Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

If you’re picking up on some sarcasm this morning, I have a good friend of mine who is literally one of the most famous people in a certian industry who just quit Mastodon.

She is trans. She’s an extremely nice person that doesn’t do well with conflict when it’s personal.

Why did Mastodon get mad? She forgot alt-text once and she didn’t think it was reasonable to get yelled at over some extremely mild posts on Trans healthcare as “political.”

Well said David! 👍🤔🤬 -ER

It's as bad as it sounds.

I got the mystery box.

#CatsOfMastodon #tuxedocats #Oreo #Caturday

Can we stop using mental illness as a label when talking about police brutality and white supremacy?

No, they aren't psychopaths. They're racists.

They aren't sociopaths. They're racists.

They aren't narcissists. They're racist.

If you label them as being mentally ill, you're:
a) being shitty towards those of us with mental illness

b) giving them an excuse for their bullshit.

Please stop it.

#Disability #audhd #autism #adhd #Ableism #racism #whiteness #WhiteSupremacy #AbolishPolice #AbolishPrisons #Abolition #anarchism

In a spectacular case of self-sabotage, Mike Lindell's claims of 2020 election interference have been dismissed as 'nonsense' by fellow Trump-supporter and software forensics expert, Bob Zeidman. Lindell's alleged proof, an accumulation of seven files with over 23 gigabytes of data, was debunked to be nothing more than random characters and numbers.

This reveals the magnitude of Lindell's unfounded conspiracy theories, further enforcing the illusion of fraudulent elections—an illusion that continues to undermine democratic foundations, a step toward autocracy that we must stand against.

'Thousands of lines of gibberish': Mike Lindell's claims get brutal reality check from tech expert - Raw Story - Celebrating 19 Years of Independent Journalism https://www.rawstory.com/mike-lindell-bob-zeidman/

“You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.”
― Robert A. Heinlein, Revolt in 2100/Methuselah's Children

Barred Owl #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon

Current* conditions in St Ignace, MI:

I’m so angry at Twitter and Musk.

Trans women can induce lactation with hormones, and a friend wanted to be an active parent by helping breastfeed.

A normal person would find that touching, but Twitter is harassing her and calling the cops. It’s disgusting.

Can you help me get more followers on Mastodon than Elon Musk has on Twitter? Because F that twerp.

Heard about the 'woke mind virus'? It's the first time I've encountered a pathogen that promotes empathy, equality, and critical thinking—quite an upgrade from the usual plagues.

Texas House impeaches the state's attorney general, Ken Paxton, who is now suspended from duties pending the outcome of a trail in the state's senate. https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/27/ken-paxton-impeached-texas-attorney-general/

TEXAS TRIBUNE: Texas AG Ken Paxton impeached, suspended from duties pending outcome of Senate trial

The House voted 121-23 to suspend the attorney general and refer him to the Senate for trial on charges of bribery, abuse of office and obstruction. It was the first such impeachment since 1975.

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/27/ken-paxton-impeached-texas-attorney-general/

in much of the world, there is this idea that some magnificent figure can be elected to finally solve all these problems the country has been having.

in Scandinavia, i don't think anyone believes in that idea.

a vote is a small nudge toward some goal.

the way it works here, you don't all gather round this one saviour figure.

the attitude is more that you nudge them toward things. strategic voting. the vote is not always about who should run the country. sometimes, it's just to give the politicians a hint. "you're doing it wrong. stop that."

ideally, you don't vote for a person or a party. you vote for policies you want for your country.

i feel this has not been explained sufficiently to the rest of the world.

Today's queer indie release: Jonathan Fuller and Kristina Kelly's Trials of the Innermost:

In a world that stopped spinning, six young people embark on a quest to preserve peace between their homelands and fulfill a prophecy that says they will save their world from being devoured.
A cataclysm in Etherea’s past...

https://www.queerscifi.com/new-release-trials-of-the-innermost-jonathan-fuller-and-kristina-kelly/

#SciFi #ScienceFiction #NewRelease ##queer #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #LGBTQBookstodon @LGBTQBookstodon @diversebooks #bookstodon @bookstodon #book #books