This is terrifying. Police in the UK will be given the power to arrest people if they are wearing face coverings at specific demonstrations, the Home Office has said. Protesters who wear masks could face arrest, up to a month in jail, and a £1,000 fine.
Before Brexit you'll recall the easy journeys to Europe & how this has become more difficult since... well sadly, you ain't seen nothing yet.
The EU's new border regime (which of course we are now outside; more outside than we were from Schengen), will require prior registration (like the US system) and biometric uploads on entry to the EU.
From 6th October the cost in time & inconvenience we have visited on ourselves (or was visited on us by Leave voters) is going to get a while lot worse!
This is one of the main reasons I think the tories have called the election early. When this comes in in october, along with goods checks at the UK end, the doodoo is really going to hit the fan.
Listening to @mike and @Gargron, Mike brings up that it's a perfect way to steal usage from #xitter. That an open protocol is a huge advantage for creators who now know how closed platforms (and esp Elon) will freely fuck up a platform and abuse the relationship they have with their fans.
So while decentralization seems like bad business, sometimes it's not. And it's a great way for Zuck to get back at a guy he hates.
Don't let your hatred of Musk con you into thinking Zuckerberg is Mastodons friend. He'll use it to his advantage then screw us over a soon a he can. Zuckerberg has screwed over countries, he's not going to give a damn about a network full of people that came here because we are sick of capitalist explotation of the web. Meta is the biggest abuser on the web.
Please tooterinos please put alt text on your images or in your text. There are so many pictures I see that I want to boost but I can't 😢 Kitties, memes, photographys and wise words are being left un boosted.
If you want Mastodon to survive, I recommend blocking the Threads domain right now before they can bully us and try to consume us. Everybody knows their track record. Its very naive to think they want to nurture Mastodon, the Fediverse and ad free services.
To do this go to the Instagram CEOs profile here: -
@mosseri
If you open the menu, as well as an option for block there is also an option for block domain 😊
"You just have to talk to random people in shops and invite strangers to sit at your cafe table" says mother. That's not how the #introvert and #anxiety world works!
Notice Mastodon has a lot of people calling out billionaires for the parasites on society that they are? Do you think the billionaire owner of Meta wants to federate with the fediverse to amplify these voices or silence them? Its pretty damn obvious.
#Today I was sooo excited to finally get the 007 ticket at McDonalds. And I was disappointed when they called the number out they didn't say "double oh seven", just "seven". I bet they would have done if I was David Craig.
#today I listened to Salt 'N' Pepa for the first time in years. I used to love them back in the day and when I had a black mini, the Black's Magic album was often in the tape deck.
I love their songs great booming kick drums (808 surely?) and the kicks rhythms are great.
"If I had a wish before I die, I'd like to have it like this for he rest of my life" is a classic lyric.
Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk do a
ton of objectively bad stuff, but
I just want to be clear that the mere
act of holding onto that much
money in a world with this much
inequality is in itself a brutally evil
action, and alone makes them bad
people.
"
I wish companies and people would stop using tracking scripts on their email newsletter links. When you click and your ad blocker blocks the link they lose out and the email is deleted.
#cat#cats#Caturday#catsofmastodon
RIP Mars, 2010 - 2024
This morning I found Mars run over by a car. I miss him very much. We got him from the shelter and he showed his gratitude every day. He was cuddly, playful, a rascal and very curious. Wherever I was, Mars wasn't far away and he spent many cuddly hours on my lap. I am stunned and incredibly sad. My heart is broken and I am crushed 🖤
Goodbye Mars, miss you, Thank you for love 😭 😿
The next time your partner tells you what they are about to go do, for example "I'm going to get some water" or "I'm going to take a quick piss." just reply with "I'll allow it."
