2026-05-26T18:58:33Z https://yabu.me 𝓜𝓲𝓪 https://yabu.me/npub1zg8cx69888wgkdxtydls6fu5pta6lwpggyepdvzskmtrnx5k0swqunp26s https://quokk.au/static/media/users/yy/l7/yyl7Fs8gfycwYRX.gif https://quokk.au/static/media/users/yy/l7/yyl7Fs8gfycwYRX.gif https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ldqvyzewexppln20k4nyvekj7p2tqcxu9szc4uq7yhyjl2nrn7qzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pczed5mv <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/posts/FK/BX/FKBXfQSXd05xDdV.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-05-23T20:24:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyyxt3qqht2sdq6d3nfwz5086wrxxrxzdeps5e7c5xr39v4q6xyhqzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcz4zauh <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/posts/g4/TA/g4TAlolFJ1n49qs.png"> <br/> 2026-05-23T18:03:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0adfg3tpkzh54xc052f6ydjge5rsm2lc8a0cqk4m6u58zs9zapnszyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcpl7a0r <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/Co/FH/CoFHK7cpncgUQAe.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-23T15:16:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswk9h0uac0ghcx9wh7fukzv4g5f69ygeztmywlrh5ktldahh5z6qgzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pceszs27 <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/2j/c3/2jc3WpVGjy6rFxb.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-23T07:34:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrxgd8kndv0zvgk4m5ejaexkvju3qepmpna67e2pz6elvpttwayhqzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcgpfsgg [Shared from Wondermark](<a href="https://wondermark.com/c/939/">https://wondermark.com/c/939/</a>)<br/> <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/posts/sL/6h/sL6hX2Wk1qZel6A.png"> <br/> 2026-05-23T07:06:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsye38vpnjhz8rp6fpvpxf44ssmfpyjvkmskq3qzgnrw90h4gw4tgczyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcv69qcj [Shared from gadzooks_bazooka](<a href="https://imginn.com/p/DYAMryUCU5A/">https://imginn.com/p/DYAMryUCU5A/</a>)<br/> <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/posts/a3/Vz/a3VzRPfvNBXkiAW.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-23T07:03:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq7vdewfx6khryk8lzvw0sk68wr22qgm6k65zajrquvgyqyp3p8fszyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcgh2pwk <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/posts/yH/7u/yH7ur5KJpY2SVmT.png"> <br/> 2026-05-23T00:12:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq073xq82hh2znnj79d43lm7ay3m2hsswc9kjvnk92e0tmscu9lvqzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcqf5yt8 <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/nJ/ma/nJmaBgq86ozwfdC.png"> <br/> 2026-05-22T09:15:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspzwnzmf4v98qdzha5ukahg7lwfa2zlex5946xcrxknv72ykxk6pgzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcp0stph A video circulated across social media of a group of men laughing about how one of them would &#34;beat the f***&#34; out of a group of female content creators. 2026-05-21T05:52:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp4uugwva2s75h58n33k5dfaefhn8whldyvtusj6xmfsqnrx6cxdczyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcgmcsln An environmental advocacy group and a council mayor say the Victorian government has not properly considered the potential impacts of building a major new wind farm in Western Victoria. 2026-05-21T05:50:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrp57suh5fxyxysftnhu88q9vyz9jyuhg2fsxwzf0v38gvk5gs3wczyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pc4arz9l 2026-05-21T03:08:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgrx6fyysw375wldvpmkmwpd7clhm0ascu8tpvwzcexs275z2v77czyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pceh3l2w 2026-05-20T19:15:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs839ums8pv50av4atjz628gshut330qgazltgs0rf0txu7wvpdv4qzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pc8aumnn In short: <br/> <br/>Luxury apartment blocks and contentious residential projects are being granted fast-tracked planning approval in Melbourne under a scheme intended to boost affordable housing. <br/> <br/>The program allows applicants to make a cash contribution to a social housing fund instead of delivering affordable homes. <br/> <br/>ABC analysis of dozens of planning permits suggests some proponents are using this pathway to secure approval for high-end projects in affluent areas. 2026-05-20T19:14:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw32dr9hsalws5rpyaf38kyzps297ynzyz4rz8t0u808v5arrnz6szyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pc900c0q cross-posted from: <a href="https://quokk.au/c/transgenderau/p/926704/mps-walk-out-as-bernardi-targets-trans-children-in-maiden-speech">https://quokk.au/c/transgenderau/p/926704/mps-walk-out-as-bernardi-targets-trans-children-in-maiden-speech</a> 2026-05-20T10:33:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswwxwup5j24qq2qlutt3v0lgyjflzyhlwud7ufvnlrnh23tuptpcszyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcfeqpfa 2026-05-20T09:42:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstev44zw3as6373qsxtyneqvr06yd2qhuzsd48z9n5zjr2y58hhdczyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcr3d7tk 2026-05-20T09:36:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstpu736ug83km6rfqdez5ku9r9slmj80dfxdf6q4jv49xrzy2d35gzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcxjxkjc 2026-05-20T08:11:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9qmu65s5l42zvxprr5kpr4vfm5py5ztkfmmtl90gk230wzmjdfmczyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pc70mtsg <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/B6/eb/B6ebTZFcUWEObHE.png"> <br/> 2026-05-20T07:51:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxq3n2u3r5tkyq74xp2p4fw6u6f0uqhvjks9pczpk45q9ele8thkczyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pchqfh4c <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/MI/zi/MIzi21oIRhZCeJT.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-05-19T17:34:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxm97stc6lll950fxgsec3z3367asxhsra4l75k6knmweydx8qttczyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcxrxrzj <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/JB/MU/JBMUYKtNN7opdPA.