Whoa. Signal-boosting this incredible public service:
𝕮@chrisshank.com · 6d agoOh ya I've been keeping track of it! Added your piece too :)
Justin Bank
@bankonjustin.com
Building: www.journalismatlas.com Formers: WaPo, NPR, NYTimes, Factcheck.org
𝕮@chrisshank.com · 6d ago"That timing wasn't a coincidence: it happened when I realized I had more creative energy because I wasn't spending it on the menial tasks of just surviving. I have this boundless creative energy..." brittany-ellich.offprint.app/a/3mrpzcvrhk...
AI as a Tool for the Mental Load
brittany-ellich.offprint.app
I like Justin's framing of the *poly-platform reality* for creators — imo the most exciting thing w/ atproto is the ecosystem blossoming; already powerful synergy w/ e.g. Bluesky + Leaflet + @standard.site Long term we can bring a greater diversity of platforms onto a shared social substrate
Justin Bank@bankonjustin.com · 6d agoVERY EXCITING News. If you're active on Bluesky and you're creating journalism (or any content!) of value, you can now create a more friction-less paid membership program RIGHT HERE FROM FEED, through leaflet. @schlage.town explains more in his post below.
@fabrice-grosfilley.bsky.social @michelhenrion.bsky.social @phillipspobrien.bsky.social @pkrugman.bsky.social @pevohr.bsky.social @maggieappleton.com
Justin Bank@bankonjustin.com · 6d agoVERY EXCITING News. If you're active on Bluesky and you're creating journalism (or any content!) of value, you can now create a more friction-less paid membership program RIGHT HERE FROM FEED, through leaflet. @schlage.town explains more in his post below.
VERY EXCITING News. If you're active on Bluesky and you're creating journalism (or any content!) of value, you can now create a more friction-less paid membership program RIGHT HERE FROM FEED, through leaflet. @schlage.town explains more in his post below.
Piloting paid memberships for the open social web!
Lab Notes 035: building monetization features for Leaflet creators, starting with paid memberships — tell us if you'd like to be the first to try, and what else you need!
lab.leaflet.pub
Storm knocked my power out last night so still catching up on all the Good Posts. Thanks to @bankonjustin.com for this handy thread 🪡
Justin Bank@bankonjustin.com · last wk.What an amazing string fof blogs published recently to explain the ATMospheric moment. The @leaflet.pub kicked one of the best simple sentences of what the the ATMosphere is right now. standard-reader.app/a/did:plc:bt...
Get to know the Atmosphere and how this whole decentralization process can work. You own your network, you control who sees you, what you see. Not Elon, not Zuck, not Oracle. Just you and the community you want to build.
Justin Bank@bankonjustin.com · last wk.What an amazing string fof blogs published recently to explain the ATMospheric moment. The @leaflet.pub kicked one of the best simple sentences of what the the ATMosphere is right now. standard-reader.app/a/did:plc:bt...
What an amazing string fof blogs published recently to explain the ATMospheric moment. The @leaflet.pub kicked one of the best simple sentences of what the the ATMosphere is right now. standard-reader.app/a/did:plc:bt...
What is the Atmosphere? · Leaflet Lab Notes
“The Atmosphere is an ecosystem of apps that use Atmosphere accounts.An Atmosphere account exists outside of any single app. It consists of a username and a big folder of all the content and relations...
standard-reader.app
With appreciation for to @werd.io's foundational work on identifying the archipelagos and @tessa.germnetwork.com -- whose recent Leaflets on the future of social media are quite inspiring!
Everyone Fled the Feed for the Group Chat.
We don't KNOW what comes next. But looking through the 'streams' we can see 'archipelagos' rising ...
inputs-outputs.leaflet.pub
A journalist willing to take on these risks is somebody you should be supporting, especially if you've ever complained about mainstream media - www.thehandbasket.co/subscribe
The Handbasket
100% independent journalism by Marisa Kabas
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I think we've seen enough of the ponzi scheme that is the bet in the other direction. Excited to see this mission articulated so clearly!
Introducing Quests
We're introducing Quests in Attie, an interactive research and exploration tool for the Atmosphere, as well as a redesign.
theliquidfrontier.leaflet.pub
Attention is fleeting. Trust, when nurtured, is durable. I like living in this era of the timeline. So much more to look forward to, as well.
Blaine@blaine.bsky.social · 3w agoInstead, I'm reflecting on the happy fact that life progresses, and new relationships are possible – and, in my experience – better than we could have possibly imagined. 🦋
@zsoltsb.eu getting to that 'last network effect' question ... standard-reader.app/a/did%3Aplc%...
The Feed is the Product: Why We Stay in Walled "Gardens", and Why We Might Finally Leave for the Open Social Web · Zsolt's pckt blog
“The only question is how many of us are willing to walk there, and whether we are willing to bring the people we care about with us.”
standard-reader.app
DMV folks! My first What to Do listings calendar is live for @notusmetro.bsky.social . Planning something artsy and cool? Hit me rjritzel@gmail.com.
What to Do in the D.C. Area This Weekend
Trombone Shorty, a Beyonce dance party, and a classic movie screening at the National Gallery.
notus.org
NEW: A 5-year-old girl spent months in federal immigration custody here in Connecticut while her family waited for her release. Her case isn’t unique, experts and court records show. My latest w/ @jrabethomas.bsky.social at @ctinsider.bsky.social — www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky
5-year-old spent 118 days on her own in federal immigration custody in CT
On any given day there are more than two dozen immigrant children detained without a parent or guardian in programs run by Connecticut nonprofits.
ctinsider.com
Well. @quillmatiq.com's drawbridge as moats framing inspired me to riff a bit .....
An NBC Instagram Reel and NYT Homepage test walk into a bowling alley ...
A story about venture capital destroying third spaces is a meta-commentary the first party data hunger games.
inputs-outputs.leaflet.pub
Thank you to the @leaflet.pub team for the push. Looking forward to blogging more this summer.
You are what you read, watch, and listen to ..
Information diets matter. And there's no better time to construct yours than RIGHT NOW, in the ATMosphere -- and all around it.
inputs-outputs.leaflet.pub
‘Verify your age’ Calls collect and quickly tell my friends where to meet in the mall when they ask me to say my name for the recording.
Anuj Ahooja@quillmatiq.com · 3w ago"Verify your age" Blows into game cartridge
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Marque · Domain registrar for the AT Protocol
Claim your name on the open web. A domain registrar built on the AT Protocol.
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July 10, 1978: World News Tonight premieres on ABC with Max Robinson, the first Black anchor on a network newscast in the USA.
Good write-up of fediverse blogging apps including Micro.blog at Federated Mind.
The Mexican surveillance giant is expanding into the U.S. after building a 20-floor intelligence tower and drone network along the border https://restofworld.org/2026/mexico-seguritech-government-surveillance-contracts/?utm_campaign=row-social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
The Mexican security company with a $1.27 billion surveillance empire
Founded as a home alarm business in 1995, Grupo Seguritech now operates 188 command centers across Mexico and has at least 31 subsidiaries. Now it's coming to the U.S.
restofworld.org
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This whole project Is exciting. And love the focus on creating market based value. Go @modalfoundation.eurosky.social !! modalfoundation.leaflet.pub/3mnzi5mam2c2...
Announcing mu.social, and other news
Major updates and announcements
modalfoundation.leaflet.pub
The skies just got a little clearer here .....
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