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I wrote a #song for the #Fediverse and you can have it for free. Just click buy and enter $0, and it’s yours for your collection!!
#Boosts are welcome. 🫶
#Dgar now listening to:
John Mastodon (ft. Andre Louis [@Onj])
~ Dgar
https://dgar.bandcamp.com/track/john-mastodon-ft-andre-louis
#DgarMusic #DgarRadio #CouldHaveWonFedivision #JohnMastodon #Bandcamp #Shanty #SingerSongwriter #Indie #Music #Chant #Anthem
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#Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #FediMeta #FediverseMeta #CWFediMeta #CWFediverseMeta #Fediverse #Mastodon #Friendica #NoteType #ArticleType #Abstract #Summary
Hey everyone,
Today @joynewacc and I had video chats over Signal with four people from Gaza who, along with their families, are struggling to survive Israel’s ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people.
I’d like to welcome them all to Gaza Verified.
• @shathamohammed123
• @Dr_Nadeen98
• @Sakhergaza13
• And Mahmoud, who is not on the site yet as we need to find a safe sever and a new account for him and explain to you what happened with his earlier accounts first.
Please give them a warm welcome to the fediverse, follow them, and help their fundraisers if you can. And please share this so others can do the same.
Thank you 💕
#GazaVerified #Gaza #Palestine #FreePalestine #fediverse #Mastodon #fediAid
Just updated Gaza Verified to reflect that @joynewacc and I are running it together now :)
Thank you, Joy, for doing this with me in the middle of everything you have to deal with. You’re amazing!
💕
#GazaVerified #Gaza #Palestine #FreePalestine #fediverse #mastodon
@grumpygamer
#Retro #Game Monkey Island #Nostalgia
⬇️ The designer/creator is on the #Fediverse! Just realised and followed! ⬇️
💾 Ron Gilbert !
@grumpygamer
Hey, btw I still didn't understand the whole logic of that lyrical riddle sword fight if that was your design ! ⚔️
Last play was almost 2 decades when there was a small party of friends with people around as a bit of a revisit to the game (also to try get crowd-intelligence how to complete things) but we couldn't get to the end of that sword fight! But fun all the way.
Nothing much since then other than seeing it on hard disk a few times and maybe some art... since the youth has passed now. I guess time-killing was a past-time which many people did and do but this was actually the more lively, bright, creative humoured adventure games.
Quality.
And now your account as mini-revival (thanks!)
The basic animation of fire,
, the scenes, music interactions, the drawing style etc all still lives on as very unique! Well done!
🗨️ Happy to talk about it via #Jitsi #Chat anytime with anyone! Love to talk and test our memory together! How about it?
#MonkeyIsland #ManiacMansion # #ReturnToMonkeyIsland.
P.S 1 ⬅️ ⬅️ ⬅️ ⬅️ ⬅️ ⬅️ ⬅️ ⬅️
⬇️ Original Monkey Island #Floppy disks posted here by Ron Gilbert :⬇️
https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@grumpygamer/115136564789767358
P.S 2
Oh wow I just found some #savegame files on my disk...
...and it has the date in them!! 👀
And now some music by Michael Land (sorry if it wasn't from your version Ron as I know lots of versions came out). But just quickly as this post is already too long even for a fan perhaps!...
Again love to talk more / invest in the nostalgia... if you want!)
#FreePalestine quote and higher public levels of #intelligence ...
" People are fine with "Save the #bees" as long as it doesn't actually threaten #capital, but speaking out against #apartheid is a bridge too far, apparently. "
#Quote by @daraghhayes @daraghhayes
#FreeSchool comment and picture below:
General level of public people is so bad right now (and maybe always was) and shirks so much responsibility it is like handing life on a plate on all levels (not just #war) ,
#Responsible #Humans #Needed not just for #Gaza
ℹ️ #ALTTEXT for pic below (or can skip reading the rest):
Title says: "Here take it all - As long as I sit here and do nothing. Here, take it as much as you want"
This is said by a perceived average Human Consumer
towards those so-called leaders just extracting from the planet (and it's people).
There is a butler style silver tray under the title with the earth damaged and broken served on top (I drew this as people seem to let Earth get to this and not defend their habitat or own rights). This post exists as the level of intelligence or willpower to fight or make friends I see and hear is too low and main problem in life is to solve that and make friends / help out (which is why I'm on #Fediverse).
(ironically I couldn't apply the AltText due to some server issue currently so I'll retry / re-post later)
Folks, just a quick heads up: I’m in touch over Signal with Mahmoud from the “Help Mahmoud Family” accounts you might have seen contacting you.
Like you, I was hugely suspicious of them due to the many accounts and automated spam-like messages (I also reported and had one of them taken down as a scam).
It’s looking to me now like this was more of a misguided (and understandably, given the circumstances) desperate attempt to get help.
I ask that we keep an open mind and offer Mahmoud and his family the benefit of the doubt.
