Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

“The refusal to act [to ban assault rifles] is suicidal and perhaps the grimmest expression of our representative government’s failure to support the will of the majority, serve the common good—and respond to the heartbreak and lifelong trauma that survivors and victims’ families and friends must endure.”
https://america.substack.com/p/ban-assault-rifles

@jgkoomey @chrisnelder @isaac
With Democrats like #Manchin the #FossilFools don't have to just have Republicans in control. https://republicmonews.com/2023/04/07/republican-billionaire-who-funded-kyrsten-sinema-and-manchin-for-clarence-thomas/#:~:text=According%20to%20federal%20campaign%20finance%20records%2C%20Crow%20donated,donated%20%2410%2C000%20to%20Manchin%E2%80%99s%20leadership%20PAC%20in%202021.

@morgfair

We must question every decision Clarence Thomas has ever made. The judge has no judgement. Utterly corrupt.

@GottaLaff scumbags

Good move by KCRW to leave Twitter. Others should follow. Though disappointed KCRW isn't trying out the fediverse waters... https://www.kcrw.com/news/articles/npr-twitter-state-affiliated-media

Beto was involved in an alligator drug den bust-up earlier. I’m afraid he inhaled too many of the fumes.

#BetoTheAlligatorHunter #CatsOfMastodon

When Republicans are in power, they rack up giant deficits, mainly by cutting taxes on corporations and the wealthy.

Then when Democrats take the reins, Republicans blame them for being big spenders.

It’s always the same story.

I think people need to understand that Twitter is not a major driver of traffic for most news organizations.

The reason why news organizations are on twitter is because reporters and editors are on it, and it's useful as a tool to get in touch with certain types of folks.

News orgs can leave twitter because it's not critical for them.

Some former NASA engineers who built robots for space are now developing ocean-faring robots for deepwater maintenance and construction jobs that are too dangerous for human divers.

https://t.co/QCEGGbNC74

Today marks 37 years at my pomological employer. I moved to California in 1986 to take the job, and It's still a blast.

Oh look, another safety feature I helped build being misused and ruined in the Twitter 2.0 era. This is clearly petty and stupid, I’d be very upset if I wasn’t actively rooting for Twitter to go bankrupt at this point. https://twitter.com/krishnanrohit/status/1644249061187264512

Yeah. Can I get a #FuckClarenceThomas?

WAPO Breaking news: Clarence Thomas says he was advised that lavish trips with GOP donor were “personal hospitality” and didn’t need to be reported.

Former Michigan House speaker charged with accepting bribes for cannabis licenses

Rick Johnson, a former Republican Michigan House speaker turned cannabis regulator, received more than $110,000 in bribes in exchange for supporting companies seeking medical marijuana licenses, alleges a federal charging document filed in federal district court Thursday.

[the GOP is consistently corrupt]

Expelling elected representatives for speaking truth to power isn’t just undemocratic.

It’s unAmerican.

We stand in solidarity with the two Black members of the #Tennessee3 in the face of these morally-bankrupt expulsions—and will ensure that their fight for gun reform endures.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/tennessee-gop-expels-3-democratic-state-lawmakers-gun-protests-rcna78531

There are a lot of commentators who claim the path to electoral victory lies in Democrats backpedaling on trans rights.

There are precisely zero (0) actual voters who will swing from voting Republican to voting Democratic on this basis.

In 2022, the GOP in Pennsylvania and Michigan leaned heavily into trans bigotry. Bans on gender transition surgeries, bans on trans athletes, the works.

Normie voters found it weird and creepy. The GOP got their teeth smashed in, huge losses in both states.

You actually want a better world, it's not enough to mind your business and live in peace.

You have to burn down the sociopathic capitalistic infrastructure and hold the sociopaths accountable. You have to collectivize, fight back, be unrelenting and unstoppable.

#France knows this.

Out of sheer disgust over the Republican-controlled Tennessee state legislature expelling two Democratic members, both African-American, for a decorum breach in the context of a peaceful protest seeking gun control reform after a mass shooting, I have created Mastodon for the two Justins, a fundraiser for the two men who will run again for their seats. Please give if you can. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodon4justins
#TwoJustins #Mastodon #Tennesse #JustinPearson #JustinJones #Mastodon4Justins

@harriettmb @pivoinebleue
Texas isn't exactly known for thinking through any laws they make. Seems to be a growing trend in the Republican party.