Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org

Dear Americans,

Your President has just unilaterally imposed a 25% import tax on YOU, everything you buy that comes from Canada or Mexico, a clear violation of the very trade agreement he negotiated and signed just a few years ago. YOU, personally, will pay more. He will use this tax on YOU to fund tax cuts for the rich and the rest of his destructive plan for your country. There is very little we can do from here, fixing this is on you all.

#USPol #CdnPoli

And JA Westenberg @Daojoan crushes it yet again! Public Social Media sets you free.

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/big-tech-wants-you-trapped-the-open-web-sets-you-free-2/

"When you build on the open web, you're participating in an alternative system. When you join federated networks, you're playing a vital part in constructing alternatives to digital monopolies.

The major platforms are convenient.

But the open web offers something better: genuine ownership, community governance, and independence."

Discussion: https://mastodon.social/@Daojoan/114102109328400826

#PublicSocialMedia

Facts matter. 🇺🇦

#Ukraine

Someone appears to have set a number of Tesla charging stations on fire in Littleton, Mass last night (3/2/25). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pus_mbDP4Zo #tesla

Sarah O'Connor (FT) warns students taking up AI to get them through their studies may be counter-productive;

Good careers depend on employees being able to demonstrate they add value & if they depend on AI to deliver what they claim to know, why would employers not just 'employ' artificial intelligence directly?

While clinging to AI might be understandable in a time of student stress & anxiety, educators (universities) should help them resist the siren call of AI!

I completely concur!

#AI

Help us test internationalization for Fedora 42! Testing is running from Mar 4-10.

➡️ https://fedoramagazine.org/contribute-at-the-fedora-linux-42-i18n-test-week/

#Fedora #i18n #Linux #OpenSource

Paris' city council has passed a resolution requiring research into leaving billionaire social media, specifically, into setting up its own mastodon server. This is with an eye to the 2026 municipal elections, which they see under threat.

https://www.zdnet.fr/blogs/l-esprit-libre/apres-son-depart-de-x-les-conseillers-parisiens-proposent-que-paris-cree-un-serveur-mastodon-406984.htm

Call your municipal authority today to ask what they are doing to safeguard #democracy. If you don't call, who is supposed to?

#meta #twitter #fediverse

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to suspend offensive cyber and information operations against Russia, according to multiple reports. https://t.co/bJw9uN0dJh

Me: this is how bikes get repaired and recycled in this one small town.
- The junkyard guy leaves nice ones out by his gate for a day or two before dismantling them for scrap.
- there are several people in the town who know they can come past regularly and take anything by the gate
- there's a guy who takes any bikes he thinks we can salvage, they are almost always kids' bikes, there are just more of those
- a rotating group of friends and people who want to learn about bikes work on them
- when they're finished we distribute them by word of mouth: is there anyone around 6-8yo who wants a purple bike?
- the bikes seem to come with lifetime servicing. No one mentions this until the bike needs servicing, then they just say 'we better get onto servicing your bike, hey?' and it happens
- you can do a trade-in/upgrade. Kids swap their bikes for bigger bikes, people service the little bike and give it to another kid
-there is no name, no official location, no contact details for this, it's an ephemeral property that emerges from the community every day that the community has capacity to do it. It is fascinating and I am glad to have witnessed it.

Sustainability tutor: so first off this could never happen without NGO administration, start there

I ***cannot stress enough*** that as the public health infrastructure of the US is toppled, we MUST take what we learned from the COVID pandemic and implement safety and support measures.

*Regular vaccination
*High-quality masks (require at all events)
*HEPA filtration
*Meet outdoors if possible
*PCR-like testing (such as PlusLife)
*Social distancing
*Mutual aid
*Systems of care so that sick people can stay home

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.

18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.

We made this website to tell our story:

https://18f.org/

@Wiswell If you ask a woman “what’s your sign?” and this is the reply, you should take it seriously:

🔍 Looking for #PeerTube platforms! 🎓🔬

Are you, or do you know of, platforms hosted by:
🏛 Universities
🎓 Universities of applied sciences
🏫 Vocational schools
🏥 University Medical Centres
🔬 Research institutions

… focusing on science, research, education, or academia? Then I’d love to connect with their admins! 🤝

💡 Drop their URL in the comments, I’ll take care of finding the contacts. Let’s strengthen the #Fediverse of open video platforms together!

❤️ Sharing is caring - video.edu.nl

The Moon’s next robotic visitor is lining up for landing this weekend https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/02/the-moons-next-robotic-visitor-is-lining-up-for-landing-this-weekend/

On that note, shout out to librarians, consistently among the best people around, for listening and taking seriously a 5 year old who shows up asking for books about praying mantis.

Age appropriate, contextually relevant, timely, and useful information curated by a knowledgeable and caring human is something that no automated system can compare to. 📚

Looking for a way to creatively support queer/trans youth in the south? take a look at https://qords.org/! 🌈

👋 We are a week-long radical sleep-away music camp for queer/trans youth ages 13-17 in #NorthCarolina!

🏕️ Campers get to experience building queer community with peers & elders, & have a week to create a song(s) & perform it at the end-of-camp showcase! In between that, there are many workshops & fun activities!

😷 We have a COVID-19 policy; with multiple testing sessions throughout camp, & mask requirements at various periods. (We are also reworking it so more can safely enjoy camp!)

💗 There are plenty of ways to contribute, including...

-volunteering (we are especially looking out for nurses this year!)
-doing a workshop (examples we've had: zine-making, voice-training, local ecology, self-defense, & more!)
-spreading the word
-donating funds, supplies, or materials

💭 We will be dropping camper & volunteer applications soon, so please follow us to stay updated. Or email us (in our bio) for any questions.

#Queer #Trans #TransYouth #Camp #Music #Radical #Arts #Grassroots #NonProfit #Covid #LGBTQ

The mass firing of both new hires and recently promoted senior staff within #NOAA, including mission-critical and life-saving roles at the National Weather Service (#NWS), is profoundly alarming. 1/11