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My luck with Fediverse software...


…is terrible, really.

#Loops I've commented on before, last time I thought we were a step closer, I was able to record and upload a video with the app, if'n I still couldn't upload a video that I'd recorded on my phone, but that was short lived. Like trying to upload a pre-recorded video, it quits as soon as I get to the description page on cellular. On WiFi, I get about 45% of compression before it quits, and if'n I look closely, I can catch a standard system error message about the app quitting frequently before it clears itself (its not supposed to do that I don't think). I love Loops, but its kinda useless to me obviously.

#holos is my newest thing, and I figured I'd be telling y'all about how great it is, but I'm not sure it fits my life. For those that haven't heard of this, its a really neat idea, your entire instance is on your phone, it uses a relay to connect to the Fediverse as you can't maintain a fixed connection to the internet on your phone. I follow this and a few other accounts, and its great, it refreshes incredibly fast, that's great... And I realized last night that it doesn't work the other way, I made two posts yesterday, and yet they don't show up here, even if'n I go to the account here, so there's something wrong with the Federation.

Sure, I wasn't sure if Holos fit into my life, I do most of my internet including social media here on my computer, or on my tablet when I'm home, but I am open to doing some on my phone, short and quick messages during the day, that's my main use for Mastodon, this is also why Loops interests me, but if'n neither works, they're not of much use, are they?

@Holos Social

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Thanks for the feedback! Just a reminder that Holos is in beta, so we're still working out issues like this.

Could you check if the accounts where you expect to see your posts are actually in your followers list in Holos? The distribution issue likely comes from there, posts are only sent to your followers' inboxes.


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"My god, this is Getty #photojournalist John Abernathy. “I was tackled by #ICE agents & surrounded by about 50 #border #police. Just for taking photos. I tossed my camera to another Photographer to make sure it wouldn't be confiscated.

masto.ai/@Nonilex/115911129198…


My god, this is Getty #photojournalist John Abernathy. He wrote on instagram “I was tackled by #ICE agents & surrounded by about 50 #border #police. Just for taking photos. I tossed my camera to another Photographer to make sure it wouldn't be confiscated. #gettyreportage #getty at the #Whipple Federal building in #Minneapolis.”
Photo by Pierre Lavie.

#Trump #law #Constitution #FreePress #CivilRights #RightToProtest #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #MafiaState #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung


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friendica (DFRN) - Link to source

#uspol


Sorry, but the DOJ doesn't make the law, it only enforces it; up to a judge to make that determination...

DOJ Rules It Legal To Send Concealable Guns By Mail - Joe.My.God.

joemygod.com/2026/01/doj-rules…



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I am writing as an ordinary citizen of Minneapolis/St Paul ─ one of America’s 20 largest metro areas. I have kids in the public schools, own a house, go to work every day, pay taxes, volunteer in my community (e.g., coaching youth sports, helping in the schools). I am certainly not a radical of any kind. I had never done any community organizing work before last month.

I am writing this to share with the outside world what is really going on ─ the terror being inflicted upon a U.S. city and state by our federal government. If you are so moved, see below to learn how you can help. Here is what is happening right now:
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/dis…

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My mom is ready to move to linux, but since I'm a newbie myself, I need to ask you for help with this:
Apart from mails and surfing, she also uses her pc to back up her phone pictures. She copies them to her pc ad there's an external hard drive connected to it. We set up automatic mirroring of the files from the pc to the external ssd. So she basically doesn't have to take care for it except dropping her files to her computer.

I'd appreciate any help with this :)

#linuxhowto #linuxnewbie

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I kinda have similar, where particular folders on the laptop get mirrored to an external SSD. I'm using a little systemd service, which needs a couple of scripts in particular directories, and a couple of command-line things to get it started.

Someone may have a simpler solution but if not DM me and I'll ping you what I use, and you can amend as required.


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I lost a friend over my article about the murder of Renee Nicole Good.

He was angry I called out the underlying misogyny.

He was mad I didn’t give ICE the benefit of the doubt.

He made it personal.

He told me my “stupid clown hair” is why people don’t take me seriously

Everything he said to me was dripping with disdain and misogyny.

There was no debate.

There was no respectful disagreement.

In under five minutes he had attacked my intelligence, my politics, my appearance and my writing.

This is not normal behaviour.

He literally proved my point.

Had I taken the bait I’m convinced that I would have been called a “f*cking b*tch” by the end of the conversation.

This is what MAGA is doing to men.

It’s emboldening them.

It’s validating their bigotry.

I assume this person was always hateful and misogynistic on some level … but now he no longer feels he has to hide it.

