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My hope is that we won't simply replace one monolithic platform with another. That we'll take this disruption in routine as an opportunity to further disrupt a status quo that has needed disruption for some time. That we'll try new things, build new things, find new ways to connect that don't simply replicate the patterns of the past but instead move toward a future that feels better for everyone.

And Republicans should stop treating them as ordinary violence.

Elon Musk Is Running Scared From Mastodon; Cuts Off The Best Tool For Finding Your Twitter Followers There by Mike Masnick

People keep claiming that Mastodon isn’t scaring Elon Musk, but it’s pretty clear that he’s worried about the exodus of people from Twitter. With his bizarrely short-sighted decision to end free access to the Twitter API, driving developers over to Mastodon, some people realized that the various tools that people use to find their Twitter […]

After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other Democrats are treating red-state culture-warring as a foil.

I have a lot of problems with this news story! And now you're gonna hear about 'em!

After failing to kill the FCC nomination of Gigi Sohn because she'd be too tough on business, opponents have turned to smearing her with homophobic lies.

The normie kabuki dance.

The following thread marks the end of my time on twitter. Multiple issues, such as data failing to update, data being cached in some instances but not others and thus causing weird behavior, etc made me decide I will trust this app no longer. It could lead to life threatening issues. These are the f...

Via Twitter’s Developer Site: “Use Log in with Twitter, also known as Sign in with Twitter, to place a button on your site or application which allows Twitter users to enjoy the benefits of a registered user account in as little as one click. This works on websites, iOS, mobile, and desktop applications.” “Access tokens …

Even as the former president tries to energize his tired campaign by pushing on trans issues, is a window opening for a moderate approach?

A crime with many fathers. Plus: kids sports and rich people.

Rather than defend an indefensible murder, right-wing pundits have latched on to a narrative that's somehow even more appalling

A conversation with Brooke Jenkins about drug dealers, judges, and reforms that don’t fit on a bumper sticker.

And they matter more than you might think.

The untold story of the rescue mission that could have been NASA's finest hour.

The only thing React is better at than other front-end frameworks is being popular. So how long will that self-perpetuating cycle continue?