lakoma @lakoma@qoto.org

Loch Achtriochtan and the Aonach Eagach ridge in Glencoe.

"In terms of Brexit it is absolutely clear, if you look at investment or if you look at trade, that it has had a substantially negative effect on the UK economy relative to other economies," Institute for Fiscal Studies director Paul Johnson tells #bbclaurak

Decided to look at network stats again. There are 1M more people using #Mastodon today than there were on October 27.

Wow, look at the latest Banksy in Irpin, Ukraine 🇺🇦

Hi! This is my first post here! I'm Inken, a traditional printmaker from Germany sharing her artwork here. You can find my portfolio, available original art and my email newsletter here: http://inkenstabell.com
Greatful for all boosts! #mastoart #artist

Bean has her poppy. #cat #cats #catsofmastodon

Twitter Blue “verfication” is causing absolute carnage for big brands on Twitter.

I see a lot of people talking about how Mastodon "Feels like the Internet I remember from 20 years ago."

That's no accident. That's Federation. That's UseNet, IRC, Email, Message Boards, etc. What do they all have in common?

Federation: Users congregating around watering holes of common interest, but still being a part of a larger whole.

THIS IS HOW THE INTERNET WAS DESIGNED TO BE. And I am HERE for it.

My first post on Mastodon - keeping it simple - a photo of a misty graveyard near Stirling Castle taken earlier this year.

RT @BeckettUnite@twitter.com

• NHS Hospital Canteen: ‘Single Tuna sarnie’ costing £3.00 for nurses, paid for out of their own wage

• Houses of Parliament: ‘Rum banana tarte tatin with rum and raisin ice cream’ for the princely sum of £2.37 for MPs, paid for by you the taxpayer

Nurses’ fight is our fight.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/BeckettUnite/status/1590416345833041920

I made a new Twitter logo.

@jonreed Love it, but the line before last and the first has the wrong meter and it throws it off. May I suggest the following variant:

There once was a man called Musk,
Who hollowed the bird to a husk,
We migrated and flew,
To friends old and new,
And now we are fans of the tusk

Today was a wild day on #Twitter

Until now I hadn’t appreciated that were very serious structural problems at Twitter. I thought Elon would make it messy, but it would robustly continue. This below, however, is starting to make me much more concerned.

I came across to Mastodon out of curiosity, fun, sense of opportunity & respect for the concept. Now I’m thinking it’s a vital hedge for us all against serious Twitter risks, including collapse.

Another quick PSA for the newcomers:

There is no Mastodon.

As in, there is no entity out there called Mastodon that needs to "get it together" or "make things easier."

Every server is a unique collection of hardware and software operated by a unique team of (usually) volunteer humans funded by (usually) donations.

Some days will be smoother than others. We new folks have flooded the network. Cut the volunteers some slack. Better yet, offer support.

Of course, in the first interview he gives since the dangerous farce of his time in office, Kwarteng pins blame onto Truss and claims he tried to warn her. He also says Hunt shouldn’t blame him or Truss for the government’s current problems. Presumably they shouldn’t blame their shared Brexit ideology either.
In fact, why take any responsibility for anything at all?
Arrogantly adamant that they deserve power, whatever price the rest of us have to pay for it.

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