2026-10-22T12:11:45Z https://njump.me Martin Nutty https://njump.me/npub1lrlfh0fmj3ck3dwtydm86uxjyfxnhqjl0d8u2v4u6tlquk05hvnqpsuhk6 https://cdn.masto.host/mastodonie/accounts/avatars/109/274/742/606/656/432/original/210565f15f016de6.jpg https://cdn.masto.host/mastodonie/accounts/avatars/109/274/742/606/656/432/original/210565f15f016de6.jpg https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdwvnvd37hx7d30gj9p4l37pkvzts0y6vh26a5zcst2nqnmx3trfqzyru0axaa8w28z694ev3hvlts6g3y6wuztaa5l3fjhnf0urje7jajv0a2n8q No doubt a collective shudder has passed through social media company c-suites. <br/><br/>While the top line settlement number of $17.1 billion is impressive, it’s likely dwarfed by the psychological damage done to children. <br/><br/>Most importantly, tech companies are now on notice that wantonly moral behavior can result in a steep fines and hefty redesign requirements <br/><br/>Let’s see where this takes us<br/><br/>#SocialMedia #Meta #technology #Facebook #SiliconValley <br/><br/><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/technology/meta-settlement-social-media-addiction-lawsuit.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8VA.hp9R.rHd6cbxMGtaV&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/technology/meta-settlement-social-media-addiction-lawsuit.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8VA.hp9R.rHd6cbxMGtaV&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share</a> 2026-08-26T14:12:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2y09k0udnsv7zdtkdqwew5u9vn6pavcarw9utym380xzl9qu4hpszyru0axaa8w28z694ev3hvlts6g3y6wuztaa5l3fjhnf0urje7jajv0ku08f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszkh53320h6w85qdm4fhdhpyw7vcpkafvkvgrlzu8pafzz780304qsnnp3u'>nevent1q…np3u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It’s an ugly reminder of our dependence on a tech stack that has a more then questionable commitment to legitimate #FreeSpeech and #democracy 2026-08-16T14:48:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp3wmau84m6305j4kndavfxvdagpljkjx9npygmqurq6l46pu28jqzyru0axaa8w28z694ev3hvlts6g3y6wuztaa5l3fjhnf0urje7jajv5673qg The #broligarchy is upset with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1q0jdp5wv9mjjkf0fxcl093kmzwgen4rd5y0e0gnqhyslfk8h4vaq80x3m8" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Gil Duran</span> (<span class="italic">npub1q0j…x3m8</span>)</a></span> which makes his new book 📕 a must read<br/><br/>#SiliconValley is pro free speech provided it does NOT encompass critique of the bros special status in the world and #billionaires right to undermine democracy and further accumulation of wealth at the expense of us #NPC types. <br/><br/>#Facism anyone?<br/><br/>#Politics #TaxTheRich #WealthTax #USPol<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thenerdreich.com/youtube-moves-to-ban-nerd-reich-podcast/">https://www.thenerdreich.com/youtube-moves-to-ban-nerd-reich-podcast/</a> 2026-08-16T14:40:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrk7hx69ntczwr9cqsd59ycmrnu8x9g4sjymy3gumqm8demqnc6aczyru0axaa8w28z694ev3hvlts6g3y6wuztaa5l3fjhnf0urje7jajv4wcq50 America is no longer the indispensable nation. <br/><br/>The post war order was predicated on a stable United States. Trump’s chaotic #politics has destroyed the post war order. New alliances are being formed by former allies and a decoupling of dependence on American institutions is grinding forward. It will be expensive, but the alternative is eternal instability <br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> with the call<br/><br/>#GeoPolitics #USPol<br/><br/><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/22/table-flipper/#graveyard-of-indispensable-nations">https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/22/table-flipper/#graveyard-of-indispensable-nations</a> 2026-07-22T10:49:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsttq2xw8sh7lw8zx56zup9hhtrsp4d4x8qazwau58sav8hjlkut3gzyru0axaa8w28z694ev3hvlts6g3y6wuztaa5l3fjhnf0urje7jajvjgrs4a I wonder if we’ll look at this year’s #MetGala as some kind of tipping point?