Sven Slootweg (soft-deprecated) @joepie91@pixie.town

It's a very sad, and traumatic, day today no matter which part of the globe you're on.

I'd like to remind people that resorting to slurs, no matter your mood, no matter what's happened, is not okay - don't tread on others in an attempt to elevate yourselves. That's what got us into this mess. Words like 'stupid' and 'idiot' are ableist slurs and are *not* okay.

Be kind. Move to compassion and support. Uplift your comrades.

It's time for my periodic reminder that VPNs do not magically increase security or privacy.

They take your network traffic and deliver it to someone else on your behalf, then deliver the responses back to you. That is all they do. That's what a VPN is.

The only time this helps with privacy is when you don't want your ISP to know where the traffic is going or you don't want the website to know where the traffic is coming from, *but you're okay with the VPN operator knowing*. If your use case does not fit into that very specific description, including the caveat, a VPN will not help you with privacy.

(Inspired by a friend asking me VPN questions this morning, because "everyone was talking about VPNs so I assumed that's a thing we're supposed to be doing now".)

⚡️yup! Today I’m doing my part as a trans elder and witch by teaching you all the most important survival skill of all:

Believing in your ability to make things better for yourself

Not “it gets better.” No fam, it doesn’t “get” better! we *proactively* make it so! And we keep doing that. We have a proven track record

So, new phrase: “you can make it better”

I feel weird recommending Linux to people because it's not just one thing like Windows and MacOS are, it's this huge constellation of software to select from. I think that's a good thing, but if they're not somebody who will just try out a bunch of systems for fun and I say "use Fedora" or "use Kubuntu" I feel like I am making a bunch of important choices for them, or potentially scaring them off if some of those choices aren't ideal for them.

👀

my friend has now been able to pay their rent on time thanks to y'all, so they asked me to send out a picture of their comfortable cat

CBC: Various breads and buns recalled due to pieces of metal: CFIA

"The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for several brands of bread and buns due to pieces of metal in the products.

The affected goods were sold in Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador.

A total of 37 products were recalled, including from the brands Country Harvest, D'Italiano, Great Value, No Name and Wonder. "

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bread-recall-metal-1.7375175

#foodsafety #canada #bread #wonderbread

⚡️some cultures wail and sob at the funeral. Some throw a party

Well, make no mistake this is a funeral, but I’m going to pick the latter option

They may think our lives are cheap, but man are they willing to pay a premium trying to end them 🖤

Do you want to know how to survive this shit? Learn to find the victory hidden within the defeat

Getting my ass kicked by someone is a sign of respect, babes. And I’m feeling pretty respected today 😉

I remain steadfast in my belief that a better world in our lifetime is possible and that the fight for that better world will bring more than just strife and fear

If you're trans
Keep living
Live & live & live.
Because you existing matters so much

shoutout to all the badass trans people out there spreading the word that if you're curious about transition you can just fucking Try Shit

I wouldn't be where I am today without seeing that message several times from different people

Blanket reminder that mastodon/fediverse are not secure sites.

Neither is Discord.

Do not do organizing here. There are apps much better for that.

Be smart. We will persevere.

when people hear "revolution" they think battling in the streets or guerrillas coming out of the hills, but i think this emphasis is settler propaganda. transformation occurs everywhere, and obsessing about how our enemies will resist that in particularly brutal ways forgets that we did not start this violence. we choose how to navigate it, what to do, who to trust, how to build, how to *rebuild*, and the fonts of that transformation live in every corner of our lives. it starts inside you.