Imagine being locked in a small cell, cut off from meaningful human contact, sunlight, even for years. This is the grim reality for at least 122,000 people each day across the U.S. in solitary confinement.
Solitary isolates individuals for up to 24 hours a day, inflicting profound harm. Recognized as a form of torture, solitary confinement remains pervasive in U.S. prisons. Here's how bad the situation is, and moreover, how we end this form of torture.
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Ending Legalized Torture in the US Carceral System
Most Americans are entirely unaware that every day the U.S. Government tortures more than 100,000 people in prison — but here's how we stop this injustice By Jessica Sandoval and Qasim Rashid Let’s Address This is proud to publish this piece c…Qasim Rashid (Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid)
Es ist zum heulen.
Da hat nach #Aschaffenburg ein 12-jähriges Mädchen das Gefühl, sich öffentlich entschuldigen zu müssen „weil ich Afghanistan bin“.
Wer so etwas in Kauf nimmt, sollte merken, dass er vom richtigen Weg abgekommen ist. instagram.com/reel/DFnducgPEVG…
@br24 on Instagram: "Nach der Messerattacke in Aschaffenburg hat der örtliche afghanische Kulturverein seine Trauer um die Opfer bekundet. Doch hinzu kommen Sorgen, dass Afghanen nach der Tat unter Generalverdacht stehen könnten. Auch die 12-jährige Fatim
10K likes, 535 comments - br24 on February 3, 2025: "Nach der Messerattacke in Aschaffenburg hat der örtliche afghanische Kulturverein seine Trauer um die Opfer bekundet.Instagram
If you want to control the price of eggs, you need to control bird flu.
And the worst thing you can do if you want to control bird flu is censor scientists and scrub CDC data.
Ich find's ja knuffig, wie Linnemann die SPD auffordert, sich von den gewalttätigen Demonstrant*innen zu distanzieren.
Und ich denk mir so: "Kumpel, wir sind schon über eine halbe Million. Glaub' mir, wenn wir gewalttätig wären, sähe es hier ganz anders aus..."
teilten dies erneut
Die Macht der Tech-Milliardäre: Angriff auf die Demokratie
youtube.com/watch?v=4pVQSzVfx0…
- YouTube
Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.youtube.com
Can a country's entire political system catch dementia from its leader?
Many Pixelfed servers have an Instagram import feature that lets you import a certain amount of Instagram posts into Pixelfed. However, due to the unprecedented numbers of new people joining Pixelfed recently, a lot of Pixelfed servers have temporarily switched off the import feature as it uses a lot of server resources.
Keep in mind that almost all Pixelfed servers (like almost all Fediverse servers) are run by volunteers who personally pay the costs of the server, they don't run ads or sell people's data. They may simply not have enough money to enable the import feature when so many people are joining. You can help your server cope with the influx by donating to the person who runs it, you can ask your server admin how to donate.
If it's unclear when importing might be switched on, you can perhaps ask your server admin about it. This is especially easy to do on smaller servers.
Also note that if you do want to import your Instagram account, make sure you have downloaded the JSON archive from Instagram. Do NOT use the HTML archive, it won't work.
#Pixelfed #PixelfedTips #FediTips
@Pixelfed Unofficial Help I know you might not have the knowledge, but have you thought making your pixelfed posts more insta-like? Like, you can create multiple pics with one sentence on each of them, and have the user swipe through them. I think it would look cleaner in a way :D
You could do something like:
Pic. 1:
A white background with the text having the color of your choice: Wanna import your account on Pixelfed?
Then a screenshot neatly framed below the text and an arrow to the side of the screenshot pointing to the right, indicating there are multiple other pics if the user is interested.
Pic. 2:
A pic with the white background and the text having the same color as on pic. 1 with the text:
Step 1: do this
Pic. 3:
Same as pic. 2:
Step 2: do that
And so on for the next pictures, probably with some screenshots as on Pic. 1 if needed, resized and/or cropped, but in a way that the text/content is still legible to the users.
What do you think? :D
(also pinging @Fedi.Tips for visibility of my comment) :D
Thanks for the feedback! 🙏
It's tricky because although I set up the account to help Pixelfed users, for some reason most of my followers on the account are on Mastodon 😆
So... still not sure whether to format it in an Insta kind of way, or in a more traditional social media kind of way, because the way the posts are displayed depends on where people are following me from.
This is new to me, I will try to experiment, thank you so much for the detailed suggestions 😃
Global stock markets feeling the gloom,
Thanks to Trump's tariff tantrum, they swoon,
Investors are wary,
As markets turn scary,
Uncertainty spreading, like a monsoon.