<br/><br/>The gushing #billionaire owned press foist fawning imagery on us normies. It all smacks of the self absorbed Capitol Elite at the center of the #HungerGames. <br/><br/>Is this the year when backlash coalesces? Where the 99% say enough and demand a #WealthTax?<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thenerve.news/p/natasha-walter-column-feminism-for-a-world-on-fire-met-ball-jeff-bezos-amazon">https://www.thenerve.news/p/natasha-walter-column-feminism-for-a-world-on-fire-met-ball-jeff-bezos-amazon</a> 2026-05-10T12:53:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy8yq3u6td3f4xcndkuhklw5uf3pndqrgat8ccesc6w9xu96a802qzyru0axaa8w28z694ev3hvlts6g3y6wuztaa5l3fjhnf0urje7jajvvjl5l3 Simon McGarr completely captures the Irish government’s obtuse determination to do nothing in the face of the illegal and immoral behavior of many American tech enterprises<br/><br/>While many Silicon Valley leaders are overtly supporting a democracy subverting American regime, the Irish ruling class class clings to a see no evil obtuseness as the techno spigot pours money in<br/><br/>#mastodaoine #broligarchy #geopolitics #IrishPolitics #TechnoFascism <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1q0jdp5wv9mjjkf0fxcl093kmzwgen4rd5y0e0gnqhyslfk8h4vaq80x3m8" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Gil Duran</span> (<span class="italic">npub1q0j…x3m8</span>)</a></span><br/><br/><a href="https://www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the-promise-of-no-change/">https://www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the-promise-of-no-change/</a> 2026-02-23T09:42:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszc37rvkqanh48r5rh7rt4zu6xaq75ddrhkrymmy24g48yapexhhqzyru0axaa8w28z694ev3hvlts6g3y6wuztaa5l3fjhnf0urje7jajv3cp95u 1) The big question for any #Irish or #EU political party is why any of them are still on #X ?<br/><br/> Why would any political party opposed to #billionaire capture of #SocialMedia platforms post anywhere other than a decentralized platform?<br/><br/>The toxic #SiliconValley stack can be escaped. #Mastodon is an obvious exit ramp, based in #Europe. Why aren’t all elected officials there? <br/><br/>The #NewsMedia will follow<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1u0hslyefmj0xym2v2xp0gftcghkkr6tfxu0ztufry3zle80c59usrn2zg7" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Ciarán Cuffe</span> (<span class="italic">npub1u0h…2zg7</span>)</a></span> #Mastodaoine #IrishPolitics #EUPolitics<br/><br/><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-41771657.html">https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-41771657.html</a> 2026-01-19T15:36:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswwcx87em6qqzwy94wv8udhqgmxmh4ae8e3vrd9388gyjzvwfjkkczyru0axaa8w28z694ev3hvlts6g3y6wuztaa5l3fjhnf0urje7jajv2gjygl The GOP thinks it has a messaging problem 🤣<br/><br/>What it really has is a solutions problem for ordinary Americans. They have no solutions for affordable #healthcare, #housing, #StudentDebt<br/><br/>Trickle down has failed, the #2026MidTermElection consequences are inevitable. No amount of lipstick application will make the #BigBeautifulBill look anything different than the pig it is - a giveaway for #billionaires<br/><br/>#WealthTax #USPol #USPolitics<br/><br/><a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/12/08/congress/republicans-affordability-2026-midterms-health-care-vote-00680489">https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/12/08/congress/republicans-affordability-2026-midterms-health-care-vote-00680489</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodonie/media_attachments/files/115/684/166/280/429/121/original/d319241ba946b5fb.