Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

Did my fatherly duty today, and the little guy had to add his own touch.

Things were simpler in ancient times. If you saw a cool bird, you could tell that story for weeks

Happy #caturday !
#cats #catsofmastodon #art #sketch

Had to go to a physical branch of our bank this morning. Because of how few there are (it was a credit union originally when we joined in like 2000), it's at least an hour round trip, which pretty much makes it a Saturday morning task. And it uses up most of that morning when I do.

One in three stillbirths goes unexplained, leaving #parents desperate for information.

Many doctors don’t perform autopsies or tests that could offer insight, while some patients decide against them without fully understanding the potential benefits.

Placental exams were performed or planned in only 65% of stillbirths in 2020.

Autopsies were performed in fewer than 20% of #stillbirths.

https://www.propublica.org/article/stillbirths-autopsy-placenta-exams-pregnancy?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Mastodon tips (brief)

1. Server choice - tricky
2. Add a pic and bio
3. I prefer 'Advanced web interface'
4. And the 'Light' theme
5. Listen to long-time users
6. Tip your server admins
7. Hashtags pretty important
8. Put Alt text on pics
9. Use Content Warning if in doubt
10. Pin introduction post
11. Do some boosting
12. Follow interesting people
13. Hashtags can be followed too
14. DMs not secure
15. Be respectful
16. Thank you, people who run this

#mastodon #tips #MastodonTips #tootorial

Can’t take out the trash now Linda… I’m a buzzing cause this catnip is dank!

Dec 2 (Reuters) - A second Indiana judge on Friday blocked the state from enforcing its law banning most abortions after Jewish, Muslim and other non-Christian women challenged it in a lawsuit.

. . .The plaintiffs have argued that the measure infringes on religious freedom protected by another state law.

My wife raises Monarch butterflies. She released this one and it crawled up over her shoulder and onto her hair tie and perched there for long enough for me to get this photo.

I wasn't willing to pay for Twitter. It was a business. They got to bombard me with ads while I was there. So I didn't feel like I owed them anything.

But Mastodon is volunteer run. No ads, and I appreciate that.
I saw someone toot about liking it to a Netflix subscription. I don't use Netflix myself, but I do use Mastodon everyday to learn new things.
So I do make sure to throw my Instance admin a few bucks monthly for the hosting and work they do for free.
I hope you consider it too.

It's been a while since I've said welcome here, so welcome Union Placers! It's great to have you all here!

If you're new to the #Fediverse, https://fedi.tips is a great site with awesome resources.

Hashtags are a big part of discoverability here - make sure to use them liberally in your posts! Capitalize words in hashtags for better accessibility. So say #UnionStrong instead of #unionstrong.

Reach out to me, @josh , or @crs if we can help you make the most of our platform!

Unpopular opinion: we should normalize black people coming to Mastodon, being safe and speaking their minds.

They might talk about internal discomfort and biases we might hold.

It's not their responsibility to educate us. It's our responsibility to create a place where black people are accepted.

I was looking at the news this morning and I think it's the perfect time to bring this up.

#unity #responsibility #blackpride #minoritized #black

Liza's favorite toy is my hairties. How she got ahold of two of them I dunno.

#caturday

The incoming GOP majority is going to try and discredit the work of the Jan. 6 Committee. Remember the courage of honorable conservatives like Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger when the extremists begin their assault. They had nothing to gain by opposing their party and Trump, and everything to lose. But they stood up anyway for the rule of law and for democracy.

To all Mastodon-admins: seems like there's an attack on all instances by troll accounts. Servers get slow because of it.
They use thousands of subdomains of activitypub-troll.cf. My 'pull' queues skyrocketed.

I now blocked the domain activitypub-troll.cf and all is back to normal. Please check if you're hit too.

#Caturday wishes and warm thoughts on a chilly #Winnipeg morning. Just may put up the tree today so these two get a festive play structure.

Why couldn’t I have appreciated naps when they were part of my daily schedule?!

Womp womp

#GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw Fined by FEC for Failing to Return Illegal Cash

The #Texas #Republican, a prolific fundraiser, got hit with a hefty fine after “knowingly accepting excessive and prohibited” contributions #legal https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-rep-dan-crenshaw-fined-by-fec-for-failing-to-return-illegal-campaign-donations

Greetings. I am awake and back on my bullshit.