How's all that freedom lovin' going America?

the Guardian

US added to international watchlist for rapid decline in civic freedoms

Civicus, an international non-profit, puts country alongside Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Pakistan and Serbia

Yeah...

mood

I'm sure Putin would be happy to do the honours of inking it himself when Vance tries to officially join the vor v zakone

Damn, disappointed that Alby Hub's lightning channel is "use it or lose it". I'd heard complaints that it was, but thought "we'll see how it goes and hope for the best". Well, looks like the channel closed and the 20K sats, which I thought I spent to ensure my future ability to zap and be zapped, got pissed away into the ether. I know it's technically my fault for not being vigilant enough, but can't users expect things to "just work"? I guess not at this stage, but eventually, if there is ever going to be wider adoption, there needs to be redundancy and resilience built-in in order to overcome users' frustration with technical limitations.

I've said it before, not that it's particularly witty, though it is apt: Sic semper right-wing grifter The question is whether or not he can be made to pay for his crimes. https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentinas-opposition-threatens-impeachment-trial-after-milei-touts-crypto-coin-2025-02-16/

Bringing this into my timeline for posterity; extremely Xennial coded, and I'm here for it View quoted note →

Jesus Christ this album is insanely slept on; Peggy's personally a bit of a clout chaser, but in terms of musically pushing the envelope of independent hip-hop, he is the GOAT. View quoted note →

NEVER THANK A LEOPARD; THE LEOPARDS SHALL FEAST; ALL ABANDON HOPE, YE WHO ENTER HERE WHERE THE LEOPARD PROWLS.

Meta and tiktok refugees? If only there was a way to own your own digital identity and not further the aims of oligarchs and would-be tyrants. Oh well. Chuds to the left of me, Fash to the right, here I am stuck in the nostr with you.