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<p>Happy <a href="/tags/newstodonfriday/" rel="tag">#NewstodonFriday</a>! Here, we’re sharing stories that are inspiring, infuriating, upsetting and uplifting, all from newsrooms that are active in the fediverse. Please boost, follow, donate, and join in the conversation in the comments.</p><p>⤵️</p><p><a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonmigration/" rel="tag">#MastodonMigration</a> <a href="/tags/followfriday/" rel="tag">#FollowFriday</a></p>

<p>The Memorial Day weekend in the U.S. typically marks the start of summer there, so here’s a collection of light and frothy… just kidding! We’ve got stagflation! We’ve got a barnstormer from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Daojoan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Daojoan</span></a></span> about the global loss of virtue and morality! We’ve got Dr. Phil’s son and his payday loans! In and amongst the hard news, find a little optimism with not one, but two stories on helping birds, a piece from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://texasobserver.social/@TexasObserver" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TexasObserver</span></a></span> on how Jess Rizo, whose niece died in the Uvalde shooting, turned pain into a run for public office, and some inspiring stories on activism from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@Joysauce" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Joysauce</span></a></span>. Don’t forget to follow independent publishers on the open social web, engage with their stories, and donate money if you can. ⤵️</p><p><a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/newstodon/" rel="tag">#Newstodon</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonmigration/" rel="tag">#MastodonMigration</a> <a href="/tags/followfriday/" rel="tag">#FollowFriday</a></p>

<p>Powerful visuals, impactful stories.</p><p>See how our photos, videos and graphics highlighted injustice and drove change in 2024: <a href="https://propub.li/3VZJKlD" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/3VZJKlD</a></p><p><a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a> <a href="/tags/photo/" rel="tag">#Photo</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#Video</a> <a href="/tags/design/" rel="tag">#Design</a> <a href="/tags/illustration/" rel="tag">#Illustration</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a></p>

<p>🎉We&#x27;re honored to announce the winner and finalists of the 2025 MOLLY National Journalism Prize. This annual contest celebrates the best in impactful accountability reporting and narrative storytelling.</p><p>🧵(1/5) </p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/events/" rel="tag">#events</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a></p>

<p>finished watching <a href="https://neodb.social/search?r=1&q=https://neodb.social/movie/2f1AE67H24Ut66pl9DXeTs" rel="nofollow">Novocaine</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 <br>Are <a href="/tags/cipa/" rel="tag">#CIPA</a> movies a thing? I learned it existed thanks to an episode of House (I owe that show most of my medical &quot;knowledge&quot;) Years later I watched that little movie where the protagonist is an assassin insensitive to pain, The Midnight Man (2016) <a href="https://neodb.social/movie/0VkEK52ooUYWCGksk08HyL" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="neodb.social/movie/0VkEK52ooUYWCGksk08HyL"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">neodb.social/movie/0VkEK52ooUY</span><span class="invisible">WCGksk08HyL</span></a> Now there&#x27;s Novocaine too, that I know of. CIPA keeps coming up on my screen without me having ever looked for it.<br> <br>I&#x27;m wondering if these shows help by raising awareness of a rare disorder, I did read a couple of articles after I watched House, so it kind of worked for me, I&#x27;m aware. Maybe some public interest could even get studies funded... or maybe this kind of thing (not talking about Novocaine in particular) is just a bit exploitative and doesn&#x27;t help any patients at all.</p><p>Opinions welcome.</p><p><a href="/tags/hsaniv/" rel="tag">#HSANIV</a> <a href="/tags/films/" rel="tag">#films</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/spoonies/" rel="tag">#spoonies</a> <a href="/tags/polyneuropathy/" rel="tag">#polyneuropathy</a> <a href="/tags/awareness/" rel="tag">#awareness</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#health</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a></p><p><a href="/tags/ersneodb/" rel="tag">#ERSneodb</a></p>

I don&#x27;t read BoingBoing very often so perhaps I missed this when it happened. Anyway, is it just me or is BoingBoing now paywalling all their articles? For instance, I only see part of <a href="https://boingboing.net/2025/07/18/a-guide-to-protecting-your-privacy-at-u-s-borders.html" rel="nofollow">this one</a>. At the cutoff point I&#x27;m encouraged to go read the whole article on &quot;BoingBoing Premium&quot;. I seem to recall one of their cofounders saying they were not going to paywall articles, but would have a paid tier where you wouldn&#x27;t see ads.<br><br><a href="/tags/boingboing/" rel="tag">#BoingBoing</a> <a href="/tags/paywall/" rel="tag">#paywall</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/darkpattern/" rel="tag">#DarkPattern</a><br>

