ML2 @mathlover@social.cleverlibre.org

Oh, look at this. The Trump Organization was found guilty of tax fraud.

However, Donald Trump was not charged. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-organization-verdict-taxes-1.6676368

I actually really like the idea of DOIs, but I get upset every time I see one because it means there's a 99% chance it's some paywalled article from some crappy academic publisher

Kevin McCarthy is threatening to not pay military members and their families if he can’t kill them.

We aren't imagining it. https://gizmodo.com/twitter-down-notifications-breaking-elon-musk-layoffs-1849856992

so, planning on spinning up an instance for small businesses in Aotearoa New Zealand.

It'll be paid, like Cloud Island, and use the Cloud Island tech stack, and use a subscribed blocklist.

I'll be admin and moderator of this instance.

Are you/your company interested in being on this instance? DM me if you are, or email me at aurynn@eiara.nz.

Boosting this would be helpful.

The chairman of the Jan. 6th Committee just announced that the Committee *will* make criminal referrals to the DOJ containing evidence that specific people, “possibly including former President Donald Trump,” committed federal crimes in trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-06/jan-6-house-committee-has-decided-to-recommend-doj-prosecutions

Entering the US public domain in 2023: Fritz Lang's silent film science-fiction classic *Metropolis*.

More info behind window 6 of our advent-style countdown calendar for works entering the #publicdomain on Jan 1st: https://publicdomainreview.org/features/entering-the-public-domain/2023/ #PDin2023 #film #metropolis

Twitter is NOT the public square.

It literally exists on a server farm owned by Elon.

If he wants, he can literally pull the plug on Twitter.

No one should base their online life on that thing. Or anything owned by Meta, for that matter.

I've said this previously in a reply, but it deserves its own thread 🧵

In just two days, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that has the potential to upend American democracy by giving unprecedented power to state legislatures.

If you care about democracy, you need to pay attention to Moore v. Harper.
https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/moore-v-harper-a-dangerous-theory-has-its-day-in-court/

Reminder: A vote for @ReverendWarnock@twitter.com is not just a vote against Trump. It's a vote FOR democracy.

Georgians: Make a plan to vote today.

🚨NEW: Texas Secretary of State John Scott (R) announces that he is resigning at the end of the year. Involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election, Scott would have faced confirmation by the Texas Senate next year to continue in the post.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/texas-secretary-of-state-announces-resignation/

So it appears that Congress may have decided to include the incredibly dangerous JCPA in the must pass NDAA today. The JCPA is effectively a "link tax" that will force internet companies to pay cash to private equity firms who are buying up newspapers and firing most of the staff.

It's a horrible bill for so many reasons. Even the Copyright Office says it's not useful or needed.

@michaelcoyote calling senators/reps and telling them this is a bad idea...