Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

If you had last week off, you might have missed these installments of a few annual articles we have written over the years: who was nominated for the Congressional Gold Medal, who was the sole member to vote against a bill and which tie votes did VP Harris break this year? https://govtrackinsider.com

Buen consejo…especialmente para los políticos

Astronomie foto van de dag: Rocket Transits Rippling Moon. Fotoinfo: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240102.html Foto Credits:
Steven Madow
#astronomie #sterrenkunde #sterrenkijken #apod #heelal

#2024

New year, same cuddly cat

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Torties

So I wrapped up 2023 by meeting this character

@ReticentTurnip IMPOSTER!

Know any veterans or active duty military? U.S. Army combat veteran @gulovsen has a question for them: We've been willing to fight and die to defend our democracy. Why now throw it all away for this insurrectionist?

https://mastodon.social/@gulovsen/111684763215343684

@lovelylovely

the thing about #GOP #obstructionism is it works

people get angry when the #government doesn't deliver. but they blame "the govt" the vague concept not the specific ghouls who are there to sabotage govt

and since the #democrats believe in good governance, when they defend govt efforts, people see them defending the thing that doesn't work

and they never look at the actual guys and gals making it dysfunctional

it seems to be a hack of some aspect of human psychology: misattribution

#HappyPublicDomainDay #ClassicPeanuts

@realTuckFrumper

Everyone knew Hitler was batsh*t crazy too, but the wealthy still supported Nazism.

Everyone knows Trump is Qrazie, yet Republican billionaire donors, foreign & domestic, are still funding him.

The populist leader isn't required to be sane. They just have to enact the agenda of bigots as they stride power ... and then world war.

Remember, Trump sold nuclear secrets.

If the GOP regain power, they'll do it again...part out the USA like a stolen car in a chop shop.

The Pop-Tart holding up a sign that says "Dreams really do come true" as it is lowered into a toaster to be cooked alive is the darkest thing I've ever seen

#MeIRL #PopTart

"If we believe in the #Constitution and in constitutional rule, the issue is clear. #DonaldTrump cannot run for any federal or state office. We might have strong feelings about this; but the reason we have a Constitution in the first place (and the rule of law in general) is to avoid government by strong feelings."

https://snyder.substack.com/p/trump-cannot-run-for-office

Excellent piece by #TimothySnyder.

Score! 🦌

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s false claims are Politifact’s Lie of the Year

“Kennedy’s political following is built on a movement that seeks to legitimize conspiracy theories.”

Think about how bad he has to be to beat out Trump for “Lie of the Year“!

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/politifact/article/robert-f-kennedy-jr-s-false-claims-18580112.php

#RFKjr #Antivax #conspiracy #Politics #USPolitics

@lisamelton

Happy New Year to you!

2023 was a big year for me. Very big. Coming out as transgender. Beginning HRT. Having my orchiectomy.

2024 will be big, too. My divorce is final on day one, January 1st. After the remaining financial ties are untangled and separated, I can legally change my name.

And by the end of the new year, hopefully the U.S. government won't fall to the Nazis who want to murder me and my people.

Should be interesting times.

Happy New Year. Peace and be well, friends. 💖