Y’all consider #people to be too #sensitive nowadays but have you ever considered that maybe the things #you#say aren’t as light hearted as you #think and that you #sound like a fucking #dickhead?
#You! #Trans woman! Do not shrink #yourself! Do not think for a second that #people will #respect you more if you pretend to be weak or stupid or helpless! Take up space! Be strong! Be smart! Be capable! Live without fear and #free yourself!
In light of the recent wave of spam, I figured I would throw another one of these out there. If you like the server you're on, and are concerned, there might be a way you can help.
If you're in good standing (haven't had any issues with moderation), are fairly active (check once a day), feel like you know your way around Fedi at this point, and maybe have experience as a #moderator on #Discord, or some other #Forum, consider contacting your server staff and volunteering for moderation duty. All it takes is being able to check reports periodically, and take action on the ones you're confident about: you don't even have to deal with the more complicated ones.
Right now, I think a lot of these servers could use someone who just watches the feed for this bot net, so new bots can get banned quickly.
As usual, also consider donating to your server, and possibly mods if they have a thing for it.
Always remember to practice self-love and self-care.
Treat yourself with kindness and compassion, for individual well-being contributes to the collective welfare of all Alpha Complex.
this is something i saw happen here recently that i'd just like to offer a #psa on so we don't get all birdsite brained abt it
when you're debunking a fashy myth, do not repeat the myth. no, i don't care if it's for the purpose of debunking. you are only spreading their disinformation for them.
you can talk about what they are saying without repeating the bigoted agenda.
just for example lets say you want to debunk their hatred of floride in the water. you don't need to repeat all the antisemitic, homophobic reasons they hate it in the water. just say: we all know floride is of a benefit, and kids in areas with florinated water have a significantly less number of cavities than kids growing up in areas that do not add floride to drinking water.
boom.
you can describe the truth, vaguely allude to the lie without going into specifics, and you've effectively still debunked it.
so please don't repeat transphobic myths about testosterone when debunking them :) just debunk. dont repeat.
Quick comment on that last boost (#GoOutsideForMe, where you can share simple videos (even no talking necessary) with people here who can't often go out due to disability or other factors) - if you are an outdoor person at all & this strikes you as interesting and something you can do - please read the comments for more ideas & information on how to do it & and how to boost.
In case you lost it - a #link to the #eSIM#donation guide. Even if you feel sick and powerless, you can at least do this. And even if you really, really can't #donate, you can always at least #share this and #remind others.
This is not protected political speech. This is hate speech. And any self-respecting political party would cut this criminal loose, regardless of the votes it costs. But, the GOP has almost as few morals as Donald Trump and will watch in numbness as he destroys their party, and if elected, our democracy.
and when #biden and the #democraticparty lose theyre going to turn around and blame #muslims and #arabs especially #Palestinians for not keeping their mouths shut about #dems killing their family members and friends and not biden for literally shooting himself repeatedly in the foot and blatantly doing the opposite of #public opinion. im telling you this is whats going to happen and theyre going to call us selfish and what we're doing "fake #activism" or whatever. #usa#america#genocidejoe#psa
"[A] great embarrassing fact ... haunts all attempts to represent the market as the highest form of human freedom: that historically, impersonal, commercial markets originate in theft."