Mamdani heard "the pursuit of happiness" and took it literally and people are gonna die mad about it

Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com · last wk.

"Helping working people to afford lives of joy” This is absolutely why Mamdani is succeeding in New York and is so beloved.

RE: https://mastodon.iftas.org/@iftas/116999079831534200 Have you taken the @iftas Social Web Operations Survey yet? 🧐 There's only one day left! #Fediverse #socialWeb #MastoAdmin

IFTAS@iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · last wk.

Only 2 days left to share your voice in our annual #Fediverse survey! If you run, manage, or moderate a #SocialWeb service, your anonymised and aggregated feedback goes directly to lawmakers and regulators around the world. If they don’t know our concerns, they can’t write laws that protect […]

A cluster of ~300 WordPress web sites have begun federating over ActivityPub and then bridging to ATProto, all Swedish, mostly blank. Could be innocuous, could be the beginnings of an ad-farm, could be something more troubling. We have no idea, but here's a list of domains in case anyone wants […]

My current ear worm is The General by Dispatch. It has been stuck in my head for days. Please help me get it out of there by sharing a different catchy song that I can get stuck on 🤗

It's Trump's fucking fault, in case you had any doubt.

Jennifer Ouellette@jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · last mo.

Here’s Why Weather Forecasts Have Seemed So Inaccurate Lately. Meteorologists simply aren't able to gather as much data as they used to, and you're suffering for it. gizmodo.com/heres-why-we...

It may be legal, but it sure isn't ethical. "Andreessen now advises the Pentagon's leadership on the very decisions his firm has invested billions around. It is legal, and it raises a question the rules were built to answer." thenextweb.com/news/marc-andr...

Marc Andreessen joins the Pentagon’s board, and the old line blurs

Marc Andreessen has a seat on the Defense Policy Board. His firm has billions riding on the decisions that board helps shape. The disclosure stays sealed.

thenextweb.com

You think the shots in Barry Lyndon when the camera pulled back were beautifully composed, wait till you experience this cinematic magic.

Philip N Cohen@philipncohen.com · last mo.

Checking in on MAHA day at the American State Fair. Managed to get pretty close to the stage

really cannot be emphasized enough that the drafters of the birthright clause very much considered cases analogous to undocumented immigrants and *included them too*

Adam Serwer@adamserwer.bsky.social · last mo.

That's right.

The annual #SocialWeb Operations Survey from @iftas is open! With over 8,000 active installs, we want the #Mastodon community's voice to be heard. Whether you're running a single-person server or a larger community hub, your feedback directly shapes the […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

"Americans' pride in the U.S. on several key attributes has dropped since 2017" Gee, I wonder what happened at noon on January 20, 2017 that could have precipitated such a fall off 🧐 apnews.com/article/poll-ameri...

Americans' pride in US history and democracy drops, and fewer are proud to be American, polls find

A new AP-NORC poll finds that Americans have grown less proud of the country’s history or the way its democracy works over the past several years.

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If you need further proof of how little Meta cares about people (consumers), look no farther than how they treat people (employees) petapixel.com/2026/06/18/m...

Meta is Increasing the Snack Budget After Staff Morale Plummets

Melons in decorative bowls anyone?

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I can't get over those weird protruding squares at the top corners. Like you were making this out of Legos and had to make do with six peg pieces when you needed four peg pieces. Cute if you're a kid! Monumentally shabby for this kind of thing.

Gene Ha creator of 2026 IL Reads pick MAE The Definitive Edition@geneha.com · last mo.

In the concept art this arch was supposed to be a perfect miniature of Trump's planned 250 ft (76m) tall arch. The rushed and limited planning time led to this Home Depot scrap plywood wrapped in vinyl debacle.

Don't 👏 replace 👏 your 👏 workers 👏 with 👏 AI No, not them. Not *them*, either. None of them. There isn't a single human being that can be replaced by these systems. They can be great tools - for humans to use. Don't 👏 replace 👏 your 👏 workers 👏 with 👏 AI

Dare Obasanjo@carnage4life.bsky.social · last mo.

Ford has rehired hundreds of senior engineers after replacing them with AI backfired and has cost the company billions of dollars. AI adoption is blamed for Ford being the most recalled automaker in the U.S. with 51 recalls covering over 11 million vehicles in the first half of 2026 alone.

