fun and I think that soon #survival is gonna be more about weird things your grandma knew and less about how much toilet paper you can hoard. <br/><br/>4/ 2025-01-26T21:56:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8ja8wjy2jf4ttw0wnfldkj3udqvsqyq2j7ff0xssy037f4qjgxjczyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvwu67tt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszs2wx3gn6l5k5zarefgxf0ly28jy5rwpv5lmgygzq4l8ehl9299qk3k650'>nevent1q…k650</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>But looking at current events ... I can&#39;t help but think about &#34;survival&#34; and what it means. And how it looks like those skills are going to be needed. <br/><br/>And how much of them are so much less about &#34;how do I hole up in a bunker with a bunch of ammo and canned peaches&#34; and more about &#34;how do I make friends in my community and share knowledge and skills.&#34; <br/><br/>3/ 2025-01-26T21:54:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszs2wx3gn6l5k5zarefgxf0ly28jy5rwpv5lmgygzq4l8ehl9299qzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvn536xu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyptrad2sg8vavjxswq5qv6slg90dzp0pj373rkf28x8pqm0gfnkg23p5ta'>nevent1q…p5ta</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And I&#39;m not locked in now, and the grocery shelves are full, and me and my husband have a good income. For now. <br/><br/>But I *still* practice all of those skills. 2020-2023 ... changed how I think about them.<br/><br/>And y&#39;all I get up to some crazy shit, and people sometimes shake their heads at my various household projects. <br/><br/>But I like knowing that I can *do* things rather than buy them. And I&#39;m more proud of the end result. And my paycheck likes that I know how to be thrify. <br/><br/>2/ 2025-01-26T21:53:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyptrad2sg8vavjxswq5qv6slg90dzp0pj373rkf28x8pqm0gfnkgzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvhrmlhr The #survival skills I learned as a poor #Indiana redneck didn&#39;t have much to do with the suburban prepper fantasy play I see a lot of these days. <br/><br/>For us, survival was mostly about knowing how to:<br/><br/>Fix things that break..<br/>Feed ourselves with little $. <br/>Make things instead of buying. <br/>Be good to our neighbors.<br/><br/>During Trump&#39;s first botched pandemic response and tradewar buffoonery, I remember *well* how little was on the shelves, how expensive it was and how having those skills helped.<br/><br/>/1 2025-01-26T21:49:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszxdzpf6k6mrrurefruhs2zzu3us528luc7ygg47js6xy440vrjmgzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvh37dtk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst2gypkv8n96fsjj0ls0vlcqzg2a6rdxpzjm43y46rnp7z9hxct4cmwqnlf'>nevent1q…qnlf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Right now - if a fascist is proposing it, I oppose it. Whether it looks like a good idea or not. <br/><br/>We can&#39;t give them anything. <br/><br/>If the fascist offers me free lunch? I don&#39;t accept it. There is no policy they can propose that I am willing to support.<br/><br/>Everything they do is in service to tightening their grip.<br/><br/>No pats on the back for fascist politicians. <br/>No money spent on fascist corporations. <br/>No comfort for fascists. <br/><br/>They have to go.<br/><br/>/4 2025-01-24T18:29:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst2gypkv8n96fsjj0ls0vlcqzg2a6rdxpzjm43y46rnp7z9hxct4czyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvp0v3r6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg0hc2cze43r7ar5r2zzvvjp7ml2g4cl7gh466rtqvma5l4k4rhvgh2mtqd'>nevent1q…mtqd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And working across ideological lines? That&#39;s something that corporate social media has made nearly impossible for some by driving the discourse into opposing corners and ironically eliminating the public square by pretending to BE the public square. <br/><br/>I cannot say this more loudly. I have a few bright lines, but I do not have to agree with all of your positions to join you in defeating fascism.<br/><br/>/3 2025-01-24T18:22:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg0hc2cze43r7ar5r2zzvvjp7ml2g4cl7gh466rtqvma5l4k4rhvgzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznv3pzdjh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsppmfmnsre5p247qprlspk20hxd5glpn30ezssdt4rkrsk0fny26qytxdcs'>nevent1q…xdcs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Under this new regime everyone on the outs is now your ally. Whether you like it or not. We are in a mutual survival fight.<br/><br/>THE GOAL needs to be to fight every single fight. To never give an inch without pushback. To be unified in our rejection of fascist policy.<br/><br/>When we waffle, give credit for some accidental good thing the regime does, or cave from expediency ... we&#39;re doing its work. <br/><br/>We have to get used to working across some of our most sacred ideological lines to defeat fascism.<br/><br/>/2 2025-01-24T18:19:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsppmfmnsre5p247qprlspk20hxd5glpn30ezssdt4rkrsk0fny26qzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznv4zjnhl The entire collection of different types of people who will have to push back on the new regime need to remain clear eyed about the regime&#39;s strategy. <br/><br/>That&#39;s to push very many national and local policies as far rightward as they can in this moment. They aren&#39;t trying to get all of it to stick. They just need us to accept a rightward shift as politically inevitable. To demoralize us into accepting compromise positions that we wouldn&#39;t have accepted 8 years ago.<br/><br/>Don&#39;t fall for it. 2025-01-24T18:17:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8fxa2yqzqm8m7ynfywj6ealnsqh9vyt0vaqxhrevqa5fa86fk73czyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznv7j3qr5 All the fediverse has to do is stick around and keep developing. As every new shiny corporate app inevitably begins to enshittify itself into unusability, some percentage of folks will choose the decentralized alternative over whatever new toy the oligarchs are dangling in front of them.<br/><br/>We just have to be here to welcome them each time it happens. We don&#39;t require constant, massive growth to survive over time. We just need staying power and solidarity. 