Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

"Wisconsin has a Democratic governor, Tony Evers. In a state where registration by party is equal, at 42 percent for both Republicans and Democrats with 16 percent independents, Republicans dominate the state senate with a nearly 2 to 1 majority, 21 Republicans to the Democrats’ 11. It’s the same in the state assembly where Republicans outnumber Democrats 64 to 35. Something ain’t Kosher with Wisconsin’s district lines, folks."

#Wisconsin #Republicans #gerrymander

https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/meanwhile-as-we-slept-a-political

James Webb Space Telescope discovers oldest black hole in the universe — a cosmic monster 10 million times heavier than the sun | Live Science

https://www.livescience.com/james-webb-space-telescope-discovers-oldest-black-hole-in-the-universe-a-cosmic-monster-ten-million-times-heavier-than-the-sun

Hello Mastodon! I'm new here.

I mostly post about news, US policy, and politics with a slant toward progressive economic policy.

In particular, I advocate for progressive monthly cash assistance for those with no wealth and little income, paid for by a progressive wealth tax. And I'm critical of government policies that make wealth inequality even worse than it already is.
#introduction

#MastodonNews April 5, 2023

Twitter's new regressive practices, particularly restricting the API, make clear that Musk views Twitter content not as public information, but as proprietary data for him to monetize.

euobserver: The 'Fediverse' — an old key to a new internet? >>> https://euobserver.com/opinion/156896

"Thank you Elon Musk. No, really. Thanks to your rash and toxic performance... millions of people have started looking for alternative ways to be social on the internet..."

#twittermigration

Meet NC State Representative Tricia Cotham

She campaigned as a Democrat in a 60% Democratic district

She claimed to be supporter of abortion rights, health care, public education, gun safety, and civil rights

And now she’s switching parties to give republicans a supermajority

There needs to be consequences for people who pull a Sinema.

Beauchamp cites research of Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson in their book Let Them Eat Tweets. How do the super-rich use the Republican party to get economically deprived people to vote against their own self-interest? Hacker and Pierson write:

#Republicans #Wisconsin #Trump #Florida #abortion #CultureWar
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Baltimore Catholic officials engaged in a coverup of sexual abuse of at least 600 victims over a span of 60 years, Maryland attorney general says

Here is the 463-page report saying that at least 600 children were sexually abused by Baltimore's Catholic Church across 60 years

Time and again, members of the Church’s hierarchy resolutely refused to acknowledge allegations of child sexual abuse for as long as possible," according to the report.

#BaltimoresCatholicChurch
#LockharTVMedia

Still at work. My trainee had to leave so now I'm bored. And still can't post... stuff.

I haven't done this before! I just switched from Independent to Democrat. Let's see how it goes!

I’m attending PA Democratic Party’s event, “PA Secular Democrats monthly meeting” – sign up now to join me!

https://www.mobilize.us/padems/event/458391/?referring_vol=6031665&rname=Jayson&share_context=schedule-event-chaining-modal&share_medium=twitter&timeslot=3841817

Hey, Republicans!
You and your decades-long collaboration with the Federalist Society to hijack the Supreme Court and abort women’s autonomous rights has borne fruit. Cruel mockery. Sick irony.

You people aren’t “pro-life;” you’re pro-misogyny, pro-fundamentalist. You dare to impose your putrid piety and superstitions on the lives and freedoms of autonomous women. You’ve no right to do that; it’s entirely unacceptable. You WILL pay a price.

How about that Wisconsin Supreme Court?!

"Despite what some want you to believe, this was NOT a victimless crime. The victims of Trump’s crimes are millions of Americans impacted by Trump becoming President. Most notably, Trump’s victory--enabled by his crimes--gave Trump the White House where he was able to pack the Supreme Court giving us the current 6 to 3 GOP extreme right-wing composition."

~Dean Obeidallah

#Trump #crime #criminal

https://deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/trumps-crimes-were-not-victimless

So the reason I keep banging on about how even small donations make a big difference is this: if everyone who follows me pitched in a fiver - an amount most of us can afford - the target would be reached today. Every little drop adds up to a flood. So don't just go "sounds good but I can't", do what you can, instead https://www.gofundme.com/f/9um7y

@RoseFlint @Mrfunkedude
Yeah back to his filthy dirty dark dungeon where he lies prisoner until his next great escape.

Our Tink❤️ #catsofmastodon

Unusual Spires Found on Comet Wild 2
Credits: Stardust Team, #JPL, #NASA
#nature #space #astrophotography

like a blanket, but the opposite. #photography

Today in 1956, 67 years ago: Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro declares himself at war with Cuban President Fulgencio Batista.

#OnThisDay