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

@imstilljeremy @jewishreader @StillIRise1963 @JRBuckley @Steve When I was coming up, it was often said we "had to be patient" instead of demanding civil rights that they (white people) exercised without hindrance or question.

Mike Pence has a dilemma. With a new federal court order for him to testify before Special Counsel Jack Smith’s grand jury, Pence is running out of time, arguments and options. Aw, poor guy. I explain his predicament in today’s piece. https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/the-perils-of-mike-pence-a-quick?sd=pf

I continue to be mystified by the sentiment that being a First Amendment advocate means *socially* tolerating people I find obnoxious or contemptible. I keep getting “what kind of free speech advocate blocks people?” The kind who doesn’t deal with assholes when not professionally compelled to do so. The First Amendment isn’t a hair shirt.

Idk what this says about me.

I have meetings spread throughout the day... with 30-minute gaps between.

This means that very little is going to happen because I will either be winding down from one meeting or preparing for the next meeting.

I sorta wish I could squish them all together into a single marathon block

I just wanted to remind everyone that there really are wonderful people in this world. People who genuinely care about other human beings. It might not seem like it on most days.
In fact I believe there are more good than bad. Horrible people have to shout to be heard. 🖖

Breaking: scientists have confirmed that a flag is essentially a piece of decorated fabric that possesses no magical properties and advise everyone to get a fucking grip.

Do you feel like society tells us to be ourselves, and then complains about it when we actually do, “But not like that!”.

#AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD @actuallyautistic

Best Ever Filet Mignon
Ingredients
4 (6 ounce) filet mignon
Kosher salt, to taste
ground black pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon rosemary, roughly chopped
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Allow steak to sit out on the counter for about 30 minutes, bringing it to room temperature.
Place it on a cutting board and season generously with salt and pepper on both sides....
https://whitesmokebbq.net/2023/03/29/best-ever-filet-mignon-2/

"trans people just want to live their lives like anybody else"

the fuck i do, i wanna attack and dethrone god

A HERO OF UKRAINE ❤️

Almaz, a demining dog, and Almaz's trainer, Leonid Levchenko.

Almaz and Leonid work on de-mining Kyiv region. Somedays the dog finds up to 200 mines in a single day.

When this war is over, I hope Almaz can go back to playing in the park with his trainer ❤️❤️❤️

#Ukraine️ #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Kyiv #Lviv #Bakhmut #Zelensky

Pause and think about this.

Since November, journalists have been cynically dismissing the Fediverse, saying that journalists cannot subsist here.

Well, the Fediverse may have given @TexasObserver a lifeline! So much of the donations from the GoFundMe have come from the Fediverse — many commenters saying they discovered @TexasObserver from their Mastodon server.

We, the Fediverse, just might save a storied institution of journalism!

666, the number of the beast.
Call now to avoid disappointment!!

I've also seen where he lives and he's a conscientious recycler.

#jokes #humour

I wanted to welcome all the new people joining Mastodon in the latest #TwitterMigration and introduce myself.

I'm an #artist who specializes in #raku #pottery. I am also very interested in #nature #gardening #sustainability #boardgames #Archaeology #space #photography and learning new things.

As you may have guessed from my post hashtags are helpful to connect with others on Mastodon.

I have included some of my work below.

#Introduction #lgbtqi #art

I don't want you all to think I'm talking out of school here, but I'm starting to get the feeling that Florida is a pretty fucked up place.

THIS is last year's Christmas card from TN Rep. Andy Ogles, a Republican who represents the district that Covenant School is in in Nashville. #tnleg -Shannon Watts. Remember:
Ogles claimed to be an economist & a former law enforcement official who focused on child trafficking.
Nashville’s Channel 5 found that NONE of it was true. Another Republican fraud. StopGOPLies
#GOPDeathCult

I love how Barnes & Noble specifically promoted some of these "banned" books. Every library and bookstore should do this.

#fascism #books #ChildrensBooks #BookBanning #FightFascism

”This magazine can be saved. Indeed, it must be saved. And the journalists who produce it must be assured the financial security they need to keep speaking truth to power in 2024 and beyond.” https://www.thenation.com/article/society/texas-observer-shutting-down/ via @thenation ❤️
#TexasNeedsAnObserver

Sharing this moment with all these beautiful creatures has me feeling so grateful♥️

#MyHappyPlace #Trails #NatureTrails #Woods #NatureForTheSoul #Deer #WhiteTailedDeer #NaturesCreatures #NatureIsHealing

Absolutely