Notices by Nathan Schneider (ntnsndr@social.coop)

@ICA_CAT good with it!

@caseynewton "Actually," (hehehe) I'm writing this from an already existing Mastodon/Bluesky/Threads client, @openvibe. still def a work in progress but getting better fast and is my daily driver for weeks now.

Once upon a time, tech platforms were the thing upon which politics happened. But with the second election of Donald Trump, the relationship has entered a new phase.

The Marriage of Platforms and Politics Is Complete:

On the assumption that the lame-duck period reveals a unique kind of truth about a leader, Biden's escalation against Russia is telling. His legacy is clear.

We just had our first meeting of the Open Social Incubator cohort today. So inspiring to meet these extraordinary people from around the world. I can't wait for the communities they build here.

X: Fake crypto spam

Bluesky: Fake Gazan refugee spam

Fediverse: Self-described criminals being annoying for fun

I think liberals consistently fail to understand how much US culture is saturated in a cowboy/gangster/disruption ethic that privileges risk over safety and greatness over equity.

There are virtues to this ethic. But it also comes with a legacy of brutality that is only too visible right now.

https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2017/11/22/cowboy-country-inequality-not-bug-its-uniquely-american-strategy

@00Aaron @ntnsndr @matrix @delta @evan Yeah, I just Matrix daily because we run it at my lab. You definitely need to adopt it as a community.

@00Aaron I was just thinking about this. In the long run I would rather see a federated model like @matrix and @delta, or even @evan's current work on building E2EE into ActivityPub.

@joeltruher @ntnsndr Thanks for finding one!

Cornel West, Andrew Yang, and... me. I'm grateful to have the chance to join Ramesh Srinivasan's formidable new podcast, Utopias—where we talk protest, platforms, and power. https://www.buzzsprout.com/2272465/episodes/16110084

@parismarx And like China did with Tesla to force local companies to be more globally competitive.

It is hard to overstate how grateful I am for @jeffsharlet.bsky.social in and around moments like these.

@cwebber @cwebber@octodon.social Wow, welcome! It is such glory to have you join our server and co-op!

@chmod777 @ntnsndr That was the first thing that came to mind

I've been thinking back to a couple pieces I wrote last time Trump came to town—reminders that Trumpism is part of broader American pathologies.

The cult of the presidency: https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2018/05/30/election-2020-trump-biden-law-and-order-229948

Inequality is an American strategy: https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2017/11/22/cowboy-country-inequality-not-bug-its-uniquely-american-strategy

@Hippasus500 Phew, that and climate. Thanks.

@Nikolai_Kingsley ooh good one

@rose_alibi It would be perfectly appropriate.

Try not to let anything surprise you, because it probably shouldn't.