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

#introduction

Hello! I'm an environmental journalist with the @TexasObserver. I've been lurking while reporting an investigative story... but now that I've turned in a draft and have my head partially above water, I want to engage!

I'm a bumbling New Englander in San Antonio who didn't realize homes here don't always come with heat, accidentally rented an apartment with no HVAC, and have been alternating between boiling hot and freezing cold ever since!

Here's a photo of my cats.

@atrupar Pence: "Americans don't want to see Trump arrested."
Me: "If you put his booking on pay-per-view, you could pay off the national debt."

@jeremybmerrill What Alex Jones is pulling there is commonly called bankruptcy fraud:

"Federal prosecutors can bring criminal charges for suspected bankruptcy fraud under 18 U.S.C. Chapter 9. Proof of fraud requires a showing that the defendant knowingly and fraudulently misrepresented a material fact. Bankruptcy fraud carries a sentence of up to five years in prison, or a fine of up to $250,000, or both. Even just intending to commit bankruptcy fraud may be punishable."

#RuleOfLaw #BankruptcyFraud #SandyHook #AlexJones #Defamation #Misinformation #Disinformation #Slander
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/bankruptcy_fraud

Arresting people for obvious and admitted crimes? Where will it end? It’s a slippery slope.

Hey Mastodon, I just made an elephant jewellery set! You can get it for you or someone you love on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1428444470/unisex-elephant-pendant-bronze-style-set?click_key=31e12368e115b545cf2001d03f372b1846554452%3A1428444470&click_sum=1f013b08&ref=shop_home_active_1

#elephant #art #Sunday #artist #handmade #shophandmade #smallbusinesses #elephants #spiritual #crystals #gemstones

@Rog @alisonw @Ea7krc @fencoul
I’ve lost count of people saying there’s no point voting as “they’re all the same”. Depressing to say the least.
But the current system is not sustainable.

If you think there's nothing you can do personally to help trans people, consider this one thing.

When people respect the pronouns of trans and non-binary teens, it reduces their risk of suicide by almost half.

Do it. And tell everyone you know. That simple one-word difference that costs them nothing could save life.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/18/opinion/trans-teen-suicide-judaism.html

Honeybees on honeycomb. Still one of my favored pictures of our girls #honeybees #honeycomb #bees #pollinator #macro #macrophotography #foto #fotografie #photograhy #beneficialinsects #insects #honigbienen #bienen #Imker #beekeeping #apiary #beekeeper #ModernArt #ArtistonMastodon #FineArt #MastoArt #Art #SpringForArt #Fediart #Kunst #ArtBooster #AYearForArt #mastoart #Artist #LoveArt #ArtHerocom #ArtCollector #ArtMatters #mastoart #BuyIntoArt

#FediGiftShop
https://www.artheroes.com/en/shopartwork/Honey-Bees-on-Honey-Comp/1145982/132?mediumId=13&size=75x50

So, I gather that, tomorrow, Trump will be perp walked up a ramp by JFK Jr. to a precinct or something. But, Trump's mask will be dramatically removed revealing it's actually JFK Jr., at which time JFK Jr. will remove HIS mask revealing George Takei. Then we have cake?

Am I the only person who still observes the old First Day Of Spring tradition by traveling to work on a pogo stick?! We’re living in sad times.

Dwight Eisenhower was the last Republican president who didn’t commit treason or benefit from treason to take the White House. Finally, one of these criminals might be facing consequences:

https://open.substack.com/pub/thomhartmann/p/america-has-ignored-gop-crimes-to?r=nl8r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Gov. Bill Lee of Tennessee let his domain lapse and is now in the "finding out" portion of fucking around with a tech industry that is dominated by LGBTQIA+ people.

https://www.governorbilllee.com/

#FAFOInRealTime #Tennessee

when they turn the lights on in the club

I got my first spam follow, Mastodon has really made it to the mainstream!

I really hate when people post threads that start with a vague and mildly interesting high level claim followed by “here’s why:”

Here’s why:

Of course, in general, this is bad for women, but forcing republican women voters into a car to travel large distances for basic care sounds about right...

https://crooksandliars.com/2023/03/idaho-hospital-shuts-down-ob-care-wake

GM friends! I'm back! I have been sick with the flu & then with critical levels of electrolytes. 😳 So after taking humongous horse pills of potassium & nursing myself back to health (sort of)...I am here. 😛 I hope you all stay away from that damn bug that is going around! 😳 🙄 #birds #BirdPhotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #photo #Photography #Monday

When men refer to themselves as ‘Alpha males’, I hear that in the context of software, where alpha versions are unstable, missing important features, are filled with flaws and are generally not fit for the public.