was just messing with @surf.social and it's surprisingly emotional. I made a feed for my local neighborhood and immediately could see local newspapers, businesses, residents, and city govt activity. Its beautiful, and completely impossible on social platforms. You can only do this on the open web.

An image with text headed Live AMA // April 20 4-5pm ET NFL Draft AMA How to Join Go to The MMBQ feed on Bluesky Post questions with #MMQB Monday, April 20 4-5pm ET Featuring Conor Orr Matt Verderame Gilberto Manzano

🏈 Football fans: We are hosting an #NFLDraft AMA with @themmqb.bsky.social on Monday!

@conororr.bsky.social, @gilbertomanzano.bsky.social and Matt Verderame will be answering your biggest NFL Draft questions — post them with #MMQB.

Join the conversation here 👇

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#NFL #AMA

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We really love indie journalism — and we love local media too, which means we really REALLY love local indie sites. For #LocalNewsDay, here's managing editor @carlsullivan.bsky.social ode to indie, plus a thread of local and statewide sites to follow on @bsky.app and Flipboard.

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You never miss professional diplomats until they're gone

‘Open’ Is in the Eye of the Beholder One of Trump’s Truthed conditions for a ceasefire was the “SAFE OPENING...

Whether the strait is "open" depends who you ask.

Dear Bluesky Baseball fans, there is now a feed just for baseball highlights... dingers, web gems, bat flips, pitchers throwing gas, pitchers throwing junk, punch outs, bloopers, brawls, and more - built on @surf.social

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The web can still be wonderful, and Flipboard’s Surf proves it This new app lets human beings weave together worthwhile stuff from across the internet, in a way that’s uniquely rewarding—and sometimes even beautiful.

Forgive us for tooting our own horn, but we love this headline from @fastcompany.com: "The web can still be wonderful, and Flipboard’s Surf proves it."

@harrymccracken.com writes, "Using Surf leaves me feeling better about the state of the internet."

www.fastcompany.com/91520679/sur...

Surf demonstrates the power of the open social web Flipboard's browser for the open social web is out for web users today.

I'm very excited about the launch of @surf.social on the web: it demonstrates the open social web's true power. werd.io/surf-demonst...

Surf Welcome to the official Surf shop, where the swag celebrates a future built on the past.

And just for fun, today we also launched a site for @surf.social swag!

A screenshot showing the Surf app on three phone backgrounds, showcasing Rolling Stone Politics, The Oregonian, and Film Feed.

We’ve partnered with incredible publishers and creators to bring this to life, including @theverge.com, @404media.co, @wired.com, @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social, @taylorlorenz.bsky.social, @yorush.bsky.social, and @davidimel.com. Each is building a space with their own voice, community and vibe.

An amazing development from our engineers and product team. Bravo!

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ICYMI: Dot Social is back! 🎙️

Kick off the new season with a conversation between Flipboard CEO @mmccue.bsky.social and @riley.social and @shanegillio.bsky.social of @altstore.io.

Watch the first episode here: youtu.be/EubQ_5vrf88

#DotSocial #ATProto

🚨🚨Judge Lamberth orders USAGM, by March 23, to bring back all 1,042 VOA employees, who have been on paid admin leave for a year and resume full broadcasting. The court also rules all the actions Kari Lake took to reduce US international broadcasting to a supposed "statutory minimum" are vacated.

RFK Jr's Pick For Surgeon General Cashed In Promoting Companies With a History of Unsafe Products RFK Jr's pick for surgeon general promoted in her newsletter companies with allegations of selling unsafe products

SCOOP:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Columbia President with NEW details:

5 DHS agents entered a residency with no warrant.

They said they were police looking for a missing kid.
Security camera even captures them showing pictures of the "kid."

A campus officer asked for a warrant & their boss.

They ignored him & took the student.

