The local University #MichiganTech recently reversed a student government decision and forced them to fund a conservative speaker from Turning Point USA claiming that not doing so violated the speaker's constitutionally protected free speech. A busy week of student activism, secret meetings, and social media pressure all lead up to a fierce clash between students and administration this past Friday.
If that sounds interesting then give my story a read.
https://www.copperbeacon.org/news/2d1a6c0r65j9tjmngmz9y91c4e8ngl
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Important update:
Keweenaw Pride and a coalition of other student groups are organizing a counter event with the goal of sucking all the attention away from the offensive speaker.
He wants attention and controversy, ignoring him is the best revenge.
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Because I don’t quite get how responses/forwarding/tagging works on Mastodon.
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@fatamorgana The circle at the bottom of a post allows you to boost a post. A post that’s not boosted and doesn’t include a hashtag won’t be seen by followers who aren’t currently on Mastodon. If you search hashtags, you can decide to follow or block them (same for profiles). When posting pictures, you have the option (recommended) to add a text description. Lastly, to hide a trigger (such as violence), you may add a content warning with a description of the trigger. I hope this helps.
@fatamorgana Yes, that sounds correct.