Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

I don't know anything about this instance or its community, but I like this section of its About page. It feels like a human being talking about what they're willing to do for other humans.
The way corporate platforms communicate (or fail to) has really skewed our understandings of what kinds of relationships we get into with them. Human communication like this feels like it's recalibrating that a bit, to something better and more like a future I'd like to live in.
https://artistalley.space/about

A man shot & killed a 13-year-old Black child named Karon Blake in Washington, DC—claiming he thought Karon was breaking into a car.😳 Police confirm Karon was unarmed.

Police have not yet ID’d or charged the shooter. Karon is the 426th person killed by gun violence in 2023.😓

Reposting a few tips as a bunch of new users are here since last time I did.

* Use #hashtags
* Follow lots of people
* Use the federated timeline view
* Put descriptions on images
* Post an intro
* Boost stuff, it's the only way stuff gets amplified.

Check out my crash course for more
https://www.zebpalmer.com/posts/mastodon-crash-course/

So, Elon Musk reinstates Flynn on Twitter on the 2 year Anniversary of Jan 6.

He fires people in Twitter Brazil in charge of moderation, ie keeping an eye on inciting violence, etc.

On the day after Brazil insurrection he reinstates Ali Alexander.

He's not trying to hide what he's up to.

He's stoking the flames of fascism and violence.

Elon Musk is a terrorist.

Researcher account @RuthlessWe was suspended from Twitter, only a few days after getting locked out from posting a thread critical of Elon's suspensions of journalists and antifascists. (Note: the thread did not violate TOS).

You can follow them here at: @RuthlessWe

John Malone is destroying CNN—in service of or incidental to destroying democracy. #BoycottCNN #BoycottJohnMalone #FireChrisLicht #CNN #CNNPolitics #WarnerMedia

BREAKING: Dr. Dre drops legal bomb on Marjorie Taylor Greene with a blistering cease-and-desist letter to stop using his music or face copyright infringement suit.

"We're writing because we think an actual lawmaker should be making laws not breaking laws..."

Mic, dropped.

For years, a major goal of the extreme right has been to undermine Social Security and Medicare, the most popular programs in the federal government. The fight to protect them from this assault starts now.

I just unplugged over on the hellsite. I made some good friends over there. I hope you’ll like me over here.

Diamond of “Diamond & Silk” (Black pawns of a racist right wing ecosystem) just died of COVID and I think that’s some funny shit.

And lo, as the prophecy foretold, California's digital license plates are totally hackable, giving away GPS location and user info:

https://jalopnik.com/researchers-hacked-californias-digital-license-plates-1849966295

I've been selling my art professionally for 20 years. In that time, we've had 10 dogs...2 were fosters and all the rest were rescues. There is nothing like the gratitude and loyalty of a dog who has been given a second chance/a forever home. Currently we have 2 yellow labs. I cannot imagine a life without dogs.

ART HERE: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/tree-of-life-art-dog-is-life-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html

#dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon #doggo #dogurday #dogsarelife #doglover #dogmom #dogmemorials #AYearForArt #cute #MonDog #puppy #puppies #fun #art

Lenticular clouds over Mt Rainier (Tahoma), Washington last fall.

#MtRainier #WashingtonState

This whimsical sheep with shamrocks in its mouth was created with St. Patrick's Day greeting cards in mind, but I liked this pastel artwork so much that I have a framed print hanging on my wall all year. It never fails to make me smile.
See this animal portrait in my online gallery at https://mm-anderson.pixels.com/featured/whimsical-sheep-with-shamrocks-mm-anderson.html or one of the other sites listed in my profile.
#ArtistsOnMastodon #MastoArt #PastelArtwork #art #SaintPatricksDay #AnimalArt #AYearForArt #FediGiftShop #animals #sheep

The domestic importance of the uprising in Brazil isn't simply the parallels to Jan. 6. It's that it highlights the ways in which the Capitol riot has been normalized and those who participated lionized. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/09/trump-jan-6-insurrection-brazil/

@w7voa He's a selfish prick. Excuse the language but sometimes you say what needs to be said.

I'm glad you're here ❤️

#Twitter just informed me the appeal of my permanent suspension is denied and still claims that referencing #ElonJet social media accounts violated a certain person’s privacy.