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-08T13:23:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy5jzc6njtfn4engnxwtpcc3xw79plwzkrxh6lk2l7rumxfap58vqzyru0axaa8w28z694ev3hvlts6g3y6wuztaa5l3fjhnf0urje7jajvxvuymx 1) The declaration of #ANTIFA as a domestic terrorism organization is a sad desperate attempt by the #Trump administration to create a fictional sinister enemy which threatens law abiding Americans <br/><br/>Of course ANTIFA is more of an ideology rather than an organization, it doesn’t have offices or a leadership council, it’s simply a designation that some groups and individuals attach to themselves <br/><br/>#USPol<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ced5gqn0p6jo.amp">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ced5gqn0p6jo.amp</a> 2025-09-27T15:41:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0h6nhj2eky70rhnrhjrssms30529n5wr2w3cg7ss6xt77sujtmcszyru0axaa8w28z694ev3hvlts6g3y6wuztaa5l3fjhnf0urje7jajvqz9nc6 How are we to understand the Information Disordered Landscape created by #SocialMedia ?<br/><br/>Is Western Democracy being degraded by #algorithms ?<br/><br/>Excellent conversation hosted by Peter Geoghan of #DemocracyForSale, in conversation with Eliot Higgins of <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub140y5ax8ph9zqg9mfpxshc86z4ue77uauencq9t608p2crjuvyc7qtw0uvc" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Bellingcat</span> (<span class="italic">npub140y…0uvc</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>#Disinformation #misinformation #MalInformation #USPolitics<br/><br/><a href="https://substack.com/home/post/p-173937699">https://substack.com/home/post/p-173937699</a> 2025-09-18T15:58:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0xprkzlu0q79g5pdpuj8uvecgsvtra6a6grlgs5j7pg8xm32y0hqzyru0axaa8w28z694ev3hvlts6g3y6wuztaa5l3fjhnf0urje7jajvnymgam In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd9008m9dqx7eqz84rvkrtqy80ps2nflj2d77g7k83xwy4ltrqw4cy0yvmm'>nevent1q…yvmm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>2) Irish economist David McWilliams made exactly the same point on his #podcast last week 👇<br/><br/><a href="https://overcast.fm/+AA3ETQ4eQNM">https://overcast.fm/+AA3ETQ4eQNM</a><br/><br/>Neither #trumpism or #peronism fits easily into the traditional left/right political spectrum. Shoehorning such governments into a category is a fool’s quest. <br/><br/>The big question is whether #USPolitics will yield increasingly reactionary governance resulting in helicopter flights tossing those who oppose into the sea?<br/><br/> #Trump #geopolitics #economics #Argentina #facist #uspol 2025-09-09T11:30:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsd9008m9dqx7eqz84rvkrtqy80ps2nflj2d77g7k83xwy4ltrqw4czyru0axaa8w28z694ev3hvlts6g3y6wuztaa5l3fjhnf0urje7jajvkdacxm 1) The second #Trump administration has a lot in common with the chaotic governments of Juan Peron. <br/><br/>Anybody with a passing interest in #geopolitics and #economics are aware of the cautionary tale of #Argentina - a booming country at the beginning of the 20th century, replete with natural resources, managed to squander its advantages as it zigzagged between the weirdness of #peronism and #facist junta’s <br/><br/>Why would we expect a better outcome in America?<br/><br/>#uspol <br/><br/><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/archive/2025/09/trump-peron-argentina-economy/684117/?gift=Q2sH08aR_cUj62Rd_n3z7R-eKQZc4ZoNf5RMBASO86Y">https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/archive/2025/09/trump-peron-argentina-economy/684117/?gift=Q2sH08aR_cUj62Rd_n3z7R-eKQZc4ZoNf5RMBASO86Y</a> 2025-09-09T11:17:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqrfmsk9szv6xt3uhvezak73dm2qhcptnxmqrahksl0qz7u4gw46czyru0axaa8w28z694ev3hvlts6g3y6wuztaa5l3fjhnf0urje7jajv5pj3ng We can speculate endlessly about what went down in the #Alaska between two morally depraved men. <br/><br/>Was #Trump summoned to receive instructions from his controller?<br/><br/>Was #Putin pushed to end is disasterous war in #Ukraine?<br/><br/>Was it all just kabuki, a desperate attempt for optics and attempted diversion from the #Epstein story?