Romaq @Romaq@qoto.org

In 1959, police were called to a segregated library when a Black 9-year-old boy trying to check out books refused to leave, after being told the library was not for Black people.

The boy, Ronald McNair, went on to became an astronaut. The library is also now named after him

@dichotomiker @freemo Nazis didn't persecute only jews. They persecuted and killed people that didn't think the way they did. Even people of their own nationality! They didn't care about the truth. Eugene and his staff show the same behaviour when they block people without given them any justification and the chance to defend themselves. I'm not saying he is a Nazi. I'm saying he isn't fair nor honest in the way he deals with others.

This comment on reddit meant so much to hear!

https://www.reddit.com/r/Mastodon/comments/z3dr87/comment/ixlo7wk/?context=3

#reddit #mastoadmin #fediblock #gargron #joinmastodon #twitter #lgbtq #a11y

Americans, please think tomorrow of all the critical workers, operators, staff in emergency & hospitals & police & even designated retail (did you know Best Buy is designated critical as it sells appliances like refrigerators?) — they will be working while you eat & party & put up with Uncle Bob tomorrow, on Thanksgiving. My husband (large regional hospital/trauma center operator) will be one of those grabbing a quick yogurt instead of celebrating. Light a candle for them all & raise a glass.

@freemo
Honestly, I probably would have disengaged from the Fediverse/Mastoverse a long time ago - or at best had a mostly dormant account (like I do on the birdsite) - because of stuff like this, if not for #QOTO.

To my knowledge, this is the instance that comes closest to having the culture that Hacker News wants to have:

> Eschew flamebait. Avoid generic tangents.

> Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community.

(from https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html)

So, thank you, for creating an environment for those of us that want to have genuine and curious conversations.

I posted the article to reddit for some attention. Feel free to vote or comment there.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Mastodon/comments/z3dr87/jeffrey_phillips_freeman_eugen_rochko_ceo_of/

#mastoadmin #fediblock #mastodon

If you want to support the cause please leave a comment at my reddit post, good or bad, we need to discuss this.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Mastodon/comments/z3dr87/jeffrey_phillips_freeman_eugen_rochko_ceo_of/

I was blessed two have two separate experiences with the bison of Elk Island National Park on a Saturday afternoon in October. This beautiful beast was the last thing I saw on my way out of the park, and it was an honor to watch him. I only stayed a few minutes to keep my intrusion into his space to a minimum. What a day!

#Bison #ElkIslandNationalPark #photography #nature #yeg #Alberta

Review this every day.

Took a few more steps today towards having my own instance!
Would be taking more but my chosen server is sloooooooooooooooooooow.
That's half the fun though!

Please BOOST posts you like, not just Favorite them. Mastodon is not centralized like the Bird & has no algorithms driving posts to you & others. The more you Boost what you like, the more others will see it & possibly find another account to follow that’s from another instance.

@Velocity2222
He ultimately gave his life in the pursuit of furthering man's knowledge of the cosmos in the Challenger disaster of 1986. RIP, hero.

Adopting a hairless cat is like hiring a naked old man to walk around your house and never thank you for anything
#Cats #Caturday

I'm an nd trans girl really struggling to find work and pay for basic stuff like food, if you have anything to spare it would help a lot!

paypal: tgrehawi@gmail.com
cashapp: $digitalcreature

#mutualaid
#MutualAidRequest
#transcrowdfund

@sturgman

Yup, every last one.

@polymathrobert@mastodon.world @dnsprincess

@polymathrobert@mastodon.world

Thts the problem with politician types, you always have to infet the motive a bit.. But consider the facts:

1) he knew very well about snow and his motives

2) his first complain 3was basically "you tried to reach out to people and see if you could mend some fences, and only people who invited the communication

3) something about our federation policy which has not changed in 5 years since we joined the list and which eugen has defended many times

4) he literally said in his email " “I will take a listing down if it risks endangering the reputation of Mastodon”." which strongly shows he was making a decision based off popular opinion and not the ethics of the situation

@dnsprincess