ScottinSoCal 🇺🇦 🕊 🏳‍🌈 @ScottSoCal@computerfairi.es

“Watch what you say,
they’ll be calling you a radical,
a liberal,
fanatical, criminal.”

Supertramp. The Logical Song. 1979.

Kyrsten Sinema single-handedly stopped Democrats from ending a tax break for hedge-fund managers and private equity executives.

Meanwhile, she received ~$1 million in donations from Wall Street.

Don’t be fooled: Sinema isn't “independent.” She's beholden to her donors.

If I leave out a comma it's because I
don't want you to breathe.

I'm noticing a lot of "I'm bored of Mastodon, I'm going back to #Twitter" posts.

In case they are genuine, here's what I've found works:

⚫ try to post content, not complaints. People want to engage with you, not your gripes

⚫ try to learn. If you're putting in an effort to be part of the community, the community will welcome you

⚫ Try to avoid posting links to tweets, definitely don't cross-post. People want Mastodon content

⚫ Reply! Reply! Reply! Everyone wants to know someone's reading and considering their content, even you

⚫ Don't lurk. Many of us check for a filled out profile, avatars, and posts, before we follow someone back

⚫ Chill. It's a big new world that doesn't serve everything up to you

⚫ Avoid the trap of rebuilding Twitter here

Feel free to link this post to people struggling with Mastodon. It's what I've found works, and may not work for everyone

BATMAN'S FIVE STAGES OF GRIEF
• denial
• anger
• bargaining
• dressing up as a bat with your underwear on the outside to fight crime
• acceptance

Growing up, Sesame Street taught me the importance of education, empathy, and kindness.

Bugs Bunny, on the other hand, taught me that revenge on my enemies should be quick, clever, and brutal.

now i lay me down to sleep.
i pray the lord my soul to keep.
if i die before i wake,
please throw my phone into a lake

No, Putin would not launch a preemptive nuclear strike against the West, knowing that the US, France and the UK have nuclear submarines that would respond by wiping Russia from the map. It is interesting, however, that Putin felt the need to ratchet up tension again. 1/

@aravosis The likelihood TFG truly does not have any other stolen gov't property and classified docs squirreled away among his various properties and residences is nil.

The guy's a greedy magpie. He'll steal anything that isn't nailed down and feels that anything he covets automatically belongs to him. Then he makes others pay for his larceny.

The sooner he's criminally charged, the better.

Sinema is still pretending not to be a Republican by becoming an Independent. Sinema is the worst shapeshifting demon ever.

Over on the bird app, my announcement of the birth of our child was met with tons of happily supportive posts, but also a fair number of grossly homophobic and virulently anti-surrogacy posts. I can safely say that here on Mastodon, I’ve only seen happily supportive posts, so thank you all for that! #SafeSpace #Fatherhood #Joy #IAmNowCoParentingATinyHuman