JonKramer, CIS-HET @JonKramer@social.cleverlibre.org

I'm desperately trying to permanently leave the bird app, but as a freelance journalist, it has also been a crucial tool in getting work

I'm posting my favorite stories from 2022 here with the hopes that I can find community here: (boosts very welcome)

1) My beat in Colombia can get pretty grisly. But this year also brought with a chance for me to focus on peace-building.

This was a fun one: I talked to demobilized guerillas who seek peace through brewing.

https://www.ozy.com/pg/newsletter/the-daily-dose/450065/

How is it I haven't seen this meme here yet?

Finished this today for a commission. I did things a little differently this time to make the colors more vibrant, and I like it!

an incredible play in three acts

If you're new to Mastodon and haven't heard already, try to avoid posting videos, especially now, because they place a big demand on servers trying to cope with a wave of new users. If you can, put a video on Youtube and link to it.

It's like there's a tweet for everything he does. I love this.

#JohnMastodon really isn't getting the level of appreciation that he deserves, if we're all being honest with ourselves.

So I found a pic of #johnmastodon and you're not gonna believe this

Many are saying Mastodon reminds them of the early days of social media. It's true. My feed is filled with cat photos. Take away the capitalist profit-motivated algorithms and the cats emerge once again to lead us.

Not too long ago, our team gathered up some information on privacy, security, and accessibility here on #Mastodon.

If your friends are on the fence, this may be a helpful share: https://themarkup.org/the-breakdown/2022/11/21/we-joined-mastodon-heres-what-we-learned-about-privacy-and-security

My newest painting is ready for its new home!

Check out this item in my Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/listing/1358924928/phoenix-reborn-acrylic-painting

@JonKramer Guess what? I made another video!

https://youtu.be/5UfxM0ukZa4

Many of the journalists Elon suspended today on Twitter are here on #Mastodon. Please follow and boost:

Drew Harwell, Washington Post
@drewharwell

Donie O’Sullivan, CNN
@donieosullivan

Steve Herman, VOA
@w7voa

Micah Lee, Intercept
@micahflee

Tony Webster
@tony

Matt Binder, Mashable
@MattBinder

#freepress #journalism #journalists #news