"How come I'm not seeing any conversations?"

On CounterSocial, user interaction works a little differently. Replies to top-level posts are only seen by followers, and by those who are involved in the conversation.

It's a core feature that makes things more genuine here. #CoSoTips

Is there anyone on this site involved in bridge building between different cultures and faith communities? If so I’d be interested in knowing your involvement.

Students at Hormozgan University in Bandar Abbas (historically a more socially conservative region of Iran) tear down the wall of gender segregation in the school cafeteria while chanting “freedom, freedom, freedom” (azadi)

https://twitter.com/i/status/1586766185047068672

HEY! I AM LOOKING FOR THE ONE MOTHERFUCKING STYGIAN OWL, HE RUNNING ABOUT HERE? *Serious question, looking for my bud, Paul, hit me up bro!*

Somehow we HAVE to find a way to reestablish the value of objective evidence, proof, and reality into today's social discourse.
The difference? Bad-faith actors who promote a culture of shamelessness through fantasy denialism and baseless lies, disinformation, and conspiracy theories.
It's never been about "free speech", and they know it. That's just their cowardly excuse to sow ignorance and hate without repercussions. Such ignorance and hate has morphed into a national security threat.

Bolsonaro may be staging a coup

https://mobile.twitter.com/BenjaminFogel/status/1586766266207014914

Did you know that Pro users can control post visibility? It's true!

If you don't want your finest thoughts spilling all over the public timelines, there are options for that. #CoSoTips

#CoSoMagazines

For Everybody here:

Sometimes on weekends.

I try and upload some magazines. For your reading pleasure. At the moment I am only doing the 7, I read most often. I set them to expire after a month. So grab them now.

(weekly)

The Economist
The New Yorker
Science Magazine
New Scientist
Science Advances

(monthly)

Scientific American
The Atlantic

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#CoSoMagazines

Magazines:

The Economist
2022-10-29
https://share.counter.social/s/2028b0

Science
2022-10-28
https://share.counter.social/s/d2bf44

Science Advances
2022-10-28
https://share.counter.social/s/db5936

New Scientist
2022-10-29
https://share.counter.social/s/cce1cd

The New Yorker
2022-10-31
https://share.counter.social/s/9dbf4a

Scientific American
2022-November
https://share.counter.social/s/77077a

The Atlantic
2022-November
https://share.counter.social/s/b67989

@DisasterOracle

I will boost this. When there was a mass shooting with gunmen at large on South Street in Philadelphia, we were getting the information here on Counter Social from @DisasterOracle HOURS before any other news outlet was carrying it. Definitely worth a follow.

#COSOTips

Here's some tips on Etiquette

I found a farmer who granted us permission to glean pumpkins

The result is ~75 kindergartners will get Halloween pumpkins

These are just ones for my wife's class

#Community