Eric J. Korpela @SETIEric@social.cleverlibre.org

Two headlines, same day

Wait, that can’t be. John Roberts assured me that the racial politics of the South had changed.

Via Jane Coaston:

The first question at the first RNC debate should be “who won the 2020 election” and when they all answer “Trump” they should all be asked “so why are you running against him”

I put up a little Good Omens thing as a Valentine's Day present to the world on Tumblr. https://at.tumblr.com/neil-gaiman/madam-i-said-i-do-believe-that-you-have/ihvw9jkbgryo

Rihanna sang and danced on a shaky scaffolding in front of the entire nation while pregnant and I was literally too lazy to even consider having children.

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And don't be proud of being a sheep btw, it's not plus but a big minues

Think for youself, don't be a sheep

The tag #FediBlock is a SUGGESTION not a RULE!

Check it out for yourself and decide but stop forcing other people to follow your crap

Personally I find 'blocking an instance because they won't block /any/ other instance' big bullshit

First of all, you don't get to dictate the rules on any others instance to begin with and secondly why should you be bothered by this?

If you block that /any/ instance it's done and you won't see stuff for it anymore but stop shaming others for not making the same decision, that's very childish

"I block you because you won't block them" <-- ignore that bullshit please

@stux It would be the end of the fediverse if "blocking because you don't block" is applied universally. I will not do it.

I prefer silencing, it means crap doesn't''t leak into timelines if you're not looking for it. But blocking is making an absolute decision for all the people on my server, and I think it it up to them who they follow, they are grown-ups and can make their own decisions.

GOP's big "Twitter hearings" backfired BIG time. Instead of proof Dems pressured Twitter we learned Trump as Pres DEMANDED Twitter remove Chrissy Teigen's tweet mocking him. Plus Twitter allowed Trump to spew hate+incite violence in violation of rules. My new MSNBC:
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trumps-twitter-spat-chrissy-teigen-turned-hilarious-gotcha-moment-rcna69888

I got some primo rare specimens and can’t wait to share. Later. Just know that I am vibrating with glorious joy. 😄😜😆🤣😊😍❤️
#TucsonGemMineralShow

3.5 Tons Of Cocaine Found Floating In The Pacific Ocean | HuffPost Latest News

These bales were small enough to manually lift out of the water into possibly a fishing boat. Cover them with fish and nobody the wiser.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/new-zealand-cocaine_n_63e3aa86e4b07c0c7e0dfe10

Hazel: meow

Me: You need to tell me something?

Hazel: meow

Me: Something you and the #CatsOfMastodon have been working on?

Hazel: meow

Me: no, it's not Saturday yet.

Hazel: meow

Me: Oh, I see, It's Uncaturday. So ...not just Saturday, any day can still celebrate having a cat! and...

Hazel: meow

Me: ...that's right. Lots more Uncaturdays to share with your #Cats!

I keep seeing articles about Mastodon slumps, and journalists going back to Twitter. Is it fair to say, that maybe Mastodon isn't for journalists, or brands, or even people who want large accounts? Maybe Mastodon is true social media, for people who want to interact and discuss, not be influenced, sold to, or manipulated with cult style tactics and followings. There will always be groups who dislike the idea of the people controlling their own inputs, people who don't like the idea of accessible Administration, and people who don't like the idea that if we don't like a space that we can just move to another one, or even create our own. Individualism is scary to the kind of people who thrive on complacency, and not challenging the status quo.

People don't fake depression, they fake being okay. Remember that and be kind.

Every single fucking day since early 2020 I wonder if it's me or the rest of society that has detached from reality

It's kinda funny that multiple times in this video in which Marc Andreessen is in conversation with Adam Neumann (yes, that Adam Neumann) he mocks how as cities get successful, their residents don't allow the building of new homes. He specifically calls out SF. Yet, Andreessen himself is, famously, doing exactly that himself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgK9KW9APfA