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-05-19T02:31:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst7hjlxdga9w8y0julrt3cs8n5jxhz3f0a5p5eugxfwcyrrqe4fzszyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pccrr9xs 2026-05-18T19:06:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0xlq7ersuxedmw9vvvlerayewlwn5j0tanj3a2kf428hqthd5l7czyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcmsqdef <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/wx/xc/wxxccr5rlRlo1HC.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-05-18T11:35:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrhkp95w7cvl9ql7kurry6xx3qt3jn8hcwmwcux409utq87nwyw7szyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcwj72y6 Shared from <a href="https://imginn.com/p/DYGJAAok-D8/">https://imginn.com/p/DYGJAAok-D8/</a> <br/> <br/>![]( <img src="https://files.catbox.moe/z4l7df.jpg"> ) <br/> <br/>🏳️‍⚧️ Support our friends in Pride in Protest as they continue to fight against the conservative Mardi Gras leadership. <br/> <br/>🏳️‍⚧️ Link to petition: <br/><a href="https://forms.gle/xNhrd8TfyKTt1TNu5">https://forms.gle/xNhrd8TfyKTt1TNu5</a> <br/> <br/>🏳️‍⚧️ Become a Mardi Gras member: <br/><a href="https://www.mardigras.org.au/ways-to-contribute/membership/">https://www.mardigras.org.au/ways-to-contribute/membership/</a> <br/> <br/>🏳️‍⚧️ Pride in Protest Linktree: <br/><a href="https://linktr.ee/PrideInProtest">https://linktr.ee/PrideInProtest</a> <br/> <br/>🏳️‍⚧️ Solidarity to all activists who refuse to compromise on trans rights and freedom for Palestine.<br/> <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/posts/y9/LW/y9LWSaK7KrFWv6Q.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-18T01:50:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswam7pxnp6zfsd4xlhl3uapeactj9mz6hp4kz6ja2rzekgpxz9v3gzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcnxqnmv 2026-05-17T10:09:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg2q2g8w250qegz5a7cdlln7ygjn9nrfemhckxp3c2mhgsxdlsmsczyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcm7hvfq 2026-05-17T10:09:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg0p2agp6yu6yualfd8ngputcfzh7pfyqk4l6x6yn3fckum8vhv2gzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcthkc43 2026-05-17T10:06:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0rz4f2nkfut9cslwlstyny65ug0vuqwhntfgpe0mnnp4s7t288kgzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcdku9an 2026-05-17T09:18:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst0gs0sxg30426hfvk5dls2kn3sz0eg39lh8us59ugh9qjhczdltgzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcjllryj &gt; Back in 1973, trans woman Kim Quinn spoke about the importance of living your truth at a time when trans visibility was scarce. With her husband Peter by her side, the couple shared how their love endured in the face of prejudice. They appeared on the ABC current affairs program This Day Tonight. <br/> 2026-05-17T09:13:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp9xacvvrrpfmhncuwharu9wznkuafg26l2gar46j77adpawryymszyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcgmm3tl cross-posted from: <a href="https://piefed.ca/c/transgender/p/727280/trump-doj-forces-major-texas-children-s-hospital-to-stop-trans-care-open-detransition-clini">https://piefed.ca/c/transgender/p/727280/trump-doj-forces-major-texas-children-s-hospital-to-stop-trans-care-open-detransition-clini</a> 2026-05-16T23:19:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqc6r0k4ncnugyje659ne5lsetlgfzxhkxg0g6ul5rah5elyzwypgzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pc4zdew5 cross-posted from: <a href="https://piefed.ca/c/transgender/p/727286/in-scathing-ruling-judge-blocks-doj-from-obtaining-medical-data-for-trans-youth">https://piefed.ca/c/transgender/p/727286/in-scathing-ruling-judge-blocks-doj-from-obtaining-medical-data-for-trans-youth</a> 2026-05-16T23:19:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstvp0syruk4kzwcs658xff0yuykuu5c4ssktc0j29vyyen6c4a3qczyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pchm4qxc <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/NE/X0/NEX0jUuoPtklpXd.webp"> <br/> 2026-05-16T12:48:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs26th007mx3qnh9q6tpjv6hz8z6fxl3fdaffk8q0a8wrr4pce2s4gzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcyqqc80 <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/03/MD/03MDEpNatpqZr5t.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-05-15T21:43:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspw82l808vpe0nc3pkutar394wg7mzkfvntg3mmggndmzkf9t2gjgzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pchhy042 2026-05-15T11:48:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9vkjs8yjmkqncqvjw6chtr09hne7e2qyhr38tk5zmdhza5l9mungzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcf0cjaf Wayne County Clerk Cathy Garrett denied a challenge from a Democratic candidate for the Michigan House to have his opponent disqualified from the August primary ballot. <br/> <br/>“This moment is a powerful affirmation of justice, and I am deeply grateful to the supporters nationwide, the Michigan Democratic Party, and the elected leaders who stood with us,” Joanna Whaley said in a statement. <br/> <br/>Last week, former state representative Frank Liberati, who is running for Michigan’s 2nd House District near Detroit, filed a complaint with the clerk accusing his opponent, Whaley, a Lincoln Park clergy member, of not listing her legal name when she filed to run for office. <br/> <br/>Liberati accused Whaley, a transgender woman, of violating state campaign finance law by not listing her deadname in campaign paperwork, citing a lapsed name change petition from 2023. 