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Meta Launches Threads, And It’s Important For Reasons That Most People Won’t Care About by Mike Masnick

As you may have heard, yesterday Meta finally launched Threads, its Twitter-like microblogging service, built on ActivityPub, but using Instagram account credentials for login. The reaction from across the internet has been fascinating. I’ve seen everything from people insisting that this will clearly finally be the one single “Twitter killer” everyone’s been waiting for, to […]

A new ad shared by the DeSantis campaign from the rapid response account, DeSantis War Room, targets gay and trans Republicans. Many expressed disbelief that DeSantis would do this.

There was a time when I didn’t think anything would go wrong with plugins. And I remember the time when I realized how much trouble we were going to be in. This is the memory of that story.

​ There has been a lot of chatter about the decision of some instances on Mastodon to pre-emptively block Meta’s purported new ActivityPub-compatible service: Dare Obasanjo: It’s a weird own …

“You aren’t really a convert, though.”  I have heard these words numerous times. Usually from friends trying to exclude me from whatever comment they are about to make about converts. Instead of making me uncomfortable, these moments remind me of the varied ways there are to be Jewish. My Jew...

Just two main topics this week but one is important and the other is mindboggling.

1. As Trump's Lawbreaking Becomes More Apparent, His Hold on Republican Voters Grows Stronger Three things have been happening at once: Trump's legal peril is increasing. Trump is making things worse for his cases through his public statements. Trump is solidifying his position as the front-runner for the Republican nomination. This week, the recording of,1.  As Trump’s Lawbreaking Becomes More Apparent, His Hold on Republican Voters Grows Stronger Three things have been happening at once: Trump’s legal peril is increasing. Trump is making things worse for his cases through his public statements. Trump is solidifying his position as the front-runner for the Republican nomination. This week, the recording of … What a Former Republican Calls “The Conspiracy to End America” Read More »