A Sweet Gentleman

Went from being a woman with mental issues in France to a confident and happy non-binary male presenting trans person in the U.S.A.
My sex is female and my gender masculine and I've no problem with that.

Trying to fight ignorance with knowledge and reason but has little faith in Humanity overall.

Toots in French & English

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2025-04-05 17:48:32

Again, thanks to Black Churches to show us how you fight fascists:
"A judge awarded the church $2.8 million in damages.
After the Proud Boys didn’t pay, the court gave the church use of the group’s name and symbols."
"The church can seize money the Proud Boys make through merchandise sales. And the congregation has begun to sell lookalike shirts on its website with lines like “Stay Proud, Stay Black.”
https://apnews.com/article/black-church-lawsuit-proud-boys-trademark-75da1ea60ab17a324e0dedf7fe2b06c4
#racism #BlackMastodon #fascism #justice #BlackLivesMatter #USpol

2025-04-05 15:58:07

An efficient way to help America: support Black Voters Matter.
https://blackvotersmatterfund.org/campaigns/
#BlackLivesMatter #vote #racism #democracy #BlackMastodon #CivilRights

2025-04-04 17:53:41

The "good old times" the Republicans want to go back to:
https://apnews.com/today-in-history/april-4
#USpol #MLK #racism #segregation #BlackMastodon #trump #republicans

2025-04-03 21:10:00

"The survival of the wealthiest in the United States was better than the poorest in the United States, but comparable to the poorest in northern and western Europe."
"he U.S. probably lags because of a variety of factors, like how badly many Americans eat, how little exercise they get, not to mention gun violence and stress and how hard it can be to get health care, even for many affluent people."
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/02/nx-s1-5345671/the-richest-americans-live-about-as-long-as-the-poorest-europeans-study-says
#USA #europe #health #healthcare #cars #carCulture #food #work #walking

2025-04-03 02:09:49

If you wonder what the rest of the world thinks of Trump:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avEtMcELaPU
#USpol #trump #tariffs #economy #republican #taxTheRich

2025-04-02 23:26:09

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@nprofile…sxgz Dans mon jeune temps j’étais vraiment fan de Marilyn Manson et certains titres ne sortaient jamais de mes playlists.
Le moment où j'ai appris ce qu'il avait fait j'ai tout effacé et j'ai été surpris de voir que je faisais très bien sans.
Je n'ai jamais réécouté un seul de ses morceaux depuis.
C'est plus facile qu'on ne croit du moment qu'on est prêt à découvrir de nouveaux artistes.

2025-03-30 16:46:23

A word about protests and boycott.
Are they going to sway the Trump administration?
No, they won't.
But that's NOT THE POINT!
The point about them is VISIBILITY.
In a world of disinformation it's important to show people that if you disagree with what's going on in our country YOU'RE NOT ALONE.
Even with only 5, 10 people these protests are not useless.
They might give strength to someone to go and join us next time.
#USpol #trump #maga #palestine #racism #trans #BlackMastodon #tech

2025-03-28 15:13:47

"He hopes his experience can help others where they’re unexpectedly denied entry at an expensive event based on data about them that has been collected by the company.
“It’s something that we all have to be aware of. We’re [being] surveilled at all times, and it’s always framed as a safety thing, when rarely is that the case.
It’s more of a deterrent and a fear tactic to try to keep people in line.”
https://www.theverge.com/news/637228/madison-square-garden-james-dolan-facial-recognition-fan-ban?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
#data #privacy #surveillance #capitalism #usa #fascism #tech #racism

2025-03-27 23:46:18

My printer and my laptop are apparently mad at each other.☹️
A few weeks ago I had no problem but today I plugged the printer's usb into my laptop it just started printing the right picture.
Then it refused to print my document and went full "I'm going to print stuff!" (left)
The printer worked normally with another computer.
Advice/explanation are most welcome!
#help #tech #printer #techHelp #computer
https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/237/006/565/520/722/original/5fbf3ff0cde0dbf9.jpg
https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/237/030/422/077/694/original/10f58d7b10a6b776.jpg

2025-03-24 20:58:46

Cabinet officials
1) Use Signal to discuss National Security information (the future bombing of Houthi rebels in Yemen)
2) Include a journalist in their discussion by mistake.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/
#trump #USpol #maga #republicans #media #war #fascism #signal
https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/219/372/285/002/562/original/443011416c1b534c.png

2025-03-17 17:43:48

Enjoy the rare moment when Microsoft does the right thing.
Only because a technical error forces them to, not because they 'want' to, obviously but eh! we'll take it!
https://www.osnews.com/story/141941/microsoft-accidentally-cares-about-its-users-releases-update-that-unintentionally-deletes-copilot-from-windows/
#tech #microsoft #copilot #ai #update