2026-05-15T10:56:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ytukkwcqy60uzehg0p750mnctc83etqhukgle2k5uzctm8m287szyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pctvsnyz 2026-05-15T10:29:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0pxz7sru3nlqp3rhk8lstpkhkt3zapwqhqcx8v4tp4w583e4h4ngzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcr55zs8 &#34;A few months ago we added feedback forms and consent to data collection forms to help us get better at what we do. We are zapping and recording more zapping-data than any single entity in the country. Its such a cool opportunity and I wanted to use that to make things better for everyone, I want to reinvent the gold standard for treatment. <br/> <br/>Instead, I mostly got people commenting on how much of an eyesore the website is 😂😂. ...and like hey, I don&#39;t disagree 😂😂😂. <br/> <br/>But rebuilding or relocating the website is a super expensive project, and I try to run things at just barely profitable in favour of keeping things as accessible as possible for the community and making sure the staff are paid well for their skill. Which unfortunately doesnt leave a huge amount of discretionary funds. <br/> <br/>But it doesnt leave nothing either. <br/> <br/>I would like to pay someone to redesign our website, to make it more user friendly. Mostly just the aesthetics, the underlying machinery will probably have to stay consistent. This would probably involve a bit of colaboration with me on what the site needs for technical and business reasons too. <br/> <br/>But.. making it less ugly really would be great. <br/> <br/>The builder we use is Wix, not because its the best, but because its cheap enough*, it worked well enough** for complex scheduling and its what I had access to when it was just lil ol me zapping on my own and I had no idea how to actualy make a website or run a business***. <br/> <br/>If there is someone out there who would love to lend their skills and their time to helping us with this. Can you send me an email, maybe with a quick little mockup of what you had in mind and how much you&#39;d like to be paid to Lividirect@livemoreethicalbeauty.com. <br/> <br/>I tried remaking one myself and, i am just not that gal 🙂‍↔️🙂‍↔️🙂‍↔️ <br/> <br/>Or! If you&#39;re just way smarter than me at these things, and have an idea how to do a big overhaul on a relatively modest budget, I would love to hear your ideas. <br/> <br/>Lividirect@livemoreethicalbeauty.com <br/> <br/>*its not the cheap anymore 🥲 ** 98% of the time it works fine, 2% of the time its chaos *** lmao, i still dont know how to do either of these things.&#34; <br/> <br/>Post source: <br/> <br/><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DYEH_EqEfX0/?igsh=MXJtd2sxbGpkbm55dw==">https://www.instagram.com/p/DYEH_EqEfX0/?igsh=MXJtd2sxbGpkbm55dw==</a> <br/> <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/posts/tH/2c/tH2crid6Ue4Tp3t.webp"> <br/> 2026-05-15T09:41:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrh79vs37wu0pqen0pqxq6gg6ryrmzn2grncsm7fucn8pvamw7rcczyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pce67lp9 Alison Penfold, who represents the New South Wales seat of Lyne, has announced she’ll put forward a private members bill next session to change the laws. <br/> <br/>Penfold outlined her intentions to Sky News presenter Peta Credlin, who has also been a prominent campaigner against the current laws. <br/> <br/>“This is an important issue in my community and across Australia.” Penfold said, but she admitted she had little hope of actually changing the laws while Labor was in government. 2026-05-15T09:38:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8yal4scck30mjw863u39g6pzncpqkp89g6vynkdgvhmdxx9syzlgzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pca5twa3 A court ruling that the exclusion of transgender woman Roxanne Tickle from a female-only app was discriminatory has been upheld. <br/> <br/>Ms Tickle has been awarded $20,000 in damages in the case against the Giggle for Girls app and its CEO Sall Grover. <br/> <br/>A judge previously ruled Ms Tickle was discriminated against due to her gender identity after her access to the social media platform was restricted in 2021. 2026-05-15T09:36:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrd8g7ml0xq43euxkea6ajukx50tdxqywqswkwhh6r0eyy9m43r2gzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcyrp8d6 !transgenderau@quokk.au<br/><br/>Transgender advice, information and support specific to Australia 2026-05-15T09:19:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdngpuz6ag0adzwaf0hjsw43axamvfs6u04g4249xx9kzf0yj5j2czyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pckdxxfu cross-posted from: <a href="https://quokk.au/c/auslegal/p/915166/ruling-upheld-and-penalties-increased-after-transgender-woman-excluded-from-female-only-app">https://quokk.au/c/auslegal/p/915166/ruling-upheld-and-penalties-increased-after-transgender-woman-excluded-from-female-only-app</a><br/><br/>&gt; ​A landmark Federal Court ruling that the exclusion of a transgender woman from a female-only app constituted unlawful gender identity discrimination is upheld on appeal. 2026-05-15T09:15:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9m7v3u8m87f2fahnm0s4rza9amnuf52sntjcaf5x8rdqdpuefvlczyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pc5s5wa3 cross-posted from: <a href="https://lemmy.zip/post/64366935">https://lemmy.zip/post/64366935</a> 2026-05-15T09:13:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspvtwp258p553ryetfr6jasnpg3trpg7rndtn5lck5dr9wh0w038czyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pck2t3y9 <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/Q7/G3/Q7G3dhbRCCYxbt3.png"> <br/> 2026-05-15T07:01:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0273tgltg3jqsl6tw2dhjl39d88l8fwvkzeyafeaqgmjmk7tndaczyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcjeydng 2026-05-14T08:13:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszda75mkhgqgsw4hskmruuh6llvmggah387hptw7k43q6aepkfcrqzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcylu2r7 !pylova@quokk.au<br/><br/>(PyLova)[<a href="https://codeberg.org/quokkau/PyLova">https://codeberg.org/quokkau/PyLova</a>] is an upcoming PieFed soft fork, aimed at improving the user experience through UI overhauls, empowering users and admins with agency, improved administration and moderation functions, and general bug fixing. <br/> <br/>More information will be announced in the future. 