I’m launching a podcast talking about how social media got to where it is today and how we can build a better future, social media built on protocols. Revolution.social
Breaking news. As part of an effort to decriminalise drugs, New Zealand is legalising the pharmacy over the counter sale of melatonin! I genuinely was snuggling melatonin in to the country from overseas. This is removing a stupid rule. Small victories. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/564504/melatonin-to-be-made-available-over-the-counter-at-pharmacies
The revolution will be social
Posters at protests are now created to go viral as a meme & amplify the movement. Take the recent Hīkoi defending Aotearoa New Zealand’s founding treaty. Posters weren’t mass produced, instead there were tons of different ones each with their own message. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/537394/signs-of-the-hikoi-more-than-just-words-on-cardboard
@Mike McCue nice interview with @Erin Kissane and @npub1fd2l...f2f9 I'm super curious about your research in to / hearing from folks who want groups / privacy and are frustrated. Is this antidotal or are you seeing more trends / research on this? I think privacy and groups is not what bluesky has focused on. I kind of think the relay/appview model will make those things hard to build, you might need to make an alt network stack bridging PDS's to make it work. But then it'll be ATprotocol but not bluesky at all.
Listening to Harris campaign leadership reflect on the campaign. They knew Harris needed a strong break from the Biden administration to define how she disagreed and would do things differently. Harris refused and fundamentally believed loyalty was more important than winning. The blame for this loss is on Biden, Harris, and Democratic Party senior leadership. https://pca.st/episode/5a3d23b4-cb98-480e-a83f-52c7acc8743f
If Trump really does impose broad and high tariffs then it’ll cause domestic inflation. What will it due the USD visa vi other currencies? Will it cause inflation elsewhere?
The new version of primal.net is hot. the first time a Nostr app is good enough for newbies. Watch Paul outline what they’ve done.
Finally some good news out of Aotearoa New Zealand.