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Freddie Johnson

@playawfulthings.bsky.social

Advocate for the social web and tech policy. Chat to me about the social web, dogs, comics, history & politics.

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Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 5mo ago

This morning Pete Hegseth said "The sooner David Ellison takes over CNN, the better." Ellison may be able to buy CBS News and CNN. Jeff Bezos can buy the Washington Post. But Democracy Docket is not for sale. Support pro-democracy independent media by signing up now. bit.ly/4qr0jTS

Lewis Goodall@lewisgoodall.com · 6mo ago

BBC reporting that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. There is no precedent for a senior member of the royal family being placed under arrest in modern British history. A seismic moment for the monarchy.

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Freddie Johnson@playawfulthings.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Sad to be leaving after 3 formative, brilliant years but so proud of what we've achieved as a team ❤️ The work Newsmast does matters and I wish them all the best. They'll always have a supporter in me, and I will remain engaged in and an advocate for the social web 🕸✊️

Newsmast Foundation@newsmastfoundation.org · 8mo ago

As Freddie, @playawfulthings.bsky.social, comes to the end of his time with the Newsmast Foundation team, we'd like to take a moment to celebrate all he's achieved. Freddie has been with us since the start, from the original idea and through the many evolutions that have grown Newsmast.

An image of Freddie smiling into the camera with text reading: "Thank you Freddie!"
Freddie Johnson@playawfulthings.bsky.social · 9mo ago

There's a lot to look forward to at the #Fediverse track at #SFSCon but @saskiakezia.com and @michaelfoster.bsky.social talk on growing the open social web, in the context of liberalism's crisis.

Newsmast Foundation@newsmastfoundation.org · 9mo ago

We're heading to #SFSCon We're really excited to meet a community of people passionate about free software and, specifically, those who are making the trip to Bolzano for the Fediverse track, sponsored by #FediForum 🎉 Our talk is in the Fediverse track on Friday. We hope we'll see you there!

An image showing details on SFSCon. It reads: November 7th-8th 2025. We'll be there. Digital sovereignty. IOT. AI. Data Spaces. Cybersecurity. SFSCON.IT. Cohesion Italy 21-27. Co-funded by the European Union. It also has a detailed list of sponsors.
George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Advice please: what are the new local journalism outlets sticking it to power? I'm thinking of publications like the Bristol Cable, Inside Croydon and West Country Voices. Which others should be on the list? Thanks.

Rude1 Haunted Badness. ⁂@rude1.blacksky.team · 11mo ago

Please provide your input on @blackskyweb.xyz Community Guidelines (use of the feed, moderation, app, as well as developer/network services). Anyone using our feeds, subscribed to our mod service, on the PDS/relay Provide input via the following link 🗳️: assembly.blacksky.community/6carwc4nzj

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A New Social@anew.social · 11mo ago

Today, we're launching $1 & $2 tiers on our Patreon so more of our community can support us! As a part of that, we also wanted to share where our funding is currently coming from and what community funding can help lead to for the future of Bridgy Fed & Bounce. Check it out in the post below 👇🏼

New $1-2 Patreon Tiers! And Funding Update

Hey everyone 👋🏼 Following the successful launch of the Bounce Beta last week, we felt this would be a good opportunity to review how A New Social is progressing eight months in. I wanted to provide s...

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Ryan@snarfed.org · 11mo ago

I've been paying for Bridgy Fed myself, out of pocket, since the beginning. I'm happy to, and I'll continue to, but it's not cheap. We have big ideas and plans for the future, and funding is our main blocker. Please help if you can!

A New Social@anew.social · 11mo ago

Today, we're launching $1 & $2 tiers on our Patreon so more of our community can support us! As a part of that, we also wanted to share where our funding is currently coming from and what community funding can help lead to for the future of Bridgy Fed & Bounce. Check it out in the post below 👇🏼

Karl Bode@karlbode.com · last yr.

A good 70% of the fighting over AI would have been avoided if VC hucksters (and gullible access journalists) hadn't conflated incrementally useful automation with computational sentience to make money

Kat Abughazaleh@katmabu.bsky.social · last yr.

Just finished up at the Evanston No Kings rally. It was safe, peaceful, and a show of solidarity by *at least* 1,000 people. Go to your local protest. Don’t let this administration scare you. Stand with your community when our leaders won’t.

I’m standing between two people holding one of their protest signs which reads, “I POUR MY COCKTAILS SERVED UP — NO ICE!!!”A man in a flannel shirt holds a sign with “8647” between his parents who are sitting in mobility aids. Their signs read “GRANDMA’S PISSED OFF!” and “DUE PROCESS FOR ALL!”Ben and I talk to a man in a mobility aid with a sign reading “Cutting Medicare and Medicaid WILL KILL people like me!”
Mar Hicks@histoftech.bsky.social · last yr.

“According to KMSP-TV, the lawmakers were shot by two men dressed like police officers and driving a car that looked like a police car. One of the suspects was taken into custody in Brooklyn Park after an officer-involved shooting. The second suspect is still at large.” bnonews.com/index.php/20...

Minnesota Senator John Hoffman and State Rep. Melissa Hortman shot at their homes

Minnesota Senator John Hoffman and State Representative Melissa Hortman, along with their spouses, have been shot by men dressed as police officers who showed up at their homes in Brooklyn Park and Ch...

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