I'm K.B. and I've got a lot to say. Used to be on that thing called twitter... Entertainment-Technology-Politics-Whatever-Probably #StarTrek, #DoctorWho, #Stargirl, Video Production Too
1016 words (28750 total) on “The Post-American Internet,” a sequel to "Enshittification," about the better world the rest of us get to have now that Trump has torched America #DailyWords
Ahead of Friday’s DHS funding deadline, we must urge Democrats to keep holding the line to get ICE Out For Good. Demand that your Members of Congress refuse to fund DHS without ironclad limits on ICE and CBP, actual accountability for abuses, and clear guardrails to stop raids and intimidation: https://act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out-for-good/?source=mastodon
Byte magazine artist Robert Tinney, who illustrated the birth of PCs, dies at 78
He became one of the first to visualize personal computing by painting vivid cover art.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/02/byte-magazine-artist-robert-tinney-who-illustrated-the-birth-of-pcs-dies-at-78/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
James Van Der Beek Passes Away At 48
Damn... too damn young.
He got diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2023 and made it public in 2024. Don't mess around kids, get a colonoscopy
#TV #jamesvanderbeek #DawsonsCreek
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/james-van-der-beek-dead-dawsons-creek-1236659888/
MakerTube is open for public registrations! It's a peertube video instance for #makers, #musicians, #artists and #diy content #creators. If you thought of trying out a video platform besides big corp now is the time!
The site is funded by people like you! If you like the idea of an independent video platform please consider making a #donation at https://makertube.net/about/instance/support
Every penny counts!
Find the site here https://makertube.net
WATCH: EFF’s @pluralistic joined Tim Wu on The New York Times’ Ezra Klein Show to discuss “Everything Wrong With the Internet and How to Fix It.” https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000010591078/everything-wrong-with-the-internet-and-how-to-fix-it.html
EFF’s Encrypt It Already campaign aims to "empower people" to control their privacy and data, EFF’s @Thorin told Dark Reading. https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/encrypt-it-already-pushes-big-tech-e2e-encryption
(Sigh) yeah.... Tim has betrayed us and failed us.
I've been an Apple supporter and user since the 80's and now I'm looking at what options I have for phones that are neither Apple or google connected for when I replace my phone in a year---
This isn’t new news as such, but people keep being surprised by it, so it’s worth repeating. Substack hosts, profits from, and promotes explicitly Nazi content, and if you are adding value to that network, you are helping them to do so. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/07/revealed-how-substack-makes-money-from-hosting-nazi-newsletters
The Guardian - NSA detected a phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to President Trump. A whistleblower says DNI Tulsi Gabbard blocked sharing of the report and took it to the White House chief of staff. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/07/nsa-foreign-intelligence-trump-whistleblower
This is a good start from Democratic leadership with demands that would halt the regime’s terror campaign and protect our communities.
But we need to know where Schumer and Jeffries stand on DHS funding levels. ICE and CBP are already flush with cash — what are Democrats going to do about that? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/05/democrats-ice-reforms-funding-bill
I've felt we needed better resources to report and deal with users who violate the norms as a community since the beginning.
I recently saw someone leave fedi at least temporarily as a result of harassment, and one thing they highlighted was that most of us don't see the harassment they were getting because of how federation works and the fact that our instances block all the vile ones most of the harassment was coming from.
They were running their own single-user instance. 🙁
We really need better resources for single user instances to benefit from third-party moderation resources, but we also need to get the narrative out that running a single user instance is a horrible idea unless you want to be your own fulltime moderator or drowned in engagement from the worst parts of the net. Treating it as a viable option now really sours folks to the whole concept.
HOW ICE IS WATCHING YOU
A rundown of some of the tech the government is deploying to identify and spy on us
This is why you need to read the @eff 's guide to protecting yourself at #Protests
Get The EFF Guide SURVEILLANCE SELF-DEFENSE WHILE ATTENDING A PROTEST
https://ssd.eff.org/module/attending-protest
(archive version of story)
https://web.archive.org/web/20260205123528/https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/03/how-ice-is-watching-you/#
Just this week, we’ve seen multiple GOP Members of Congress speak out against ICE warehouses planned in their state or district.
The tide is turning against the regime’s lawlessness, but we know ICE is still purchasing commercial warehouses. Is Trump trying to build a mass detention camp near you? https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1EO-MjP8maewSODl3aE5XIizDl1cCJAI&ll=36.00632741420377%2C-91.92178620000001&z=5
My nonagenarian uncle is stuck in this hell.
Nashville is furious about power outages. Republicans say ‘woke’ is to blame.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Nashville is furious about pow...
Check out how Yale computer science professor David Gelertner now defends recommending a student to Epstein for a job by saying she’s “a v small goodlooking blonde.” https://yaledailynews.com/articles/gelernter-tells-dean-he-stands-by-praising-student-s-looks-to-epstein Gelertner’s defense: he was rightly “keep[ing] the potential boss's habits in mind."
RE: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/116013834072607458
Who owns Bluesky?
Let's ask journalists. Folks like @Sarahp, @caseynewton, @taylorlorenz who cover this space.
What a great investigative scoop. Who actually owns the social network that has become the refuge for lefties fleeing Twitter/X?
The midterms are fast approaching. Can these owners be trusted in an era of algorithmic information warfare? Is Bluesky just another billionaire media company in disguise?
Journalists help us out here, who really owns Bluesky?
Children in South Carolina are developing rare brain swelling complications after measles outbreak | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/measles-outbreak-children-rare-complications-b2914610.html