RT @RBReich@twitter.com
Trump and his allies tried to exploit vague language in the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
It didn’t work then, but it could work in 2024.
To stop Trump’s next coup attempt, the Senate must act now — before it's too late.
@marcomerica @rbreich @AlliFlowers
What Marc said, post here first and then if you must, post a link on the bird site.
I read a post earlier today about how to set up a filter to skip RT posts. So some will miss your posts if you stick with the RT approach.
@marcomerica @rbreich @mweston Copy/paste from there and just remove “RT” at the beginning and all the Twitter links. It doesn’t take that long.
@AlliFlowers @rbreich
As much as we would all love it, musk hasn't completely killed the #BirdSite just yet... keeping a presence there may be a good idea for the near term, given their content and target audience.
Think about leftists still on TikToc, Insta, YouTube or Twitch... all draconian corporate social media operations, but that's where the audience is located. What we need are more creators like this one, crossposting from corp to fedi for the time being.
@AlliFlowers @rbreich
That's in addition to the fact that many of the larger Mastodon instances have stopped accepting new accounts momentarily because all of the over-worked, volunteer admin and mods cannot process more faster.
There was always going to be a bottleneck to fast growth with decentralized social media, but it's just a momentary choke point. As more and more people find exactly the same content they've always had, it'll become easier to detach.
@CaptBobbers @rbreich I think we need to work harder at providing the content. There are lots of smaller instances to join (the one I’m on has like 6 people), and since they are all connected it doesn’t really matter which one you join.
@AlliFlowers @rbreich
Well, like anything, education is the key.
There is definitely a learning curve to this place... while it's not a steep gradient, some traditional media outlets have convinced many normal people that Fedi is not worth the effort. Having larger creators, some even hosting their own instances, on the platform will pull more folks away from corp.
@AlliFlowers @rbreich
It's also the interconnectedness of the entire Fedi. I've been here more than a year and I just today followed the first #PeerTube channel through Mastodon... they're the first #YouTube channel I've seen (in whose content I'd be interested) that has a presence in both corp and fedi... so I follow both. Once more creators cross posting on these platforms (plural) the more folks will be sold on the benefits.
@AlliFlowers @rbreich
As a person who works in media, what's BIG news to me personally is seeing people with marketing and mass comm skills arriving with this latest batch of Twitter evacs.
Those are the folks who can grow this place (& others like it) even if they're not trying. Think journalists crossposting or even hosting their own write.as blogs. Even something as simple as a small local wedding planner having a Pixelfed link on their website alongside Insta.
@AlliFlowers @rbreich
Now, I'm not saying we should bow down to taste makers or coddle them with special treatment, but rubbing elbows with them (big or small) is not the worst idea.
@rbreich @CaptBobbers They might want to give us the same consideration.
@CaptBobbers @rbreich That’s what makes horse races.
@AlliFlowers @rbreich Have patience. Rome wasn’t built in a day. I believe that’s the saying. There are enough people still on there that haven’t given up for whatever reason. Didn’t take me long, but I didn’t have a huge following. Nor does anyone give one rats ass what I have to say.
@beammer57 This is true. I’ve also noticed the ones doing this are those with huge Twitter followings. That seems to be what they care about most of all, but their followers will find them here.
@AlliFlowers @rbreich I understand why those who have a large Twitter following feel abandoning that platform is counterproductive to the goal: keeping an info network going because there is no comparable replacement. That's why Musk and his gang of Davos plutocrats bought it: to shut Democrat and Independent party opposition down.
I still check for news while joining other sites like this to rebuild, as Musk's toxic Twitter has already reached Dante's Fifth Circle of Hell.
@rbreich @AlliFlowers I came to say the same thing. It’s time to let go of that platform. At the very least, post directly here instead of cross-posting.