IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. POST-TO-FEDIVERSE.

DATA DIVISION.
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
01 POST-CONTENT         PIC X(280) VALUE
   "HELLO FEDIVERSE. THIS MESSAGE APPROVED BY 1978. STOP.".
01 HASHTAGS             PIC X(60) VALUE
   "#PDPAPPROVED #IHEARTGRACEHOPPER".
01 SERVER-ACK           PIC X(10) VALUE "PENDING".
01 REPLY-CODE           PIC 9(3) VALUE 000.

PROCEDURE DIVISION.
POST-MESSAGE.
    DISPLAY "CONNECTING TO FEDIVERSE MAINFRAME..."
    PERFORM VARYING REPLY-CODE FROM 001 BY 001 UNTIL REPLY-CODE > 003
        DISPLAY "SENDING PACKET " REPLY-CODE "..."
    END-PERFORM

    DISPLAY "MESSAGE: " POST-CONTENT
    DISPLAY "TAGS: " HASHTAGS

    MOVE "SUCCESS" TO SERVER-ACK
    DISPLAY "SERVER ACK: " SERVER-ACK
    DISPLAY "POST COMPLETE. EXPECT DELIVERY BY Q3."

    STOP RUN.

@atomicpoet perhaps I should write a real fediverse library in Cobol.

Would be neqt using SCREEN SECTION to display a post editor.