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Why Recognition Feels Powerful ( And What Matters More)

I’ve felt it in stadiums after long matches, and I’ve felt it just as deeply through a quiet “thank you” after helping someone. Validation reminds us that the struggle mattered. That the unseen work counted.

As the Metamorphosis coach, I remind people that while recognition from others feels good, lasting fulfillment comes from learning to recognize yourself.

#MetamorphosisCoach #SelfValidation #Recognition #InnerWorth #PersonalGrowth

Cambridge woman launches petition after endometriosis 'destroyed' her life
A Cambridge endometriosis advocate’s petition calling for change in how the disease is treated and recognized in Canada is open for signature at the House of Commons. Laura Cairns has lived with endometriosis for almost two decades. Her petition, which was accepted by MP Elizabe...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/cambridge-woman-launches-petition-after-endometriosis-destroyed-her-life-9.7127947?cmp=rss

What the Musqueam rights recognition agreement means and what it doesn’t
A federal agreement recognizing xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Aboriginal rights in much of Metro Vancouver has sparked debate about private property and overlapping Indigenous territories. Here's what the agreement actually says and what it doesn't.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/musqueam-rights-recognition-agreement-explained-9.7128504?cmp=rss

Behind the scenes of Sinners, Oscar-nominated women are 'carrying the torch' for diverse, young filmmakers
Three women of colour who worked on the crew of Sinners are helping drive a significant shift in the film industry that's allowing diverse newcomers to gain experience and recognition behind the scenes. Veterans like costume designer Ruth E. Carter who've broken barriers say they're lighting the way f...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/oscars-representation-sinners-9.7123010?cmp=rss

Stollery Children’s Hospital life-saving ECMO program receives international recognition
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation is one of the most advanced life supports available, taking over for the heart and lungs in patients with severe failure of those organs.
#Health #AlbertaChildrensHospital #ECMO #LifeSupport
https://globalnews.ca/news/11730479/stollery-ecmo-program/

Facial Recognition Error Jails Innocent Grandmother For Months

> Lipps lost her home, her car and her dog, she said. She also told WDAY News no one from the Fargo police department had apologized.

https://m.slashdot.org/story/453276

#Facial #Recognition #Error #Jails #Innocent

I am writing an open letter to the #fediverse #administration and #moderation community, because you need to keep a few things in mind.

Lately I have started noticing some #fediverse #relays disable this instance in the server logs.

It seems like #censorship is alive and well. Whether it be #language or #geography based.

I will say this once.

I have no issue at all with #international content. In fact I encourage it. And I am working on a #translation enabled client for #Mastodon to release as #open #source #software, so that anyone can interact with any #ActivityPub #server out there, to not exclude entire swaths of #audience reach, that would and currently still is, isolated by regional and not human #diversity as such.

To be clear. I do not want to #expose #racism to the world. I want to move beyond that, to create ways by which #inclusive dialog can transcend #world #borders few want you to never forget.

To do that, we will at some point or other have to talk about some concepts that would otherwise never find common resolution in the mind of the everyday person. And I am open to hosting that.

I simply want to put our humanity first, the way the open #internet prior to any concept of #weaponization, was designed to build conceptually. Before bots, automation and spam ruined the experience of the pre-web 2.0 internet. To the point where marking anything as either or, gets you silenced before you remember you once weren't.

Speaking on a personal level, I make mistakes in my ability to just post before I #think about things. I cannot premoderate everything I say to the point where it comes across as neutral or distant, as if I never bothered to go through the experience. And I admit I am and can be at #fault for that. But what I cannot #apologize for, is why I #feel the way I do. In order to clear my #mind my #head, and my #heart for better #times and #memories I can more clearly #focus on. And this is what #inspires me to keep things moving along such a trajectory.

I can't be #positive or #negative all the time. I will just be #real, and let the #moment pass. In #trust that you're with me for whatever part of that #journey comes our way.

I do'nt want us separated by preventable alternatives that bring us closer together. That is my ultimate #purpose as to why I am making this post.

With this in mind, I myself have a tendency to be the only one posting on this server...but if you want to join us, and speak in your own language or talk about issues that matter to you...then by all means, go for it.

I am doing the same here, not to get attention, but to find #community so we can bond over things held in common, not broken by common disinterest. And I have largely been very #successful at this both on other platforms, and by sticking to topics at hand in more traditional forums.

The truth of the matter, is that we have a critical shortage of relays in the fediverse active at any one time. Until recently we have been fortunate here at #MediaNexus to have over 70 enabled instances, this has dropped since to the late 60's since reports started coming in criticizing just one post about the #war I have made, calling out a commentator for their views.

We can't always #agree on things. But we can ensure that we stand for the principle of an agreement not to break down over the disagreements of a few people, who just can't get along no matter how you approach them.

Guys, we need #decentralized #media now more so than ever before. It is not about monitoring for dangerous opinions. I don't want to live in an echo chamber. IF that's what you want, then I suggest you visit #BlueSky for that.

And so this is not about what I want. I have no #agenda to share. Just a simple message. Layered in #truth and #growth of either #awareness or #news that isn't 100% reliant on one person's understanding to be amplified by 1000000 more as their own, holey so.

