Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

Did you catch this? Two sheriffs who've joined national far-right networks lost reelection Tuesday.

One in Snohomish County, WA. Context: https://boltsmag.org/snohomish-sheriff-election-2023/

Another in Culpeper County, VA. Context: https://boltsmag.org/culpeper-virginia-sheriff/

Both have wild backgrounds. Check out stories!

Welcome to China where corrupt bankers are actually punished.

Sun Deshun, former president of China CITIC Bank, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on Friday for accepting bribes.

https://english.news.cn/20231110/ef26ecef3af14a8f97c45b83da277ab0/c.html

It's my Mastodon anniversary today! I'm very happy to be here amongst all your lovely people.

Thank you for making it a great year. 💋

@ruud @mwadmin Hey gang! Just dawned on me that I’ve been here for almost a full year now. This was no doubt the best social media move I’ve made. Thanks for maintaining an open and welcoming instance. 🎉

When my sister died my mom told me she always knew I would be the one to take care of them when they got old, even before my sister got sick.

That kinda messed me up.

I've always dreamed of going away and living abroad and then I felt this obligation to stick around.

Now I'm here. Helping them in their old age.

Still dreaming of going out into the world, exploring other places and living abroad.

I can't leave yet. I can just see the hurt in their eyes.

Putting my dream on the shelf.

Maybe one day.

​:ablobeyesup:​

Didn't believe this was a thing until I actually saw it myself.

I bank at a small, local credit union. I recently cleared my autocomplete settings so plugged their name into #Google to get back to their homepage.

The Sponsored result IS NOT my bank's website. But is skinned the same. 100% a #phishing site served as a Google ad above the legitimate business website.

This is a major problem, my friends.

Woohoo!

One year on Mastodon! 🎉

Grateful for the incredible journey of connecting with wonderful humans.

Here's my very first post:

Hi Mastodon,

Me:
#Wildlife & pet #photographer
#Linguist (MA)
Nerd (AuDhD)
Marathoner & triathlete
Environmentalist
Into #astronomy, #astrophysics, #QuantumPhysics, #technology, #ScottishPolitics, #environment & more.

My photography:
http://flickr.com/photos/raffkarva/
http://raffkarva.com

Gratitude for the connections & conversations.

My first pic on Mastodon:

"The new North Carolina maps are even worse than many feared, pursuing partisan advantage with greater audacity and precision than any gerrymander in recent history." - Prof. Asher D. Hildebrand
https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-future-of-partisan-gerrymandering-in-north-carolina/

Hey, today is #caturday #catstodon #cats

Nov 10 EWE: Baltic Sea — In a pickle: Baltic herring threatened by warming sea. The Baltic Sea is remarkably shallow. In size it is comparable to the Black Sea, but holds 20 times less water. That means it is more vulnerable to climate change and human activities. #ClimateCrisis https://phys.org/news/2023-11-pickle-baltic-herring-threatened-sea.html

Republicans want states to decide on abortion — until Dems win, then they don't.

Caturday. #CatsOfMastodon #NorahNeko

Nobody knows what they broke yet.

This cannot be posted too many times.

🚨BREAKING: 5th Circuit sets Jan. 15, 2024 deadline for state to enact/reject a new congressional redistricting plan. If state fails to enact new plan, trial on merits in time for 2024.

We are one step closer to fair and legal maps in 2024.
https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/louisiana-congressional-redistricting-challenge-robinson/

https://youtube.com/watch?v=TEe_h7t8OeA&si=AuBcl3q257mwMBkr
⚡️🇦🇿AFU’s 3rd Assault Bg. holding off waves of attacks by invaders south of Bakhmut (Kanal 13 - Azeri News in English VIDEO) #Ukraine #Azerbaijan #Press #News #russia #russiaUkraineWar #9yrInvasionofUkraine #BoycottMusk #AxisOfEvil
#NoEUPrezForHungary
#NoUSRepublicans2024

This is a neat story. Figuring out how to decarbonize industries that use fossil fuel as a chemical input was a passion of mine in my private sector life and part of the first bill I wrote when I was elected in 2019 (the Clean Industrial Technology Act). https://energynews.us/2023/11/10/how-an-ohio-based-steel-company-cut-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-nearly-a-third/?utm_medium=email

I thought Thomas was scum way back during the Anita Hill depositions. It’s totally confirmed now.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2023/11/09/clarence-thomas-ginni-harlan-crow-gifts/?wpisrc=nl_most