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Software dev, open-source advocate & tech leader in Berlin. Founder and former CEO of OKBR (@okbr). Previously with OKFN (@okfn) and WMF (@wikimediafoundation) […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ social.vivaldi.net/@everton137, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Erik Moeller @eloquence.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 3h
@everton137 I think we need many such venues that broaden the conversation beyond the folks who are already on the open social web, absolutely. There are so many civil society success stories that could be shared in such a context.
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Björn Staschen @bjoernsta.eimsbuettel.social.ap.brid.gy · 12h
In einer Woche steigt unser Webinar zur digitalen Unabhängigkeit in Kommunen & Verwaltung: Noch sind einige Plätze frei!
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 5h
What if next year's #FediDay became a Democratic Social Media Day? We need fewer conversations exclusively among Fediverse enthusiasts, and more conversations among people who care about democracy and are actively seeking alternatives to Big Tech social media. Let's bring together journalists […]
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 8h
One of the main reasons people are seeking alternatives to Big Tech social media is the threat these platforms pose to democracy, particularly through algorithms that amplify polarization and hate speech. If we can't convince democratic institutions and influential public figures to join the […]
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 8h
By Jonathan Watts: If Bolsonaro wins in Brazil, it won’t just be Lula that is finished, it could also be the Amazon and democracy itself. My take on why President Lula’s success in curbing Amazon deforestation has not lead to success at polls “More fire, more ash, more crime, more death. And a […]
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Leave X - Protect Democracy @leavex.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
EN: A comparison of the frequency of posts with their frequency of appearance in the X feed reveals a strong bias toward extreme party positions (#noAfD, #BSW): About half of the posts displayed came from AfD politicians, even though AfD politicians had posted only about one-sixth of the posts […]
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
Unfortunately, my #LeaveX presentation at #FediDay was recorded without audio due to technical problems. As someone from the Global South, I find this particularly disappointing. I understand the limitations of a low-budget event, but how many perspectives from outside Europe and North America […]
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
A prominent German politician like Norbert Röttgen can have 150,000 followers and international visibility, yet feel unable to move because his audience is locked into infrastructure controlled by someone else. That *is* power. And every politician, journalist and institution that concludes "I […]
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
Public dialogue tonight organized by @WZB_Berlin: International Order Under Pressure – Is It Time for Readjustment? www.wzb.eu/en/events/international-… #Berlin #Europe #NATO #US #China #Russia #Democracy #GlobalSouth
A large audience attends a formal panel discussion in a modern conference hall. Four panelists sit onstage while a speaker stands at a lectern to the right. A projection screen behind them displays the session title, “International Order Under Pressure – Is it Time for Readjustment?”, as part of an interdisciplinary WZB conference. Overhead stage lights and audiovisual equipment hang from the ceiling.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Germany has arrested former spy chief August Hanning in a suspected espionage and treason case involving highly classified intelligence on Iran’s nuclear programme and the Russian military.
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Germany arrests former domestic intelligence chief over alleged spying
August Hanning served as president of Federal Intelligence Service from 1998 to 2005
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Stephen Sekula @steve.mastodon.cooleysekula.net.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026
Congratulations to our former professor and mentor Dr. Francis Halzen for being named the sole recipient of the 2026 #NobelPrize in #Physics. Many a hug and cry of joy was had in our house this morning upon hearing this news! Learn more from my […] [Original post on mastodon.cooleysekula.net]
A card indicating Dr. Halzen is awarded the prize for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and for the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026
So cool! Neutrinos were the main particles I studied back when I was doing research and learning physics. And now Francis Halzen has won the Nobel Prize in Physics! 🥹 apnews.com/article/nobel-prize-phys… #Physics #Neutrinos #NobelPrize
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026
TL;DR: 1. Flávio Bolsonaro: 47.03% (56.1 million votes) 2. Lula: 45.16% (53.9 million votes) The result was much better for the far right than I expected. It’s now very difficult to see Bolsonaro losing the second round. My feeling that we were heading for a repeat of 2018 was right. At least […]
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
While waiting in line for a coxinha outside the Brazilian embassy in Berlin, where I had just voted, I started chatting with two young Brazilians who were spending a few months there. Out of curiosity, I asked them which social media they used. "Instagram. Facebook is for older people. We’re […]
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
It's intriguing how some Fedi fans can't seem to conceive of the idea that there are simply very few Brazilians active on the #Fediverse. #Brazil
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
Brazilians making music in front of their embassy in Berlin on election day. 🇧🇷🎶 That’s one way to spend the queue to vote. :) I was lucky enough not to have to queue to vote, but there was a queue to buy Brazilian snacks like coxinha and pastel. 😂 #Brazil #Election2026
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
Algum brasileiro nessa rede social que esteja nos arredores da embaixada do Brasil em Berlim? #Brasil #eleicoes2026 #Berlin
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
Votei! #Brasil
A man standing on a lawn at an outdoor gathering, holding a drink and food, with a crowd behind him under a bright blue sky with large clouds.A hand holding a colourful flyer for “Festa da Apuração,” a Brazilian election-results watch party in Berlin on 4 October 2026, featuring live music, DJs and Brazilian food.
