Lizzy (@mousebumples) @Mousebumples@social.cleverlibre.org

@56blackcat

I hear new people noting how chill, tolerant, and pleasant Mastodon is.

Mastodon isn’t chill or tolerant or pleasant. It’s a tool… a foundation on which to create and maintain a culture.

It’s those who’ve been on Mastodon, run servers, and served as admins who did the hard work and created the culture you now enjoy.

Now, it’s your turn. The only way it stays tolerant and chill is by us doing the work to keep it that way.

A good example of, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”

Doing 5 at a time from here on out. #PostcardstoVoters #RevdUp

@QasimRashid

We are a non-profit food bank based in New York City, and we’re sending you one of our favorite dad jokes in the hopes of getting a boost.

A customer walks into a shoe store and approaches the sales clerk. “I need a pair of those orthodox shoes, please.”
The clerk responds, “I think you mean orthopedic shoes.”
“Oh,” said the customer. “I stand corrected.”

Please follow us if you’d like to help promote #FoodJustice in #NewYorkCity. We may even tell the occasional #DadJoke.

Reloaded on runoff-specific #postcardstovoters from my favorite Etsy seller (Dogmatic Designs)

Let's all encourage, inspire, and motivate our friends in Georgia to get back to the polls and vote in the Georgia Runoff Elections.

Early voting begins tomorrow, Saturday November 26 and ends Friday, December 2. Many counties have early voting available now. Election Day is on December 6.

So many races this year are coming down to a small amount of votes between the totals for each candidate. Georgia voters, your vote counts. #Georgia #GeorgiaElections #GeorgiaRunoffs #VoteGA #Vote

Here's where to find voting information.

I Will Vote
https://iwillvote.com/?state=GA

@evan @markallerton @ks

I do agree that centralization is coming to the fediverse, but not for any of the reasons that most people on here think. That centralization is coming for the exact same reasons that centralization came to email, and it's a reason that many folks that would like things to stay decentralised keep ignoring.

And that is user safety.

A lot of Mastodon fans keep pretending that Mastodon is inclusive. It's not. But it could be.

🚨SATURDAY VOTING🚨

Tomorrow, Nov 26, these GA counties will have early voting. If you cannot vote M-F next week and you live in one of these counties, make your plan to vote tomorrow.

Share this with 3 of your Georgia friends!

iwillvote.com

#WarnockforSenate #warnock Let’s get this done! When we vote, we win! #Democrats! Show up at the polls in numbers too big to manipulate.

While following a lot of people can populate your Home feed significantly, sometimes people (like me) end up boosting a lot and that can unexpectedly hinder your own experience.

So if you like someone's specific posts and don't want to follow their boosts, you can go to their profile under the [...] button, and select the "Hide boosts from account" button.

There is no algorithm on Mastodon. You have ownership and control over every filtering decision instead of some robot.

#TwitterMigration

This is what we #Resisters need, mockery memorabilia for every single stupid thing that the red hats put out. This is the response to the Gadsen flag.

20 more #PostcardsToVoters making 400 I’ve sent to 🍑Georgia Dems asking them to vote for #SenatorWarnock in the Dec. 6 runoff. #VoteBlue #WarnockWorksForGeorgia #EveryElectionMatters

“As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.”

—Arthur “Big Guy” Carlson

Happy Thanksgiving, all!

The railroad workers may strike soon, which will decimate the US supply chain. Before you complain that you can’t find your favorite crackers or shampoo at the store, please acknowledge the reasons why rail workers are striking:

· The rank-and-file workers that run the trains have been on call, 24-7 for years due to the new normal of skeleton crews. Trains are running with crews of one or, in some cases, none as remote control (yes, you read that right) is now allowed. They can’t plan to attend their daughter’s birthday party or their brother’s wedding.

· Currently, under their present contract, they have zero paid sick leave. They must give 30 days notice for a doctor’s appointment or family emergency. The Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) contract terms proposed by the Biden admin gives them 1 paid sick day.

· Railroad companies’ profit is soaring. Rather than sharing that windfall with the rank and file, profit is paid out in stock dividends or used for stock buybacks (a practice that artificially boosts stock performance).
Railroad company profits (for 3-month periods, not yearly!):
- Union Pacific $1.84 billion in - 2nd quarter 2022
- BNSF $1.66 billion (up 10%) in 2nd quarter 2022
- CSX $1.11 billion (up 15%) in 3rd quarter 2022 on 2% more freight

One more thing – If the railroad workers do go on strike, Congress is likely to vote to force them back to work. Historically, these types of resolutions have seen high levels of bipartisan support because Congress is not pro-worker, they are classists that protect the interests of Wall Street and the stock ownership class above all else.

#Solidarity #union #unionstrong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv_vG9i8AmQ&t=1s

#PTVInTheWild from Vermont to #Georgia voters, parents of a #PostcardsToVoters writer! ✍🏼❤️🗳📬✅ #WarnockWorksForGA #postcards #Warnock

I am reading where #black people are being mistreated on Mastodon. The instance I chose, "mindly.social," appears to be very welcoming. I have not received any adverse reactions to my posts from anyone. I suppose it depends on the individual #fedicommunity.

#blackandproud
#blackmastodon
#IWrite
#Educator
#blacktwitter

Hi all. Reaching out to see if anyone on the South Shore of #Massachusetts or in the #Boston area could boost this...

My coworker and friend, Mike King, has gone missing. He and I are on together every night on WBZ; him doing traffic, me doing news.
He has been missing since yesterday. He never showed up for work. We are all extremely worried about him.

If you are in #Weymouth, #Braintree, #Hingham, anywhere nearby. please keep an eye out. Thank you.

Scam Alert!

If you receive an email or response on Mastodon like the following, DO NOT click the link. It is a scam fishing for login details at the very least.

"Mastodon has detected botting malware on your PC that is congesting the Mastodon network. All affected accounts will be suspended within 24 hours unless removed. _https://REDACTEDLINK"

For #women in #science, our work often gets framed in a way that focuses on gender. It’s not a bad thing, but there’s so much more to who we are.

Many of us didn’t set out trying to be “females in science” so much as simply “scientists” doing research we love.

Our contributions are frequently less about shattering glass ceilings, and more about succeeding at institutions that weren’t built by us or for us.

I do really like it here, but it's super clear that Black folk and POC are absolutely not having the same nice peaceful experience as I am, and until that changes I'm not gonna be all-in on this place.

I learned exponentially more from listening to the experiences of these folk on the birdsite than I did from any "equality and diversity initiative", and if they're not coming here then that's a huge problem.