P
Update. I'm happy to see that #Mastodon will launch its own #Fediverse flavored version of #Bluesky #StarterPacks.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/10/our-ideas-about-packs/
This is smart. It will greatly help new users find and follow people with common interests. Hence it will make it easier for veterans to recruit newcomers to test and join Mastodon.
"Scientists breathe new life into climate website after shutdown under Trump."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/30/climate-gov-website-trump
"Earlier this summer, access to climate.gov…was thwarted by the Trump administration, and its production team was fired in the process… Now, a team of climate communication experts – including many members of the former climate.gov team – is working to resurrect its content into a new organization with an expanded mission. Their effort’s new website, climate.us, would not only offer public-facing interpretations of climate science, but could also begin to directly offer climate-related services, such as assisting local governments with mapping increased flooding risk due to climate change."
#Censorship #Climate #DefendResearch #Preservation #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
"Germany’s Plan for an Open and Independent PubMed Safety Net."
https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/05/14/germanys-plan-for-an-open-and-independent-pubmed-safety-net/
"#Germany has stepped up to this challenge. On May 2, the German National Library of Medicine (#ZBMED), announced they were planning to develop an “open, reliable, and sustainable” alternative to #PubMed."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #OpenInfrastructure #Preservation #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
I wish #Mastodon supported the kinds of "starter packs" just launched by #Bluesky. They're a great way to invite people to join a new platform and quickly find people and organizations that meet their interests.
https://bsky.social/about/blog/06-26-2024-starter-packs
I'm committed to Mastodon, but I'm on Bluesky to explore and experiment. While I like these starter packs, I won't be using them. I want to invite new people (working on my topics) to join Mastodon, not Bluesky.