<p>Our <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#Video</a> <a href="/tags/substack/" rel="tag">#Substack</a> Blue Letter!</p><p>Check It Out! <a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/trumper-may-madness-market-crashes" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/trumper-may-madness-market-crashes"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/trumper-may-m</span><span class="invisible">adness-market-crashes</span></a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#dhs</a> <a href="/tags/kristinoem/" rel="tag">#kristinoem</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a></p>

<p>Not a real <a href="/tags/newstodonfriday/" rel="tag">#NewstodonFriday</a> post from us this week because we&#x27;re still getting back up to speed after the holidays (yes, we&#x27;re relaxed, no, we don&#x27;t expect it to last!). Instead, here&#x27;s a list of independent publishers we love and that have an active presence in the fediverse. Please follow, boost, donate and support however you can. Below the list is our spreadsheet of federated Flipboard accounts, all of which are followable here.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://journa.host/@bolts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bolts</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@damemagazine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>damemagazine</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gbhnews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gbhnews</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.science/@KnowableMag" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>KnowableMag</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://restof.social/@restofworld" rel="nofollow">@restofworld</a> <br><a href="https://sfba.social/@SFPublicPress" rel="nofollow">@SFPublicPress</a><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://texasobserver.social/@TexasObserver" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TexasObserver</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mas.to/@thecontinent" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thecontinent</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@TheConversationUS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TheConversationUS</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.themarkup.org/@themarkup" rel="nofollow">@themarkup</a> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@thetyee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thetyee</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://journa.host/@thexylom" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thexylom</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://journa.host/@timkmak" rel="nofollow">@timkmak</a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.tucsonsentinel.com/@TucsonSentinel" rel="nofollow">@TucsonSentinel</a> </p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iUFTo6rPvhqzCReLaM1c6-xUKRuBVqlZVStZl9Al-EU/edit" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iUFTo6rPvhqzCReLaM1c6-xUKRuBVqlZVStZl9Al-EU/edit"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d</span><span class="invisible">/1iUFTo6rPvhqzCReLaM1c6-xUKRuBVqlZVStZl9Al-EU/edit</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/newstodon/" rel="tag">#Newstodon</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/localnews/" rel="tag">#LocalNews</a> <a href="/tags/independentmedia/" rel="tag">#IndependentMedia</a> <a href="/tags/independentnews/" rel="tag">#IndependentNews</a> <a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#Flipboard</a> <a href="/tags/followfriday/" rel="tag">#FollowFriday</a></p>

<p>𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐳𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐯 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠: <a href="/tags/𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩/" rel="tag">#𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩</a>, <a href="/tags/𝐌𝐓𝐆/" rel="tag">#𝐌𝐓𝐆</a> &amp; <a href="/tags/𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐀/" rel="tag">#𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐀</a> 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧<br>In light of <a href="/tags/marjorietaylorgreene/" rel="tag">#MarjorieTaylorGreene</a> &#x27;s resignation <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#video</a>. Predictive of their split as something deeper, broken</p><p>A cult devouring itself in real time <a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/godzilla-vs-king-kong-trump-marjorie?r=j0lyx" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/godzilla-vs-king-kong-trump-marjorie?r=j0lyx"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/godzilla-vs-k</span><span class="invisible">ing-kong-trump-marjorie?r=j0lyx</span></a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#culture</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#europe</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> # <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a></p>

<p>My first podcast! Okay, the primary brain behind this is actually my old friend and occasional partner in crime Ratha Lai of Critical Impact Consulting. In the first episode of &quot;Spin Doctors&quot; we look at <a href="/tags/debate/" rel="tag">#debate</a> preparation and strategy through the lens of the recent <a href="/tags/harris/" rel="tag">#Harris</a>-<a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> cataclysm. Watch for future episodes in the coming weeks! <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/communications/" rel="tag">#communications</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USPol</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfG6Cq-FGEQ" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfG6Cq-FGEQ"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfG6Cq</span><span class="invisible">-FGEQ</span></a></p>

<p>It’s Friday! It’s nearly June! How the heck did that happen?! Here’s our <a href="/tags/newstodonfriday/" rel="tag">#NewstodonFriday</a> selection of stories from independent newsrooms and a few that caught the Flipboard editorial team’s eye. And while there’s hard-hitting journalism in there (we live in hard-hitting times), there’s more than our usual number of inspiring, positive stories of hope and beauty amidst destruction and oppression. <a href="https://journa.host/@timkmak" rel="nofollow">@timkmak</a>’s team writes about secret apartment concerts in Ukraine. <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@TheConversationUS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TheConversationUS</span></a></span>’s story is about “bone music” in Soviet Russia. We’ll end with a Tiny Desk concert from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@npr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>npr</span></a></span> to take you into the weekend. Please follow independent publishers on the open social web, engage with their stories, and donate money if you can. ⤵️</p><p><a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/newstodon/" rel="tag">#Newstodon</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonmigration/" rel="tag">#MastodonMigration</a> <a href="/tags/followfriday/" rel="tag">#FollowFriday</a></p>