2025-03-17 17:13:44

The powerful and wealthy group of fascists who carried Trump to the presidency are now trying to do the same in Europe.
Please Europe, fight them better than we did!
https://www.desmog.com/2025/03/14/heritage-foundation-project-2025-allies-mcc-ordo-iuris-discuss-dismantling-the-eu-european-union/
#uspol #europe #trump #maga #fascism #france #germany #hungary #ukraine #ukpol #democracy

2025-03-16 23:28:18

Yesterday I read about Japan's sidewalks producing electricity through people walking on their tiles.
I was certain I read about it before and indeed, the French author Alphonse Allais had already thought of sidewalks using people's steps to produce electricity... in 1896!
Actually this guy predicted a number of future technology, always as a joke.
One more proof that science is nothing without imagination (and humor).
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2008/12/21/editorials/walking-the-body-electric/
#science #literature #tech #green #ClimateChange

2025-03-16 16:58:23

On our front porch we have drapes to block the sun when we're sitting there.
This morning I saw a small red squirrel bundling up one of the drapes in its mouth... to try and take the whole thing away, pulling ferociously at the curtain rod!
It did it several times before admitting defeat.
Forget lions, wolves or whatever.
I want to channel my inner squirrel: "I maybe small but I don't give a sh*t! I'll try anyway, again and again!"
#squirrel #nature #resistance #hope

2025-03-14 21:16:04

We're talking about the company controlled by a guy who sent money to Trump, changed the Washington Post into Republican propaganda.
You sure you want him to record what you say in private?
"Starting on March 28, recordings of everything spoken to the Alexa living in Echo speakers and smart displays will automatically be sent to Amazon and processed in the cloud."
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
#privacy #trump #bezos #amazon #alexa #republican #surveillance #uspol #capitalism

2025-03-10 17:25:15

Has someone told #ElonMusk ?
"Europe's Ariane 6 rocket lifted off Thursday from French Guiana and deployed a high-resolution reconnaissance satellite into orbit for the French military, notching a success on its first operational flight."
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/03/when-europe-needed-it-most-the-ariane-6-rocket-finally-delivered/
#space #rocket #spacex #science #europe #musk #war #ukraine #uspol

2025-03-03 10:22:56

A little reminder that the world is more than the Northern hemisphere (or the bit near the top edge for flat earthers😉):
https://www.dw.com/en/ai-in-africa-how-is-the-continent-tapping-into-new-tech/video-71594268
#africa #ai #education

2025-02-28 16:14:46

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@nprofile…sxgz Oh la la... Ça commence avec un sac et ça finit avec la panoplie de la Versaillaise, le serre-tête, le pull, la jupe, les collants, les chaussures à boucle dorée, le collier, les dents blanches et les ongles propres.*
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*Si vous n'avez pas la réf, dépêchez-vous de la chercher.

2025-02-27 12:09:43

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@nprofile…dyyd Je me fais l'avocat du diable mais après 2 mois à faire des courses en France cette description me semble s'appliquer à... ben, la majorité des Français ?😜
Les pires pour moi ce sont les Marie-Chantal qui traitent tout le monde comme des bonniches à leur service exclusif (y compris les autres clients) et les familles pseudo-alter mondialistes qui se croient tout permis parce que "Moi je sauve la planète en achetant du quinoa contrairement à vous bande de merdes capitalistes".

2025-02-25 17:54:38

"The government wants Signal and Whatsapp to be forced to store messages sent using the apps."
https://swedenherald.com/article/signals-ceo-then-were-leaving-sweden
#whatsapp #signal #privacy #europe #telegram

2025-02-24 19:08:42

With Google announcing they'll stop SMS verification in Gmail and switch to QR codes I wonder at the seemingly growing technological and cultural gap between smartphones and computers.
Could Big Tech favors smartphones because it's harder to modify to protect your privacy than computers?
I fear some younger generations have already lost basic tech knowledge because of these "easy-to-use" smartphones.
And I suspect that's totally intentional.
#AI #google #opensource #gafam #apps #iPhone

2025-02-23 12:01:10

If you want to show to people the real cost of AI, in terms of water waste, human cost, pollution, energy cost etc. this diagram explains everything (with pretty colors!)
https://cartography-of-generative-ai.net/
#AI #pollution #climateChange #water #environment #racism #africa #tech #meta #google

2025-02-22 11:15:29

Me after almost 2 months back in France: Nah... I couldn't live here again.
Me after 10mn in a French food market: I want to live HERE!!
#food #france #travel #usa #tourism

