The DDoS attack against Mastodon's flagship server comes less than a week after Bluesky was targeted with junk web traffic.

Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/mastodon-says-its-flagship-server-was-hit-by-a-ddos-attack/

In the image above, Karoline Preisler, granddaughter of Nazis and a Zionist fanatic, is protected by German police while she supports the genocide perpetrated by "Israel" in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran.

In the image below, German police are seen assaulting a young woman protesting against the Zionist genocide.

This is the West and its democratic spearhead, Germany.

Video link -> https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2046236199417696256/vid/avc1/1080x1920/LtIafk8IkQ2eXcxF.mp4

Source -> https://xcancel.com/DaniMayakovski/status/2046236437738107093#m

Hey everyone! I've spent the last several months building "Dorsal", an iOS-native music player for Jellyfin with the features that I felt I personally wanted. Designed for those who like to see and listen to their music as an album-focused experience.

I'm interested in getting it in your hands to see what you all think. I have my Jellyfin server set up in a pretty basic way so I'm curious to see if it works well for others too! The code is open-source (MIT-licensed), I have a TestFlight open beta, and it is available on the App Store (it does have a price to support development, developer program fees, etc), so you can get it for free or use and support the production release, up to you! Here are the links:

• GitHub: https://github.com/jaredreich/dorsal
• TestFlight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/p3cMepSH
• App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dorsal-music/id6762251157 (happy to offer promo codes for early users as well!)

I'm the solo dev, so I'm happy to try and answer any questions! Thanks everyone!

After politely being told I can't upload any more weird Frog and Toad memes (due to advocating violence?!?) by a mod from my old instance, I nuked my account and switched over here. I hope you enjoy more silly memes like this. :)

Traces of cocaine that pollute rivers and lakes may accumulate in the brains of salmon and disrupt their behaviour, according to researchers who warn of unknown consequences for fish populations.

Juvenile Atlantic salmon that were artificially exposed to the drug and its main breakdown product swam further and dispersed more widely across a lake, suggesting the substances can affect where the fish go, what they eat and how vulnerable they are to predators.

What impact the pollutants have when they enter watercourses from sewage works is unclear, but the fish may pay a price if they burn more energy, or face greater risks from predators if they have to forage for more food to keep their energy up, scientists say.

“Largely, we don’t know the consequences, but I expect there to be trade-offs,” said Dr Jack Brand at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. “They may end up in worse condition or have to offset it by foraging a lot more, meaning they spend more time out in the open.”

Scientists have said before that pollution from common drugs poses “a major and escalating risk to biodiversity” and have called on pharmaceutical companies to make greener medicines that breakdown in the environment. Concerns over the contaminants have been fuelled by reports of trout “addicted” to methamphetamine and perch losing their fear of predators because of antidepressant medications.

In 2019, tests on freshwater shrimp in rivers in Suffolk found traces of dozens of different drugs, including cocaine, methamphetamine, antidepressants, anxiolytics for anxiety and antipsychotics, but the researchers did not draw any conclusions about their potential to cause harm.

The then cabinet secretary, Simon Case, appeared to advise Keir Starmer to complete security vetting for Peter Mandelson before announcing an appointment, documents reveal.

The documents released last month by the Cabinet Office as part of the disclosures over the US ambassadorial appointment also show Mandelson was offered a “higher tiers” briefing before his vetting was finalised.

In a letter written by Case to the prime minister, he is advised that in order to give the Washington role to a political appointee, the Foreign Office would “develop a plan for them to acquire the necessary security clearances and do due diligence on any potential conflicts of interest or other issues of which you should be aware before confirming your choice”.

The letter, sent on 11 November 2024, said the decision would then be formalised by the foreign secretary in a letter to the Foreign Office. Mandelson’s appointment was announced by No 10 just over a month later, on 20 December.

The documents also show Mandelson was offered a “higher tiers” briefing on 6 January, before his developed vetting was confirmed on 29 January. This means he was offered highly classified briefing from the Foreign Office as US ambassador before he finished the formal vetting process, one he is now known to have failed before that outcome was overruled by the Foreign Office.

Push it to the limit.

Countries are navigating between the desire to speed up the green transition and worries over Beijing’s clean-tech dominance.

China’s new device could reach vital undersea fiber optic cables deeper than its competitors’ known remote submersibles.

Among 18 rich countries, satisfaction with healthcare quality fell sharply after Covid hit and remains well below pre-pandemic levels. It is typically thought that domestic policy determines the challenges of healthcare but the article points out that, despite healthcare funding being the highest it has ever been, outside Covid productivity has stalled.

The Australian workforce has grown by 20% since 2019 but elective surgeries have flatlined and people are waiting longer to be seen. France, Canada, Germany, the US and the UK are similarly ailing.

But the bit of the report that caught my attention was something that has been right under my nose.

We know that Covid caused a mass exodus of nurses and doctors who resigned or retired early.

But the ones who stayed often reduced (note: not stopped) their “discretionary effort” such as staying back, teaching, mentoring or doing the myriad things that help the profession thrive. Medicine has become more transactional for everyone, not just patients.

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The problem is that administrators still think that stress, burnout and “quiet quitting” are individual issues to be expunged even when the evidence shows that they are systemic and affect patient care.

Ministers must get to grips with the “national scandal” of England’s shadow child social care system, the children’s commissioner has warned, as a report reveals the number of children in unregulated settings has increased by more than 370% in five years.

Some of the most vulnerable children in England are being temporarily placed in unregulated caravans, Airbnbs and holiday camps, which risk the “accumulation of increasing levels of harm for children who have already faced enough distress for several lifetimes”, according to the report.

I keep seeing 444 everywhere or 4444.

My bank transactions are mostly 4s and my bank balance equated to 444.

What is the universe telling me?

plz. i saw the tbred about how mahe podts bad amd i wan f pist a fly bad post but suemthig.is hplding me bacj. stinky owls stink

https://hexbear.net/post/8295750

@deforestgump@hexbear.net Thanks for the new emoji, putting it to good use right away!

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