Seriously though, fedi was built by furries, trans and queer folk, disabled neurodivergent people.
This is the reason the culture here is what it is. Why CWs are a thing. Why image descriptions are a thing. Why privacy matters here. Why moderation tools not only exist, but are usable — and used.
If you had joined and asked yourself "wow, how come this place is so chill and kinda… nice?" — that's thanks to all the nice people from communities some people call "weird".
I posted this and the parent toot at the start of Nov'22 wave of new people and communities joining fedi, bringing their specific needs and expectations.
Fedi learned a lot about itself since then, including that it needs to dramatically improve on the #antiracism front.
We need to recognize that fedi failed#Black / #BIPOC folks, and do better.
#TurboTax Parent Company's Latest Argument Against Free Tax Filing: It Will Harm #Black Taxpayers
Articles published around the country repeat Intuit’s assertion — sometimes almost word for word — that the upcoming #IRS pilot program would hurt Black Americans.
A researcher whose work is cited by #Intuit says the company is misstating her findings.
I'm blissing out on the fact that Trump will be prosecuted by a #Black D.A....
... under a RICO statute that's extra-harsh because white racist legislators intended it for use against #Black citizens...
... before a jury pool that's 42.5% #Black because two centuries ago white racists there enslaved as many #Black people as they could squeeze onto the fucking ships.
🤖 I have a lot of love for technology, machines, science fiction, and all things robotics. I plan to keep dorky tech talk sequestered to @Sinegrave
🎮 Here, I plan on talking about more dorky fictional things, like video games and movies and books and TTRPGs. Undoubtably, there's going to be some overlap across my Fedi presences.
📖 Still, this is where I plan to focus more on #writing, #essays, #articles, and the like as it pertains to both #sff and #journalism, the latter of which I also study and hold a degree in. If anyone is looking for a writer, let me know!
Defence Intelligence of Ukraine has said that Ukraine has regained control of gas and oil drilling platforms near occupied Crimea, known as the Boyko Towers.
Hi all! 👋 I come from Reddit, so you can probably understand why I'm hesitant to post too many personal details. I'm hoping to loosen up here over time, but you can just call me by my username, or should it ever come up, then you can call me Tee.
This is probably my first time letting the internet know that I'm a #bisexual#black#African woman.
I tend to cope with frustration by being facetious, and lately, the world has been VERY frustrating. I'm also an adult who is newly diagnosed with #ADHD, so my thoughts tend to go to interesting places, and I have an interest in a variety of topics.
Work in Healthcare
I am currently really into #Skincare and thus, I now have a small collection of hats 😀
Looking forward to participating more! #LGBT #neurodivergent#blackmastodon
The Palau-flagged Resilient Africa bulk carrier, which is loaded with 3,000 metric tons of Ukrainian wheat, has arrived at the Bosphorus, Reuters reported on Sept. 21.
Bucharest hopes that around 60% of Ukrainian grain exports could transit through Romanian territory following Russia's unilateral termination of the grain deal, the country's Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said on Aug. 18, Reuters reported.
Ukraine has submitted an official proposal to Turkey to restore a corridor in the Black Sea for Ukrainian grain exports without Russia's participation, Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey Vasyl Bodnar said on Sept. 7.
#BlackLivesMatter tweets vanishing 10 years after hashtag started (www.axios.com)
35% of #BlackLivesMatter tweets created between 2013 and 2021 are no longer available on Twitter, report finds.
OC My void :)
Two more vessels successfully pass through temporary grain corridor - Zelenskyy (www.pravda.com.ua)
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced the passage of two more vessels along the temporary Ukrainian grain corridor.
Ukraine regains control of Boyko Towers in Black Sea (www.pravda.com.ua)
Defence Intelligence of Ukraine has said that Ukraine has regained control of gas and oil drilling platforms near occupied Crimea, known as the Boyko Towers.
Ukraine declares war on Russia’s Black Sea shipping (www.politico.eu)
Kyiv warns it’s ‘completely unjustifiable’ for Western vessels to continue shipping Russian oil.
Reuters: First ship with Ukrainian grain arrives at Bosphorus through temporary corridor (kyivindependent.com)
The Palau-flagged Resilient Africa bulk carrier, which is loaded with 3,000 metric tons of Ukrainian wheat, has arrived at the Bosphorus, Reuters reported on Sept. 21.
Romania wants to transit 60% of Ukrainian grain (kyivindependent.com)
Bucharest hopes that around 60% of Ukrainian grain exports could transit through Romanian territory following Russia's unilateral termination of the grain deal, the country's Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said on Aug. 18, Reuters reported.
Ukraine proposes Turkey open grain corridor without Russia (kyivindependent.com)
Ukraine has submitted an official proposal to Turkey to restore a corridor in the Black Sea for Ukrainian grain exports without Russia's participation, Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey Vasyl Bodnar said on Sept. 7.