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Women’s artFriday, 25th March, 2025 Here are four talented artists you may want to follow.<a href="https://mastodon.art/@djamilaknopf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@djamilaknopf</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/@djamilaknopf/114335823479091076" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mastodon.art/@djamilaknopf/114335823479091076</a><a href="https://mastodon.art/@julipegas" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@julipegas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/@julipegas/113937742287640027" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mastodon.art/@julipegas/113937742287640027</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/@lindenshieldarts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@lindenshieldarts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@lindenshieldarts/114397697602311425" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mastodon.social/@lindenshieldarts/114397697602311425</a><a href="https://mastodon.art/@nata_vedana" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@nata_vedana</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/@nata_vedana/112642514300733004" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mastodon.art/@nata_vedana/112642514300733004</a><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/FF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FF</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FollowFriday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/FediverseFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FediverseFriday</a>

🇨🇦 OhOkKay<a href="https://c.im/@rightsprung" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@rightsprung</a> Don't forget to the hashtag <a href="https://beige.party/tags/followfriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#followfriday</a>

RightSprung will not complyEveryone should follow <a href="https://mastodon.social/@jennsprung" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@jennsprung</a> She is a real actual genius. <a href="https://c.im/tags/followfriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#followfriday</a>

Flipboard Science DeskLooking for new science voices to follow? Here are just a few of our favorite accounts:Science writer <a href="https://wandering.shop/@annaleen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@annaleen</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@andrealuck" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@andrealuck</a> for space imagesBiology professor <a href="https://fediscience.org/@ct_bergstrom" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ct_bergstrom</a> Ocean scientist <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@BenjaminHCCarr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@BenjaminHCCarr</a> Science writer <a href="https://mastodon.online/@NatureMC" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@NatureMC</a> Climate researcher <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Snoro" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Snoro</a> Science writer <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/@ianrosewrites" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ianrosewrites</a> Gender bias expert <a href="https://mstdn.social/@amydiehl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@amydiehl</a> Health writer <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/@HelenBranswell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@HelenBranswell</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FollowFriday</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/MastodonMigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastodonMigration</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Scientists</a>

bbbhltz<a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/followfriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#followfriday</a> timeYou gotta follow <a href="https://mastodon.online/@jlsksr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@jlsksr</a> and the <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/cph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cph</a> hashtag, what a great find!and then hit up <a href="https://polymaths.social/@orbitalmartian" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@orbitalmartian</a> <a href="https://pony.social/@axxuy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@axxuy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@shankulkarny" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@shankulkarny</a>

Claus Cramon HoumannFollow Friday -> follow <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@tinker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@tinker</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@merill" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@merill</a> and <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@BSidesLuxembourg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@BSidesLuxembourg</a> !! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FollowFriday</a>

Martin Kostera#^<a class="" href="https://defenseofliberty.social/@JayinKyiv" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://defenseofliberty.social/@JayinKyiv</a> #^<a class="" href="https://defenseofliberty.social/@Scott4Ukraine" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://defenseofliberty.social/@Scott4Ukraine</a> #^<a class="" href="https://defenseofliberty.social/@MalcolmNance" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://defenseofliberty.social/@MalcolmNance</a> #^<a class="" href="https://defenseofliberty.social/@YehudaAmzallagh" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://defenseofliberty.social/@YehudaAmzallagh</a> #^<a class="" href="https://defenseofliberty.social/@visegrad24" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://defenseofliberty.social/@visegrad24</a> #^<a class="" href="https://defenseofliberty.social/@PekkaKallioniemi" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://defenseofliberty.social/@PekkaKallioniemi</a> #<a class="" href="https://libera.site/search?tag=FollowFriday" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">FollowFriday</a> #<a class="" href="https://libera.site/search?tag=OSINT" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">OSINT</a> #<a class="" href="https://libera.site/search?tag=Politics" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Politics</a> #<a class="" href="https://libera.site/search?tag=Ukraine" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>

FlipboardAnd last of all, after another stressful week, a helpful reminder from <a href="https://newsie.social/@TheConversationUS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@TheConversationUS</a> about the benefits of gratitude, why it’s harder to practice in difficult times, and why we should still persevere. “The negative doesn’t need help gaining attention, but the positive might,” writes Monica Y. Bartlett, Professor of Psychology at Gonzaga University.<a href="https://theconversation.com/gratitude-comes-with-benefits-a-social-psychologist-explains-how-to-practice-it-when-times-are-stressful-250882" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/gratitude-comes-with-benefits-a-social-psychologist-explains-how-to-practice-it-when-times-are-stressful-250882</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Psychology</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Gratitude" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gratitude</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Positivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Positivity</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Optimism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Optimism</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Newstodon</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewstodonFriday</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FollowFriday</a>

