Kris Sargent, MD @kristofor@social.cleverlibre.org

George Santos, who stole from a small businessman, will be on Small Business Committee.

Marjorie Taylor Greene, who incited Jan 6, will be on Homeland Security Committee.

Scott Perry, who's being investigated by the FBI, might investigate the investigators investigating him.

I see reports of slowing growth on #Mastodon. Good. Don’t tell anyone else. Everyone here is awesome.

Except the artists. Tell them. And the scientists. And the musicians. Tell them too. And the chefs. And the space nerds. And the mountain climbers and surfers. And the farmers. Tell them. And the horticulturists. And the photographers. And the software developers. And the poets. And the astronauts. And the dancers. And..

Tell interesting people, the fediverse is where you want to be.

I just had the worst #interview of my entire #career . It turned out to be an insightful list of precisely how NOT to attract talent. In that way, it was really useful to me as a candidate.

Presented for your amusement, here's a thread of what I asked. It's going to be a longboi, but here's my absolute favorite:

🚩 Do you have any queer peers? Is this a safe place for them to work? "We don't talk about that here."

#lgbtq #trans #job #discrimination

The only time I ever think about the vaccine I got is when people cry about vaccines. That's it. Other than that, I literally never think about COVID vaccination. I have a life, friends, and hobbies. I'm writing a book. I'm not an obsessive loser who is fixated on a shot.

It’s *possible*, in the sense that it probably could be true without violating any of the laws of thermodynamics, that the recognized consensus of the top researchers in a field is completely wrong about this thing that you believe. But it’s really not the most likely explanation for why you disagree with the experts.

Ten years ago, #AaronSwartz died by suicide following a prolonged and relentless crusade by the U.S. judiciary to prosecute him for allegedly downloading academic articles.

After his death, @freedomofpress took over maintenance of the open source whistleblower submission platform he had been developing, now called SecureDrop, hoping to get news orgs to adopt it. It's now used by dozens of news outlets worldwide.

Thank you, Aaron. ❤️ We are honored to carry on your legacy.

"She is drawn to hatred as a moth to a flame. She is the poison that courses through the veins of parts of the right—the vicious, reality-challenged right. If she is to be normalized by the GOP, it is the party, not she, that is changed." https://www.thebulwark.com/the-normalization-of-marjorie-taylor-greene/

You don’t become cooler with age, but you do care progressively less about being cool, which is the only true way of being cool. This is called the Geezer’s Paradox

I really like this idea.

Jellyfish have survived 500 Million years without a brain or a heart so don’t count the Republican Party out just yet.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:

“Nearly 2 years to the day the US Capitol was attacked by fascists, we see fascist movements abroad attempt to do the same in Brazil.

We must stand in solidarity with @LulaOficial’s democratically elected government. 🇧🇷

The US must cease granting refuge to Bolsonaro in Florida.”

#Brasilia #Brazil #Bolsonaro #Florida #abolsonaristas #Extremism #DomesticTerrorism #Fascism #Fascismo

The failure to hold the major planners and players of Jan. 6th accountable has catastrophic consequences not merely for our own government, but for our allies. We can continue pretending that we don't know who's responsible, but the dominoes are still falling — not just here.

America doesn't have a health CARE system. We have a health INSURANCE system. That ain't the same thing.

When anyone walks in the door, our first question isn't "How can we fix you?", it's "How're you gonna pay for this?"

That's barbaric.

But tell me again how women are too emotional….

“These assertions that I will compromise and agree to anything, no matter how destructive or degrading, to win the right-wing vote for Speaker are exaggerated by Democrats,” said OfMarjorie McCarthy, speaking from within a cramped and stained dog kennel. “We are negotiating sensible policies for an effective Congress. Also, I am a little bitch, a silly little bitch,” added McCarthy, breaking into a rote sing-song voice. “Now for my vote on putting the 14 words on all our money.”

@aral AMEN. And there is incredible value in deeply interacting with 10 people who then interact with 10 others whether on social media or in real life, who then go on to share the seeds we plant. As the sister of the Central Park Birder and the one who posted the video that went viral to the tune of 50 million worldwide, I know the power and draw of going viral. But instead of creating one potted plant choked with viral roots, we can create groves that grow into healthy forests.