<br/><br/>Incontestable facts: both these actors have destabilized #GeoPolitics, the world is worse for their presence on the international stage<br/><br/>#USPol<br/><br/><a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2025/08/16/trumps-red-carpet-to-bring-putin-out-of-international-purgatory-made-for-a-nauseating-charade/">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2025/08/16/trumps-red-carpet-to-bring-putin-out-of-international-purgatory-made-for-a-nauseating-charade/</a> 2025-08-16T08:14:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszqvz0w6dtsnx9wrwpuzwzzxwydpjnal56pa8q8fy3v6hjup8kscszyru0axaa8w28z694ev3hvlts6g3y6wuztaa5l3fjhnf0urje7jajvl8ezd7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2as7j42vrg02kmmvel9920kgwhsgw9y0d83vhqhth4x56gz7j0pgpvcad9'>nevent1q…cad9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>2) View of Trauttmansdorff Castle and it’s gardens from the Matteo Thun platform which provides a stunning vista of the gardens and environs<br/><br/> #SouthTyrol #Italy #Gardens #Gardening<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodonie/media_attachments/files/114/930/617/657/337/420/original/b3c6bbb7aac15509.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-07-28T11:27:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2as7j42vrg02kmmvel9920kgwhsgw9y0d83vhqhth4x56gz7j0pgzyru0axaa8w28z694ev3hvlts6g3y6wuztaa5l3fjhnf0urje7jajvsznghu 1) A view of the Trauttmansdorff Gardens in Merano which I visited during my recent #SouthTyrol trip<br/><br/>The gardens are associated with the Empress” Sissi” who stayed at the property’s castle on two seperate occasions and made Merano a fashionable destination for the grandees of the Austro Hungarian empire<br/><br/>#Italy #Gardens #Gardening<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodonie/media_attachments/files/114/930/538/646/511/685/original/5e80b505e262bf20.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-07-28T11:07:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw0vhrpf5jmp97cq60qmuqx48qgj5a5jstuyhxs4fdl9x6xlq0xuczyru0axaa8w28z694ev3hvlts6g3y6wuztaa5l3fjhnf0urje7jajvg9pswx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyf384v2kpmzj7zw3efe9gqzapcv4rvsjmlrdz7at3rs0eacj6sege3wgmw'>nevent1q…wgmw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Given that the plant was apparently cited 57 times over the past 12 months, one wonders what it takes for the #USDA to issue a shutdown notice?<br/><br/>#FoodSafety 2024-08-30T11:59:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs94w9z0h60w8ncwe5f3fc538f6m7zraa2re5aef6s9yncsujzxazqzyru0axaa8w28z694ev3hvlts6g3y6wuztaa5l3fjhnf0urje7jajvduz6st In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfxgfz5usdvh5ptqfgqcns4g3w5atarqc2f28a2kyrs2939tkj7kc7lnzn4'>nevent1q…nzn4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Of course #NOAA is one of the government services that #project2025 wants to scrap. <br/><br/>Why #Trump and the #heritagefoundation wants to keep us ignorant of the world we live in is mysterious to me. Could be that the #Petrogarchs don’t like #climatechange talk<br/><br/>One of many reasons to vote for #kamalaharris <br/><br/>#Election2024 #uspol #uspolitics #politics 2024-08-12T17:33:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf008qkksjgwlpaf0wvspnkla4s962fhfxfykjaw4lcg0qjfk7uaczyru0axaa8w28z694ev3hvlts6g3y6wuztaa5l3fjhnf0urje7jajva5r32h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspwy922v5tmws3lrkq5nrycsc7exxagq2cc62v6swrrll54u57ltqugu62c'>nevent1q…u62c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m delighted to see the energy surrounding #KamalaHarris’ campaign. <br/><br/>I’m also disturbed that many were not motivated to vote given the clear and present state that #Trump presents to American democracy. That ambivalence reflects a poor understanding of the fragility of political freedom, an ignorance of how quickly things can turn to autocracy. This ennui is not confined to just the young, I’ve seen it across all age cohorts <br/><br/>#USPolitics #Politics #Election2024 2024-07-26T12:20:45Z