Notices by Aomine Dicegame (are0h@playvicious.social)

So Facebook took down the group that ORGANIZED the group of white terrorists that came specifically to Kenosho to kill people.

How long have we been SHOUTING about the the lack of responsibility these social media platforms have been showing has DIRECTLY lead to violence against targeted communities?

We keep telling you what the problem is but white people don't want to listen. And these terrorists take advantage of it.

We're seeing time and time and time and time again.

"So why wasn’t she listening to the Standing Rock Sioux, Cheyenne River Sioux, and other tribal nations within the path of the pipeline when they asked for help? Natives don’t turn our back on those in need. Despite the many pains they were suffering after their removal, the Choctaw Nation donated money to Ireland when they were experiencing the potato famine. These are the actions of true Natives. "

Wow. Read this.

https://wearyourvoicemag.com/news-politics/warrens-claims-indigeniety-slap-face-indigenous-people

So California passed a law that lets student athletes make money off their name and likeness and be able to hire agents and the NCAA is threatening to ban ALL California schools from the organization.

LOL, that's... deep.

If you ever needed more evidence that the NCAA is a wholly corrupt and racist organization that makes their money by specifically keeping Black athletes poor and dependent, there you go.

Ha, they want *punish* kids for... making a living.

That's WILD.

It shouldn't be hard to say you'll take a stand against people that only want to cause pain and suffering.

If it is, you're with them. That's all there is to it.

I don't give a shit how popular some instance believe themselves to be. PV will not allow that non-sense. PV will not associate with instances that do not prioritize the safety of its people over the juvenile and often subjective moralities of an admin. That's just replicating the experience of places we are supposed to be against.

And if you're unsafe on an instance where the admin/mod team are a bunch of cowards, PV will be here.

You'll always know where we stand when it comes to bigots.

No, there is no 'slippery slope' when it comes to people who believe genocide and mass murder are an acceptable social solution.

There is no ethical or moral grounds for refusing to deal authentically with a population that has shown its sole purpose is to cause harm to people they don't lie.

You're not some lexicon of civility. You're just a coward.

And you'll be treated as such.

I will silence or defederate every instance that does not have the courage to stand up to people that only want to cause harm.

Making a choice not to protect people or give people the means to protect themselves is making the choice it let bigotry and hate thrive.

There is no middle ground. Either you stand up or you’re helping them spread their madness.

Let me be clear.

Saying devs shouldn’t make any ethical decisions concerning software is a cowardly decision, which enables hate, abuse and harassment to continue.

You’re not a centrist or being logical.

You’re giving space for hate to flourish.

Yo, for real, do NOT come at me talking about y'all treat Jovan the same as everyone else.

Because you're a fucking liar.

If y'all treated half the bigots on the fedi like y'all came at Jovan the last few hours, the fedi would be a _very_ different place.

Save that bullshit. For real.

And on a side note, if you want to put some monies behind an instance and team of folks that give no quarter to bigots, check out https://www.patreon.com/Are0h

PV will always have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to people that want to engage in behaviors that enables harmful and abusive actions.

Because fuck that.

Unfortunately, the entire conversation around Sanders resembles most political conversations we have around white personalities in the political sphere.

It's not really about their ideas and policies. It's about how much white people like them. It's about what white people feel about them.

In the States, we don't really vote for good candidates based on their merits. It's literally just a popularity contest.

And yet we keep expecting things to change by doing it over and over and over again.

The only thing special about the social media giants is their duplicity

Facebook made their money by exploiting their users the most underhanded fashion and then became a safe space for the internet's worst behavior.

Twitter has never turned a profit and has survived by getting periodic VC cash transfusions, which explains why they are so friendly with bad actors posing as conservatives.

The idea that these places represent progress is a bad joke.

YouTube has more got damn commercials than actual television.

Had to take a step back from coding Fipamo and design a sane settings section.

I wanted it to be clean and easy to understand and not overload users with too many options.

I'm probably going to keep messing with it for the day, but I like how this looks so far.

Happy Thursday, lovely fediversians.

Hey, never feel bad for taking time for yourself to get it together. The journey to finding your best self is a marathon, not a sprint.

Take advantage of every opportunity to rest, reflect and recharge. Your downtime is just as important as your uptime.

Do what you need to do to keep going and don't feel bad about.

Because white people get upset when I say white people want a fascist state, here's a white guy laying it out for you as well...

https://www.truthdig.com/articles/america-has-become-a-functionally-fascist-state/

I'm going to keep saying it. If you ever wonder how something as horrible as the Nazis happened, look at what is happening in the US right now.

You do see the parallels between the community around Linux and how it was created and the community around Masto and the direction it's going, right?

Stay woke.

@brainblasted That entire situation seems like such a mess. A couple people with personal vendettas made an instance.

It's like watching a barrel fire from far away.

White people mad at Nike for the latest Kaepernick campaign is fucking hilarious.

As I've seen, there hasn't been any effort to rectify the damage that has been caused.

All I'm seeing is editing of bylaws and some public assertions of WE'LL DO BETTER, but no real emphasis on restitution to people that have been damaged in real ways by the incessant deplorable behavior enabled by the inaction of a community that treats real threats to marginalized people as a point of comedic relief.

I just don't believe all of this evangelizing about safety. There's nothing real behind it.