Tootfinder

I feel a wee essay coming on on why #democracy and #liberalism are incompatible with one another.
I suspect it will irritate a lot of people, because, like the emperor's lack of clothes, this is not something we are supposed to notice.

RE: #midterms2026 #Democracy

"In 2017 ... I wrote that we are stuck between the Market and the Network era — citing the #TIMN model — with significant yearnings in certain sectors to go back to our insular Tribal ways. ... While the Tribal form may be comforting, its structure threatens the foundations of #democracy. ... With…

"American democracy is too weak and fragile "
Just MULL over those words.
Sure doesn't square with all the hubris of The concept of America as a "shining city on a hill" — a beacon of hope, #democracy, and freedom— does it.
Wake up #America you are hea…

Do you read/watch #DemocracyNow #Democracy

There is much discussion in the UK describing many of the governing party's own MPs as 'rebels'. But isn't that what we want our democratically elected representatives to do - listen, and think and speak for themselves? #democracy

> The concept that civic institutions should own their own social channels, aligns strongly with #Mastodon’s own vision and values.
Dec 9, 2025:
#CivicTech #Fediverse #Democracy #DigitalSovereignty #SocialMedia #SciComm

Speaking of #taxes, I just got this #book from the office (it’s published by my employer) and I’m so excited to read it.
From the blurb: “taxes are the public’s most powerful weapon in the fight for a real democracy”
Link if anyone wants: #Taxation #nonfiction #books #democracy

If a handful of #Republicans cared about America and #Democracy, they would reach across the aisle, in both the House and Senate, and impeach Trump immediately. It would eliminate the threat to midterms and perhaps be the beginning of a long process of rehabilitating the Republican image.
The challenge is choosing an #Impeachment issue because there are dozens...
#Trump

#eu #europe #Fascism #democracy #USpolitics

The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next

#USPol #USA #US #Democracy

Dear #OpenSource Community 👋,
The @… would like to hear your views on the »European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy« − #HaveYourSay.
– Call for evidence –
Deadline: 3 Feb. 2026
👉 #EODES #FLOSS #FOSS #OpenSource #FediAdmins #EU #Democracy #DigitalSovereignty #Demokratie #DigitaleSouveranitat #OpenSourceSoftware

RE: #SocialMedia crisis, we would like to point out that @… and the #Fediverse are the only social media solutions that are recognised by the #UN-endorsed initiative @….
➡️ #Mastodon and Fediverse are not alternatives, but leaders when it comes to public communication.
We are motivated to move forward here!
@… @… @… @… @… @… @…
#democracy #TikTok #X #diday #meta

🙌 We are delighted to welcome Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President for Tech #Sovereignty, #Security & #Democracy of the 🇪🇺 @… on the #Fediverse!
👉 @…
Our concern: In addition to regulating #X & Co., democracy needs tangible investment in digitally sovereign communication infrastructure.
The Fediverse is the only decentralised, independent #SocialMedia network with the greatest potential for innovation, competition and democracy!
#NeuHier #FollowFriday #OpenSource

🎉
#GuteNachrichten
#GoodNews
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#Danke an alle Beteiligten!
#Thanks to everyone involved!
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Auf geht's!
Let's keep going.
#DiDay #DutGemacht #BetterSocial #SaveSocial #democracy #Demokratie #UnplugTrump #LeaveX #SocialMedia #Kommunikation #DigitalSovereignty #Digitalesouveranitat #Fediverse #Mastodon #DigitalIndependenceDay

🇫🇷 President #Macron at 🇪🇺 #EuSummit25 on #SocialMedia, #ChildProtection & #Democracy:
> "If we speak about #sovereignity we should not underestimate our democratic and… cognitive sovereignity. … You give the responsibility of the content, [that teenagers] are exposed to, to US private providers or big Chinese companies. They design the content."
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#BigTech #Fediverse #Meta #Instagram #TikTok #Digitalgipfel #DigitalSummit

54 Members of the 🇪🇺 #European Parliament from #EPP #SD #Renew #GreensEFA and #TheLeft are calling on the @… to take urgent action and build European #SocialMedia platforms following the recent #Grok scandal.
Read the full text on @…'s website:
#democracy #DigitalSovereignty #Europe #OpenSource #privacy #usa #trump #Musk #Sovereignty #trump #fediverse #mastodon

RE: #survey on #eurosky. What are your expectations for the project?
Feel free to comment!
79 people have voted so far.
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#SocialMedia #Musk #Trump #Fediverse #Mastodon #Communication #survey #ATProto #ATprotocol #ATmosphere #democracy #DutGemacht #IDIDIT #SaveSocial #Umfrage #EU #European #EuropeanUnion #DigitalSovereignty #Sovereignty #W

#Eurosky, the european #Bluesky, is announced for #January 2026.
What do you 🫵 think about it?
#SocialMedia #Musk #Trump #Fediverse #Mastodon #Communication #survey #ATProto #ATprotocol #ATmosphere #democracy #DutGemacht #IDIDIT #SaveSocial #Umfrage #EU #European #EuropeanUnion #DigitalSovereignty #Sovereignty
Yes! 🙌 The solution to all social media problems!
All right, it's worth a try.
No progress: too much power still in too few hands
It is too early to comment on this.

Heute bis 17:30 Uhr läuft noch unsere #Umfrage zum angekündigten Start von #Eurosky:
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#SocialMedia #Musk #Trump #Fediverse
#Mastodon #Communication #survey
#ATProto #ATprotocol #ATmosphere
#democracy #DutGemacht #IDIDIT #SaveSocial #Umfrage #EU #European
#EuropeanUnion #DigitalSovereignty #Sovereignty #Bluesky

#Survey: On which #MicroBlogging #SocialMedia do people find the most discussion and information about today's 🇪🇺 #EuSummit25? 🤔
Please cite sources where possible! 🙏
#FollowerPower #EuSummit #Digitalgipfel #DigitaleSouveränität #digitalsovereignty #Demokratie #Umfrage #SaveSocial #Fediverse #Bluesky #Threads #X #Musk #Meta #Mastodon #democracy
Bluesky
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