Animation wasn't even added until GIF89a! The main Discord channel I haunt also disallows GIFs wholesale -- to avoid animated GIFs any *.GIF file is trashed.

Is this what the human race has come to?

Facebook not knowing what to do with one of the oldest standard image formats in existence - screenshot

#ITSNOTAVIDEO #GIF #animGIF

**The Vulgar Tongue** @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us · 22h

22h

The Vulgar Tongue @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

COLD PUDDING. This is said to settle one's love.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

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COLD PUDDING. This is said to settle one's love.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

**US news | The Guardian** @theguardian_us_news@halo.nu · 23h

23h

US news | The Guardian @theguardian_us_news@halo.nu

Trans soldiers served their country. Now the US is rolling back their healthcare https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/02/trans-soldiers-veterans-healthcare #Trumpadministration #LGBTQ+rights #Mentalhealth #Transgender #USmilitary #USpolitics #Society #USnews #Health

The Guardian · 23hTrans soldiers served their country. Now the US is rolling back their healthcareBy Guardian staff reporter

**OfficinaProgetti.org** @officinaprogetti@mastodon.social · 23h

23h

OfficinaProgetti.org @officinaprogetti@mastodon.social

Behind every altered word of protest lies an attempt to control society.
Read this short article, think and comment below.

#politics #literature #orwell1984 #newspeak #society #culture #criticalthinking #philosophy #psicology

https://officinaprogetti.org/en/the-lexicon-of-power-newspeak/

Officina ProgettiThe Lexicon of Power: Newspeak - Officina ProgettiSome words disappear quietly. Not because people stop using them, but because they are replaced, softened, and stripped of their impact. This happens everywhere: in politics, in the economy, and in the media. We no longer talk about job insecurity but about labor flexibility. War is rebranded as peacekeeping missions.…

**Opinion | The Guardian US** @theguardian_us_opinion@halo.nu · 1d

Opinion | The Guardian US @theguardian_us_opinion@halo.nu

My husband overdosed on fentanyl. Cruel immigration policies won’t fix the crisis | Karie Fugett https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/02/my-husband-overdosed-on-fentanyl-cruel-immigration-policies-wont-fix-the-crisis #Trumpadministration #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #Fentanyl #Society #USnews

The Guardian · 1dMy husband overdosed on fentanyl. Cruel immigration policies won’t fix the crisisBy Guardian staff reporter

**Aurianne Or** @aurianneor@mastodon.social · 1d

Aurianne Or @aurianneor@mastodon.social

Losing sight of the "big picture" while fixated on a detail: https://www.aurianneor.org/losing-sight-of-the-big-picture-while-fixated-on-a-detail/

#aurianneor #civil #contract #democracy #detail #DonaldTrump, #ElonMusk #fascist #frustrations #gain #generalinterest #human #law #migrants #neo-Nazis #poverty #publicservices #referendum #savings #selfishness #society #solidarity #standardofliving #Tesla #Trump #ultra-rich #work #worldorder #ubi

**The Japan Times** @thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 1d

The Japan Times @thejapantimes@mastodon.social

A female entrepreneur from the Gaza Strip has launched a clothing brand in partnership with a Japanese operator of a mail-order business to help revitalize the war-torn Palestinian enclave. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/02/japan/society/gaza-clothing-brand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #gaza #clothing #shiga #entrepreneurs

The Japan Times · 1dGaza woman launches clothing brand with Japanese partnerBy The Japan Times

**David Palk#RejoinEU** @Palky55@mas.to · 1d

David Palk#RejoinEU @Palky55@mas.to

#mentalhealth #NDA #Truth2Power #society #UKPol .
I know how this feels; 'culpable deniability' ranges from 'lost the file' to 'closed case' and every step along the road. Advice: take it to the #Ombudsman , that stirs them up!
“If mental health charities are exploiting this practice to discriminate against people with mental health issues then we have to accept that it is a serious problem in every type of workplace in this country"
Edited from: https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/apr/02/ban-bosses-from-improper-use-of-ndas-for-low-paid-workers-says-ex-minister-louise-haigh?CMP=share_btn_url