Notices by Tim Chambers (tchambers@indieweb.social)

IT'S HERE! THE 2nd ANNUAL FEDIVERSE #PledgeDrive

This is our version of a public media pledge drive—but instead of stations, it's servers

The Fediverse thrives because individuals invest their time, effort, and resources.

❤️ It's time to show your support ❤️

We'll highlight the servers that make the Fediverse special and share ways to donate to them.

🚀 Let's get everyone to help:

- Boost this
- Add #PledgeDrive to your posts
- Tag people you admire to join us

LET'S GO!

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Quick alan Becker break....

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@ruud is a busy bee. Admin of mastodon.world, lemmy.world, photofed.world, musicworld.social, toot.community, sharkey.world, bookwyrm.world, friendica.world. And dude can squat 5 plates.

They built spaces that are safe, welcoming, and supportive as well as ad-free, open, and growing.
Support them if you can:

About: https://opencollective.com/mastodonworld
Donate: https://patreon.com/mastodonworld

#PledgeDrive 9/

We can't leave out the 51st state, Canada

Yuo can donate here: https://shop.mstdn.ca/products/mstdn-ca-server-proceeds-subscription

#PledgeDrive 8/

Distinguished co-administrator of Masto.NYC, president of the non-profit Five Borough Fedi Project and adrenochrome dealer @jmac would love your support

And so would their ADORABLE masoct @warren

If you donate $5+/mo https://masto.nyc/give they mail you some Warren stickers. That's worth it right there

Adrenochrome at market prices.

Donate: https://5bfp.org/give.html
Stickers: https://masto.nyc/stickers

#PledgeDrive 7/

As of April 5, 2025, Voyager 1 is approximately 15.6 billion miles (25 billion kilometers) from Earth, making it the farthest human-made object from Earth.

Still waiting to hear if it found my keys

Meanwhile, @wild1145 is keeping Universeodon running fast, stable, and ad-free

Support them here:
https://ko-fi.com/mastodonappuk
https://www.patreon.com/universeodon

#PledgeDrive 6/

After Thulsa Doom killed my family and my tribe, @jerry took me in, taught me the way of the sword and helped me exact my revenge.

I will never forget this.

And I must repay Jerry and his the impressive roster of infosec servers ( https://mastodon.social/@jerry@infosec.exchange/110781964675046145 )

Donate here
https://ko-fi.com/infosecexchange
https://www.patreon.com/infosecexchange

#PledgeDrive 5/

The #PledgeDrive keeps rolling

Did you know the average human eats 20 spiders while sleeping in their lifetime?

Well @stux eats 37.

That shows you the dedication he brings to everything oincluding one of the most beloved instances

Let’s reward Stuxy for keeping the lights on (and the #Caturday posts coming)

You can donate here:
paypal.me/stuxOS
https://patreon.com/mstdn
https://ko-fi.com/mstdn
https://bunq.me/stuxhost
https://stux.me/donate
https://liberapay.com/mstdn

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Let’s start with one of the largest non-Juggalo-porn instances:
mastodon.social

Mastodon is a nonprofit, and it’s been the entry point for a lot of people discovering the Fediverse

No ads. No tracking. No corporate leash

If you’re on it, consider giving back.
If you’re not, nod to the admin team for holding the front gate

The amount of grief they get is full-blown retail-customer-support-tier nonsense

They deserve our respect
https://www.patreon.com/c/mastodon/membership

#PledgeDrive
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If you know someone who should see this—tag them

Big account, small account, doesn’t matter

Just someone who cares about keeping the lights on

If you're a server admin and want your server highlighted today, send me a Private Message

Don’t wait. You’ll get busy trying to find the glasses that are still on your head or watching GBBO...
#PledgeDrive

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"Stock market closes week in bloodbath as Trump’s tariffs cause historic two-day drop and wipe out $6 trillion.

The stock market closed with a bloodbath on Friday as the Dow Jones lost 2,231 points and the S&P 500 dropped 6 percent as investors are spooked about the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariff plan."

#Trump #tariffs #StockMarket #Dow #S&P #economy #recession #inflation #stupidity #incompetence #destruction
/21

~ Katie Hawkinson

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/stock-market-today-trump-tariffs-china-b2727712.html

I haven’t worked for #PBS or #NPR, but I’ve collaborated with both to share #science stories.

The talented people there are always thoughtful, curious & kind. They’ve gifted us Mister Rogers, Carl Sagan, Julia Child, LeVar Burton & Elmo. 🌈

It’s appalling to see members of Congress attack them for political points.

Members of #Trump’s #NationalSecurity Council #NSC, including WH #NationalSecurity adviser #MikeWaltz, have conducted govt business over personal #Gmail accounts, acc/to documents reviewed by WaPo & interviews with three #US officials.

#Signalgate #Signal #OpSec #military #idiocracy #kakistocracy

@laurenshof Thank you, Laurens!

@nuvicks You are very welcome! Am just glad to be here!

@rickf Thank you!

@paulfreeman Thank you!

@evan Could not be happier at this next stage and Newsmast's role to move it to user-governed place. My thinking on this was inspired by CoSocial.ca in large part over the last two years.

@stairjoke For six years it has been my pleasure! Now I'm just glad to be part of the community here!

@paulfreeman Currently in EU.