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Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange ("Em :official_verified:") wrote:

• Going to protests works :blobcatyes:
• Contacting your representatives works 📬
• Building alternative platforms works :mastodon:
• Creating supportive networks works :neocat_hug:
• Advocating on social media works 🗣️

Stop telling people their action doesn't work, and pick one that works for you.

We need all of this and more to win.
Learn to fight together 💚

#HumanRights #Democracy #Protest #NoKings #USpol #UKpol #EUpol #CanPoli

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
Karramarro@mas.to wrote:

@fanta Y seguirá!
Un amigo me acaba de mandar esto desde Montreal.

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
susurros@kolektiva.social ("Scott Campbell") wrote:

"Thousands of Palestinians are being displaced each day by Israel’s indiscriminate carpet bombing of Gaza City, which is killing dozens of civilians daily, with families fleeing south towards an uncertain fate in the repeatedly attacked and overcrowded al-Mawasi."

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/14/palestinians-flee-israeli-bombing-of-gaza-city-to-unknown-in-al-mawasi

#Palestine #Israel #Gaza

adam@social.lol ("Adam") wrote:

Sharing a reminder that it’s always OK to mute any accounts or keywords that you wish, any time, for any reason. You don’t have to tell anyone you’ve done it. No one will even know. Muting is private online self-care.

Boosted by jwz:
kenwhite.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Stand With Chicago Hat") wrote:

/2 I sincerely apologize for my intemperate statement, which was clearly incorrect. Many people named Brian Kilmeade are entitled to our compassion and respect and not all Brian Kilmeades should be euthanized.

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Some account private messaged me and told me they require a follow before I boost their post.

Lol no

jwz wrote:

Animal shelter evacuated after FBI incinerates meth.

Meth! It's got what lungs crave!

The incinerator is usually used by animal control officers to dispose of euthanised animals, but local authorities said it can also be used by law enforcement to burn seized narcotics.
https://jwz.org/b/ykvO

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

"Yes we need proper debates and discussions like we did before this shit show."

Martin Luther King
Malcolm X
Harvey Milk
JFK
Fred Hampton
Pedro Albizu Campos

When was that, exactly?

If Gavin Newsom is the best we got, then pack it up now.

#Liberals #democrats

Boosted by jwz:
antifaintl@kolektiva.social ("Antifa International") wrote:

#charliekirk, #tylerrobinson

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Do I know any photographers in Ames Iowa who wants to take photos for me for a client?

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
Dr_Nadeen98 ("Dr.Nadeen") wrote:

For 710 days my family and people have lived under the unbearable weight of war
What was once unthinkable is now a cruel routine explosions through the night drones hovering low, firing at anyone outside
At dawn buildings collapse
survival shuts down markets empty power and communication cut off
Families like mine are left in the streets with nowhere safe to go😭

A small donation of $600 can help us secure food, water, and medicine to survive these desperate week
https://gofund.me/dfb9a2f5
@aral

Boosted by jwz:
kenwhite.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Stand With Chicago Hat") wrote:

Brian Kilmeade carefully considered the criticism of his stance and changed his mind, conceding that not all homeless people should be liquidated by lethal injection. That’s doing politics the right way. —Ezra Klein

aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan") wrote:

Were you dropped on your head as a child? https://social.bau-ha.us/@langeweile/115204392848264294

aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan") wrote:

Very happy to welcome Hachyderm.io to the list of servers that are safe spaces for Palestinians:

https://gaza-verified.org/guide/

https://hachyderm.io/@hachyderm/115196080318035844

If you’re the admin of a Mastodon server that is a safe space for Palestinians, please reply to this post and let us know and we’ll add you to the list.

💕

#fediverse #PalestiniansWelcome #Gaza #Hachyderm #Mastodon #FreePalestine

Boosted by adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële 🐁"):
reiver ("@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:") wrote:

Retejo

I have been working on a new type of web-server for serving static web-sites.

I started working on it recently — on August 23rd. But, have had the idea for it for a number of years.

...

What is different about this web-server for static web-sites‽

Well, of course, it supports HTML.

