Nordstahl @Nordstahl@qoto.org
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Mostly reclusive and carrying slightly damaged goods. A 56 yo survivor by some accounts. Definitely in need of much therapy. ;)
Staunchly anti-fascist
Bear in mind that, while I may "like" your "toot", about a person, event or particular topic, if it links to the "bird-site" I will no longer boost and inadvertently contribute to their grift. Everyone has a choice and a part to play when crimes go unpunished.
"We are dreamers, shapers, singers, and makers".
-Elric
Joined Nov 2022
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RT: @TheMaineWonk MAGA: Obama giving Iran $1.7 billion unfrozen assets is TREASON.
NYT: Trump’s Iran Deal to include $300 BILLION reconstruction fund for Iran.
MAGA:
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RT: @taliaotg Sounds like ICE is taking yet another L after, shockingly, failing at doing anything but making a big mess.
What’s it mean when NJSP recognizes that ICE is the variable that provoked violence, not the protestors, despite tireless efforts by idiots online to sell the opposite?
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State fascists telling Americans who are showing solidarity with hunger & work strikers at the NJ concentration camp to relocate to a designated "1st amendment zone"
[Delaney Hall, Newark, NJ]
Original poster @CubitOom:
The Fascists don’t get to tell us when we can use our rights, and it is our job to make them know that... These protests outside of Delaney Hall are happening to support the massive hunger & labor strike inside the concentration camp by abductees who are facing inhumane conditions and maltreatment.
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More Background: The Verge | SpaceX IPO is great for Elon Musk and terrible for you
“The likelihood the shares wind up in many people’s retirement accounts means that if SpaceX fails, the people who get hit are not the wised-up early investors but basically a bunch of normal people, the ones who can least afford it."
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/940001/elon-musk-spacex-ipo-ai
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More Background: Casual Finance | The SpaceX IPO... It's Worse Than You Think. It's A Trap
If you watch just one summary of this epic scheme, make it this one!
https://youtu.be/-X6YzlY_8tM?t=560
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More Background: Benzinga | Elon Musk's SpaceX IPO Could Trigger Up To $27 Billion In Forced ETF Buying—Economist Says Nasdaq May Face Lawsuits
“the most brazen retail fleecing in modern market history,” pointing to rule changes by the Nasdaq that would force investments into the IPO
“SpaceX shareholders, especially the accidental ones in index funds (good time to get out), could sue NASDAQ for these rule changes,”
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@gwaldby Homelandless Russian asset in Oval Office "...Trump Moves to Cut NATO Bombers, Submarines, and Warships in Major Win for Russia".
Among the paid enemies of the United States: Occupant of U.S. presidential seat Donald J. Trump!
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Trump Moves to Cut NATO Bombers, Submarines, and Warships in Major Win for Russia
By Olga Lautman
https://olgalautman.substack.com/p/trump-moves-to-cut-nato-bombers-submarines
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Financial News: A Danish pension fund has blacklisted SpaceX, calling it grossly overvalued with catastrophic governance
"...concerns echo those of far larger institutions. In May, the heads of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the New York City Retirement Systems, and the New York State Common Retirement Fund, which collectively manage more than $1 trillion, sent a joint letter to Musk calling SpaceX’s governance “extreme.”
https://thenextweb.com/news/danish-pension-spacex-blacklist-governance-overvalued
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Katie Porter needs more advocates
out promoting her for CA governor.
She clearly has the best positions, experience,
and a go out and get it done attitude.
#Californians: #Vote on or before June 2
for the best candidate: Katie Porter
don’t concede to polls –
get out there and promote Katie Porter
because you know she has the best
policies, experience and skills
polls change based on changes
in public perception
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Subject: My PeerTube instance
I posted this a few minutes ago, but I'm not sure of where it showed up. It's probably somewhere in direct messages. I'll repost it here to be safe and also to share these thoughts publicly.
@ricci Both you and @mastodonmigration are correct as far as it goes presently.
The PeerTube instance is new and still taking shape. In the past, I've contested takedown attempts. However, I don't mind the idea of complying with #DMCA in this case and then possibly moving the server to a Luxembourg host that I use.
Luxembourg is EU jurisdiction except for one top-level domain that is more protected. Takedowns are still possible in both of those contexts, but DMCA doesn't apply. Procedures need to be followed and I'm not liable for large penalties if I lose.
The PeerTube instance will, too, be broadcast- and download- only for the time being. So, no members will be inconvenienced if it needs to be shut down for a move.
Additionally, the goal is to set an example. It'll work better if more people, #PeerTube admins and their site members, start to think about this use of PeerTube.
