I cannot repeat this enough right now.
Musk has given journalism, and the news business a once in a generation gift.
Don't squander it.
Take control and ownership of your audiences in a way that only federated social media like Mastodon affords.
Do the two-step:
Step 1: Get onto Mastodon.
Step 2: Launch your own server to go with your website.
Happy Criminal Referrals Day to all those who celebrate!
Watch our live coverage of today's Jan 6 hearing starting at noon ET (hearing starts at 1p): https://youtu.be/St3aePb9gQw
The January 6th Select Committee has officially made referrals to the Department of Justice for Donald Trump for the following FOUR violations.
I. Obstruction of an Official Proceeding
18 U.SC. §1512
II. Conspiracy to Defraud the United States
18 U.S.C. § 371
III. Conspiracy to Make a False Statement
18 U.S.C. § 371, 1001
Iv. "Incite" "Assist" or "Aid or Comfort" an Insurrection
18 U.S.C. § 2383
Fourth criminal referral vs. DJT:
Incite, assist, or aid or comfort an insurrection
New testimony from other White House Staff show that many, many people were downright pleading #FPOTUS to call for a stop to the violence, he did nothing for two hours. Released a video and went to bed.
In live-toot/posting the hearings, I'm also going to use the hashtag #HATH (Historians at the Hearings). Just because.
QUIZ TIME!
How many hospice providers do you think call this two-story LA office building home?
CLUE: You can't count them on all your fingers or toes... or those of a baseball team's starting lineup.
OK, since I joined mastodon yesterday I suppose I should do an intro post.
My job is professor of law at the University of Michigan; my research and teaching interests are in labor and antitrust (with a little corporations thrown in) as well as the conceptual foundations of law and economics. I'm also generally interested in legal and economic history, as well as current economic policy. Prior to becoming an academic lawyer i was a practicing one, representing workers & labor unions mainly.
@uspolitics we need stricter controls on who can run for office, little things like not trying to end democracy, for instance.
Good Monday morning, Mastodon. Here’s some #mondaymotivation to start your week off right.
#inspiration #meme #mastodon
Found my sleepy couple of great horned owls yesterday morning. I love that they almost always use the same tree. I was careful not to disturb their sleep. You can see from these photos the size difference. The female (right) is much larger than her mate.
Another interesting note is that northern great horned owls are much paler than those in the south end of their range. #owls #birds #wildlife
@juddlegum Jack betrayed every Twitter member, indecipherable "I agree" contracts notwithstanding. He sold every piece of us we put on Twitter, all the data ever collected by Twitter, to a billionaire in bed with the worst despots on the planet. And he knows it.
A mural of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Downtown San Jose, California, Aug 2021
#iDissent #scotus #SanJose #ruthbadergibsburg
Mostly reclusive and carrying slightly damaged goods. A survivor by some accounts. Definitely in need of much therapy. ;)
Staunchly anti-fascist
Bear in mind that, while I may "like" your "toot", about a person, event or particular topic, if it links to the "bird-site" I will no longer boost and inadvertently contribute to their grift. Everyone has a choice and a part to play when crimes go unpunished.
"We are dreamers, shapers, singers, and makers".
-Elric