A reminder for anyone new to mastodon who might not be happy with some of the racist and bad actors out there on other servers... Just import the fediblock list to your personal blocks and you will be safe from the vast majority of bad actors.
QT: https://qoto.org/@STORM/109260056830000449
Some of you have taken an interest in my cat (as you should), so let me tell you about Fishy. My girlfriend's classmate found the poor little guy out in the pouring rain on the side of the road. It looked like a kid scratched "Do not hurt Fishy" into the top of his carrier. He was skin and bones, and we figured he must be pretty old. Turns out he was just malnourished, and the vet said he is 3 or 4. Long story short, Fishy is now very healthy, very happy, and the best friend a guy could have.
Steven: Here's a patch worn by a military veteran with #Veterans for Equality, who decided he wanted to show up for #LGBTQ+ rights today in opposition to the extremist militia protesting the #drag show here in #SanAntonio, Texas.
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MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT! My official Myrna Tellingheusen Digital Trading Card collection is here! These limited edition cards feature amazing ART of my life & career as executive secretary to Stanley Bogenshoots at Hughes Aircraft, as well as Chairwoman of the Funeral Luncheon Committee! Only $99 each! Would make a Christmas gift.
Um. So this happened.
Trumpβs βMajor Announcementβ Is Digital Trading Cards
https://www.joemygod.com/2022/12/trumps-major-announcement-is-digital-trading-cards/
Fascists, including the This Is Texas Freedom Force militia group, are threatening a drag show at the Aztec Theater in San Antonio on Tuesday, December 13. Counterprotesters will be gathering from 7-9pm outside the theater to protect the event. #LGBTQIA #SanAntonio #Texas #antifascist
Humans can be fallible, violence prone, dangerous to themselves, other species and the world, true.
But humans can also cooperate, achieve amazing feats, and even save the planet from devastation.
I considered this when I heard that 70 years after the first use of atomic fusion, humans have achieved *ignition* at the Lawrence Livermore Lab. That means more energy was produced from a fusion reaction than was used to power it. We have a long way to go, but this is a huge milestone! #Hope #Fusion
These are most definitely NOT politically savvy people.
How about a GOTV effort vs a pie in the sky navel gazing...uuuhhh..can you give us a selection to choose from?
Via Ian Millhiser:
"The primary difference between Trump and DeSantis is that Trump is a lazy narcissist who wasn't interested in doing the job of president, while DeSantis is a hard-working authoritarian with well-thought out plans to remake the United States in the image of Viktor Orban's Hungary." βοΈ
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.