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Vishwas Gaitonde<p>The Sly Minds of Cunning Men<br>😵‍💫<br>A folktale from India showcasing corruption, portrayed through the Emperor Akbar and his trusted courtier, Birbal<br><a href="https://medium.com/@weareji/the-sly-minds-of-cunning-men-6c7cddac13e1?sk=0867b43e696ff19941c4c142bbde5de7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/@weareji/the-sly-mi</span><span class="invisible">nds-of-cunning-men-6c7cddac13e1?sk=0867b43e696ff19941c4c142bbde5de7</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AkbarBirbal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AkbarBirbal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/folkstories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folkstories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mastodonindians" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mastodonindians</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/statecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statecraft</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>The Nerd Reich podcast, episode 1: The Network State</p><p>A deep dive into how tech billionaires like <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> are trying to dismantle traditional <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governance</span></a> to create their own <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> structures through <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a>.<br><a href="https://www.thenerdreich.com/the-nerd-reich-podcast-episode-1-the-network-state-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thenerdreich.com/the-nerd-reic</span><span class="invisible">h-podcast-episode-1-the-network-state-2/</span></a></p><p>"we share bold predictions about where tech <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> is heading &amp; reveal strategies for <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/resisting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resisting</span></a> the growing control of billionaire <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> elites."</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Airborne Hazards <br>Smoke pollution from pile burning, bushfires and burn pits</p><p>Push for Australia to recognise toxic burn pits in Afghanistan as cause of cancer in soldiers &gt;&gt;<br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-11/burn-pits-afghanistan-iraq-causing-adf-soldiers-cancer/105004910" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-03-11/bur</span><span class="invisible">n-pits-afghanistan-iraq-causing-adf-soldiers-cancer/105004910</span></a></p><p>Airborne Hazards and Burn Pit Exposures (US)<br>"Open air pits used to burn several waste products, including, but not limited to: chemicals, paint, medical and human waste, metal/aluminum cans, munitions, petroleum and lubricant products, plastics and Styrofoam, rubber, wood, and food waste."</p><p>List of illnesses from airborne hazards and burn pit exposures &gt;&gt;<br><a href="https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/burnpits/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">publichealth.va.gov/exposures/</span><span class="invisible">burnpits/</span></a></p><p>Pile burning in rural NSW<br>"Burning of cut and stacked vegetation is referred to as a pile burn." The piles often also contain waste materials. &gt;&gt;<br><a href="https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/13323/Standards-for-Pile-Burning-V2.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rfs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/p</span><span class="invisible">df_file/0012/13323/Standards-for-Pile-Burning-V2.pdf</span></a></p><p>Black Summer bushfire smoke<br>"Before summer's end, 33 people had lost their lives, more than 3,000 homes had been destroyed, and more than 17 million hectares of land had been burnt, devastating lives and regional economies. Many cities and towns were blanketed in smoke with air quality ranking amongst the worst in the world."&gt;&gt;<br><a href="https://www.apsc.gov.au/state-service/state-service-report-2019-20/chapter-1-commitment-service/black-summer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">apsc.gov.au/state-service/stat</span><span class="invisible">e-service-report-2019-20/chapter-1-commitment-service/black-summer</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/AirborneHazards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirborneHazards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/smoke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smoke</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waste</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/incineration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>incineration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/fires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/bushfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bushfires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/air" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>air</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/illness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/air" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>air</span></a></p>
arkhi<p>“Big Tech Wants You Trapped. The Open Web Sets You Free”, by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Daojoan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Daojoan</span></a></span>.</p><p><a href="https://www.joanwestenberg.com/big-tech-wants-you-trapped-the-open-web-sets-you-free-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">joanwestenberg.com/big-tech-wa</span><span class="invisible">nts-you-trapped-the-open-web-sets-you-free-2/</span></a></p><p>&gt; It's about whether we build systems that distribute power or concentrate it. Big Tech's dominance wasn't inevitable, and it's not unbreakable. But it's reinforced by the choices we make every damn day. Because over and over again, we choose easy. We choose platforms with less friction.</p><p><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/openWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openWeb</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/social" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>social</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governance</span></a></p>
Akshay<p>Why cutting red tape needn’t cut red tape: you can’t just have zero rules so you’ll end up with a mess of different rules.</p><p>OTOH, I guess you could abolish Rule of Law altogether and go for pure corruption, but administering that much corruption will create its own bureaucracy </p><p><a href="https://grist.org/regulation/trump-white-house-council-environmental-quality-nepa-permitting/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grist.org/regulation/trump-whi</span><span class="invisible">te-house-council-environmental-quality-nepa-permitting/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Policy</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Government</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Law</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Governance</span></a></p>
David Clubb<p><strong>Community Governance in Wales; local democracy at risk?</strong></p> "This report on the democratic health of community and town councils... highlight(s) significant challenges that, if left unaddressed, threaten the very foundation of local democracy." Shereen Williams, Chair, "Democratic health of community and town councils" Boards Wales takeaways: Community and Town Councils play an important role in the creation and maintenance of local amenities Most wards are uncontested and more than 20% of seats were unfilled at the last election (2022); this […] <p><a href="https://boards.wales/2025/03/07/community-governance-wales/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">boards.wales/2025/03/07/commun</span><span class="invisible">ity-governance-wales/</span></a></p>
Robin Riley<p>Up late preparing for the first meeting of the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.matrix.org/@matrix" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>matrix</span></a></span> Finance &amp; Fundraising Committee 🤩</p><p>And we also have our first Trust &amp; Safety Committee meeting tomorrow!</p><p>I love seeing open governance blossom.</p><p><a href="https://social.riley.pub/tags/Matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Matrix</span></a> <a href="https://social.riley.pub/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://social.riley.pub/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://social.riley.pub/tags/Governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Governance</span></a></p>
