Finally went through the Firefox config to disable the AI features.
ALL of them were set to *true* except for 'browser.ml.linkPreview.enabled'. I never consented to any use of AI. So much for 'opt-in'. Thanks for nothing, Firefox.

#Firefox #FuckAI

My first writing dedicated to *Typography*
https://www.jaydip.me/blog/typography-in-the-wild

sorry, who?
https://hachyderm.io/@jzb/115602163905166870

@aral The same thing happened to me today

Imagine that...

"Trump Mobile has posted conflicting photos of the phone and scrubbed mention of its “Made in the USA” promise."

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/trump-mobile-phone-customers-left-waiting-months-delay-rcna245035

Jimmy Cliff's death brings to mind The Harder they Come soundtrack. Decades ago, I was lucky enough to find it in a thrift shop - I subsequently played the record to death. While this isn't a Cliff tune, I've always loved it and IMHO it remains the most powerful track on album today (but feel free to disagree - it's a great record all the way through).

The Melodians, "Rivers of Babylon" (1970)

How can we sing King Alpha's song in a strange land?

https://youtu.be/BXf1j8Hz2bU

#RIP #JimmyCliff

Major MAGA accounts on X (Twitter) were exposed as being operated from outside the U.S. Some examples:

MAGANationX (nearly 400,000 followers) — based in Eastern Europe
IvankaNews (about 1 million followers) — based in Nigeria
MAGA Scope (over 51,000 followers) — based in Nigeria
America First (67,000 followers) — based in Bangladesh
Dark Maga (15,000+ followers) — based in Thailand
Ultra Mega Trump 2028 — based in Nigeria
Trump Is My President — based in Macedonia
@American (U.S. eagle/flag theme) — based in South Asia
MAGA Nadine — based in Morocco
Red Pilled Nurse — based in Europe

Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/23/rightwing-influencers-outside-us-x-twitter-tool
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/x-new-location-transparency-feature-questions-origins-maga-accounts-rcna245487
https://newrepublic.com/post/203562/maga-trolls-elon-musk-x-new-feature
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/prominent-maga-accounts-exposed-foreign-174121892.html
https://www.breitbart.com/news/x-rolls-out-location-feature-unmasking-maga-accounts-as-foreign-based/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/many-top-maga-trolls-aren-151958851.html

[1](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/x-new-location-transparency-feature-questions-origins-maga-accounts-rcna245487)
[2](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/us/politics/x-twitter-location-maga-controversy.html)
[3](https://newrepublic.com/post/203562/maga-trolls-elon-musk-x-new-feature)
[4](https://www.breitbart.com/news/x-rolls-out-location-feature-unmasking-maga-accounts-as-foreign-based/)
[5](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/23/rightwing-influencers-outside-us-x-twitter-tool)
[6](https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-major-maga-accounts-on-twitter)
[7](https://ca.news.yahoo.com/prominent-maga-accounts-exposed-foreign-174121892.html)
[8](https://www.reddit.com/r/RedditForGrownups/comments/1p4yla1/new_xtwitter_feature_revealed_many_maga/)
[9](https://www.reddit.com/r/HeadlineHQ/comments/1p4fjm1/many_magaaligned_influencer_xtwitter_accounts/)
[10](https://www.news18.com/viral/x-country-of-origin-feature-sparks-chaos-as-several-pro-maga-accounts-found-foreign-run-ws-l-9726828.html)
[11](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/many-top-maga-trolls-aren-151958851.html)
[12](https://economictimes.com/tech/technology/xs-about-this-account-feature-shows-many-maga-accounts-operate-from-outside-the-us/articleshow/125534553.cms)
[13](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/xs-new-location-feature-exposes-apparent-fraudster-accounts-posing-americans-gaza-journalists)

L'Espanya corrupta, l'espanya que inventa negocis per a enriquir amiguets a costa nostra.

https://www.vilaweb.cat/noticies/negoci-milionari-transit-v16/

¿Alguien más se anima a ayudar a @IoannesEnsis con su multa?

https://ko-fi.com/ioannesensis

Jimmy Cliff, reggae giant and star of the landmark film ‘The Harder They Come,’ dies at 81.

