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

Are there any people here who consider themselves #Rednecks, who are also #liberal, or even #left of liberal? I'm not one exactly, but those influences are in my blood and in my culture and it kind of puts me in a weird spot. Can anyone identify? I'd love to have a convo with #TraeCrowder about this stuff, but I imagine he's busy being a full time comic and podcast host.
#culture, #cultures, #ScotchIrish, #ScottsIrish

"The GOP is supposed to be the party of limited government, but in every aspect of our lives they have declared themselves, often in the name of Christianity, the gatekeepers of morality and behavior."

~ Jay Kuo

#Republicans #CultureWar #race #women #LGBTQ #abortion #WhiteChristianNationalism
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Today, Secretary General Stoltenberg declared that the Finnish flag was raised in a solemn ceremony at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, signifying that Finland is now protected by the security guarantees of the North Atlantic Treaty's Article 5, which states that an attack on one ally is an attack on all.

This poll is sponsored by my need to be a big fluffy guardian/companion that exudes warmth and love. I want to protect my friends, and also help them feel loved, appreciated and optimistic. 💙💙💙

If you can't handle my slightly eccentric you don't get the pleasure of enjoying my smoking weed from a corncob pipe while wearing a butterfly caftan and tiara.

Not sure who needs to hear this, but the reward for going above and beyond your job description is just more work for the same pay.

Another day another WHY DO I EXIST?!??!

Here to cheer up your Tuesday with my smiley sons.

Day 405 of my 3 day war. I invaded Ukraine to move NATO further away from Russia but ended up with Finland joining it & doubling my border with the alliance.

I remain a master strategist.

❗️In occupied Alchevsk, a collaborator stole a generator from the enterprise and was later electrocuted by it. Now that's Karma

Gov. Ron DeSantis has launched a criminal & civil investigation into Disney, today he signed a permit-less carry gun bill into law—behind closed doors with only the NRA present, and he backs a bill to ban abortions after 6-weeks.

And as we published earlier, he's working overtime to put his anti-education policies in place. Under DeSantis, Florida is a testing ground for anti-democracy extremism.

https://www.damemagazine.com/2023/02/20/ron-desantis-anti-democracy/

When I was young, I was one of those stupid kids who would swing as high and hard as I could, and at the top of the arc, jump. Yes, I was blind when I did that, too. I type 90 WPM. And no, I don't consider myself an exceptional blind person. I like representation in stories, but I'm not sure I can read this book. It will make me angry or sad. I've liked other Karin Slaughter books, but this one is making me realize painfully just how far we have to go to convince others we are real people.

Would you guys like artwork like this? These works were done as inspirations of friends of mine but I’d be happy to open for commissions to the people of Mastodon.
Get in touch with me if you would like an artwork done of a family member, or close friends, or even yourself for D&D or such. One of my key themes is mask, so I can also come up with a custom mask for your character as well.
If you reblog I’d greatly appreciate it :)
#digitalArt #art #commission #DnD #fantasy #digital #artist

Belated #introduction, I'm Dave. I'm an extra-full-stack developer in the Microsoft on-prem tool stack. Extra-full-stack meaning you can give me a credit card and I can give you a working web app including building the servers to run it on. I also play bass guitar, build mechanical keyboards, and spend family time with my wife and dog. I'm a cishet Latino stroke survivor. I'm learning to be a better ally. He/him.

Shoutout to all "Finns of Mastodon" - welcome, #Finland. Stronger together.
#NATO

Today’s the day. Are you excited?

Nick Alm | Morning Sun, 2017