Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

Technology has transformed how we tip workers, introducing an element of confusion to an already broken system, @cwarzel writes. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/01/technology-pandemic-economy-gratuity-tipping-etiquette-square/672658/

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/TheAtlantic/status/1611894226706481152

Just moved over from another instance! I love #baking, #cooking, #fermentation, and #gardening. Looking forward to being inspired by you all!

Here's a (blurry) picture of orange pecan sticky buns I made over the holidays

I was very disappointed at the ruckus on the House floor today. A Congressman was poised to kick Matt Gaetz’s ass and some lunatic stopped him.

I like to cook. Tonight I’m making chicken & wild rice soup! #instantpot #soup #cooking #comfortfood

Today is Caturday!
Here is another pencil sketch of a cute cat from my sketchbook for you ...

#MastoArt #art #ArtMatters #AYearForArt #drawing #FediArt #FediGiftShop #artist #arte #humanartist #sketch #sketchbook #pencil #BlackaAndWhite #illustration
#cats #CatsOfMastodon #caturday #cat #CatLovers #pets #cute #animals #GoodNight #catstodon #doodle #WhiskersWednesday

Not my words:
If you're afraid books will change someone's thinking, you're not afraid of books, you're afraid of thinking.

Did you watch the "Kevin McCarthy's tormentors" this week?

I did. During which I kept thinking of this piece published in the Washington Post in 2012 by Norm Ornstein and Tom Mann.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/lets-just-say-it-the-republicans-are-the-problem/2012/04/27/gIQAxCVUlT_story.html

It's difficult to describe how utterly establishment Mann and Ornstein were at the time. One was at Brookings, the other at American Enterprise Institute.

They saw what was happening: The GOP's attack on all institutions. The press didn't want to know. Now it does.

#journalism #uspolitics

Meet The House of Representatives Clerk Cheryl Johnson, whose grace under pressure was the one thing a divided chamber could agree on.

In a rare show of unity, the chamber — more than 430 members-elect of the House — rose to give Johnson a standing ovation.

Oh happy whovian days…..be still my hearts #doctorwho

I'm enjoying mastodon so far but wow, all the comments about how white it is are extremely right. Almost all the other trans folks I've found have been white, and I know that isn't representative of the real world or even likely mastodon as a whole. I'd love to hear more from trans and queer POC (and POC all up, I've just been connecting with a LOT of trans folks).

Can anyone boost this to help me find more voices to listen to? Or recommend some hashtags? I don't even know how best to tag this.

I really like this idea.

Hakeem Jeffries is on🔥
Democrats put:

"Constitution over the cult

Freedom over fascism

Governing over gaslighting

Hopefulness over hatred

Knowledge over Kangaroo Court

Maturity over Mar-a-Lago

Opportunity over obstruction

Quality of life over Qanon"

- GOP boos.
- Dems chant USA🇺🇸

I surrender. I've had a Very. Busy. Day. #Caturday #Cat

From @steveschmidtses

"The rise of Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries is what mattered last night. He will be the first black Speaker of the House in two short years. He will be the balm over the next two years that inspires, leads and settles the apprehensions of a skittish country who will pay the price for creating the MAGA majority by their own free will. That is how democracy works.”

#USPol #BlackMastodon

https://steveschmidt.substack.com/p/a-tragic-week-for-america

#Zelensky address to his countrymen

I wish everyone who celebrates today, on this day, which has already become historic for Ukraine, for the spiritual independence of our people, a Merry Christmas.

I was glad today to see how many people, how many of our soldiers attended the service in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra – in that holy place, which is one of the origins of the Ukrainian cultural tradition.
#Ukraine️ #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Kyiv #Lviv #Bakhmut

I really do want to see your toots or posts or whatever you want to call them, but if you’re posting something from the bird site, please include a screenshot of it or copy and paste the text. I left Twitter, I don’t follow links back to it, and I definitely won’t reblog a post that’s little more than a link to it.

mstdn.party is getting quite the reputation as the instance for creeps.

@jonah, your instance rules say no harassment. Yet a guy from mstdn.party DM'd me to ask about my arsehole. I then found out he had previously messaged a pal also asking them sexual questions, and wasn't dealt with.

Women and non-binary folk should not have to put up with this shit on here. Sexual harassment in DMs should get you immediately booted, no tolerance.

@SusanBee @BlackAzizAnansi I was in a CVS pharmacy a couple of days ago--wearing an N95 mask--and the guy in front of me took off his mask in order to cough and then put it back on when he was done. WTF?!