There’s no need for mastodon to be in the mix here, whatever software they are using can federate directly. I know wordpress already has a plugin to do exactly that. (I have no idea what CMS major news outlets use, hopefully not wordpress)
People have to choose a server with mastodon, and you can’t just pick any server because of the mess of defederations.
The Skripal thing? No amount of tanks or missiles can stop espionage.
I’ve volunteered for a few charity shops (UK version of a thrift store) in the past, the weirdest thing was the trash people would “donate”, like used diapers.
From an entirely selfish perspective, the UK has very few threats militarily, unless the French decide to invade again.
“don’t worry about it being perfect” and “stop being so self critical”
Yup, kernel level “anti-cheat” is a rootkit spyware that “pinky swears” it’s only spying for a good reason.
Viral is no longer a strong enough adjective for headline editors, we now have MEGAVIRAL.