A whistleblower report alleges that the US Postal Service is implementing a new digital system for mail ballots despite a court order blocking it, and the rushed implementation could lead to a “catastrophic failure” in the mail ballot system, potentially disenfranchising millions of voters.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/us/politics/whistle-blower-voting-by-mail.html?unlocked_article_code=1.91A.kwS3.DUcieRYbgOZw&smid=nytcore-ios-share

@jordi_patordi clarament millor 💪🏼

I am so tired of rich white fascists.

So, a question:

What programing languages and operating systems have the most diverse folks "in charge"? Who are the most inclusive? Who as at least as many women as men? What projects are steered by a full chorus of LGBTQIA+ folks? Where are BIPOC putting their energy and power?

'Cause every time we complain about a fash we should lift up the work they fight against two times.

Boots welcome.

people keep talking about things like "Bazzite" and "CachyOS" "AerynOS" and it's all just so unserious. you either use Normal Linux (Fedora or Debian) or Pervert Linux (Arch/Gentoo/NixOS). it's very easy

Domani Mercoledì 02/09 assemblea speciale al circolo @berneri

https://balotta.org/event/assemblea-pubblica-di-aggiornamento-per-autisticiinventati

@cavallette #AutisticiInventati
#AIvsUS
#AICrackdown2026

Funk is coming back. I repeat The Funk is Returning.

I didn't really notice it, just seemed like a musical style or a reference, but so many songs have that funky sound now, and every little band has some guy with the saxophone or other brass instrument instead of just electric guitars.

The thing about a funk band is there is *no upper limit* to the number of brass players you can add. The bands of the 70s just kept expanding in size until they were orchestras.

Will it happen again?

@spla sii, millor que la oficial de Mastodon, francament

It's time again for #WebKitIgaliaPeriodicals! #WIP issue 75 is now out! https://blogs.igalia.com/webkit/blog/2026/wip-75/

After such a packed edition last week, we can relax with an even more packed one this week! The team has been moving full steam ahead with the Layer-Based SVG Engine, and graphics improvements in general, but we also had a handful of other updates, such as SDK updates, a new WebsitePolicies API, and more.

@box464 @heyheymomo sooo cute! immediate follow 😍

@syferdet That is interesting. Thanks.

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Born on this day: Phil McGraw, television’s folksy fake psychologist whose weird presence, bestselling books, and unfortunately long‑running daytime show made him a cultural fixture, blending bad advice, fake‑psychology, and media savvy into one of modern TV’s most sadly recognizable personalities.

@davidgerard I think it is a variant of the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect. You forget that all the mistakes you see AI make apply to /everything/ it does. Although management may just be too stupid to have recognised the mistakes....

@tferrer you gotta love this typo on the BBC's website 😂

@gazaverified @casey @rania40 @kljh @Ahmednn

مرحبا ✌️🇵🇸✌️

Hey everyone,

@casey and @rania40 had the honour of speaking to two families from Gaza today and we’d like to welcome them to Gaza Verified.

They are:

• klj (@kljh)
• Ahmed (@Ahmednn)

Please give them a warm welcome to Mastodon and to the fediverse, follow their accounts, and donate to their fundraisers if you can (and please share this so others can do the same).

Also, remember that you can find all our families who have fundraisers listed at the following page, ordered by those who have received the least in donations over the last week (on a rolling basis):

https://gaza-verified.org/donate/

Thank you for making Mastodon and the fediverse a safe space for our friends in Gaza and for your support.

💕

#Gaza #Palestine #GazaVerified #Mastodon #fediverse #newMembers #verification

CC: @matthew@mstdn.mad-gamer.com again, reminder that snac uses a different format for replies. it does not sue the @ mentioning system for replies to the user in question (something all fedi clients assume, I guess) but puts the user in the metadata in stead. nevertheless it should still reach them

@codinghorror Song of the South by Alabama? It even ends with the family coming out of poverty thanks to a New Deal program.

Well, somebody told us Wall Street fell
But we were so poor that we couldn't tell
Cotton was short, and the weeds were tall
But Mr. Roosevelt a-gonna save us all
Well, momma got sick, and daddy got down
The county got the farm, and they moved to town
Poppa got a job with the TVA
We bought a washin' machine and then a Chevrolet