Elfi, known bug enjoyer @elfi@pixie.town

Yesterday some comrades were suggesting that people donate to the Mashpee Wampanoag. Earlier this year they dealt with an attempt by the federal government to revoke government recognition of their tribe & the land rights that entailed. They also run a community food bank. The US government recognizes today as Native American Heritage Day (controversially, as it coincides with what has unofficially been the major commercial free-for-all called Black Friday for decades now), so today seems like a good day to share their donations page

https://mashpeewampanoagtribe-nsn.gov/donations

Hey so, Salesforce just bought Slack. Salesforce has a history of monetizing things they buy in really aggressive manners so I'm expecting some Changes there soon.

If you use Discord, I'll also note that when a thing's main competition has a problem is when companies choose to make Big Moves so don't be shocked if Discord makes major changes or either gets bought themselves very soon.

I've been banging the drum of "Have backups for your communities" for years now, but it's more serious now.

You can donate to help homeless two-spirit and trans indigenous peoples here:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/housing-for-homeless-trans-indigenous-community

Howdy! I'm looking to take 5 Avatar commissions like the ones in the picture! They are $50 US each. Attached are my general commission terms. Please DM me here (or on Discord) if you're interested! Thank you 💚

Buying gifts?
https://eighthgeneration.com/

"Eighth Generation is a Seattle based art and lifestyle brand owned by the Snoqualmie Tribe. We partner with community-based Native artists around the country to design, manufacture and market beautiful wool blankets and gifts intended for everyone around the globe. In doing so, we are boldly reclaiming control over the market for products featuring Native art and the stories that go with them[...]"

Suggestion: Donate to some indigenous charities today, and encourage others to do the same.

Fedi, hit me with your donation links for Native peoples

So…doesn’t look like I’ll be buying another SNK game ever again.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/11/snk_has_apparently_been_purchased_by_the_crown_prince_of_saudi_arabia

Just logged into linkedin for the first time in months and months. So disgusted by all the job postings involving AWS/Amazon/Google/etc etc etc that I wrote literally the first ever post I've made on linkedin.

Let's see how it's received...