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Question for the Fediverse:
Is there a crafter out there making and selling voodoo dolls to which one could attach the faces of certain figures now regularly appearing in the news?
You know, as a stress reliever, or a fund-raiser for progressive causes.
#USPolitics #VoodoiDolls #StressRelief #SocialMedia #Fediverse #TuckersBalls
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@Free_Press@mstdn.socialHatred of Elon Musk!
Protesters rally against Elon Musk in Schaumburg, IL call for Tesla boycott
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https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/protesters-rally-against-elon-musk-schaumburg-call-tesla-boycott
@Gargron Greetings! Thank you for creating and releasing Mastodon for everyone to build communities, make connections, and support a decentralized Internet. I’m really curious about the long-term vision for Mastodon. As the network grows, what are some of the things the development team is most excited about building or improving, while still staying true to the principles of decentralization and user control?
New blog post: #SocialMedia Principles: A Beginner’s Guide to the #Fediverse
Getting started in the fediverse: How to choose a community, make an account and find other people
https://www.viennawriter.net/blog/social-media-principles-beginners-guide-to-the-fediverse/
"Nonpolitical", a new synonym for reactionary and fascist bullshit propaganda, disinformation, and blatant lies mixed with bad jokes:
"- We found 320 online shows — 191 right-leaning and 129 left-leaning — that were active in 2024 and covered news and politics and/or had related guests. These shows had at least 584.6 million total followers and subscribers.
- We found substantial asymmetry in total following across platforms: Right-leaning online shows had at least 480.6 million total followers and subscribers — nearly five times as many as left-leaning.
- Across platforms — YouTube, Rumble, Twitch, Kick, Spotify, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok — right-leaning online shows accounted for roughly 82% of the total following of the online shows we assessed.
- Comparatively, left-leaning online shows had nearly 104 million followers and subscribers across the eight platforms — nearly five times less.
- Nine out of the 10 online shows with the largest followings across platforms were right-leaning, with a total following of more than 197 million. The only left-leaning show among the top 10 was What Now? with Trevor Noah, which had 21.1 million total followers and subscribers across platforms.
- Our analysis — which looked entirely at shows with an ideological bent — found over a third self-identify as nonpolitical, even though 72% of those shows were determined to be right-leaning. Instead, these shows describe themselves as comedy, entertainment, sports, or put themselves in other supposedly nonpolitical categories.
- Out of 320 online shows, right-leaning programs categorized as comedy — 15 shows in all — had 117.5 million followers and subscribers, or 20% of the total following of all programs we assessed. This category included The Joe Rogan Experience, This Past Weekend with Theo Von, and Full Send Podcast."
Media Matters for AmericaThe right dominates the online media ecosystem, seeping into sports, comedy, and other supposedly nonpolitical spacesAs Americans increasingly get their news from online shows and streamers, the influence of this media ecosystem becomes more prominent — and Media Matters has found that the most popular of this content is overwhelmingly right-leaning.In a new study, Media Matters assessed the audience size of popular online shows — podcasts, streams, and other long-form audio and video content regularly posted online. To do so, we gathered data on the number of followers, subscribers, and views across streaming platforms (YouTube, Spotify, Rumble, Twitch, and Kick) and social media platforms that are used to amplify and promote these shows (Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok). Apple Podcasts does not publicly provide follower counts on its platform, so it was not included in the audience data.This analysis was based on 320 online shows with a right-leaning or left-leaning ideological bent. We found that right-leaning online shows dominate the ecosystem, with substantially larger audiences on both politics/news shows and supposedly nonpolitical shows that we determined often platformed ideological content or guests.Key findings:We found 320 online shows — 191 right-leaning and 129 left-leaning — that were active in 2024 and covered news and politics and/or had related guests. These shows had at least 584.6 million total followers and subscribers.We found substantial asymmetry in total following across platforms: Right-leaning online shows had at least 480.6 million total followers and subscribers — nearly five times as many as left-leaning.Across platforms — YouTube, Rumble, Twitch, Kick, Spotify, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok — right-leaning online shows accounted for roughly 82% of the total following of the online shows we assessed.Comparatively, left-leaning online shows had nearly 104 million followers and subscribers across the eight platforms — nearly five times less.Nine out of the 10 online shows with the largest followings across platforms were right-leaning, with a total following of more than 197 million. The only left-leaning show among the top 10 was What Now? with Trevor Noah, which had 21.1 million total followers and subscribers across platforms.Our analysis — which looked entirely at shows with an ideological bent — found over a third self-identify as nonpolitical, even though 72% of those shows were determined to be right-leaning. Instead, these shows describe themselves as comedy, entertainment, sports, or put themselves in other supposedly nonpolitical categories.Out of 320 online shows, right-leaning programs categorized as comedy — 15 shows in all — had 117.5 million followers and subscribers, or 20% of the total following of all programs we assessed. This category included The Joe Rogan Experience, This Past Weekend with Theo Von, and Full Send Podcast.Right-leaning shows accounted for two-thirds of the total YouTube views on videos from channels affiliated with the shows we assessed — 65 billion views in total. Comparatively, left-leaning online shows totaled 31.5 billion total views.Right-leaning shows use Rumble to expand their audience — gaining millions of subscribers and billions of views for their content.
