@jstatepost@mstdn.socialQuestion for the Fediverse:
Is there a crafter out there making and selling voodoo dolls to which one could attach the faces of certain figures now regularly appearing in the news?
You know, as a stress reliever, or a fund-raiser for progressive causes.
#USPolitics #VoodoiDolls #StressRelief #SocialMedia #Fediverse #TuckersBalls
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@Gargron Greetings! Thank you for creating and releasing Mastodon for everyone to build communities, make connections, and support a decentralized Internet. I’m really curious about the long-term vision for Mastodon. As the network grows, what are some of the things the development team is most excited about building or improving, while still staying true to the principles of decentralization and user control?
Hey! I’m writing an essay about the #fediverse for an assignment i was given to enter in a university 
I’m new here and still trying to get how everything work, do you have any suggestions about any important matter you think i should talk regarding fediv?
Do you guys think that this will be the future of #socialmedia ? Or will it remain just a niche thing?
What would you consider to be some criticisms??
(The essay should turn around this other one: https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/22254/4864)
@fosserytech@social.linux.pizzaFOSS NEWS
FreeBSD 13.5 released with updated packages, support for Purism keyboards with Coreboot and other improvements:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/freebsd-13-5-released-as-the-final-update-to-the-freebsd-13-series/
A Latvian film titled "Flow", made with Blender, won Oscar, beating Disney:
https://proton.me/blog/open-source-flow-oscar
(Now we have something to show for the elitist normies, who laugh at FOSS, think that only proprietary software can be good 
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Bluesky adds support for uploading videos up to 3 minutes long, option to accept/reject chat requests from unknown users, support for muting account directly from a post etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/bluesky-now-lets-users-upload-videos-up-to-3-minutes-long-and-enhances-dm-spam-filtering/
Audacity 3.7.2 released with improvements for AppImage bundle for 22.04 LTS, option to turn off automatic tempo detection, new “get effects” button next to the ‘Upload Audio’ button, UUID instance support, bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/audacity-3-7-2-improves-the-linux-appimage-bundle-for-ubuntu-22-04-lts
Framework Mono 6.14 released as the first release under WineHQ, with native ARM64 support for macOS, System.Windows.Forms improvements, improved Clipboard and Drag and Drop features etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/framework-mono-6-14-released-with-native-arm64-support-and-stability-boosts-under-winehq/
Spotube 4.0 released with redesigned UI, support for yt-dlp and NewPipe, home screen widget support for Android, custom editable Piped and Invidious instance support, bug fixes:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/spotube-4-0-brings-a-redesigned-ui-and-other-improvements-to-this-free-spotify-client/
(Linux news in original post)
"Nonpolitical", a new synonym for reactionary and fascist bullshit propaganda, disinformation, and blatant lies mixed with bad jokes:
"- We found 320 online shows — 191 right-leaning and 129 left-leaning — that were active in 2024 and covered news and politics and/or had related guests. These shows had at least 584.6 million total followers and subscribers.
- We found substantial asymmetry in total following across platforms: Right-leaning online shows had at least 480.6 million total followers and subscribers — nearly five times as many as left-leaning.
- Across platforms — YouTube, Rumble, Twitch, Kick, Spotify, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok — right-leaning online shows accounted for roughly 82% of the total following of the online shows we assessed.
- Comparatively, left-leaning online shows had nearly 104 million followers and subscribers across the eight platforms — nearly five times less.
- Nine out of the 10 online shows with the largest followings across platforms were right-leaning, with a total following of more than 197 million. The only left-leaning show among the top 10 was What Now? with Trevor Noah, which had 21.1 million total followers and subscribers across platforms.
- Our analysis — which looked entirely at shows with an ideological bent — found over a third self-identify as nonpolitical, even though 72% of those shows were determined to be right-leaning. Instead, these shows describe themselves as comedy, entertainment, sports, or put themselves in other supposedly nonpolitical categories.
- Out of 320 online shows, right-leaning programs categorized as comedy — 15 shows in all — had 117.5 million followers and subscribers, or 20% of the total following of all programs we assessed. This category included The Joe Rogan Experience, This Past Weekend with Theo Von, and Full Send Podcast."
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A little banner I made using my own #photography and #editing to add onto a video outro I made, that points to my #kofi page.
I hate asking for money, but I feel like I have a chance to actually be a content creator online, and so I figured I would suggest to others that the option to pay me for all my efforts exist.
If I could never work a regular job again, I'd be very happy. Never was happy as a waiter or host like I used to be. Lot of money, lot less satisfying to me.
On #Mastodon there are now
381 verified accounts from #news organizations in
21 languages and on
116 instances.
179 were active today.
Some accounts, that were active today are
@aiaraldea (BAQ)
@EsquerdaNet (POR)
@TheConversationUS (ENG)
@heisedeveloper (GER)
@RadioCORAX (GER)
Find the whole list on:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ixsccIFQ4uD2HFlf92Ag7VS3rNOGwa97wFsSb3JxCwo/edit#gid=876665327
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The #fediverse is a fascinating place. I was using #nostr and came across a post by @cstross but I couldn't reply to it on Nostr and I couldn't find it on #mastodon
I suppose technically this isn't a fediverse issue as it isn't really related to the way #activitypub works, but rather more related to the way bridges work.
Now I'm guessing this occurred because the post in question was deleted by Charlie (though I saw nothing untoward about it) or because it was a very good imposter on Nostr.
If it's the latter , it doesn't explain why the post seemed to come from Mastodon, albeit not from Charlie's usually address.
If it's the former then that is more understandable but maybe worrying, because it means deletions on Mastodon are not respected elsewhere.
Now Charlie being charlie, there's no way he isn't already aware of this, but I think it might be worth spreading the word to others.
Elon Musk Shared, Then Deleted X Post Absolving Hitler, Stalin and Mao of Genocide - The post falsely claimed that Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler and Mao Zedong were not respons... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/technology/elon-musk-x-post-hitler-stalin-mao.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #holocaustandthenaziera #x(formerlytwitter) #anti-semitism #stalinjoseph #socialmedia #hitleradolf #maozedong #muskelon
@modernmadhatter@mastodon.social@arstechnica Reddit is just a bad website, IDK what happened to it but we need a #fediverse variant ASAP!
@Free_Press@mstdn.socialBiggest Tax Cheats in History!
Trump paid $750 in income tax!
Musk's company Tesla paid $0 in income tax!
Elon Musk’s company avoided almost all federal income tax on nearly $11 billion of U.S. income over three years
Tesla, the most valuable automaker in the world valued at over $1 trillion, did not pay any federal income tax last year.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Musk #Twitter #socialmedia #x #Fediverse #Tesla #BreakingNews #Breaking
https://itep.org/tesla-reported-zero-federal-income-tax-in-2024/
@liztai@hachyderm.ioTypical #xiaohongshu cooking video
Creator: Puts together a well-shot video of a dish being made
Comments: Sister, do you have a link to the pot?
How do you know you haven't used commercial social media platforms "enough" lately? They start emailing you.
John Burn-Murdoch (FT) asks whether 'passive consumption & constant context-switching' in our use of social media is behind the rising number of people who have difficulty with literacy & numeracy?
Thus, while international & active use of information technology can be empowering, for too many (he suggests) the shift to a more passive relationship with what their digital devices offer is having a negative impact on information processing skills....
