HIGHLY RECOMMEND📚📚📚Sage words by the Wash DC Bishop who spoke Truth to the Tyrant 6 weeks ago. In these tough times, I know I am seeking guidance & tools to fight through #audiobooks🎧 like this. #FultonCountyLibrary #ToolsForResistance #Justice #Equality #lgbtq🌈

I am THRILLED to start Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde‘s book #HowWeLearnToBeBrave #FultonCountyLibrary #Audiobook🎧#Libby #ToolsForResistance

I am THRILLED to start Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde‘s book #HowWeLearnToBeBrave #FultonCountyLibrary #Audiobook🎧#Libby #ToolsForResistance

ow did things end up like this? Part of the problem is that building and maintaining any sort of infrastructure is difficult and expensive, and, for most scientists, it doesn’t match our skill sets or inclinations. Understandably, we’d rather let someone else do it so that we can focus on the science. But this puts us in a vulnerable situation, and this is not the first time we are feeling the consequences of that. A dramatic recent example is Twitter. Many scientists put huge efforts into building networks to communicate with colleagues and the general public. But all that work and the value in those networks was lost when many scientists felt compelled to leave following Elon Musk’s takeover of the platform (now X). The process of rebuilding on Bluesky is underway, but it will take years and may never reach the same critical mass. Even if the transition is successful, the same thing may happen to Bluesky in a few years.

The strategic importance of Mastodon, the Fediverse, and fed.brid.gy, as #ToolsForResistance, is now crystal clear.

Mastodon: Because Elon can't buy it.

fed.brid.gy: Because it's the networks that matter […]

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#CurrentRead📚#FultonCountyLibrary #Audiobook🎧 #Libby app History — not from the glorified “heroes” perspective — rather told from affected or everyday points of view. #KnowYourHistory #Civics #ToolsForResistance

#CurrentRead📚#FultonCountyLibrary #Audiobook🎧 #Libby app History — not from the glorified “heroes” perspective — rather told from affected or everyday points of view. #KnowYourHistory #Civics #ToolsForResistance