Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

Sandra Day O'Connor just died, following Henry Kissinger to hell.

To her:

- A 50-year to life sentence without parole for petty shoplifting was not cruel and unusual punishment.

- The use of school vouchers for religious schools did not violate the First Amendment's Establishment Clause.

- The Gun-Free School Zones Act was unconstitutional.

- Ruled to cease challenges to the results of the 2000 presidential election, in practice achieving a judicial coup for her right-wing party.

Donut Disturb.

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Things to do on #Caturday

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Translation of Motaz’s post. Alt text included

And if anyone needs reminding, deliberately killing medical personnel is against the Geneva Convention and a war crime.

This is Steve. (I refuse to call it STEVE; that’s a forced backronym. They called it Steve as a placeholder, because nobody knew what it was or what caused it, and the name stuck. It’s Steve. Not STEVE. Hi, Steve.)

Steve is a flow of charged particles that shows up as a narrow purple band, often accompanied by green “picket fence” spots. It’s not new, but it wasn’t realized that it was not just an ordinary auroral phenomenon, but had a separate mechanism.

#CME #Aurora #SpaceWeather

How American Librarians Helped Defeat the Nazis https://daily.jstor.org/how-american-librarians-helped-defeat-the-nazis/

New rule: when somebody's being an ass to me in my replies, I will reply to them with "Oh look, one of theses" and boost that reply.

I need y'all to see these so I stop feeling so gaslit about this place.

Doctor Who featuring a discussion about misgendering has given me a fantastic insight into who needs to be blocked in the whoniverse.

#DoctorWho

Linda Yaccarino, the deadbird site's hapless "CEO", has ensured that she'll be remembered not for her genuine prior achievements but rather for her sad tenure as Musk's highly paid sycophant.

Her pathetic memo to the staff -- calling Musk's insane go-fuck-yourself interview "profound" -- demonstrates the depths to which people will sink when they tie their own fate to the whims of powerful sociopaths.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/xs-yaccarino-calls-musk-candid-and-profound-after-go-f-yourself-tirade/

MSF/Doctors W/o Borders has been a very clear, steady, and *consistent* voice about the on the ground situation in Gaza. The healthcare crisis. The humanitarian crisis. The wanton death and destruction.

They are trusted messengers and their altruistic mission gives them a LOT of goodwill and credibility.

[Moreso than the Red Cross, I think.]

The IDF attacking them in this way is telling and is not doing anything to sway global public opinion.

But, frankly, I don't think Israel cares about public opinion anymore.

I'm rich! I just got a residual from "The Hogan Family" for... $7.76!

What should I buy?

i cannot stress enough how important it is to do silly, frivolous things that serve no other purpose than making you happy.

Sleep Tight
If only we could all sleep as peacefully and soundly as a cat. If we could wake up as alert and ready for action as well, that would be a bonus. Zaz wishes everyone as good a night, and as sound and restful a sleep as you can manage. My gallery of cat photos can […] …
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Idk, my tip for a better experience on mastodon is to drop the performative hostility and toxicity that twitter taught everyone, and to just be earnest and real. People seem to respond to that. They don't seem to respond well to people being snarky or doing dunks for internet points ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Happy #caturday! We are but their human servants…
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"I am an optimist; if you stand up, and I do too, we are the majority and will prevail! We need to hold fast in the faith in one another, which makes democracy work and has carried America in its times of peril past. We will win this battle against the Autocratic Forces because we have no choice."

#SevenRules #TrygveOlson

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Suspect “believed to be responsible for the three murders of persons experiencing homelessness is in custody.” -LAPD