(Jun 2024: OK, I'm just not using this site much. I should get email notifications if you DM me if you want to get in touch.) #Fen, #liberal, #SpiritualButNotReligious, working on being an ally to marginalized communities ("working" because I know I can always learn to do better). Adding other tags (and sub-tags) as I think of them: #California #callahans #Cats #ComicBooks #CRPS #DoctorWho #Fantasy #genealogy (#FamilyHistory #Geneadons) #roleplaying (#TTRPG) #Sciencefiction #VideoGames
It's been a while since I've been here, but today I wandered in and hit the list I set up for people I actually know (as opposed to people I don't know who I followed because they posted interesting stuff).
And I got "There is nothing in this list yet. When members of this list publish new posts, they will appear here."
Yeah, Mastodon may be working for some, and that's great, but clearly _I_ haven't been missing much. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Whenever the media want to talk about Biden’s age, remember that I am more than six years older than that kid, and both of us could run circles around the Orange Guy.
Oh, and Biden’s never been charged with a felony, let alone 91 of them. Just saying.
Now crowdfunding: Absolute Power Superhero RPG: Seasons One and Two + Anthology.
No idea how much reach I have on here, but boosting the signal just the same :-). #Dyskami #AbsolutePower #TriStat #BESM #RPG #TTRPG #Supers #Superheroes https://www.backerkit.com/c/dyskami-publishing-company/absolute-power-superhero-rpg-seasons-one-and-two-anthology
@arkle Testing, since I'm getting weird results here, too.
#unpopularmovieopinions I liked the Green Lantern movie. Was it great cinema? No. But as a long-time GL fan I thought it was fun.
@cypnk Yeah, there are worse things to be ignorant about than computer-related acronyms :-(.
@cypnk I hope that 9 years later it's not _quite_ this bad! :-)
Just discovered the @press.coop server and followed a bunch of news sources. :-)
President Zelensky humorously points out the absurdity of Putin's claim they are fighting NATO. #StandWithUkraine
I can see a lot of people asking for a gift link on this story so here it is.
I plan on doing everything I can to make sure he’s not elected.
Because nothing says limited government conservative like trying to make the presidency a dictatorship.
Trump and Allies Forge Plans to Increase Presidential Power in 2025-
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/us/politics/trump-plans-2025.html?unlocked_article_code=71zwN5tXJPGKE05nmizBNkbIW-a-eLg-IBkSw-vnWm6iaFs_Ftg06NakoKoudGuG4DLTwfgpwFrudy7EdTcteQhS0lMZfTURfed8kf1X9M0tYNua7mcF4O7FK8g8lcYwxBuiU5VWg--dWsHHDEYF__Qv6fCebONj_IXdA4X8HZJtp70f5cHAQO5AAboAlCiceVul-8236QCVPZ2Wros3cQv8JnrQXiDdYCcN_o60BVaPmOyZ-pNn00CFEtQXntrqWmBcRhuHQXqP5uLZOTg6ifnfJYYmEAQjBEa782m9dY63g7DJPodtLms58O8o25CYN1N5dmp_lom_sw7BSH9m&smid=url-share
Lawyers with business before the Supreme Court made undisclosed direct payments to a Clarence Thomas' aide via Venmo, labeling the gifts as for Thomas' "Christmas Party"
If this isn't the appearance of corruption, I don't know what is.
"Not the odds, but the stakes."
That's my shortand for the organizing principle we most need from journalists covering the 2024 election. Not who has what chances of winning, but the consequences for our democracy. Not the odds, but the stakes.
Today the New York Times published an example of stakes reporting:
"Trump and his allies are planning a sweeping expansion of presidential power over the machinery of government...."
Clears throat, then says it loudly for those praying in the back of the room.
I miss River Song being on screen. I’ve listened to all her new audio adventures but it just isn’t the same 😓
I’m going to read the interview with Alex Kingston in DWM later.
Bring her back RTD!! #DoctorWho
It's a genocide. Don't call it a "culture war." Or an "ideological difference."
The goal of eradication isn't even whispered anymore. It is regularly stated, loudly and proudly, by powerful mainstream conservatives.
Violent threats are being used, successfully, to intimidate institutions that support us into withdrawing that support.
They are successfully driving #trans people out of public life while folks soft pedal about terms and dismiss this as a fringy wedge issue.
The fact that the $7.25/hour federal minimum wage hasn't been raised since 2009 is atrocious.
But it's actually far worse than that.
The federal minimum wage is worth ~30% less today than it was worth in 2009.
It’s worth ~40% less than in 1968.
It’s time to raise the wage.
Shameless Cashgrab Season 9 continues with another Robin Hood tale based on a novel, this one by Alexandre Dumas. Time for The Prince of Thieves. Nary a Bryan Adams in sight for this one. https://youtu.be/OrdBCvhz76s
The next time you hear conservatives complaining about “cancel culture,” remind them that some Republican lawmakers are actually banning books and expelling Democrats from state legislatures.
