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

@ScottSoCal could you please let me know how to do that?

I apologise for the lack of Alt Text in my last few posts. It's a new concept, and I'm trying to build the habit. I will do better in the future!

Last week 2 bone chilling events happened regarding the West Bank where I have many relatives. Radical Israeli settlers engaged in a massive violent attack on a Palestinian community AND a member of Netanyahu's cabinet called for wiping the entire community out. There's been a massive spike in Israeli settler violence versus Palestinian Christians and Muslims. Biden admin must use the funds we give to Israel to guarantee protections for religious minorities! My new MSNBC https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/settler-violence-israel-sparks-concern-hawara-rcna73143?fbclid=IwAR02t7Vwie6EMARibHInF8FiSopbzPAvv9UEXLE2CHHmdn-3JqtsteJrMgA

My orchid is blooming! 💕💜

come children let me tell you of a golden era when every day didn’t start with the words “the fuck did they do now”

When our homes turn into Amazon-owned surveillance fortresses, we lose any control over our safety and privacy.

Ring isn't safe. Not for homeowners, not for communities. Calling them "security devices" is farcical

This van that is CLEARLY a surveillance van has been parked outside of my house all day, so I’ve spent the entire day erratically walking around my house while saying a bunch of super weird stuff just to throw off their investigation.

@StillIRise1963 I am happy that Mr Newsom is showing other Democrats what fighting back might look like. And Newsweek? Jeez, Americans have trash media, huh? Mind you, as a Brit, it always makes me laugh when I see that The Guardian is our “left-leaning” newspaper. We need some real media representation from somewhere!

Kevin McCarthy did this. He showed contempt for our democracy.

He showed contempt for the officers who were mercilessly beaten to protect all of us, including him.

Five officers who defended the Capitol are no longer with us. Kevin McCarthy showed contempt for their families.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tucker-carlson-jan-6-capitol-footage_n_6406a21be4b079d3eb5daaae?wr

@hannu_ikonen I've not used walgreens for nearly a decade because of this pattern of behavior. The pharmacists' job is to make sure im not taking meds that interact poorly, not to decided if i should take them at all.

After Roe was overturned last summer remember when advocates told folks to not create Facebook groups or DM correspondence organizing to help folks with abortion access? This is why 👇🏿

Facebook and Google are handing over user data to help police prosecute abortion seekers

https://www.businessinsider.com/police-getting-help-social-media-to-prosecute-people-seeking-abortions-2023-2

i stand
on the sacrifices
of a milion women before me
thinking
what can i do
to make this mountain taller
so the women after me
can see farther

legacy #poem by rupi kaur
for all #women

I've been saying for awhile Elon Musk's vaunted "first principles” shtick is simply a cover for being incurious.

I don't know how much more evidence you need. Even the tiniest amount of curiosity would have shown him the error of this beef. Alas.

On the bright side: what an incredible story. I am fortified for having learned about Halli Thorleifsson.

Walgreens Stock Plummets After Gavin Newsom Vows to Cut Business Ties https://www.newsweek.com/walgreens-stock-plummets-california-gavin-newsom-cut-business-ties-1785939

My wife handed me a clean towel and asked me to “put it in its place.” So, I looked at it and said, “Don’t forget that you’re only a towel,” and I was reminded yet again of just how lucky this woman was to be married to me.

The Russians released a video of the heinous killing of an AFU soldier in an attempt to demoralize Ukrainians, but this only served to further enrage both the military and civilians towards Russia. In response, the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, represented by Yusov, has promised to find those responsible for the shooting.

I remember when I joined Mastodon during one of the exoduses last year in November, one of the first hashtags I saw was #mosstodon.

And I thought, "what the heck???... there are people here who take pictures of moss?"

I slowly and silently have become unbearably envious of the #moss people and have been secretly dying to post to the hashtag.

Well my wife and I went hiking at a nearby wooded preserve area just north of Houston and lo and behold!... I now had my chance. Did I still have my photographer's eye? Would my photo be worthy to offer to the #lichensubscribe lovers?

And so! My first and admittedly, probably my only leap into the world of those who take pics of #FuzzyTrees

They turned out pretty cool though so who knows... maybe again.

#iPhonePhotography
#nature

Fearful Scout and Sad-eyed Speedy are neither fearful nor sad anymore. And they are the best of friends. #dogsofmastodon.

@lucybeahere @SrRochardBunson

Trump kicked the façade of the GOP to splinters, leaving bare its ugly racist, authoritarian, misogynistic, theocratic face. That is what people like Liz Cheney dislike. They agree on the policy, they just disagree on the style.