He literally said as much.

He said “I never told you in the past because I wasn’t allowed. Now I am.”

Why is he allowed to tell me now??

Why does he feel justified in lashing out with rage and insults over something that has nothing to do with him?

It’s because of what happened to Renee Nicole Good.

We all watched a woman get shot in broad daylight and there’s been zero consequences

We’ve watched rapists, pedophiles and abusers go free for years.

Every woman who’s ever experienced abuse knew exactly what Jonathan Ross meant when he said “f*cking b*tch”

He didn’t fear for his life.

He was enraged she didn’t fear for hers.

My friend was enraged I dare speak out for a “lesbian leftist”.

He was enraged I didn’t remain silent, complicit and demure.

He was apparently also enraged I didn’t realize he hated my hair and change it to please him.

Make no mistake, there is a war against women going on.

This regime wants to make us “less than”.

They want us afraid.

They want us in the home serving our husbands and having children.

They want us seen and not heard.

They don’t want us resisting.

Which is why we must keep speaking out.

We must refuse to go back.

My life is better off without this person in it, and thankfully I can walk away.

Not everyone can.

Speak up if you see someone being hurt.

Protect your friends and neighbours.

Challenge misogynistic talking points.

Demand justice for Renee Nicole Good.

Don’t cower. Don’t be afraid. Don’t give up.

#reneenicolegood #abolishice #uspol #fascism #ableism #misogyny

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I’m just a stranger but I just have to say: you are right. About it all.

Your former friend is a sad, misogynistic critter. May he be replaced with better friends.

And the rise of misogyny, or better, the lack of them hiding it now- I agree, and I’ve felt it. So odd, but even here in the Bay Area, I’ve had some interactions that made me go “huh, you dare verbalize this level of misogyny in public?”.

But I’ve had good interactions, too, recently, with men who are helpers, who call out bad behavior on the spot.

I guess in these times, some people veer hard to cruelty and others hear the call to stand up for what’s right.

I’m waxing poetically because it’s hard for me to put in words, but I hope it makes sense.

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The article in question: disabledginger.com/p/misogyny-…

More people should read it.


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Ring the doorbell monitoring system is partnering with flock which will allow federal agents to request your camera footage

#tolerance4all

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NEW: A month and a half into the federal immigration enforcement blitz that's flooded MN with ICE and federal agents, protests and developments are accelerating; residents continue to confront ICE and legal challenges against federal operations continue to unfold.

unicornriot.ninja/2026/ice-in-…

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RE: mastodon.social/@dansup/115910…

You can also share this onboarding wizard to help people find their new home

fedidb.com/welcome


The audacity of Bluesky users dunking on Mastodon/Pixelfed and the fediverse from their crypto-VC funded platform that literally works with ICE.

But go off about decentralization, I guess. 🙃

We'll be here, and ready for those who actually give a shit about freedom.

With several platform options that prioritize people over profits.

fediverse.info


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Yawns, "Pup needs more sleep, but will he get it? Usual stuff, woke up, didn't feel like going back to bed for a few hours, and naturally woke up too soon after that. Should do grocery shopping, was considering maybe working today, but its cold... And snowing. #stl drivers barely know how to drive when tis dry, so this is not weather you go out in if'n you're wise."


friendica (DFRN) - Link to source

#uspol


Here is an up-to-date interactive of companies getting paid by ICE as the agency raids cities. From Trump-donating prison contractors like GEO Group to MAGA firms like Palantir to brand names like Deloitte and others. Free to read:

readsludge.com/2026/01/16/the-…



friendica (DFRN) - Link to source

I know I haven't posted regularly on this blog in years but I'm not seeing a whole lot of posts on this site about what's... – @coshayphinelove on Tumblr


Assuming this isn't just made up, the situation in Minnesota is far worse than we're being told.

tumblr.com/coshayphinelove/805…


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generalized US legal question: If you don't have a lawyer, and there might come a time in the future when you might want to attend a protest, how would you go about choosing/finding a lawyer you might call if you needed to make a phone call to your lawyer? Is there a particular specialization to look for, or some kind of find-a-lawyer list, or what? Or do you just rely on a public defender to be available?

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I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. If you connect with your local ACLU I believe they should be able to provide you with, if not direct support, information on how to get it.
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nlg.org/about/contact-us/

You should write the NLG phone number on your body with a sharpie if you are worried about legal trouble at a protest.


friendica (DFRN) - Link to source

#uspol


RE: social.growyourown.services/@F…

Quoting with content warning. Guess I was right to never try Bluesky. I just knew it wouldn't turn out well, given it was made by the same dipsh!t who sold Twitter to the muskrat.