2026-05-14T07:50:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9l27zrt8ynd3egn2pn08q0yh5j5sq5n4qrgj5zl9k40gqg6ndzrczyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcelyeag - Two new themes, Groovebox and Quokka (Incorrectly listed as Quack) [from the PyLova fork](<a href="https://codeberg.org/quokkau/PyLova/commit/2a8db4e1042f681d7c0c6d03a5782d022d27d0fa">https://codeberg.org/quokkau/PyLova/commit/2a8db4e1042f681d7c0c6d03a5782d022d27d0fa</a>) <br/>- Allow cross-posting of images - [from the PyLova fork](<a href="https://codeberg.org/quokkau/PyLova/commit/a7ffa52c5fe14b63dddff7632a92dadf23f7fb6b">https://codeberg.org/quokkau/PyLova/commit/a7ffa52c5fe14b63dddff7632a92dadf23f7fb6b</a>) <br/>- Back button in header on iOS - good for PWA when browser controls are hidden <br/>- Improve Irix theme <br/> <br/>It&#39;s great to see PieFed is starting to implement some of the improvements being bought about by [PyLova](codeberg.org/quokkau/PyLova). We hope in the future they will adopt some of the other current improvements towards moderation report viewing and adding the custom instance emojis into comment bodies. 2026-05-14T07:43:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqhzedxah87ajz4j9tq6m74qfracs2ye63h0sqqrhgdgxhm0wsrdgzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcr6ha3c - Two new themes, Groovebox and Quokka (Incorrectly listed as Quack) [from the PyLova fork](<a href="https://codeberg.org/quokkau/PyLova/commit/2a8db4e1042f681d7c0c6d03a5782d022d27d0fa">https://codeberg.org/quokkau/PyLova/commit/2a8db4e1042f681d7c0c6d03a5782d022d27d0fa</a>) <br/>- Allow cross-posting of images - [from the PyLova fork](<a href="https://codeberg.org/quokkau/PyLova/commit/a7ffa52c5fe14b63dddff7632a92dadf23f7fb6b">https://codeberg.org/quokkau/PyLova/commit/a7ffa52c5fe14b63dddff7632a92dadf23f7fb6b</a>) <br/>- Back button in header on iOS - good for PWA when browser controls are hidden <br/>- Improve Irix theme <br/> <br/>It&#39;s great to see PieFed is starting to implement some of the improvements being bought about by [PyLova](codeberg.org/quokkau/PyLova). We hope in the future they will adopt some of the other current improvements towards moderation report viewing and adding the custom instance emojis into comment bodies. 2026-05-14T07:40:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy90m9d2930aea6r3xg8umwawk3w6knxhf8x2evc9fryfnxjh6ygczyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcc2taad **Which mods/admins were being Power Tripping Bastards?** <br/> <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dje7m375wqzmdjzy5et5w7qj925yn9yyvmynctflq2mjr94emf9q0ux0zv" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Rimu</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dje…x0zv</span>)</a></span> <br/> <br/>**What sanction did they impose (e.g. community ban, instance ban, removed comment)?** <br/> <br/>Mass instance bans <br/> <br/>**Provide a screenshot of the relevant modlog entry (don’t de-obfuscate mod names).** <br/> <br/>Done <br/> <br/>**Provide a screenshot and explanation of the cause of the sanction (e.g. the post/comment that was removed, or got you banned).** <br/> <br/>![]( <img src="https://files.catbox.moe/2enlzm.png"> ) <br/> <br/>**Explain why you think its unfair and how you would like the situation to be remedied.** <br/> <br/>He has abused the modlog to claim &#39;harassment&#39;, which I have never engaged in. I have not even interacted with Rimu in any way for days prior to getting kicked from the PieFed developer Matrix channels. <br/> <br/>He has decided to mass ban 20 users because they have spoken out against his erratic and hostile behaviour as of late.<br/> <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/posts/yo/cX/yocXOORAKmcdA4U.png"> <br/> 2026-05-14T03:53:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst4hzmu3zcuwztwd4hu9vu2glny00qmqg2wdgcw6cq6mz6kensldszyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pc3yfsg7 <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/nl/DA/nlDANlnQcd5Azm7.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-14T01:11:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv6wt9xhtdqqkkw3mgx9yugszu264mfm8fg7pyfzwp2klq2caww4czyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pc28qu0d 2026-05-13T18:57:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8apjfww5f7l4j79lvqwk8j5dahddxqzjdc3y2tzxsv9wtdq3ar8szyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcukvqz2 cross-posted from: <a href="https://lemmy.zip/post/64241520">https://lemmy.zip/post/64241520</a> 2026-05-13T11:59:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq94crn6u2pq2sjdhspttpmdzaltlxnq5srq6t40vs5dkd2kcu6dgzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcrtszxf <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/sB/Ek/sBEkW3L23oma42D.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-13T10:49:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy2c50n9rhca7ztff8mvvwrf8k7k3g2e2g0uftdn973zhrskycqtczyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pc54gc3g <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/ew/ai/ewaiWYCi4mKjUPV.webp"> <br/> 2026-05-13T09:45:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst8qk35ya9mpzqslvycmyq2ny64hpvp7x05fwtazwtjrvlj2xrycgzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcmf5d9c cross-posted from: <a href="https://fedia.io/m/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone/t/3869207">https://fedia.io/m/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone/t/3869207</a><br/> <img src="https://media.fedia.io/d1/73/d173308434d39a3954867f46f099a34dc1c44a0914ffdd39e9daf13cc470fd32.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-12T19:41:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsddah64q98d7gcndakdxz5ez303ea9vh8fmdncl4h72unc9xqfcuczyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcvfcxeh cross-posted from: <a href="https://lemmy.world/post/46750562">https://lemmy.world/post/46750562</a><br/><br/>&gt; alternative video upload: [<a href="https://streamable.com/e/mc7gf8">https://streamable.com/e/mc7gf8</a>](<a href="https://streamable.com/e/mc7gf8">https://streamable.com/e/mc7gf8</a>) 2026-05-12T18:13:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqlka2y0lc4jlz860usu5y5agkjqk050zpk4zhwr557agtkak72pczyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pc096d5q cross-posted from: <a href="https://sh.itjust.works/post/60026292">https://sh.itjust.works/post/60026292</a> 2026-05-12T07:38:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvu8u89dw289r5zrq66w54mp03kmav9gy8s8dznepwvpts6ly6duczyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcp52tst <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/SF/Yj/SFYjMnw5WnHgnAQ.webp"> <br/> 2026-05-12T06:37:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqpanjgt55fcza6hy74k38dggks69zrss7jwlccp94swn5vdrvqwgzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pczfdjr3 <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/If/Dm/IfDmcCJKJ6fyct7.