RE: https://mastodon.social/@BLKNewsNow/115618942000040292

Because they're Black.

#blackmastodon

Anyone watching the election aftermath in Guinea Bissau rn? #BlackMastodon @blackfedi

RE: https://mastodon.redgarterclub.com/@AnthonyJK/115619006670991819

STILL AN EMERGENCY! BILLS ARE PAST DUE; RENT DUE NEXT WEEK! PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN! $2,000 DEC. RESET ON MONDAY!

$70/$700; $630 STILL NEEDED RIGHT NOW!!

#MutualAid #MutualAidBoost #BIPOCMA #DisabledMutualAid #BlackMutualAid
#MABoost #HelpFolksLive2025 #BlackMastodon
💸💕

@mutualaid@kolektiva.social @mutualaid@ovo.st @MutualAidNet @mutualaid@fedigroups.social @MutualAidVisibility @mutual_aid
@edendestroyer

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Anyone watching the election aftermath in Guinea Bissau rn? #BlackMastodon @blackfedi

Rae the queer Black dino here. My twin gets SNAP & it's the only money she has for food. She's a disabled mom of 2 kids & cares for our grandmother as well.

Still struggling out here! Adjusted goals cuz I split money with my sister and one of my bills ate some

My goal: 96/600
Hers: 96/600

My Cashapp/Venmo: SingsongRaptor

Sister's Cash&Venmo: squiddcandy

#MutualAid #BlackMutualAid   #TransCrowdFund #MutualAidRequest #TransMutualAid #BlackTransMutualAid #BlackMastodon
#SNAP #USGovShutDown

EMERGENCY, BLACK FAMILY NEEDS YOUR HELP🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨

$99/$1,500

My Dad recently lost his job and we're hit with bills and a car note. We do not have enough to pay for all of it, so we only need around $1,500 ASAP!!! Please!

Ko-fi
Paypal
Cashapp

#mutualaid #emergency #blackmastodon #mutual_aid #fundraiser @mutualaid #crowdfund #kofi #actuallyautistic #artistsonmastodon #crowdfunding #blackcrowdfund #kofigoal #blackartist #BlackFedi #blackfediverse
@actuallyautistic @blackfedi @blackmastodon@a.gup.pe @BlackMastodon@chirp.social

TYSM to every kind soul who has been looking out for me.

November expenses are due. 150/1360 so far.

Even if you can't contribute 💸amplifying also helps.

Every dime matters toward my safety and shelter.

Asking #KungFuSat #FridayThrillerClub folks please share with others. 💕

#helpfolkslive2025 #mutualaid #mutualaidrequest #disability #blackmastodon @mutualaid @disability @mutual_aid@hexbear.net @mutual_aid@starflower.space @anarchomutual

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RE: https://mastodon.redgarterclub.com/@AnthonyJK/115619006670991819

STILL AN EMERGENCY! BILLS ARE PAST DUE; RENT DUE NEXT WEEK! PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN! $2,000 DEC. RESET ON MONDAY!

$70/$700; $630 STILL NEEDED RIGHT NOW!!

#MutualAid #MutualAidBoost #BIPOCMA #DisabledMutualAid #BlackMutualAid
#MABoost #HelpFolksLive2025 #BlackMastodon
💸💕

@mutualaid@kolektiva.social @mutualaid@ovo.st @MutualAidNet @mutualaid@fedigroups.social @MutualAidVisibility @mutual_aid
@edendestroyer

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https://donate.stripe.com/6oE9BeeJ2c2peyYfYY

Viola Ford Fletcher, one of the last known survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, died today at age 111. After decades of silence for fear of reprisals, she wrote a book about her experiences, "Don't Let Them Bury My Story," which was published in 2023. “I could never forget the charred remains of our once-thriving community, the smoke billowing in the air, and the terror-stricken faces of my neighbors,” she wrote. Here's more from @AssociatedPress.

https://flip.it/FXublv

#ViolaFordFletcher #MotherFletcher #Tulsa #TulsaRaceMassacre #History #USHistory #InMemoriam #RIP #BlackHistory #BlackMastodon

RE: https://mastodon.social/@BLKNewsNow/115618942000040292

Because they're Black.

#blackmastodon

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!

"Two Black women said they were denied immediate medical attention despite being minutes away from giving birth.

The incidents, which happened days apart in different states, highlight long-standing disparities in health outcomes for Black women, health experts say."

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/black-mothers-texas-indiana-say-hospital-staff-ignored-cries-care-labo-rcna245068

#healthcare #hospitals #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #obstetrics #WomensHealth #disparities #EMTALA #SocialMedia #texas #indiana #BlackMastodon

Viola Ford Fletcher, one of the last known survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, died today at age 111. After decades of silence for fear of reprisals, she wrote a book about her experiences, "Don't Let Them Bury My Story," which was published in 2023. “I could never forget the charred remains of our once-thriving community, the smoke billowing in the air, and the terror-stricken faces of my neighbors,” she wrote. Here's more from @AssociatedPress.

https://flip.it/FXublv

#ViolaFordFletcher #MotherFletcher #Tulsa #TulsaRaceMassacre #History #USHistory #InMemoriam #RIP #BlackHistory #BlackMastodon

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!

"Two Black women said they were denied immediate medical attention despite being minutes away from giving birth.

The incidents, which happened days apart in different states, highlight long-standing disparities in health outcomes for Black women, health experts say."

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/black-mothers-texas-indiana-say-hospital-staff-ignored-cries-care-labo-rcna245068

#healthcare #hospitals #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #obstetrics #WomensHealth #disparities #EMTALA #SocialMedia #texas #indiana #BlackMastodon

So apparently there's some trend on #LinkedIn where women have reported getting tons more visibility after changing their listed #gender to male. A Black woman reported trying this and not getting the same results, because racism.

I commented that as a Black trans person I would never change my listed gender for algorithmic gain, and that I prefer posting here on Mastodon where I don't have to worry about said #algorithms.

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7397054335463047169?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A7397054335463047169%2C7397339837051248640%29&dashCommentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_comment%3A%287397339837051248640%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7397054335463047169%29

#BlackMastodon

🦔 🌴 #RaintreeRuckus has a new post. Give it a read: How About A Blog Post?|| https://raintreeruckus.com/how-about-a-blog-post/ #BlackMastodon #Blogging and about me

In my comment I also shared an older post about thoughts on #MalePrivilege, or lack thereof, as a Black transmasculine person.

https://funcrunch.medium.com/becoming-a-black-man-in-america-5b494473d5a4?sk=3fcca6937ed07d5f19a316535703f2e5

#BlackTrans #BlackMastodon

So apparently there's some trend on #LinkedIn where women have reported getting tons more visibility after changing their listed #gender to male. A Black woman reported trying this and not getting the same results, because racism.

I commented that as a Black trans person I would never change my listed gender for algorithmic gain, and that I prefer posting here on Mastodon where I don't have to worry about said #algorithms.

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7397054335463047169?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A7397054335463047169%2C7397339837051248640%29&dashCommentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_comment%3A%287397339837051248640%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7397054335463047169%29

#BlackMastodon