#Trump’s order to conduct a #socialmedia vetting for all #immigrant & non-immigrant #visas should include #NGO workers as well as individuals who have been in the #Palestinian enclave for any length of time in an official or diplomatic capacity, the cable said.
Why haven’t we been dealing with this for the last ten years? Because we’ve been stuck in a toxic loop of fear and distraction, paralysis disguised as progress. Climate change, ecological breakdown, and runaway tech aren’t new problems — but instead of facing them, we numbed ourselves with apps, brands, and shallow performance activism. The well-meaning among us drank the #NGO poison, clinging to PR-friendly campaigns and institutional funding while losing the radical roots that once gave movements their strength. This cowardice was sold as strategy. All the while, the #geekproblem festered — where a narrow clique of techbros built tools for control, not community, and shut the rest of us out.
#JuliaRuhs die mit dem @ndr und @BR24 das Magazin #Klar verantwortet und die erste Sendung gleich mal auf #noAfD Niveau einpendelt und sämtliche rassistische Klischees verbreitet, wehrt sich gegen Kritik mit der klassischen rechtsradikalen Antwort das die kritisierende #ngo von Steuergeldern finanziert wird.
Nicht nur die Neue Deutsche Medienmacher:innen finden die Sendung einen Tiefpunkt , sondern auch Kollegen 1/2
Von allen Seiten feuern " #Demokraten" gegen #NGO, dazu stellen sie deren Gemeinnützigkeit in Fage.
Regierungen lassen sich massiv von #Lobbyisten beeinflussen, die unbegrenzt Zugang zur Macht haben, die Zivilgesellschaft hat nur diese NGO, um dem etwas entgegen zu halten. Das ist der #FDP zu viel!
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:73k5ofdckgafi3v3j55oaq7e/post/3lmpxaqb3yk2x
#armut #afd #zivilgesellschaft #ngo
Offener Brief an Herrn Kuster und die Stadtratsfraktion der AfD von Armut & Gesundheit in Deutschland:
https://www.armut-gesundheit.de/2025/04/09/offener-brief-an-herrn-kuster-und-die-stadtratsfraktion-der-afd/
The people who do this are often #fashionistas chasing the latest fad, the #NGO prats clinging to crumbling institutions, or the geeks blind to anything beyond their screen. To remember our own history https://hamishcampbell.com/to-remember-our-own-history/
After 3 months that I have created an open letter trying to persuade politicians to leave X, I have just noticed a very interesting number. In 10 days, the petition that endorses the letter got more than 1500 signatures. From that day in, that is more than 80 days, there were less than 1000 new signatures. We have less than 2400 signatures at the moment: https://openpetition.eu/leavex
There were two people with several followers here on the Fediverse sharing the petition right after it was started, @randahl and @eloquence . I wonder if that's the reason there were so many signatures in a few days, then it faded out. Or maybe there is some network effect when it comes to online petitions.
I still believe that politics is done face to face. Unfortunately, I haven't found an organization to take over the petition, which would make it easier to gather signatures on the streets. I've talked to a few, and I'll keep trying.
@rooftopjaxx yep, in theory, but not in reality, have talked to the guy a few times over the last 5 years but not got anywhere past #NGO #fashernista that soon turns paratish. The is a signal-to-noise issue with @MediaActivist which is the same mess that has repeatedly killed grassroots movements in the past. I cover this a lot on the site https://hamishcampbell.com/?s=fashernista
Not sure what the useful path is, truth is not likely to help.
EU-Prüfer kritisieren Finanzierung von NGOs als intransparent
Ein Korruptionsskandal entfachte 2022 eine Debatte über EU-Mittel für NGOs. Ein Bericht des Europäischen Rechnungshofs bemängelt jetzt: Es herrscht zu wenig Transparenz über Gelder, die an NGOs fließen. Von M. Reiche.
@pallenberg Hoffentlich gibt es bald endlich mal so was in D: die #noafd liegt bei 24%, gleich auf mit der CDU.
Und so gut wie nichts passiert! Warten, bis es zu spät ist, was schon mit Merz sein kann, wie wir spätestens seit seine Reaktionen auf #omasgegenrechts und #NGO s wissen.
D braucht endlich ein #afd_verbot_jetzt und von "oben" kommt das nicht.
#israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #idf / #destruction / #ngo / #breakingthesilence
„Rights group Breaking the Silence published testimonies from Israeli troops who said there was a methodical effort to destroy buildings for a buffer zone.“
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/07/israel-military-gaza-buffer-zone/
Thousands of Slovaks protest against Russian-style law targeting NGOs https://www.byteseu.com/898119/ #EuropeanUnion #NGO #protest #RobertFico #Slovakia #SlovakiaPolitics
https://www.europesays.com/1973708/ Analysis: Critical media, NGOs accused of working for foreign interests, including Soros – Academia #Data #foreign #media #NGO #TenggaraStrategics #TheBrief
#israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #ngo / #warcrime / #impunity / #ifrc
„The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has said it is "outraged" at the deaths of eight medics killed on duty in Rafah in southern Gaza.
The nine-person ambulance team came under heavy fire in al-Hashashin on 23 March, said the IFRC. Their bodies were retrieved on Sunday after access was denied for a week. One medic is still missing.“
The issue with #FOSS tech development
The failure of many #FOSS projects is a failure to move from theory to practice. The issue is that developers work in isolation, disconnected from grassroots needs, and get lost in perfectionism rather than delivering functional prototypes.
The #geekproblem dominates, many coders prioritize control, abstract debates, or self-contained experiments over practical, usable tools for real-world communities. This is why projects stall: they are not built with activists in mind. Meanwhile, centralized platforms continue to consolidate power, because they offer simple, accessible, and functional solutions, despite their deep flaws.
To break this cycle, we need:
* Practical iteration—build rough, working solutions rather than endless theorizing.
* #4opens culture—embrace open process, standards, and real collaboration.
* Bridging solutions—tech that activists can actually use, not just developer-driven experiments.
* Funding models beyond #NGO traps—so projects remain independent and sustainable.
The fight for the #openweb is not only about resisting #dotcons but creating alternatives people can and will use. Can we move beyond abstraction and actually make history?
The development side of #MakingHistory
Building radical alternatives is not just about ideas—it’s about infrastructure. The #makeinghistory project is grounded in the messy, often frustrating work of creating tools that actually function for real communities. We’ve spent decades watching #dotcons centralize power while open projects stumble due to lack of focus, infighting, or simply being too obscure for everyday use.
#Makinghistory means stepping outside the cycle of dead-end open-source projects that never reach real people. We need bridging solutions, funding models outside the #NGO trap, and devs who understand grassroots needs. It’s not about innovation for its own sake, it’s about making the #openweb function better as a lived alternative.
This is where the real fight is. Not in reaction, not in abstraction, but in building tools people can and will use.
Italienische Regierung gesteht Einsatz von #Spionagesoftware gegen #NGO ein – #Italiens Staatssekretär, Alfredo Mantovano, hat laut Medienberichten eingeräumt, dass der italienische Geheimdienst den Einsatz von Spionagesoftware gegen Mitglieder der Seenotrettungs-NGO „Mediterranea Saving Humans“ autorisiert hat.
Der schwarzrote Feldzug gegen #NGO s läuft weiter. So hier in #Berlin, wo die #BIM, die landeseigene Berliner Immobilien Management GmbH, dem @MOABIThilft die Räume gekündigt hat. Die offizielle Begründung lautet, dass landeseigene Gebäude nicht mehr an NGOs vermietet würden.
Damit muss der Verein seine Arbeit einstellen.
Edit: Link zum rbb Beitrag ergänzt.
#Merz #wegner #cdu
https://www.moabit-hilft.com/2025/03/26/moabit-hilft-e-v-steht-vor-dem-aus-10-jahre-engagement-in-der-turmstr-21-endet/
https://www.rbb24.de/panorama/beitrag/2025/03/moabit-hilft-sozialverein-mietvertrag-kuendigung-berlin.html
The #NGO mess is hard blocking https://hamishcampbell.com/the-ngo-mess-is-hard-blocking/ Some want it to be a #DIY or, as this is described by our #fashionista as a #DoOcracy, where whoever does the work makes the decisions. The more native path is parallel communities cooperating, as is outlined in the #OGB social tech project.
Composting the #TechShit
The value of the #Fediverse isn’t in the tech specs. It’s not in the #ActivityPub protocol or the code itself, those are tools. The value lies in the culture that birthed it. The #Fediverse is the living embodiment of the #openweb, not some #VC Silicon Valley plaything. But as money floods in, as #mainstreaming forces try to turn it into another hollow platform, we risk losing the very thing that makes it powerful, its strong decentralized, trust-based roots.The looming battle is […]
Merz darf nicht Kanzler bleiben! 