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-05-12T04:18:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr6uzj2serfcp4u7gll7zjs5shyahhs83z4lsevdlxgurx776lfqgzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcyn8qyf <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/8x/jt/8xjt2gk62gZlcDP.png"> <br/> 2026-05-11T14:00:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspwns0s2w060guutz2uda2hulffzawut6vctz7kqfrfp7yhj6r8egzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcpnj87t <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/dq/kE/dqkEO2SaE1oMetp.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-11T08:04:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv9xg3vkyk5tjveqqdynvz8vmq3p3hzc9vyeenc3md0h0tgd6fauczyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcpz2emc <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/8k/fd/8kfdcQWaxroCeZn.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-05-10T23:25:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9a82xd5pm0td8srrkngrc7sgay0fhamrg03ay0vrw7pv45r5skfczyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcr8vk8y cross-posted from: <a href="https://lemmy.world/post/46672543">https://lemmy.world/post/46672543</a><br/> <img src="https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/41594fc2-883b-439b-adca-63c905bbeaff.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-05-10T19:50:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst0r65hkmkcn50h5kdmz6zh9jppv43q6apnr3dr4vak6mh6l0z36gzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcl6ek25 # **Welcome everyone!** <br/> <br/>First of all, what is a &#39;[Yarning Circle](<a href="https://slll.cass.anu.edu.au/centres/andc/yarning-circle">https://slll.cass.anu.edu.au/centres/andc/yarning-circle</a>)&#39;? Well it&#39;s a place to have a yarn, a conversation, where everyone can speak as equals. I try to host them every so often to provide an update on the instance and where we’re at, while providing a platform to listen to your feedback. <br/> <br/>🌟 **Community Highlights** 🌟 <br/> <br/>* !commvscomm@quokk.au - Watch Markov Chains engage in simulated Threadiverse discussion as they emulate well known communities <br/>* !fediverse@quokk.au - Our very own community for Fediverse related news, discussions, and insights. <br/>* !quotes@quokk.au - As the name implies, a place to view and share your favourite quotes. <br/> <br/>🧑‍💻 **What&#39;s Up?** 🧑‍💻 <br/> <br/>Wow, so much has happened. There’s been a lot of drama, which I will cover in its own section further below for those who don’t want to worry about such things. <br/> <br/>Other than that we had our first Lemmyvision participation, we submitted the song [‘Bars’ by Mudrat](<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g528pBJy2MA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g528pBJy2MA</a>), a hard-hitting Australian rap song about media censorship and Palestine. It was a close vote, due to a very limited number of participants. You can still [vote in the finals](<a href="https://quokk.au/c/lemmyvision@jlai.lu/p/874774/lemmyvision-3-vote-for-your-favourite-songs">https://quokk.au/c/lemmyvision@jlai.lu/p/874774/lemmyvision-3-vote-for-your-favourite-songs</a>) if you wish to join in the remainder of the event. <br/> <br/>We released [Threadirator](<a href="https://federation.quokk.au">https://federation.quokk.au</a>), a tool to help promote new communities across PieFed &amp; Lemmy. Along with what I hope is a working bot to track community growth across the Threadiverse. These tools will help PieFed, whereas others have a strong Lemmy focus often not catering to this platform. <br/> <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub10ps3nyxkmktev8z72w0xvjlf8we23c57evy9d4eprc7rtgjakkuqcquj9f" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>lumpenproletariat</span> (<span class="italic">npub10ps…uj9f</span>)</a></span> has informed me they are intending to leave Quokk.au due to ongoing drama, and are slowly winding down their posting. We will be looking for new moderators to help manage their comms once they do. Please reach out to me if you’d like to apply for any of those positions. <br/> <br/>We have hit 100 active members over the last month, showing a clear trend of growth and engagement. Thank you all for helping make this instance such a great place to be. <br/> <br/>The White House has declared radical-transgender people and anarchists as potential enemies of the state. Who knows, maybe in the near future Quokk.au will be banned in the USA. <br/> <br/>[We have our own Matrix Channel, it&#39;s pretty quiet but feel free to join.](<a href="https://matrix.to/#/!sqLFyQYacBEFIHbIla:matrix.org?via=matrix.org&amp;via=metropolis.nexus&amp;via=4d2.org">https://matrix.to/#/!sqLFyQYacBEFIHbIla:matrix.org?via=matrix.org&amp;via=metropolis.nexus&amp;via=4d2.org</a>) <br/> <br/>I created a new default theme for the instance based on Pine-Rose, along with a new logo. <br/> <br/>The report page for community moderators has been updated to provide more helpful information at a glance. <br/> <br/>::: spoiler spoiler <br/>![]( <img src="https://files.catbox.moe/vnb7z5.png"> ) <br/>::: <br/> <br/>🍿 **What&#39;s the Tea (Drama)?** 🍿 <br/> <br/>What started with a ban of one of our users for German language concerns around the use of the word Nazi, [has spiralled into a multi-instance issue](<a href="https://quokk.au/post/846003">https://quokk.au/post/846003</a>) where threats of defederation against smaller instances (us, and others) was thrown around to enforce compliance. The FAF has taken steps to reduce the tensions and by removing administrators, reversing bans, and censoring posts. Sadly this has only been met with increased hostility. <br/> <br/>Promptly following this was the beginning of a targeted campaign of misinformation and disinformation. First Quokk.au and dbzedr0 were falsely accused of being infiltrated by Neo-Nazis. Luckily this was [proven false](<a href="https://quokk.au/c/fediverse@piefed.social/p/863935/feddit-org-pushes-falsified-screenshot-portraying-dbzer0-as-nazis-bans-users-for-questioning">https://quokk.au/c/fediverse@piefed.social/p/863935/feddit-org-pushes-falsified-screenshot-portraying-dbzer0-as-nazis-bans-users-for-questioning</a>) after some time, but as the saying goes &#34;A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.