ML2 @mathlover@social.cleverlibre.org

'A case to indict': Morning Joe astonished by 'shocking' Trump evidence in Georgia https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-georgia-2658962602/
#news #politics #trumptrial

I'm not saying there are a lot of viral infections going around right now, but when the NY Times feels the need to publish a list of symptoms so you can figure out which of four illnesses you have, that might be saying something.
The rate of COVID positive testing is at its highest point in three months in the US. The US rate of flu hospitalization is up 50 to 100% in the past two weeks across all age groups. Masks on to protect yourself and your family this holiday season!

this would probably just be a nightmare but if anyone wants a million dollars to work on the #fediverse it looks like jack is giving money away

https://www.getrevue.co/profile/jackjack/issues/a-native-internet-protocol-for-social-media-1503112

The enemy of my enemy is actually a gigantic jerk. I can see why my enemy feels this way.

@TheRealTraceyDelaney Maybe we need to start distinguishing “mental habits” from “mental illness”. Hatred would be a habit.

@juliobiason extended context: it was both a dumb swipe at people who use pronouns and a petty swipe at Anthony Fauci, who led the US federal government's initial COVID response that involved nationwide lockdowns. Elmo apparently has a stupid grudge against him, too.

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@tchambers

"A town square controlled by one man isn’t a town square. It’s a storefront, an art project or possibly a game preserve."

@mathlover In January there is a required independent audit of Twitter for compliance with the FTC order. Since Musk took over they have violated various aspects of the binding court ordered agreement they have been working under. So yeah, likely an underestimation

I don’t give a rats ass about Hunter Biden’s laptop. It just a distraction for the lack of GOP solutions to real world problems. This is what the House GOP will be doing for the next 2 years!

A grey heron (Ardea cinerea), standing in the ice-cold water of the Elbe river.

#photography #animals #birds #Dresden
(photo: @kernpanik | license: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

A little known feature of #Mastodon is the ability to create your own personal notes about an account.
This is a great way to potentially remind yourself why you follow particular accounts (or just about any other reason you can think of).

Also, these notes are private. The account does not know what you have written down, nor the fact that you have even made these notes.

Please #boost to help spread the knowledge around your networks. ☺️
#MastodonTips #Feditips #Notes
https://youtu.be/npoBM9Ev2CQ

I think it's important to spell out exactly what's happening with Twitter layoffs because there's so much euphemism in US press when it comes to actions of the rich that it's easy to miss.
1. Musk couldn't afford Twitter so he took out $13bln in loans
2. When you're rich, you can "buy" a business with loans and the make the business pay back your loan for you
3. Twitter now has $1bln/year in new expenses paying those loans
4. Musk is taking people's salaries and using them to pay off his loan

If the most successful people in your system are the worst of humanity, your system is fundamentally broken.

#elonMusk #peterThiel #marcAndreessen #markZuckerberg #ericSchmidt #rupertMurdoch #jeffBezos #billionaires #capitalism