Notices by Michelle Hughes (megamichelle@a2mi.social)

I was excited to go to the @fediforum on Tuesday.

But today I learned that one of the organizers, Kaliya "Identity Woman" Young, is a big ol' transphobe.

Evidence that she's an organizer:
https://fediforum.org/about/

Evidence that she's a transphobe is in the next toot in this thread.

For a community like the Fediverse to succeed, it needs to be welcoming. It cannot have as a leader someone who poses a danger to a vulnerable constituency.

#FediForum

@chris

there's the Women In Tech slack.

https://witchat.github.io/

I'm so mad at the right-wing transphobes for making me have to care about sports.

#trans #sports

Does anybody know anybody who has a U.S. passport with an X on it who has crossed the border to or from America recently? A friend of mine is thinking of doing it and doesn't know what to expect. I don't know what to say. My passport is trans, but binary.

#trans

Somebody should make Sim-15-minute-City. A Sim City-inspired game based on urbanist principles. Start with a desolate suburban moonscape and turn it into a delightful 15 minute city.

#urbanism #15mincity

Idea for fedi feature:

People can propose alt text for posts. If the original author accepts it, their post gets automatically edited so that the post has that alt text.

#fediverse #a11y #accessibility

@Rasp

What is this vortex??

@Rasp

Do you have that polyamory mod installed? I want to try it so bad, but I have never taken the time to figure out how to install mods. Instead, I get to maximum hearts with all the ladies and then go "okay, I guess it's time to choose my monogamous partner". This time, for variety, it's not going to be Abigail. And then it's Abigail.

@lowqualityfacts

To what degree are these actual ads? Does someone pay you to do them? Do you choose random things off Amazon and. Post them with affiliate links? Do you post them without affiliate links just for fun?

@StillIRise1963

I work for 19th News. A nonprofit newsroom with a focus on gender and race.

We're on fedi at @19thnews . We're on the web at https://19thnews.org. We're also on some news aggregators like Apple News, NewsBreak, and Samsung News.

@ljrk @lisamelton

Computers are so queer I'm surprised straight dudes allow themselves to use them.

It's nice that there's fun, festive Pride activities in safe areas, but maybe there should also be more provocative Pride marches in areas that hate us.

#Pride

WHO is now admitting that #COVIDisAirborne

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/airborne-disease-transmission-who-cdc-new-evidence/

See also this online tool to evaluate the risk of any events you're planning / planning to attend:
https://partnersplatform.who.int/tools/aria/

@Rasp

We also need clocks to remind us which way is clockwise and which way is counterclockwise

@Rasp

Oof. Early 2000s. American culture was still drunk from 9/11 then. Even Star Trek (Enterprise) was promoting torture.

@Rasp

Your pronouns really are MFer / bitch? I thought you were just making jokey jokes on your profile.

@georgetakei

Please stay surprised at stuff like this. People always say things like "I'm disappointed but not surprised" and yes, it shows that you are savvy and clever, but it also sends the message that this is something we can and should get used to.

Please stay surprised, shocked, and outraged when people do surprising, shocking, and outrageous things!

@Rasp

I'm paying attention to you, and one of my girlfriends says I'm cute.

I hereby declare that Noon is "No On". For the entire noon hour, you can relax and be yourself; you have no obligation to be "On".

@anotherconfused

You are made of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.