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   meso (meso@new.asbestos.cafe)'s status on Sunday, 16-Aug-2026 00:26:03 JST meso

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   @Linux youre not supposed to take photos of ballots. We don't do that in Europe
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     𝅙𝅙𝅙𝅙𝅙𝅙𝅙𝅙 (sally@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Sunday, 16-Aug-2026 00:26:03 JST 𝅙𝅙𝅙𝅙𝅙𝅙𝅙𝅙

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     Why are you taking photos of ballots? We don't do that in Germany.
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     Linux (linux@fairy.id)'s status on Sunday, 16-Aug-2026 00:26:04 JST Linux

     Me? Hiding? Not a chance.

     I couldn't hide even if I tried, because members of a scam group called "Gaza Verified" have already DOXed me twice (2x). They published my full name, home address, phone number, and email. They are also the ones sending me death threats and trying to ruin my reputation.

     Instead of letting them bully me into silence, I decided to stand my ground. Yes, my name is Adam Howard, and I live in Easthampton, Massachusetts. Anyone can easily find me on Google. I've even shared my voting ballot to prove my progressive record. I am not hiding, I am not anonymous, and I always use the same screen name — Linux or LinuxBSD, depending on availability.

     Now they are accusing me of "ban evasion." That is ridiculous. Participating on a decentralized network is not avoiding a ban. If that were true, the scam group Gaza Verified would be guilty of it themselves.

     It's the classic "rules for you, but not for me" attitude. While they waste time playing games. 🙄

     I am actually trying to fix the system. I have posted three (3) suggestions on GitHub to help Mastodon users and admins escape abuse and make the internet safer. I bet the people complaining are the exact ones who don't want the internet or the Fediverse to be safer.

     Suggestion 1:
     https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/40172

     Suggestion 2:
     https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/40116

     Suggestion 3:
     https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/40117

     Of course, there is also my general public block list. One of the reasons it keeps growing is because that scam group keeps evading.
     https://github.com/Fediverse-Express/Fediverse

     #FediBlock #Mastodon #Misskey #Fediverse #ActivityPub