moftasa

Daojoan, 4 months ago to random

The role of human curators is not just to select and present content but to imbue the digital landscape with a sense of reliability and authenticity that only human insight can provide. In an age where technology can easily mislead or overwhelm, trusting in human curation becomes not a preference but a necessity for preserving the quality of the information that shapes our understanding of the world.

https://joanwestenberg.com/blog/curation-is-the-last-best-hope-of-intelligent-discourse

KarenWyld, 2 months ago to palestine

I'm slowly making a thread of resources that might support people speaking up for Palestine's liberation from the state of Israel's apartheid, occupation, and genocide.

Some of these resources could also help fedi admins and mods to discuss reports. Bad faith reporting is occurring across all social media platforms in an attempt to silence calls for an end to this genocide. Moderating during a genocide is not easy.

Feel free to add ones you've found (I will block if you add IOF propaganda or Zionist-leaning resources). Infographics and easy to read resources are good. Focus is on reputable resources - created by Palestinian organisations and people, and non-Zionist Jewish groups or people that support Palestinian liberation.

I'm collating resources to increase my own competency, but I hope sharing can help other people.

#FreePalestine @palestine

moftasa, 13 days ago to random

Google search is going to suck so hard with this new AI update. We need a new search engine for the web that is run by librarians like pubmed but not run by the US gov.

(DDG is Bing which is also rubbish. Please don't suggest Kagi, it is very expensive for people living outside developed countries. Also its results suck for anything outside software and technology. Marginalia is tiny and is very biased towards the anglosphere).

moftasa, 1 month ago to random

The denial of Palestinian childhood -
'Unchilding from birth' reveals Israel’s systemic oppression of Palestinians

https://globalvoices.org/2024/04/24/the-denial-of-palestinian-childhood/

#FreePalestine

moftasa, 1 year ago to random

Looks like #Google will be deleting inactive accounts after 2 years. This will hurt political prisoners who may not have had time to prepare for their lengthy imprisonment (e.g. setting up next of kin), who won't have access to any form of electronic communication for very long periods of time, sometimes over 5 years. When they are released, their lives will be turned upside down in every way, with the loss of data and, if it was their primary email, the inability to restore other services.

moftasa, 1 month ago to Palestine

At least 14 activists were arrested today in #Cairo during a protest in solidarity with the women of #Gaza and #Sudan outside the UN Women regional office headquarters. They were reading a statement calling for an end to the occupation in #Palestine and the war in Sudan.

More information (via Mada Masr):
➡️ https://reader.miniflux.app/share/6d5a7491c20ff4c690bfcc0b0ecb7817840ea2c7

Photos by Lobna Darwish.

#StopTheGenocide

Photo taken outdoors during day time in a street with trees and a building in the background. In the foreground, 10 women (some wearing surgical masks) are standing holding signs. Visible signs say 'stop the aggression' and 'open the border crossings'.

moftasa, 7 months ago to Israel

Rafah crossing has opened and aid trucks reportedly entered Palestinian side

Aid trucks have entered the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing, a Palestinian border official has confirmed, while Egyptian television showed trucks entering the #Gaza Strip.

FINALLY! I hope a ceasefire follows.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/oct/21/israel-hamas-war-live-biden-hostages-israel-gaza-ground-assault-border-crossing-palestinians-aid

#Israel #Palestine

moftasa, 5 months ago to pixelart

Noticed a hashtag called #pixel_dailies were people post daily #pixelart based on prompts. Found amazing stuff and followed a dozen people through it!

Today's prompt is wind. So I thought I can share something relevant I drew a while ago. (I hope I am not breaking any rules).

