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106853 author: 183231bcb@transfem.social 16 Nov 2024 19:13
tags: #citationneeded #mediawiki #techhelp #wiki #wikisworld

MediaWiki question:

Is there a way to search for pages that use a particular domain in references? E.g., if I want to search for all pages on a wiki that cite mastodon.lol (RIP) so I can change the formatting, can I do that?

I tried just searching "mastodon.lol" using MW's search feature but it doesn't seem to pick up anything wrapped in <ref> tags.

100445 author: molly0xfff@hachyderm.io 08 Nov 2024 19:22
tags: #citationneeded #uspol #uspolitics

Finally: remember to take care of yourselves. There is a long road ahead, but we’re in this together.

Quote: “As long as there is one upright man, as long as there is one compassionate woman, the contagion may spread and the scene is not desolate. Hope is the thing that is left to us, in a bad time. I shall get up Sunday morning and wind the clock, as a contribution to order and steadfastness.

Sailors have an expression about the weather: they say, the weather is a great bluffer. I guess the same is true of our human society — things can look dark, then a break shows in the clouds, and all is changed, sometimes rather suddenly. It is quite obvious that the human race has made a queer mess of life on this planet. But as a people we probably harbor seeds of goodness that have lain for a long time waiting to sprout when the conditions are right. Man’s curiosity, his relentlessness, his inventiveness, his ingenuity have led him into deep trouble. We can only hope that these same traits will enable him to claw his way out.

Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day.”
E.B. White (1973)

100444 author: molly0xfff@hachyderm.io 08 Nov 2024 19:21
tags: #citationneeded #uspol #uspolitics

#4: Trans rights

Trans rights
The Trump campaign doubled down on attacks on trans people, even incorporating it into their advertising. Trump has, among other things, vowed to limit access to gender-affirming care and even defund schools that recognize transgender students.

Find, support, and volunteer with your local LGBTQ organization.
Contribute to those fundraising for their gender-affirming care, including those who are now urgently trying to accelerate their healthcare plans, who are trying to renew and update their identification, or who are trying to move states. Help out individuals you know, or look for local mutual aid funds.
Become involved at a local level to push back against efforts to block or remove gender-affirming policies from schools, or ban books about queer and trans life (among other topics)
Fiercely support trans people and educate those around you — including Democrats now tempted to blame Harris’s loss on “the trans issue”.

100443 author: molly0xfff@hachyderm.io 08 Nov 2024 19:20
tags: #citationneeded #uspol #uspolitics

#3: Reproductive rights

Reproductive rights
Trump’s promise to “leave abortion up to the states” rather than enact a federal ban still poses a grave threat to reproductive rights, if it is even to be believed. Project 2025 outlines plans to restrict access to mifepristone, enforce the Comstock Act to block medical supplies, equipment, or abortion drugs from being sent by mail, and even limit access to contraceptives.

Find and support your local abortion funds. They often are in most desperate need of help, compared to national and well-known organizations like Planned Parenthood.
Volunteer with your local reproductive rights advocacy group by helping to organize or becoming a clinic escort.
Consider obtaining emergency contraceptives or abortion pills to have on hand for yourself or others. Plan B and mifepristone have shelf lives of 4 and 5 years, respectively.

100442 author: molly0xfff@hachyderm.io 08 Nov 2024 19:19
tags: #citationneeded #uspol #uspolitics

#2: Migrant rights

Migrant rights
Trump has threatened mass deportations “on day one”, along with an order to end birthright citizenship. Advisers have boasted of “turbocharging” Trump’s denaturalization projects from his previous administration, which sought to strip Americans of their citizenship.

Tech workers: refuse to develop software for corporations building surveillance tech for ICE and similar groups.
Find and support your local immigration advocacy group, especially if you have legal or organizing experience, or if you are multilingual.
Support groups like Organized Communities Against Deportations (OCAD), including through donations or volunteer work.

100440 author: molly0xfff@hachyderm.io 08 Nov 2024 19:17
tags: #citationneeded #uspol #uspolitics

Then: choose your fights. Think about what matters most to you, and look for ways to fight for those things. Find people who are members of communities under threat and/or experienced organizers doing this work already, and ask them what they need. Help the people around you.

