Does it follow that I reject all authority? Far from me such a thought. In the matter of boots, I refer to the authority of the bootmaker; concerning houses, canals, or railroads, I consult that of the architect or engineer.
-- Mikhail Bakunin
Anaheim Mayor Resigns as F.B.I. Investigates Angel Stadium Deal https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/23/us/anaheim-mayor-resigns-harry-sidhu.html?partner=IFTTT
Justice Dept. Orders Agents to Intervene if They See Police Violence https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/23/us/politics/justice-department-excessive-force.html?partner=IFTTT
Considering authentic, verified consultation is required by federal law, this report is beyond stunning. #RuleOfLaw #FederalLaw #sovereignty #nativeamericans #academics #TribalConsultationRequired #TrustResponsibilty https://t.co/dXy2JXMy0f
Reykjavik Newscast on YouTube had a very good question: why doesn’t the rest of the world use geothermal energy? If they can figure out how to do it around all of their earthquake faults, you’d think anyone could. #Iceland #geothermalenergy #greennewdeal
Mad respect to the elementary school teacher in this video! She’s amazing. #UkraineRussiaWar #russianinvasion #FightingRussianNazis #elementaryschool #teachers https://youtu.be/lQJyXlfvq4g
Happy Cascadia Day everyone! Enjoy the beautiful gray weather while it lasts. #cascadiaday #pnw #PacificNorthWest #leftcoast #beautifulweather #hoodiesruletheworld
If you’re on Academia, I have a paper I wrote on how Russia flushes their radioactive waste water into the nearest streams & rivers. It’s why their winter wheat crop failed, why they’re facing food shortages (& vodka shortage), & why they invaded Ukraine—who just had the highest winter wheat harvest in their entire history. #academia #russia #ukraine #nuclearwaste #radioactivewaste #winterwheat #vodkashortage https://wagingnonviolence.org/2022/05/evgeniya-chirikova-russia-putin-ukraine-war-activatica-countering-propaganda/
@techlore Password Manager which led me to use Bitwarden instead of LastPass and lot at the time, I was choosing for myself and @StartpageSearch Interview with Robert which ensured and gave me a Trust to use Startpage.
#OtD 16 May, is European Romani Resistance Day, commemorating the Roma people who fought the fascists during World War II, like the 'Lions of Breda Solini', a partisan battalion in Northern Italy made up entirely of Sinti participants who had escaped from a concentration camp.
Check this out: the LibreOffice Conference 2022 will take place in Bolzano, northern Italy (and online) from September 29 – October 1. Our call for papers is now open – join in! https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2022/05/16/libocon-2022-call-for-papers/
And don’t forget, there are two sales and a pay-what-you-want novella happening this month. Enjoy! https://www.lilithsaintcrow.com/2022/05/a-hood-and-wonder-may/
NATO troops from 14 countries stage a major military exercise in Estonia. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/05/16/world/russia-ukraine-war-news/nato-troops-from-14-countries-stage-a-major-military-exercise-in-estonia?partner=IFTTT
A tip for people used to birdsite's algorithms creating their timelines for them:
This thing works like Twitter did a long time ago. Your timelines are what you make them!
Liberally follow, unfollow, and mute accounts. Use the filter preferences (e.g. with "#eurovision" "@twitter.com"). Create a new timeline with hashtags to follow. In short: treat your timelines like a garden, both planting and pruning to your liking.
Groggy Monday: last night, I dreamt that my grades hadn’t actually posted and I had to keep entering them over and over again, like some weird professor version of Ground Hog Day. I see a nap in the rest of my Monday. #ProfesssorLife #academicmastodon #Monday #coffee
Write Freely is another type of server on the Fediverse
Its focus is entirely on long form text posts, so things like articles, essays, stories etc. It has a very minimalist interface which aims to be as distraction-free as possible, so that it's easier for readers to actually read.
You can follow Write Freely accounts from Mastodon etc because they are both on the Fediverse.
There's more info on the official site at https://writefreely.org and you can follow the project at @writefreely
You can get a Write Freely account from servers listed at https://writefreely.org/instances or at https://fedidb.org/software/writefreely
There are official apps at https://writefreely.org/apps
Great to see @StartpageSearch on Mastodon.
Palestinian investigators comb the site where a journalist was killed and interview witnesses. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/05/12/world/al-jazeera-journalist-killed-west-bank/investigation-shireen-abu-akleh?partner=IFTTT
Boris Johnson Sidesteps Question on Donation Flagged as Russia-Linked https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/12/world/europe/boris-johnson-response-sheleg-donation.html?partner=IFTTT
Int’l published writer+Diversity Transformation coach. Native Amer Ed+culture. OU Law grad, ASU MTESOL grad. Goalie in training. NDN pronouns are genderless.