When I was at the NY AG, a friend of mine couldn’t even buy me a drink because he was working for a govt contractor. As public servants we took our ethical duties seriously. You serve the people, not yourself.

Clarence Thomas got 38 free luxury vacations and kept them secret.

I can’t watch the news, I have to tune out —

@krisSacrebleu feeling the same way. I’ve been avoiding news programs and even mastodon most of this week because I’ve felt so overwhelmed.
I may be preaching to the choir, but breaks (even here) are so important.
The trump era has been really traumatizing. Twitter has been as well, in ways I didn’t fully realize until I stepped away from it.
Staying on top of our mental health is paramount. 🫶

“BREAKING: Assault Weapons were just banned in Illinois in a comprehensive bill that contains other numerous gun violence prevention measures.”
Parker Krex

Way to go, Illinois! Governor Whitmer is talking about passing gun sense laws in Michigan. Can’t wait!

@DidiQ that is such fantastic news! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@enoch aw hell no. That tells you all you need to know about the ‘new friend’. Run, don’t walk.
This type of ish is reserved for family and the closest of friends. 😂

@Doreen32128 @TrisResists @atrupar

The parent company of Parler laid off 75% of its staff.

It now has 20 employees running both Parler and the parent company’s cloud service

Before you celebrate realize: Nazis don’t need Parler. They have Twitter.

@flexghost sounds about white

@enoch I only do that to my kids 😁

@GottaLaff fantastic news! 🎉

👏🏻 #Democrat Aaron Rouse appeared to clinch the special #election for #Virginia’s 7th state Senate district on Tuesday in yet another victory for his party, which was already riding high from a better-than-expected midterm election.

https://trib.al/B647ydT

@atrupar fack him and the horse he rode in on.
Traitor!

Florida can NOT be an asylum for dictators.

Extradite Bolsonaro.

Indict Trump.

Now.

@atrupar someone needs to open an investigation into the Republican Party to find out if they have any ties to America.

@antonioserrata agree. It’s infuriating!

Documents Biden's lawyers notified DOJ and the National Archive of then handed over: 10

Documents Trump’s lawyers were notified about after withholding TS/SCI from the DOJ and the National Archive: 325

Watching the right have a meltdown while trying not to say Trump is a traitor: priceless.

Recent research indicates Covid detection using rapid tests can be improved by swabbing both cheeks and the back of the tongue before the nose.

Resource: Science Table, Covid-19 Advisory for Ontario

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/rapid-tests-less-sensitive-to-omicron-variant-but-ontario-science-table-says-new-swab-method-can-help-1.5776011

https://covid19-sciencetable.ca/sciencebrief/use-of-rapid-antigen-tests-during-the-omicron-wave/

#Covid

Jill Biden? Really? These extremists are really something else, threatening to investigate her!

@georgetakei absolutely despicable people with nothing but hate in their hearts!