With regard the foregoing #toot, I append this #PSA.

Every morning I read the "links" over at #NakedCapitalism, which I consider to be the most important source of news on the web. It's a #CrowdSourced project. Readers send in the important links they've encountered and Naked Capitalism posts them with commentary.

There are a lot of X links in there, but Naked Capitalism isn't an X participant. They do the dirty work so you don't have to be on there. So, here's what I ask:

1. Support Naked Capitalism. You can find them here: https://www.nakedcapitalism.com

2. Then, use Naked Capitalism to help build out the #fediverse by #ripping X content and freeing it to #mastodon unattributed. My preferred tool is here: https://twittervideodownloader.com/en/

3. Finally, and this is important, do a little happy dance knowing your one of the many who are helping the world become a better place by sticking your foot squarely up the ass of #ElonMusk 🥳

How One Guy #Crowdsourced More Than 500 #Dashcams for #Minneapolis to Film #ICE

When self-employed software engineer Nick Benson put out the call for dashcams online, he thought he’d get maybe 10 people to donate. More than 500 have shown up on his front porch in suburban Minneapolis.
#privacy #surveillance #monitor

https://www.404media.co/how-one-guy-crowdsourced-more-than-500-dashcams-for-minneapolis-to-film-ice/

#New #Jolla #phone and #Sailfish 5 offer a break from #iOS - #Android monotony
Powered by the original mobile #Linux #OS with #crowdsourced specs

#uno #UnoLinux @linux @opensource

https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/15/jolla_sailfish_5_hands_on/

Querdex: Một công cụ tìm kiếm đám đông mới ra mắt, giúp loại bỏ SEO và AI spam. Người dùng tự đóng góp trang web hữu ích, tạo ra kết quả tìm kiếm chất lượng hơn. Hãy thử và cùng xây dựng! #Querdex #SearchEngine #Crowdsourced #TimKiemDamDong #CongCuTimKiemMoi

https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1nnagpf/querdex_a_crowdsourced_search_engine/

Is there a central location where someone is tracking what's known about the #Epstein Ring participants?

I am skeptical that there will ever be a smoking gun in paper form, aka the "Epstein List" that's been focused on recently.

But there must be *lots* of people out there who know who was there when. Pedophile Island wasn't self-contained: it must have had lots of hired staff, caterers, logistics people, private jet staff, etc., plus there are the victims themselves.

It might not be enough for a legal case, but that's not necessary for the public to know who among the elite are not-so-closeted pedophiles.

And it seems like the sort of thing that could be #crowdsourced at least in terms of collecting and organizing the primary source material and other #OSINT type stuff.

Is that already happening somewhere?

Can #publictrust be #crowdsourced

DesignArena – crowdsourced benchmark for AI-generated UI/UX

https://www.designarena.ai/

#HackerNews #DesignArena #AI #UIUX #benchmark #crowdsourced

FYI

"ICEBlock is an innovative, completely anonymous crowdsourced platform that allows users to report Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity with just two taps on their phone. In recent years, ICE has faced criticism for alleged civil rights abuses and failures to adhere to constitutional principles and due process, making it crucial for communities to stay informed about its operations.

Modeled after Waze but for ICE sightings, the app ensures user privacy by storing no personal data, making it impossible to trace reports back to individual users. Available exclusively for iOS devices, ICEBlock empowers communities to stay informed about ICE presence within a 5-mile radius while maintaining their anonymity through real-time updates and automatic deletion of sightings after four hours."

https://www.iceblock.app

#ice #ios #appstore #anonymous #crowdsourced #civilrights

Are you already collecting wireless information like wifi points and GSM antennas for #beaconDB?

Building a #bigtech independent database with such information is important for #DigitalSovereignty.

The #MobileLinux eco system already uses beaconDB for determining the position of devices when there is no #GPS.

