Nordstahl @Nordstahl@qoto.org

Happy Birthday Frederick Douglass - February 14, 1818

“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”

#BlackHistoryMonth #FrederickDouglass #democracy #slavery #history #UnitedStates

I’ve grown tired of hearing, “but this isn’t America”.

Ahhhh, ya it is! This is America now. Complacency and the lack of diligence has brought the country to where it is today.

#democracy #america #MAGA #trump #dictatorship #politics #news

Republicans are the enemy of democracy.

"When Kansas did a version of the SAVE Act, it purged around 40 ineligible voters - and stopped 31,000 legal citizens from registering to vote (12% of all applicants). That's 775 legal voters lost for every 1 ineligible voter.” -- Jessica Riedl with Brookings Institute

#uspol

trump destroying our economy

- Prices up by 30%

- Prices are horrible. People suffering

- The president’s declining mental state

- Influence-peddling by family members

- Cover-up child rape abuse network

Corporate media doesn't give a shit

Happy #ValentinesDay

Current* conditions near St. Ignace, MI:

Bernie Sanders: What should alarm us about the Epstein files isn’t just the appalling details, which are horrific and criminal. It’s the growing sense that there is small number of elite who see themselves as above the law.

#news #finance #economics #stocks #options

No, “shariah law” is not taking over and anti-shariah bills are grounded in stupidity, not the Constitution. Watch as I dismantle the ignorant bigotry and Islamophobic hate from Georgia State Senator Greg Dolezol in just about 2 minutes.

https://youtube.com/shorts/QjRvvJSU_zQ?si=qvaU2JfzyLXsNLzr

Lying pays good money! Tricia McLaughlin's husband's (Ben Yoho) company received over $200 million to launch an advertising campaign for the Department of Homeland Security-- the Kristi Noem vanity cowgirl cosplay beauty spots!

#TriciaMcLaughlin #DHS #KristiNoem #LiarForHire #USPol

The Midsumma Festival in #Melbourne is over for another year, but here's a look back at some sparkly dresses and rainbow earrings from the RACV contingent at Pride March a couple of weeks ago.

#photography #fujifilm #darktable #pride #MelbournePride #PrideMarch

lol, "if only someone had warned us about this sort of thing?!"

#AI #GenAI #AIBubble #Technology #Business #LLMs

Dear People Who Talk on Their Phone in Public Using Speaker Phone,

What the hell is *wrong* with you?

Sincerely,
The General Public

President Zelenskyy: In 2019 We had a ceasefire agreement, Putin signed it and he broke the ceasefire "Don’t trust Putin. Don’t trust just words about ceasefire."

#Ukraine #eu #europe #nato #UK

Radio is beyond red

Gamma rays, beyond blue

There are 80 octaves of the electromagnetic spectrum

But only one we can view

#science #valentinesday

This is NOT from theonion.com but I so, so wish it were 😢

"Experts and Social Security Administration employees question wisdom of telling callers in crisis that suicide is an option."

It is appropriate to call Republicans evil imo.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/02/suicide-only-one-option-social-security-staff-newly-assigned-phone-duties-raise-concerns-over-training/411429/

RE: https://newsie.social/@TheConversationUS/116070407270743611

No capitalist enterprise will ever put benefits to society ahead of profits. It literally cannot.

#FotoVorschlag "Trhekrek - Verkehrt"
#catsofmastodon

Trump is the KGB's bydlo

Трамп це кегебешне бидло

#Ukraine #usa