2025-01-24T12:49:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp4pn34q7gjet3s397svjvwgzwhgg8q8js7lp6kjnuk46kcnakk6qzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznv043qft In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg88e509qfedkpus60vwyfjma3yr4r305rumfwrj0j305zrjc8macfzjk3s'>nevent1q…jk3s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you for this background!! 2025-01-21T19:22:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9ruzta00l6n0j0kgf38xav5ux2rr56jvha4flc0arjv5tn0gavvszyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvzcuahv Signal is great and widely used but it&#39;s still closed and owned by one company. I find that to be a security risk and it makes me feel weird recommending it.<br/><br/>What&#39;s the best E2EE messaging app that is community developed, open source and potentially self hostable? 2025-01-21T14:08:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0mhl6qsazet4cgd5anw976ptrletwvjegsh295hrtw3m5sccvvaszyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvg3ukx0 You already knew what he was about before he made the gesture. <br/><br/>There&#39;s never going to be a thing these people do that everyone can like, point at and make a face and yell about and suddenly all the holdouts and fence-sitters will get it. <br/><br/>We&#39;re just gonna have to build this shit without them. 2025-01-21T04:05:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstky2wpdzqzunmcxp50d32l55rdkj2ks8a7cp303k3u7747tjul5szyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvwav2xn Caring for and nurturing spaces that exist outside of the grasp of the ruling class is a form of activism and that&#39;s why I&#39;m here. <br/><br/>I&#39;m awake to the current limitations of this place, and I don&#39;t care. None of them are worse than the disgust I feel at the idea of giving any of these fascists a single fraction of a penny&#39;s worth of my online life. 2025-01-21T03:02:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp57r3yvkufe79vf6w7xf0zd2hzj9xzuyctm82f8j2mas2um2k8kczyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvwmnxgh Good morning. I&#39;ve shouted these words many times over the years, as have many of you. But today, let&#39;s speak them again because they are good and true and particularly necessary:<br/><br/>&#34;It is our duty to fight for our freedom.<br/>It is our duty to win.<br/>We must love each other and support each other.<br/>We have nothing to lose but our chains.&#34;<br/>- Assata Shakur<br/><br/>Love you. Happy #MLKjrDay, the only event I&#39;m recognizing today. 2025-01-20T13:00:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8twvv02hqy3p7ae4tk98tx4nmwhlfwj09gcd25ldghyyr66fyfjszyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvehfmsz The mass deportations are set to start tomorrow. <br/><br/>We are not going to cooperate with ICE in any way. We are not doing to snitch. We are not going to pretend that this is normal, necessary, or moral.<br/><br/>Immigrants have rights. #DefundICE<br/><br/><a href="https://www.ilrc.org/resources/community/know-your-rights-toolkit">https://www.ilrc.org/resources/community/know-your-rights-toolkit</a> 2025-01-19T05:17:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd3wla7px9kj8ge835n3ysk34yz8skfjzzr4gdkguxcvvvqm63hkszyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvc8yd3r Something in me has finally unlocked. I&#39;ve been stewing in trauma from previous political fights. Afraid that I was too old or too broken to work at the level I used to. <br/><br/>Today was incredibly fast paced and I needed to produce a lot of high level work quite fast. It was like the old days, and I could feel the same fire that I used to feel. Like I&#39;m still the battleaxe that everyone seems to remember me being.<br/><br/>It feels good. 2025-01-18T00:01:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyc6yhsv4gwpdk67uhwrmhkqzedwum9ylv22cq3lrqpmv34llyvpqzyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvxys9t7 hey <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1xh7cv0xku4rqrp0yay046zw2y0wwl0mguzguq49zv2lye4a69zrs45v9hj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Mullvad VPN</span> (<span class="italic">npub1xh7…v9hj</span>)</a></span> -- I&#39;m moving my service away from Proton. I believe in freedom of speech and a right to differing opinions, but I don&#39;t want to give my own money to a company that publicly supports and endorses hard right fascists.<br/><br/>Mullvad seems to be my best choice so far - can you confirm that your company does not and will not endorse fascism? 2025-01-17T12:43:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspnajpwcxd0n2whlweqlnm2hex97k96ktff06mys603zkvph54ggszyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvr92cn5 I have the misfortune of needing to prepare for attacks on my family next year.<br/><br/>History shows that moderate supporters follow the pendulum during times when it swings away from justice. <br/><br/>When you are tempted to, remember how little harm my husband and I are. Compare the way we live our lives to the way they describe us. <br/><br/>Every &#34;necessary&#34; oppression is a Trojan horse to enable worse.<br/><br/>Do we deserve it?<br/><br/>I don&#39;t believe we do. And I don&#39;t think you do, either.<br/><br/>Still #trans. Still proud to be.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/hoosiersocial/media_attachments/files/113/725/774/682/964/533/original/76c884c0553455bc.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-27T16:40:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgs8wxvp2ddhrtz5zdjga6gx5298va0pv3zfg7plwm8qdg86a6raczyz7t5de9yeyg8nn2uekhdhufsreetxm2nvchx3mdp66hjv5qmgznvh9s6cx Reminder that under the current US administration gender markers on passports can be changed via simple self attestation and that a passport is a primary identification document in all jurisdictions, even those that ban gender marker updates by other means. <br/><br/>You probably have a couple of months at minimum before the incoming administration gets around to rescinding that rule but why wait? <br/><br/><a href="https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/need-passport/selecting-your-gender-marker.html">https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/need-passport/selecting-your-gender-marker.html</a><br/><br/>#trans #lgbtq 2024-12-06T14:23:14Z