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Becca<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PokingStickMeme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PokingStickMeme</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TheLeft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheLeft</span></a></p>
News Beep<p>Corporate America is not falling for the left’s outrage over Sydney Sweeney’s ‘good jeans’ ad</p><p>The left is trying its best to stir up a furor over the recent Sydney Sweeney jeans (or…<br><a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/NewsBeep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewsBeep</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Topstories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Topstories</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/americaneagleoutfitters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>americaneagleoutfitters</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/corporateculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corporateculture</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Headlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Headlines</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/progressives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>progressives</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/SydneySweeney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SydneySweeney</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/theleft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theleft</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/TopStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TopStories</span></a><br><a href="https://www.newsbeep.com/35814/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">newsbeep.com/35814/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AnnCoulter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AnnCoulter</span></a> Wants to Kill <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NativeAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericans</span></a> (So Do Some on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/theLeft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theLeft</span></a>)</p><p><a href="https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/11/ann-coulter-wants-natives-dead-so-do-some-on-the-left/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">counterpunch.org/2025/07/11/an</span><span class="invisible">n-coulter-wants-natives-dead-so-do-some-on-the-left/</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>In <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Finland</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/theLeft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theLeft</span></a> Can <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meme</span></a> — and Win <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a></p><p>An interview with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AlmaTuuva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlmaTuuva</span></a> </p><p>The online right loves to say the Left can’t meme. Alma Tuuva — a meme account admin recently elected in Finland — talked to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://web.brid.gy/r/https://jacobin.com/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jacobin.com</span></a></span> about why the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/libertarianright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>libertarianright</span></a> is so influential on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> and how she’s getting her <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/anticapitalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anticapitalist</span></a> message across.</p><p><a href="https://jacobin.com/2025/07/finland-memes-instagram-left-tuuva" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jacobin.com/2025/07/finland-me</span><span class="invisible">mes-instagram-left-tuuva</span></a></p>
Kobiety w Sieci<p>We were at The Left's conference in Warsaw to talk about abortion in Poland and the first abortion center Abotak. Thank you for the invitation! Abortion is not only a bodily autonomy issue, it's also about economics, capitalism and power. We hope to see the brave politicians in Poland, who really supports full decriminalization of abortion, if not the left parties, then who?</p><p>Support safe abortions in Poland: abotak.org</p><p>Video by Matteo Aletta, thanks for sharing it with us❣️</p><p>Byłyśmy na konferencji The Left - lewicowej frakcji w Europarlamencie. Natalia mówiła o sytuacji aborcyjnej w Polsce, pierwszej przychodni aborcyjnej Abotak i o tym, że aborcja to nie tylko kwestia autonomii cielesnej, ale również ekonomii, kapitalizmu i władzy. Bardzo chciałybyśmy mieć w kraju odważne polityczki i polityków, którzy naprawdę wpierają pełną dekryminalizację aborcji, bo jeśli nie lewica, to kto?</p><p><a href="https://pol.social/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abortion</span></a> <a href="https://pol.social/tags/womenrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>womenrights</span></a> <a href="https://pol.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> <a href="https://pol.social/tags/poland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poland</span></a> <a href="https://pol.social/tags/eurepe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eurepe</span></a> <a href="https://pol.social/tags/left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>left</span></a> <a href="https://pol.social/tags/theleft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theleft</span></a> <a href="https://pol.social/tags/warsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>warsaw</span></a> <a href="https://pol.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://szmer.info/c/polisz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>polisz</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.partiarazem.pl/@razem" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>razem</span></a></span></p>
Kobiety w Sieci<p>[repost The Left EU] What does an illegal abortion clinic look like?</p><p>In Warsaw, just steps from the Polish Parliament, stands the country’s first abortion clinic. A colourful place of care, resistance, and solidarity. Run by courageous feminist activists, it offers what the state refuses: access to safe, self-managed abortions.</p><p>A delegation from The Left visited the clinic and brought abortion pills in solidarity, but it is not enough. The need is relentless, and the supply cannot keep up.</p><p>This is not freedom. This is not democracy. It’s a systematic violation of human rights.</p><p>We want safe and accessible abortions — for everyone, everywhere.</p><p>Support their fight: 🔗 abotak.org</p><p><a href="https://pol.social/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abortion</span></a> <a href="https://pol.social/tags/womenrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>womenrights</span></a> <a href="https://pol.