@_elena I am grateful for all the folks #OnHere and anywhere else involved in the daily grinding labor of countering patriarchy and imperialism in all their forms, with a direct shout-out to @catileptic and @kissane.

#GratefulForYou

Dear Fedi friends,

Thank you for adopting #GratefulForYou and filling up my feed with so many shout-outs to amazing Fediverse people.

Today my #GratefulForYou nod goes to @ilja and @shollyethan for encouraging me to start my #selfhosting journey.

ilja was the first person who ever mentioned @yunohost to me (SUPER GRATEFUL for them too!) and Ethan told me: "you learn by doing things" (so true).

This self-hosting journey is incredibly empowering. I feel like a new person, 9 months in ❤️ 🙏 ✨

@_elena @FediTips @sylvia Being able to listen to and enjoy a very wide selection of music. I find it so good for boosting moods of all kinds, but particularly good for some relaxation. #Music

@_elena

I wanna shout out @futurebird for teaching the children well, making us think, and … okay, look, around here it would be weirder NOT to have a wide and fascinating range of deep dive interests, but this lady is extra about it. Amazing.

@_elena

They consistently make this Fediverse a better place! Tak! #GratefulForYou

@CiaraNi

@mrundkvist

@ninawillburger

@PhoenixSerenity

@_elena #GratefulForYou @Scofisticated for taking care of our instance

@_elena @sylvia My #gratefulforyou goes out to @amin.

> Few people embody ... Fediverse values quite like Benjamin Hollon. ... He’s traveled the world (seriously, every time we have a chat he’s in a new time zone). His travels are reflected in his openness to new experiences, his ability to adapt, and his eagerness to learn.

@_elena @sylvia my #GratefulForYou heads up would be for @NorcalGma2 her wisdom and view of her world I find really quite inspiring. She is a very special lady living a not always easy life. When I see the Detroit Tigers have won, my first thought is that she will be pleased. Oh, and there are loads of pictures of the wonderful Summer the dog.

@_elena @sylvia
Grateful for @ai6yr - His public safety work, bike advocacy, reuse/recycle inspiration, and now, also quite a sewist. As many of us
(depending on your definition of many) #allroadsleadtoBen

@_elena @sylvia I'd like to call out "Mary" @MaryAustinBooks for her tireless enthusiasm, cheerfulness in the face of evil, and the constant dose of hope that this won't all end horribly!
#GratefulForYou

@_elena @sylvia I’m very grateful for @georgepenney The stories of their observations always make me smile & even sometimes cry with happy tears🥰🌈🕉️☮️❣️

@span georgepenney for the delightful little vignettes of life in Aotearoa New Zealand. They’re wonderfully fun and uplifting - especially the little apologies for any typos.

@span LordWoolamaloo for photographs around Edinburgh, Glasgow, etc. and snippets of life at the Edinburgh Bookshop.

#GratefulForYou

@span jmac thanks for being the best org president anybody can ask for ♥️ #GratefulForYou

Grateful for these newsgatherers:

Laffy @GottaLaff - the amazing Laffy
Nonilex @Nonilex - great summaries
William Lindsey @wdlindsy - brilliant threads
Kriszta Satori @fulelo - international stories
Servelan @span servelan - great selections

And grateful for you, Elena!

#GratefulForYou

But I do want to give a special shout-out to Black people who stuck out with us, despite the fediverse not having a great track record of being welcoming to them.

Highly recommend checking out the #BlackFedi hashtag!

#GratefulForYou @span CatherineBabault

Pretty much most people at [beige.party](http://beige.party) for making me actually lol with their humorous takes on things. And @span RickiTarr in particular for adding some thoughtful observations and questions.

#GratefulForYou

My #Fediverse#GratefulForYou goes out to @span OccuWorld and @span fkamiah17 their participation has made this little corner of the Fediverse at https://syzito.xyz/ possible.

Thanks for your support guys ♥️

Grateful for @span ajroach42 for doing what he can to show others how to create and build community, both in real life and on the internet, because he's doing it.

#GratefulForYou

@span rysiek & @span tek & @span frelsisbaratta - i'm #GratefulForYou, for the work that each of you does to advance digital rights (as part of fundamental human rights), and protecting HRDs, each in your own way. i've learned so much from talking and working with you.

i also extend my gratitude to all the brave folx working on [gaza-verified.org](http://gaza-verified.org)

Hah, I no sooner finish a "you should follow @span _elena and her self-hosting adventures" recommendation-post, only to scroll another 2 posts down and see your #GratefulForYou hashtag…so I'm going to judo-move this, flipping it right around, being grateful for you sharing your self-hosing adventures in a friendly manner whereby I'm comfortable recommending others to follow. ☺

My good fortune to land in a friendly place during the Xitter Migration.

I will also thank @span Gina and all the Mods of the instance. They've taken up the challenge of keeping things going at what turned out to be a difficult time. #GratefulForYou

#GratefulForYou @span the_roamer for thoughtful, balanced, and IMHO “unbitter”, posts (toots)

#gratefulforyou

Continuing @span _elena⁠'s shout-out with a #GratefulForYou tag (and there are so many I am grateful for here so this is hard) I would like to thank:

@span ownlife For being my online bff, always being there for me, and sharing my love of Trent Reznor & NIИ

@span alice For being the sweetest most caring person I've ever known, giving me hope when I lost mine, and putting the PRIDE in gay pride

@span jerry For running this instance, making it a safe place, and for putting up with all my cat pics & memes! :3

@span sylvia

I am actually really big fan of all the amazing things you have been doing in the fedi world and for the fediverse.

Keep up the amazing things you do!!!

@span sylvia

Today, my #GratefulForYou goes to @span _elena for this special initiative and to @span Lucatermite for his positive energy that spreads throughout the fediverse and reaches all those who follow him.

Following @span _elena 's lead on a #GratefulForYou tag, I want to shout out to @span catsalad for keeping my feed full of cat pics and vids — they're sorely needed to balance the news from around the world. Thank you! 💜

And especially because he decided to host the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony (the first ever held in the Trumpian Middle Ages) on the very day I'll be celebrating my fiftieth birthday! How sweet! 🤣

@span sylvia

Great shout. I'll join - I've got a few!

But I'll start with @span aral for keeping the real people targeted in the Israeli genocide in front of us every single day; for setting up the #GazaVerified tag and policing it.

It's hard to think of more important work than this in 2025. So thank you.

#GratefulForYou

@span sylvia