But, it also supports Markdown, and ActivityPub natively!

https://codeberg.org/reiver/retejo

#ActivityPub #ActivityStreams #codeberg #forgejo #gitea #markdown #retejo #StaticSite #StaticWeb #StaticWebSite

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
w0bb1t@tldr.nettime.org ("mr.w0bb1t") wrote:

Gaza Verified · A site dedicated to verifying people from #Gaza on the fediverse. This initiative is doing vital work — every bit of support counts. @aral | @joynewacc

👉🏻 https://gaza-verified.org/

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Corporate democrats and their gang of political influencers are helping MAGA turn Charlie Kirk into a martyr by reducing his actions to merely words. As if Kirk was just another citizen debating for the good of our country. We know that's not true. Charlie Kirk has done measurable harm and inspired violence.

To see Gaven Newsom post that he "admired" anything about that man is a gut punch to Charlie Kirk's victims.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
Binder@petrous.vislae.town ("Shannon Prickett") wrote:

Don’t settle for a midlife crisis; you deserve an epiclife crisis.

Boosted by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):
indivisibleteam ("Indivisible ❌👑") wrote:

Organizing still works.

No matter where you live, the pro-democracy majority is organizing near you: https://indivisible.org/groups

Or let us help you get started: https://indivisibleproject.formstack.com/forms/organize%5Fon%5Fyour%5Fhome%5Fturf?source=mastodon

And join the next nationwide day of peaceful protests on October 18: https://www.nokings.org/?SQF%5FSOURCE=indivisible

aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan") wrote:

Hey folks, Joy, who we’re running Gaza Verified with together, is looking for information on organisations in the EU and beyond that are helping writers and students with scholarships, visas, and evacuations.

Words can’t express my admiration for Joy. She’s in the crosshairs of Israel’s genocide with her own family and yet she’s still finding time to help others.

If you can help her, please do.

Thank you.

💕

#Gaza #scholarships #studentAid #evacuations #GazaVerified #fediAid https://mastodon.social/@joynewacc/115202337566092247

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
joynewacc ("Joy") wrote:

Hi, friends. I'm gonna start sending appeal letters to writer protection associations in Netherlands in the next few days, so they can get me out of here.

there's humanitarian evacuation is happening for students & writers who have obtained European visas.

If u have any information pls let me know.

-Nederlands Letterenfonds (Dutch Foundation for Literature)

-Amsterdam Writers’ Residence Programme

-NIAS & Dutch Foundation for Literature — Writer-in-Residence Fellowship

#gaza #Netherlands

adam@social.lol ("Adam") wrote:

Bid results on the three omg.lol lifetime addresses have been posted on https://bids.lol. Congrats and thank you to the winners! I’m contacting the winners momentarily. 🥳❤️

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Captured with a small full frame mirrorless camera and 21mm lens.

A six second exposure created a motion study; we can see how people move around the plaza. Or perhaps they're ghosts.

Compositionally, this is mostly a study of circles and rings, with an imaginary diagonal radiating from the fountain to the man with the camera in the lower right.

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, NYC, 2013.

All the pixels, no risk of exposure to water or fresh air, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/10374715704

#photography

adam@social.lol ("Adam") wrote:

Ten minutes left!

https://social.lol/@adam/115169886693181983

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
eunews ("European News 🇪🇺") wrote:

European aid flotilla sails to Gaza with four MEPs aboard

Ships setting sail from Italy have joined others from Greece, Spain and Tunisia, to deliver humanitarian aid into the Gaza strip.

http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/09/13/european-aid-flotilla-sails-to-gaza-with-four-meps-aboard

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

New neighbor says "hi!"

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/09/14/added-a-new-spider-to-my-life-list/

aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan") wrote:

Petition: Immediately facilitate the evacuation of Gazan students holding acceptances to Irish Universities and who meet all the requirements for Irish student visas.

Please sign if you’re in Ireland.

https://my.uplift.ie/petitions/evacuate-irish-university-students-from-gaza-1

#ireland #Gaza #university #students #evacuation #academia #israel #genocide #Palestine #FreePalestine

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
splendorr ("nina splendorr ✨🏳️‍⚧️") wrote:

It’s a real shame that I’ve never read anything in praise of Fortnite’s ongoing level design. The island is so complex and beautiful right now!!!

whatever you think fortnite is, they’ve replaced every piece of the game with something better and more interesting. while keeping the game running the whole time!

God, I’d love to read an oral history of their last 5 years. I’d call it “Shipping Theseus”

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
surprisetalk ("taylor.town") wrote: