@Ron I'm going to avoid the larger topic at hand and just focus on your issue with these types of posts. In this instance it looks like Dialog isn't able to handle those types of links as well as it ought to. I tested it on the Android alternatives, Indigenous and Gluon, and the links worked better.

Unfortunately Dialog is not currently fully supported when compared to the Apple side of things. At this point I would suggest trying Gluon, since Indigenous is much more on the technical side of the IndieWeb and not specifically made for Micro.blog.

Gluon is technically in its testing phase right now so there is less of a promise of stability as compared to a theoretical official app, however Vincent Ritter is making great progress with the app and is super helpful when it comes to feedback. He's available both via email and on Micro.blog, which helps.

And yes, unfortunately this is what those of us not in the Apple ecosystem need to do as we have agreed upon in the past. Hopefully Micro.blog is successful enough to take on official Android development and/or third-party development becomes sustainable, since right now it's 100% voluntary work from those who are trying to make it work outside of the Apple ecosystem.

(sorry for the long reply!)