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Leave X - Protect Democracy @leavex.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
A #Chrome extension has been released that "turns off" the noise and bias on #X. It works simply: once enabled, it prevents X from opening. Via @thatgiga #LeaveX
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
I just got eurosplained why I don’t see more Brazilians on the #Fediverse. 🙃
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
I thought about buying a newspaper to see what the German press is saying about the Brazilian elections, but then I remembered how unlikely it is that I’d find any substantial coverage of such a distant and apparently irrelevant partner. #Brazil #Germany #News
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
Today, one of the world’s largest democracies, with the far right once again getting close to power, will vote for its next president. Almost every post I see here about the global far-right movement concerns the US and Europe, or countries that directly threaten the current democratic world […]
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
This Saturday, the #SPFC women’s team beat their biggest rivals in the Brazilian final, in front of around 50,000 people, reportedly a record attendance for women’s club football in Latin America. Only afterwards did I discover that Brazil’s men’s national team was also playing that day […]
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
I was checking all the vice-presidential candidates and was reminded of Brazil’s small parties on the left: PSTU, PCB, PCO and UP. I’d never realized so clearly before how, despite their differences, these parties tend to occupy the more radical end of the political spectrum. It made me wonder […]
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
In 1964, the Brazilian military’s initial plan was not to remain in power for so long. But the taste for power took hold, and the military regime lasted 21 years. If the wannabe dictators who today openly advocate for a non-democratic regime come to power as they intend, I may not be alive to […]
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026
Will the American regime, seemingly on the verge of democratic collapse itself, try to interfere in the democracy of the largest country in its “backyard”? Of course. Even when US democracy was far more stable, Washington intervened in Latin American democracies. Why expect otherwise now? […]
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026
Unfortunately, I'm afraid the far right will advance to the second round against Lula, and they will win like they did in 2018. The largest and wealthiest country in South America will bend its knees to the American regime. #FarRight #Brazil #USPol
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
Beim WZB, um über „Jugend und politischen Backlash: Ursachen verstehen, Antworten finden“ zu diskutieren, und um das Thema der politischen Abhängigkeit von X einzubringen. #LeaveX #Berlin
Foto eines ausgedruckten deutschen Tagungsprogramms auf einem Tisch. Die Veranstaltung trägt den Titel „Jugend und politischer Backlash: Ursachen verstehen, Antworten finden“ und findet am 2. Oktober 2026 beim WZB in Berlin statt. Auf dem sichtbaren Programm stehen Anmeldung und Begrüßung, ein einführender Impuls sowie ein Panel zur politischen Polarisierung zwischen jungen Frauen und jungen Männern. Anschließend ist eine Mittagspause mit Buffet vorgesehen.
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Safeguarding Research/Culture @safeguardingresearch.fedihum.org.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026
Announcing: SRC in Sachsen-Anhalt - Rescuing public data before the change in government We look worriedly at the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. There are two ways on how we support all democrats and anti-fascists there: 1. Webarchiving of websites by the local government and agencies. 2 […]
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Björn Brembs @brembs.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026
Join us in #zurich on October 21, at 3.30pm if you want to learn more on how to replace academic journals and with what: 2026 Events — International #OpenAccessWeek […]
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026
I’ve just brought back an old project I created in memory of Aaron Swartz: his Open Access Manifesto, available in 25 languages thanks to contributions from people around the world. openaccess.eza.link Feel free to send corrections or contribute missing languages. I wish Aaron were […]
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Henrik Schönemann @lavaeolus.fedihum.org.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026
Wand decoration above my workstation ✅ #GuerrillaOpenAccess #AaronSwartz #RIP ✊🖤
The wall above my monitor in my new apartment; I put up an artwork that shows the following quote in beautiful calligraphy inside floral frame:

"Those with access - you have been given a privilege. You get to feed at this banquet of knowledge while the rest of the world is locked out. You have a duty to share it with the world."
