Notices by ren (is fairy eyelashes) 🎶🌈 (renwillis@mstdn.social)

@grishka Given they a) aren't decentralized and b) want to operate in those countries, yeah, they will have to comply or leave the country.

The real issue is the bullshit "billionaire proof" & claims of decentralization, which Bluesky is neither.

@grishka @cwebber as I understand it, if Turkey shuts down the main Bluesky instance, bsky.social, if I had my own "instance", it would go black as well.

Here, if you shut down mastodon.social, mstdn.social keeps on trucking.

Microblogging peaked when Tumblr peaked. I'm surprised no one has made an app that adjusted the #Mastodon feed to look more like #Tumblr (content ABOVE the caption, + text only posts, reblog comments BELOW original content, etc).

I saw @dansup was heading that direction in OG #pixelfed days years back, but more #Instagram style later.

But yo, #Fediverse - what do you think? Do you miss peak Tumblr? Am I crazy?

There’s an irony that an #Instagram account that “makes cool AI art”, a thing that steals from other artists, is complaining about an AI video maker stealing from them “without consent”.

#ai #tech #technology

Mental health #selfcare walk.

#walk #nature #baltimore

Too soon?

Saw this in a far left subreddit and honestly, if you are anti-immigration, please unfollow me now.

Fuck, I’m pro NO borders at all y’all.

#politics #immigration

@jacklaridian yeah, that's all I remember as well, his attempt at a small business which I *think* survived? But before that? I assume some basic office job.

Single income too! AND before Maggie was born, Homer was able to pay OFF the home and do his dream job!

I'm #GenX and saw this happen in real time while BOTH parties just let it.

#politics #simpsons #housing #economy

One of them there thinking runs.

#running #run #baltimore #maryland #trailrun

Imagine the US goverment run like Twitter. This will not end well.

#uspol #elonmusk #politics

@stux @Gargron hells yeah! Just really brought it home for me. I've also got nearly 200K followers on IG and story & post engagement has absolutely tanked.

IG is a fine platform to watch videos from random people now, but it's not the home to post & share anymore.

#MASTODON vs #THREADS Engagement Experiment

Followers:
Mastodon 1,031
Threads 26,800

3 posts at the same time on each.

Mastodon: 62 Hearts 24 Reblogs 4 Replies
Threads: 2 Hearts

26x followers! Bupkis.

Follower counts & the active users on a platform **DO. NOT. MATTER.** if the #algorithm doesn't bless your posts.

Let your creative friends know, Threads (and #Twitter / X of course) are not the solution.

cc: @Gargron @stux

#instagram #meta #tech #facebook

I.... I don't think that's how hurricanes work, Donald.

#uspol #election2024 #trump #harris #helene #hurricane

@sinituulia I have to assume it’s because by “coffee” they don’t mean drip or basic espresso drinks that you make at home, but one of Starbuck’s special “coffee”-adjacent drinks.

Home “brewing” has turned into this nasty environmental disaster that is Keurig cups. Barf.

I say this as an atheist I’m constantly amazed at how quickly Christians forgot the whole “WWJD” thing. Y’all even had bracelets!!!!

#politics

@CyberpunkLibrarian @tillshadeisgone
link won't open for me. Anyone got a screenshot?

And absolutely, some of the worse & stupidest folks get wayyyyy too much of our mindshare.

Welp! Here we go! Fingers crossed y’all. Not enough antacids in the world to cover the next few months… sweet baby jeebus.

#trump #biden #politics #uspolitics #uselection #election2024

@Waitnwallflower @benroyce @TCatInReality @InkySchwartz I think these 2 comments contradict each other:

“but it won't shift the rest of the populace.”

“corporate media is easily manipulated into spreading his propaganda and counter programming.”

The post-shot fist pump image is already becoming “iconic”. I think he just became a living martyr to a lot of people who were somehow on the fence.

I just reeeeally hope I’m wrong.

Calvert Cliffs, MD

Lovely mini-road trip down south to this beach famous for fossils. We hiked to it, enjoyed the beach (found no fossils) then did a long hike back.

#nature #maryland #Photography