From @AssociatedPress: "Cliff was a native Jamaican with a spirited tenor and a gift for catchphrases and topical lyrics who joined Kingston’s emerging music scene in his teens and helped lead a movement in the 1960s that included such future stars as Bob Marley, Toots Hibbert and Peter Tosh."

https://flip.it/qhpIms

#JimmyCliff #Music #Reggae

I've said again and again that I consider it to be of the utmost importance that the #Fediverse grows far beyond its present size. My reasoning is thus:

All major commercial social media platforms are either owned by #fascists , or by people who are only too happy to bend their knees to the fascists for the sake of profits - and thus are also fascists for all moral accounting purposes.

And they have used the power of these social media platforms to heavily promote fascists, or opened the door for fascists to promote their agenda. The resurgence of fascism we are seeing in the world these days was largely done with the aid of social media - outrage farming is an _extremly_ effective tactic for promoting fascism, especially when the social media algorithms actively support you.

I think we can all agree that fighting fascism is important (and if you _don't_ agree, go away - I don't want to talk to you). Thus, we need to attack the mechanisms that allow fascism to grow - i.e. commercial social media.

Now, maybe there is a future where we won't have any kind of online social media, but barring a complete collapse of civilization I am not seeing it - humans are a communicative species, and have always used the latest technology for that purpose. Thus, I don't see the concept of "social media" by itself to go away any time soon.

But replacing _commercial_ social media seems much more achievable - after all, the problem is #Capitalism, not #SocialMedia itself. Thus, we need to grow _noncommercial_ social media until can replace corporate social media. And as far as I can see, the Fediverse is the most viable noncommercial alternative out there.

The main objectiion to "growing the Fediverse" that I have heard is this:

" #X, #Facebook , #TikTok and the others are full of assholes. If the Fediverse grows as big as they are, all the assholes will come here as well!"

And I can understand that fear. We need to be careful about _how_ we grow the Fediverse, and there is much work to be done. Our moderation tools, for instance, could be much better than they are (just ask #BlackMastodon ...). However, of all the social media systems out there, the Fediverse alone actually has the potential to develop _better_ moderation in the long run - while commercial social media platforms see good moderation as _hostile_ to their business models (as recent revelations about #Meta have shown). Thus, fear of failure should not stop us from making the attempt.

Furthermore, while the (algorithm-boosted) fascists might be the loudest people on commercial social media right now, I believe that the majority of people using social media in the modern world are _not_ assholes, and we want to encourage these not-assholes to come to the Fediverse in large number. Or do you really think that the (predominantly white and European/North American) Fediverse bubble represents the only not-asshole group left on the planet?

And consider the stakes. Not only will the fascists become increasingly violent towards marginalized groups of people, they are actively hostile to any efforts to fight threats to Earth as a whole - #GlobalWarming first among them. We need to wrestle the microphone from them before they doom us all, and that means wrestling social media away from them - but we cannot do that without replacing commercial social media with non-commercial social media.

At least, that's what I think. If you have any better plans to fight the social media power of fascists, feel free to share them!

No ads.
No* algorithm.
No tracking.
No influence campaigns.
No AI.
No face scanning.
No bots.

Just people on the internet talking to each other about all the little pointless things, (and big incredible things) in our lives.

*I realize that the demonization of the term "algorithm" in social media is unfortunate in many ways. The demonization of the words "social media" itself is also missing the point. But this is about a simple take on what I think a lot of people are looking for right now.

“One of the misconceptions about autistic people is we take things literally” #KiwiPyCon

My friends and loved ones...
I'm happy to be here in Gaza. We continue to persevere day after day, and I'm trying to help my family through these difficult times. A new week is approaching, and with it comes an increased need for food for our children, as well as basic supplies to help us survive. I've set aside €300. Any support from you, no matter how small, is a lifeline for us.

Thank you for your kindness and support, which gives us strength. ♥️

https://www.gofundme.com/f/jz5s8n-gaza-emergency-appeal-help-my-family

@aral
@fabio

Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!

Livestream: https://stream.firesidefedi.live

Special Guest: @Samsai
#owncast #game #gamingOnLinux #Linux #GoL

Date & Time: 2025-11-26 1100 UTC-5

After the show:
#Peertube #VOD - https://video.firesidefedi.live
#Castopod #Fedicast - https://audio.firesidefedi.live

#Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@btfree_org

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RE: https://mas.to/@mikegalsworthy/115603422339669059

indeed, #labour still in denial... #brexit

$29 USD for shipping?!