NGI Commons<p>☝️Have you registered to our next NGI Commons webinar on 'Public Policies for Digital Commons'?</p><p>💡We will be discussing <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governance</span></a> and <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> around <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DigitalCommons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalCommons</span></a> with <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/insightful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insightful</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/speakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speakers</span></a>. Please join the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/discussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discussion</span></a> and share your <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/experience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>experience</span></a>.</p><p>📩<a href="https://commons.ngi.eu/event/public-policies-for-digital-commons/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">commons.ngi.eu/event/public-po</span><span class="invisible">licies-for-digital-commons/</span></a></p><p>🌍 Online<br>🗓️ 5 March<br>⏰ 13.30 CET</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@martelinnovate" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>martelinnovate</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.numerique.gouv.fr/@cnrs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cnrs</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.lfx.dev/@linuxfoundation" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>linuxfoundation</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@OpenForumEurope" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>OpenForumEurope</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@openfuture" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>openfuture</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.ngi.eu/@ngi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ngi</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EC_NGI" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>EC_NGI</span></a></span></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>Will We Let a Digital Coup Against Democracy Prevail?</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a>, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a>, &amp; What the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> Act of 1974 has to do with it<br><a href="https://contrarian.substack.com/p/will-we-let-a-digital-coup-against" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">contrarian.substack.com/p/will</span><span class="invisible">-we-let-a-digital-coup-against</span></a></p><p>"Right now in <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/WashingtonDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonDC</span></a>, technology is being weaponized...</p><p>If it wasn’t already abundantly clear that how <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> is built &amp; used can control our daily lives, manipulate our system of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governance</span></a>, &amp; be a dire threat to <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/liberty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>liberty</span></a> (code as <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a>), this past month has made these truths fully evident."</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Kosovo PM Albin Kurti wins election amid tensions with Brussels and Washington – POLITICO <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/751601/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/751601/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AlbinKurti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlbinKurti</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BALKANS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BALKANS</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Banks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Banks</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>development</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ElectionsInEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionsInEurope</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Governance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Kosovo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kosovo</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Missions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Missions</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RichardGrenell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RichardGrenell</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rights</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Serbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Serbia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/War" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>War</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Yugoslavia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yugoslavia</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/hilton-james/74798/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>James Hilton</b></a></p><blockquote>Of all the arts that of government has been brought least to perfection.</blockquote><p><b>James Hilton</b> (1900-1954) Anglo-American novelist and screenwriter<br><i>Lost Horizon</i>, ch. 6 (1933)</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/hilton-james/74798/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wist.info/hilton-james/74798/</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governance</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a></p>
@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:<p>If any form of "governance" is to exist on a decentralized social-media (DeSo) network, such as the Fediverse, then — it ("governance") also needs to be decentralized and localized.</p><p>Else, that decentralized social-media will cease to be decentralized.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeSo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeSo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governance</span></a></p>
Jo-stands on guard, elbows up.<p>Since we need to start thinking about what comes next. What structure of democracy and connection and organization we need and want, I’ve given it already a good deal of thought and came on my own to an idea that was for the most part, the original intention and structure of democracy: Sortition. I wonder why we are never taught of this? </p><p>I have a pinned thread on this to consider. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@JoBlakely/110531598480099232" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@JoBlakely/110</span><span class="invisible">531598480099232</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Governance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a> vs. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sortition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sortition</span></a></p>
Kevin Dominik Korte<p>While I can appreciate it if openAI open-sources its code, my business side wants to scream at him that a better open-source strategy won't replace the complete lack of business strategy and overreliance on marketing.<br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governance</span></a><br><a href="https://fortune.com/2025/02/01/sam-altman-openai-open-source-strategy-after-deepseek-shock/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fortune.com/2025/02/01/sam-alt</span><span class="invisible">man-openai-open-source-strategy-after-deepseek-shock/</span></a></p>
