Repackaged Twitter (Bluesky) will suffer the same fate as original Twitter (X). Or possibly even worse. I'm not wrong. Feel free to save this toot, idgaf.

A reminder of the phrase: "perfect is the enemy of good." To cite Mastodon as a genuine alternative to Twitter and Bluesky is not to say that Mastodon is perfect. That should go without saying. Everything can be scrutinised and critiqued and improved on. But that's not the purpose or point of these posts - the point is, you can't improve something built on bad intentions and compromised foundations like Bluesky is. Let's bring those places down while building these places up.

Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% of its employees, ends advocacy for open web, privacy, and more https://www.osnews.com/story/141100/mozilla-foundation-lays-off-30-of-its-employees-ends-advocacy-for-open-web-privacy-and-more/

In Dearborn, Rashida Tlaib Did Nearly Twice as Well as Kamala Harris https://theintercept.com/2024/11/06/dearborn-michigan-rashida-tlaib-kamala-harris-gaza/

According to numbers so far, it seems around 3/4 of the United States population didn't vote for Donald Trump. Not enough people seem to want to talk about that.

"There is real shock among the Democrats in Washington, DC. So far, the most vocal commentary is from the progressive side of the Democratic party, saying 'we told you so.' The established Democratic party is probably not getting much sleep now, trying to figure out what they’re going to say. The polls have been clear: voters want change. When Harris was asked what she would do differently from Biden, she said she couldn’t really think of anything. But many people feel left behind by the neo-liberal US economy and they don’t like the foreign policy of the Biden administration. The question now is whether the Democratic party will look inwards and have a reckoning, or blame young people, poor people, Latinos, young men, you name it." https://aje.io/r2pf93?update=3304259

Don’t Doom Scroll, Organize: How to Get Active in the Current Terrain https://itsgoingdown.org/dont-doom-scroll-organize-how-to-get-active-in-the-current-terrain/

Crowd hurls mud and insults at Spain royals, PM on visit to flood-hit town https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/3/crowd-hurls-mud-and-insults-at-spain-royals-pm-on-visit-to-flood-hit-town

Over 100 staff accuse BBC of bias in coverage of Israel’s war in Gaza https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/2/over-100-staff-accuse-bbc-of-bias-in-its-coverage-of-israels-war-in-gaza

It's very sad but not entirely shocking that #RadioFreeFedi is closing down; the writing was on the wall for a while and the folks behind it were overwhelmed. I'm hoping they will take care and take pride in the immense achievement it was, with an absolutely amazing run. But still, I'm also realising, "Shit, with no 'comfy channel' from Radio Free Fedi, what the hell am I going to be woken up to by my RadioDroid alarm in the morning?!" I don't want to go back to grim monotonous standard phone alarms!" Radio Free Fedi ruined me for that (and I'm grateful!)

"I Became an Anarchist While Working for the Democratic Party." A critical and personal account of working inside of and attempting to organize within the Democratic Party in Nevada: https://itsgoingdown.org/became-anarchist-working-democratic-party/

Human Rights Watch accuses Meta of silencing pro-Palestine voices amid increased social media censorship since October 7: https://www.aljazeera.com/podcasts/2024/10/24/the-take-uncovering-metas-censorship-policies-on-palestine

Netflix Wipes Most “Palestinian Stories,” Erases Collection in Israel https://theintercept.com/2024/10/25/netflix-palestinian-stories-israel-movies/

Mainstream Media Was Afraid to Compare Trump to Hitler. Now the Press Has No Excuse. https://theintercept.com/2024/10/25/trump-hitler-john-kelly-medi/

Escalation in Chiapas: Priest assassinated, attacks on Zapatista communities https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/10/24/escalation-in-chiapas-priest-assassinated-attacks-on-zapatista-communities/

How to spot a clout-chaser: Someone who never says fuck all unless it's to criticise - rightly criticising media silos, but if you propose an inclusive, dynamic and horizontal network of mutual aid media with no leaders, they scream "That'll just create another silo!" because, you know, they're of course in no way creating another silo themselves. They could never do that. No, they're experienced in ways we could never be. They're special, you see.

"You committed genocide against our people. Give us our land back! Give us what you stole from us! ...Our bones, our skulls, our babies, our people. You destroyed our land! ...This is not your land!" King Charles heckled by Indigenous lawmaker Lidia Thorpe on Australia visit: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/21/king-charles-heckled-by-indigenous-lawmaker-on-australia-visit

@MediaActivist if you are open to questioning the idea that online mobs are the best agents of social change in all instances, or that the path to virtue is paved in shame, then you can kinda squint your eyes and see bluesky as the ultimate left-lib circle jerk, doomed to self-spiral as it has nothing to feed on but itself

I forget to mention I founded @freetechproject - and on Wednesday evenings from this week, we're running online workshops for adults across England who want to chill out with a cuppa to hand and learn about - or get help with - tech. You can register and attend any workshop that interests you, or whenever you feel you need questions answered! I'll have my cup of tea ready and hope to catch you there! https://www.freetechproject.com/

Billionaires Won’t Save Us From the Effects of Climate Crisis. Mutual Aid Will https://truthout.org/articles/billionaires-wont-save-us-from-the-effects-of-climate-crisis-mutual-aid-will/