FlipboardSad times for Fyre Festival 2 ticketholders (any fediverse folk admitting to having splashed out?) as its founder Billy McFarland has announced the cancelation of the event. But some lucky person will get to buy the brand, which is now for sale. When our <a href="https://flipboard.social/@CultureDesk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@CultureDesk</a> posted about this, they (and commenters) pooh-poohed the idea of anyone wanting to invest in Fyre Festival. But we have an idea: How about <a href="https://web.brid.gy/r/https://theonion.com/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@theonion.com</a> purchases the name, makes merch, and donates the money to good causes. We’d certainly pay for a “I went to the Fyre Festival 2, and all I got was this lousy T-shirt” tee.<a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/fyre-festival-2-cancelled-postponement-billy-mcfarland-b2738450.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/fyre-festival-2-cancelled-postponement-billy-mcfarland-b2738450.html</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FyreFestival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FyreFestival</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/BillyMcFarland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BillyMcFarland</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NotTheOnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NotTheOnion</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Music</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Entertainment</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Festivals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Festivals</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Newstodon</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewstodonFriday</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FollowFriday</a>

FlipboardSecurity engineer <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@alexhaydock" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@alexhaydock</a> acquired a Wii at the <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/EMF2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EMF2024</a> Swap Shop. He intended to use it to emulate games, but when he realized that it could be used to host a website, he decided to try that instead. <a href="https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@404mediaco</a>’s Samantha Cole spoke to him about how well it’s working, and what he’s planning to do with it (<a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/EMF2026" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EMF2026</a>, here he comes). Check out the second link to find out how our friends at 404 are doing, and what they’re cooking up next. <a href="https://www.404media.co/this-website-is-running-on-a-wii/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.404media.co/this-website-is-running-on-a-wii/</a><a href="https://www.404media.co/how-404-media-is-navigating-economic-headwinds/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.404media.co/how-404-media-is-navigating-economic-headwinds/</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tech</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Web</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/OperatingSystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OperatingSystems</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Wii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wii</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nintendo</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Emulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Emulation</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Modding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Modding</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Newstodon</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewstodonFriday</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FollowFriday</a>

FlipboardAll over the world, wild plants are losing ground, and all over the world, scientists are trying to preserve them for future generations in seed banks. <a href="https://mstdn.science/@KnowableMag" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@KnowableMag</a> looks at the tricky art of keeping seeds in deep sleep, and waking them up when the moment’s right.<a href="https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2025/seed-banking-to-preserve-rare-plants" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2025/seed-banking-to-preserve-rare-plants</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Conservation</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SeedBanking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SeedBanking</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Newstodon</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewstodonFriday</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FollowFriday</a>

FlipboardIndonesia in Southeast Asia suffers from major food insecurity. <a href="https://journa.host/@thexylom" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@thexylom</a> looks at the rise in community-led urban farms that improve quality of life for gardeners, and are a small step towards food sovereignty for the country. <a href="https://www.thexylom.com/post/jakarta-s-urban-farms-come-to-the-rescue-of-food-insecure-residents" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thexylom.com/post/jakarta-s-urban-farms-come-to-the-rescue-of-food-insecure-residents</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Farming</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/UrbanFarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UrbanFarming</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nature</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Indonesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Indonesia</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Jakarta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Jakarta</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Newstodon</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewstodonFriday</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FollowFriday</a>

FlipboardUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has a fine diplomatic line to walk. In January, his forces captured two North Korean soldiers who were fighting for Russia. He’s in discussions with Russia to exchange the prisoners for two Ukrainian captives. But <a href="https://journa.host/@timkmak" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@timkmak</a>’s Counteroffensive reports that this may lose him the support of South Korea, an important ally since Ukraine was invaded.<a href="https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/s-koreas-surprising-sympathy-for" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/s-koreas-surprising-sympathy-for</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ukraine</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Korea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Korea</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthKorea</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NorthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NorthKorea</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Zelenskyy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Zelenskyy</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/RussiaUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RussiaUkraine</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Newstodon</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewstodonFriday</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FollowFriday</a>

FlipboardIf you want to hit a billionaire where it hurts, aim for the money. <a href="https://newsie.social/@damemagazine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@damemagazine</a>’s Nicole Froio writes about boycotts — their history, why they’re important, and how to make them effective. <a href="https://www.damemagazine.com/2025/04/24/how-do-boycotts-work/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.damemagazine.com/2025/04/24/how-do-boycotts-work/</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Boycotts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Boycotts</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tesla</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Consumers</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Amazon</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Target</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Newstodon</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewstodonFriday</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FollowFriday</a>

