Paula Unger @QueenUggi@qoto.org

Bylines Mastodon handles:
@northwestbylines
@YorkshireBylines
@northeastbylines
@WEBylines
@centralbylines
@KentBylines
@BylineTimes
@sussexbylines
@BylinesCymru
@BylinesScotland

There's a very real possibility that attempts to enforce this new requirement could lead to many thousands of voters being turned away at the ballot box – throwing our democratic processes into chaos and disarray as results are challenged and appealed at the courts.

But we're most concerned about how the voter ID rules in the Act could specifically disenfranchise young people.

Approved voter IDs:
✔️Older Person’s Bus Pass
✔️60+ Oyster Card
❌18+ Oyster Card
❌16-25 Railcard

Generational gerrymandering?

As one of the UK’s richest people, Rishi Sunak’s rise to power brings into focus the corrosive effect of wealth on our democracy | Emily Horner

#Bylines #RishiSunak #MoneyAndPower #Politics

https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/its-time-money-cant-buy-power/

#Friendica needs new contributors!

I'm not used to do this, but with the large influx of new users and node admins recently coming from #Twitter, our small team is now behind the curve for handling support requests, bug reports and bring about much-needed features.

The project is built on a #PHP/#MySQL platform, but we also need people to be able to assist others just using the software to give developers some space.

If you're willing and able to help, please follow @helpers and the project on Github: github.com/friendica/friendica

Thank you!

Are Elon Musk and Liz Truss related?
#UKPolitics
#RIPTwitter

People from the Other Place.

This tool will find the Mast accounts of your Other Place followers/followees. The other one I've seen only finds people who cross post, this finds them ALL

https://fedifinder-backup.glitch.me

Bravo, Sussex Bylines are the latest to join Mastodon, please give them a follow

@sussexbylines

And please give a follow to our other Bylines that have joined Mastodon so far 👇 👇 👇

@northwestbylines
@YorkshireBylines
@northeastbylines
@BylinesCymru
@WEBylines
@BylinesScotland
@centralbylines

And of course
@bylinetimes

I propose mastodon servers should instead be called 'neighborhoods'

you can pick a cul-de-sac, or one near a bunch of bars & nightlife with a lot of character, or something in the countryside, or a giant condo complex. benefits and drawbacks.

and you can move, and when you do, your address gets automatically updated in everyone's Rolodex.

thx to @emilyriederer ! whose tweet made this thought click for me—even if they don't change the name, I feel like I get it now.

So many options in the QOTO preferences ❤️
Under Preferences, Other... scroll down and look at your options under QOTO FEATURES. I turned on the Show follow button on timeline and Reflect the following status on the follow button.
Go personalize your own space, it's nice to set it up like 'home'!

The biggest growth industry under this government is food banks. What in the world is going on?
https://northeastbylines.co.uk/austerity-2-0-and-food-banks-a-dystopian-nightmare/