Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

Hello! I hope I can build up my followers again. I was banned from the other server I was on for “racism” which has apparently been redefined by the clear people, so if I’m following you again that’s why! #BlackMastodon

Welcome to all new people!

I’m trying to eat healthier, and a tangerine splattered liquid into my eye.

I don’t think a french fry would’ve done that to me.

Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, 1864. We include photos from Grant's post-presidency trip around the world in the next edition of our newsletter. We just do photos. https://look.substack.com/subscribe
#history #CivilWar #photography

George Santos's now says he intends to donate his entire salary to charity

I have a better idea. Put him on a “living wage” of $7.25/hr and seize all of the funds he has received from a Russian oligarch.

“Ongoing inadequacies in manufacturing conditions and practices at Defendants’ facilities demonstrate that Defendants have been unwilling or unable to implement sustainable corrective actions to ensure the safety and quality of food manufactured for infants”

Abbott Under Criminal Investigation Over Baby Formula

https://apple.news/APpj-Aep7QjaDUOstJeKHAA

#microsoft #layoffs #SatyaNadella #Sting #TheRichVersusUs

Fifty Microsoft suits enjoy an exclusive Sting concert in Switzerland, after which the head suit immediately cans 10,000 employees:

"Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella issued a memo to staff on Wednesday announcing the layoffs, some of which began the same day."

I wonder how Sting feels about it now?

Gizmodo: Microsoft Hosts Sting Concert Before Laying Off Employees.
https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-sting-layoffs-tech-1850010985

I'm older so I remember things. Everything you see happening today should be understood this way:

The top tax rate used to be 90% in order to prevent the really rich from destroying democracy.

The corporate tax rate was 50% because corporations exist to serve society.

AND the inheritance tax was really high to keep family dynasties from gaining power over us.

#taxes #democracy

Saw this posted on Reddit. 😂

"The thing about Elon,"
he said with a sigh -
"The thing about Elon,"
he spoke in reply -
"The thing about Elon -

The truth, to be blunt -

The thing about Elon
is Elon's a cunt."

#introduction - My name is Nick and I'm new to Mastadon. I live in #Calgary and recently became a dad. I'm really into the Blue Jays and play a little softball, play goalie in hockey a couple times a week, hike in Fish Creek Park or in the mountains, big fan of trains / transit. Looking to make some connections on here.

"We are all directors, screenwriters, cinematographers, working on mastering the angles of our own faces, the pace and tone of our words, the lighting of our rooms. We live a mediated life." https://www.thebulwark.com/missing-review/

Took new phone to a nearby park for sunset to give the camera a spin. Samsung S22 ultra, edited in Snapseed.

BREAKING: A federal judge found Ron DeSantis violated the Florida Constitution and the First Amendment last year when he suspended Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren

“Whatever may be the price of lassitude in a republic, it isn’t having George Santos as a congressman.

Expel him. Barring that, the Democratic minority should never let up. Ever. Paralyze the House until he is gone.

This disgrace must not stand.”

https://open.substack.com/pub/steveschmidt/p/george-santos-must-be-expelled-from?r=2ibrr&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post

Today in Labor History January 20, 1888: American blues musician and songwriter, Lead Belly, was born. Lead Belly usually played a twelve-string guitar, but he also played the piano, mandolin, harmonica, violin and windjammer. He served several prison terms between 1915 and 1939. Folklorists John Lomax, and his son Alan Lomax, recorded him in prison in 1933 and 1934 for the Library of Congress. Lead Belly recorded numerous songs about work, poverty, prison, racism and discrimination, such as “Bourgeois Blues,” “The Gallis Pole,” “Take This Hammer,” “John Henry,” and “The Red Cross Store Blues.” He also wrote antifascist songs like “Mr. Hitler.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn50JSI0W-E

#workingclass #LaborHistory #leadbelly #blues #racism #antifascism #prison #hitler #poverty

Another #SameGirlieShortList of ACTUALLY ACTIVE bigger accounts worth your follow for excellent content 😍

@DecodingTrolls
@juddlegum
@MeidasTouch
@PCMag
@TomWellborn Tom Hates Fascism
@HarryLitman

#FollowFriday #FF #Law #Politics #Tech #InfoSec #Disinformation #Disinfo #Pundits #Journalists #Resist

How many times did the GOP raise the debt ceiling to pay for tax breaks for the rich?