Em :official_verified:
boosted
This is a picture of a cat who is not supposed to be on my pillows.
Fireside Fedi Panel (Very Low Quality Recording)
Don't Be A Sucker (1947) (short film warning about fascism and the tricks it uses to gain power)
Fireside Fedi Panel (Very Low Quality Recording)
One Class In High School That Changed My Life – And I Almost Didn’t Take It
It's funny how decisions you may make in the moment can affect the course of your life. It was the fall of 1984 and I was signing up for classes for my last semester at my high school in southern Connecticut. I had one open course slot and I had to sign up for some class. I'd completed all my required courses and could sign up for any course I wanted.
@danyork I took it as a summer class sometime before high school. Yes, I remember all the IBM Selectrics.
And there are states (both red and blue) that rely on vote by mail as a primary voting method. Requiring those states to not send out their ballots until the USPS systems are ready is tantamount to telling them they can't hold elections in November, which is a position that even the most rabidly pro-administration court is unlikely to take.
@mattblaze @heidilifeldman and yet, preventing the election has been trump's agenda all along. "That'll never work" doesn't matter to him. He doesn't want any of it to work, that's the point.
Evan Prodromou 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇷🇵🇸
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WE DID IT. WE WON. 💜✊
Wikimedia Foundation workers voted 158 YES to 14 NO: 91.9% of ballots cast, with 81% turnout.
We’re so proud of everyone who built this union, and this win belongs to our whole community. We could not have done it without the solidarity of Wikimedia volunteers.
This is just the beginning. We stand with our UK siblings in their recognition process now, and with future organizing efforts across WMF’s global workforce. 🌍
[union needed]
![NLRB Citation. Recognition Timeline: Day 38 since WMF declined voluntary recognition July 27, 2026.
US Workers voted YES. 158 YES, 14 NO, 91.9% YES among counted votes, 8.1% NO among counted votes
172 ballots counted, 213 eligible voters, 81% turnout
Reference: [1] NLRB Case-20-RC-391740, tally of ballots, Region 20, San Francisco, CA
Footer: Wiki Workers United/CWA. [union needed]. Solidarity Forever. Healthy Institutions Share Power.](https://cdn.masto.host/socialwikiworkersunitedorg/media_attachments/files/117/210/197/498/248/852/original/aa435a35cdba5c01.webp)
Like this morning, I just could not get through the unlock process on the web. 503 responses from Apple would not let me progress. And I can’t find a way to unlock my account from a Mac that is still signed into that Apple ID.
This time, I used a “Recovery Contact” (who is also me, on another Apple ID) to get it unlocked.
Guess I’ll try calling Apple support again tomorrow…
@siracusa FIOS? I had ghosts in the machine to specific IP blocks with an otherwise rock solid FIOS connection. For cost reasons switched to inferior Xfinity but the ghosts also disappeared. Nothing else changed in the home network (which was Eero except for the gateway router). Voodoo nonsense, except it really happened.
Guy I just blocked just emailed me to berate me, which was surprisingly ineffective at making me regret my decision to block him.
He's still going in email. "I've been nothing but polite! You should be better than this".
I think this ends up with pistols at dawn.
Mike Masnick
boosted
Just in time for the 2026-2027 vaccines, a new review shows that COVID19 vaccination significantly reduces the risk of severe illness and hospitalization across all age groups, including kids.
Pregnant women were also protected, as were their babies.
Don’t forget to schedule your vaccination!
COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness...
Mike Masnick
boosted
When I was volunteering at the COVID19 vaccine POD in 2021, people would say over and over again that they were getting vaccinated for the people they love.
Last year, only 17.5% of American adults got the COVID19 vaccine.
Please get one for the people you love. 💕
The Trump regime routinely ignores and/or breaks laws it doesn't care for. Republicans in Congress routinely approve of the lawbreaking. Judges often say no, but don't enforce their rulings. And the press says "So interesting how they break the law..." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/us/politics/trump-triumphal-arch-plans-approval.html
@dangillmor - Isn’t that Autocracy?
Reports: RFK Jr. ordered measles deaths deletion; CDC still secretly counts them
CDC staff had already accepted the measles death reports when RFK Jr. meddled.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/09/reports-rfk-jr-ordered-measles-deaths-deletion-cdc-still-secretly-counts-them/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
@arstechnica world of warcraft villain there slipped through into our world and is serial killing kids and adults. best just to put it down, it has no place in this world.
JL Johnson
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Well, that's ONE way to make sure you win an election...
AP: Missouri candidate charged with trying to plant cocaine on his political rival
Max Fenton
boosted
Is Flock the only mass surveillance tool/network that people should be worried about? No. But it is an entry point for people from all walks of life to the fight against mass surveillance and I'm glad people are paying attention and taking action.
JL Johnson
boosted
Evening garden — asters, coneflowers, ice plants, and sunflowers. 🌸🌻
With the hot, dry summer, I’ve spent more time watering flowers and plants than taking time to enjoy them. That kinda makes me sad, but hopefully I can enjoy them a little more as summer begins to fade and watering chores ease up.
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JL Johnson
boosted
Another brilliant idea!
THIS is what the great John Lewis would call “GOOD TROUBLE” — Protesters in Minneapolis have reportedly been dressing up in jeans, body armor, and masks, and then walking into groups of ICE agents and accusing one or two of them of being imposters until they all start fighting each other, and then the protesters sneak away.
And now, it’s happening nationwide!
