Introducing the September/October 2025 issue of Texas Observer magazine, with cover art by Adrià Volt, and stories by Michelle Pitcher, Julie Poole, Francesca D'Annunzio and more.
Become a member to get our magazine 6 times per year: https://texasobserver.fundjournalism.org/join/
#journalism #media #HumanRights #healthcare #Texas #politics #USpol #news #disability #nonprofit
East and #SoutheastAsia have the most populated time zones in the world.
Yet most so-called "global" #civilsociety calls or meetings are set at times that are incredibly inconvenient for those of us here. And, as a result, you see so few #Asians participating in a lot of global networks. It's a self-defeating cycle.
Introducing the new May/June 2024 issue of Texas Observer magazine ... with a short message from our new Interim Editor-in-Chief @gusbova: https://texasobserver.org/editors-letter-introducing-our-may-june-issue/
(🎨 Cover by Emily Joynton)
#Texas #news #politics #USpol #culture #journalism #nonprofit
Part of the #humanitarians #FreedomFlotilla to #Gaza is the #GazaSunbird. That boat is being crewed by #paraathletes who were injured & disabled by previous #Israeli attacks. They run a #nonprofit now.
Learn more about the Gaza Sunbirds & donate to them, if you can:
https://gazasunbirds.org/
#FreePalestine #FeedPalestine #DisabledSailors #PeopleWithDisabilities #PalestineSolidarity #IsraelIsATerroristState #ZionismIsACult #BigotBabykillers #GenocidalManiacs #BoycottIsraeliApartheid #BDSMovement #OstracizeZionists #BoycottIsrael #BoycottUSA #ExposeZionazis
Good day all! Coming up this week on Fireside Fedi! (All times are UTC-4)
10-21 1300 - @jaz Executive Director of @iftas - #IFTAS is a #charity dedicated to supporting the thousands of #admins, #moderators and #community #managers nurturing a safe, open web - and building #BetterSocialMedia for all.
10-22 1300 @mike - Co-founder and CEO, #Flipboard flipboard.com/@mike
Watch the show live:
#Owncast #Livestream - https://stream.firesidefedi.live
After the show:
#Peertube #VOD - https://video.firesidefedi.live
#Castopod #Fedicast - https://audio.firesidefedi.live
#Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@btfree_org
All #Links - https://firesidefedi.live
#stream #interview #firesideFedi #FsF #people #peopleOverPlatforms #protocolsOverPlatforms #fedi #fediverse #open #internet #openInternet #podcast #show #episode #peertube #vod #castopod #writefreely #lemmy #boostplease #fedizen #btfree #bigTechFree #nonprofit #signup #tubeFree
If you're enjoying the show, please consider supporting our new nonprofit btfree.org at https://givebutter.com/btfree. We're currently running https://tubefree.org which is a moderated peertube open for signups right now!
For years, a Phoenix nonprofit has run a mail room for thousands of homeless people, who use the address for job applications, for medication, to receive benefits like food stamp cards and even to vote.
Now the U.S. Postal Service is cutting its $24,000 investment, leaving the organization to raise the extra money to keep it open.
https://www.propublica.org/article/phoenix-post-office-homelessness-funding-cuts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
I'm excited to announce that @dan and I have been working on a new non-profit, Rootstock Northwest, with some folks in the local food industry: https://rootstocknw.org
We have three goals:
1. Give fresh produce to the food insecure in our communities.
2. Support local producers and farmers to invest in our community food chain
3. Deliver direct to homes to make fresh, local food accessible for all and minimize overhead.
We believe that everyone deserves access to fresh, high quality food and that we can simultaneously feed our communities and support local food chains by delivering produce to directly to those in need. With the current government instability, it is more important than ever to ensure the most vulnerable are fed and that our local food ecosystems are strengthened.
Everything the Texas Observer accomplished over the last year was made possible through the generosity and support of our community!
Safeguard the future of independent, investigative journalism in #Texas by making a gift today. With your help, we can reach our goal of raising $10K in 10 days. https://texasobserver.fundjournalism.org/give/?campaign=701UQ00000AErl4YAD
#news #journalism #nonprofit #TexasNeedsAnObserver
Journalism tip: If someone says drop the story, that’s a sign to keep reporting.