As the NBA's ties with China thaw, Knicks star Jalen Brunson is one of several NBA players looking to establish an online presence in the country by hiring local social media managers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/03/16/basketball/nba/nba-stars-china-media-presence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #china #jalenbrunson #socialmedia #internet
The Japan Times · To get big in China, NBA stars enlist social media surrogates
Losing everything you own SUCKS.
I've had it happen a couple times. It's never easier.
I don't have any of my documents. Never had a CA ID, had my one from Idaho still, so I had to order my birth cert to replace it which will take a week.
I am locked out of money I have on my #gofundme as a result, cuz it wants to verify my ID before I can transfer.
It's just sitting there. Taunting me, when I need equipment to make better videos as I go #viral on #scoopz.
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@Free_Press@mstdn.socialElon Musk Reportedly Orders Government to Stop Feeding the Bomb-Sniffing Dogs
As Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency continues to plunder the federal government, even the Transportation Security Administration's bomb-sniffing K9 units aren't safe.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Musk #Twitter #socialmedia
This video highlights how important the #Fediverse is and how important good human #Moderation is.
#Elon #Twiiter #X #Bots #SocialMedia #SocialWeb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ5XN_mJE8Y
I forget what prompted me to back @Iconfactory’s Tapestry, but I’m glad I did!
I played around with the beta on and off, but now it’s become a great way of checking on my social media when I’m busy. Not to mention a great way to check on YouTube channels, blogs, and podcasts that aren’t usually in my daily rotation. (In short: It’s become my daily go-to for the Internet.)
Here’s a little more about Tapestry: https://usetapestry.com
In the @newyorktimes: 
"#ActivityPub has also led to a wave of start-up efforts such as #Mastodon, a microblogging service that now has more than 14 million accounts connected by a network of over 14,000 host computers, as well as start-ups like #Pixelfed and #PeerTube, distributed services that offer features similar to #Instagram and #YouTube."
A Long-Shot Bet to Bypass the Middlemen of #SocialMedia
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/technology/mike-mccue-surf-browser-decentralized-internet.html
The New York Times · Facing the Looming Threat of A.I., Publishers Turn to Decentralized Platforms
Meta stops former Facebook director from promoting critical memoir
Meta has won an emergency ruling in the US to temporarily stop a former director of Facebook from promoting or further distributing copies of her memoir.
www.bbc.comMeta stops former Facebook director from promoting critical memoirSocial media company wins US emergency ruling preventing ex-director from publicising her book.
I mean, Reddit isn't 4chan.
They seem to draw the line at overt fascism...right?!
Why Elon Musk Is Attacking a Website That Used to Adore Him
https://slate.com/technology/2025/03/reddit-elon-musk-luigi-mangione-censorship.html
@arstechnica Reddit is just a bad website, IDK what happened to it but we need a #fediverse variant ASAP!
Interessant wie die GLS Bank in ihrem aktuellen Post auf Bluesky und im Fediverse 2 verschiedene Sharepics und Botschaften nutzt:
Mir gefällt der Mastodon Beitrag besser - @glsbank ist das ein A/B Test? Oder bewusster Aufwand auf verschiedenen Plattformen nicht nur zu Crossposten?
Bluesky Social · GLS Bank (@glsbank.bsky.social)Solange private Investor*innen hohe Gewinne mit Waffen und Rüstung erzielen, braucht es eine Sondersteuer für Rüstungskonzerne!
Wir setzen uns für die EU-weite Einführung einer Übergewinnsteuer ein. Die GLS Bank finanziert keine Rüstungsproduktion.
Verteidigung ist Staatsaufgabe.
@Free_Press@mstdn.socialAmericans Fight Back!
"It's working - keep going against Musk!"
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Tesla has lost $148B in market value since Musk took leadership of DOGE two months ago.
Just 17 days after wielding a chain saw and dancing triumphantly onstage at CPAC, the billionaire looked like he was about to cry on the Fox Business channel earlier this week. He confessed that he was having “great difficulty” running his many businesses.
#AureFreePress #News #Musk #Twitter #socialmedia #x
@Free_Press@mstdn.socialBiggest Tax Cheats in History!
Trump paid $750 in income tax!
Musk's company Tesla paid $0 in income tax!
Elon Musk’s company avoided almost all federal income tax on nearly $11 billion of U.S. income over three years
Tesla, the most valuable automaker in the world valued at over $1 trillion, did not pay any federal income tax last year.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Musk #Twitter #socialmedia #x #Fediverse #Tesla #BreakingNews #Breaking
https://itep.org/tesla-reported-zero-federal-income-tax-in-2024/