Eric J. Korpela @SETIEric@qoto.org

Recently I posted that some libraries in southern Oregon were under attack. Racist, bigoted fascists were trying to infiltrate their Board so they could ban books.

Well, the voters have spoken. Our candidates—kind people with integrity—won the election. They won!

Small elections are huge. They mean so very much. Just wanted to share, because these victories have been few and far between.

https://votelibrary.com/we-won/

#Fascism #Elections #Libraries #Library #Oregon #Voting #LGBTQ #SystemicRacism

Good morning to everyone except reporters at the NYTimes who should be doing their jobs instead of doing this.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/style/do-dress-sneakers-belong-in-the-oval-office.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Imagine if there had been $2M available to help the mentally ill homeless instead...

https://www.nysun.com/article/donations-top-2-million-for-marine-charged-with-manslaughter-in-death-of-mentally-ill-homeless-man-on-nyc-subway?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=%5BTRENDING%5D+Donations+Top+%242M+For+Marine+Charged+With+NYC+Subway+Death&utm_campaign=SALES+-+Trending+Now+-+5%2F19%2F23

A bright supernova just popped off in nearby galaxy M101! Not naked-eye bright, but should be visible through a decent amateur telescope.
M101 is about 21 million light years away, so this signal has been on its way to Earth for a looong time.
https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2023ixf/discovery-cert #Supernova #M101 #Astrodon

A light switch is also a dark switch.

My week in tweets and memes is up on my page. Have a great weekend! https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/the-week-in-tweets-and-memes-388?sd=pf

Sorry, Sulzberger—NYT’s Anti-Trans ‘News’ Is Neither True Nor Important

Critics aren't asking the New York Times to "skew" or "censor" its trans-related coverage. We're asking the Times to stop skewing it.

https://fair.org/home/sorry-sulzberger-nyts-anti-trans-news-is-neither-true-nor-important/

#CJR #LGBTQ #NewYorkTimes #Objectivity

The Republicans' propaganda campaign to convince Americans that paying bills we've already incurred should depend on cutting social programs has worked. https://apnews.com/article/debt-ceiling-deficit-biden-taxes-mccarthy-poll-5411d1772c8e1c26acc187850999cb8e

One reason is the totally incompetent job the Democrats, led by the Biden administration, have done in explaining what the Republicans' campaign is nothing but extortion and economic sabotage.

Another reason, as usual, is crappy journalism that uncritically amplifies the Republican BS.

Hospitals in Two States Denied an #Abortion to a Miscarrying Patient.

Investigators Say They Broke Federal Law.
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#Doctors told Mylissa she might die but she couldn’t have an abortion under state law until she got sicker.

The Biden administration says failing to act violates a federal law requiring hospitals to provide emergency care.

#Pregnancy #Missouri #Kansas #Health #HealthCare #Hospitals #Patients #Emergency #EmergencyRoom

https://www.propublica.org/article/two-hospitals-denied-abortion-miscarrying-patient-breaking-federal-law?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

"Overreaching or just rank authoritarianism? "

The internet let out a collective sigh of relief after yesterday's Supreme Court ruling, which avoided undermining an important online speech law. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/05/internet-dodges-censorship-supreme-court

From the "tech darlings who're in fact terrible people" drawer:

https://www.pcgamer.com/doom-co-creator-john-carmack-is-headlining-a-toxic-and-proud-sci-fi-convention-that-rails-against-woke-propaganda/

The headlines isn't "Gorsuch Condemns the ‘Breathtaking’ Use of Emergency Powers During Covid"

The headline is "illegitimate justice Gorsuch who was installed over Garland, who lied about his intentions with Roe, who endorses flagrant bribery of the nations' highest court, who refused to wear a mask on the bench in the height of Covid, who puts Christian prayer above the law...says something irrelevant.

FIFY

The third comma in the figure of a billionaire’s net worth is called the Oxford comma, as many people question whether it is necessary.

@marmel

"Cool bro. Some of us kind'a wish you was here."

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👀“One of #Trump’s longtime lieutenants, Allen #Weisselberg, was recently released from Rikers Island jail complex after pleading guilty to a tax fraud scheme. Yet Weisselberg’s legal troubles are far from over.

Manhattan DA office now considering new round of criminal charges against Weisselberg, 75, & this time he could be charged w perjury” #Bragg #legal
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/nyregion/weisselberg-trump-bragg-perjury.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

https://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/may/19
Mary Turner complained that they lynched her husband, so they lynched her while she was 8 months pregnant.

Go get him!

Via Kyle Cheney:

SPOTTED: #RudyGIULIANI has entered the federal courthouse in DC for a hearing in the #defamation lawsuit brought by two #Georgia #election workers

#legal

Red crested cardinals, Kauai #Redcrestedcardinal #birdsofhawaii #birds