Read our full investigation ➜ https://www.propublica.org/article/paul-newby-north-carolina-supreme-court?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Back reporters who won’t flinch. Support our independent journalism here ➜ https://give.propublica.org/campaign/726982/donate?c_src=mstdn&c_src2=adhoc_10.30.27
#Journalism #Nonprofit #News #Media #NorthCarolina #Law #USPolitics
Thank you again to @mike for joining me on this episode of Fireside Fedi!
#CEO #Flipboard #surf #openSocialWeb
#Peertube #VOD - https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/gg6vMsHxWSX8e1FJW6y6az
#Castopod #Fedicast - https://audio.firesidefedi.live/@firesidefedi/episodes/mike-mccue-flipboard-and-surf-livestream-2025-10-22
#Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@btfree_org
All #Links - https://firesidefedi.live
#stream #interview #firesideFedi #FsF #people #peopleOverPlatforms #protocolsOverPlatforms #fedi #fediverse #open #internet #openInternet #podcast #show #episode #peertube #vod #castopod #writefreely #lemmy #boostplease #fedizen #btfree #bigTechFree #nonprofit #signup #tubeFree
If you're enjoying the show, please consider supporting our new nonprofit btfree.org at https://givebutter.com/btfree. We're currently running https://tubefree.org which is a moderated peertube open for signups right now!
Good day all! Fireside Fedi Episode 51 starts NOW!
Special Guest: @anca #Connector, #Instigator, #Maker. #Slime #mold #farmer. #fediforum2025 #fediforum25
Watch the show live:
#Owncast #Livestream - https://stream.firesidefedi.live
After the show:
#Peertube #VOD - https://video.firesidefedi.live
#Castopod #Fedicast - https://audio.firesidefedi.live
#Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@btfree_org
All #Links - https://firesidefedi.live
#stream #interview #firesideFedi #FsF #people #peopleOverPlatforms #protocolsOverPlatforms #fedi #fediverse #open #internet #openInternet #podcast #show #episode #peertube #vod #castopod #writefreely #lemmy #boostplease #fedizen #btfree #bigTechFree #nonprofit #signup #tubeFree
If you're enjoying the show, please consider supporting our new nonprofit btfree.org at https://givebutter.com/btfree. We're currently running https://tubefree.org which is a moderated peertube open for signups right now!
❄️ Even investigative journalists need a little holiday cheer
🎄This season, we’re grateful for a community that believes in truth-telling in Texas—especially when it matters most.
👉 Double your gift: https://texasobserver.fundjournalism.org/join/?campaign=701UQ00000bxAKbYAM
(🎄🧵 1/3)
#SupportLocalJournalism #TexasObserver #HolidayGiving #IndependentMedia #DoubleYourImpact #nonprofit #fundraising #Texas #journalism
Big Privacy Guides News! 👕✨
After many requests, we finally have a MERCH STORE! 
This is a new way to support us
while making a public statement (in style) about privacy rights ✊🔒
We have a few designs to choose from already, and ZERO AI was used in the creation process!
The Defender of Privacy design
was created by me personally, from love, joy, and hard work, using a human brain.
I hope you like it! 💛 https://shop.privacyguides.org
#PrivacyGuides #Privacy #Merch #Donation #NonProfit #NoAI #MastodonArt #HumanArt
We set up a new Mastodon instance focused on supporting nonprofit/charitable organizations. If you know of such an organization looking for a place in the Fediverse, please point them our way.
Our #introduction.
We are a US-based charitable #nonprofit organization.
Mission: Strengthen humanity through #empathy and #compassion.
Vision: A resilient, #progressive society in which everyone is an equal partner.
Check out our website (https://www.empathyforward.org/) to see what we're working on, and follow us for announcements and conversations.
The world’s largest #InternetArchive is under siege — & fighting back
There are few organizations dedicated to the gargantuan task of preserving the vast, ever-shifting record of human activity that is the #internet. The largest such record belongs to a #nonprofit based in an old church in San Francisco that operates on a smaller annual budget than the DC Public Library.