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> <a href="https://pol.social/tags/poland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poland</span></a> <a href="https://pol.social/tags/eurepe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eurepe</span></a> <a href="https://pol.social/tags/left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>left</span></a> <a href="https://pol.social/tags/theleft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theleft</span></a> <a href="https://pol.social/tags/warsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>warsaw</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.partiarazem.pl/@razem" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>razem</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://szmer.info/c/polisz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>polisz</span></a></span></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Political commenator says US is the ‘bad guy on world stage,’ should face international sanctions <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1165004/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1165004/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PoliticalCorrectness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalCorrectness</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TheLeft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheLeft</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Analysis<p>Europe courts international scientists, but is it attractive enough?</p><p>The EU says science is the key to its future. But is it putting its money where its mouth is?</p><p>Taking Europe dives into the issue with two MEPs, Martin Martin Schirdewan, German MEP of The Left group, and Ivars Ijabs, Latvian MEP of Renew Europe.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250613-europe-courts-international-scientists-but-is-it-attractive-enough?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250613</span><span class="invisible">-europe-courts-international-scientists-but-is-it-attractive-enough?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Netherlands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/EuropeanParliament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanParliament</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/TheLeft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheLeft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/RenewEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RenewEurope</span></a></p>
BerlinFokus<p>But what is <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/TheLeft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheLeft</span></a> doing instead of holding up the high standards of UNIVERSAL <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> ??</p><p>They are obessed with a concept called "<a href="https://berlin.social/tags/Zionism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zionism</span></a>".</p><p>And that is actually pretty much all bullshit. Zionism WAS a historical movement before <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> was established. It was a child of the nationalist time back then, &amp; if you are a historian you can very well criticize its origins &amp; thought leaders.</p><p>But Israel is a fucking reality now. Since long ago. Since most of you where even born.</p><p>Deal with it.</p>
BerlinFokus<p>Let's be clear at this point:</p><p>The <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a> in <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> is a fucking tragedy.</p><p><a href="https://berlin.social/tags/Innocent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Innocent</span></a> people are suffering, and they shouldn't. <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/WarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WarCrimes</span></a> are committed by <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a>, and they shouldn't. There are <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/atrocities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atrocities</span></a> at a massive scale, and there shouldn't be.</p><p><a href="https://berlin.social/tags/TheLeft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheLeft</span></a> should very much thematize that.</p><p>At best together with atrocities that were committed by <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/Hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hamas</span></a> on October 7th. Because the smaller scale doesn't make it any less horror.</p><p>NO ONE should be de-humanized &amp; suffer like people did on both sides.</p>
BerlinFokus<p>Let's start with "<a href="https://berlin.social/tags/TheLeft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheLeft</span></a>" because thats the easy part.</p><p>It's called so for the seating order of the post-revolutionary parliament in France [ the ol headchoppers ]. As opposed to "<a href="https://berlin.social/tags/TheRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheRight</span></a>" which was (obviously) sitting on the other side.</p><p>As you can see, even the name doesn't make any sense but, like with so many other historical stuff, you can't get rid of that.</p><p>One cool thing about being part of the left is, that you have the inbuildt superpower of the moral high ground.</p><p>Above critique.</p>
Court Cantrell prefers not to<p>It's Monday. Hope y'all are having a day! ("Have a good day" seems like a lot of pressure in these times.)</p><p>I wrote a thing about <br>euphemism<br>the Left<br>doge<br>Musk <br>the destruction of the commons<br>and trauma.</p><p>Here's the first part:<br>the Lack in the Left<br><a href="https://courtcan.com/2025/04/10/the-lack-in-the-left/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">courtcan.com/2025/04/10/the-la</span><span class="invisible">ck-in-the-left/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/euphemism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>euphemism</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theLeft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theLeft</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theOther" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theOther</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theLack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theLack</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thePublic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thePublic</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theCommons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theCommons</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trauma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trauma</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boundaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boundaries</span></a></p>
Tuomas Tammisto<p>Li Andersson, MEP of the Finnish Left Alliance party, gave an interview to the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation regarding the <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/UkraineWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UkraineWar</span></a> and Trump in the US.</p><p>tl;dr: it makes me happy we have a firm, morally consistent, sharp-witted and brave MEP like Li Andersson</p><p>Andersson notes that Europe should not be dependent on the US, and a mistake by the European left has been not to develop a credible European defense alternative. </p><p>She also notes that the hypocrisy by European countries regarding the war on <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> has been astounding. And Andersson is right: our calls for a rule-based international order don't seem credible, if the rules don't apply to all. In <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Finland</span></a>, the Left Alliance and Andersson have consistently critiqued the <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/GazaGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GazaGenocide</span></a> in addition to the Russian attack on Ukraine.</p><p><a href="https://www.rosalux.de/en/news/id/53137/europe-needs-to-stand-on-its-own-feet" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rosalux.de/en/news/id/53137/eu</span><span class="invisible">rope-needs-to-stand-on-its-own-feet</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/TheLeft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheLeft</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/GueNGL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GueNGL</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Finland</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a></p>
