lakoma @lakoma@qoto.org

Good morning 👋🏼

A reminder that #Brexit is still, and always will be the greatest act of national self-harm, ever.

Fact.

It’s okay to not always feel okay. Your emotions are valid and real. #MentalHealth

"Try reading the following out loud:

Hashtag screenreaders for the hashtag blind and hashtag VisuallyImpaired read every hashtag HashTags out loud and so it's hard for people with hashtag VisualImpairment to get the sense of the post because it's being constantly interrupted by well-meaning hashtag accessibility hashtag allies.

Easier to read with a block of hashtags at the bottom:
#screenreaders #VisuallyImpaired #blind #allies #Hashtags #accessibility"
--original author unknown

Since there is no "algorithm" (which is technically a misnomer; Twitter uses nondeteministic deep learning) and no full-text search on Mastodon, you don't have to avoid using keywords. For instance, you can say "Twitter" instead of "the bird app." Unlearn the habits of the oppressed. #TwitterMigration

Banksy’s powerful new works in Ukraine

BBC News - I'm A Celebrity: Matt Hancock asks for forgiveness
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63604403
I will never, ever forget the warnings from our Italian medical colleagues ❤ as they were physically and emotionally exhausted , 4 weeks before:

1) Ensure full PPE for healthcare staff
2) Isolate and protect the vulnerable
3) Reduce transmission through closing borders

What was delivered:

1) Bin bags and ineffective PPE
2) The flooding of care homes with Covid19 patients
3) All airports entirely open

Since I switched instances I'll repost this:

If you encounter #hatespeech or other things that clearly breaks the rules of your server, don't do a #Birdsite and yell at them? Plz? Just report, block and move on. Your Admin will take care of the rest.

It's a different kind of satisfaction when you know your admin WILL block the shit and the trolls will have to run around in their own isolated little server not getting anywhere.

Sunak:

•Everyone is going to pay more tax
•We are going to see spending cuts
•The government (TAXPAYER) will continue to support people with their energy bills. (Adding to energy profits)

•Starmer:

Labour would reform the energy profits levy "to make it a proper windfall tax"

They would raise taxes by closing loopholes relating to global corporation tax and non-dom status

The party has no plans to increase income tax for working people

#Worldkindnessday

The Milky Way arch over Namibia’s Quiver Tree forest - when it’s really dark, you see more than darkness. #milkyway #photography #astrophoto #astrophotography #fotografie #travelblog #namibia

I heard twitter is now down to a single employee on a bus who has to keep it travelling at over 50 miles per hour or the site will implode.

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.