The unsigned #IRS document posted by #ToddBlanche said that only #Trump, 2 of his sons & the #TrumpOrganization would be granted #immunity from audits, excluding a broader pool of Trump family members & their associates who appeared to be eligible for protection under the original #DOJ deal […]

Still, even in its new form, #ToddBlanche’s order for the #IRS to abandon any audits of #Trump’s previous tax returns is an unprecedented & “potentially” (definitely) illegal benefit to a sitting president, worth tens of millions of dollars in lower taxes & avoided penalties. #law #criminal […]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@pixelfed/117032433225821240 Wow. 🚀 Just wait until the redesigned app and server ships, I think everyone will see the much anticipated updates were worth the wait.

#indiweb ftw! https://zeldman.com/2026/07/29/a-permanent-home/

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Key quote from this episode: “And everyone has known this is coming because I have been telling them it's coming for years and years and years when Google's traffic, when the amount of traffic you see coming to you from Google goes to zero. What is left of your business? Do you have one? Do you […]

We just released Mastodon 4.6.2, 4.5.13 and 4.4.20. Those versions only update our container image to fix an important security issue in ffmpeg, which Mastodon uses to process videos. If you do not use our container image, you may skip this update but you need to update your installed ffmpeg to […]

This week's Agentic Web News covers the rise of the agentic web as a concept, browsers integrated into the agentic tools of OpenAI and Anthropic, real momentum for the WebMCP protocol, plus further agentic commerce and web development news […]

The open social web - both #Fediverse and #Blusky /#Atmosphere owe @samir and @FedicaHQ a ton for their forward looking tools embracing the social web. Excited to see them launch 2.0 and am checking it out […]

Renewables are now the world's largest source of electricity – and the main source of new supplies

"The Next Information War Is Already Here" - Check out this article I co-wrote with @WillRobinson... We work to frame very big changes coming to the political digital landscape faster than most think. Up for any thoughts, notes, and appreciate all... #AI https://substack.com/home/post/p-208238499

The Next Information War Is Already Here

AI systems are consuming false, misleading, and manipulated content from across the internet - and increasingly presenting it as authoritative answers to millions of users.

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It's 22/7, #BetterPiDay. I hope all your rational approximations are good this day.

RE: https://stefanbohacek.online/@voyagers/116960305220028575 The Voyager 1 interstellar probe, part of NASA's Voyager program launched in 1977, will reach one light-day distance from Earth on November 18, 2026. Follow along with @voyagers […]

I'm sorry to hear about the death of Roger Summit (at age 95), the brains behind #Dialog, the pioneering pre-web search engine and library of searchable academic databases. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/technology/roger-summit-dead.html PS: Dialog was not free and not even close. But my […]

My team's work is this article on #AI in the New York Times this morning: “Disinformation actors are, by definition, early adopters — they will use every technique and every technology they can,” said Tim Chambers, who runs the digital and social media arm of Dewey Square Group...The firm has […]

One thing that Haley supporters, Abdul supporters AND Mallory supporters likely agree on is that Michigan should really move our primary a few months earlier. It feels like it’s been dragging out for an eternity.

@dansup @Mastodon I've also been leaving #FediverseForFreedom zines and @theindiebeat posters about the camp 😊 thank you!

Susan Collins probably doesn’t want the 2026 election to be about ICE enforcement

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay.bsky.social · 3w ago

Shooting reported in Biddeford Maine, potentially involving federal agents - ICE to be specific Local coverage via @pressherald.com (gift link) www.pressherald.com?p=7684961&uu...

Big story from the new Pew data out yesterday: Non-voters lean Democratic in party ID again, by a 12-point margin. That’s up from R+4 in 2024. Huge shift. The party is approaching its lead with the group from 2020-2021. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-07-15...

Non-voters lean Democratic again: Pew NPORS

The group has recently been prone to turning against incumbents

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trump's evidence that the election was stolen is that voter files exist?

Fediverse.info is proud to onboard another trusted admin: @silverpill His work with FEPs and Mitra is groundbreaking, and has improved the fediverse in more ways than almost every other developer ❤️ The fediverse is lucky to have such a dedicated and impactful steward like him […]

New in Mastodon 4.6: Newsletters 📬 Mastodon servers now support email newsletters, which allow people without a social web account to subscribe to your posts via email. This feature is opt-in at the server level. We're building Mastodon for people and […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

I'm almost ready to ship the updated https://fediverse.info admin dashboard, and onboard a few trusted people to help maintain this service. I spent the last 6 hours implementing an audit log, activity feed (with comments) and soft deletes to ensure we […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

The Fediverse People Directory. Consent-powered, you need to explicitly add our hashtag to your bio to be included. Ethical Discovery. Possible 🚀 https://fediverse.info/people?topics=pixelfed&q=pixelfed&profile=@pixelfed@mastodon.social

fediverse.info

A friendly guide to the open social web.

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I just created my first collection on history. Which historians or other history-related accounts in the fediverse am I missing? #history #collection https://mastodon.social/collections/116843436442889237

RE: https://mastodon.social/@poleguy/116840233192142775 I like this idea. #Collections

poleguy looking for lost tools@poleguy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · last mo.

@mackaj @Mastodon Until there is a built in discovery feature, can I suggest people creating collections post them under a hashtag? Maybe #collections?

Well, I thought this was getting published next week, but it's out now! Come read about Weird Space Stuff, sponsored by Reflect Orbital and the FCC (who both suck massively) […]

Learn about how hashtags federate...(and how different servers seee this)

No internet, no screen time? FCC weighs cutting subsidy that lowers school internet bills https://www.npr.org/2026/07/10/nx-s1-5878405/fcc-erate-schools-internet-discount?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

#enshitification "…is not a story about bad people. It is a story about structure. #Platforms mediate two-sided markets, can reallocate value between sides at zero cost, and once both sides are locked in, the platform’s incentives shift from serving either of them to extracting from both. The […]

Imagine things being so bad that your best solution is to cut yourself off from Google Search traffic. I don't think that people realise just how much of a bad actor Google has been, for year. No other company has damaged the web nearly as much. 🧵 www.adweek.com/media/publis...

Publishers Are Preparing to Opt Out of Google Search

The nuclear option is gaining traction as web traffic collapses and Google refuses to negotiate with content creators

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