ceoln @ceoln@social.cleverlibre.org

@Teri_Kanefield

What is glossed over is the role Republican donors played in the Jan 6 insurrection

Larry Ellison, & others, took calls with White House staffers to plan overturning the election

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/larry-ellison-trump-2020-call-b2084757.html

Donors twisted arms to get 147 Congressional election deniers

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/07/us/elections/electoral-college-biden-objectors.html

Donors pressured state GOP to get fake electors in Michigan, Arizona, Georgia, New Mexico, Nevada, Pennsylvania

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-fake-electors-each-state-2020-election-1814076

https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dgvaz/corporations-jan-6-gop-donations

https://www.propublica.org/article/raga-gop-jan6-amazon-walmart-comcast-contributions

ACAB umbrella stencil spotted in Los Angeles

The IRS pulled in $3.18 for each dollar spent auditing the top 1%, and $6.29 for the top 0.1%.

There’s one reason and one reason only the GOP wants to defund the IRS: to protect their wealthy mega-donors.

All in all, the GOP’s IRS cuts will cost $40 billion in lost revenue.

To be aware of #ADF's presence is no longer sufficient.

This hate group is squeezing the life out of the Constitution & it is up to all of us to stop it - #LGBTQ Nation https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/08/this-hate-group-is-squeezing-the-life-out-of-the-constitution-it-is-up-to-all-of-us-to-stop-it/

8. Redshirts by @scalzi. Superb (and very meta) science fiction story. Well worth the read, and to say anymore would spoil the plot twists. :) #bookstodon https://www.librarything.com/work/book/238851405

31. Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey. I had this in my to read queue for a while and finally got to it. This was amazing... I love space operas and mysteries, and this had it all in buckets. It's all I could do to not start checking out the next books in the series and binge it all. Heavily recommended! #bookstodon https://www.librarything.com/work/book/245526882

@MishaVanMollusq @mathew
#TormentNexus

🇬🇧 🚫🔒 Say NO to #chatcontrol! The EU's plans lead to a Chinese-style surveillance state. We can't let that happen!
 
More info: http://www.chatcontrol.eu/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Putting this out there, hoping the power of Mastodon works!

My daughter just started community college and is looking for an entry level research lab role (she wants to do biochemistry). I don’t have any connections in this area but if anyone has any tips on how to get in, we’d be grateful for your help. Location: #SFBayArea

#biochemistry #STEM #ScienceJobs

Popeye by E.C. Segar from 1930.
"Good heavens! What have I done! He was a human even if he was an outlaw!"

#comics #comicstrip #ECSegar #Popeye

Take-Two's CEO and president are receiving $72.3 million in performance bonuses, after layoffs in March took place to save $50 milllion:

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/take-two-making-layoffs-in-march-but-just-paid-top-execs-72-million

45 Pages!
How Fitting!
#TrumpIndictment

air horn levels are currently at 52% but fluctuating wildly

(52%) ■■■■■□□□□□

“Why do I have to pay a full ER bill just to get ____ ?”

Because we as a society decided that ___ was not something we wanted the government to provide, and it isn’t profitable, so clinics don’t either, and ERs have to see you. ERs also have to, by law, provide a medical screening exam, which means a doc/PA/NP has to come see you, vital signs must be documented, and ER documentation must exist. That costs money. Y’all gotta decide — do you want public healthcare or not?

Hope you enjoy.

https://aipub.social/
https://discord.gg/aipub

#ai #aiart #aiartist #stablediffusion #digitalart #art

Good morning

"Getting rid of physical books because we now have databases is like getting rid of sunshine because of the existence of vitamin-D pills and cod liver oil." --love that.

a cogent plea for keeping physical libraries available:

https://scottlocklin.wordpress.com/2023/07/28/death-of-the-physical-library/

Are we splitting the Web? Maybe it’s time to choose your side.

https://ploum.net/2023-08-01-splitting-the-web.html