James H McLaren @JamesHMcLaren@qoto.org

Buckle up... another horrific pick is coming. Hence only a minimal #WompWomp

#BREAKING via Kyle Griffin:

MATT #GAETZ JUST WITHDREW HIS NAME TO BE TRUMP'S AG

Add "ink cartridges" to the list of things never to buy on Amazon. I got sent boot legs even though it was advertised as OEM.

Jeez, Amazon is just a scam marketplace now.

The actual outcome of this election with •the whole US population• as the denominator:

22% voted for Harris
23% voted for Trump
<1% voted for other
26% eligible but did not vote*
28% not eligible to vote

* (whether by choice or by voter suppression)

Numbers might shift a tiny bit as last votes are counted, but this is close to the final tally.

Just sit with that for one quality minute. Think about what stories people are telling about this election. Then think about what stories are true.

🎯

Via @lolgop :

Just so everyone gets this: This isn't about any one confirmation. This is about ending the Senate's role in confirmations.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-cabinet-picks/

Lol trying to decide if I should leave this slide in my research presentation

Tulsi Gabbard is someone who has met with war criminals, violated the Department of State’s guidance and secretly, clandestinely went to Syria and met with Assad, who gassed and attacked his own people with chemical weapons. She’s considered to be essentially, by most assessments, a Russian asset.

-- REP. DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ

Never mind the selfie, check out this sunset!

"Let's put it this way, if the ethics committee had no dirt to hide on Gaetz, why wouldn't they release the report in a heartbeat?"
- Aure

Ethics panel faces existential crisis over Gaetz report

The pressure on the House Ethics Committee can’t be overstated, as members agonize over whether to release the report or keep it under wraps.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Breaking #BreakingNews

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/15/ethics-panel-gaetz-report-00189863

Our commitment to the fediverse is here to stay.

Today, we launched our new Mastodon instance. It will ensure a privacy-focused space to engage with and get the latest from our Commissioners, departments, and the official voices of the Commission.

We want to thank @Mastodon for stewarding us and helping us make this possible.

Fostering European digital players is vital to our strategy for a stronger #DigitalEU.

This is a unique opportunity to grow the community even more. Let's get there!

I've got 2 interviews with journalists and one with someone from Global Affairs Canada to talk about satellite pollution today. I'm going to yell about science as much as I can to anyone who will listen to me!

SCIENCE!!!

...maybe I'll manage to get through the interviews without breaking down crying. I hope so. I think I'm too mad for that now.

oh you're surprised he put a vaccine denier and conspiracy theorist in charge of national health services?

exercising her 2nd amendment rights

Gallows humor is gonna get us all through this shitstorm.

Journalists: Mastodon seems great...BUT CAN IT SCALE?

*A few months go by. Mastodon gains millions of new accounts. Everything is still fine.*

Journalists: Mastodon seems great...BUT CAN IT SCALE?

Eeeeee! I don't always know when I have an impact′, but apparently I did at the Dallas passport agency. I went there to get what they call an emergency passport. That's one for travel in 14 days or less. And I showed them my signature guide. I explained that they help visually impaired folks sign on the line and shows us how long the signature should be. Ten months later, Greg, my friend who works for the passport center in Phoenix, went to that same agency to get a passport for his son. They now have signature guides. And the guy goes, this lady was in here in January. She showed them to me, and we ordered a bunch of them. Greg goes, oh yeah? I sent her to you. I'm gonna call her and let her know. When he told me that, I just squealed with excitement.

Breaking:
Trump nominates Jeffrey Dahmer to head office of Human Nutrition.
Trump nominates George Armstrong Custer head of Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Trump nominates Carlo Gambino head of DOJ's Organized Crime unit.
Trump nominates Neville Chamberlain to negotiate peace between Ukraine and Russia.