<p>Exit, stage left: X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>10th January 2025: <a href="https://www.uni-weimar.de/en/university/news/bauhausjournal-online/titel/universities-and-research-institutions-leave-platform-x-formerly-twitter-united-for-diversity-fr/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.uni-weimar.de/en/university/news/bauhausjournal-online/titel/universities-and-research-institutions-leave-platform-x-formerly-twitter-united-for-diversity-fr/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.uni-weimar.de/en/universit</span><span class="invisible">y/news/bauhausjournal-online/titel/universities-and-research-institutions-leave-platform-x-formerly-twitter-united-for-diversity-fr/</span></a></p><p>"Universities and research institutions leave Platform X (formerly Twitter): United for diversity, freedom and science</p><p>"Over 60 German-speaking universities and research institutions have decided to take a stand and collectively announce their decision to cease activities on Platform X (formerly Twitter). This withdrawal comes in response to the platform's current direction, which is incompatible with the core values of the participating institutions: openness to the world, scientific integrity, transparency, and democratic discourse. …"</p><p>23rd January: <a href="https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-universities-2025-1-university-of-leeds-first-russell-group-institution-to-quit-x/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-universities-2025-1-university-of-leeds-first-russell-group-institution-to-quit-x/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.researchprofessionalnews.c</span><span class="invisible">om/rr-news-uk-universities-2025-1-university-of-leeds-first-russell-group-institution-to-quit-x/</span></a></p><p>"Leeds becomes first Russell Group university to quit X … Elon Musk’s social media site “no longer aligns with our university values” …"</p><p>27th April: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/grahamperrin_university-of-brighton-university-of-sussex-activity-7322162293465649152-t2-R" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.linkedin.com/posts/grahamperrin_university-of-brighton-university-of-sussex-activity-7322162293465649152-t2-R"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.linkedin.com/posts/grahamp</span><span class="invisible">errin_university-of-brighton-university-of-sussex-activity-7322162293465649152-t2-R</span></a></p><p>"University of Brighton, University of Sussex, and other like-minded institutions should – now – be at the UK forefront of what began in Germany. … Now. Do the right thing. Please."</p><p><a href="/tags/diversity/" rel="tag">#diversity</a> <a href="/tags/freedom/" rel="tag">#freedom</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/integrity/" rel="tag">#integrity</a> <a href="/tags/transparency/" rel="tag">#transparency</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a> <a href="/tags/discourse/" rel="tag">#discourse</a> <a href="/tags/openness/" rel="tag">#openness</a> <a href="/tags/universities/" rel="tag">#universities</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#research</a> <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#UK</a> <a href="/tags/leeds/" rel="tag">#Leeds</a> <a href="/tags/german/" rel="tag">#German</a> <a href="/tags/germany/" rel="tag">#Germany</a> <a href="/tags/deutschland/" rel="tag">#Deutschland</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/x/" rel="tag">#X</a> <a href="/tags/twitter/" rel="tag">#Twitter</a></p>
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<p>Dresden.Network ist eine Mastodon Instanz für alle aus Dresden und Umgebung, dennoch offen für alle.</p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://dresden.network" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>dresden.network</a></p><p>Über: <a href="https://dresden.network/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>dresden.network/about</a></p><p>Verwaltet von: <span class="h-card"><a href="https://dresden.network/@markus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>markus</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/dresden/" rel="tag">#Dresden</a> <a href="/tags/deutsch/" rel="tag">#Deutsch</a> <a href="/tags/deutschland/" rel="tag">#Deutschland</a> <a href="/tags/germany/" rel="tag">#Germany</a> <a href="/tags/german/" rel="tag">#German</a> <a href="/tags/sachsen/" rel="tag">#Sachsen</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freefediverse/" rel="tag">#FreeFediverse</a></p>
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<p>It hurts me to say this, as an <a href="/tags/american/" rel="tag">#American</a>, but people need to avoid the <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#USA</a> for 2 years, at least, 2027, when the <a href="/tags/democrats/" rel="tag">#Democrats</a> can get a majority in <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> and stonewall <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p><p>If that doesn't happen (which would be a serious tragedy), then 4 years. And if we get a <a href="/tags/maga/" rel="tag">#MAGA</a>/ Trump president in 2029, write off this country for a generation at least</p><p>"A <a href="/tags/german/" rel="tag">#German</a> Thru-Hiker Has Been Detained, Deported, and Banned From the <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> Without a Hearing: Here’s What You Need To Know" </p><p><a href="https://thetrek.co/a-german-thru-hiker-has-been-detained-deported-and-banned-from-the-us-without-a-hearing-heres-what-you-need-to-know/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="thetrek.co/a-german-thru-hiker-has-been-detained-deported-and-banned-from-the-us-without-a-hearing-heres-what-you-need-to-know/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thetrek.co/a-german-thru-hiker</span><span class="invisible">-has-been-detained-deported-and-banned-from-the-us-without-a-hearing-heres-what-you-need-to-know/</span></a></p>
<p>I migrated my profile here, so let's add a short <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a>:</p><p>I am the <a href="/tags/developer/" rel="tag">#developer</a> of <a href="/tags/arcanechat/" rel="tag">#ArcaneChat</a>, one of the <a href="/tags/deltachat/" rel="tag">#DeltaChat</a> developers and many other small projects related to it, like creating or porting several web apps to <a href="/tags/webxdc/" rel="tag">#webxdc</a> (in-chat mini-apps), I also develop several <a href="/tags/bots/" rel="tag">#bots</a> for the mentioned chat apps</p><p>Outside <a href="/tags/programming/" rel="tag">#programming</a> I like to cook, <a href="/tags/hike/" rel="tag">#hike</a>, learn to play the <a href="/tags/guitar/" rel="tag">#guitar</a>, chill listening to music, drink green tea, learn <a href="/tags/german/" rel="tag">#German</a> language (and I would like to learn <a href="/tags/portuguese/" rel="tag">#Portuguese</a>, <a href="/tags/italian/" rel="tag">#Italian</a> and <a href="/tags/french/" rel="tag">#French</a> if I even finish with German 😅) </p><p>I speak <a href="/tags/spanish/" rel="tag">#Spanish</a> and <a href="/tags/english/" rel="tag">#English</a> but I will be speaking only English in this account</p><p><a href="/tags/introductions/" rel="tag">#introductions</a></p>