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Cara MartinI hope and fully expect someone will write a children's book about Cory Booker's inspiring Senate speech today. <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MakingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MakingHistory</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Resist</a>

witchescauldronThe development side of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MakingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MakingHistory</a>Building radical alternatives is not just about ideas—it’s about infrastructure. The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/makeinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#makeinghistory</a> project is grounded in the messy, often frustrating work of creating tools that actually function for real communities. We’ve spent decades watching <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dotcons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dotcons</a> centralize power while open projects stumble due to lack of focus, infighting, or simply being too obscure for everyday use.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Makinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Makinghistory</a> means stepping outside the cycle of dead-end open-source projects that never reach real people. We need bridging solutions, funding models outside the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NGO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NGO</a> trap, and devs who understand grassroots needs. It’s not about innovation for its own sake, it’s about making the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openweb</a> function better as a lived alternative.This is where the real fight is. Not in reaction, not in abstraction, but in building tools people can and will use.

witchescauldronFunding Proposal: Archiving the Commons with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MakingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MakingHistory</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OMN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OMN</a>Project Overview: The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MakingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MakingHistory</a> project, powered by the Open Media Network (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OMN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OMN</a>), aims to rip archiving out of institutional silos and place it in the hands of communities. We’re building a decentralized, community-driven archive to preserve grassroots, activist, and historical material — the raw, messy, vital history that gets erased by corporate platforms and forgotten by mainstream institutions. By leveraging the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/4opens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#4opens</a> principles, we’re democratizing access to information, empowering people to curate their own narratives, and making collective history resilient.Key Objectives:Archiving Nodes: Set up decentralized archiving nodes where users can actively select and preserve hashtags, content streams, and community knowledge — creating a living, breathing archive, not a dusty digital tomb.Lossy View: Build a "lossy view" tool that shows users what content is backed up (and what’s not). This transparency lets communities collectively decide what to prioritize, focusing archiving efforts where they matter most.Institutional Collaboration (on our terms): Partner with libraries, universities, and archives — not as gatekeepers, but as allies. Our priority is grassroots autonomy, with institutions providing backup redundancy and infrastructure, not control.Project Implementation:Node Setup: Deploy archiving nodes with flexible templates, letting communities spin up their own archives without corporate intermediaries. Users control what gets preserved and decide how content flows through the network.Lossy View Feature: Develop a real-time visualization tool showing what content is already archived and where gaps exist. This lets communities self-organize around preservation priorities, rather than relying on top-down decisions.Partnerships (with backbone): Engage with archival institutions for long-term content storage — but maintain community sovereignty. We’re not here to feed centralized repositories; we’re here to keep history wild and decentralized.Funding Needs:Tech Development: Pay developers to build and maintain the archiving infrastructure and features — no unpaid labor, no burnout, just solid, sustainable coding.Community Mobilization: Fund outreach to onboard communities, train people on using the nodes, and spread awareness about the project’s radical potential.Partnership Coordination: Resource the work of maintaining alliances with institutions, negotiating terms, and ensuring partnerships don’t slip into co-option.Impact: Supporting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MakingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MakingHistory</a> means investing in a future where communities control their own stories. This project is a direct pushback against the erasure of activist histories, the loss of collective memory, and the enclosure of knowledge. It creates an enduring public archive that grows organically from the needs and desires of the people — not the dictates of tech giants or bureaucratic institutions.Conclusion: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MakingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MakingHistory</a> isn’t just an archive — it’s an act of resistance. It’s about building a resilient, decentralized network where communities are the custodians of their own history. With your support, we can compost the corporate grip on knowledge, preserve radical histories, and ensure that grassroots voices aren’t silenced or forgotten. Let’s build a future where our collective past remains alive, accessible, and untamed.Thank you for helping this funding proposal — and for helping us make history, together.

Hamish Campbell#NLnet #EU #NGI #NGIzero – Will We Get It Right This Time? With the hard shift to the right in US tech, Europe can no longer afford to sit idly by in tech development. The myth of neutrality has always been a convenient lie—if we don’t actively counterbalance this shift, we risk watching the #FOSS and #openweb movements collapse, taking with them a core pillar of our democratic and digital future. These movements aren’t just about code; they are the foundation of a fair, open, and just society. Now is the time to step up, not stand by. For […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/nlnet-eu-ngi-ngizero-will-we-get-it-right-this-time/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/nlnet-eu-ngi-ngizero-will-we-get-it-right-this-time/</a>

Kristine K.Realized past night that we might have our first Gen X president! I know, i know, she'd be the first woman (not to mention Black and Asian woman) to be president - all important! - but i love her being Gen X on a personal level. Shes only 6 months older than me, and I am rooting hard for her. Now that i think about it, I first voted for her back in 2010 for Attorney General, and then again in 2014, and then 2016 for Senator, so i'll just keep doing that 😎<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/GenX" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#GenX</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Harris</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Women</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MakingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#MakingHistory</a>

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