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my train of thought (pun intended) is a mess today

lengthy, activist media training advice 

If you're an activist and you deal with journalists, you've probably run into issues at some point with your statements being misrepresented.

Ultimately, journalists and editors are human beings like everyone else, and so they will generally take whatever approach requires the least effort, for the best result.

What this means in practice, is that you should *always* proofread your answers to written interviews before giving them (same for your prefab press materials).

If you format them so well that they can be literally copy-pasted into the article, that is exactly what will happen, and the editor won't touch them! Misrepresentation almost always happens when the editor tries to rephrase your statements, so this is an easy and effective strategy to prevent that.

(Big companies know this too, which is why they always have press kits and canned statements ready. *Especially* for anticapitalist activism, it's important to understand their tactics and learn how to use them for social good.)

kinda interesting how ppl complain about resource useage so much, but it's actually Mastodon's sidekiq that uses a large majority of my resources

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aaaaa those fuckers turned the train around, so even thought the instructions said I was waiting on the right end of the platform, I actually had to haul my shit to the other side of the train

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lugging this crate of mate, next to my very stuffed backpack is a great workout I guess...

tfw go out scootering to post a tilde.industries order, and then receive a new order when almost back

y'all remember that edgy video the Gab admin made when they blocked FSE
I finally got an ID on that great bass track lol
Amoss - 2 Clicks
youtube.com/watch?v=m8kGBIu0i0

''hey look i found this program for your mobile phone. it helps you communicate when you're having a panic attack and you're nonverbal''

''do you get it from the google play store? i think it uses amazon web servers as well''

''why does that matter?''

''it means someone is literally collecting data off you and learning how to profit off your mentall illness. further, it could be learning how to induce or prolong your panic attacks''

hah, the XR group on Telegram bans people just for posting the XR thread by @hambibleibt todon.nl/@hambibleibt/10260020

Stating they "just want people to feel good and share methods for an individual to start lowering their carbon footprint on a personal level"

YIKES

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