Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

Guys, I *want* to write about other stuff. But, since no one else seems to be doing the debunking... I will explain why Elon is full of shit when he says that the FBI is paying Twitter to censor.

https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/20/no-the-fbi-is-not-paying-twitter-to-censor/

Zelensky's flew in to DC this morning to meet with Biden, then addressing Congress this evening.

Never mind his ability to hold off a Russian invasion, I'm impressed by his ability to function immediately after a transatlantic flight.

Honestly, whoever planned Zelensky's trip to meet with POTUS, both on the US and the Ukrainian side pulled off a PR masterstroke

From what I understand, with world cup, Twitter, it seemed that western media was losing interest in Ukraine, that has now changed for a while

May you prevail Ukraine 🇺🇦

"Appreciation from my heart and the heart of Ukraine" to you and your leadership, President Zelenskyy, speaking in English, tells President Biden.

MTG and Trump: “stop funding Ukraine! Give the money to struggling American families or something”

Also MTG and Trump: “don’t give that money to struggling American families!! That’s SOCIALISM!!1!”

Remember: Trump wasn’t simply “cheating the tax system.” He was cheating you.

Friends new and old!

My first Mastodon post.

For the past 5 months, I've worked on a two-part investigation with Floodlight's Miranda Green & Mario Ariza.

The details are pretty bananas. And they get at the grim truth of what flourishes as local news coverage withers.

Part 1:
How power company cash secretly flowed to a half-dozen news sites in Alabama and Florida that assailed their critics

https://www.npr.org/2022/12/19/1143753129/power-companies-florida-alabama-media-investigation-consulting-firm

"We will welcome President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine to address a Joint Meeting of Congress. This special session is anticipated to begin at 7:30 p.m. E.T," says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

I'm writing the introduction for my upcoming book Hacks, Leaks, and Revelations! I can't wait for this book to come out. https://nostarch.com/hacks-leaks-and-revelations

I am also tired of the narrative that no one is pushing back on the dropping of public health protections. The people who are at highest risk are organizing and winning, while dealing with health conditions. It's horrible that progressive politicians and nonprofits have abandoned them. People who are chronically ill shouldn't have to keep begging for their lives!

#BringBackMasks #COVID #PublicHealth

It looks like a Trump attorney was pressuring Cassidy Hutchinson to toe the Trump line in her testimony. That could be a federal crime.
MAGA —> Making Attorneys Get Attorneys.

Simple beauty of a tree-lined street. Washington DC.

🖖🏽

Into the whirlpool! 🌀

Seen in this #HubbleClassic image, the Whirlpool Galaxy's striking spiral arms are star-formation factories; they compress hydrogen gas and create clusters of new stars.

This galaxy is located 31 million light-years away! For more: https://go.nasa.gov/3YI5JwO
#Hubble

21 December 1944 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Angela Orosz Richt, was born in Auschwitz II-Birkenau.

Her mother was deported from Hungary when she was 3-month pregnant. She risked her life in the camp to keep the pregnancy secret.

Angela was liberated on 27 January 1945.

Today she lives in Canada & turns 78.

Happy birthday!

Learn her story at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Foundation page: https://www.preserveauschwitz.org/survivor/angela-orosz-richt/

#Auschwitz #Holocaust #Shoah #Jews #birthday #otd #children #ww2 #Hungary

A friend took this pic.
Since then he's broken my heart by passing away by suicide. So in his snarky beautiful honour I've sent it out as a Christmas card to some of my arsehole friends and family that he had abhorred but was nice enough to put up with for me.
Love you,baby. R.I.P. R ❤️

#thinkingcap
(Sorry, kinkies,only shadow lol)

It's wild how much is going on on Mastodon right now. I have so many mentions in my notifications I can't keep up

@Mrfunkedude I'm looking forward to making some cookies this afternoon. They're my great-grandmother's recipe, and I make them every year for Christmas.