Paul Sutton @zleap@social.cleverlibre.org

@aral @zleap I agree, there is nothing to do for the masses that don't want to be "saved".

IMHO the best we can do is make ourselves an alternative here. Twitter/big social is commerce/pop culture the #fediverse is for community and connection. It attracts completely different types of people.

@zleap This is the future team!

India bans open source messaging apps for security reasons. FOSS community says good luck

https://www.theregister.com/2023/05/09/india_messaging_apps_ban/

#India #element #briar

The 7th OpenPGP Email Summit will take place on May 26-27, 2023 in Geneva (Switzerland). The event is open for anybody involved in the development of email clients using OpenPGP for encryption. Purpose of the meeting is to discuss technical details around encrypted emails using OpenPGP. https://wiki.gnupg.org/OpenPGPEmailSummit202305

ublock origin for thunderbird

RE: https://mastodon.online/users/thunderbird/statuses/110337337825918554

"'Highly respected, talented physicians are leaving,' the hospital wrote in a statement. 'Recruiting replacements will be extraordinarily difficult. In addition, the Idaho Legislature continues to introduce and pass bills that criminalize physicians for medical care nationally recognized as the standard of care.'"

#Idaho #Abortion #Healthcare

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/may/04/after-idahos-strict-abortion-ban-ob-gyns-stage-a-q/

From 08 May: Mental health crisis leads 3 Oregon school districts to file lawsuits against social media platforms - https://www.koin.com/news/education/mental-health-crisis-leads-3-oregon-school-districts-to-file-lawsuits-against-social-media-platforms/ #socialmedia #oregon #lawsuits #education

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@mentallyalex @TonyStark @JamesBazan

My conclusion is that supplying evidence that corrects false factual beliefs, and/or pointing out invalid reasoning, has potential value in helping voters to realign their behavior to match their own values.

In general I think that change is likely to occur not in the Pro-GOP Left accounts that post false information or magical thinking arguments, but in others who may be following them, or following relevant hashtags.

@TonyStark @JamesBazan @mentallyalex

However, posting correct information and valid reasoning process only has the potential for positive effect if it reaches someone who believes a falsehood or isn't thinking properly.

If you reply to a low-follower account, and your reply contains no hashtags, then you're really only reaching your own followers, and that is not helpful.

D̶r̶a̶g̶ q̶u̶e̶e̶n̶s̶ (fixed that for you!) ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIESTS have molested so many children in #Oakland that the diocese has declared bankruptcy. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/roman-catholic-diocese-oakland-bankruptcy-18084602.php

Just had a guy and his two kids in the shop, the oldest was 4 1/2, she told me so proudly ... She had a beautiful lavender cardigan on and matching socks ... I told her I loved that colour, we had a little chat about purple and all the purple things we have ... Then she asked me "are you a girl?" ... I looked at her dad and said can I let her know, he said yes

I crouched down to her level and said "that's a nice question you asked" ... and then said "I was born a boy, yuck, and for many reasons I always felt like a girl" ... Her eyes lit up, and I got a huge hugz and she whispered in my ear, "you're a girl"

I am more than likely the first trans person she has met, I made her feel comfortable and listened to ... one at a time ... Her dad thanked me for being kind.

Never dismiss a childs question, you might feel they are abrupt, they are not, they just want to know

First impression are important

Hugz & xXx

Researchers say the 7,000-year-old road, now sunken beneath the sea, was used by Neolithic people.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/88xgb5/archaeologists-spot-strange-structures-underwater-find-7000-year-old-road
#tech-science #History #archaeology #neolithic #Abstract

@edgeoforever @barney @mentallyalex @TonyStark @JamesBazan
I hope that some teaching colleges are now offering classes on how to teach about modern mis/disinformation techniques.

Webb has a new achievement under its (asteroid) belt!

This image is our first infrared look at an asteroid belt outside our solar system. Webb reveals there are actually 3 belts, including 2 never-before-seen inner belts, around the star of Fomalhaut: https://go.nasa.gov/42dH7h6
#JamesWebb

The 3 nested belts here extend out to 14 billion miles (23 billion km) from the star. That’s 150 times the distance of Earth from the Sun! The scale of the outermost belt is also roughly twice the scale of our solar system’s Kuiper belt.
#JamesWebb

Two storm-observing TROPICS small satellites lifted off on a @RocketLab Electron rocket, with two more to follow this month. This marks the first completed launch for a @NASA_LSP contract designed to increase access to space for science and tech missions. https://go.nasa.gov/44QozFo
#NASA

After this weekend’s coronation, many are discussing the future of the monarchy under Charles III, but that feels more like a distraction to me.

What we should all be looking at is the disturbing present reality the UK government is creating against rights.

🗞️ My newsletter today: https://www.hrw.org/the-day-in-human-rights/2023/05/08?story=paragraph-5675

Proven Classroom Discussion Strategies for Deeper Learning https://blog.tcea.org/discussion-strategies/
#tcea #education #teaching #school #learning