2026-03-16T14:24:11Z https://yabu.me Ben Werdmuller https://yabu.me/npub1lrqq7g0mzygss3gcuudug79snpd5gku6u24fghfj3u8kqtp573rqtjpn8w https://cdn.masto.host/werdsocial/accounts/avatars/109/272/073/000/335/818/original/54cb526340e082f0.png https://cdn.masto.host/werdsocial/accounts/avatars/109/272/073/000/335/818/original/54cb526340e082f0.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd579zuk24rg6359lqzec5yatlcgmflwzht9wh8fsltsmfkdlclnczyruvqreplvg3zzz9rrn3h3rckzv9k3zmnt3249zax28s7cpvxn6yvuckc5g This isn’t new news as such, but people keep being surprised by it, so it’s worth repeating. Substack hosts, profits from, and promotes explicitly Nazi content, and if you are adding value to that network, you are helping them to do so. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/07/revealed-how-substack-makes-money-from-hosting-nazi-newsletters">https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/07/revealed-how-substack-makes-money-from-hosting-nazi-newsletters</a> 2026-02-07T17:07:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgyw5twdvgx07wy92elzrqrnch87z0dg8agppvk2jnyhd5mmt9xjqzyruvqreplvg3zzz9rrn3h3rckzv9k3zmnt3249zax28s7cpvxn6yvtedzrs My little buddy is off visiting his grandparents and it&#39;s honestly very weird. I miss him very much, obviously. But also, I&#39;ve been so productive this morning: I tidied up, renewed my vehicle registration, got vaccinated, bought groceries. And it&#39;s barely lunchtime. I guess I might go to the gym later and make progress on some personal projects. Weird. (Also, did I mention I miss him very much?) 2025-09-28T16:42:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy0z0x3zx8p8skue8cjgvayl8ykwfveeplcml7m2advd2zsgg2y9qzyruvqreplvg3zzz9rrn3h3rckzv9k3zmnt3249zax28s7cpvxn6yvr0fpw2 Not superb. <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/rubio-thought-policing-bill">https://www.commondreams.org/news/rubio-thought-policing-bill</a> 2025-09-14T01:25:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstv9updmvxxvxwc36xalsz83uhawknuysxcdz2wrvflzdxzj5skhgzyruvqreplvg3zzz9rrn3h3rckzv9k3zmnt3249zax28s7cpvxn6yv6u6y7g &#34;Some schools have asked staff to use secure messaging systems like Signal instead of text and email to keep sensitive conversations from public reach.&#34; They, like many others, need more private, self-hosted software. #Democracy <a href="https://werd.io/schools-serving-undocumented-kids-go-underground/">https://werd.io/schools-serving-undocumented-kids-go-underground/</a> 2025-07-01T14:45:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0u9t7myfsahh87vfqhns2gff50ujgfsmn4ejk3d7ema9jdz8g85szyruvqreplvg3zzz9rrn3h3rckzv9k3zmnt3249zax28s7cpvxn6yvtlzqvl It&#39;s alive! #threads #fediverse<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/werdsocial/media_attachments/files/114/699/649/726/725/181/original/2c0aa4d331089789.png"> <br/> 2025-06-17T16:29:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszmmtjgu73qtxmujwh4syeuk92wwrcxhhnepcqu0u8g253gm9x8nczyruvqreplvg3zzz9rrn3h3rckzv9k3zmnt3249zax28s7cpvxn6yvvq6j59 In a world where people are deported for liking an Instagram post, I worry that we’re making a huge mistake by building open social protocols that don’t have privacy at their core. I’m glad people are working on it. 2025-04-09T00:03:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8f2zx42pf0pyv6g2g79psyy3hmetrr97mnvl3xh3a8rz82ywxx4gzyruvqreplvg3zzz9rrn3h3rckzv9k3zmnt3249zax28s7cpvxn6yveesaql So far this year <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1qmg7r9rlrufykzudrhrza5fkcaq64w6xdzqh4uqtpxf80mxhx4gqvqs6k5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>ProPublica</span> (<span class="italic">npub1qmg…s6k5</span>)</a></span> has reported on who&#39;s working for #DOGE, the impacts of cuts on agencies like #USAID, and a lot more. Reporting on abuses of power matters more than ever before.<br/><br/>This is the last day of our spring member drive you can give as a member. As always, I would love the #fediverse to be represented in our member base. It matters.<br/><br/>If you have the means, please consider joining as a member through a gift of any amount: <a href="https://give.propublica.org/give/346423/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=ben">https://give.propublica.org/give/346423/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=ben</a> #journalism 2025-03-21T15:30:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdzfguq9n9e7kg8kdrnjpltrtjd4nrq7h7cm2250ttqr35vaygzaqzyruvqreplvg3zzz9rrn3h3rckzv9k3zmnt3249zax28s7cpvxn6yvpwrwfd I&#39;d love to read some takes on the pan-European political movement Volt. 2025-03-17T20:34:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw8uamunz792e0a6esnxtwvh9zytjcey233yq04qfukvutdqmyc7qzyruvqreplvg3zzz9rrn3h3rckzv9k3zmnt3249zax28s7cpvxn6yvaset0d Job alert: <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1qmg7r9rlrufykzudrhrza5fkcaq64w6xdzqh4uqtpxf80mxhx4gqvqs6k5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>ProPublica</span> (<span class="italic">npub1qmg…s6k5</span>)</a></span> is looking for an engagement and tips coordinator who can help us triage, vet and distribute tips to journalists across our newsroom. It&#39;s an important role with huge implications for our investigative journalism. Check it out: <a href="https://boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/jobs/4471275006?gh_src=a959c9ff6us">https://boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/jobs/4471275006?gh_src=a959c9ff6us</a> 2025-03-14T20:16:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs85eahgdv507ru2583883xykgr36stp6dlph3dwxjwl74fawrcjlgzyruvqreplvg3zzz9rrn3h3rckzv9k3zmnt3249zax28s7cpvxn6yvypre9e I promise this isn&#39;t just Stockholm Syndrome: Frozen is a genuinely great movie. 2025-01-18T13:28:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqmzyuza09a8y798wlx4jahk7xmypkmmuw8dkj7qvuuya6kjplj9szyruvqreplvg3zzz9rrn3h3rckzv9k3zmnt3249zax28s7cpvxn6yv4220xr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrf8krq8rxplxjfa00wnycuhe2rju0hyah3zaqtj74zwsw93ahnfsfk44cl'>nevent1q…44cl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks for expanding. I think understanding your position on this is really important. I definitely agree that DRM is not the objective; sitting in the US, I don&#39;t know that I trust the courts to get to the right place. There&#39;s a strong possibility that the EU will do better. 2024-06-05T14:38:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfqrpvt26xpzu93ufz66eyafsuhg2t4echn6zttvzw59tqc56286qzyruvqreplvg3zzz9rrn3h3rckzv9k3zmnt3249zax28s7cpvxn6yvmtxpta In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstzxswj7c063396ugytkm8m3t8y9k5kel20cks640fny2a398dr3q03hzer'>nevent1q…hzer</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In offering Glaze they do seek to prevent artists’ work from being ingested. But beyond Cara, do you see the wider point about consent and author control in the fediverse? 2024-06-05T14:24:03Z