Here are the steps we’ll be taking with Mahmoud going forward to try and fix this and give him a proper introduction to Mastodon and the fediverse and hopefully rebuild trust:
1. Joy and I will meet Mahmoud for a video chat next week.
2. Once we’re happy, I will contact a friend who runs a Mastodon server to ask that Mahmoud is allowed to set up his one (and only Mastodon account there). This way, we will also know that the account will be safe in the future.
3. Mahmoud has already agreed not to use automated messages in the future.
I will update you about the state of things next week, after our video conversation.
@afelia generell bin ich gegen #Werbung auf #SocialMedia und deshalb mag' ich das #Fediverse...
Announcing Gaza Verified
I’ve been having video conversations over Signal with people from Gaza who have Mastodon accounts on the fediverse in an effort to vouch for their authenticity.
This week, I whipped up a site to formalise this and to enable them to add a verified link to their Mastodon bios. Hopefully this will cut down on the amount of time they need to spend proving that their accounts genuinely belong to a person suffering through genocide and famine in Gaza and help them with their fundraisers.
The first four accounts belong to:
• @Aseelsehwel
• @NouranKhaledGh
• @joynewacc
• @mohshbair
If you want to get on the site, please contact me. See the guide for more information: https://gaza-verified.org/guide
Please share and donate to their fundraisers if you can.
Thank you!
💕
CC @palestine
#Gaza #Palestine #FreePalestine #fediverse #mastodon #verification
The Epstein victims are "high class" #hostages and we should all acknowledge that truth.
#fediverse
"A complete timeline of what we know about the Jeffrey #Epstein sex abuse saga."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-04/jeffrey-epstein-sex-abuse-case-timeline/105586018
@openrightsgroup MP3 Version
#Social media is an "unhealthy online environment".
The problem is the #business #model which underpins these #monopolistic platforms to:
➡️ promote #ragebait
to rake in the money. 💰
Jim Killock told #BBC News what needs to be done around #SocialMedia:
✅ Competition
✅ User empowerment
✅ #Decentalization / #Decentalized #Platforms
#OpenRightsGroup #SocialMedia #Health #BBC #JimKillock
#Decentralised #Platforms / #Decentralisation #Mastodon #Fediverse
#Audio about #Advertising
#BusinessModel of #SocialMedia is #Commercial
My #Answer is building another "society" ON TOP OF #MASTODON #PEERTUBE ETC -
NOT JUST MORE TECH AND #TECHIES - develop people themselves!
We're mostly just developing tech and not developing people...
(and then complaining about #society and people falling for the same traps used by #tech ).
Without organised #circles or dedicated #talks IN MASTODON (or any #decentalised or #centralised #platform) people do not know how to be nice / what to consider / what to look out for (all normal in new relationships) / what do if this or that... / how to WORK WITH someone new / where and when to go regularly somewhere...
Some chat happens but is that it as a Mastodon #movement? ❓ (any groups with just a donate button and nobody to talk to)
Such a lack of depth... 📉
Without some training, we the society are lost / undirected online / offline. Sorry but best time to plant a tree / invest in a person is now!
Let's chat (as positive ending and action needed between reader and I - more if we can imagine it).
If you run an instance, the outcome of this will help you. If you use the fediverse at all, it will help make the fediverse safer and kinder for you. It’s so important.
💻 Programmers:
What generation do you formally belong to?
For a more representative sample, please consider boosting this post. 🚀
#programming #demographics #fediverse
| Baby Boomers: | 4 |
| Generation X'ers: | 28 |
| Millennials: | 38 |
| I'm older, or younger than that. (Please comment.): | 12 |
@openrightsgroup
A PeerTube video about the problems with corporate-run social media and how to detoxify it?
That gets an automatic boost from me!
#SocialMedia #PeerTube #Fediverse
Social media is an "unhealthy online environment" 🤒
The problem lies with the business model that underpins these monopolistic platforms: they promote ragebait to rake in the money.
ORG's @jim told BBC News what needs to be done:
✅ Competition
✅ User empowerment
✅ Decentralisation
Watch Now ➡️ https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/xfGQA53TQ51qB4FPDFFH6p
#socialmedia #freespeech #interoperability #fediverse #federatedsocialmedia #ukpolitics #mastodon #bluesky #ukpol #musk #twitter #x #meta #threads #fedi #grahamlinehan
A bit of Cupcake Delight to start your day! Have a good one. 😊 https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/cupcake-delight-2-lisa-s-baker.html
#cupcake #dessert #icing #sweettreats #art #arte #artwork #wallart #homedecor #artforhome #artforsale #buyintoart #mastoart #fediart #fediverse #artprints #canvasprints #puzzles #greetingcards #bakery #cafe #flowers #floral
A damn. My tea.cup instance defederated due to a severe moderative disagreement about the enforcement of Gravity.
Don't think I can handle this anymore.
#Fediverse #meme