Sure! I think a lot of people would be interested here.

I want to enjoy Mastodon so much, but I just never see that much discussion. It just feels empty.

I read the post like you at first, but I don’t think he works on the fediverse. I think it was just a poor/unclear sequence of clauses in his post.

Can someone explain how powerful a party can be in Germany with a plurality but without a majority?

With the World Cup a year away…

I use base. Super straightforward and works perfectly with the rest of my set up. I also use Mullvad VPN (when I need one) and Leta (when I just need a simple search and not for images). Rarely use the browser.

This. Tbh if Biden rolled out this program, I’d probably say it was distasteful, but fine as it’s voluntary. At least it allows individuals to make choices for themselves.

That said, ICE is already kidnapping individuals at their citizenship interview appointments. I hope no one tries it. It’ll probably end up a Trojan Horse.

Laws and policies are different. The Trump administration takes much more extremist views towards laws on the books making their internal policies much worse (in most cases).

Seems like too little too late. There are other, more established privacy-oriented platforms in more privacy-respecting countries.

It was always Pelosi calling the shots (for better or worse). Schumer was always there as a fundraiser.

As an American… don’t cave. Boycott US products even if your countries give in. Otherwise we’ll never learn our lesson.

Even Fox viewers can’t hide from their credit card balance. At least I hope that’s the case.