RE: https://mastodon.social/@sbmeteo/117489686067997498

Au moment en Alsace des fortes vents ...

RE: https://mastodon.social/@rapporteur/117473441008696622

The protests helped! "The European Parliament has decisively backed the suspension of a requirement for small businesses to appoint an agent in every EU country they ship to, to ensure compliance with waste-reduction laws." https://www.rapporteur.com/news/meps-back-small-business-exemption-from-costly-waste-reduction-compliance/

#GoodNews #PPWR #artists #crafters #microentreprise #smallBusiness #microenterprise #EU

I’ve just bought some FFP2 masks. The young pharmacist checked twice to make sure they weren’t black (that colour doesn't suit me).

She: 'We’d been sent too many black ones.'
Me: ‘They’re ideal for demonstrations!’

The look on her face was priceless! 🤣

#LaDouceFrance

"This would have been memorable even without a third guest: my inner Instagram monologue. It commented on everything I saw in those two weeks, debating the merits of each photo I took ... I couldn’t take my own thoughts any more. I decided to delete Instagram from my phone". There's a life without #Instagram https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/oct/19/the-one-change-that-worked-i-deleted-instagram-and-embraced-the-joys-of-a-truly-private-life

#META #socialMedia #addiction

A hike through lichen jungles ...

#lichensubscribe #lichens #LichenAndMoss #macroPhotography #grey

2/2 It's especially part of #propaganda, as pure AI accounts on Twitter and Instagram have fabricated #fakeVideos with pink panther protesters in Paris. A lot of people take it for real. But no, we don't have pink panther schoolchildren in our streets in France. It's pure #fakenews coming from the big #socialMedia platforms. It's a pity that Albanese doesn't see it with her hearts in the eyes. I would tell her, if I would use those platforms.

RE: https://mastox.eu/@FranceskAlbs/117448854099807105

I like the #medialiteracy of many people on Mastodon. The bot of a reputable person. But she posted pure #AISlop in a political context, a #fake. People in the comments analyse it and say it clearly for other users: If you are reputable, it's even a bigger no go to post or boost #fakenews and #fakePhotos! AI messages are dangerous, they destroy trust.
Never boost such slop, even not from famous persons. Stay critical. Check facts! (Read the comments there for info.) 1/2

#factcheck #factchecking

My latest #BiodiversityShrine is not yet ready: A small crack in the snail’s shell will be gilded, like in #kintsugi. The idea was a sort of art therapy. I was under enormous stress and needed something to stab away at wildly. 😆 Then calm my feelings with #beauty. Made with silk ribbons, yarn, a snail shell and a wooden piece of vine. Cheese cardboard box.

#embroidery #wildEmbroidery #intuitiveStitching #embroideryArt #mixedmedia #MastoArt #floral #snail #natureArt #nature

2/2 Job: Genau hinschauen, unabhängige Quellen finden. Unabhängig bedeutet auch: Keine Zitate von Kriegsparteien jedweder Seite. Denn die werden oft im Kalkül für den Gegner formuliert. Damit wird etwas bezweckt. Man sagt nicht alles wahr und offen.

Drum bin ich froh, dass @markusreuter von @netzpolitik_feed nachrecherchiert hat: https://netzpolitik.org/2026/angriffe-auf-yandex-aus-brennenden-rechenzentren-in-russland-wird-kein-bot-ausfall-bei-der-afd/#netzpolitik-pw

Fakten sind halt immer komplexer als gewünschte Wahrheit. Propaganda ist auf diesen Plattformen weiter aktiv und deshalb gefährlich!

1/2 Ich wurde vor einem Tag auf Mastodon übelst beschimpft, weil ich als Journalistin die Sachfrage gestellt habe, ob es irgendwo einen seriösen Beweis gäbe, dass dank des Angriffes auf russische Datenzentren Af.D-Propaganda massiv zurückgegangen sei. Zu dem Zeitpunkt fand ich nur Gerüchte auf großen Plattformen, die sich diese schönredeten, einen Redditbeitrag, eine zweifelhafte Grafik.
Dafür, dass ich da genauer hinschauen mag, wurde ich als Kremlin-hörig u.ä. beschimpft. Aber das ist mein

'Komplementärfarben'
Embroidery on paper and decomposed fabric.

Ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/naturematchcuts

#Fotovorschlag #Rose #Embroidery #IntuitiveArt #IntuitiveStitching #ArtBook #artjournal #artistsonmastodon #colours #colourTheory #mixedmedia #humanmadeart

I was asked by several followers to write a How To that helps with media consumption in our difficult times. People want to know what they can do for their mental wellness - and against the blast of propaganda on major social media platforms. https://steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/posts/6686318f-bcc4-488d-820b-2cf041a7096d

My Ko-fi - journalists live on :blobcatcoffee: https://ko-fi.com/naturematchcuts

#media #mediaLiteracy #journalism #news #Medienkompetenz #Medien #mentalWellness #socialMedia #goodNews

Zum Glück betrifft die PPWR nicht digitale Kunst, darum gibt's meine Zines hier: https://ko-fi.com/naturematchcuts/shop

Ich weiß, viele hier verdonnern einen wegen Paypal: das hat in der EU Bankstatus mit allen gesetzlichen Verpflichtungen u. ich kann keine anderen Zahlungsmethoden einrichten.

Es fällt mir immer irre schwer, um Hilfe zu bitten (auch weil ich weiß, dass es vielen schlecht geht, nicht jede/r helfen kann.)
Im Moment sitze ich in der Bredouille, warte auf meinen Rentenbescheid (kann in Fr Monate dauern), lebe darum gerade von Minimum-Sozialhilfe.
Leider stehen noch Reparaturrechnungen aus, + Energie ist extrem verteuert. Dank EU PPWR kann ich auch grad keine Kunst verkaufen. Der Hilfetopf: https://ko-fi.com/naturematchcuts/goal?g=13 Danke an alle!

RE: https://mastodon.social/@camelliakyoto/117408365527283071

A wonderful thread for lovers of #Cosmos in #Japan.

#bloomscrolling

Question to the small 1 (!)-person-business like #artists in the #EU selling to different countries: Can you still handle it with the new EU #PPWR obligation to pay in *every* client's country for recycling organisms, not only in yours? https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/waste-and-recycling/packaging-waste_en

#autoentrepreneur #microenterprise #selfemployment #artistsOfMastodon #packaging

"Gigantic" #goodNews https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/08/researchers-find-180000-giant-tortoises-living-on-island-in-seychelles

#conservation #wildlifeConservation #tortoises #Seychelles #rareSpecies #biodiversity

2/2 You know, bloggers live on breathing air and drinking coffee, so here's the place to give me one :blobcatcoffee: https://ko-fi.com/naturematchcuts

I was asked by several followers to write a How To that helps with media consumption in our difficult times. People want to know what they can do for their mental wellness - and against the blast of propaganda on major social media platforms.
I tried my best in short form: https://steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/posts/6686318f-bcc4-488d-820b-2cf041a7096d I know it has holes but didn't want to write a bachelor's thesis. 😉 1/2

#media #journalism #medialiteracy #Medienkonsum #mentalWellness #goodNews #mediaConsumption #socialMedia #mediaCritics

🧵 Fortunately, the PPWR doesn't touch digital arts, so you can get at least my zines: https://ko-fi.com/naturematchcuts/shop

Disclaimer: Please don't abuse this thread for promoting your own projects or for trolling. I already feel bad.
And I can't install alternative paying methods (for that you need a plus). In the EU, Paypal has bank status with tough regulations.