Katherine Villyard @kvillyard@librem.one

In case you missed it, all links on Mastodon count as 23 characters towards your limit, no matter how many characters the link really is.

So, you don't need to use link shorteners on Mastodon as they won't actually affect the link's length.

Mastodon does this because it's better for everyone's privacy to avoid link shortener services, it means people can see what they're clicking on, and the link won't stop working if the shortener service shuts down.

More info at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/you-dont-need-link-shorteners-on-mastodon/

Yes, that #MomsForLiberty "Americans and Jews" tweet is real -- and what's more, it's a real quote from an editorial that was subsequently stealth edited without clarification or acknowledgement:

https://www.truthorfiction.com/moms-for-libertys-americans-and-jews-tweet/

MAGA Trumpers are now doxxing prosecutors and staff involved in the Trump classified documents case, leading to harassment and threats.
They must be stopped. Our democracy cannot be held hostage by stochastic terrorism.

Something I keep thinking about:

The excessive heat warnings across the country today, and the people relying on Twitter to get information cooling centers, free water, etc.

If you run a social media account for an elected/agency, please bring up to your bosses that now is the time to start building up your platforms outside of Twitter too.

Fancy friends! Ca. 1889-1895. #CatsOfYore #Cat #Cats #History https://flic.kr/p/o4NxRQ

“Waiting for the milkman.” Postcard from my collection, 1905. #CatsOfYore #Cat #Cats #History

Nutjobs want to debate vaccines?
Here you go.

Decision from the US Copyright Office: AI-generated text is not copyrightable.

Use an AI to generate your game, your ad, your marketing, your documentation? Anyone can use that text.

Congress can change this, and there's lots of examples of how to register your human-generated text when it's surrounded by other text, but in short: it's not intellectual property.

https://writerbeware.blog/2023/06/16/copyright-contracts-and-ai-generated-material/

I am so happy to hear about this!!! Thank you everyone who supported us, #IndigenousAmericans, and helped in the fight against the genocide of our culture and the future of my ppl!!! #DebHaaland you are so awesome!..

#SaveICWA #ProtectICWA #ICWA #WeAreStillHere

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/jun/15/supreme-court-american-indian-child-welfare-act-civil-rights-

@marthawells at her Guest of Honor Interview at Eurocon.

How often are you reading paper books these days? (Please boost)

Any meaningful UX testing in 2023 needs to account for ad blockers and password managers.

If your site or app doesn’t work with popular ad blockers, or it refuses to allow logins pasted in from password managers, it’s broken.

Yes, some executive type will want to argue about this because they think ad blocking will go away or they misunderstood some now outdated infosec guidance. They’re wrong. Users use ad blockers and password managers and if your stuff doesn’t work with them, it’s broken.

@indigenous_commentator Another link with action items:

https://www.mikamatters.com/take-action

FBI phone: 1-800-225-5324
tips.fbi.gov

Senator Tester phone: 202-224-2644
Senator Daines: 202-224-2651

**"Mika Westwolf's case should have the FBI involvement,  I demand the FBI immediate involvement"**

You cannot tell me there is no racism in America when shit like this happens. This is why we have #MMIW...

#MikaMatters #MMIW #MMIWG2S