@lpil btw, I noticed that you're on the mastodon instance of linux.org.ru. Can you, in a couple of words, explain the choice?

They're friends[1] with the @drq@mastodon.ml guy who uses nationalist slurs against Ukrainians (while declaring that he's "against the war", whatever that means).

In general, linux.org.ru is known for having a lot of right-leaning #russians on it.

They're also running and hosting @rf bot, the profile of which I've dissected in another toot of mine[2].

When I called them out for using slurs and anti-Ukraine sentiment while declaring the "pacifist" values (as if you can be pacifist in the face of nazi germany or putin's russia), they really have revealed their true colours. I have a set of screenshots where #russians are barking at me for calling out the slurs and pro-soviet-alignment / usage of soviet symbols in their community.

I strongly suggest people to defederate mastodon.ml, and after looking at the "devil's advocate" in the profile of lor.sh's admin @dump_stack, I wouldn't be surprised if I'll have to defederate it as well (and strongly suggest fellow Western instance admins to follow suite).

[1]: https://v.lor.sh/w/oG6Fqe3JJdD5xaCmYNSdUx
[2]: https://social.doma.dev/@jonn/109582283625353670