James H McLaren @JamesHMcLaren@social.cleverlibre.org

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-Get the word "Mastodon" tattooed onto your forehead. When asked about your terrible life decision, you can explain what Mastodon is.

“Right-wing trolls are freaking out after learning they can get sued for calling people ‘groomers’ on the Internet.

A new court decision is reinforcing that there is no public interest in speech that exposes vulnerable groups to hate.”

https://pressprogress.ca/right-wing-trolls-are-freaking-out-after-learning-they-can-get-sued-for-calling-people-groomers-on-the-internet/

I'm writing this blog post and I don't want to. We're in dire straits and need your support. It'll be out before the end of the weekend.

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Republicans: Biden is an old, frail man who suffers from dementia and clearly is not fit to do any job.

Also Republicans: Biden is a criminal mastermind who is funneling money from China into his crime syndicate, and we need to impeach him, to get to the bottom of this.

Republicans: The US has a serious border crisis which puts EVERY American at risk, and we need to do something RIGHT NOW!

Also Republicans: Merry Christmas everybody — we are off for the holidays. See you some time next year.

We now live in a time where people are more aware that becoming a billionaire or a world leader doesn’t require a lick of sense, and that’s good, maybe? (The awareness, not these knobs having power/influence)

But I thought they had to raise prices to combat revenue loss due to inflation and wage increases. Does this mean—wait, no, but maybe corporations are lying to us?

@RollingStone

Retoot for @sheldonnylander with alt-text

#AltText

“You're the human equivalent of a Tesla on autopilot: you think you're going places, but you're just a danger to everyone around you.”

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Ella Fitzgerald was not allowed to perform in Hollywood's most popular nightclub, The Mocambo, because of her race. Marilyn Monroe, who was a big fan, called the owner and explained that if he booked Ella, she would be there every night, which guaranteed huge press coverage. He booked Ella and Marilyn was there, front table, every single night as promised. Ella said, "After that, I never had to play a small jazz club again."
Real women support other women. ♥️💯

Rainy evening at #WaverleyTrainStation #Edinburgh
#Photography
#StreetPhotography
#BlackAndWhite
#Mono
#Scotland

The more I ponder this, the more I realise that the only thing preventing us from fixing the climate, is the super rich not being willing to be slightly less super rich. The societal changes we need, would impact them the most in their eyes, and as a general rule, governments seem to think that the super rich must not be hurt in any way. The poor can be hurt as much as you like but you must never hurt the rich. #climate #ClimateCrisis #climatechange

Heh.

#Thanksgiving #Gratitude

On this day of giving thanks, I am grateful that Mastodon exists and that I am part of a wonderful community of researchers, teachers, librarians, artists, photographers, writers and journalists, readers, geeks of all sorts, and people with quirky senses of humor.

Thank you for making this year richer amidst all the horror.