{"generator":"GNU social 2.0.2-dev","title":"Conversation","totalItems":9,"items":[{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy","displayName":"William Lindsey :toad:","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-original-tmp20250923174303.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-96-20250923174857.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-48-20250923174543.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-24-20250923174857.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"91851"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-96-20250923174857.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Interested in building a better world and standing in solidarity with others who share that goal.\u2029For biographical information, please see https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/109539508828689842\u2029&quot;Writing is the way I fight.&quot; \u2028~ James Cone\u2029#solidarity #democracy #HumanRights #LGBTQ","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"wdlindsy","displayName":"William Lindsey :toad:","note":"Interested in building a better world and standing in solidarity with others who share that goal.\u2029For biographical information, please see https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/109539508828689842\u2029&quot;Writing is the way I fight.&quot; \u2028~ James Cone\u2029#solidarity #democracy #HumanRights #LGBTQ"}},"content":"<p>Rather than add anxiety to a long-expected visit with an old friend for a week, I decided not to do anything in response to this unexpected act on the part of this instance. <\/p><p>Then I returned home and have sat on this issue for a week, because, to be quite honest, I haven't known what to do.<\/p><p>In the years I've posted at Toad Social, I have had I think two previous postings removed. My memory about one of those is clear. <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/Mastodon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Mastodon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/censorship\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#censorship<\/a> <br \/>\/2<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-28:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy\/statuses\/116592059761035006","object":{"id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy\/statuses\/116592059761035006","objectType":"note","content":"<p>Rather than add anxiety to a long-expected visit with an old friend for a week, I decided not to do anything in response to this unexpected act on the part of this instance. <\/p><p>Then I returned home and have sat on this issue for a week, because, to be quite honest, I haven't known what to do.<\/p><p>In the years I've posted at Toad Social, I have had I think two previous postings removed. My memory about one of those is clear. <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/Mastodon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Mastodon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/censorship\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#censorship<\/a> <br \/>\/2<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/116592059761035006","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy\/statuses\/116592050679807949","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/116592050679807949"},"tags":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"censorship"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"mastodon"}]},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-05-17:objectType=thread:nonce=dce651a8611935a7","notice_info":{"local_id":"12613588","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-05-17T21:51:47+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/116592059761035006"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy","displayName":"William Lindsey :toad:","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-original-tmp20250923174303.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-96-20250923174857.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-48-20250923174543.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-24-20250923174857.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"91851"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-96-20250923174857.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Interested in building a better world and standing in solidarity with others who share that goal.\u2029For biographical information, please see https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/109539508828689842\u2029&quot;Writing is the way I fight.&quot; \u2028~ James Cone\u2029#solidarity #democracy #HumanRights #LGBTQ","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"wdlindsy","displayName":"William Lindsey :toad:","note":"Interested in building a better world and standing in solidarity with others who share that goal.\u2029For biographical information, please see https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/109539508828689842\u2029&quot;Writing is the way I fight.&quot; \u2028~ James Cone\u2029#solidarity #democracy #HumanRights #LGBTQ"}},"content":"<p>To my followers here, a note of both sincere gratitude and apology for my protracted silence. As I posted on May 3 (see the link below), out of the blue and with no notice or explanation from this Mastodon instance, on May 3, I received a spate of notifications that multiple postings of mine had been removed. <\/p><p>This happened on the eve of a trip I was making to see a friend I hadn't seen in eight years.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/Mastodon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Mastodon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/censorship\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#censorship<\/a> <br \/>\/1<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/116511134915128358\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/116511134915128358<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-28:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy\/statuses\/116592050679807949","object":{"id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy\/statuses\/116592050679807949","objectType":"note","content":"<p>To my followers here, a note of both sincere gratitude and apology for my protracted silence. As I posted on May 3 (see the link below), out of the blue and with no notice or explanation from this Mastodon instance, on May 3, I received a spate of notifications that multiple postings of mine had been removed. <\/p><p>This happened on the eve of a trip I was making to see a friend I hadn't seen in eight years.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/Mastodon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Mastodon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/censorship\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#censorship<\/a> <br \/>\/1<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/116511134915128358\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/116511134915128358<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/116592050679807949","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"tags":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"censorship"}]},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-05-17:objectType=thread:nonce=dce651a8611935a7","notice_info":{"local_id":"12613587","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-05-17T21:51:47+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/116592050679807949"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy","displayName":"William Lindsey :toad:","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-original-tmp20250923174303.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-96-20250923174857.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-48-20250923174543.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-24-20250923174857.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"91851"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-96-20250923174857.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Interested in building a better world and standing in solidarity with others who share that goal.\u2029For biographical information, please see https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/109539508828689842\u2029&quot;Writing is the way I fight.&quot; \u2028~ James Cone\u2029#solidarity #democracy #HumanRights #LGBTQ","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"wdlindsy","displayName":"William Lindsey :toad:","note":"Interested in building a better world and standing in solidarity with others who share that goal.\u2029For biographical information, please see https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/109539508828689842\u2029&quot;Writing is the way I fight.&quot; \u2028~ James Cone\u2029#solidarity #democracy #HumanRights #LGBTQ"}},"content":"<p>A posting in which I shared commentary from a Jewish thinker whom I much admire about the Israel-Palestine situation was removed with no explanation. I contacted the Toad Social administrator and asked for an explanation.<\/p><p>I did not receive one. <\/p><p>That fact leaves me dubious about the effectiveness of contacting the administrator again now. I notice that one of the postings removed recently was an excerpt about the same topics.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/Mastodon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Mastodon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/censorship\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#censorship<\/a> <br \/>\/3<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-28:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy\/statuses\/116592066238790095","object":{"id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy\/statuses\/116592066238790095","objectType":"note","content":"<p>A posting in which I shared commentary from a Jewish thinker whom I much admire about the Israel-Palestine situation was removed with no explanation. I contacted the Toad Social administrator and asked for an explanation.<\/p><p>I did not receive one. <\/p><p>That fact leaves me dubious about the effectiveness of contacting the administrator again now. I notice that one of the postings removed recently was an excerpt about the same topics.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/Mastodon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Mastodon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/censorship\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#censorship<\/a> <br \/>\/3<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/116592066238790095","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy\/statuses\/116592059761035006","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/116592059761035006"},"tags":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"censorship"}]},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-05-17:objectType=thread:nonce=dce651a8611935a7","notice_info":{"local_id":"12613589","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-05-17T21:51:46+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/116592066238790095"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy","displayName":"William Lindsey :toad:","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-original-tmp20250923174303.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-96-20250923174857.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-48-20250923174543.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-24-20250923174857.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"91851"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-96-20250923174857.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Interested in building a better world and standing in solidarity with others who share that goal.\u2029For biographical information, please see https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/109539508828689842\u2029&quot;Writing is the way I fight.&quot; \u2028~ James Cone\u2029#solidarity #democracy #HumanRights #LGBTQ","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"wdlindsy","displayName":"William Lindsey :toad:","note":"Interested in building a better world and standing in solidarity with others who share that goal.\u2029For biographical information, please see https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/109539508828689842\u2029&quot;Writing is the way I fight.&quot; \u2028~ James Cone\u2029#solidarity #democracy #HumanRights #LGBTQ"}},"content":"<p>I'm afraid I have to conclude \u2014 I see no other conclusion \u2014\u00a0that I've been given a strong signal that what I have done here on this instance for some years now is not welcome. By those who have the authority to censor, that is\u2026.<\/p><p>And I see no reason to carry on posting when I've been given what seems to me a strong signal of unwelcome. When the postings that have been removed aren't even my own but are excerpts of other people's commentary\u2026.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/Mastodon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Mastodon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/censorship\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#censorship<\/a> <br \/>\/4<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-28:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy\/statuses\/116592075494915956","object":{"id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy\/statuses\/116592075494915956","objectType":"note","content":"<p>I'm afraid I have to conclude \u2014 I see no other conclusion \u2014\u00a0that I've been given a strong signal that what I have done here on this instance for some years now is not welcome. By those who have the authority to censor, that is\u2026.<\/p><p>And I see no reason to carry on posting when I've been given what seems to me a strong signal of unwelcome. When the postings that have been removed aren't even my own but are excerpts of other people's commentary\u2026.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/Mastodon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Mastodon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/censorship\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#censorship<\/a> <br \/>\/4<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/116592075494915956","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy\/statuses\/116592066238790095","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/116592066238790095"},"tags":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"censorship"}]},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-05-17:objectType=thread:nonce=dce651a8611935a7","notice_info":{"local_id":"12613590","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-05-17T21:51:45+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/116592075494915956"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy","displayName":"William Lindsey :toad:","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-original-tmp20250923174303.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-96-20250923174857.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-48-20250923174543.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-24-20250923174857.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"91851"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-96-20250923174857.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Interested in building a better world and standing in solidarity with others who share that goal.\u2029For biographical information, please see https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/109539508828689842\u2029&quot;Writing is the way I fight.&quot; \u2028~ James Cone\u2029#solidarity #democracy #HumanRights #LGBTQ","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"wdlindsy","displayName":"William Lindsey :toad:","note":"Interested in building a better world and standing in solidarity with others who share that goal.\u2029For biographical information, please see https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/109539508828689842\u2029&quot;Writing is the way I fight.&quot; \u2028~ James Cone\u2029#solidarity #democracy #HumanRights #LGBTQ"}},"content":"<p>Along with my spouse, I am also coping with his recent diagnosis for a serious disease that will, if it follows its expected course, end his life \u2014 not soon, we hope, but this is one of the possibilities the disease offers. <\/p><p>A lot to cope with \u2014 age, the usual infirmities and challenges of age, and, honestly, I am simply very tired. I'm tired of the issues and topics we all have to confront right now in the political-cultural-economic-ecological sphere.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/Mastodon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Mastodon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/censorship\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#censorship<\/a> <br \/>\/6<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-28:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy\/statuses\/116592096144954441","object":{"id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy\/statuses\/116592096144954441","objectType":"note","content":"<p>Along with my spouse, I am also coping with his recent diagnosis for a serious disease that will, if it follows its expected course, end his life \u2014 not soon, we hope, but this is one of the possibilities the disease offers. <\/p><p>A lot to cope with \u2014 age, the usual infirmities and challenges of age, and, honestly, I am simply very tired. I'm tired of the issues and topics we all have to confront right now in the political-cultural-economic-ecological sphere.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/Mastodon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Mastodon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/censorship\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#censorship<\/a> <br \/>\/6<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/116592096144954441","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy\/statuses\/116592086277189117","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/116592086277189117"},"tags":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"censorship"}]},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-05-17:objectType=thread:nonce=dce651a8611935a7","notice_info":{"local_id":"12613592","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-05-17T21:51:44+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/116592096144954441"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy","displayName":"William Lindsey :toad:","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-original-tmp20250923174303.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-96-20250923174857.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-48-20250923174543.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-24-20250923174857.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"91851"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-96-20250923174857.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Interested in building a better world and standing in solidarity with others who share that goal.\u2029For biographical information, please see https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/109539508828689842\u2029&quot;Writing is the way I fight.&quot; \u2028~ James Cone\u2029#solidarity #democracy #HumanRights #LGBTQ","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"wdlindsy","displayName":"William Lindsey :toad:","note":"Interested in building a better world and standing in solidarity with others who share that goal.\u2029For biographical information, please see https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/109539508828689842\u2029&quot;Writing is the way I fight.&quot; \u2028~ James Cone\u2029#solidarity #democracy #HumanRights #LGBTQ"}},"content":"<p>Hence my use of the term \"censorship\"\u2026.<\/p><p>And when no explanations are offered for the censorship and no really transparent vehicle for accountability seems to exist to challenge the censorship\u2026.<\/p><p>If I may, at the risk of sharing too much, add some personal pieces of information: I turned 76 in March, and am definitely feeling my age. <\/p><p>In several aspects of my life, I'm being challenged to cut down activity.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/Mastodon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Mastodon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/censorship\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#censorship<\/a> <br \/>\/5<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-28:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy\/statuses\/116592086277189117","object":{"id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy\/statuses\/116592086277189117","objectType":"note","content":"<p>Hence my use of the term \"censorship\"\u2026.<\/p><p>And when no explanations are offered for the censorship and no really transparent vehicle for accountability seems to exist to challenge the censorship\u2026.<\/p><p>If I may, at the risk of sharing too much, add some personal pieces of information: I turned 76 in March, and am definitely feeling my age. <\/p><p>In several aspects of my life, I'm being challenged to cut down activity.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/Mastodon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Mastodon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/censorship\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#censorship<\/a> <br \/>\/5<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/116592086277189117","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy\/statuses\/116592075494915956","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/116592075494915956"},"tags":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"censorship"}]},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-05-17:objectType=thread:nonce=dce651a8611935a7","notice_info":{"local_id":"12613591","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-05-17T21:51:44+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/116592086277189117"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy","displayName":"William Lindsey :toad:","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-original-tmp20250923174303.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-96-20250923174857.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-48-20250923174543.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-24-20250923174857.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"91851"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-96-20250923174857.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Interested in building a better world and standing in solidarity with others who share that goal.\u2029For biographical information, please see https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/109539508828689842\u2029&quot;Writing is the way I fight.&quot; \u2028~ James Cone\u2029#solidarity #democracy #HumanRights #LGBTQ","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"wdlindsy","displayName":"William Lindsey :toad:","note":"Interested in building a better world and standing in solidarity with others who share that goal.\u2029For biographical information, please see https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/109539508828689842\u2029&quot;Writing is the way I fight.&quot; \u2028~ James Cone\u2029#solidarity #democracy #HumanRights #LGBTQ"}},"content":"<p>I do not mean that I'm inclined to give up. We do not have that luxury, any of us who care. I think I just have to figure out ways to conserve strength for the increasing personal battles I'll have to fight along with my husband on the home front, if his illness progresses more swiftly than his hematologist and oncologist hopes will be the case. He already experiences fatigue that's exacerbated by his having to have blood taken routinely as a treatment.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/Mastodon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Mastodon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/censorship\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#censorship<\/a> <br \/>\/7<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-28:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy\/statuses\/116592105129407065","object":{"id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy\/statuses\/116592105129407065","objectType":"note","content":"<p>I do not mean that I'm inclined to give up. We do not have that luxury, any of us who care. I think I just have to figure out ways to conserve strength for the increasing personal battles I'll have to fight along with my husband on the home front, if his illness progresses more swiftly than his hematologist and oncologist hopes will be the case. He already experiences fatigue that's exacerbated by his having to have blood taken routinely as a treatment.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/Mastodon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Mastodon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/censorship\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#censorship<\/a> <br \/>\/7<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/116592105129407065","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy\/statuses\/116592096144954441","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/116592096144954441"},"tags":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"censorship"}]},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-05-17:objectType=thread:nonce=dce651a8611935a7","notice_info":{"local_id":"12613593","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-05-17T21:51:43+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/116592105129407065"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy","displayName":"William Lindsey :toad:","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-original-tmp20250923174303.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-96-20250923174857.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-48-20250923174543.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-24-20250923174857.