I just finished reading Cal Newport's book "Digital Minimalism" and I very much enjoyed it. Highly recommended.
I've already been doing a lot of the suggested practices, but now I want to read the book again, really let the philosophy sink in, and make more changes. I think his approach makes sense and helps to ensure the digital technology in your life isn't using you, but that you are using it with intention to help enrich your life and help you focus on what is most important.
Please any swifties in here?? Or Pinterest people who had Mastodon too?? I'm newbie on mastodon and searching people like me..
I love Taylor Swift(i LIKE all albums she had, but especially Speak Now, Midnight, and Fearless.. Oh Rep too!!) I'm Pinterest person, sometimes I like cringe post, I'm teenage girl, I'm just curious about mastodon, and I wanna mutual follows-can we be friends?? Who knows we'll make a something in here
#Taylorswift #TS #swiftie #Pinterest #teenage #girl #socialmedia
After some rather significant technical gymnastics some very smart people (myself not included) seem to have employed a fix to get #Microblog to #Mastodon crossposting working again with my setup! Here now is a test post to see how it works :) Documentation sometime next week for the benefit of other admins, as long as everything remains stable 
#socialmedia #serveradmin #tech
Here is the text of the email sent to hundreds of international #students telling them that
their #visas have been revoked due to #activism or #SocialMedia posts.
![[first paragraph] “On behalf of the United States Department of State, the Bureau of Consular Affairs Visa Office hereby informs you that additional information became available after your visa was issued. As a result, your F-1 visa with expiration date XXXXX was revoked in accordance with Section 221(i) of the United States Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended."](https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/114/247/830/669/610/776/original/dfac7d2fb1ec8a04.png "[first paragraph] “On behalf of the United States Department of State, the Bureau of Consular Affairs Visa Office hereby informs you that additional information became available after your visa was issued. As a result, your F-1 visa with expiration date XXXXX was revoked in accordance with Section 221(i) of the United States Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended.\"")
*** This report may not be accurate. Times of India is the only outlet reporting it. ***
Hundreds of international #students have received an email telling them their #visas have been revoked.
The ‘justification’ is campus #activism or #SocialMedia posts.
#Trump #immigration #law #Constitution #CivilRights #FreeSpeech #RightToProtest #FreedomOfAssembly #Education #Universities #Colleges #ThoughtPolice #ViewPointDiscrimination #dissent #NaziState
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/hundreds-of-international-students-are-waking-up-to-an-email-asking-them-to-self-deport-for-campus-activism-or-even-sharing-posts-on-social-media/articleshow/119679695.cms
It's true that I get more overall engagement on bsky these days, but I feel like the quality of replies and direct engagement I get here is still hard to beat. #SocialMedia
Punk ass bitch sells Twitter to punk ass bitch!
xAI, Elon Musk's AI company, just purchased X, Elon Musk's social media company
On #Mastodon there are now
382 verified accounts from #news organizations in
21 languages and on
116 instances.
177 were active today.
Some accounts, that were active today are
@a_watch (GER)
@haligonia (ENG)
@apache_be (NLD)
@EsquerdaNet (POR)
@netzpolitik_feed (GER)
Find the whole list on:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ixsccIFQ4uD2HFlf92Ag7VS3rNOGwa97wFsSb3JxCwo/edit#gid=876665327
Built by @mho
With some concerted effort, like if Pelosi had impeached him for every single impeachable offense, there is simply no way the Senate would have acquitted 87 times.
Elon Musk sells X for $33 billion to his own AI startup company xAI
Elon Musk says his $33-billion sale of X to an AI company he also owns will make his social media platform an accelerator for "human progress."
#business #technology #AI #socialmedia #Trending #USNews
https://globalnews.ca/news/11104574/elon-musk-sells-x-xai-33-billion/
Elena Rossini: PeerTube: the Fediverse’s decentralized video platform (part 2: creator edition). “In the previous article in this series I covered what it’s like to use PeerTube from the point of view of a casual user… Today’s post will discuss: how to use the software as a video creator – and its advantages over video hosting platforms by Big Tech companies.”
“This administration has shown a troubling pattern of failing to uphold the rule of law, disregarding the rights of citizens, green card holders, and targeting Black and POC communities. James Rodden’s continued authority in any capacity undermines the public’s trust in this agency, weakens the rule of law, and fails to hold individuals accountable for their outright racist and disgusting remarks.” https://www.texasobserver.org/congressman-veasey-ice-response-racist-x-account/
I #socialmedia hanno superato la TV come mezzo principale per informarsi, ma la fiducia verso queste piattaforme è molto bassa. Il rapporto Agcom ci restituisce la fotografia di una informazione debole e la conferma dell’algoritmo del proprietario
https://www.franzrusso.it/condividere-comunicare/ci-informiamo-sui-social-media-ma-non-ci-fidiamo/
‘Incel’ accounts using self-improvement language to avoid #TikTok bans – study
Misogynist ideas being normalised as accounts rebrand, with focus on ‘Sub5s’ and ‘looksmaxxing’, say researchers
Musk's "sale" of X to xAI is more akin to taking money out of one wallet to put into another wallet. It's a move to integrate both into one organization. So, expect X to be filled with fake BS more than ever.
https://apnews.com/article/x-musk-sale-xai-b245f463076ac9b72c41f92160dc77eb #Musk #X #Twitter #SocialMedia xAI
"State department shares new standard for [#visa] denials based on social media posts, financial donations and memberships"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/28/student-visa-applications-denials
PS: "Potentially derogatory” social media posts can be used against visa applicants. So can their "attitude towards US citizens or US culture, including government institutions or founding principles." This is open viewpoint discrimination. "Support for terrorism" is the new Trumpist label for dissent and disagreement.
"The Trump administration is requiring that foreign students studying in, or seeking to study in the United States, pass an ideological test in order to obtain a visa, according to a “sensitive” State Department directive issued by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and which I obtained.
The crackdown, instituted on Tuesday, makes it “mandatory” for consular officers and State Department personnel to conduct a “social media review” — including screenshotting posts — of new and returning student visa applicants for any evidence of terrorist connections. Such connections are defined broadly to include “advocating for, sympathizing with, or persuading others to endorse or espouse terrorist activities or support” a terrorist organization. Though the document doesn’t explicitly define what counts as advocacy, it mentions “conduct that bears a hostile attitude toward U.S. citizens or U.S. culture (including government, institutions, or founding principles).”
Specific reference is made to students seeking to participate “in pro-Hamas events,” which is how the Trump administration has characterized student protests against the war in Gaza."
https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-trump-admin-spies-on-social
#USA #Trump #SocialMedia #Surveillance #PoliceState Activism #StudentActivism
Every year I come across a bunch of people saying blogging is "dead" or "not viable anymore." And yet, every year we have 100+ bloggers sign up for the #AtoZChallenge, creating wonderful long-form content that is fun to read and follow.
There are topics that you just can't do justice to in a 10-second video format. And I am happy that my blog can be a static resource for #folklore and #mythology, while others write about other topics they are passionate about.
#Tagesschau:
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Künstliche Intelligenz
Musks KI-Firma xAI übernimmt seine Plattform X
Techmilliardär Musk schraubt an seiner Firmenstruktur: Die Social-Media-Plattform X wird in sein KI-Unternehmen xAI eingegliedert. Es geht ihm um Nutzerdaten - und wohl eine Botschaft an Investoren.
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https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/musk-x-uebernahme-100.html
29.3.2025