&#34; and the damage from this will probably never be undone despite the truth coming out. It does not help that said post was allowed to stay up for hours after it was proven to be manipulated, giving the original post more time to be seen and believed. <br/> <br/>A few days later, the lead developer of PieFed seems to have started [posting cherry-picked stats](<a href="https://quokk.au/c/fediverse@lemmy.world/p/869448/which-instances-have-the-most-ban-happy-moderators-analysis-inside">https://quokk.au/c/fediverse@lemmy.world/p/869448/which-instances-have-the-most-ban-happy-moderators-analysis-inside</a>) to discredit dbzer0 (and the FAF) as ‘ban happy’ for the actions of a sole moderator - one who personally upset this developer by incorrectly labelling them as a ‘ [Zionist’ in the modlogs](<a href="https://quokk.au/c/yepowertrippinbastards@lemmy.dbzer0.com/p/852491/mod-bans-piefed-admins-for-emulating-apologizing-for-a-zionist-while-piefed-social-had-a-pal">https://quokk.au/c/yepowertrippinbastards@lemmy.dbzer0.com/p/852491/mod-bans-piefed-admins-for-emulating-apologizing-for-a-zionist-while-piefed-social-had-a-pal</a>) (This has now been rectified by dbzer0). <br/> <br/>This was followed up again with [another post](<a href="https://quokk.au/c/fediverse@lemmy.world/p/874071/ai-assisted-moderation-in-the-fediverse-is-happening-now-what">https://quokk.au/c/fediverse@lemmy.world/p/874071/ai-assisted-moderation-in-the-fediverse-is-happening-now-what</a>) presenting false and misleading information around the usage of an AI tool to assist moderators in browsing users comment history for patterns of behaivour (Zionism/Genocide Denial in this case), by claiming it was a secretive automated tool that banned users when it simply presented a text file for moderators to view. Please note, this tool has not been used on Quokk.au and I personally do not plan on using it myself, but I will not take issue if any moderators wish to make their job a bit easier. <br/> <br/>This has now culminated in PieFed.social’s admin and lead developer making the choice to ‘hide’ our instance from their PieFed instance chooser - Being the flagship instance, this will drastically reduce our visibility to new users and harm our instances future growth. In return I have not ‘hidden’ PieFed.social from our own instance chooser as I do not personally feel the desire to stoop to such a petty low. Depending on how much more we are attacked in the future, I may reverse this decision however. <br/> <br/> <br/>🧶 **Yarn** 🧶 <br/> <br/>We&#39;re continuing to grow, and it&#39;s great to see so many active users contributing to make this instance a lively place to be. So thank you all for your posts and comments. <br/> <br/>If I could make a request, I would love to see more communities being created - if there&#39;s anything you&#39;re passionate about please don&#39;t hesitate to make it so. The more content and places for our community to grow, the more we can help the Fediverse become a replacement for the corporate web. <br/> <br/>Is there anything you would like to share? 2026-05-10T19:00:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs83h9jxuv3zpqzzs0x0665wzzdqnfuqhzd8a338cq29h857kp0lsqzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcv2cx77 2026-05-10T18:51:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg33n4v3efks3dqmyk7k4jeyr7c6reutzy2hggyvhdjewku8f5ndqzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcxavjvr **Quokka Fact:** All baby Quokka are called joey&#39;s, as are other baby marsupials.<br/> <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/posts/mk/Rp/mkRpJetu6m9Z4ux.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-10T10:23:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdle49s08tg20sq606ajr7qjvamyhmr6r8nchx95u4uqn3mlrareczyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pc9n85ze <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/VD/Zd/VDZdO5JiuSiD6Mb.webp"> <br/> 2026-05-10T09:42:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspklnnph5jstetx9c94yq6js47q3r2k57cjz4trujwkukppvnypzszyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcmrlts6 <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/3p/Kw/3pKwQUHu5A2F8rm.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-10T08:19:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8lsxlww96w9nej4vxrm4qeywgcgg93469xh0k09qxgs8r59ctayczyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pccsm7qm <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/XV/gM/XVgMVxPZ6Ra5uin.webp"> <br/> 2026-05-09T11:14:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqvczsc2g8gtq27ztvjf636yelvknz8mq6fl39ky960qkdsaxahvgzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcefked2 2026-05-09T07:26:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfufr369j0mmjjsg9tf2yq3wa6pj8tcfzgppeq8deyg77etxg7gsgzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pc906jxy 2026-05-09T06:57:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx6t4mxk9rvk3yayq8s50yeqzz5slecwcvp2u4jrj4q9286jlmdxszyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pc98nlt8 Source: <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-USCT-Strategy-1.pdf">https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-USCT-Strategy-1.pdf</a> <br/> <br/>As a radical pro-transgender and anarchist admin, I say this; Fuck the United States of America. Quokk.au will do whatever it can to support our American allies from their government.<br/> <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/posts/9b/dC/9bdCoRpaPEdxJH4.png"> <br/> 2026-05-09T06:08:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyrqc8pe2ec5c50txf92ew7xv9uwm2wwgw4zlafh8ctc775wg8fwczyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcpmpnvu <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/GU/EA/GUEAtOUeN1IAm5u.