Democracy Rule of 80:
Every 80 years without fail America has had to overcome authoritarianism. In the 1780βs it was a monarchy. In the 1860βs it was insurrectionists trying to establish a slave-based empire in the Americas. In the 1940βs it was global fascists with supporters on our own shores. And in the 2020βs it is a global push for authoritarianism. Why 80 years? Maybe because most who witnessed and stopped it the last time have passed. Now itβs our turn to save and renew Democracy.
Despite abundant evidence to the contrary, people donβt seem to understand that todayβs βconservativesβ actually do run psyopsβ¦ as do hostile foreign governments.
Bidenβs too old, Trudeau *canβt* win another election, and a thousand other talking points are fed to us to keeps people divided, to stop us from talking about what really matters - our plans, our values, what we have and will accomplish - and to create the hopeless apathy that keeps voters home on election day.
βYou donβt turn your back because of ONE performance! What kind of Party does that? Itβs been a masterclass. 15.6 million jobsβ¦the only thing the last 3 Republican presidents have in common is RECESSIONSβ¦This President has DELIVERED.β
βCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom on President Joe Biden, last week
My camera stopped working today. At 1st I thought it was my wildlife lens but now it's a problem w/ all my lenses. I had issues 2 yrs ago. Back then the repair cost was cheap.
Just checked my shutter count (it's insane I can't get that info from the camera). It's a whopping 182,317. I think the useful life for my Nikon model is 100,000.
Question (for photographers only, please):
If you had limited funds would you use for repair? Or would you buy a new camera?
Please boost.
248 years ago tomorrow America declared independence from a tyrannical king, and now Donald Trump and his allies want to make him one at our expense.
HELL NO!
#WeBackBidenHarris
Video shows Project 2025 planning a bloodless coup against our Democracy.
A rainy night in Savannah from the archives. β€οΈ
Prints here: https://mark-tisdale.pixels.com/featured/the-historic-savannah-theatre-mark-tisdale.html
and on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1742079362/savannah-theatre-art-print-savannah
#DigitalArt #Savannah #Georgia #MastoArt #FediArt #CreativeToots #FediGiftShop #MarkOnArt
The look says "We are not walking. You said 'walk', but we are sitting. Not walking."
The New York Times normalizes extremism again, this time finding a "both sides" way to ponder the corrupt Supreme Court's overturning of the rule of law, by giving presidents (well, Trump anyway) total immunity from prosecution for crimes they commits in office.
This may be a new low in the Times' democracy-who-cares era.
@harriettmb@mastodon.ie
The job description for today's "journalists" could be a duplicate of the one for stenographers.
They just repeat whatever is said - fact checking and context are so 20th century.
@GatekeepKen @msnbc @NYT MSM is in the pocket for whoever is pushing Trumpie down our throats. I call it the "Hillary" treatment! They have LOST all credibility. Trust your own common sense and instincts. Trumpie & cronies have shown you who they are, LISTEN to their own words, look at his past actions and VOTE for sanity, not hype!
And don't understand the idea that authority can and sometimes should be questioned.
Especially when the authority is wrong.
@Sablebadger @AndrewHS @Melissabeartrix
There's not one answer that fits. What kind of driving do you do, and how often do you have passengers?
Hubs and I have a very short commute, for SoCal, we only charge once a week, on cars that have a 270 and 310 mile range.
And don't ignore used. We picked up a VW ID.4 for $18,000 below new price. It was only 6 months old and had less than 2,000 miles on it, and it's been a great car.
Born and raised in Utah, and it is beautiful.
Shame about the people, though.
In some ways, it looks like something from a Sci-Fi movie, except that, rather than being dystopian, it is a rugged, wild landscape of silence, shadows and light, rich color, and timeless beauty.
To live in a place like this would be challenging, but to visit it, to even know that it exists, is a privilege.
It is, indeed, as if the gods lived here.
Valley of the Gods canvas print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/valley-of-the-gods-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print
#nature #utah #travel #art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #landscape #sunset
@Melissabeartrix the build quality of Chinese brand EVs is excellent, and they are way cheaper
My household is 2 EVs, both built in the US, and the build quality is excellent on both.
A Tesla wasn't even on the list while I was looking, and there are a lot of other options out there.
Under the weight of all this crushing Fascism, I want to remind everyone that Iβm a badly underfunded teacher in a badly underfunded alternative school in the poorest city in New England. I could use your support to continue helping kids prepare for this fucking awful world that is being dropped on them.
https://www.patreon.com/PunkPedagogy/posts
Hereβs a couple of my students building a hot air balloon together. The one holding it just graduated and is headed to college!
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.