Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

Rightwing extremists defeated by Democrats in US school board elections (Adam Gabbatt/The Guardian)

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/apr/21/school-board-elections-illinois-wisconsin-republicans-lose
http://www.memeorandum.com/230421/p102#a230421p102

We’re joining in on the #Newstodon party this Friday! Thank you to those who have been tagging us!

Our pick is a months-long investigation from STAT reporter Rachel Cohrs and MuckRock reporter Betsy Ladyzhets which found that although the NIH allocated $1 billion to study long Covid, it has little to show for it. https://www.statnews.com/2023/04/20/long-covid-nih-billion/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic

That’s it from us, see you next Friday! #longcovid #research @muckrock @TexasObserver @gbhnews @mongabay @damemagazine @ProPublica

Artist: Devin Crane | https://www.devincrane.com/

#nsfw #art #artforadults #afa #afaDevinCrane

We all know that meritocracy is a lie in the workplace, but I'll let you in on a little secret: it's a lie when it comes to love & relationships, too.

I've had guys tell me, sincerely, I was their wildest dreams come true — who ghosted me the next day.

You can't be so pretty / sexy / nice / perfect that someone will treat you well. How someone treats you is a reflection on them, not you.

Be a version of yourself that makes you happy. Then get better people in your life.

A leaked recording indicates that a former U.S. official with a robust history of human rights work was used to cleanse the image of a surveillance company now linked to Uyghur abuses. https://theintercept.com/2023/04/21/hikvision-leaked-tape-uyghur-surveillance/

This was so lovely to witness - Two Woodpigeons having a snuggle in the woods this afternoon

#nature #pigeon #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon

SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE, PEOPLE

"Congress shall make NO LAW [emphasis mine] respecting [that is, with respect to] an establishment of religion."

IT'S THE FUCKING FIRST AMENDMENT.

THE ONE EVERYONE IGNORES IN FAVOR OF THE SECOND, WHICH MOST OF THEM MISINTERPREST TO THEIR OWN MEANING.

#FuckingFascists #FucktheGOP

The Sun and planets to scale.

Image credit: R. Ziche
More details: https://mymodernmet.com/sleek-3d-rendering-proportionally-compares-solar-system-s-planets/

Sign seen at the home base of the pilots who bombed Belgorod from @Candletart.

Fuck off with calling all these anti trans and anti gay laws "controversial." They're hate laws. They're fascism. They're evil.

Journalists are going to "both sides" fascism until they are literally executed by the fascists.

One by one they'll take all of our rights away UNLESS we STOP THEM.

Repost until the end of time!
or? until this "real" entitlement ends!

Venice in the Spring (taken a few yrs ago) #photography #italy #venice #VeniceCanals #blackandwhite

"State=affiliated" tags removed from Russian State Media #RT and #Tass ... at the same time NPR, PBS, etc had those newly minted #ElonMusk tags removed.

#TwitterTakeover has been a #Disinformation Op from the beginning.

#Twitter #Disinfo #Russia #Oligarchs #Journalism #Propaganda #FakeNews

@TonyStark @statmonkey @GreenFire if people want to really see how Republicans run anything, they should just look at the Southern states. It tells you all you need to know….Oh look, the 10 worst states to live…almost all have Republicans in charge…https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/14/these-10-states-are-americas-worst-places-to-live-in-2022.html

I don’t know if the sunsetting of “legacy” Twitter Blue will result in an uptick in Mastodon sign-ups.

But I do know that it’s resulted in an uptick in comedy.

Bumpkinville

It's now TWO YEARS and 105 days since Donald Trump's Jan 6 terrorist attack. In any other first world country he'd already be charged with crimes. Instead Trump is running for President where he's actively spewing more lies to delegitimize our democracy. Indict trump for Jan 6!

I removed my Twitter check mark by hand several weeks ago using instructions another user gave me. It’s the new mark of shame.