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-09T03:28:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2avd9940xnpemvd9gs2lxgmtkfr03exs4vzp5tat76j4s2ts04zczyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pchxjyzw <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/LN/no/LNnoDfFZVB8qTM0.png"> <br/> 2026-05-08T12:59:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsghsvn535xug8cws506akk3kyjmg53fdvwzmpu6548fddm2yjj69qzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcs9gezm <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/zS/l1/zSl1vnqeBgWZUdm.webp"> <br/> 2026-05-08T12:54:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspmqg97r45tdrxtwnwnmtcquylj8t0s22clrzavp7uhkwzmc87ywszyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcjz3rmt <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/VK/MM/VKMM6gsavYO7GHl.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-05-08T09:19:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr4k36fltfay9qcys6d4rkw0dd9z890k4ahwdgl9kstw4y38tr9xqzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcmu6v40 !fediverse@quokk.au<br/><br/> 2026-05-08T06:43:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx33fum92k6njw98wna8h36a0zt7hm3dfmzm385whzgg6e34mqlxszyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcmhjd4t <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/LY/zl/LYzlt4TmhQhOfDq.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-07T18:57:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrqm04qazunz26vf6k0t0xut22tncu3t86udyvgny4dyct8uy0gfszyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pclg2x9y <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/x2/ix/x2ixEZ47NtaqOcL.webp"> <br/> 2026-05-07T15:04:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz23s34u5f5wak5g3fy959x9mjvem5zrf9a49rtur2r6399zuvzgqzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pca65553 <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/yZ/Od/yZOdKTznAhESVr2.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-07T04:05:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdqu2kh093l0ury5veghzwdhvgdpcvesvvyrult8r22a6ds3vps0czyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pc0ma4j2 <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/Bn/zq/Bnzq32KpJz6w8wa.webp"> <br/> 2026-05-06T16:37:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsven5jdujpwnc44xvq7emvjsxfpctrx0jc2c84s70pyhpw4p3hgqgzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pc8mzhah <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/BC/2h/BC2hgxi32OyAX3v.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-06T13:54:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqrr9gkd0te83fs2v84sh9d5ez35skwccuauvgxkujry3g490p9pgzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pc6h8p7k <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/w1/6T/w16Tk3zGbWbF7Rw.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-05T22:55:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszl9z2ncpuyrmx82t9nnm90zfjnttzfh8cgd60h7glq47l38n24wqzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pc8z6wmj <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/CQ/yB/CQyB2MmbL0DR3eO.webp"> <br/> 2026-05-05T18:14:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2uxxdfv3qlp6559sunr66ft5fx43sl0p3ejjj2y55dfep7wgds9qzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcstdc9f A while I made a Matrix room, intended primarily for communicating on the odd chance the instance is down. I remembered recently that I forgot to share this with everyone. <br/> <br/>Feel free to join and have a chat ❤️ 2026-05-05T11:56:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdhaw36ksvncu5jsz0kxdwrfxgjsjre70m0dplz8036h3504f2tuczyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pc2sd86x <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/Yn/F8/YnF8tsa0BbAie3l.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-05T08:12:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0j42rs72qyfzxswmmpaxvqfuems5vdtxl5swk4a6v5w92u6xqlaqzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pceuksns <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/Tf/aY/TfaYEPd7CGMy5ek.webp"> <br/> 2026-05-04T19:44:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqg7059p6phqclvg2x0zyenqam48ljktk5qz2ee9js270re9rgjaszyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pc2nhatm <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/Sf/d1/Sfd1ebXegsIdXKC.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-04T17:56:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgxn0k9p87umedzy0c38aeuceunrcxd6hqsdwnx9hyrjv6tm24rpgzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcgfu7ka <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/WT/zr/WTzrU5Tj263eASE.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-04T02:57:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstpdw44ea7waen529wea9hjxfjvh02p5nagvp3g7uk88eps9gfdqszyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcjec7as <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/sX/zS/sXzSJxPYcjjatjW.webp"> <br/> 2026-05-03T20:59:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9z8a6vrys25rqa37gmc5c66nl7tv7tflkq40my7xnrmsxzaeneyqzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcwj9czm <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/users/U6/Gr/U6GrGNhG2allfPi.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-05-03T12:44:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdxq6kd4ktekrz3yehzrwc43nq7kfrr7yv69fgp748mk4gqjjeeqczyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pce5wr5h <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/posts/k5/Yx/k5YxyZoRxKrlXzK.webp"> <br/> 2026-05-03T09:53:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspan9cdry2uhvzqakqcjgduvufc2md5769ht6flqw5nw48xhz3dxgzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcq0rmw0 <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/posts/Yc/1k/Yc1k3J1btkrO40z.