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

#USA
Mark Meadows seeks to move Georgia case to federal court
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9616oXBZA0

@ScottSoCal
I’m still struggling with the #s as someone who owned a chevy geo in the 90s (50 mpg, struggled to go up hills I’ll admit 😂) A honda fit in the 00s (~50 mpg) & the prius c (I’m a small car lover 🚙) that just got totaled (also ~50 mpg). Feels like opportunties to truly improve mpg have existed in the last 30 years. Not dissing the better mileage some sedans & trucks are getting but ….Im also seriously depressed we dont have flying cars yet so I have lots of issues 🤷🏼‍♀️

https://t.me/liveukraine_media/12809
⚡️🇺🇦The installation of the Ukrainian coat of arms on the Motherland monument will be completed by August 23. The builders have already sewn up the shield with metal, and now they are welding the plates of the shield and trident. The Ministry of Culture says that the work is on schedule. #Ukraine #Press #News #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar #9yrInvasionofUkraine #WantedDeadOrAlive
#PutinEndTheInvasion

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/15/california-murrieta-valley-outing-trans-kids-school-board/ #LGBTQ

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/11/biden-climate-bill-inflation-reduction-act
If you are thinking about buying an electric car, just be aware dealers have marked these up by $10K thereby negating the rebate and you still pay an extra ~$2500. The Capitalists really do want to kill the planet.
#EVs
#RebateMarkUps
#CapitalistGreed

you're telling me julius caesar, who has been dead for thousands of years, made this salad?

Hi folks — there’s no issue of The Counteroffensive today. Unfortunately I’ve been hospitalized in Kyiv due to a bad infection.

I’m on the mend. However, it’s unclear whether our insurance will cover this stay.

Don't want to tell anyone how to live their life, but I have learned recently that if you remember to put grounds in the filter the coffee is a lot better.

Looks like Jack Smith obtained Trump’s Twitter data, including “some volume” of his DMs. Elon’s people tried to delay production and wanted to tell Trump about the warrant, but they got smacked down and hit with sanctions. Shows whose side Musk was on, huh?

Thinking about the three spectrums of wellness, which are baked into how we experience the world:

I am broken/ I am whole.
I am at risk/ I am safe.
I am lost/ I am home.

How are you doing?
@actuallyautistic

I still can't stop thinking about the guy who advised people to apply for jobs even if they don't meet the minimum requirements, because he succeeded at it all the time - and then buried in the replies revealed how all these jobs had involved personal introductions to the employer by friends.

So what's the idea behind using the #ActuallyAutistic hashtag?

It feels unwelcoming to me. Like I shouldn't engage here if I'm not autistic enough. I'm second guessing my own experiences less by the day, but from what I've heard almost everyone with late diagnosis have felt gaslit and left out throughout their lives. With all the self doubt that entails, seeing people proclaiming they're *actually* autistic feels like yet another "you don't belong here".

#autism

@robrecht @tickles @actuallyautistic now that you mention it, I know an autist who is very argumentative, acts like an asshole and as a result attracts conflict like shit attracts flies. Counterpoint: is he actually masking?

I've always considered him to be no masking or low masking. I guess I'll have to ask.

Hello @actuallyautistic 👋

I've just recently created this account to connect with other autistic individuals and micro blog about my experiences.

I'm Kim, a 37yro guy from Sweden; a burnt out programmer, artist, music lover, science nerd, gamer, dog owner and cancer survivor. I love to draw little comics and trying my darnest to make a video game.

#ActuallyAutistic seems like a wonderful community and I'm looking forward to engaging with you. Feel free to ask me anything!

I'm #autistic. The sound of the train blowing its horn as it passes my house makes me cover my ears in pain. But the throbbing bass of the engine that causes a deep pressure in my chest from the vibration makes me feel happy.

When I was a kid, I used to crank up the bass of my parents' stereo and sit directly against the woofer to feel that pressure. They would always yell at me to turn it down. I've always loved that feeling.

#ActuallyAutistic
@actuallyautistic
@neurodiversity

Do my #ActuallyAutistic comrades have trouble living in the present due to fear of the future? Or regretting the past?

@actuallyautistic

“For example, the Honda Accord Hybrid suffers a 9 percent loss of efficiency moving from 17- to 19-inch wheels. The Toyota Prius suffers a similar loss between trims, dropping from 57 mpg (4.13 L/100 km) to 52 mpg (4.52 L/100 km). As does the Lucid Air, which loses about 7.5 percent of its range when you swap 19-inch wheels for 21-inch versions” https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/08/can-we-please-just-go-back-to-using-smaller-wheels-and-tires/

One more time:

On #Newstodon Friday, we celebrate the best #journalism in the #Fediverse!

You can ensure your favorite publications stay engaged here—and stay in business—by following, sharing, and supporting.

Today, let's highlight Special Investigative Correspondent @stevanzetti's recent investigations into #extremism:

'God's Army' Gathers in #FortWorth https://www.texasobserver.org/gods-army-gathers-in-fort-worth/

Brave #Books vs the people of #Texas https://www.texasobserver.org/brave-books-texas-library-free-speech/

#news #politics #USpol #racism #library #schools #homophobia