ceoln @ceoln@social.cleverlibre.org

Yesterday Trump claimed, via his attorney, that a President can legally sell pardons, sell military secrets, and order assassinations of his political rivals.

Why TF is this story not front and center in every news source?

Yesterday many left leaning pundits and journalists were suspended from TwitterX without notice. Some were subsequently reinstated after very public complaints from a few prominent individuals.

Vice: X Purges Prominent Journalists, Leftists With No Explanation >>> https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d948x/x-purges-prominent-journalists-leftists-with-no-explanation

We have seen this tactic before. Musk uses the ban hammer to enforce self censorship. The message is clear, step over the line and you will be silenced.

How can enduring this regime be worth it? 🤷

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The absolute gall of this question. A required question, mind you.

I will likely not be getting called in for an interview, but it was totally worth it.

#jobsearch #jobhunt #capitalism

Introduction (#writingWonders 6.1 — Intro Day)

I am a feminist SF writer, more details on my profile. I'm planning on pinning this post to my profile, so it will change over time. Since I write a lot of #microfiction / #suddenfiction, here is a pinned post of links to those stories: https://eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/110470537747067765

On Mastodon, I am trying to build a network of other writers by being both entertaining and informative, sharing what I learned the hard way. My community goal is to help people with writing and to help them get over what's keeping them from completing stories. I'm also learning self-publishing as a business. I hope to push back the loneliness that's part and parcel of a solitary profession.

I follow serious authors, which means people diligently writing or working at completing stories or articles or anything containing words with the intent to publish. Whether that's #fiction, #nonfiction, #scripts, #comics or #manga, or #games, that's probably you. I read everyone's profile before following, and generally require some posts to ensure I'm making the right choice. DM me if your posts didn't follow you when switching instances. My timeline is full, so please don't feel bad if I miss something.

I will follow an #artist based on seeing interesting work. This can be #photography or hand drawn/painted #art. I am partial to #charcoals and #pastel, appreciate #sketch art, but love #watercolor (because I can't do that!), or just really good visuals. I will discuss what's great in what you post if wowed, or #critique if you're really close and I think I can help. I do fine art photography and have done wedding and event photography (https://sfwrtr.zenfolio.com).

Last: *Did you entertain me? Did you make me think?" I may follow you. I have a weird sense of humor, which follows since many of my characters are snide and cynical.

#BoostingIsSharing
#CommentingIsCool

#fiction #fantasy #sf #sff #sciencefiction #writing #writer #writers #author #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writingWonders 6.1 Intro

Whatever forces ate away at the social contract undergirding our democracy, they acted while we slept, not completely unnoticed but not unchecked either, until one day we had a reality-show president, QAnon, horse dewormer, and the sacking of the U.S. Capitol.
https://digbysblog.net/2024/01/09/maga-epistemolgy/

How to Melt Chocolate

WE'RE HIRING!
ProPublica is hiring an audience editor to lead the daily management & programming of our social platforms, focusing on distributing new stories and reader callouts, recirculating evergreen stories, promoting events, membership drives & more.
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tests are showing duct tape levels at 59%

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Marietje Schaake (from Stanford's Cyber Policy Centre), asserts (rightly) that if #ArtificialIntelligence is a disruptive as claimed (and will impact a wide range of #workers & careers) then...

'To rebalance the cost-benefit impacts of AI in favour of society — as well as to make sure the necessary response is affordable at all — taxing AI companies is the only logical step'!

The #BigTech firms behind #AI need to pay up (via #taxation) for the disruption their tech will cause... promptly!

*NEW POST*

My latest post discusses the place and purpose of witchcraft in Shropshire. It's such an exciting subject, so I really hope you enjoy reading!

https://nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/2024/01/witchcraft-in-shropshire.html

#Folklore #witchcraft #Shropshire #Folktales #Witches #History

SpaceX executives worried Elon Musk was on drugs during 'cringeworthy' all-hands meeting, WSJ reports.

"Musk's drug use, which includes LSD, cocaine, ecstasy, and ketamine, according to people familiar with the matter, is at the center of an extensive new report from The Journal that details how executives at several of the billionaire's companies have struggled to manage his substance use and erratic behavior."

https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-drug-use-cringeworthy-spacex-meeting-wsj-2024-1
https://www.wsj.com/business/elon-musk-illegal-drugs-e826a9e1?reflink=integratedwebview_share

I have decided against seizing the day. Instead, I shall attempt to entice it with little treats.

The thing about the doubt people have in the #FBI is that they didn't really try to stop #J6. They don't really want to arrest anyone involved in the #insurrection, even when there are pictures of them doing it, for example #LeeZeldin's intern #IsabellaMariaDeLuca, who is making a career as #MaGATerrorist spokeswoman.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/2/21/2081528/-Congressional-Intern-For-Rep-Lee-Zeldin-NY-01-So-Far-Avoids-Consequences-For-Storming-The-Capitol

It's not just Trump, It's the whole gang. Moms4LIiberty, all the SuperPAC funding if he dies tomorrow the Q Klan Oathkeepers still group.

Glasgow's Squinty Bridge across the Clyde disappearing into this morning's mist.

#glasgow #squintybridge #mist #glasgowtoday

"Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires."

-John Steinbeck

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