How do I fight?
For anyone feeling like you don’t know what to do, I urge you to think hard about what matters most to you, and look for ways to fight for those things — particularly if you have specific skills that you can put to use. Are you a good writer? Tech savvy? A compelling leader? Good at coming up with new ideas? Find things that play to your strengths. And most importantly, find people who are members of communities under threat and/or experienced organizers doing this work already, and ask them what they need. Help the people around you. Be there for the people you love.

What matters to me may not be the most important thing to you, and it’s easiest to keep fighting when you’re fighting for something you care deeply about.

100439 author: molly0xfff@hachyderm.io 08 Nov 2024 19:16
tags: #citationneeded #uspol #uspolitics

First, take steps to protect yourself. Find community. Take care of your health. Learn how to protect yourself digitally. Find and nurture sources of reliable news and information.

Now what?
First things first, protect yourself. Even if you think the threat of authoritarianism is overblown, take steps to defend against it. If you’re a journalist, maybe read this section twice.

Find your communities. Most people have many communities: the friend group you hang out with in real life, your family, your neighbors, your internet friends, your coworkers, your church or synagogue or mosque or other religious community. Strengthen these communities. If you don’t feel like you have much in the way of community, begin forming them: join new social groups, and try to meet likeminded people near you. Introduce yourself to your neighbors.
Join (or start) a union. There’s strength in numbers, and especially if your industry may fall under threat, you’ll want to unionize now and not wait for that threat to materialize.
Consider taking proactive steps to obtain healthcare that could become challenging to obtain in the future, if you are able. For example, if you need to replace or are considering getting an IUD, now might be the time.
Use end-to-end-encrypted messaging apps for your communications. I use Signal heavily, but there are other options. Please know that not all apps that advertise E2EE enable it by default or offer it for group chats (looking at you Telegram), so double check that.
Consider choosing a VPN to help protect your privacy online, and learn about the pros and cons of using them. Learn when, why, and how to use Tor.

100438 author: molly0xfff@hachyderm.io 08 Nov 2024 19:15
tags: #citationneeded #uspol #uspolitics

Maybe you’re not ready to read how to fight yet. It’s okay to take some time to rest, grieve, be angry. When you're ready, read on.

100437 author: molly0xfff@hachyderm.io 08 Nov 2024 19:14
tags: #citationneeded #uspol #uspolitics

And it is the people who have been fighting not just to protect themselves, their communities, and the things they love, but also fighting for people they’ve never met, in places they’ve never been, living lives they’ve never lived, facing horrors they’ve never faced.

I had allowed myself to hope that American voters would choose the better of the presidential options available to us, and I was wrong. I am disappointed. I am sad. I am afraid.

But, you see, I was disappointed, sad, and afraid before the election, too. In and outside of the United States, across the political spectrum, governments are and have been failing their people. And it is the people who have been fighting not just to protect themselves, their communities, and the things they love, but also fighting for people they’ve never met, in places they’ve never been, living lives they’ve never lived, facing horrors they’ve never faced.

No matter how the United States election went, the fights were going to continue. A Harris victory would not solve our problems, domestically or worldwide. Nor would it change the fact that a sizable portion of people in this country are buying what Trump and his allies are selling. The only open questions were who the specific adversaries in the White House would be, who among the fighters would keep fighting, and who would join the fight.

The first question has been answered. Now the questions are: if you have been fighting already, are you going to continue to fight? If you haven’t been, are you going to begin?

Illustration: Three arrows: a black arrow pointing right, a blue arrow pointing up and slightly to the left, and a red arrow pointing more to the left

100436 author: molly0xfff@hachyderm.io 08 Nov 2024 19:13
tags: #citationneeded #uspol #uspolitics

I am disappointed. I am sad. I am afraid. But, you see, I was disappointed, sad, and afraid before the election, too. In and outside of the United States, across the political spectrum, governments are and have been failing their people.

100435 author: molly0xfff@hachyderm.io 08 Nov 2024 19:12
tags: #citationneeded #uspol #uspolitics

Newsletter: A message to those asking “what do I do now?” How to protect yourselves, and how to fight.

https://www.citationneeded.news/wind-the-clock/