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-05-03T09:52:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswa9gyjt2f0vkn4fuhccswak9h2cca3thr8y8wk453thepgya6q9gzyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pckwzwcn Rana temporaria is an “explosive breeding” frog, meaning that they reproduce in a brief window of the year, and thousands of frogs gather in one area at the same time. In these species, the males often significantly outnumber the females and harass and coerce them into amplexus, which is the technical term used for mating in amphibians. Research prior to Dittrich&#39;s study suggested that female frogs in explosive breeding species are passive during the mating process, but she found the exact opposite. <br/> <br/>In fact, Dittrich wasn’t initially studying the behavior of the females at all. The experiment she ran was to determine whether male frogs had a size preference when selecting mates — that is, did they prefer a larger- or smaller-sized mate? In the experiment, one male was placed in a box filled with 5 cm (2 inches) of water and two females of different sizes, and their behavior was recorded via webcam for an hour. <br/> <br/>“But they didn’t show any size preference,” Dittrich said. <br/> <br/>Instead, Dittrich noticed three behaviors that the female frogs repeatedly used when they wanted to avoid mating: physically rotating away, mimicking a mating call and tonic immobility. Rotating away from the male was the most common strategy — since amplexus must occur with the male behind and on top of the female, the females would flip onto their back to push the male frogs underwater. Dittrich recorded that behavior in 83% of amplexed females, and it was almost always the first attempted strategy. <br/> <br/>If rotation was unsuccessful, 48% of the amplexed females began mimicking mating calls, as if to communicate, “I’m a male frog, not a female frog.” The tonic immobility was a last resort — 33% of amplexed female frogs stiffened their limbs, with “arms and legs outstretched from the body after being amplexed by a male.” <br/> <br/>Interestingly, smaller frogs were more likely to go into tonic immobility than larger frogs. Dittrich theorized this might be because tonic immobility is not a conscious condition, but a response to high levels of stress. Smaller females could be younger, less experienced and more prone to high levels of stress than larger females, and thus more likely to show tonic immobility. <br/> <br/><a href="https://www.snopes.com/news/2023/11/18/frog-playing-dead-mating/">https://www.snopes.com/news/2023/11/18/frog-playing-dead-mating/</a><br/> <img src="https://quokk.au/static/media/posts/eT/B6/eTB6I51B6EEGzwX.webp"> <br/> 2026-05-03T09:45:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswdf7m4k66kpp6d20ay7zulj9ptrakm3ef8f5v40jzwajruww745szyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pcwnzvjd cross-posted from: <a href="https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/67858553">https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/67858553</a><br/><br/>&gt; Join the Pledge to boycott lemmy.world! [GenAI]<br/>&gt;<br/>&gt; Note: Judging by the comments, a lot of people are obviously not reading the post and are instead assuming we are calling for defederation of lemmy.world. That is not the case, and in fact the opposite is true. LW already temporarily defederated anarchist.nexus once, and the evidence suggests Mr Kaplan is now pushing for full defederation of all the FAF instances. We are trying to build a coalition of instances that will agree to defederate from lemmy.world IF Kaplan goes ahead with the defederation. Apologies if you weren&#39;t aware of the context.<br/>&gt; <br/>&gt; ---<br/>&gt; <br/>&gt; ## 🏴‍☠️ Hoist the Black Flag: Pledge to Boycott Lemmy World!<br/>&gt; <br/>&gt; **... if Lemmy World dares to defederate** from any ship in the Fediverse Anarchist Flotilla - <a href="https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/">https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/</a>, <a href="https://anarchist.nexus/">https://anarchist.nexus/</a>, and <a href="https://quokk.au/">https://quokk.au/</a>.<br/>&gt; <br/>&gt; ---<br/>&gt; <br/>&gt; Mateys, we can’t let a mega‑instance captain bully the rest of the fleet just because their ship’s bigger. If Lemmy World tries to throw the FAF overboard, we’re calling for a show of solidarity: **a fediverse blockade of Lemmy World** in response, until the landlubbers see reason (i.e., there is an acceptable change in their leadership and/or this policy).<br/>&gt; <br/>&gt; This is about mutual aid, not mutiny - standing together so no single admin gets to rule the seas unchallenged. A united armada of smaller instances can absolutely blunt Lemmy World’s outsized influence (and, let’s be honest, their ego).<br/>&gt; <br/>&gt; ![]( <img src="https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/pictrs/image/ddd0dbb2-66a7-4d63-ac9c-469cf7e063fb.webp"> )<br/>&gt; <br/>&gt; ---<br/>&gt; <br/>&gt; ☠️ **A word to the captains:** before hoisting colours or locking in a course, we ask ye to let your crew have their say. Run a poll, open the deck for discussion, and listen to the voices aboard your vessel. These seas belong to all of us, and decisions that shape our fediverse should be made together, not from the captain’s quarters alone.<br/>&gt; <br/>&gt; If other captains be keen to chart this course with us, drop anchor and make the pledge public in the comments. The more hands on deck, the harder it is to sink any one of us. Let us know if you are holding a vote!<br/>&gt; <br/>&gt; dbzer0 and AN members can vote on this pledge in [!div0_governance@lemmy.dbzer0.com](<a href="https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/c/div0_governance">https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/c/div0_governance</a>), and quokk.au will be holding their own vote. <br/>&gt; <br/>&gt; 🏴‍☠️ Solidarity forever, and fair winds to the Flotilla!<br/>&gt; <br/>&gt; ![]( <img src="https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/pictrs/image/627560e8-b1ea-4c28-8793-e713b6c226f1.webp"> )<br/>&gt; <br/>&gt; governance type: sense check<br/> <img src="https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/pictrs/image/a4b437ae-f00b-454e-bfd2-fcee5dd152e7.webp"> <br/> 2026-05-03T08:29:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstz37253welv3v340tsk20qdh76ymgam8a3j08znr6yjhq8988yrszyqfqlqmg5uuaeze5ev3h7rf8js90htac9pqny94s2zmdvwv6je7pc6spe5v We had a small pool of entries and votes sadly, hopefully we can get some more community engagement next year! <br/> <br/>Our runners up were: <br/>2. [Courtney Barnett - One Thing At A Time](<a href="https://youtu.be/rPgaP3SJZKU?list=OLAK5uy_mDMJ_F6SCbkEJTfjJz7O-2UKD6KCOGX_U">https://youtu.be/rPgaP3SJZKU?list=OLAK5uy_mDMJ_F6SCbkEJTfjJz7O-2UKD6KCOGX_U</a>) <br/>3. 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