George Mari @GeorgeMari@social.cleverlibre.org

Things we didn't do:
- Start the fire
- Shoot the deputy
- Steal the cookies from the cookie jar

Things we did:
- Tried to fight it
- Shot the sheriff
- Put the sham in the shama-lama-ding-dong

Things we will do:
- Survive
- Rock you
- Walk 500 miles
- Walk 500 more

Things we won't do:
- Get fooled again
- Back down
- That

Things we will never do:
- Give you up
- Let you down
- Run around
- Desert you

(Oops:
- I did it again)

France will abolish flights between cities that are linked by a train journey of less than 2.5 hours.
#ClimateCrisis #nofly

https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/12/02/is-france-banning-private-jets-everything-we-know-from-a-week-of-green-transport-proposals

I do not like that site of birds
I do not like its awful words
I do not like what it became
I do not like its cult of shame
I do not like intrusive ads
I do not like the vapid fads
I do not like the clout it’s given
I do not like its algorithm
But I shall miss that weird bird town
I do not like it burning down

Hello Mastodon! It's us, the freeform station of the nation, #WFMU!

WFMU is an independent listener-supported, non-commercial #radio station broadcasting on-air and online from downtown Jersey City, NJ, USA, right across the Hudson from lower Manhattan. We also have three web-only streams.

All of our #music and #talk programming is controlled by individual DJs and hosts, and is not beholden to any type of station-wide playlist or rotation schedule. We don't belong to any public radio network, and close to 100% of our programming originates at the station.

We're just starting to get settled in here, so please bear with us! For now we'll be sharing periodic updates on programming and other station events and info.

Check the accounts we're following to find WFMU DJs and hosts on Mastodon. For now @efd is the puppetmaster of this account.

All the letters, large and small case. Quartz veins in stone. Molly Montgomery collects natural unedited rocks on the beach creating an alphabet that took her many years...

“I’m going to stay and fight”

No you’re not. It isn’t a battleground. It is owned by one man who will do what he likes as long as he can and he’s able to continue to do so because you are creating statistics he is using to sell ad space and make it look like the platform is more active than ever.

You are enabling him, even with your “fighting.” Wake up. That’s what he wants. It HELPS him. You’re literally working for the man free of charge. #birdsite #twitter #TwitterMigration

The incoming GOP majority is going to try and discredit the work of the Jan. 6 Committee. Remember the courage of honorable conservatives like Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger when the extremists begin their assault. They had nothing to gain by opposing their party and Trump, and everything to lose. But they stood up anyway for the rule of law and for democracy.

Aight, so it's only right I do an official #introduction post now that I'm kickin' it on here. Simple rundown on me: 30-somethin' creative from the DMV area that did some cool things as an independent hip-hop artist. Left the music game, now a variety content creator on YouTube and Twitch. Other than that, I just be coolin' & stayin' out the way. I'm a simple person, pretty much lol. Feel free to follow for random thoughts and chill vibes.

#BlackMastodon #streamer #youtuber #DMV

I feel bad when I go to delete an app from my iPhone because they all start shaking with fear wondering which one is about to die.

Install the very best of free and open source software; Nextcloud!

@TechHutTV explains how!

https://youtu.be/Nh2-LjIymmQ

Wow it turns out that Elon Musk owning twitter and allowing all the nazis and shitheads back on has... driven a huge rise in hate speech! Couldn't have seen this one coming. https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/2/23489808/elon-musk-twitter-hate-speech-increase-content-moderation

Dusk was pretty so I assumed dawn too, and yes, many layers of colors. Some hues are so subtle to capture well with my phone.

Reminder: Antisemitism, white supremacy, racism and Holocaust denial are not symptoms of mental illness.

Talked to an #Amazon #delivery driver on my latest evening run when I saw their new #electricVan: https://www.amazonelectricdelivery.com/

I asked, “How is it?”

She said, “It’s my first day driving it. So peaceful! Today felt much less hectic!”

That alone is a major benefit!

But the #EV benefits reverberate way beyond drivers: less noise and air #pollution where we get deliveries, faster delivery (no stops *just* for gas/petrol), more incentive for #solar/#wind/etc. power, #electricity grid balancing, etc.

My team at work just launched new research on the #TwitterMigration: We analyze which platforms are growing - especially #Mastodon, #Tumblr & #Post.

We look at which sites users are adding to their Twitter bios, posting to their friends about & downloading apps for.

Please do boost this, and love to hear any comments or feedback on it!

Download it here:
https://is.gd/lqGw9q

So here's the thing. You can only violate people's legal rights and your own word so far before they lawyer up and come after you.

I really do hope Musk changes his mind and does the right thing - the employees deserve that. But it'll be fun as hell if he doesn't.