@FediTips@social.growyourown.services:

Bluesky Corporation have just started hosting and verified the US agency ICE:
bsky.app/profile/icegov.bsky.s…

In other words, Bluesky are collaborating with racist violent thugs and murderers.

(Bluesky Corporation were already hosting the White House (bsky.app/profile/whitehouse-47…), the Department of War (bsky.app/profile/deptofwar.bsk…), JD Vance (bsky.app/profile/jd-vance-1.bs…), Homeland Security (bsky.app/profile/homelandgov.b…) etc. This is a long-term collaboration with Trump admin.)

(via mstdn.social/@Grutjes/11590768… )





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Breaking Bad is about the need for socialised medicine (qualified and good science teacher can't afford cancer treatment so turns to crime)




@ivyblackledgewhitfield@diaspora.glasswings.com:
#bugs #bunny
I love all the characters.Yep! Trump has driven me to Looney Tunes.
Looney Tunes | Classic Bugs Bunny Mega Compilation | Vol. 2 | Warner Classics
"Duk! I'm a Duk!
youtube.com/watch?v=QJzC19JQWr…





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Su Blackwell, UK artist who creates paper art using books, often based on fairytale and nature #WomensArt

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@huartsound3@diaspo.it:

Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.


translated #quote by #LorenzMeyer mastodon.social/@LorenzMeyer/1…





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not to victim blame people who poison themselves after incorrectly identifying foraged mushrooms, but i do consider it a morel failing.

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in 2018 this would net an easy hundred boosts and then i would reply in the thread to say white genocide is a good thing and that would get roughly forty-five boosts.

nowadays i post something like this as a tacit acknowledgment that i am chopped, unc, and it's never been more over.


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Long post on the durability of US racism

Sensitive content

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Does anyone who does video editing have any suggestions for a video editor I could grab for a Windows computer that has a pretty quick learning curve? Ideally free, but at least cheap?

I basically need to be able to grab premade commercials (I can do this elsewhere, I know, but it'd be a bonus if the program did that as well), which I'll redo the audio for, and I need to be able to marry them together (i.e. it'll be the original video with my vocals).

#video
#editing

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in reply to Reay

If you want to capture video, there's a 15-day free trial for Snagit.


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For everyone saying that what’s happening right now is unprecedented, this book makes clear that it’s very, very precedented. Goons conscripted by the Feds smashing in doors and beating people up? Check. Vilification of immigrants? Check. People deported to foreign countries because of their ideology? Check. And if you’re one of those who says, “History will judge them, and see their evil,” take a drive over to Ft. Leonard Wood (Leonard Wood is all over this book). (1/2)
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Over 100 episodes of classic Sesame Street have arrived on YouTube theverge.com/news/862648/sesam…


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New: Jake Lang's Campaign of Terror

The far-right influencer and J6 convict Jake Lang has been on a rampage across the country, sparking violent encounters through racist and islamophobic rallies.

Tomorrow, he's leading a rally in Minneapolis.

unicornriot.ninja/2026/jake-la…

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Minneapolis has been in his sights at least since he appeared in Dearborn, Michigan, and since arriving he has wasted no time in making enemies. On Jan. 17, he is scheduled to bring his anti-Islam campaign to Minneapolis’ City Hall, an appearance counter-protesters are already preparing for.
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Lang’s rally will begin in downtown Minneapolis at city hall, starting with a rally followed by a march to the Cedar Riverside neighborhood, home to a large population of Somalis.

Read all about Lang's history and activity in Mpls in our latest article

unicornriot.ninja/2026/jake-la…

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What every US citizen can simply do NOW:
get an ever growing mass of concerned to
contact their reps, write/phone/email/scream outside their offices,
with #impeachment demand, or, we #primary you with someone who will;
find those candidates citizensimpeachment.com/
house.gov/representatives/find…

contact your congressional representatives asap (before
the primaries) to demand the return of our country, that
they immediately impeach Trump! and Spread the word!

do #Democracy


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Would that not be wonderful to someday depend on wind to power our homes 💕

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friendica (DFRN) - Link to source

#uspol


Trump should be dogged forever by these two words. In my experience, protectors protect their own kind, too.




but billionaires want to dig up the curse of dead rotting dinosaur graves for a dollar


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Not to suggest doing anything improper, but has anyone made a Schraeder valve bit that'll fit in a common electric screwdriver? Just seems it'd be a useful thing to have, just saying, not suggesting anything.

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"this new product from microsoft surprisingly doesn't suck!" did they start making vacuum cleaners

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