John Abbe (aka Slow)<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://veoh.social/@lampsofgold" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lampsofgold</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sauropods.win/@futurebird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>futurebird</span></a></span> For me the main point was to make visible the patterns, and the structural changes IETF made starting in the 1990s, that have helped them to make great specs while drawing on broad input, and avoiding anyone or any one group having control over the organization.</p><p>I was one of the developers of the Group Works deck, one source of the patterns they highlighted. This is the best analysis of *anything* I've seen using it. <a href="https://groupworksdeck.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">groupworksdeck.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/patterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>patterns</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ietf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ietf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governance</span></a></p>
John Leonard<p>With technology and the rules governing in a state of considerable flux, businesses need to ensure their own houses are in order now, rather than trying to second guess what might be coming around the corner.</p><p><a href="https://www.computing.co.uk/feature/2025/the-ai-shaped-headache-for-privacy-professionals" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">computing.co.uk/feature/2025/t</span><span class="invisible">he-ai-shaped-headache-for-privacy-professionals</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/whsmith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whsmith</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/prudential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prudential</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aiact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aiact</span></a></p>
Tommi 🤯<p>Hi and welcome to the <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> to all <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/newcomers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newcomers</span></a>! 💕</p><p>🤸🏻 <a href="https://tommi.space/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">I am Tommi</a>, the administrator of <a href="https://pan.rent/about" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>Pan</em></strong></a>, a tiny, cozy, friendly, <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/antiFascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiFascist</span></a>, 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/transFeminist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transFeminist</span></a>, and <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/antiCapitalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiCapitalist</span></a> instance. 🚀</p><p>👾 As you are wandering around this whimsical space, I know it might be a bit confusing and hard to figure it out. 🤯</p><p>Just <em>give yourselves time</em>! 🧘🏾 This place does not follow the algorithmic rules of mainstream, billionaire-owned, centralized social networks. 🤖</p><p>Actually, the Fediverse has <strong>no rules</strong> at all! ✨ Every community chooses their own principles and governance. If there is anything you are not comfortable with, you are completely <strong>free</strong> to move anywhere you want, without losing the people you are in touch with.</p><p>If you believe you share the vibe and the values of <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Pan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pan</span></a> (this instance), we would be super happy to welcome you! Just get in touch with me however you want. It is of paramount importance that we all <strong>spread around</strong>, populating smaller servers, rather than flooding big ones.</p><p>Have fun and <em>be excellent to each other</em>!</p><p><a href="https://pan.rent/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governance</span></a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/principles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>principles</span></a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/values" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>values</span></a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/fediPact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediPact</span></a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/welcome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>welcome</span></a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/intro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intro</span></a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/instance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>instance</span></a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/server" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>server</span></a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/servers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>servers</span></a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/antiFa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiFa</span></a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/antiFascistFediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiFascistFediverse</span></a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/benvenut%C9%99" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>benvenutə</span></a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/benvenuto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>benvenuto</span></a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/benvenuta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>benvenuta</span></a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/bienvenu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bienvenu</span></a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/bienvenue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bienvenue</span></a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/wilkommen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wilkommen</span></a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/boost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boost</span></a></p>
Gene Takagi<p>2 Questions Nonprofit Board Members Should Consider on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Beyond <a href="https://nonprofitlawblog.com/2-questions-nonprofit-board-members-should-consider-martin-luther-king-jr-day/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nonprofitlawblog.com/2-questio</span><span class="invisible">ns-nonprofit-board-members-should-consider-martin-luther-king-jr-day/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nonprofits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonprofits</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governance</span></a></p>
Robin Riley<p>One of my favorite things: FOSS founders/BDFLs transferring a project's trademarks over to a communally governed nonprofit.</p><p>It's an act of selflessness and visionary leadership that gives a project the opportunity to become a truly public good.</p><p>Good on ya, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Gargron" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Gargron</span></a></span> 👏🏻</p><p><a href="https://social.riley.pub/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://social.riley.pub/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://social.riley.pub/tags/Governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Governance</span></a> <a href="https://social.riley.pub/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a></p>
Coach Pāṇini ®<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://macaw.social/@mergesort" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mergesort</span></a></span> </p><p>“Careful design of the training data that goes into an LLM appears to be the entire game for creating these models.”</p><p>💯</p><p>LLMs are <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DataProducts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataProducts</span></a>, and as such necessitate effective and proactive <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governance</span></a> of sources, stewardship for quality, and feedback loops to measure against organizational <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/strategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strategy</span></a> &amp; enterprise <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/objectives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>objectives</span></a>.</p>