Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

I want an apology from all the mansplainers that told me my concerns about privatizing NASA and relying to heavily on SpaceX would undermine the national security policy of the United States.

https://t.co/WoMI4XEPhE

Woooo, he knows he's busted af.

@DemocracyMattersALot .... Christofascist

MAGA Republicans want a shutdown of the federal government in pursuit their extreme and unpopular funding cuts. Intentionally shuttering the US government does lasting damage to our economy and inflicts harrowing uncertainty on millions of civil servants and their families.

Senator Tim Kaine and I have introduced the End Shutdowns Act to take this threat off the table for good.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2023/09/shutdown-threat-would-be-table-under-newly-proposed-legislation/390022/

Nationalize Starlink.

The Daily Beast is reporting that Elon Musk ordered engineers to switch off his Starlink satellites just as Ukraine was preparing to attack the Russian naval fleet with drones. He said he feared nuclear retaliation by Russia. It’s high time we ask the question: How much power and influence does it make sense to hand just one person?

Big Journalism's relentless use of the word "conservative" to describe vicious right-wing extremism is one of the trade's laziest -- and damaging -- practices. It puts a mask of moderation on the vile nature of the people and ideology that it describes. This, from NBC, is a sad example: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/was-childfree-woman-enjoying-saturday-came-culture-warriors-rcna103581

I've been essentially off Twitter for almost a year now, and Mastodon has become an increasingly rich, diverse replacement. Many of the gaps that were here a year ago are filling in.

I still miss the extensive breaking news coverage and official government and org accounts I remember from Twitter.

When I've mentioned this in the past, zealots here have suggested I shouldn't want those things and that they'd somehow ruin this "community".

I disagree. We can have those things without Nazis.

Go get 'em Fani.

Via Hallerman:

New: #FaniWillis accuses House Judiciary Committee leaders of seeking to "obstruct #Georgia criminal proceeding & to advance outrageous misrepresentations." Jordan recently demanded records of Willis’s communications w DOJ officials.

Willis said Jordan's inquiry "makes clear that you lack a basic understanding of the law, its practice and the ethical obligations of attorneys generally and prosecutors specifically." https://www.ajc.com/politics/willis-blasts-congressmans-interference-in-fulton-trump-probe/IU5USCA3H5A3RJKTMT2WFCL3VU/

U.S. voters need to be 100% clear: if we re-elect this man, our democracy is finished. He will turn the weapons of law against his opponents (us), and arrest, try, convict, sentence, imprison and/or execute them. Is this the country you want to live in?

I hope not. I don’t.

Trump threatens retaliatory scheme he already tried to implement-
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-threatens-retaliatory-scheme-already-tried-implement-rcna103385

this is #halloween

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/03/donald-trump-baku-iran-revolutionary-guard/ “Ivanka Trump posted videos of herself at the time enjoying her visits to Baku, where she was scrutinizing work on the hotel to ensure it was up to Trump standards. And Trump Jr. proudly promoted the project himself…”

While my community of follows/followers was much smaller than the authors, Twitter was invaluable to me professionally for years.

It looks like my community has split into Mastodon and BlueSky and I’m hoping the latter will federate at some point so I don’t have to manually cross post for eternity.

From: @NatalieDavis
https://universeodon.com/@NatalieDavis/111020836448900846

Ever heard that we only use 10% of our brains? 🧠 Or that listening to Mozart makes you smarter? 🎵 Where did these ideas come from and is there any truth behind them?

Catrina Hacker breaks down the history and reality behind some of the most popular "neuromyths" in this week's post, "Neuro MythBusters: The truth behind 10 common myths about your #brain".

https://pennneuroknow.com/2023/09/05/neuro-mythbusters-the-truth-behind-10-common-myths-about-your-brain/

#sciComm #neuroscience

@joekoffee Good Morning Joe☕️☕️☕️ and Happy Friday Eve to you✌️Hope you have something fun to do this weekend

Hello! This is my first post on Mastodon. So here I am! My name is Paula, I'm a 20 year old girl from Barcelona, Spain. I'm currently studying to become a nursery assistant, and getting my driver's license. I love arts and music with all my soul, I play the ukulele and make illustrations digitally. I love soccer! Reading is my main hobby, romance books or politics ones. I like to be informed about the actuality. My favorite TV Show is The Simpsons. Nice to meet you all! #introduction

Call to action! The #CDC has a public comment open; let it know that you want the new #COVIDBoosters to be recommended for everyone, not just the most vulnerable.

Remember: the higher the percentage of vaccinated and boosted people, the lower risk for vulnerable people.

Go forth and give the CDC hell! demand protection for everyone.

ETA: public comments will be closed in just two days. Docket to comment on: CDC 2023-0060

https://www.regulations.gov/document/CDC-2023-0060-0001

Elon Musk secretly shut down Starlink operations off the coast of Crimea last year to thwart an attack by Ukrainian naval drones on the Russian naval fleet, CNN writes based on an excerpt adapted from Walter Isaacson’s new biography of Musk.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/07/politics/elon-musk-biography-walter-isaacson-ukraine-starlink/index.html