FlipboardCanada’s election takes place on Monday April 28. <a href="https://mstdn.ca/@thetyee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@thetyee</a>’s Jen St. Denis compares the platforms of the three major parties (the Conservatives, Liberals and NDP) on issues such as housing, the economy, health, and that small matter of threats from the downstairs neighbo(u)rs. <a href="https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/24/Comparing-Party-Platforms/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/24/Comparing-Party-Platforms/</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/CanPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CanPoli</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/MarkCarney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MarkCarney</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/JagmeetSingh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JagmeetSingh</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/PierrePoilievre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PierrePoilievre</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/CdnElxn2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CdnElxn2025</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/CanadianElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CanadianElection</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Newstodon</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewstodonFriday</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FollowFriday</a>

Flipboard“Environmentalists have long faced harassment, imprisonment and other forms of retribution in some parts of the world,” writes Sharon Lerner for <a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ProPublica</a>. “The U.S. has largely been an exception, a place where people and organizations can freely and safely pursue efforts to protect human health and nature — sometimes working hand in hand with the government.” All that’s changed. Lerner spoke to Abigail Dillen, president of Earthjustice, about the escalating hostility environmentalists face, and what she thinks is behind the Trump administration’s targeting of groups who do environmental work.<a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/earthjustice-abigail-dillen-q-a" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.propublica.org/article/earthjustice-abigail-dillen-q-a</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Environment</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Environmentalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Environmentalism</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ClimateAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateAction</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TrumpAdministration</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Newstodon</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewstodonFriday</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FollowFriday</a>

FlipboardThe modern South Africa rose from what <a href="https://mas.to/@thecontinent" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@thecontinent</a>’s Simon Allison describes as “the bitter ashes of history’s most sophisticated white supremacist state.” It’s been largely well-regarded ever since. Now, the Trump administration and adviser, billionaire Elon Musk, are trying to change the narrative, with the latter spreading baseless conspiracy theories about “white genocide” in the country of his birth. What is President Cyril Ramaphosa supposed to do? How can any country respond if a former friend becomes hostile? “South Africa’s ruling party – Africa’s oldest political party – has already defeated one white supremacist state. Can it stand firm against another one?” writes Allison.<a href="https://continent.substack.com/p/navigating-the-new-world-order" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://continent.substack.com/p/navigating-the-new-world-order</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Africa</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SouthAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TrumpAdministration</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Newstodon</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewstodonFriday</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FollowFriday</a>

FlipboardSince 2017, it’s been a requirement of Texas law that an outside authority investigate all jail deaths. That’s not happening in Tarrant County, where at least 70 people have died in jail custody since the current sheriff, Bill Waybourn, took office eight years ago. Waybourn — a Republican — was elected for a third term in November, but <a href="https://journa.host/@bolts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bolts</a> looks at how conservatives are starting to ask questions after gun rights activist Mason Yancy died in custody last December. “Some lawmakers’ answer to preventable deaths in county jails looks like a cover up: limit independent investigations, limit public information, limit oversight, limit liability,” Krishnaveni Gundu, co-founder and executive director of the Texas Jail Project, told Bolts.<a href="https://boltsmag.org/texas-jail-death-investigations/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://boltsmag.org/texas-jail-death-investigations/</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Law</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Crime</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/USLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USLaw</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/USPrisonSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPrisonSystem</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Newstodon</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewstodonFriday</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FollowFriday</a>

FlipboardTime for some optimism and connection from the Lone Star State. <a href="https://texasobserver.social/@TexasObserver" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@TexasObserver</a> shares a poem from Catherine Lu, “What Connects Us.” Here’s a section: Is our love the horizon? A line where the sky appears to meet the earth’s surface— which means if you are the earth, then I am the sky— which means if you are this house, then I am the house behind this house,<a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/what-connects-us/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/what-connects-us/</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Poem</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Poetry</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Culture</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Arts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Arts</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Lifestyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lifestyle</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Newstodon</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewstodonFriday</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FollowFriday</a>

FlipboardIt was Shakespeare’s birthday this week (and his death day too). <a href="https://mastodon.social/@gbhnews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@gbhnews</a> celebrated this by sharing a story about the only surviving scrap of a script in Shakespeare’s handwriting. It’s a revision to a play, “The Book of Sir Thomas More,” and it’s about refugees and immigration. In it, an angry mob tells More that the king has offered safe haven to too many strangers. More urges compassion and empathy, asking the mob to imagine themselves in the position of the immigrants.<a href="https://www.wgbh.org/news/2016-03-17/only-script-in-shakespeares-handwriting-urges-compassion-for-migrants" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wgbh.org/news/2016-03-17/only-script-in-shakespeares-handwriting-urges-compassion-for-migrants</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Shakespeare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Shakespeare</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Literature</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@histodons</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Culture</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Newstodon</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewstodonFriday</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FollowFriday</a>

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