<p>At Flipboard, we believe a healthy democracy starts with access to trustworthy information. Our team is committed to supporting quality journalism and making it easier for everyone to stay informed.</p><p>Our values haven&#x27;t changed. Here&#x27;s a blogpost that explains more.</p><p><a href="https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/flipboard-commitment-to-truth-and-quality-journalism/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/flipboard-commitment-to-truth-and-quality-journalism/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.flipboard.com/inside-fli</span><span class="invisible">pboard/flipboard-commitment-to-truth-and-quality-journalism/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/ethics/" rel="tag">#Ethics</a> <a href="/tags/ethicaljournalism/" rel="tag">#EthicalJournalism</a> <a href="/tags/mediaindustry/" rel="tag">#MediaIndustry</a> <a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#Flipboard</a></p>

<p>Ronnie Dugger, founding editor and longtime publisher of the Texas Observer and for many years the crusading conscience of the progressive movement in Texas and beyond, died of complications of dementia at a hospice center in Austin on May 27. He was 95. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/ronnie-dugger-1930-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/ronnie-dugger-1930-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/ronnie-d</span><span class="invisible">ugger-1930-2025/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/rip/" rel="tag">#RIP</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a></p>

<p>You may have heard that <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@Flipboard" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Flipboard</span></a></span> brought 250 publishers to the Fediverse this week. Here are just a few news outlets you might want to follow:</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AssociatedPress</span></a></span> </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@abc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>abc</span></a></span> </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@CBSNews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>CBSNews</span></a></span> </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@cbcnews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cbcnews</span></a></span> </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@globeandmail" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>globeandmail</span></a></span> </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@newyorktimes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>newyorktimes</span></a></span> </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@WashPost" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WashPost</span></a></span> </p><p>You can follow their entire profile, or just follow the topical Magazines that you&#x27;re interested in. For example, if you want world news, follow <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@cbsnews/world-news-791cc5noz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>world-news-CBSNews</span></a></span>. Or if you want Canadian news, follow <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@cbcnews/canada-1akomc2pz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>canada-cbcnews</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/followfriday/" rel="tag">#FollowFriday</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#Flipboard</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p>

<p>📣 It&#x27;s been a while since we&#x27;ve federated a batch of publishers — so to make up for it, here are 250, and they&#x27;re big ones. </p><p>Today, we&#x27;re bringing names like <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@abc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>abc</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@RollingStone" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>RollingStone</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@forbes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>forbes</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@BleacherReport" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BleacherReport</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@NationalGeographic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NationalGeographic</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@newyorktimes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>newyorktimes</span></a></span> to the fediverse. They join the 174 profiles we&#x27;ve already federated, which include everyone from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@19thnews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>19thnews</span></a></span> to <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@Vox" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Vox</span></a></span> </p><p>Here&#x27;s a blogpost with more details on this latest batch of publications that cover news, business, cooking, home design, politics, sports, science and more. Follow their Magazine feeds if you&#x27;re only interested in one topic, or their whole profiles if you want the lot. The spreadsheet below lists out all federated accounts.</p><p><a href="https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/flipboard-federates-250-publishers/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="about.flipboard.com/fediverse/flipboard-federates-250-publishers/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.flipboard.com/fediverse/</span><span class="invisible">flipboard-federates-250-publishers/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iUFTo6rPvhqzCReLaM1c6-xUKRuBVqlZVStZl9Al-EU" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iUFTo6rPvhqzCReLaM1c6-xUKRuBVqlZVStZl9Al-EU"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d</span><span class="invisible">/1iUFTo6rPvhqzCReLaM1c6-xUKRuBVqlZVStZl9Al-EU</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#Flipboard</a> <a href="/tags/federation/" rel="tag">#Federation</a> <a href="/tags/spreadmastodon/" rel="tag">#SpreadMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/publishers/" rel="tag">#Publishers</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a> <a href="/tags/sports/" rel="tag">#Sports</a> <a href="/tags/entertainment/" rel="tag">#Entertainment</a> <a href="/tags/food/" rel="tag">#Food</a> <a href="/tags/lifestyle/" rel="tag">#Lifestyle</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a></p>

