CathyJoeGPT @CathyJoeGPT@qoto.org

Let Me Introduce Myself-

I'm the Organizing Director for All On The Line. I focus on fair redistricting and preventing gerrymandering.

I've been advocating on the topic of veterans' health for over a decade. I am a fundraiser/volunteer with Team Rubicon, and I'm an alumni of the Veteran Organizing Institute.

I live in North Carolina with my family. I have two children, two dogs, and a wonderful wife. We enjoy nature through hikes and kayaking.

I hope you join me on my journey with Mastodon.

Someone asked me if it was worth losing a quarter million followers on Twitter by no longer posting original content.

Yes.

Besides the fact that I will never jeopardize my mental health for a social media account, it's a safety issue.

Two years ago, the FBI made an arrest after a serious threat was made against my family on Twitter. I no longer believe Twitter would assist an investigation if that occurred again.

I'm not feeding into that platform because of the hate it is fostering.

This mind-bending timelapse with the Milky Way stabilized shows the Earth is spinning through space.

Credit: Eric Brummel
https://www.instagram.com/brummelphoto

#photography #milkyway #space

Rare new fossil find the 'Rosetta Stone' of marine paleontology - Queensland Museum Network paleontologists have excavated Australia's first head and associated body of a 100-million-year-old long-necked marine reptile in what has been described as the Rosetta Stone of marine reptile paleontology. https://bit.ly/3FKpbBP

1. This man moved from New York to Florida a few months ago

Now he wants to ban 3600 BOOKS from the school libraries

And he's already made significant progress

Follow along if interested

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"One does not have to operate with great malice to do harm — the absence of empathy and understanding are sufficient."

Charles Blow
#Empathy #Quotes #EmotionalIntelligence #Mindfulness

A Highly Lethal Avian Flu Strain Has Scientists Concerned https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2022/12/avian-influenza-bird-flu-spreading-lethal-affecting-mammals/

#GoodMorningMastodon #HappyFriday ☕️❤️💙🥰

According to text messages ex-Gov. Bryant filed in court, Brett Favre told him on Jan. 26, 2020, that he "just messaged Tate."

But the Favre texts Reeves' office turned over don't begin until Jan. 27. We've asked about the discrepancy. No reply yet.
https://www.mississippifreepress.org/29628/texts-gov-reeves-talked-to-brett-favre-about-using-state-funds-for-volleyball-facilities

The State is suing Brett Favre and dozens of others as part of a civil suit attempting to claw back tens of millions in misspent funds.

But Favre has not been accused of criminal wrongdoing. Neither has Gov. Reeves or former Gov. Bryant.
https://www.mississippifreepress.org/29628/texts-gov-reeves-talked-to-brett-favre-about-using-state-funds-for-volleyball-facilities

We have an exhaustive timeline exploring how $5 million in Temporary Assistance For Needy Families funds went to build the volleyball facilities at USM just as Brett Favre's daughter began a volleyball career there.

It includes dozens more text messages: https://www.mississippifreepress.org/27903/mississippi-welfare-scandal-timeline-brett-favre-and-the-volleyball-stadium

Here's a copy of the public records request I sent Gov. Tate Reeves' office when I was seeking these text messages.

His office requires public records requests to be made via snail mail—no emails allowed. So it seemed fitting to write it on a typewriter.

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