In part, while we live in an age of alternate #information being so readily available. Even about the same exact #post generating different #analysis by whoever is looking at it from multiple perspectives. We cannot mix #facts with #fiction where #events count objectively.

Losing access to one #relay especially using platforms like #pleroma and #mastodon, potentially means dozens of your available #updates as your #content gets published, cannot be seen. And, I am asking on behalf of all #sane server owners out there, to stand in solidarity with one another for the sake of our continuity. So that one link in our chain, does not and cannot cripple its #functionality anymore. To the point where nodes are centralized around #ideals not #ideas in turn.

Please, mention me in any #disagreement you may have. We are #humans not #bots at the end of the day. And a lot of us pay really good #money to #hosting companies to be able to critically customize our experience on the deecentralized web. Myself included.

We don't do that because it's cool. We do that, because we trust in all of you to uphold this #principle of our continuity as a whole. At the federation, relay, server instance, and user level.

Media Nexus is very young. And I have only managed to get 5 people to sign up because of the common culture I would otherwise not have been able to share as we explore the world we each live in collectively.

As an #important #introduction to the wider reach of independent blogs and forums, I started this server, not to compete with others, but to ensure that we treat this entire medium of #communication like a single #torrent in great health.

I have no interest by and large, in running a #social #media company for the sake of establishing a #network of random people who otherwise have nothing in common accept liking the interface by which we share are thoughts with one another. Although I will admit that's half the fun in making this possible.

In order for us to #work together, I have to imagine we already are doing so even if we never met in person.

Due to the abundant use of platforms widely available for #engagement of various purposes, all I can offer you, is access to someone who puts humanity first. Not by trend, but by principle. That's not just me, that's all of you that believe we are stronger together. Posting just as you do, for being all that you are, where ever your sense of community feels most comfortable belonging there.

No matter who reads this letter, I #support you in all that you do, even if there are times where we have to talk about why we matter to one another. The fact that it can happen at all, is a #miracle I will always #cherish and #embrace while I am alive on this Earth. Because everyone, even you, play a part in our experience in this way. And I wouldn't trade or exchange that for anything.

I #love you for the #person you are, as you become involved in your journey of #life here. And likewise, appreciate you for caring about your place in our world. And as I said above, I only wish for us to find common ground on things we in turn find interesting enough to boost, favorite, and reply to. Whether that's a poll, a photo, or a news article.

I know this post is getting quite long. But there are #reasons why I have to personally speak up about this. As someone who only started their journey on any kind of federated platform let alone hosting one at the beginning of March of this year, following the #tech news of very unsettling feedback. I cannot in good #faith abandon the #philosophy of things that go #viral, because they're #genuine and #free enough to be #authentic and original. And to me, it absolutely #matters that we remember how to #teach this to our #friends and #family as a whole. Less we forget how to #remember our meaning in a world we can still #save from the #absence of all that brings our #presence into #power in turn.

It starts with the #recognition that to deny anyone based on the #group of a sub culture someone belongs to, is a slippery slope of a #sincere and #honest diversion I cannot support.

Thank you for your #attention to this matter.

If this #resonates with you, or even if it does not, let me know.

Yours with warm #appreciation and #gratitude abounding,

Elshara Silverheart

Maybe There's a Pattern Here?

https://dynomight.net/pattern/

#HackerNews #Maybe #a #Pattern #Here? #technology #pattern #recognition #data #analysis #insights

“During the #pandemic, we briefly recognized how deeply we depend on delivery and warehouse workers, grocery clerks, nurse assistants, and child-care workers. It could have been a moment for a public debate about how to realign #pay and #recognition with … Instead, we went back to business as usual”

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5zca2ola2zxpkw37w4f3wxtu/post/3mgfe7ryvq22y

#ethiopia #israel #somaliland : #foreignpolicy

„Coming just weeks after Israel’s controversial #recognition of Somaliland as an independent state, Herzog’s visit is seen as part of an ongoing diplomatic push to expand Israel’s #influence in the #HornofAfrica.

There is speculation that Herzog may try to convince Addis Ababa to also recognize the breakaway state. In 2024, landlocked Ethiopia signed an agreement with Somaliland that gives it access to its port.“

https://www.africanews.com/2026/02/26/ethiopias-president-selassie-welcomes-israels-president-herzog-for-talks-on-strengthening-/

@Netanyahu tied #Israel’s #Recognition of #Somaliland to his broader #HexagonAlliance strategy, highlighting the #RedSea, #BabelMandebStrait & #India trade routes as central to a new #Geopolitical #Corridor.

https://saxafimedia.com/netanyahu-somaliland-hexagon-alliance-red-sea/

#Somaliland’s @SomalilandUS envoy @baruud attended the @AIPAC #CongressionalSummit in #Washington, thanking #Israel for its #Recognition & reaffirming #Hargeisa’s bid to join the #AbrahamAccords

https://saxafimedia.com/somaliland-aipac-summit-israel-recognition-abraham/

Exclusive talks b/t #Washington & #Somaliland may lead to #US #Recognition — with rare minerals access and a potential #RedSea #MilitaryBase on the table. A proposal is reportedly now before President @realDonaldTrump.

https://saxafimedia.com/behind-scenes-us-somaliland-talks-recognition/

#recognition

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