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Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏<a href="https://journa.host/@w7voa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@w7voa</a> 😢 Thank you for your excellent work, Steve. We hope you’ll find a way to continue sharing news on Mastodon. "It took decades to build this goodwill and an audience of hundreds of millions every week. Seeing arsonists just set fire to it all is awful.” <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/15/nx-s1-5329244/bloody-saturday-voiceofamerica-radio-free-asia-europe-trump-kari-lake" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2025/03/15/nx-s1-5329244/bloody-saturday-voiceofamerica-radio-free-asia-europe-trump-kari-lake</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NPR</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/VoiceOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VoiceOfAmerica</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SteveHerman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SteveHerman</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreePress</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Journalists</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Integrity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Integrity</a>

Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️ 💜 🎹 🪗I don’t even need to watch the <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a>. Whenever things are happening that affect me, I find out because <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a> reach out like: “hey we’re doing a story about how terrible things are for you and your loved ones in that hideously backward state you live in, can we get a quote? Sort of a tight timeline, I’m gonna need it in like the next 46 seconds. Be safe!”LOLSOB

Vox Ohmnia<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Guide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Guide</a> to Pro <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> voices for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resistance</a> to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authoritarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarian</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trump</a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#musk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coup</a> : <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#commentators</a>. Many are both. 1/?<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeSpeech</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tech</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SocialMedia</a>: Mike Masnick: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@mmasnick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mmasnick</a> / <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/mmasnick.bsky.social" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mmasnick.bsky.social</a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techcrunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#techcrunch</a> Jay Kuo <a href="https://universeodon.com/@jaykuo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@jaykuo</a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HRC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@radleybalko" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@radleybalko</a> / <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/radleybalko.bsky.social" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@radleybalko.bsky.social</a> who has covered abuse of power for *years*Timothy Snyder of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Yale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Yale</a>: <a href="https://substack.com/@snyder" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@snyder</a> and historian of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascism</a>, among other thing

⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯apropos of absolutely nothing here's the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSA</a>'s official best practices on mobile device security. some top tips:1. restart your device regularly (it's very hard for spyware to survive a restart, especially on an iPhone) 2. avoid public wifi 3. do not use public charging stations 4. disable bluetooth 5. don't install appsto which i would add:1. if you have an iPhone consider using apple's "Lockdown Mode" which prevents most pegasus style 0-click attacks 2. consider using a hardware USB key for securing your most important accounts. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/yubico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#yubico</a>'s <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/yubikey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#yubikey</a> is a good option.<a href="https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21018353/nsa-mobile-device-best-practices.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21018353/nsa-mobile-device-best-practices.pdf</a><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalism</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uspol</a>

Patrick VanhouckeJournalists use <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Signal</a> to talk to sources and share tips safely. The app helps protect privacy, but <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a> are often targets. To stay safe, they should secure their Signal account. This article explains how. The tips are also useful for ordinary users.<a href="https://freedom.press/digisec/blog/locking-down-signal/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://freedom.press/digisec/blog/locking-down-signal/</a>

JamesWNeal<a href="https://journa.host/@w7voa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@w7voa</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a> should track down Hegseth and see if he'l back Trump up, feign no knowledge of what's happening on his watch or, heaven forbid, back up California.

