@pluralistic I'm quite literally a US citizen, and my family has been here since *long* before the United States existed, yet I get harassed by the police and border patrol regularly.
My passport (which I often have to show to cross my own state) expires here shortly, and I'm honestly not eager to travel in my own state until the replacement arrives.
"Fascism is coming" people say. It's already here, and it's been hogging the couch for some time.
@Gargron I've been here for a bit, and while I've not always agreed with the directions taken, I think this must have been one of the hardest and most important steps.
Turning mastodon into a proper public square by stepping back a little seems like the best possible choice to allow it to continue to grow without concerns that "one person" could turn it into a twitter, facebook, or bluesky.
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