Ambulocetus @ambulocetus@social.cleverlibre.org

Dear Twitter users. Your support of a social media platform that welcomes and pays for far-right content is NOT the fault of capitalism. No one is forcing you to post cat pics on the fascist-friendly dead bird site. This is YOUR decision and history won't judge it kindly.

Did I already do this joke?

Whatever it takes to get people to understand.

#ClimateCrisis

Hey, tooters.

I'm looking for an #artist with expertise in #BotanicalIllustration. We'd like to commission one that we can use for postcards and what not.

You know what I love about the fedi? All of the super cool niche "weird" (in the nicest way possible) folks are here. Do your thing! 😉

Black In Robotics travel awards for students and postdocs in robotics are due by 10/15/23. You can be reimbursed for up to $2000 for travel to a robotics conference. Must be a member of Black In Robotics, it's free and fun!

Learn more here:
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Some Thoughts on Debate On The Internet:

What Good Debate Looks Like:

Hello, I was reading your post, and have some different thoughts on the matter. Here are some legitimate sources that back up my ideas. Thanks for listening.

What Bad Debate Looks Like:

Jesus Christ, what a ridiculous idea! Here is a personal anecdote and a podcast I heard about why you're an idiot.

Remember:

Unless you have a doctorate in the subject you're talking about (and sometimes even if you do) the point of debate is to learn something new, and challenge your own thoughts on the matter.

If this is a very personal matter that you feel really emotional about, take a minute to think or calm down before you respond. Passion is great when used in a controlled manner, but can come off irrational if it isn't.

Yep, you have the right to free speech, but people also have to right to ignore you, especially if you are being rude or dismissive.

Anecdotes are not evidence! Your life experience is not everyone's. That doesn't mean people don't care, they may just not understand.

It's better to make allies than enemies. Most of the people I've met on Mastodon, other than a few exceptions, have been left leaning and want similar things. Before you go off on a small issues, try to establish what you have in common.

Make sure you actually understand what a person is saying before you get upset and block. I've read posts that have seemed sexist, racist, or homophobic, but it was out of context or I misread it, it's great to ask questions. Also, remember you may have information that this person doesn't have about why something is inappropriate. Give that information in a kind way, with sources.

Witches have black cats because if they had white cats they would have white
cat hair all over their clothes.
-dizeaze, Dec 2015

Ask your Fox-watching friends if they’ve seen stories about Rep. Lauren Boebert publicly groping with her date and vaping at a public performance of Beetlejuice, all with kids present. Bet they’ll look at you blankly because Fox has simply not aired the story since it broke according to media watchers.
Fox knows Boebert is in a district she nearly lost in 2022, and that the road to the House majority might run through Colorado’s 3rd. The network isn’t “fair and balanced.” That’s a joke. Fox is warped and twisted, just like the party it services.
Pro-tip: change the content controls on home cable systems so technologically challenged folks can’t access Fox. You might just save them from being sucked in further.

keming: (n) what happens to words when your font has poor kerning

This brand is inadvertently reinventing the umlaut

@iBlame A woman named Jen Senko did an entire documentary - and then wrote a follow-up book - about what right wing media did to her formally liberal Democrat Party voting dad, and in turn examines how this kind of hate speech was able to make it into the mainstream:

https://www.thebrainwashingofmydad.com/

Ok I've been laughing at this since yesterday because that's so me. 🤣