Xerz 💗no one was linking to any source and I couldn’t find anything on the DGT, so it looked extremely suspicious despite being shared by so-called “reputable” newspapers like <a href="https://www.elperiodico.com/es/trafico-y-transportes/20240930/dgt-enfermedades-renovar-carnet-conducir-dv-106077331" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">El Periódico</a>, <a href="https://www.abc.es/motor/enfermedades-podras-renovar-carnet-conducir-2025-20240801085450-nt.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ABC</a>, <a href="https://www.20minutos.es/motor/actualidad/enfermedades-impiden-renovar-carnet-de-conducir-espana-dgt-5225265/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">20 Minutos</a>, <a href="https://www.redaccionmedica.com/secciones/sanidad-hoy/el-medico-decidira-quien-puede-conducir-en-funcion-de-estas-35-enfermedades-6984" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Redacción Medíca</a>, <a href="https://e-noticies.cat/es/sociedad/tienes-estas-35-enfermedades-dgt-quitara-carnet-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">e-noticies</a>, <a href="https://www.elnortedecastilla.es/sociedad/cambios-renovacion-carnet-conducir-aplicaran-2025-20241211145603-nt.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">El Norte de Castilla</a>, <a href="https://www.elconfidencial.com/motor/trafico/2024-08-13/dgt-carnet-enfermedades-incompatibles_3941981/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">El Confidencial</a>, <a href="https://www.elespanol.com/reportajes/20240405/adios-carne-conducir-enfermedades-impiden-renovarlo-dgt/845415863_0.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">El Español</a> (<a href="https://vandal.elespanol.com/noticia/r27702/estas-son-las-enfermedades-con-las-que-no-se-podra-renovar-el-carnet-de-conducir-en-espana-en-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">twice</a>), <a href="https://www.noticiasdenavarra.com/que-mundo/2024/08/12/cambios-carnet-conducir-2025-renovar-enfermedades-dgt-psicotecnico-8580106.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Noticias de Navarra</a> (aka <a href="https://www.deia.eus/que-mundo/2024/08/12/cambios-carnet-conducir-2025-renovar-enfermedades-dgt-psicotecnico-8580053.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Deia</a>), <a href="https://www.eleconomista.es/motor/noticias/12660462/02/24/la-dgt-avisa-con-estas-enfermedades-no-podras-obtener-ni-renovar-el-carne-de-conducir-en-2024.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">El Economista</a>, <a href="https://www.cronista.com/espana/actualidad-es/la-dgt-no-le-renovara-el-carnet-de-conducir-en-2025-a-personas-que-tengan-alguna-de-estas-enfermedades/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">El Cronista</a>, <a href="https://www.elnacional.cat/es/sociedad/que-enfermedades-pueden-impedir-tener-carnet-conducir-en-2024_1190822_102.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">El Nacional</a>…this has just scared a friend of mine and I’m really pissed that fact checking seems completely and utterly dead and freelancer/intern <a class="hashtag" href="https://fedi.xerz.one/tag/journalists" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a> will play the game of random right-wingers online because they want to fulfill their daily news quota

OCTADEThe Most Important Presidential Speech in American History We interrupt your regularly scheduled astroturf and managed fake revolution programming to bring you U.S. President John F. Kennedy: <a href="https://youtu.be/zdMbmdFOvTs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/zdMbmdFOvTs</a> The most important part starts around the 5:27 mark. The heavy stuff begins around the 9:00 mark. The bombshell begins around the 9:55 mark. <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=president" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#President</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=unitedstatesofamerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnitedStatesOfAmerica</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=johnfitzgeraldkennedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JohnFitzgeraldKennedy</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=jfk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JFK</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Journalists</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Journalism</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#America</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Conspiracy</a>

OCTADE<a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/infostorm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@infostorm@a.gup.pe</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/crypto" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@crypto@a.gup.pe</a> Crypto scammers may try to draw Ross Ulbricht in to their schemes to advertise their scams, then rug pull and try to pin it on Ross. They would love to use his notoriety to attract victims. I wonder if he is careful and wise to this sentiment. If I were in Ross's shoes, I wouldn't touch the crypto-currency scene with a ten-foot pole and I would have no contact with the personalities in that scene. There are a lot of criminals and frauds there, lots of ongoing prosecutions, and anyone involved could be used as a patsy or stool pigeon without a moment of warning. <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=rossulbricht" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RossUlbricht</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=freeross" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeRoss</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=silkroad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SilkRoad</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=darknet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Darknet</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=pardons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pardons</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=dreadpirateroberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DreadPirateRoberts</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=dpr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DPR</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Journalism</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Journalists</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=prisoners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Prisoners</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=prisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Prisons</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=potus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#POTUS</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=president" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#President</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a>

