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@Kovaelin

Thank you, Kovaelin.

Users suffer the consequence of admins acting one way or another. I have seen impacts from similar actions and as a User I am quite concerned.

We must keep an eye and reflect on things; and act in the best way we see fit.

@tripu @pganssle

@moonman

Thank you IM -- I am working those issues and planning a Blog post, bringing my Fediverse Reporter back to light.

It had been months, but you brought back a detailed post I will be using in this new project.

Cheers and thank you!
@isolategab @Leftover

@tripu @pganssle

First of all - I am very thankful for you discovering and bringing to light this thread.

I am in the middle of serious thinking about these issues - and how a particular person's actions, biases and attittude can impact on the sites, the community of users.

I was quite polite (as my usual) in reporting that last contact with Mr. Furrow. He was short and Blunt, and I will now post it here, since your post adds evidence of his type of action and nature.

Screenshot, reply letter dated Jan 20, 2020. Our last contact, as per his clear request.

@pganssle, same story here (mastodon.technology → qoto.org).
For me, the alarm went off in December last year, when I shared a quote (verbatim, without commentary) from a Scientific American article, and ashfurrow@mastodon.technology replied privately:
“Spreading sexist misinformation violates our code of conduct. This is your only warning that this isn’t acceptable on this instance.”
After that, when I tried to migrate my followers, I discovered about his blocking qoto.org.

@design_RG, are discussions still at an impasse?
Just curious. To be honest, at this point I think it'd be best if mastodon.technology simply suffered the consequences of its own bad policies — I want to see the smart users migrating away from it.

@Leftover @design_RG @isolategab I have never seen anything emanating from qoto that even remotely resembles fascism.

Found this on twitter, so sharing here.

Sacha Baron Cohen
@SachaBaronCohen
· May 28
The new Axis of Evil.

Trump spews lies, hate and conspiracies.

Fox dutifully repeats them.

Facebook microtargets them to millions of voters—and gets paid to do it.

Goebbels would be jealous.

* A Memorial, Sympathy stamp is needed. *

We are losing many people.

Hello all, sorry to bother you again, so soon after my last Topic. But I just received a letter from a friend from the UK, a #Slowly pen pal, who I had last written this :

I hope this letter finds you and your family well. I have been thinking about you, last time we wrote to each other you mentioned that your Father was in hospital, and I imagine how much that saddened and affected you. I had thought about it, but didn't want to intrude so I kept thinking of writing, and then leaving it.

My letter was sent on May 9th. It had been weeks since their last letter - on March 24th.

#slowly #penpals #friendship #ChangingTimes #Covid19 #Mourning

**Today's Blog page is Here...

1/2

@realcaseyrollins
Yes, we had a bot bringing his Twitter posts to marmot.fr -- and Cory personally responded to one of our mentions of his name here, clarifying he is no longer with Boing-Boing.

But Pluralistic, as an independant publisher.

I can really relate to that as I am considering distancing myself from some situations as well.

@doctorow @pluralistic

@realcaseyrollins That would be just one of the forms of power at play.
Could mention others :

* The Masters of the Universe (as they call themselves, no kidding) at Wall St.
* Lobbies for large corporations and external State agents.
* Health care industry shrills.
& the corrupt mostly representatives at the federal seat of power.

Huge issues, and any solutions will come with friction and worse.

@Phaedrus @boingbot Cory responded to one of our posts in Fediverse mentioning him the other day.

He's at a French instance, and also said he is no longer with Boing Boing. 😔 @ doctorow @mamot.fr

Cory Doctorow, not only a great sci-fi writer but an important commentator.

Short quote only -- see link below :

"In XKCD comic 1357, “Free Speech”, Randall Munroe offers a characteristically concise and snappy summary of one of the canonical arguments about free expression: “The right to free speech means the government can’t arrest you for what you say. It doesn’t mean anyone else has to listen to your bullshit, or host you while you share it…. If you’re yelled at… or get banned from an internet community your free speech rights aren’t being violated.”

I have a lot of sympathy for this argument! After all, what’s the alternative? That the government should order other people to host your objectionable speech? Surely there’s a free speech interest in not being compelled to publish things you disagree with. “Free expression” includes the right not to speak, and the right not to listen."

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Must-read by @doctorow about politics, the internet and action/inaction
locusmag.com/2020/01/cory-doct

Este va para @paula_ruiz . O eres antifascista o eres fascista. Quien mira para otro lado ante el fascismo, se convierte en cómplice de el, por ende es un fascista en potencia.

@Lyudmila @paula_ruiz Gracias Lyudmila.

Hizo una version en Inglés de tu toot, me agradó - y pienso en otra persona ahí a quien la mensaje se aplica.

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English version of Lyudmila's toot -- which I FULLY agree with. Take Note Jeff.

"This goes to @paula_ruiz. You are either Anti-fascist or Fascist. Those who look to the side in face of Fascism convert into its accomplices, thereby becoming a potential Fascist."

Muchas gracias, Lyud!

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mi post ahí : qoto.org/@design_RG/1042742663

English version of Lyudmila's toot -- which I FULLY agree with. Take Note Jeff.

"This goes to @paula_ruiz. You are either Anti-fascist or Fascist. Those who look to the side in face of Fascism convert into its accomplices, thereby becoming a potential Fascist."

Muchas gracias, Lyud!

LYUDMILA 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇸🇾🇸🇾  
Este va para @paula_ruiz . O eres antifascista o eres fascista. Quien mira para otro lado ante el fascismo, se convierte en cómplice de el, por end...

- Master, what is the secret of Happiness?

- Not arguing with idiots.

- I don't agree that is the secret of Happiness.

- You are right.

...😛

* Hello Kitty 45th Slowly Stamps - Rarest of all *

Hello Kitty 45th Anniversary Stamps are impossible to get.

@Slowly Team -- could those be added to Time Machine ?? Please ??

The image #2 is just a small sampler of the MANY Hello Kitty stamp sets -- issued in 2019, for the 45th Anniversary, and ONLY in a few Asian countries.

Philippines, Singapore, others. Image captured from the Most Complete collection ever -- LessonWang's. And a larger image of a Gorgeous one!

New Blog page is at : wordsmith.social/friends-near-

#slowly #penpals #Friendship #Culture #Travel #Exchange #Markdown

@freemo There's no fear or such, friend.

Avoiding conflict is a choice some of us make. Diplomacy, politeness.

See this, relevant -- qoto.org/@design_RG/1039977388

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