#windsurfing #Dahab

moftasa, 8 months ago to egypt

I guess it is time for an #Introduction! I'm a psychiatrist based in #Egypt. I worked in #addiction, #trauma rehab. I learned about #Linux in 2002 & through it met a small community of great geeks (how I met #FreeAlaa). I started blogging in 2005. #Jan25 revolution happened & I tried to witness as much as I can. I enjoy #DIY, #woodworking (built our kitchen cabinets). #Cycling, #Windsurfing, #35mm #photography & #urbansketching. #Vegetarian, I enjoy #baking & #cooking (sometimes overwhelming).

moftasa, 3 months ago to Israel

Israel-based civil society and human rights organizations call for a ceasefire
https://www.btselem.org/press_releses/20240207_israel_based_civil_society_and_human_rights_organizations_call_for_a_ceasefire

#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #CeasefireNOW

moftasa, 4 months ago to Palestine

#Gaza death toll from Israeli strikes 25,000, health officials say https://neuters.de/world/middle-east/death-toll-israeli-strikes-gaza-passes-25000-gaza-health-officials-say-2024-01-21/

• Most of the population has been internally displaced.
• There are no longer functioning hospitals
• All universities have been bombed
• Vast residential areas have been converted to rubble
• Threat of famine is imminent
• Palestinians approaching aid trucks are fired at
• Conflict is spilling over to other countries in the region

#Palestine #CeasefireNOW

moftasa, 1 month ago to egypt

#Egypt: UN body urged to take action over ongoing arbitrary detention of Alaa Abd el-Fattah
https://www.fidh.org/en/region/north-africa-middle-east/egypt/egypt-un-body-urged-to-take-action-over-ongoing-arbitrary-detention

#FreeAlaa

moftasa, 1 month ago to random

One year since the war in #Sudan started. Nesrine Malik on the 'forgotten war' https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/15/sudan-conflict-war

moftasa, 1 month ago to random

German art museum fires worker for hanging his own painting in gallery https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/09/german-art-museum-fires-worker-for-hanging-his-own-painting-in-gallery

moftasa, 1 month ago to foss

I look forward to updating apps installed with F-Droid. I get new bug fixes, improvements & features. I get a nice explanation of what changed. Sometimes it is great to see my tiny contribution (translation, finding a bug).

I hate updating apps that are installed through Google Play. Most keep getting bloated, change terms of service, change looks suddenly for no reason, add more advertising & tracking. They patronize me with their cute 'what's new' messages that say nothing valuable. #FOSS

moftasa, 2 months ago to random

Rachel Corrie Gave Her Life for Rafah https://jacobin.com/2024/03/rachel-corrie-death-anniversary-rafah-gaza-idf/ 21 years ago.

moftasa, 18 days ago to random

Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians evacuate from Rafah to crowded areas in Khan Younis amid Israeli offensive

https://www.madamasr.com/en/2024/05/09/news/u/tens-of-thousands-of-displaced-palestinians-evacuate-from-rafah-to-crowded-areas-in-khan-younis-amid-israeli-offensive/

#Gaza #Rafah #FreePalestine #CeasefireNOW

moftasa, 4 months ago to Palestine

Egyptian novelist Ahmed Naji wins Sawiris Cultural Award, donates the money to the people of #Gaza.

In his statement, he lists the names of Palestinian artists and writers that the world has recently lost:

• Heba Abu Nada
• Omar Faris Abu Shaweesh
• Refaat Alareer
• Abdul Karim Al-Hashash
• Inas al-Saqa
• Yousef Dawas
• Nour al-Din Hajjaj
• Saleem Al-Naffar

https://ahmednaji.net/2024/01/16/statement-on-sawiris-cultural-award/

#CeasefireNOW #Palestine

moftasa, 3 months ago to random

BBC: At least half of #Gaza buildings damaged or destroyed, new analysis shows. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68006607

I have no words...

#CeasefireNOW

moftasa, 26 days ago to mastodon

Something on #Mastodon doesn't really make sense. Apparently, a lot of people are pro small/indieweb that is selfhosted on an potato-powered arduino in their closet but as soon as someone complains of the mastodon DDOSing websites issue they are belittled for not using Cloudflare or CDN. Despite Cloudflare being the opposite of an indieweb.

moftasa, 3 months ago to random

Can Palestinians participate in the Eurovision song contest? #eurovision2024

moftasa, 4 months ago to random

📢 ⬅️السنة دي هحاول أكتب 150 تدوينة كل واحدة 150 كلمة.

This year I am challenging myself to write 150 blog posts, each 150 words (most will be in Arabic though).

https://moftasa.net/150-posts-150-words-ar

#150x150

ButterflyOfFire, 3 months ago to random

Toot 🎺