Learn here how you can contribute to this #crowdsourced project:

https://beacondb.net/

#opensource #FOSS #Linux #digitalautonomy #WiFi #location #position #privacy

Update. #ActionLab is a #crowdsourced collection of practical actions "for the various issues scientists are facing in the wake of destructive anti-science policies. Filter our database by action type, by location, by deadline, or by the amount of time you have to spend today. Find a way to act that is right for you."
https://airtable.com/apppMymixtqx3yqxa/shrpqNUa2cLF4gjwh

Here's the gallery view of the 27 actions posted to date.
https://airtable.com/apppMymixtqx3yqxa/shrDtqn83Zrm3KWVH

#Censorship #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics

InterviewDB: Because Googling “how to pass tech interview” is too mainstream, we now have a whole new way to procrastinate with a crowd-sourced database of recycled brainteasers! 😂 Why bother learning when you can memorize? 🎉
https://www.interviewdb.io #InterviewDB #Procrastination #TechInterviews #BrainTeasers #CrowdSourced #HackerNews #ngated

Update. #CoherentDigital launches Policy Commons 2025 Open Collection.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tobyabgreen_policy-commons-2025-open-collection-activity-7303702049764888577-k2TD

"It's our contribution to the ongoing effort to rescue, preserve and make open endangered government materials at risk of disappearing…Our focus will be on policy and technical reports, papers, documents, blogposts, videos, and podcasts but we're open to suggestions for other content types - except for datasets. There are a number of excellent ongoing efforts to rescue data so there's no need for us to replicate them…Our goal is to make these materials easy to find and permanently available…We’re calling on librarians and researchers to help identify endangered materials from government agencies and suggest at-risk websites and repositories. We're also inviting those who have been working closely with agencies to send us copies of previously open materials they may have on their hard drives and laptops."

Also see the project home page and FAQ.
https://coherentdigital.net/open-2025

#Censorship #Crowdsourced #DefendResearch #Preservation #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics

4/ But #OATP can't be the only #crowdsourced component of this project.

First, many people who'd like to contribute would rather post to #SocialMedia or contribute to #Wikipedia than tag for a tagging project.

Second, the scope of OATP has is narrower than many contributors would like.

Third, OATP itself has an uncertain future.
https://bit.ly/TransferOATP

3/ The Mastodon work is essentially solo. There are no "guest posts" on Mastodon accounts, tho I do boost the posts of others.

By contrast, the OATP work is collaborative and #crowdsourced. Most of the items that we capture on these topics we tag with "oa.trump47". Here's what we've tagged so far:
http://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/tag/oa.trump47

If you want to tag for OATP and help this cause, here's how to get started or see what's involved.
https://bit.ly/oatp-start-tagging

Update. If you're following this thread, you should also follow the Data Rescue Project by visiting its web site and subscribing to its email list. It aims "to serve as a clearinghouse for #data rescue-related efforts and data access points for public US governmental data that are currently at risk." And it's #crowdsourced, which gives it fighting chance to be comprehensive and up to date.
https://www.datarescueproject.org/about-data-rescue-project/

If you're on #Bluesky, also follow its B account.
https://bsky.app/profile/datarescueproject.org

I'm very aware that a solo effort, like this Mastodon thread, doesn't scale to the size of this task and I welcome the arrival of a crowdsourced effort. I will use it and refer people to it.

#Censorship #Preservation #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics

I'm seeking expressions of interest from nonprofit organizations to take over the Open Access Tracking Project (#OATP, @oatp) and the open-source software on which it runs.

Details in this Google doc:
https://bit.ly/TransferOATP

Contact me <peter.suber@gmail.com> if you have any questions or any level of interest.

#Crowdsourced #OpenAccess #OpenSource #ScholComm #TagTeam

Meeting the unmet needs of job seekers saves time and money for employers too. Right now misinformation is profitable in hiring.

A job board meets job posting reputation system addresses this. We are small but growing everyday, 9 jobs listed and 321 companies reviewed. Ready to add more whenever they come in.

Stop by The Job Applicant Perspective today. #jobs #jobsearch #jobsearching #crowdsourced

The only people capable of clearing the job market of deceptive job postings that steal labor from businesses and month(s) or more worth of salaries from American families are U.S. professionals who've experienced these 'opportunities' firsthand. Stop by today. #jobs #jobsearch #crowdsourced #hiring

At the Hiring Feedback section of The Job Applicant Perspective https://lnkd.in/gmyBRddv search businesses across the country and learn from others—or share your insight. Because the perspective of job-seeking U.S. professionals isn’t something to be silenced—it’s valuable. #jobs #jobsearch #crowdsourced #crowdsourcing #hiring #modernhiring