OCTADETrump pardons Silk Road operator Ross Ulbricht "The pardon fulfills a campaign promise made to the president’s crypto diehards." "On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump issued a pardon to Ross Ulbricht, who ran the dark web marketplace Silk Road under the pseudonym “Dread Pirate Roberts.” Ulbricht has been serving a life sentence without parole since 2015, when he was convicted of multiple charges, including the distribution of narcotics." Full article lives at link below. <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/21/24349080/trump-pardon-silk-road-dark-web-drug-marketplace-ross-ulbricht" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/21/24349080/trump-pardon-silk-road-dark-web-drug-marketplace-ross-ulbricht</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=rossulbricht" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RossUlbricht</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=freeross" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeRoss</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=silkroad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SilkRoad</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=darknet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Darknet</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=pardons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pardons</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=dreadpirateroberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DreadPirateRoberts</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=dpr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DPR</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Journalism</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Journalists</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=prisoners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Prisoners</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=prisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Prisons</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=potus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#POTUS</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=president" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#President</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/infostorm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@infostorm@a.gup.pe</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/crypto" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@crypto@a.gup.pe</a> <a href="https://lemmy.ml/c/cryptography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cryptography@lemmy.ml</a>

OCTADE<a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/infostorm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@infostorm@a.gup.pe</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/crypto" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@crypto@a.gup.pe</a> Reportedly Elon Musk also said that Ross Ulbricht will be freed by Trump. <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/trump-pardon-ulbricht-prediction/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://cryptobriefing.com/trump-pardon-ulbricht-prediction/</a> I'm digging for information on this matter. <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=rossulbricht" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RossUlbricht</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=freeross" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeRoss</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=silkroad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SilkRoad</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=darknet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Darknet</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=pardons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pardons</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=dreadpirateroberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DreadPirateRoberts</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=dpr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DPR</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Journalism</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Journalists</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=prisoners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Prisoners</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=prisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Prisons</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=potus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#POTUS</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=president" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#President</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=elonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a>

OCTADEWill Trump Release Crypto Market 'Kingpin' Dread Pirate Roberts as Promised? Has anyone heard any word on the promised liberation of Silk Road opearator, Ross Ulbricht, also known as Dread Pirate Roberts? "If you vote for me, on day one, I will commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht ..." According to this reported promise, Trump technically needs to pardon Ross or commute his sentence before midnight in the time zone where Ross is imprisoned. I can't find any news on a commutation or pardon for Ross. Was the promise false news? Or has it already happened? Journalists, have any of you contacted the White House or BOP about this matter? <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/reminder-donald-trump-promised-free-220635344.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.yahoo.com/news/reminder-donald-trump-promised-free-220635344.html</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=rossulbricht" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RossUlbricht</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=freeross" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeRoss</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=silkroad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SilkRoad</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=darknet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Darknet</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=pardons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pardons</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=dreadpirateroberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DreadPirateRoberts</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=dpr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DPR</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Journalism</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Journalists</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=prisoners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Prisoners</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=prisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Prisons</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=potus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#POTUS</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=president" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#President</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/infostorm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@infostorm@a.gup.pe</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/crypto" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@crypto@a.gup.pe</a>

Walt Wooton<a href="https://spartanburg.social/tags/Journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Journalists</a> saw SpaceX's Starship explode with their own eyes, but many of their stories reported that it had "failed, "was damaged,"" or was "lost." SpaceX, of course, called it a "rapid unscheduled disassembly ." Now that the FAA has grounded it, they all are willing to use the "ex" word. Attributions are not needed for things you see. The Sun rose in the east this morning. Fascists are preparing to take over the American government. Now, more than ever, we need <a href="https://spartanburg.social/tags/reporting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#reporting</a>, not <a href="https://spartanburg.social/tags/stenography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#stenography</a>.

Ben Royce 🇺🇦'<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NobelPeacePrize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NobelPeacePrize</a> winner <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MariaRessa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MariaRessa</a> has said <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Meta</a>’s decision to end <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/factChecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#factChecking</a> on its platforms and remove restrictions on certain topics means “extremely dangerous times” lie ahead for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalism</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#socialMedia</a> users'Listen to MariaShe's been speaking truth to power in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Philippines</a> for decades, one of the most dangerous countries in the world for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a>I greatly admire her and if anyone knows what they're talking about here, it's her<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/facebook-end-factchecking-nobel-peace-prize-winner-maria-ressa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/facebook-end-factchecking-nobel-peace-prize-winner-maria-ressa</a>

