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william ⁂ maggos @wjmaggos.liberal.city.ap.brid.gy · 59m

Here's @caseynewton talking to #PowerLines about going back to posting on X. I think he justifies it well but it's upsetting and I think it says more about our collective failure to figure out how to provide an alternative. (the link should jump right to the interview) […]

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@caseynewton I understand returning to posting on X but also hope you're gonna stay active here too. I wish there could be a unified conversation about the social media we want to see and why it matters and how we get there. I can't believe that the masses plus the good intentioned people with […]

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Nonilex @nonilex.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

🎉 #HumanRights Lawyer #NaviPillay Is Awarded #NobelPeacePrize 👏👏 Ms. Pillay has served as a judge in her native South Africa & on international courts investigating #WarCrimes. She led a #UN panel that determined that #Israel had committed #genocide against #Palestinians in #Gaza, a finding the […]

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william ⁂ maggos @wjmaggos.liberal.city.ap.brid.gy · 12h

I don't understand how/why the robots provide us with an awesome life unless we collectively own the robots. And the rich people who invested in and own the robots hate collective ownership. #AI

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william ⁂ maggos @wjmaggos.liberal.city.ap.brid.gy · 13h

Watching Evan Gershkovich do his book tour and I'm reminded of this joke: A Russian traveler on a flight to the U.S. is asked by the American sitting next to them, "So what brings you to the U.S.?" The Russian replies, "I'm studying the American approach to propaganda." The American exclaims […]

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william ⁂ maggos @wjmaggos.liberal.city.ap.brid.gy · 15h

"Jeff Bezos Claims AI Could Allow For 3-Day Workweeks And One-Income Families" and America could be awesome if all you rich fucks didn't fight every effort to make life better for the working class. what absolute bullshit.

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william ⁂ maggos @wjmaggos.liberal.city.ap.brid.gy · 18h

Everybody doesn't have to write essentially the same article. Social media means news orgs can just reshare the work done by others. Probably not the most profitable or best way to get attention tho.

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william ⁂ maggos @wjmaggos.liberal.city.ap.brid.gy · 19h

Why don't the "just trolling" anons ever pretend to be communists?

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william ⁂ maggos @wjmaggos.liberal.city.ap.brid.gy · 19h

Alex Gibney is trying to solve the corporate control over the distribution of films problem. (you might have heard he has a documentary on #Musk coming out today) anyway, this is another example of someone that we need #owncast #peertube etc to connect with. people who have reach and friends […]

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FediForum @fediforum.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

"We have to be talking about what we joyfully running towards, not what we fearfully backing away from." @anildash in his #FediForum keynote this week.

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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

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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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

A friendly reminder from the late, great Bill Hicks that regardless of who wins what electoral race in Nov - in NZ or the US - nothing much will change by itself. What Hicks joked about here; video.kamloops.social/w/bd35ca5e-13… ... was all but confirmed by […]

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william ⁂ maggos @wjmaggos.liberal.city.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

When the podcast is no longer exclusive and the show is available on YouTube, I don't understand what #Spotify is getting out of their deal with Rogan. Do they choose and get all the money from his ads? #JRE

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Flipboard Science Desk @sciencedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Popular accounts of the discovery of the structure of DNA suggest that Rosalind Franklin missed the significance of the photo she famously produced, and that the flash of insight was James Watson's alone. A new paper by science historian Alistair Sponsel and crystallographer Brian Sutton argues […]

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

In a political system where companies can be gouged for unlimited cash, inconsistent application of the law is a powerful financial opportunity. At some point some of these companies might realize they are better off under a predictable and impartial legal system rather than a personalist one.

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william ⁂ maggos @wjmaggos.liberal.city.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

The rich people want to eliminate people's jobs while the socialists want the rich people to be less rich. And somehow most Americans can't figure out who the bigger asshole is. That's some crazy propaganda we live under. #capitalism

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william ⁂ maggos @wjmaggos.liberal.city.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Would #AI exist without the funding from billionaires? I mean without the crazy concentration of wealth where people can invest massive amounts and not fear that losing it will impact their lives, how would modern life be different? Any good idea would still happen, just slowly without causing […]

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william ⁂ maggos @wjmaggos.liberal.city.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Hello People so @ryno is the guy curating #ccmusic for over a decade out of Jackson MS. a 24/7 stream and a weekly show on Friday nights at 6pm CST. and @mizkirsten runs The Indie Beat which consists of a few radio stations and a better version of old school MTV. new jersey afaik. busy busy […]

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FediForum @fediforum.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

And that was it for FediForum Fall 2026! Thanks to all the people who demoed, our keynote speaker, all the people who ran lots of sessions, took notes and made so many insightful contributions! We will publish recordings of the keynote and the demos, and the session notes over the next week or […]

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william ⁂ maggos @wjmaggos.liberal.city.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

@musicman @ryno do you know of an online hub of #ccmusic videos? hanging out with @mizkirsten at the #FediForum and she's very supportive of pulling from them to populate @TIBtv. cc @limebar

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william ⁂ maggos @wjmaggos.liberal.city.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

A Western Mass. lesbian bar required KN-95 masks. When it changed the rules, all hell broke loose. via @wallabag www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/22/maga…

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william ⁂ maggos @wjmaggos.liberal.city.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Case Keenum, at 37 and on eighth NFL team, is giving Bears exactly what they needed - The Athletic via @wallabag www.nytimes.com/athletic/6744039/20…

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Anca @anca.mastodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Great first day of @fediforum. @anildash gave a barnburner of a keynote followed by an hour of discussion; we got demos of ATProto Spaces and @fediponics; and had many conversations to move the open social web forward. Looking forward to day 2 tomorrow!

