LJSmith @LJEyesmith@qoto.org

“#Freedom is normally seen as a privilege and not a reason to be afraid. But many people did fear freedom, Ms. Müller commented on the developments in Eastern Europe. The initial euphoria of finally being set free had soon worn off and evaporated, replaced in many places by fear. #Fear, she said, “is as complicated as freedom.” Adding momentum, organized fear is at the heart of all authoritarian regimes, which try to literally raise people to be afraid.”

https://www.bosch-stiftung.de/en/news/how-authoritarian-regimes-create-climate-fear

T is being reinstated on Twitter. You’ll pretty much be finding me here from now on.

When people discover their agency, no one can ever take that away.

Not dictators, not authoritarians, not billionaires.

You can take away their tools, their tech, their platforms.

But you can never take back their agency.

The people will always find a way.

#Twitter #RIPTwitter #TwitterMigration

I'm taking a break from the Twitter fiasco to appreciate this video of [a baby chimpanzee being reunited with his mother after needing medical aid](https://www.ksn.com/news/local/its-a-boy-sedgwick-county-zoo-welcomes-new-baby-chimpanzee/). Aagh, my heart!

#love, #mother, #animals, #baby

ARTIE + ME WE R GOING TO THE SENATE

How to find your #Twitter friends on #Mastodon. https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-find-twitter-friends-on-mastodon/ #TwitterMigration

Hi, this is Greta. You are welcome to follow me here, if you prefer planet earth to planet mars.

A most personally trusted journalist and radio enthusiast Steve Herman has started to toot in the fediverse. Steve has first reported the details of Fukushima Nuclear Plant 1 in a very short time after the 2011 East Japan Earthquake shook the nation and killed many people.
His mastodon ID is @w7voa