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GryphonSK<p>Things that are NOT a <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>choice</span></a>, in no particular order:<br>- Being <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+<br>- Being <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disabled</span></a> / Unable to Work<br>- Skin Color<br>- <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Economic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economic</span></a> Circumstances at Birth<br>- Country of Origin<br>- Brain Chemistry</p><p>Things that ARE a choice:<br>- <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</span></a><br>- <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a><br>- <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Taxation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taxation</span></a> <br>- <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Government</span></a> Spending<br>- Systemic <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a> or Lack Thereof</p><p>We need to choose to make life better for the 98%, because of those things that are NOT a choice. <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Taxtherich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taxtherich</span></a>, and use the funds to promote economic equity. That's called <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Civilization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Civilization</span></a> .</p>
Church of Jeff<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StarTrek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Woke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Woke</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>choice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/nationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nationalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/xenophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xenophobia</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Boycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boycott</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/AirBnB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirBnB</span></a> = <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/billionaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaire</span></a> co-conspirator <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/joegebbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>joegebbia</span></a>. Fight the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/regime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regime</span></a> with your actions, where you spend your hard earned money. Keep your <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/values" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>values</span></a>. Do not support any <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> companies, products, services,. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Choice</span></a> matters <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FreeAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeAmerica</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>Free People Red Freely. Save our <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> stop <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> in <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>choice</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/girls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>girls</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/knowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>knowledge</span></a></p>
MadeInDex 📰🌎<p>Who here feels like they are subjectively too NICE? Or that it might be better for themselves to be less NICE? 🙂</p><p>(This question focuses on your personal feelings, not the impact on the world)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poll</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Emotions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Emotions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Feelings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Feelings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/People" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>People</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Humanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humanity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Psychology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Humans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Relationships</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Personality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Personality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Question" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Question</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mental</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/relationship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>relationship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>choice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/behavior" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>behavior</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/friendliness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>friendliness</span></a></p>
mindsConnected<p>While my main browser is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a>, I sometimes use between <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PaleMoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaleMoon</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Edge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Edge</span></a> for certain things. I guess it's natural for anyone to use more than one browser these days. <a href="https://mindsconnected.tech/index.php?showtopic=698&amp;view=getnewpost" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mindsconnected.tech/index.php?</span><span class="invisible">showtopic=698&amp;view=getnewpost</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/computing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>browser</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>choice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a></p>
Anders Lund<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@oatmeal" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>oatmeal</span></a></span> so stop the fight please.</p><p><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> software is international. For anyone to use. <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a>, <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KDE</span></a>, <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Gnome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gnome</span></a>, <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/apache" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apache</span></a>, <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/libreoffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libreoffice</span></a>, all the rest, have contributions from all parts of the world, including US, Russia, China, India and in fact most countries out there. It provides <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> and <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> for anyone who wants it. Freedom of <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>choice</span></a>, freedom for <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a>, freedom of thought, free of cost. And so it should be.</p>
UBI4ME<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> means <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/everyone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>everyone</span></a> - not just those already secure. </p><p>It means the single parent can breathe. The disabled person can afford care. The <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> teen can leave an unsafe home. </p><p>It means no one gets left behind. It means everyone can live the life they choose.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> means <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> to choose. ❤️ </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>choice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SingleParent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleParent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/taxtherich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxtherich</span></a></p>
Charlie McHenry<p>Texas Banned <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Abortion</span></a>. Then Sepsis Rates Soared. - <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/ReproductiveRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReproductiveRights</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/ReproductiveHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReproductiveHealth</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/WomensRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensRights</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Choice</span></a> <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-abortion-ban-sepsis-maternal-mortality-analysis" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/texas-a</span><span class="invisible">bortion-ban-sepsis-maternal-mortality-analysis</span></a></p>
