How has your day been?

ingolftopf

“Remember, remember, the fifth of November.”

Very nice that you thought of this quote for today.

“Bonfire” derives from “Bonefire,” when during epidemics there were too many corpses to bury, so they piled them up and made a “bonefire.”

Thank you, I didn't know that yet.

Will Democracy survive the US Presidential elections?

Let's all hope so.

I'm just afraid that Elon Musk is working very hard against it right now.

ingolftopf

@LyleMillar
Please change your avatar if you want to participate here.

I don't think anyone needed to tell you that,
goes without saying.

mikeyb2001

My day just started it's 4 am and I'm just now up

mikeyb2001

@Pesala said in How has your day been?:

“Remember, remember, the fifth of November.”

This promises to be an interesting day. Celebrating the protection of Democracy in UK when the gun-powder plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament was foiled, and the Royalists were defeated.

“Bonfire” derives from “Bonefire,” when during epidemics there were too many corpses to bury, so they piled them up and made a “bonefire.”

Will Democracy survive the US Presidential elections?

that democracy part is what scares me

ingolftopf

@mikeyb2001
Have a good start to the day.

It's already 13:00 here in Germany.

Unfortunately, there are no 'forecasts' for the US election, like in Europe, Germany, after the polls close.

So we have to wait,
perhaps quite a long wait.

But many, many people are very, very excited.

All over the world.

Pesala

@ingolftopf said in How has your day been?:

So we have to wait,

Fox News announced a win for Trump 3 hours ago.

It has been a very good 24 hours for me. $TSLA is currently up pre-market about 15% on yesterday’s closing price. That equates to almost 30% per annum Interest on my investment in nearly four years, so my supporters’ donations will go a lot further as a result.

ingolftopf

It is clear that 'Fox News' was very quick to postulate this.

Unfortunately, they were right.

But, as Democratic candidate Kamala Harris said,
"We have to accept the results of this election."

Think that if only a small part of the so-called "Project 2025" is actually implemented, the USA and parts of the world will face difficult times.

However, fundamentally believes in human emotion and common sense.

"Remember, remember the fifth of November."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_Night

https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowder_Plot

Hope that no new 'king' can be established as a result of this bang.
That the oldest democracy in the world will probably be stronger.

Edit: Somehow I still find it difficult to realise that this really happened.

supermurs

I woke up a couple of hours ago, working from home today. I'm eating porridge and having coffee for breakfast. Trying to avoid any news sites regarding yesterday's American election.

Pesala

@ingolftopf Commenting on Trump’s win, Caitlyn Jenner on 𝕏 said:

“I haven’t seen a man beat a woman this bad since the Olympics…”

ingolftopf

Who is Caitlyn Marie Jenner?

"Jenner is a member of the Republican Party and was a supporter of Donald Trump."

https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlyn_Jenner

"Jenner appeared in the Australian version of Big Brother VIP.
In 2022, Fox News hired Jenner as an on-air contributor.
In April 2024, Jenner again reversed her position by supporting Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlyn_Jenner

milkis

My day today was sad and sorrowful, as always. Why wasn't I born outside of Russia? Every day, something is invented, and I'm fighting with my classmates again

DoctorG

@milkis I feel with you. I know what you mean.
I hope you are safe. Stay strong! Stay alive!

ingolftopf

@milkis
If you are not a spam account, not a troll, not from Putin's web army, who also infiltrate forums and messengers, I welcome you here in our 'Vivaldiverse'.

If it's different, we'll see.

Hoping it's not, try not to be depressed, don't despair.

Exchange thoughts form coalitions, even online.
But always be very, very careful.
There are no easy solutions, inform yourself well.
Be aware that the Kremlin is very vigilant and tricky in these matters.

Protect yourself and your family!

This applies to all totalitarian states.

Vivaldi is a good choice for now, but it won't be enough for long, long.

Avoid large forums and well-known messengers for political statements.
Use open source software and choose servers from Europe.

Please be really careful,
difficult things can happen, and not just for you.

milkis

@ingolftopf, Thank you for being so kind to me. I use Matrix Element for secure communication. Our website was blocked once, and I was able to protect the media from the second time.

ingolftopf

@milkis
Good choice, have a look at 'Briar' too.

But these are all just technical crutches.
Remember, the biggest problem is always in front of the devices.

Trade with understanding, consideration and heart.

If someone find [Matrix] or 'Briar' on your devices, there's a problem.

There are Open Source solutions for this, but be careful.

milkis

@ingolftopf, Thank you for your concern. But I use Matrix in the browser, but it's more or less safe.

ingolftopf

@milkis
'Thor' is not a panacea either.
And please be careful with online advice if you can't judge the source.

Especially on the 'DarkNet'.
You're sure to end up in the Kremlin.
There are lots of 'honey pots' there.

You need a complete package.
There are no easy solutions.
You're dealing with highly paid specialists.

My knowledge is not enough to be able to give really good advice to someone from a totalitarian state.

Perhaps @Shpankov, the head of the Russian Vivaldi Forum, can help.

"Private messages" here run via Vivaldi's own servers in Iceland, which operate in accordance with the 'European General Data Protection Regulation'.
But are not end-to-end encrypted.

ingolftopf

@milkis
But I'm sure that here are also specialists in our Vivaldi community who are well versed in such things.

You could try to get in touch with them and then hold discussions via the Open Source video conference 'Jitsi Meet' via a trustworthy server.

Talking makes things much easier.

ingolftopf

I would also like to receive more detailed information on this topic.

There are said to be only around 1000 Vivaldi users in the huge country of China.
The people there will know why.

Contacts there on this subject are very difficult.

Of course, you don't want to put anyone in serious danger.

But I'm sure that the Chinese government is already keeping an eye on our beautiful Vivaldi forum.

Like several totalitarian states.

ingolftopf

@milkis
Very committed that you are already using the opportunity to create a free blog here in the 'Vivaldiserve',
https://forum.vivaldi.net/topic/102934/creating-an-lgbtq-blog