Our Ode to Independent Media Flipboard is making a concerted effort to support independent publishers. Here are some we've recently onboarded

"We’re doing everything we can to support publishers that produce real journalism — original, fact-based and quality reporting — just as we have for the past 15 years," wrote our managing editor @carlsullivan.bsky.social in his latest blogpost:

about.flipboard.com/inside-flipb...

Read @carlsullivan.bsky.social's blogpost about why @flipboard.com is strengthening its partnerships with independent and worker-owned publications.

DHS axed its civil rights staff—and opened the door to a major lawsuit The agency is now barely pretending to follow disability law. Its former civil rights head says that makes ICE vulnerable.

A recent Congressional letter accuses DHS of not being compliant with a major civil rights law due to the mistreatment of disabled ICE detainees. As I reported for @motherjones.com, this is worsened by the fact DHS' office for civil rights has TWO EMPLOYEES now.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

This Is What Destroying the Vaccine Market Looks Like A shocking move by RFK Jr.’s team has the industry spooked—for good reason.

Early studies suggest versions of mRNA vaccines could be effective against certain kinds of cancer too. Now companies will have to wonder if the animus towards mRNA vaccine will spill over into those efforts too.

Great, just great.

Our Ode to Independent Media Flipboard is making a concerted effort to support independent publishers. Here are some we've recently onboarded

As the news industry implodes, @flipboard.com is doing everything we can to help independent media and journalists who are starting their own publications. Here's my ode to indy journalism, perfect for Valentine's Day.

about.flipboard.com/inside-flipb...

#Media #Journalism

Our Ode to Independent Media Flipboard is making a concerted effort to support independent publishers. Here are some we've recently onboarded

As the news industry implodes, @flipboard.com is doing everything we can to help independent media and journalists who are starting their own publications. Here's my ode to indy journalism, perfect for Valentine's Day.

about.flipboard.com/inside-flipb...

#Media #Journalism

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🎉 Version 1.0.356 of Surf is live on TestFlight and Android. Now, you have deeper customization options for your feeds — set your default tabs according to the type of content you want to highlight, filter by @bsky.app or Mastodon, or even use Surf as your RSS reader.

"Inoculation" doesn't just work to protect you against diseases. You can also psychologically prime people against persuasive attacks from media — for example, by explaining to people how deepfakes work. Here's more from @TheConversationUS.

https://flip.it/HuORk4

#Psychology #Science […]

This is immoral.

Minneapolis Residents Wear Their Passports, Desperate to Ward Off ICE

We are apparently now a “show me your papers” country.
Minneapolis Residents Wear Their Passports, Desperate to Ward Off ICE www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...

Bloomberg Business on TikTok Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said the company doesn’t plan to invest in new late-stage vaccine trials because of growing opposition to immunizations from US officials. #health #business #medicine #US #government

Moderna CEO says Trump’s policies have so curtailed vaccine market they won’t be investing in new research. So that’s awesome. Good luck when the next pandemic hits. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8fWErMy/

Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis An analysis of footage from three camera angles show that the vehicle appears to be turning away from a federal officer as he opened fire.

Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

X users tell Grok to undress women and girls in photos. It’s saying yes. The site is filling with AI-generated nonconsensual sexualized images of women and children. Owner Elon Musk responded with a laughing emoji.

A growing number of women and girls have been digitally “undressed” by X’s Grok as users prompt the chatbot to show subjects in lingerie, covered in liquid, with black eyes or fearful expressions.

Five years ago tomorrow, Ashli Babbitt was killed at the Capitol insurrection. @jennifergerson.bsky.social writes for @19thnews.org about how she became a MAGA martyr. Follow The 19th on Flipboard here.

flipboard.com/@19thnews

"▶️ Flipboard’s Surf app will launch its 1.0 version in 2026 and cross 1 million downloads across iOS and Android by year end, with 100,000+ monthly active users. It will become the most-downloaded dedicated Open Social Web client, surpassing Mastodon’s official app and Graysky." 🤞 🤞 🤞