I'm not usually a DC girlie but I canNOT wait to see the Beautiful Gorgeous Incomparable Stunning and Talented Milly Alcock absolutely slay as Supergirl today. Also Krypto. I hope there's more good tunes in this one. Punkrocker by Teddybears & Iggy Pop is still stuck in my head

Normally I don’t do this but this is cringe

Helen Kennedy@helenkennedy.com · last mo.

Welcome? This witless chowderhead doesn't know that passports are issued to US citizens for use traveling abroad? Welcome? Christ, he's so relentlessly stupid.

bell kick ✨goodnight (good morning)

The record-breaking heat that's scorching Europe day and night this month would not have been possible without climate change, according to a new study.

Europe's extreme heat would be impossible without climate change, scientists say

The record-breaking heat that’s scorching Europe day and night this month would not have been possible without climate change, according to a new study.

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BREAKING: Alligator Alcatraz has officially closed. A lot of outlets won’t report on this, but the Miccosukee Tribe played a key role in the fight.

More of this news.bloomberglaw.com/litigat...

OpenAI, Microsoft Sued by Publishers for Scraping Articles (1)

Publishers that collectively own and operate nearly 400 newspapers are suing OpenAI Inc. and Microsoft Corp. for scraping their content to build products like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot without permission or compensation.

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the lesson is not to come across like mamdani the lesson is to come across as sincere and authentic as yourself i say to no one in particular in los angeles

Who amongst us didn't read the Guardian article and think what items in their home would be shown to a jury as proof that you were a terrorist? (If you haven't read it, it's here: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...)

‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison

Advocates sound alarm after zines were used as evidence to convict protesters of terrorism charges tied to 2025 protest at Texas ICE facility

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Things like, "It starts when we reject a politics that believes in polls more than principles." And like. Look. If you are the kind of person who is mad that someone said things like this. Please look at where we are.

This is what collaborative, coordinated, responsible disclosure looks like. It was a pleasure to work with @gitguardian.com on this #PyPI #security investigation to help protect the global #Python #SupplyChain blog.gitguardian.com/hunting-leak...

Hunting Leaked PyPI Tokens: 62 Live, 125 Packages Exposed

We found 62 live PyPI tokens leaking on public sources, enough to push malicious code to 125 packages with 25,000 monthly downloads. We reported them to PyPI, which revoked every one. Here's how we de...

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Hi, Democratic establishment, could you please quit it with the Tammany Hall "if not us then nobody" bullshit, please? We can't afford another set of mistakes like yall made with Bernie in 2016 apnews.com/article/mamdani-vi...

Mamdani's success in New York tests Democratic Party's willingness to change

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has stepped into the national spotlight this week as a surging political force within the Democratic Party.

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Fully endorse: "A different choice is possible, but it requires that those of us building alternatives actually believe what we say about cooperation. It means assuming good faith from people building different projects..." hachyderm.io/@haubles/116...

Michelle Obama: "No one has the right to sit in judgment of who is American enough. And that's why, folks, we simply don't have the luxury or time to be cynical or complacent."

The 2026 Social Web Operations Survey is open. If you're operating a platform, managing a community, or moderating content, this needs assessment is designed for you. Your feedback helps protect every independent social web community builder. Take part here: ➡️ tally.so/r/81MW6k

Mastodon looks to newsletters to help revive the open social web

Mastodon looks to newsletters to help revive the open social web | TechCrunch

Mastodon’s newly launched newsletter feature lets anyone subscribe to creators by email, even without a Mastodon account.

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“How to Post to Mastodon and Threads from Bluesky From your Bluesky (or other ATProto) account, search for the username, “@ap.brid.gy” and follow that account. Once you do, the account will follow you back and you’ll be bridged, so people can follow you from Mastodon or other Fediverse accounts.”

Electronic Frontier Foundation@eff.org · 2mo ago

It’s a little clunky, but still easier than you might think to post on just one social network and have it syndicated everywhere. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Just launched at Public Spaces in Amsterdam, The European Social Stack Open Declaration! A set of common principles agreed by complementary technology leaders 🫶 Read the declaration, add your signature, and share: european.social #EUSocialStack #Europe