ceoln @ceoln@social.cleverlibre.org

The new U.S. majority isn't just young, tolerant and diverse. They vote. The right hates that, and it hates what it sees when it looks at something like U.S. women's soccer

They hate America AND democracy, and it's devolving toward violence.

If @willbunch wrote it, you should read it.© & I thread it. 1/...🧵

https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/us-conservatives-embrace-authoritarianism-anti-democracy-20230813.html#loaded

Keen on shaping his historical narrative, Armstrong began recording his personal reflections in December 1950, shedding light on the racial prejudices he endured. These tapes, a mix of Armstrong's own voice and interactions with others, including his wife and fellow musicians, reveal his desire for posterity to know his story. They provide a stark contrast between his public image and private sentiments.

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#BlackMastodon #Histodons #History #StillWeRise #BlackHistory
#Music

All the time

Earlier today, I was thinking that if I pay for a print book, I should get the eBook (on my choice of reeader) for free.

I'd even be willing to pay a slightly higher price for the print copy.

Thoughts?

#Bookstodon

I wish this interview from the day after #Sinead on SNL, were widely seen.

Her childhood abuse, high sensitivity, devotion to truth & humanity, & her deep processing of history, put her ahead of her time.

When she said the cycle of child abuse, instigated globally by churches (partnered w/colonial powers), is at the root of addictions & suffering, she was 100% right. GOP's 6 Catholic abusers rely on corruption, lies, & control of women's bodies & labor. She fought it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P0NwE9Xa2k

fun levels are currently severe

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You know, if affluent white liberals would actually stop paying for the New York Times instead of just complaining about its fashy editorial stance, it might eventually change.

https://www.wired.com/story/migrate-move-instagram-to-pixelfed-no-tracking-fediverse/

#Pixelfed can import your #Instagram feed, via pulling in JSON archive. What is really useful is that the posts can be backdated with their original post dates, so that 1) it doesn't look like you've spammed a ton of posts and 2) proper historical context is preserved.

Why Mastodon account importing isn't done the same way eludes me, as it would alleviate a particular pain point of switching instances. Well done, Pixelfed!

#Wired #Fediverse #migration

Von "stonewall was a riot" zu den ersten Mehrheiten für queere Rechte sind ein bis zwei Generationen vergangen. Und zu diesen Mehrheiten wäre es nie gekommen, wenn es kein riot gewesen wäre.

Elon Musk’s biographer, who’s written famous biographies of Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein and Benjamin Franklin, just shared the early morning text he got about Elon offering to go to Zuck’s house to fight him in his backyard. 🤦🏾‍♂️

"Lost boys"

No. These are adult men who are making a conscious choice not only to engage in genocidal rhetoric, but to insert themselves into electoral politics to make that genocide a reality.

Stop infantilizing white men to excuse their violence.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/13/opinion/masculinity-right-young-men.html

How to Sell Photos On Flickr

Julie is telling it like it is.

There’s so much internal upheaval that happens when one realizes that their entire worldview is a caricature of white supremacy and anti-Black delusion that, at times, it’s feels as if you’re losing your mind with every attempt to understand and heal

Although I can acknowledge that this work is NOT easy if you don’t want to pass on this trauma, it’s what’s necessary to ensure that this particular generational legacy ends

[this message is particularly important for white folx to embrace]

Is Thunderbird the only graphical Usenet client still in active development?

I didn't even realize there was a hummingbird in this shot (out of focus, near the yellow zinnia on the right) until I imported it. A photo from my brief putter around the garden after work yesterday evening.

#BloomScrolling #zinnias #coneflower #pollinatorgarden #florespondence #flowers

Clarence Thomas had 38 free luxury vacations.

A lot of folks haven’t had 38 vacations of any kind.

🗣️ 📣 THIS IS EVIL

this is the kind of #greenwashing bullshit we need to push back.

75 COMPANIES, sustained by a network of less than 3,000 billionaires, are responsible for the #ClimateCrisis.

the globalized #plutonomy and their corporate fiefdoms are the real enemy.

not working class people visiting the families they had to leave behind thanks to #globalization decimating their local economies.

this hike in air travel is just greenwashed 'externalities'.

DO NOT FALL FOR IT!

Machine gun-maker violates federal election law with illegal super PAC donation https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/machine-gun-maker-election-law/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The paper condemned ‘Gestapo’ tactics after a police raid targeted journalists who investigated a local restaurant owner and police chief. The following day, the co-owner collapsed and died.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/marion-county-raid-kansas-b2392161.html