Aaron Swartz, 2008: Guerilla Open Access Manifesto
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026
I wonder how Aaron Swartz would deal with the very likely dark times ahead. We need more leadership like his. #AaronSwartz #BigTech #FarRight #ClimateChange #AI
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026
At @wikimediaDE for the @noderesist presentation and discussion. #BigTech #Berlin
Presentation slide projection titled "NODES OF RESISTANCE" displayed on a wall. The title appears in bold white text on brown rectangular backgrounds with a stylized teal rope-knot logo centered above. The background features textured fibrous rope imagery in greenish-brown tones. Along the bottom are five partner organization logos: IS, capulcu (unwritten), Digitale Gesellschaft, Datenpunks, and AiAiAi!.
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026
RE: social.heise.de/@heiseonlineenglish… I'm curious to know how much the parking lot fee for the thousands of cars near my house will increase. #DePol #Verkehr #DB #Deutschlandticket
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026
Who is in charge of this epsilon.social? Dozens of accounts without followers began to follow the #LeaveX account, that's why I am questioning. W social, Y social... who is going to create the zeta.social? 😆 epsilon.social/about Cc @_elena
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Epsilon Social — the European network that respects your data, values quality conversations, and lets you choose your feed. No ads, no algorithm.
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026
RE: chaos.social/@vgrass/11733251177434… If Germany has around 5 million weekly users on X, 1.7 million on Bluesky and 1.7 million on Mastodon, there is no reason for political communication to depend exclusively on X. Politicians can reach people beyond X, a social media platform […]
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026
RE: social.vivaldi.net/@everton137/1173… I'm really impressed by some of the answers so far. In just two days, I've heard so many different stories of people meeting in person through the #Fediverse: hanging out, going to concerts, helping each other out, meeting people […]
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026
RE: todon.eu/@redjives/1173537319906068… Wow, that's awesome! #CrossBorderRail
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026
Wer möchte zum ersten Mal Blut spenden? 🩸 Ich gehe regelmäßig zum Blutspendezentrum im ALEXA in Berlin. Gerade gibt es dort eine Aktion: Wenn ich jemanden mitbringe, der zum ersten Mal Blut spendet, bekommen wir beide ein Paar HAPPY SOCKS. 😆🧦 Also eine klassische Win-win-win-Situation: Blut […]
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
Berlin’s two previous mayors were conservatives in different party colours: a car-loving neoliberal from the SPD, and then a CDU mayor whose politics I see as increasingly hostile to migrants and were openly xenophobic. Now, having a genuinely progressive mayor perhaps seems too dangerous for […]
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
Ich frage mich gerade: Stört es eigentlich einen Rassisten hierzulande, dass ich regelmäßig Blut spende? 🩸 Oder ist mein Blut dann plötzlich deutsch genug? #Blutspenden #Rassismus #Deutschland
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
mastodon.social: 404 page not found? #Mastodon
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Björn Staschen @bjoernsta.eimsbuettel.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
Sanchez goes on: "Algorithms nowadays affect in your daily basis more than the politicians that you vote for. In the 20th century you wouldn’t allow a private company to own a nuclear arsenal. But we are permitting that these techno-oligarchs own such a massive tool, with ist implications in […]
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
RE: mastodon.social/@chrisstoecker/1173… The British had to say it out loud. #Merz #DEPol
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Leave X - Protect Democracy @leavex.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026
He is more dangerous than Musk. Just saying. #PeterThiel #Musk #TechOligarchy #Berlin
A large handmade cardboard caricature of Peter Thiel lies on the pavement. His face is attached to a dark red, devil-like body with horns and an elongated arm.A hand-painted protest banner reads “THIEL SHALL NOT PASS” in large red and yellow letters, with a rainbow painted in the upper-right corner.
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026
RE: mastodon.social/@leavex/11732669385… We are damned. #PeterThiel
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026
Not long ago, my father said to me: “Everton, I’m over 70. I don’t have to vote anymore. But if I see the far right could come back to power, I’ll definitely go and vote against them.” I felt so proud of my father, and of the fact that we can have open political discussions within our family […]
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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026
Why do some people who identify as progressive keep their political views to themselves? Speaking openly about politics comes with risks. Sometimes it means confronting people in your own circle: family, friends, and colleagues. However, if the reason for staying silent is the fear of losing […]
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anderswoo.bsky.social @anderswoo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Der Diskurs hat sich so nach rechts verschoben, dass sozialdemokratische Positionen mittlerweile linksextrem erscheinen.
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