Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

If you’re interested in my (looong!) reflections on the past and present contest over how much democracy, and for whom, there should be in this country, consider subscribing to Democracy Americana. Guess what, it is free!
 
https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/one-year-of-democracy-americana

BREAKING: Federal lawmakers demand an #SEC probe into whether Elon Musk committed securities fraud after WIRED stories shed doubt on his claims about the health and wellbeing of #Neuralink's animal test subjects.

https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-nerualink-congress-sec-letter/

X has taken its stance. Nazis on the platform are allowed. Pro-Hitler posts are allowed. Holocaust denial is allowed.

If you stay on a platform like that, you can't escape this creeping normalization. Even if you think you can.

"Oh, there goes another Holocaust denier. Just part of being online, I guess."

"Oh, another transphobe calling people dehumanizing slurs. Well that's the Internet for you."

Creeping normalization is like advertising. Even if you think it won't influence you, it will.

Hiya trans mascs! Can anyone advise on a decent but not too expensive brand of breast binders, please (UK)? Not for myself, but for a closeted sort of fellow of my acquaintance. TY x

In case the algorithms, for some reason, have buried this from your eyes: Sam Altman has been credibly accused of sexual assault by his own sister. As has his brother.

I cannot believe people are going full “O Captain! My Captain!” over this man. https://www.themarysue.com/annie-altmans-abuse-allegations-against-openais-sam-altman-highlight-the-need-to-prioritize-humanity-over-tech/#:~:text=What%20are%20Annie%20Altman's%20allegations,and%20some%20from%20Jack%20Altman.”

Where might we find ourselves one year from now, on November 22, 2024? There is no realistic scenario in which all is well after the election – whether or not Trump returns to power, the forces that fueled his rise will continue to radicalize against egalitarian multiracial pluralism. 6/

Happy #WhiskersWednesday Masto friends.
It’s 34F (1C) cloudy in the woodlands of MO on this Thanksgiving Eve.
#Today I have an appointment with my acupuncturist, it’s been 3 weeks since the last visit.😊
My teenage grandson is staying with us until the weekend. We will be busy baking the desserts we’re bringing for Thanksgiving. It’s a large blended family, at least 2 dozen people will be gathering at my bonus daughter’s home.
But 1st a full workout this morning💪🏻
Travelers, please be careful.🤗

Argentina, having just elected a libertarian who people call “South America’s Trump,” is on the verge of turning into the kind of hellscape Republicans now have in mind for America…

https://hartmannreport.com/p/what-argentinas-new-grand-experiment

This guy visited us many times this summer and today the neighbor allowed his grandkids to kill it. The kids killed this deer and grandpa went and got his tractor to pick it up. All perfectly legal on this last day of hunting season. How sporting to shoot a tame deer in your back yard. What a great lesson for kids. Asshole.

@SherBeareth Say hi to your amazing mom!!! She clearly has good taste in exclamations.

I would love nothing more than a 2025 visit, at which time you very well may be wanting to move out of the US.

@kevinrns

This needs to be well understood by anyone who thinks not voting is an option. It's democracy on the ballot this time. And you really do not want to live in a fascist autocracy.

Over the past two years, I’ve had colleagues over here tell me they consider me “an activist now, not a scholar anymore” – and on the German side, at my last visit to my former university in Freiburg, I was told that I had “committed professional suicide.” 4/

Would you eat these?

Moldova's President, Maia Sandu, is convinced that, without Ukraine's resistance, the Russian Federation would have targeted Moldova next. She expressed gratitude to Ukrainians and assured continued support.

"Without this ongoing struggle, we are aware that our country would have been the next target for Russian occupation. Furthermore, I believe it might not be the last on this list. By defending Ukraine, you are also safeguarding Moldova."
#AureFreePress #Ukraine #Russia #moldova

https://www.europesays.com/915031/ Australian Army veteran Matthew Jepson, fighting with Chosen Company, 59th MB, was among those killed in Russian artillery strike in Avdiivka. He was also my friend since high school, and I want people to know the deeds of himself and his brave comrades. Glory to the Heroes! #RussiaUkraineWar #Ukraine #UkraineWar

Political analyst Nasim Ahmed debunks the myth that Palestinians are not interested in peace deals, something that has been repeated by Israelis and their western allies, most recently and shamefully by Hillary Clinton.

#FreePalestine

Every day with you sharing this world with me is a gift that I treasure.

#MakeKindnessNormal

It’s hard to believe that there are still people out there arguing that Biden was not legitimately elected, despite all the evidence that he was and no supporting evidence anywhere of any widespread electoral fraud. But let’s not pretend this ended in 2020. In 2024, Trump will claim fraud once more because he simply can’t stand the idea that he might have lost because more than half the voters don’t ever want him back in the White House. We need to prepare for his lies and how his MAGA base might rally to yet another false cause.