#GuardianLimerick #Business #Economics #Germany #France #Spain #Italy #FTSE #Banking #Europe
theguardian.com/business/2025/…
US, UK and European stock markets plunge amid ‘Trump tariff tantrum’
FTSE 100 and Dow Jones fall after US president rattles investors by targeting China, Canada and MexicoGraeme Wearden (The Guardian)
Mach mit bei der Linken, werde Mitglied!
Mitmachen und einmischen: Für Solidarität und soziale Gerechtigkeit. Gegen Klimawandel, für mehr Demokratie und eine gerechte Verteilung des Reichtums.Die Linke
As Decker finished the incantation, a short demon appeared in magic circle. He had red skin, horns, and wire-rimmed glasses, and was dressed in a sharp suit with a bow tie.
"Forgive me," the demon said. "but for the sake of clarity, please advise if you are attempting to summon the CEO of a Social Media Platform?"
Decker frowned. "What? No! I'm trying to summon an arch-demon from hell!"
The officious demon smiled thinly. "It's so difficult to tell the difference these days...."
Hi Holls, welcome! 👋
If you want help with using this place, feel free to ask anything! I'm trying to be an unofficial help desk for new people on here.
Also, there is lots of help for new people on the website at fedi.tips (especially the section at the top marked "Quick Start").
Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediversefedi.tips
On the Danish island of Bornholm, farmer Knud Andersen have cancelled his agreement to host American cruise ship tourists on his farm, which he has been doing 15 times every year.
In a post on Facebook Mr Andersen explains that American tourists are no longer welcome, because Donald Trump's statements about Denmark are "completely unacceptable" and "we will not open our doors to that kind of an attitude."
Aral Balkan hat dies geteilt.
as an #american, i encourage #canada, #mexico, #panama, #denmark, etc to put the biggest middle finger up to any and all #americans and #usa interests as you can
we deserve it
my only hope is #america can try to begin to recover some good will in 4 years time
but that's a long way away
for now, the hell is just starting
and to minimize the hell you need to push back on #trump bullshit as loudly and as forcefully as you can
show the spirit and brains too many americans lack
I don’t ordinarily boost a post from someone I don’t follow and have vetted. And not thrilled with boosting into a bsky account that’s bridged to Fediverse. But I do generally take Popehat @Popehat
seriously so his boost today of Nicholas Grossman post in bsky is worth a read.
Is it.... To bypass something? Or are trans posts triggering? Is it etiquette for something I'm missing?
Thank you,
Partner of a Trans Person
#fediversehelp #TransRights #trans
Content warnings are a complex topic, not technically but socially. Different people will have different perspectives on how they are used.
I've tried to do a summary of it at fedi.tips/how-to-use-content-w… in the section labelled "when exactly should I use CWs?"
How to use Content Warnings (CWs) on Mastodon and the Fediverse | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediversefedi.tips
1.) dass man von den Student*innen, ihrer Bewegung, manches lernen kann (wie man z.B. gegen autokratische Kräfte wirksam vorgeht oder die Zivilgesellschaft aktiviert ).
2.) Weil die demokratischen Kräfte in #Serbien durch Auslandsberichterstattung gestärkt werden (Solidarität wird wahrgenommen und der politische Druck auf das autokratische System steigt). Hoffe, durch meine Beiträge das zu begünstigen und zu informieren.
Nun auch US-Zölle gegen Kanada für 30 Tage ausgesetzt
Nach Mexiko gewährt US-Präsident Trump nun auch dem Nachbarland Kanada einen 30-tägigen Aufschub bei den von ihm angedrohten Zöllen. Beide Länder signalisieren im Gegenzug eine Zusammenarbeit in Grenzfragen.
➡️ tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/…
#Eilmeldung #Kanada #USA #Mexiko #Zölle
Der Stream startet um 20 Uhr.
@Lazarou People used to complement my Perl code, saying it looked just like C.
But then I got better at using Perl, and that put an end to the complements.
Ich finde es ja grundsätzlich begrüßenswert, wenn Menschen anderen Menschen helfen wollen, aber sie sollten sich erst einmal fragen, ob diese Person überhaupt Hilfe möchte bzw. braucht.
Ich bin persönlich echt in einer guten Lage. Alles ist chill, keine Probleme - und trotzdem gibt es regelmäßig Menschen, die mich mit ihrer eigenen Lebensansicht zwangsbeglücken wollen.