See the story of youtube-dl and yt-dlp. Initially, billionaires tried to Block the Hell out of that code. 1,000s of people responded by mirroring the codebases. I did so myself. In the end, the billionaires were forced to give up.
This is referred to as Streisand Principle. I don't know if it's possible with videos. However, there's a reason to try for it.
For videos, the current system is YouTube based. To get a video taken down, a billionaire only needs to sneeze. If there are dozens of PeerTube instances that repost videos in the public interest, takedowns will be more difficult. Billionaires will be aware that mass takedowns risk calling attention to contested material and may trigger Streisand Effect.
This discussion isn't limited to YT videos at immediate risk [as the #Colbert Monroe video was initially]. People should repost public interest videos that might disappear later.
News clips are fair game. Interviews with billionaires or government officials who make inconvenient admissions are high priority.
Note, too, that YT is in a war with download software. Eventually, it'll be impossible to get videos off of the site. So, public interest videos should be downloaded and reposted while it's possible.
The U.S. wasn't supposed to be an oligarchy. As much as possible needs to be taken back from billionaire and corporate control. Ideally, it'll become the norm that inconvenient videos can't be swept under the rug. Just as it is already for text.
I posted this a few minutes ago, but I'm not sure of where it showed up. It's probably somewhere in direct messages. I'll repost it here to be safe and also to share these thoughts publicly.
@ricci Both you and @mastodonmigration are correct as far as it goes presently.
The PeerTube instance is new and still taking shape. In the past, I've contested takedown attempts. However, I don't mind the idea of complying with #DMCA in this case and then possibly moving the server to a Luxembourg host that I use.
Luxembourg is EU jurisdiction except for one top-level domain that is more protected. Takedowns are still possible in both of those contexts, but DMCA doesn't apply. Procedures need to be followed and I'm not liable for large penalties if I lose.
The PeerTube instance will, too, be broadcast- and download- only for the time being. So, no members will be inconvenienced if it needs to be shut down for a move.
Additionally, the goal is to set an example. It'll work better if more people, #PeerTube admins and their site members, start to think about this use of PeerTube.
See the story of youtube-dl and yt-dlp. Initially, billionaires tried to Block the Hell out of that code. 1,000s of people responded by mirroring the codebases. I did so myself. In the end, the billionaires were forced to give up.
This is referred to as Streisand Principle. I don't know if it's possible with videos. However, there's a reason to try for it.
For videos, the current system is YouTube based. To get a video taken down, a billionaire only needs to sneeze. If there are dozens of PeerTube instances that repost videos in the public interest, takedowns will be more difficult. Billionaires will be aware that mass takedowns risk calling attention to contested material and may trigger Streisand Effect.
This discussion isn't limited to YT videos at immediate risk [as the #Colbert Monroe video was initially]. People should repost public interest videos that might disappear later.
News clips are fair game. Interviews with billionaires or government officials who make inconvenient admissions are high priority.
Note, too, that YT is in a war with download software. Eventually, it'll be impossible to get videos off of the site. So, public interest videos should be downloaded and reposted while it's possible.
The U.S. wasn't supposed to be an oligarchy. As much as possible needs to be taken back from billionaire and corporate control. Ideally, it'll become the norm that inconvenient videos can't be swept under the rug. Just as it is already for text.
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ACTION: Call your financial manager about SpaceX IPO ASAP
Background: SpaceX has filed to go public at a grossly overvalued $1.8 Trillion. The fundamentals in no way justify inclusion in index funds, BUT NASDAQ rules were CHANGED so that it will be included. As a result 401Ks and IRAs will AUTOMATICALLY buy the stock, giving this worthless company your money. It is the greatest grift of all time.
To Do: Contact your financial firm immediately. More below...
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Draft script: "I am very concerned about the SpaceX IPO. I understand funds I own may soon automatically be forced to buy stock in this grossly overvalued company with horrendous corporate governance concerns. I am requesting an urgent meeting to spell out for me any exposure. I am sharing this article, and would appreciate you pass it on to your analysts and be prepared to discuss the details with me. Can we set up a call for tomorrow?"
https://spotgamma.com/spacex-ipo-index-changes-spotgamma/
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- Country
- United States of America
- Pronouns
- he/him
Mostly reclusive and carrying slightly damaged goods. A 56 yo survivor by some accounts. Definitely in need of much therapy. ;)
Staunchly anti-fascist
Bear in mind that, while I may "like" your "toot", about a person, event or particular topic, if it links to the "bird-site" I will no longer boost and inadvertently contribute to their grift. Everyone has a choice and a part to play when crimes go unpunished.
"We are dreamers, shapers, singers, and makers".
-Elric
Joined Nov 2022