2025-02-20 18:52:19

Me: Checking all the almond milk bottles to make sure I take the one with no added sugar.
Also me: Getting chocolate cookies, butter cookies and 2 tablets of chocolate.
#food #sugar #chocolate #diet #france #FrenchFood

2025-02-19 12:12:36

I had to download WhatsApp to contact my friends in France as they apparently use nothing else than that.
Obviously I used my temporary French phone number, spent time changing the parameters and bypassed the "We NEED access to your contact" (no you don't a$$hole) to limit damage but I really hate to have to do that.
And the moment I leave France I'll delete it after telling my friends to use Signal or just damn emails.
#whatsapp #meta #boycott

2025-02-19 11:46:44

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@nprofile…3udd @nprofile…sxgz Fut un temps je connaissais par cœur la "Complainte Amoureuse" d'A. Allais, ode au passé simple et à l'imparfait du subjonctif
Extrait
Oui dès l'instant que je vous vis
Beauté féroce, vous me plûtes
De l'amour qu'en vos yeux je pris
Sur-le-champ vous vous aperçûtes
Mais de quel air froid vous reçûtes
Tous les soins que pour vous je pris !
Combien de soupirs je rendis !
De quelle cruauté vous fûtes !
Et quel profond dédain vous eûtes
Pour les veux que je vous offris !

2025-02-17 09:21:22

If you're tired of American Big Corpo why not try European alternatives?
https://european-alternatives.eu/alternatives-to
#BigTech #europe #gafam #Microsoft #meta #amazon

2025-02-16 12:07:05

If you visit France and for some reason you end up driving on French highways, do try to stop at a main rest area.
They're like shopping centers with local products and they're all different.
You can buy cheese (see picture), jars of cooked tripe, candies of all sorts, clothes...
It's actually quite fun and they're nice places to take a rest from crazy French drivers.😉
#carculture #food #France #car #roadTrip #TravelTip #travel
https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/013/424/200/860/717/original/afa830f539685df9.jpg

2025-01-21 18:10:34

What surprised Americans in France so far:
- Pink toilet paper.
- Shops closing early afternoon (in small towns).
- The strange looking meat at the market (no, the pintade is not "moldy", it's its natural color).
- The variety of ice-creams (pear, raspberry, fruit and rum, salted butter caramel...).
- People not saying "Hello" to each other in the street.
#france #tourism #usa #american #food

2025-01-19 11:51:52

Be careful not to fall into the trap "Trump's just a stupid idiot".
He is, but the people manipulating him are not.
There's a reason he talked about Greenland because a tech bro knows he can make a lot money exploiting Greenland's resources.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/17/ken-howery-the-tech-mogul-at-the-center-of-trumps-greenland-ambition/
#tech #trump #greenland #republican #kenhowery #paypal #techbros

2025-01-11 16:43:54

"The super-rich continue to squander humanity's chances with their lavish lifestyles, polluting stock portfolios and pernicious political influence."
"This is theft—pure and simple―a tiny few robbing billions of people of their future to feed their insatiable greed."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/rich-carbon-limit
#TaxTheRich #TaxTheOnePercent #ClimateChange #economy #LosAngeles #fires #science #greed #EatTheRich #racism

2025-01-10 20:20:52

What a surprise...
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/10/meta-dei-programs-employees-trump
#meta #Instagram #Thread #Facebook #trump #BlackFedi #lgbtq

2025-01-06 02:24:01

USPS is holding my mail for FREE.
Imagine Fedex or UPS not making you pay for a service.
That's the point of government services: they don't exist to make profit, so private companies have a low-price competitor they cannot buy or bankrupt.
That's actual how you keep market prices low.
What happens when there's no public service and only private companies?
Look at airlines, food, health... big corpo agree with each other to pump prices up.
#usps #business #healthcare #food #cost

2025-01-05 16:41:18

"The conclusions of the Spanish National Data Protection Agency concerning the advisability of using Google tools in schools, colleges and high schools in the country are particularly alarming.
« It is undeniable that we are in the presence of an invasive collection of personal information »."
https://euro.dayfr.com/technology/2570689.html
#google #privacy #tech #gafam #data

2025-01-04 20:15:40

A Must Read:
"Why would someone who is “really” a woman “want to be” a man? Easy: She’s experiencing sexism, and she wants out.
So do you, but you are fighting sexism the right way, by being a feminist.
This other person, who claims to have “gender dysphoria,” is just trying to become the oppressor rather than fighting the oppression.
After all: It's not like they will literally die if they don't transition. Right?"
https://jude-doyle.ghost.io/terfs-trans-mascs-and-two-steve-feminism/
#transmasc #transgender #LGBTQ #feminism #terf