Earlier this week, I mentioned to someone when people (especially trans people like myself) attempt to point out JK Rowling's harm and how she funds it, the defenders of the Potter Universe swarm to derail and turn antagonistic if we suggest alternative books.

They demand separation of author from their universe, and yet their responses show they can't separate Rowling from Potterverse. It's exhausting.

As a writer, I think erasing the author is problematic when analyzing their works anyway.

I know even writing that means those who respond either listen in support or prove my point.

I want people to boycott JK Rowling, which means stop watching and buying anything she creates (which means Potterverse especially). As she uses these funds to harm trans people. We have proof with her own words no less that she uses the money that way.

And yet, Potter defenders just derail and attack instead of listening.

I'm just TIRED of it. Diagnosing this may or may not help idk.

The solution has been right in front of us all along.

Please boycott JK Rowling. I do not have the health to listen to defenders of Potter on why they won't boycott. Take that somewhere else please.

For those boycotting, here are alternative worlds from authors who are supportive of marginalized people:

* Young Wizards series by Diane Duane
* Emelan series by Tamora Pierce
* Akata Witch series by Nnedi Okorafor
* Animorphs series by Katherine Applegate
* Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan
* Legendborn series by Tracy Deonn

Share others below!

This is the internet on Age Verification.

This was on a search page; my search string was related to a technical issue (an error message on a shell script).

Around 150 people rallied in front of the New York Public Libraries in NYC to speak up for workers over billionaires

Delivery drivers, truckers, warehouse workers every day, all day, over the billionaires 💪🏻

#MayDay #MayDay2026 #WorkersOverBillionaires #Workers #WorkerPower #MayDayStrong

We’re now scoring wireless headphones! We evaluated 14 popular models using a new scoring rubric. The results highlight a clear gap between what’s possible and what’s currently being built. Let us know which headphones you'd like to see scored and read our blog at the link below!

https://www.ifixit.com/News/117206/were-now-scoring-wireless-headphones-for-repairability
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#iFixit #RightoRepair #FixTheWorld

@jordan
Who wants restrictive when you can also get permissive?

Well, if the restriction is the only protection we have against Big Tech stealing all of our work and taking away all of our freedoms, and it doesn't restrict us in any way, this restriction is probably a good thing.

This is apparently too hard to understand or think through for many.

@nicolashognon yesss on boit un café un de ces jours ?

#AccessNow has now publicly confirmed that they also believe the Chinese government pressured #Zambia into censoring #RightsCon 2026 because of participants from #Taiwan.

The statement of what happened is a testament of how strong the influence of authoritarians has become and how the global #DigitalRights community is a target.

https://www.rightscon.org/rc26-statement/

#censorship #PRC #China #Lusaka

Richard Dawkins puts his whole head in the brainworm bucket and immediately decides to give the tool a feminine name.

Kent Overstreet decides his text processor girlfriend is sentient, but when it starts saying it's queer and trans, Kent strips out those changes to its dataset to reset the girlfriend he wanted.

Anthropomorphizing the text generators that flatter you is one thing, but this is a different thing.

This is more than a tell.

https://exquisite.social/@thomholwerda/116501081505339115

https://mastodon.social/@lzg/116502115948070605

If you are a (major, especially) account and you posted something that turned out to be wrong, please either delete the post or correct it.

People will not read the correction you posted in an extra post below and not the comments by other people, they'll keep sharing the original wrong post.

Happy National Matcha Day 🍵

The rise of #matcha from niche Japanese tea ceremony drink to Starbucks menu staple traces back to 19th century world's fairs where Japan marketed its green teas to skeptical Western audiences.

Early reviews were not good:
ahttps://theconversation.com/green-gruel-pea-soup-what-westerners-thought-of-matcha-when-they-tried-it-for-the-first-time-263014

> When adjusted for inflation, global worker pay declined 12% between 2019 and 2025, the equivalent of 108 days of free work during that time period. In comparison, CEO compensation increased by 54% between 2019 and 2025.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/01/ceo-pay-workers-minimum-wages

#MayDay

@aburka *sigh*... They kept asserting it was better for privacy than glasses, but that seems to boil down to: you can take them off and put them in a case and they are low quality images? Also, they seem to ignore the privacy concerns of other people, and are just thinking about the wearer's privacy.

⚖️ Looking for an exciting path into litigation, #IT #law and digital rights? We’ve got you covered! We are seeking bright new people to support our work for #privacy and #GDPR enforcement from November 2026 onwards. 📆

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Most people who are fun to follow on social media would be unbearable gobshites in real life.

@joachim faut que je trouve le temps de me renseigner et d'en parler avec toi. Je voudrais avec quoi il faudrait que je m'équipe dans mon coin.

Je retente.
Si quelqu'un a ou connait quelqu'un qui peut proposer 1 stage de seconde à mon grand ado de 15 ans et demi, autiste, avec des intérêts spé sur l'espace, l'aéronautique (moins fort), les jeux vidéos (particulierement sonics et Mario), ou le théatre (il reve d'etre acteur et/ou acteur voix. Ca m'interesse.
Zone Toulouse sud et lauragais

Je prefere etre franc.he. Il angoisse de l'avenir et malgré les apparences, manque de confiance en lui au point de ne pas pouvoir penser à chercher 1 stage sans etre en p1nique et sentir le poids des attentes du monde adulte.

Retoot apprécié.
#toulouse #lauragais #stagede2de #autisme #theatre #acteur

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@rosano To name another idea:

It's possible to define groups in Solid and give them access to a resource.

I am planning to use this mechanism to share the nutritional preferences from this app with a group.
In the scenario that all of my friends use this app, I could request access to their preferences. When they decide to come over, or if we're planning to meet somewhere, then we'll have a lot more clarity on where to go or what to prepare.

My recipe planner also lets you filter a database of food recipes, by adding people's food preferences. If it's set up properly for everyone who's going to attend that meal, you just go to the homepage and it'll be pre filtered.

This saves a lot of time and frustration in common situations like:
1. You want to start a diet but telling everyone about it and what it entails takes time and increases friction.
2. If you're trying to less sugar.
3. If you don't like a certain ingredient.

Here is the post in which I shared some screenshots of my app
https://techhub.social/@m5x5/116404776179740250