MediaFaro News Digest<p>Germany weighs massive defence spending deal before far right can block it.</p><p>A sense of urgency is rising as parties on the extreme right and left may be able to block defence spending when Germany’s new parliament convenes.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250226-germany-weighs-massive-defence-spending-deal-before-far-right-can-block-it?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250226</span><span class="invisible">-germany-weighs-massive-defence-spending-deal-before-far-right-can-block-it?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Defence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Military</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/FriedrichMerz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FriedrichMerz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OlafScholz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OlafScholz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/AfD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AfD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/TheLeft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheLeft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/DieLinke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DieLinke</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/DefenceSpending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DefenceSpending</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a></p>
M.<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@DM_Ronin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>DM_Ronin</span></a></span> That generelisation about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theleft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theleft</span></a> is wrong.</p>
Polylect<p>Although there aren't many original/surprising takes on the Russian war in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> in this interview to my great relief Mr <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%C5%BDi%C5%BEek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Žižek</span></a> (whose interpretations of the classic Hollywood cinema I very much enjoyed) stands on the right side and finds the right words:<br><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/slavoj-zizek-putin-represents-the-worst-of-a-longstanding-trend-in-russian-history/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/slavoj-ziz</span><span class="invisible">ek-putin-represents-the-worst-of-a-longstanding-trend-in-russian-history/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stalinism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stalinism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theleft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theleft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humor</span></a></p>
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸<p>Note: It took nearly a full 24hours for the CBC to pick up on the <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Democrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrat</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> hashtag issue we were all experiencing and reporting on on Monday night. Nice work <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a>!!</p><p>"Social media users noticed searches for <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Democrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrat</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/DNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DNC</span></a> and other related terms like <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/TheLeft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheLeft</span></a> were not returning any results for at least several hours, while searches for terms like <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/RNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RNC</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/TheRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheRight</span></a> yielded millions of posts.”</p><p>"Dann Downes, a professor of information and communication studies at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John, says the hashtags being hidden on Meta platforms so soon after Trump's inauguration suggested it was no coincidence. "</p><p>YUP<br><a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Instagram</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Bias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bias</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/instagram-1.7437667" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/instagram-1.743766</span><span class="invisible">7</span></a></p>
Euractiv<p>Zelenskyy slams Europe on Tech, full EP timeline for AI Liability Directive: And is Meta censoring <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheLeft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheLeft</span></a>?</p><p>The post Zelenskyy slams Europe on Tech, full EP timeline for AI Liability Directive appeared first on Euractiv. <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/tech/news/zelenskyy-slams-europe-on-tech-full-ep-timeline-for-ai-liability-directive/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=dlvr.it" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euractiv.com/section/tech/news</span><span class="invisible">/zelenskyy-slams-europe-on-tech-full-ep-timeline-for-ai-liability-directive/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=dlvr.it</span></a></p>
Today Headline<p>Meta accused of pro-Trump bias after <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrat</span></a> hashtag blocked on&nbsp;Instagram</p><p>Meta is facing accusations of political bias after Democrat-related hashtags were hidden on its Instagram app following Donald Trump's presidential inauguration Monday. Social media users noticed searches for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrat</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DNC</span></a> and other related terms like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheLeft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheLeft</span></a> were not returning any results for at least several hours, while searches for terms like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RNC</span></a>&nbsp;and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheRight</span></a> yielded…</p><p><a href="https://todayheadline.co/instagram-1-7437667cmprss/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=jetpack_social" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">todayheadline.co/instagram-1-7</span><span class="invisible">437667cmprss/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=jetpack_social</span></a></p>
Libby<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> blocks the hashtag <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/theleft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theleft</span></a> on <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Instagram</span></a>, thus blocking postings by an entire official fraction in the European Parliament. Zuckerbergs new definition of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://twitter-bridge.cryobyte.net/users/leilachaibi/statuses/1881704156043600280" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">twitter-bridge.cryobyte.net/us</span><span class="invisible">ers/leilachaibi/statuses/1881704156043600280</span></a></p>