Rabbi Jill Zimmerman<p>Reproductive freedom is a Jewish value, FULL STOP. That’s why we are partnering with NCJW this <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ReproShabbat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReproShabbat</span></a> on February 21 to celebrate reproductive freedom &amp; continue advocating for it</p><p>We will study Jewish texts that explore Judaism’s values on <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>choice</span></a> </p><p>Register here: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/b-dBnrJASuKFmewqv7nFxg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist</span><span class="invisible">er/b-dBnrJASuKFmewqv7nFxg</span></a></p>
Strandvogel ⊥ Resist<p>For the ones asking why democrats don't do enough to safe <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23democracy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a>: Democracy is a <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23choice" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#choice</a> made by the <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23majority" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#majority</a> of the <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23people" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#people</a>. You can't ask democracy to safe itself and support you. It depends on your <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23choice" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#choice</a> and your <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23voice" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#voice</a>. You're the one creating democracy by uniting a majority.</p>
earthling<p>The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life by Sophia Rosenfeld, 2024</p><p>A sweeping history of the rise of personal choice in the modern world and how it became equated with freedom<br>Choice touches virtually every aspect of our lives, from what to buy and where to live to whom to love, what profession to practice, and even what to believe. But the option to choose in such matters was not something we always possessed or even aspired to. </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>choice</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
MikeDunnAuthor<p>Trump says his attacks on trans people and "gender ideology" are to protect women (by which he means cis women). Yet he also mandates that government agencies, like NASA, remove all words that reference diversity, including "women in leadership." And, of course, women's health and bodily autonomy, are targeted, too.</p><p>Trump doesn't care about women. He's attacking all women and all bodily autonomy. </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/feminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>feminism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/lgbtq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtq</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>choice</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dei</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sexism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sexism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a></p>
Tim Mocarski<p>"Every artist, every scientist, every writer must decide now where he stands. The artist must take sides. He must elect to fight for freedom or for slavery. I have made my choice. I had no alternative."</p><p>Paul Robeson</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/quoteoftheday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quoteoftheday</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Choice</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhichSideAreYouOn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhichSideAreYouOn</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BeingHuman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BeingHuman</span></a></p>
08956495<p>I wanted to make a rant about my futile efforts trying to bring my friends to <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/pixelfed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pixelfed</span></a> but instead I understood a hard truth: what we are fighting with open social is having a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>choice</span></a> . They can and will stay in the walled garden of Meta's <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> networks and that's ok, it's their choice. Sucks for me that I will be alienated from that connection but it's not my place to decide or impose what platforms they should be using regardless of how good/bad they might be. All I can do is create healthy conversations about options.</p><p>It will suck to lose contact with so many old friends and acquaintances but so be it, so is life.</p>
Jens Oliver Meiert<p>The Donkey and the&nbsp;Rabbit:</p><p>A rabbit goes for her daily run. This day, she decides to try a new route. At an intersection she meets a donkey. When the donkey is about to eat a&nbsp;nail—</p><p><a href="https://meiert.com/en/blog/the-donkey-and-the-rabbit/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">meiert.com/en/blog/the-donkey-</span><span class="invisible">and-the-rabbit/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/fable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fable</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>choice</span></a></p>
Support the Resistance<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://c.im/@shansterable" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>shansterable</span></a></span> <br>I do follow soccer. My grandson plays in the league. He's subject to trade at least two times a year. He currently lives in Vancouver, BC and plays for the Whitecaps. He's not married but has a live-in girlfriend, and it worries me each time she travels with him to a red state. </p><p>In 2022 the Qatar government pledged to be all inclusive, but there were some tense moments involving the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> fans and community.<br> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MLS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Soccer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Soccer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorldCup2026" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldCup2026</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Choice</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@lauren" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lauren</span></a></span> I have been begging people to leave gmail for years...I have mentioned <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/protonmail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protonmail</span></a> which has served me well, and I use several search engines - <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DuckDuckGo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DuckDuckGo</span></a>, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Mojeeck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mojeeck</span></a>, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/StartPage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StartPage</span></a>, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Metager" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Metager</span></a> - No <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/tracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tracking</span></a> - <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> even a bit of privacy, is better than none. Folks, please leave the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> ecosystem asap. We are here, so that is a huge step. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>facebook</span></a>, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>instagram</span></a>, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TikTok</span></a> are just as perilous for everyone, even more now post election. Be safe. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>choice</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/civilliberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilliberties</span></a></p>
TechHelpKB.com 📚<p>Starting in February, Microsoft's sign-in process will remove the choice of staying signed in or not. You will automatically stay signed in until you sign out or use private browsing, putting your security at risk.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/login" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>login</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>choice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/smart-home/microsoft-is-changing-the-way-you-sign-in-and-it-could-be-a-security-nightmare/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">zdnet.com/home-and-office/smar</span><span class="invisible">t-home/microsoft-is-changing-the-way-you-sign-in-and-it-could-be-a-security-nightmare/</span></a></p>
Vas<p>Trump announced Thursday he would pardon anti-abortion activists convicted of blockading abortion clinic entrances. Trump called it “a great honor to sign this”.</p><p>“They should not have been prosecuted,” he said as he signed pardons for “peaceful pro-life protesters”.</p><p>The people pardoned were involved in the October 2020 invasion and blockade of a Washington clinic...<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>..<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a>..<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/whitenationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whitenationalism</span></a>..<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>choice</span></a></p>