Ich bin sicher, diese Personen mögen ihr Leben, wie es ist. Das tue ich auch - nur anders.
Hello, I'm trying this new #Mastodo
I hope I am doing it right lol
📷Frank Cruz
#photography #nature
#nikon #naturephotograph
#landscape
#landscapephotograph
Hi Frank, welcome 👋
Feel free to ask if you want help with using this place, and there is also lots of help for new people on the website at fedi.tips (especially the Quick Start section at the top).
I think c0c0bird was suggesting you could add an "alt text" description to your photo. A lot of people do that on here as it helps blind people know what is in a post. When you post a photo, there is an option for adding a description 🙂
Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediversefedi.tips
#btw25 #Wahlumfrage vom 03.02.2025 zur #Bundestagswahl von INSA für BILD: CDU/CSU: 30%, AfD: 22%, SPD: 16% (−1), Grüne: 13% (+1), BSW: 5,5% (−0,5), Linke: 5% (+1), FDP: 4,5% (+0,5), Sonstige: 4% (−1).Vergleich mit dem letzten Wahlergebnis vom 26.09.2021: CDU/CSU: +5,8, AfD: +11,6, SPD: −9,7, Grüne: −1,7, BSW: +5,5, Linke: +0,1, FDP: −6,9.
- dawum.de/Bundestag/INSA/2025-0…
I'm sorry, I don't have a list of third party apps with thread-creation features, but for what it's worth Fedilab is a good app and it's worth exploring other third party apps.
If you want something more professional there are commercial post management services with Mastodon support including buffer.com/mastodon and publer.com
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With ‘Emilia Pérez’s Oscar Campaign in Crisis, the Hollywood Finger-Pointing Has Begun
yahoo.com/entertainment/emilia…
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Great news. Ontario is ripping up the contract with Starlink. Also get in contact with Premier Ford and tell him you want Ontario to immediately stop using X for any government communications.
cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/for…
"Oxymoron" is derived from the Greek words "oxys," meaning "sharp," and "moronos," meaning "dull" or "stupid”.
The word “oxymoron” is an oxymoron.
Global stock markets come under pressure
As Trump's tariffs cause quite a measure
Investors in uproar
As they watch their wealth soar
Will the markets regain their true treasure?
#GuardianLimerick #Business #Economics #Germany #France #Spain #Italy #FTSE #Banking #Europe
theguardian.com/business/2025/…
US, UK and European stock markets plunge amid ‘Trump tariff tantrum’
FTSE 100 and Dow Jones fall after US president rattles investors by targeting China, Canada and MexicoGraeme Wearden (The Guardian)
Trump tariffs: what’s at stake for the UK and EU?
Trade tensions are rising, it's true.
Economic impacts will soar,
As prices increase, hurting more.
Negotiations crucial to breakthrough.
#GuardianLimerick #Economics #Business #Europe
theguardian.com/business/2025/…
Trump tariffs: what’s at stake for the UK and EU?
The US president has threatened to target Europe after launching then pausing import tariffs on Canada and MexicoRichard Partington (The Guardian)
Anthropic Asks Job Applicants Not To Use AI In Job Applications - Slashdot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Anthropic, the company that made one of the most popular AI writing assistants in the world, requires job applicants to agree that they won't use an AI assistant to help write their application.slashdot.org
"Please don't use our product to apply here, it's quite shit, actually"
- hopeful back-channel quote
When David Lynch Directed a Mini-Season of Twin Peaks in the Form of Japanese Coffee Commercials
openculture.com/2015/11/david-…
David Lynch Directs a Mini-Season of Twin Peaks in the Form of Japanese Coffee Commercials
I recently read Merry White's Coffee Life in Japan, a history of the west's favorite beverage in the Land of the Rising Sun.Colin Marshall (Openculture.com)
This stuck with me from a piece y'day...
"Highlighting the change of public engagement and political interest, the reopening of borders and lifting of restrictions coincided with the lead up to the 2022 federal election and what Kelly referred to as the “great silence”
croakey.org/on-politics-and-he…
On politics and health, trust and vaccine misinformation: former Chief Medical Officer reflects upon COVID-19 pandemic
At the height of the COVID pandemic, public health officials working at the nexus of politics and policy faced multipleMelissa Sweet (Croakey Health Media)
Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Mexico
President Donald Trump is holding off on his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada for 30 days after the two U.S. neighbors agreed to boost border security efforts.JOSH BOAK (AP News)
Guido Kühn
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