[Dormant] moved to !historyphotos@piefed.social

Hey everyone! We're moving to Piefed.social! You can find the comm at

historyphotos@piefed.social

Hope to see everyone there!

Feed for all migrated comms here: https://piefed.social/f/pugmigration

Why Piefed.social specifically?

A good question. I considered Piefed.world, as the organization .world belongs to is larger than Lemmy/Piefed and robust. Anarchist.nexus was right out, on account of it being an offshoot of dbzer0, whose admins have chosen to indulge in very concerning Uyghur genocide denial and tolerating Holodomor denial on its instance. Ultimately I decided to give Piefed.social a chance on account of a coherent core mission statement in favor of democracy and rational discourse.

Unruffled denying Uyghur genocide

Holodomor denial left up in a comm where the only two mods are dbzer0 admins, they both participated in the thread, the material was reported, it was specifically pointed out to one of them, and the comm regularly removes Zionist genocide apologia and denial under the (legitimate) justification that genocide denial is against the rules. Apparently, the Holodomor isn't a REAL genocide in the admins' eyes.

Both Unruffled, dbzer0 admin, and Davel, .ml admin, denying UN verified sexual assault

Dbzer0 has instance-banned my main account for posting about this on .world, and will likely instance ban this account too, eventually. So if you're a Dbzer0 or Anarchist.nexus user wondering where I went, that's your answer.

Will I need to change my account to participate?

Nope! Piefed is compatible with Lemmy instances, so you can keep using your current account! All you have to do is hit 'unsubscribe' on HistoryPorn on Lemmy.world, and hit 'subscribe' on HistoryPhotos on Piefed.social

After that, just participate as you normally would!

Why move the comm?

Nothing in particular against Lemmy.world - the admins here have made some amateurish mistakes, but I'm willing to accept that we're all human and running a big instance is not easy, especially for a volunteer team. The issue is with the Lemmy devs.

There's been long-standing tension with the Lemmy devs - namely, that they use their influence over their flagship instance - .ml - to enforce the removal of acknowledgements of incidents of genocide and imperialism that they like. If you're morbidly curious, MeanwhileOnGrad@sh.itjust.works documents this, with things like acknowledgement of the Holodomor or refutation of the claim that Ukraine deserves to be genocided by modern Russia being removed by dev/admin fiat.

This places users who are not genocide deniers or supporters in an awkward position - namely, that either we refrain from contributing to the devs - damaging the longevity of the platform we're using - or that we contribute to them despite their horrific views - enabling them to continue spreading and creating a space for genocide denial.

With that in mind (and I was a Kbin user initially precisely because of my discomfort with the Lemmy devs - I hope Ernest is okay, wherever he is), I've been keeping an eye out for a viable Lemmy Fediverse alternative for a while now. Piefed's main dev has a good head on his shoulders, and it appears to be a robust platform. I think Piefed is ready, and I'm just medicated enough at the moment to make the effort of revving up the comms from scratch and writing up this screed.

What will happen to this comm?

It'll be locked, unless some crisis on Piefed happens. We're going for as much of a united community as we can.

Already subbed. I need my Aztec pictures.

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A reminder that the comm has moved to Piefed.social!

8mon 15d ago by lemmy.cafe/u/PugJesus in historyporn
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A reminder that the comm has moved to Piefed.social!

8mon 1h ago by lemmy.cafe/u/PugJesus in historyporn
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Well... There was definitely a direction of change that happened

9mon 12d ago by sh.itjust.works/u/StarvingMartist in historyporn from sh.itjust.works
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rich jospeh

9mon 14d ago by lemmy.blahaj.zone/u/not_IO in historyporn from lemmy.blahaj.zone
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HistoryPorn is moving to Piefed.social

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Tuberculosis ward. Bratislava Children's Hospital, Czechoslovakia 1921

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Two generations at the festival. Czechoslovakia, 1921

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In front of the Doges' Palace, Venice, Italy. Photochrom, between 1890-1900.

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Venice Grand Canal. c. 1915 -1920

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Coal miners stuffed in a tiny elevator after a day's work, Belgium, 1920s

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Salbyk Kurgan, an ancient Siberian burial mound, photo taken in the 1920s

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Alashan Mongols in Everyday Dress. Inner Mongolia, 1874.

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Suspension bridge nicknamed "Galloping Gertie" bucking in wind storm. 1940

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Aftermath of police bombing of a black Philadelphia neighborhood. May 1985

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Shanghai docks, China 1920s-30s

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Porters carry trunks on their backs. La Paz, Bolivia between 1890 and 1923

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Revolutionary troops with cannon, Mexico 1912

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Mahmoud Mukhtar in his Paris studio, 1912

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Employee housing in Fordlândia, a Ford company town in Brazil 1930-31

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Mail carrier, Puerto Rico between c. 1900 - 1923

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Wedding photo, Christian and Sara Fleetwood. 1869

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Gallery of pinball gamers in the early 40s

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View of Algiers, c. 1856

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Smoking teenager in Liverpool, 1964

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Cowboys sitting by chuckwagon, c. 1880-1910

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Musician plays piano for tips in a saloon. North Platte, Nebraska October 1938

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Aerial photographer capturing nuclear bomb test on Bikini Atoll, 1946

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Family portrait: man with his two daughters. Korea, 1910s

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Mary Texanna Loomis with her radio apparatus in her radio school, 1921

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Sub crew from USS S-5 aboard their rescue ship, 1920

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Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. 1880s

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Inuit girl plays accordion on a ship in the arctic, c. 1913

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Milksellers- Brussels, Belgium, Photochrom c. 1890 - 1900

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Horse-drawn fire engine rushing to a fire. C. 1910s

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A woman reads a book in her Pullman car berth, c. 1905

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Assman's Balloon, 1910

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Travel views of Morocco, 1904 album

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