Sven Slootweg @joepie91@pixie.town

Note to white fedizens: Your takeaway from @CaribenxMarciaX 's article should NOT be to witch hunt all Black fedizens named Jay, or to police YOUR perceptions of peoples' Blackness (see my prior post on this). Plenty of Black people named Jay on the Fediverse are real people, not scammers. The ISSUE is most of you, to quote Dr. X here, "do not know nor engage with communities of color," and ESPECIALLY not in a meaningful way as equals, and ESPECIALLY not with any nuance.

https://subscriptions.boricua.style/scamming-on-fedi-race-cyberspace-and-privacy

there's some kind of morbid fascination in me about how so many fucked up things that are happening to us right now make amazing lore for some ruined grimdark cyberpunk world. we might forget important data on climate change and technology and agriculture because we stored all our data on cloud servers that belonged to megacorpos? holy fucking shit this is a fucking ttrpg campaign right here. with scathing critique of technocapital!

https://bsky.app/profile/torkson.bsky.social/post/3llyyx4z7p22q

Weer een huisbezoek intimidatie

And yes, I have the pictures and paper cuts from newspapers to show them. Their faces light up when they see them. They wonder why I did what I did. They don't always agree. But those are the best discussions we have, discussions that bring us together. Totally worth it. Get on the streets, friends and followers. Not just for your kids. But for every kid out there, looking for a way to channel their rage and dissatisfaction.

Dear young parents. My kids are in their 20s. You know what impresses them most? What they keep on asking about? The stories of my political activism. How I joined protests when I was their age and even younger. How I organised protests and political influence when they were still shitting their diapers. This is why they are active too. Why they are alert when things change. So here's my advice to you, young parents: protest. Get out. Your kids will be proud of you and will become active too.

Crappy 50th anniversary to Microsoft, may your cake be moldy and may the candles set off the halon system you forgot to decommission

The latest proprietary #VSCode extension that no longer works in non-Microsoft builds of the MIT licensed VS Code source code appears to be C and C++ support.

Your regular reminder: every day more of VSCode functionality is proprietary, and increasingly #FOSS hostile.

#FreeeSoftware #OpenSource #OSS

https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/issues/2300

PLEASE HELP ME ESCAPE!

Please #boost and share to other platforms.🙏I don’t have energy left (see below).

Seems I’m famous (and real!) and desperate enough to go to the media for help. Yes, the trapped woman in the articles below is me.

👉Last year:
https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2024/05/03/me-cfs-anna-australia/

Now things are worse, I’m much sicker, being neglected and will die without a safe stable #home. Doctor’s words.

If not mentioned in the article, my father is a diagnosed #narcissist with #psychopathic & #antisocial tendencies by a #psychiatrist. He urged me get away from my father asap because he is not a ‘safe person’ & neither are the other family members who lured me back through the promise of help.They didn’t help they made me progressively worse to the point of almost incapacitation at stage of #illness.

👉A year later:
https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2025/04/01/anna-severe-me-cfs/

I’ve tried every level of government, every service and they simply won’t help.

Are able help? Please ask people in real life if they have somewhere for me to go. Could they take me in (I can pay small rent)? A lot people have ‘big house, not enough money’ problem. I can help!

Is anybody an #advocate? I desperately need help.

I would be incredibly grateful for any help beyond words.🙏

Please read articles for full information.

Thank you for reading.

#PwME #LongCovid #MECFS #Hypothyroidism #ChronicIllness #Neisvoid #Abuse #Housing #Dysautonomia #SocialWork #MedMastodon #PWLC #MutualAid
#HumanRights #Press #Housing #Journalism #MECFS #SevereME #Abuse #Neglect #MutualAid #Narcissist #Psychopath

Y'all, I know we've learned the terms "white passing" and "colorism", etc. and there are appropriate times for us to bring them up. For instance, when discussing who is given opportunities and why: it's important to understand the realities, and it's important to communicate those to others.

But if you find yourself making determinations about who is "white passing" and what that should mean to people in Black communities, back the fuck up.

I suspect very few people appreciate how much patience and discipline it takes to rest.

To do nothing.
To allow yourself to be bored.
To let socializing wait.
To ignore your to-do list.
To tell yourself over and over again:
'I am not doing nothing I am resting. Resting IS a verb, and it is the thing I most need to do right now."
#spoonieLife #burnout #restIsAVerb #selfCare

gardening sucks for so many reasons but I can certainly be swayed by low-effort gardening that results in plants that attract bees

There are some design choices made by Trenitalia for the interior that make little sense

Worst: luggage space. Most carriages have no rack for large bags at all! What were they thinking?

They don’t sell 2 seats per carriage as a temporary solution for this