Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

mcc @mcc@mastodon.social

1/29/2026, 9:38:07 PM

Public

Moderately surprising: Avi Lewis, NDP leadership candidate, is posting social media posts on Mastodon.

Mildly surprising: Avi Lewis is making social media posts in French

Incredibly surprising: Avi Lewis's French social media posts on Mastodon have the language indicator set correctly

Cindʎ Xiao 🍉 8964 36 @cxiao@infosec.exchange

1/29/2026, 10:07:35 PM

Public

@mcc Yea the staffer(s) doing his fedi presence have done a lot of things right:

Alt text on everything
Correct and commonly used hashtags
Posts in both English and French with correct language indicators
Using different hashtags for the French posts than the English ones, as some are more common / make more sense in French
Verified website

( @avilewis for people tuning in)

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