Nick Bergus

Quaker-ish. Abolitionist. Pro bike. Proud public servant with strong opinions about fonts, hyphens and Cheez-Its.

[Nick Bergus @bergus]

I’ll break the edge to retweet this. Congratulations, @Ollie_XVX. Excited for your service.

[Oliver Weilein, Iowa City Councilor @Ollie_XVX]

Me if getting elected to city council was illegal

[Nick Bergus @bergus]

Does it suck to start over on Mastodon, Threads, Bluesky or wherever? Yes. But if you actually care about social justice, oppose hate or see yourself as an ally, leaving is the easiest, smallest sacrifice you can make.

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[Nick Bergus @bergus]

I haven’t posted here since January, but am returning because I think it’s important to call something out and call it out here: it’s time for you — yes, you — to stop using Twitter/X.

[Nick Bergus @bergus]

Let me be more direct: your continued use of this platform is subsidizing a private, for-profit company that has endorsed hate speech by providing free content against which to sell advertising.

[Nick Bergus @bergus]

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