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william ⁂ maggos @wjmaggos.liberal.city.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

What is Power? making things happen and generally that means getting people to do stuff. to do that, we must... 1. get their attention 2. convince them to act attention can be earned or purchased. action takes being convinced or paid. ... so for those of us who lack money, equalizing power […]

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Elizabeth Nolan Brown @enbrown.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

There's been a fair amount of commentary on how social media has become less fun, less interesting, etc. And there's a ton on how it's become more passive—"everything is TV". But I haven't seen much on these things tie together? And I think they clearly do. reason.com/2026/10/05/t...

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The end of social media

Algorithms and short-form video drove engagement. They also made it easier to quit.

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william ⁂ maggos @wjmaggos.liberal.city.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

@takash did I just see you in a commercial? Amica Insurance

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william ⁂ maggos @wjmaggos.liberal.city.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Hard to believe the Ellisons won't be fucking with CNN to make it more like what CBS has become.

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Fabio Manganiello @fabio.manganiello.eu.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

In today’s session of #IMadeAThing: #Songhive This is a project that has taken me quite some work in the past months and it’s finally ready to be announced. Imagine a fully federated (compatible with #ActivityPub and #Webmentions) social network built on top of your music collection. Not […]

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lea @lea.ordinary.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

If you/your project is affected by DigitalOcean stopping their OSS credits program, please shoot me a PM immediately. Might be able to help. Boosts for visibility would be appreciated. #foss #linux

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Evan Prodromou @evanprodromou.threads.net.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Inventor of earbuds: I invented these little headphones that don't have any wires Lab assistant: nice Inventor: they have this case to protect and charge them while not in use Assistant: prudent! Inventor: and when you drop the case it pops open and the earbuds fly really far in opposite […]

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Maria BOO!stillos @mariabustillos.com · 05/10/2026

one good thing would be a global movement to quit Facebook and Twitter

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william ⁂ maggos @wjmaggos.liberal.city.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

Are most wealthy people happy with what they've got but we're just constantly hearing about the few who want to squeeze us for another dollar and/or need public attention and/or political power? #capitalism

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Ben Werdmuller @ben.werd.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

ProPublica is a non-profit newsroom, with no corporate owners or paywall, dedicated to investigating abuses of trust and power in the public interest - and making real change. There's still time to donate and support their work. Show them that the #fediverse is behind them […]

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FediForum @fediforum.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

@sabrinkmann is coming to FediForum to meet and connect with like-minded people and run a session (or several). They are thinking about running a session on: Economic Services in the Fediverse. I'm currently building the economiverse and hope to connect to other people. I would love to talk […]

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Dan Gillmor @dangillmor.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

A carpenter friend in California told me today that the price of copper has gone through the roof -- e.g. $100 for a short section of pipe. He said the data centers are hoovering up raw materials in such a frenzy that the cost of essentially all construction materials is insane. I haven't seen […]

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Jon S. von Tetzchner @jon.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

I am not a fan of gambling. Never have been. Personally I think most all gambling should be banned. Maybe with some limited exceptions. What I am more than disgusted by is the so called prediction markets. That looks like the worst kind of gambling and marketed as just stats. TV channels, such […]

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william ⁂ maggos @wjmaggos.liberal.city.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Struggles with alcohol are a problem for #MAGA sports media but not in the DOJ or deciding who to bomb. #CBS #Pentagon #Romo #KashPatel #Hegseth

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william ⁂ maggos @wjmaggos.liberal.city.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

The only #remigration I'm interested in is possibly using my grandparents birth situation to become a citizen of Greece and eventually freely travel around the EU till I die.

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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 02/10/2026

Got to have a fun discussion on stage with Jimmy Wales this morning about Wikipedia and free speech.

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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever

A tweet by SarahStarberry that says "oh god read the vertical axis" on top of a chart measuring AI models' release dates and model numbers rather than any real capabilities

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tim @tim.thecanadian.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Hello everyone. I'm a recent migrant from the Forkiverse, an instance that's shutting down pretty soon. It was my first foray into the fediverse and I decided to keep the adventure going and it's brought me here. Happy to be with you all.

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william ⁂ maggos @wjmaggos.liberal.city.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

@acedtect on cordkillers, you keep talking about an app to help you figure out where our shows are. and the chicken challenge was all about managing subscriptions etc. we're in a downward spiral to everything just being on YT. and yet we have podcasting as an example of how to avoid this […]

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