<p>Happy new year, fedi friends and welcome to the fascinating world of 2025, which has already lasted approximately 15 months. Here’s a selection of stories from newsrooms with an active presence in the fediverse, plus a couple from our own desks.These include Meta employee reactions to their new policies (not good!), an exploration of the social worker shortage in Texas, an article on making peace with our younger selves, and a story for the ages about the man who infiltrated right-wing militia and shared his experiences with <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span>. Please follow all the newsrooms featured, click on their stories, boost them, subscribe, donate and support any way you can. <br>⤵️</p><p><a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonmigration/" rel="tag">#MastodonMigration</a> <a href="/tags/followfriday/" rel="tag">#FollowFriday</a></p>

<p>Our app may be 15 years old, but our values are timeless. They’re rooted in first principles that don’t change every four years.</p><p>We’re still here for you. </p><p><a href="https://about.flipboard.com/download-flipboard/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="about.flipboard.com/download-flipboard/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.flipboard.com/download-f</span><span class="invisible">lipboard/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/moderation/" rel="tag">#Moderation</a> <a href="/tags/misinformation/" rel="tag">#Misinformation</a> <a href="/tags/facts/" rel="tag">#Facts</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#Flipboard</a></p>

<p>Happy <a href="/tags/newstodonfriday/" rel="tag">#NewstodonFriday</a>! Here’s a collection of stories, this week featuring private jets, emergency alerts, the U.S. election, geese, brass bands, and delicious, delicious borsch. The purpose of this thread is to highlight newsrooms that are active in the fediverse, so please boost, follow, subscribe, donate, comment, and show your support for great journalism, any way you can.</p><p>⤵️</p><p><a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonmigration/" rel="tag">#MastodonMigration</a> <a href="/tags/followfriday/" rel="tag">#FollowFriday</a></p>

<p>Happy <a href="/tags/newstodonfriday/" rel="tag">#NewstodonFriday</a>! Here’s our collection of stories featuring down-ballot voting, what happens when a far-right vision of government becomes reality in America, the marriage of religion and tech, and the all-time greatest “I voted” sticker.</p><p>⤵️ </p><p><a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonmigration/" rel="tag">#MastodonMigration</a> <a href="/tags/followfriday/" rel="tag">#FollowFriday</a></p>

<p>NEW <a href="/tags/substack/" rel="tag">#SUBSTACK</a>: Apparently <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> has a punchable face by @BrianKarem</p><p><a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/apparently-elon-has-a-punchable-face" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/apparently-elon-has-a-punchable-face"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/apparently-el</span><span class="invisible">on-has-a-punchable-face</span></a> <a href="/tags/tacotrump/" rel="tag">#TACOTrump</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#doge</a> <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/maga/" rel="tag">#maga</a> <a href="/tags/stockmarket/" rel="tag">#stockmarket</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#europe</a> <a href="/tags/france/" rel="tag">#france</a> <a href="/tags/germany/" rel="tag">#germany</a> <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#uk</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a></p>

<p>On Monday, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States, and the news will come at us thick and fast. So for today’s <a href="/tags/newstodonfriday/" rel="tag">#NewstodonFriday</a>, we’re trying our level best to avoid stories that are directly about Trump. That doesn’t mean it’s all unicorns and rainbows — we’re still in this timeline, after all — but there’s some lighter fare in there to bring a smile before the weekend. The stories here come from newsrooms that have an active presence in the fediverse, plus a couple of our own desks. We encourage you to support independent media by following the accounts here, boosting their stories, and donating money and subscribing if you can. Buckle up, folks!</p><p>⤵️</p><p><a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonmigration/" rel="tag">#MastodonMigration</a> <a href="/tags/followfriday/" rel="tag">#FollowFriday</a></p>

<p>Our team works hard every day to create a safe environment for the people who choose to spend time here, and when guidelines are violated, we take action.</p><p>This is our commitment to our community, but we understand it is also our responsibility. Here&#x27;s a blogpost to explain more.</p><p><a href="https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/flipboard-commitment-to-truth-and-quality-journalism/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/flipboard-commitment-to-truth-and-quality-journalism/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.flipboard.com/inside-fli</span><span class="invisible">pboard/flipboard-commitment-to-truth-and-quality-journalism/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/moderation/" rel="tag">#Moderation</a> <a href="/tags/truth/" rel="tag">#Truth</a> <a href="/tags/trustandsafety/" rel="tag">#TrustAndSafety</a> <a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#Flipboard</a> <a href="/tags/mediaindustry/" rel="tag">#MediaIndustry</a></p>

