RT @GlasnostGone
#LestWeForget: Feb 2022, Russia's invasion forces were advancing on #Ukraine's capital Kyiv & little Polina was in her last year of primary school. Russian soldiers killed her, her mother & father & seriously wounded her brother & sister. To date, Russia's killed 452 πΊπ¦ children.
Selfie, eye contact
Ok turns out I couldn't just leave it at that other picture π
I keep saying journalists should leave Twitter and use Mastodon, which is better for them in every way. At TechDirt I've posted a somewhat lengthy why-and-how: https://www.techdirt.com/2023/01/04/journalists-and-others-should-leave-twitter-heres-how-they-can-get-started/
@peachfront @Teri_Kanefield
The CongressCritters who led tours through the Capital building, with the next day's insurrectionists in tow, should be in jail, too.
@ScottSoCal @AdamParkhomenko
OH - be still my beating heart!π
Oh, btw: I bought johnmastodon.com.
I think I'm going to use it as a Mastodon server recommendation site. I'm imagining "John Mastodon" as a clippy-style avatar to help you pick a server.
@aks_blue @AdamParkhomenko If 9 Repugs vote 'present' or leave, Jeffries' 212 votes will make him Speaker.
It's a long shot, but it's a shot
@mrbee I think that came from C-SPAN. Without anyone running things or setting the rules, they've had their cameras poking into every dusty corner and knot of whispering heads.
@bkm
Government doesn't work! Elect me and I'll prove it!
US and Germany to Send Ukraine Armored Vehicles in Major Arms Upgrade
The US will provide its Bradley Fighting Vehicles while Germany is sending its Marder vehicles, the leaders said Thursday in a joint statement. Germany also will provide Ukraine a Patriot battery β the second headed to the country
5% of U.S. Defense Budget Destroyed 50% of Russiaβs Military in Ukraine
The U.S. has sent or committed to sending more than $21 billion in security assistance to Ukraine, while the total sum of financial, military, and humanitarian aid is close to $50 billion
So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.