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"91851"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91851-96-20250923174857.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Interested in building a better world and standing in solidarity with others who share that goal.\u2029For biographical information, please see https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/109539508828689842\u2029&quot;Writing is the way I fight.&quot; \u2028~ James Cone\u2029#solidarity #democracy #HumanRights #LGBTQ","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"wdlindsy","displayName":"William Lindsey :toad:","note":"Interested in building a better world and standing in solidarity with others who share that goal.\u2029For biographical information, please see https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/109539508828689842\u2029&quot;Writing is the way I fight.&quot; \u2028~ James Cone\u2029#solidarity #democracy #HumanRights #LGBTQ"}},"content":"<p>So, sadly and with much heart pain, I think I should stop posting here and wean myself of trying to keep up with the latest news. I find my focus already waning due to age, which tends to isolate us. And now my husband and I have a medical situation to deal with that hasn't been there until very recently \u2014 at least, we hadn't known that some blood irregularities his doctors had been tracking had a name. <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/Mastodon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Mastodon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/censorship\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#censorship<\/a> <br \/>\/8<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-28:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy\/statuses\/116592114972491329","object":{"id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy\/statuses\/116592114972491329","objectType":"note","content":"<p>So, sadly and with much heart pain, I think I should stop posting here and wean myself of trying to keep up with the latest news. I find my focus already waning due to age, which tends to isolate us. And now my husband and I have a medical situation to deal with that hasn't been there until very recently \u2014 at least, we hadn't known that some blood irregularities his doctors had been tracking had a name. <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/Mastodon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Mastodon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/tags\/censorship\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#censorship<\/a> <br \/>\/8<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/116592114972491329","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy\/statuses\/116592105129407065","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/116592105129407065"},"tags":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"censorship"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"mastodon"}]},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-05-17:objectType=thread:nonce=dce651a8611935a7","notice_info":{"local_id":"12613594","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-05-17T21:51:42+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/116592114972491329"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands","displayName":"Paul Cantrell","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-original-tmp20231130153900.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-96-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-48-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-24-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"53259"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/53259-96-20231130154634.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Composer, pianist, programmer, professor, rabble rouser, redheadComputer Science at https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mscs\/(Student projects: https:\/\/devgarden.macalester.edu)Artistic Director of https:\/\/newruckus.orgFreelance dev, often with https:\/\/bustout.comMusical troublemaker https:\/\/innig.net\/music\/The heart is the toughest part of the body.Tenderness is in the hands.\u00a0\u2014 Carolyn Forch\u00e9searchable","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"inthehands","displayName":"Paul Cantrell","note":"Composer, pianist, programmer, professor, rabble rouser, redheadComputer Science at https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mscs\/(Student projects: https:\/\/devgarden.macalester.edu)Artistic Director of https:\/\/newruckus.orgFreelance dev, often with https:\/\/bustout.comMusical troublemaker https:\/\/innig.net\/music\/The heart is the toughest part of the body.Tenderness is in the hands.\u00a0\u2014 Carolyn Forch\u00e9searchable"}},"content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\" class=\"u-url mention\">@wdlindsy<\/a> <\/p><p>That\u2019s a shame. I\u2019ve \u2022really\u2022 appreciated your news roundups! I might hope you would consider moving to a different instance \u2014 and would happily offer help with that \u2014 but if stepping back is what\u2019s best for you, then you should do that.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-28:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands\/statuses\/116592128756819672","object":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands\/statuses\/116592128756819672","objectType":"note","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\" class=\"u-url mention\">@wdlindsy<\/a> <\/p><p>That\u2019s a shame. I\u2019ve \u2022really\u2022 appreciated your news roundups! I might hope you would consider moving to a different instance \u2014 and would happily offer help with that \u2014 but if stepping back is what\u2019s best for you, then you should do that.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands\/116592128756819672","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy\/statuses\/116592114972491329","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@wdlindsy\/116592114972491329"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/wdlindsy"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-05-17:objectType=thread:nonce=dce651a8611935a7","notice_info":{"local_id":"12613595","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-05-17T21:51:41+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@inthehands\/116592128756819672"}],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/conversation\/6406169","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}]}