Regina KammerAI slop is already invading Oregon’s local journalism <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Journalism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Journalists</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Plagiarism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Plagiarism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/LocalNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LocalNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oregon</a> <a href="https://www.opb.org/article/2024/12/09/artificial-intelligence-local-news-oregon-ashland/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.opb.org/article/2024/12/09/artificial-intelligence-local-news-oregon-ashland/</a>

Ángela Stella MatutinaFair warning:if you push any kind of apologies for news media either mainstream or self-appointed as "independent", you're catching a mute or worse.I've lived my entire life in <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Argentina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Argentina</a> and was forced to watch them carry water for a military dictatorship and three neoliberal/conservative/borderline-fascist governments.And spread misinformation because they couldn't be bothered to do better and after all it's just entertainment.And run DISinformation campaigns for various special interests.I learned to hate their unprofessional attitude, their self-congratulation and their whining against "censorship" long before I came of age.So if you want to suck up to <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Propaganda</a> and <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/PsychologicalWarfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PsychologicalWarfare</a> operators we're just not friends. Go vote for a nice Führer or something.(If you want to teach me about the exceptions, DON'T. I know them. They're mostly dead: doing the right thing is lethally dangerous.)<a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Journalism</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Journalists</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/PropagandaYGuerraPsicol%C3%B3gica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PropagandaYGuerraPsicológica</a>

katzenberger 🇺🇦With <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gaza</a> deliberately being cut off, and sealed off, by <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Israel</a>, just about any form of <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#internet</a> access, no matter how shaky and temporary, has become vital for<ul><li><a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medical</a> professionals</li><li><a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a></li><li><a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/aid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aid</a> workers</li><li><a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#families</a></li><li><a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#children</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#students</a></li></ul>With most of the infrastructure in Gaza destroyed, mobile phone accounts in the shape of <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/eSIMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eSIMs</a> [*] are one of the last remaining means to communicate. They log into neighboring Egypt and Israeli mobile networks, wherever possible (mostly in the South of Gaza).<a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/ConnectingHumanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ConnectingHumanity</a> is providing eSIMs to the groups mentioned above. They're reliable and legit [**]. Consider donating to them.<a href="https://connecting-humanity.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://connecting-humanity.org/</a>[*] An eSIM is a virtual SIM that can be sent as a QR code, rather than a physical SIM that is next to impossible to get into Gaza, at the moment.[**] More context: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecting_Humanity" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecting_Humanity</a>

Petra van Cronenburg<a href="https://journa.host/@w7voa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@w7voa</a> It's time that all <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a> + <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#media</a> leave the fascist-enabler platform and stop the lazy "only Twitter-quotes" <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalism</a> (even if it came too late). I say this as a journalist. They could help to break the democracy-destroying power of that platform and give an example to others.. Independent of professions, staying on Twitter in these days means being enablers and collaborators. Let's learn from history. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resist</a> !<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JournalistsSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JournalistsSafety</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/journalistsAgainstFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalistsAgainstFascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pressfreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pressfreedom</a>

BerlinFokus<a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@EUCommission</a> You guys really are some sweethearts.Protecting the "<a href="https://berlin.social/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreePress</a>" by legalizing <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/Spying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spying</a> on <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/Journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Journalists</a> and encouraging <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/StateRepression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StateRepression</a> against unwanted <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/MediaCoverage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MediaCoverage</a>.While telling US you're doing the opposite of that.Really hope for your safety you don't have any mirrors at home, they'd shatter the moment you look at them.<a href="https://berlin.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU</a> <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/MediaFreedomAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MediaFreedomAct</a> <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/PlainLiars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PlainLiars</a><a href="https://edri.org/our-work/challenges-ahead-european-media-freedom-act-falls-short-in-safeguarding-journalists-and-eu-fundamental-values/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://edri.org/our-work/challenges-ahead-european-media-freedom-act-falls-short-in-safeguarding-journalists-and-eu-fundamental-values/</a>.

Global VoicesSummit 2024! :blobcat_rss: Join us at the Hotel Yak & Yeti in Kathmandu, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Nepal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nepal</a>, on December 6-7 for two days of connection, collaboration, and conversation with <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#activists</a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/technologists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#technologists</a>, and others from around the world. 📝 Register at <a href="https://lnkd.in/eyaemwtK" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://lnkd.in/eyaemwtK</a>!

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