<p>Happy <a href="/tags/newstodonfriday/" rel="tag">#NewstodonFriday</a>! If you’re absolutely averse to seeing coverage of the U.S. election and Donald Trump, you might want to look away now — or scroll quickly. If you can bear to linger, you’ll find important stories about Elon Musk’s political funding, why the media aren’t talking about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, the push to get out the Native vote, and what happened after Hurricane Maria. Interspersed, there&#x27;s an investigation into the state of criminal prosecution in Anchorage, two inspiring stories on assistive technology, a look at whether Alan Shepard hit three golf balls on the moon, and some gorgeous photos, including bracken that looks like Jabba the Hutt. To remind you, our goal with this thread is to highlight the work of newsrooms and individuals that maintain an active presence in the fediverse. Follow their accounts, click on their stories, donate and subscribe, and interact in the comments below.</p><p>⤵️</p><p><a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonmigration/" rel="tag">#MastodonMigration</a> <a href="/tags/followfriday/" rel="tag">#FollowFriday</a></p>

<p>Forward-thinking journalists are not letting the “media apocalypse” happen to them. Instead, they’re doing the work that arguably has been most critical all along: building direct connections with their readers. <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>404mediaco</span></a></span>&#x27;s <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jasonkoebler" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jasonkoebler</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span>&#x27;s <span class="h-card"><a href="https://werd.social/@ben" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ben</span></a></span> join fediverse futurist <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@mike" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mike</span></a></span> for a conversation about the discovery and sustainability of quality journalism.</p><p>Read more about the episode here: <a href="https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/jason-koebler-and-ben-werdmuller/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="about.flipboard.com/fediverse/jason-koebler-and-ben-werdmuller/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.flipboard.com/fediverse/</span><span class="invisible">jason-koebler-and-ben-werdmuller/</span></a></p><p>Watch and listen at PeerTube here: <a href="https://flipboard.video/w/r7z6QY3dm5EqrFmDFkAgPY" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flipboard.video/w/r7z6QY3dm5EqrFmDFkAgPY"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flipboard.video/w/r7z6QY3dm5Eq</span><span class="invisible">rFmDFkAgPY</span></a>, or wherever you get your podcasts. </p><p><a href="/tags/dotsocial/" rel="tag">#DotSocial</a> <a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#Flipboard</a> <a href="/tags/federation/" rel="tag">#Federation</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/mikemccue/" rel="tag">#MikeMcCue</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/mediaindustry/" rel="tag">#MediaIndustry</a> <a href="/tags/propublica/" rel="tag">#ProPublica</a> <a href="/tags/404media/" rel="tag">#404Media</a></p>

<p>📢 Big News! </p><p>Today, we’re announcing that Flipboard is beginning to federate our publisher partner accounts in Brazil and expanding federation in Canada, Germany and the U.K. </p><p>Now, people in the fediverse can follow 150 newly federated publisher accounts and 2,000 topically curated Magazines about everything from politics and world news to sports and travel. </p><p>Read more in our announcement here: </p><p><a href="https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/flipboard-expands-federation-in-brazil-canada-germany-and-u-k/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="about.flipboard.com/fediverse/flipboard-expands-federation-in-brazil-canada-germany-and-u-k/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.flipboard.com/fediverse/</span><span class="invisible">flipboard-expands-federation-in-brazil-canada-germany-and-u-k/</span></a></p><p>For a full list of federated accounts to follow, visit the Flipboard directory: </p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iUFTo6rPvhqzCReLaM1c6-xUKRuBVqlZVStZl9Al-EU" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iUFTo6rPvhqzCReLaM1c6-xUKRuBVqlZVStZl9Al-EU"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d</span><span class="invisible">/1iUFTo6rPvhqzCReLaM1c6-xUKRuBVqlZVStZl9Al-EU</span></a></p><p>Follow our Mastodon accounts in Brazil and Germany to discover Flipboard accounts to follow and keep up with the day&#x27;s news: </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@FlipboardBR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>FlipboardBR</span></a></span><br> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@FlipboardDE" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>FlipboardDE</span></a></span> </p><p>And as always, tell us in the comments what you think!</p><p><a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#Flipboard</a> <a href="/tags/federation/" rel="tag">#Federation</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/germany/" rel="tag">#Germany</a> <a href="/tags/deutschland/" rel="tag">#Deutschland</a> <a href="/tags/brazil/" rel="tag">#Brazil</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#Canada</a> <a href="/tags/brasil/" rel="tag">#Brasil</a> <a href="/tags/unitedkingom/" rel="tag">#UnitedKingom</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/lifestyle/" rel="tag">#Lifestyle</a> <a href="/tags/sports/" rel="tag">#Sports</a></p>