It is currently under siege.
#tech
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/10/18/internet-archive-hack-wayback/
My charity pick for the last 3 years, along with Freedom of the Press and Signal. #nonprofit #charities #dataprivacy
@eff https://mastodon.social/@eff/115774213481914513
We're turning 70, y'all! 🤠
On Tuesday, December 3, celebrate the Texas Observer at the legendary Scholz Garten in downtown Austin! Here's everything you need to know to join the party, and support our work: https://www.texasobserver.org/a-texas-miracle-the-observer-is-turning-70/
Donate at least $25 here to attend: https://texasobserver.fundjournalism.org/70thdonate/?campaign=701UQ00000HQHbJYAX
Although the Nonprofit Industrial Complex has some sophisticated gatekeepers barring access, I've renewed my efforts to find San Francisco Bay Area cooperators interested in my proposed nonprofit for unique S.T.E.A.M.-focused ArtScience demonstration projects that serve the common good.
While general participants are welcome, I need the commitment of board-level founders.
#SFBA, #EastBay, #NonProfit, #Research, #Design, #Development, #CitizenScience, #Science, #Technology, #Engineering, #Arts, #Math, #Cooperative, #Mutualism, #Prefigurative
Hello! We never did a proper #introduction.
We're an #OpenSource and #NonProfit #research, #design and #development organisation, based in #Cornwall in the UK. We actually care about stuff, and mostly work on #environment, #climate and #social projects.
We're all a bit #generalist, and many of our projects are rooted in rural issues, rather than being city-centric. Always open to collabs.
Most of us are on here: @nebogeo @amberfirefly @yaxu @cassandreces and @kanderson_rs
Exciting News: We're hiring for our David McHam Fellowship for Investigative Reporting! This one-to-two-year full-time fellowship allows experienced journalists to pursue investigative projects and enterprise stories about #Texas politics, policy, and social issues.
See more details and preferred qualifications here: https://www.texasobserver.org/jobs/
Apply by February 6!
#journalism #JournoJobs #politics #USpol #news #GetFediHired #FediHired #nonprofit
Using this #SilentSunday post to encourage people to look up the closest #LGBTQ #nonprofit to you and donate and/or volunteer. Even the smallest donation amount helps when combined with everyone else’s. Governments and corporations are becoming more conservative, but nonprofit #communityorganizations are still free to honor their missions to support vulnerable populations.
I have had people state they didn't know I run a nonprofit as well as @firesidefedi . My #nonprofit is @BTFree .
Here is what we stand for
BT Free – Digital Privacy, Rights & Advocacy
BT Free is a nonprofit dedicated to protecting digital privacy, defending online rights, and championing open‑source, decentralized technologies. Our flagship projects include:
TubeFree.org – a community‑run PeerTube instance that offers an easy, privacy‑first onboarding experience for creators and viewers.
Fireside Fedi – a podcast that spotlights the people, projects, and ideas shaping the Fediverse, bringing voices from across the network to a wider audience.
Local‑Community Outreach – programs that help neighborhoods, schools, and grassroots groups set up their own Fediverse nodes, fostering real‑world participation in a decentralized web.
All proceeds (100 %) are reinvested directly into Fediverse projects, ensuring that every contribution fuels the growth of open, user‑controlled platforms.
Want to donate?
We can help point you to the donation page for any Fediverse project you’d like to support.
Or you can entrust your contribution to BT Free, and we’ll allocate it to the most impactful initiatives across the network.
Join us in building a more private, open, and community‑driven internet!
100% ILLEGAL
WHAT COUNTRY IS THIS?!?!?
#Trump administration asks #IRS to revoke #Harvard’s #TaxExempt status
The directive to the IRS is a significant escalation of Trump’s feud with #HarvardUniversity & other Ivy League institutions & other #nonprofit groups his admin views as “woke.”
#law #AcademicFreedom #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #AbuseOfPower #ExecutivePower #Autocracy #Tyranny #AntiIntellectualism #censorship #Dictatorship
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/04/16/trump-harvard-tax-exempt-irs/
