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

President Biden’s cabinet is the first ever to have 2/3s of its members be either women or people of color (or both).

Today was the first Cabinet meeting in US history where the Cabinet had an equal number of male and female members.

About fucking time. Officer Sicknick was murdered. Period. He was beaten in the head with a fire extinguisher and sprayed with poisonous chemicals by the mob trump incited and he died the next day In the hospital. Calling his death “natural causes” is a disgusting lie and everyone knows it.

-Trump Sued by Estate of Capitol Police Officer Who Died After Jan. 6 Attack - The Wall Street Journal

https://apple.news/AT8zKbQxRQmuipAz0xaD5Sw

It's normal to have a favorite index entry, right? #index

believe it or not, after 10 rounds of voting, we move to penalty kicks

Caption this:

#dogs #DogsOfMastodon #MastoDogs

i once had this happy accident taking pictures with my phone. i don't remember what i was trying to do, only that i was fiddling with settings when the train pulled in. somehow this happened.

#queens #nyc #photography #architecture #subway

We normally promote the conference Tech Intersections: Women of Color in Computing on #Twitter but won't this year for obvious reasons.

Please help us spread the word about this #bipoc conference in #Oakland #California.

We're offering 20% off with promo code MASTODON. #BlackMastodon #BlackFriday

We are giving free tickets to people who have been laid off with promo code LAIDOFF.
https://techintersections.org

The event includes an #ally skills workshop for supporters of #woc.

Well I got laid off today. Looking for remote iOS engineer opportunities, mid to senior level. Please share ❤️ #ios #layoffs #stitchfix

@ScottSoCal @customer228 that's delightful.

"A primitive writing system used by ice age hunter-gatherers appears to have been uncovered by an amateur archaeologist, who concluded that the 20,000-year-old markings were a form of lunar calendar."
#calendars #IceAgeArr

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jan/05/amateur-archaeologist-uncovers-ice-age-writing-system

Crazy how the KKK calls its leader the Grand Wizard. Are you a hate group or LARPers, make up your mind already.

I just voted - for the tenth time - for Congressman Hakeem Jeffries to be the next Speaker of the House.

Over 600 artists worldwide have signed an open letter calling for the release of award-winning actor and writer Taraneh Alidoosti. We demand her freedom. Join us. Petition link below. #FreeTaranehAlidoosti #FreeThemAll

https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-taraneh-alidoosti?recruiter=987602512&recruited_by_id=573abce0-b1f2-11e9-ba8d-e76026f97775&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_medium=email

President Emmanuel Macron pledged to provide AMX-10 RC armored vehicles in a phone call with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine.

Also on Wednesday, Mr. Biden confirmed, in response to a reporter’s question, that the United States was considering sending Bradley vehicles, which would broaden the array of weapons being provided to Ukraine.

#MOG
#France
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/01/05/world/russia-ukraine-news?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Alaska's US Representative-elect, Mary Peltola (D) in a Qaspeq (jacket) & Piluguk (boots) from her Yup'ik tribe yesterday at Capitol in DC.
#Yupik #AlaskaNative #MaryPeltola

@godpod Wait Dad...what about me? Imatatshun

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