Eric J. Korpela @SETIEric@qoto.org

Fascist coup attempt is underway in Brasil by supporters of Bolsonaro. As with the January 6th coup attempt in the USA, several videos show police smiling and taking selfies with the rioting Bolsonaristas. https://twitter.com/davidrkadler/status/1612152507727499265

Because fascists lack a coherent political worldview, they have the biggest tent in politics. Contrary to popular belief, fascist movements do welcome all races, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

As long as you share hatred of some of the same groups, you can find a home in the fascist movement. If you're a trans woman who hates Black people, you'll find a home in the fascist movement (as long as you're willing to overlook transphobia).

If you're a Latino man who hates women and wants to dominate them, you'll find a home in the fascist movement (as long as you're willing to overlook racism). You'll be useful to the fascist movement as a token or ideological shield - they can use your marginalized identity to further their cause.

This is why you'll see gay fascists in a crowd of Proud Boys who are shouting "f*ggot", Black fascists storming the Capitol alongside people shouting the N-word at police, and Jewish fascists at an antivax rally standing next to people holding signs saying that COVID is a Jewish conspiracy.

Here is Ali Alexander, organizer of “Stop the Steal,” and somehow still a free man, despite admitting to planning the insurrection with Congressmembers.

“Do whatever is necessary! Love y’all!”

This is why we are fucked.

Deaths on 9/11: 2,996
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_September_11_attacks

Confirmed Deaths from COVID-19 in the US: 1,103,530
https://news.google.com/covid19/map?hl=en-US&mid=%2Fm%2F09c7w0&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen&state=1

WHO estimates excess deaths of over 2.74 times that globally due to undercounting. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05522-2

Congratulations, we've officially had over 1,000 Nine Eleven style events since COVID started, and extroverts & capitalists dont adapt.

#COVID19 #COVIDisAirborne #CapitalismIsACult

Sure Keith, I know an excellent alternative. Throw out ALL THE NEWCOMERS and give the whole state back to the natives.

Malicious PyPi packages create CloudFlare Tunnels to bypass firewalls

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-pypi-packages-create-cloudflare-tunnels-to-bypass-firewalls/

I really like this idea.

As the DeSantis regime eviscerates freedom of speech in Florida's university system, timid journalists use the anodyne word "conservative" to describe him and his apparatchiks. Refusing to call the extremists what they truly are is poor journalism. https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/politics/2023/01/06/gov-ron-desantis-wants-conservative-overhaul-at-new-college-of-florida/69784941007/

Someone get @cspan@twitter.com a parabolic mic.

Instead of saying "come to mastodon" link the person to a thread here where they would totally want to jump in and join the conversation.

"we were just talking about this here: ***link*** -- could really. use a perspective like yours."

It gives people a starting point and some people who are active and who they'd want to follow.

Which IRA clean energy credits are you planning on using, nerds?

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/how-the-inflation-reduction-act-will-save-households-money-in-2023/

BREAKING: Matt Gaetz gives Kevin McCarthy permission to be the most powerful person in the House.

When the Republican extremists (redundant?) have full control over the House agenda, once they actually permit a speaker to be named, one of their top priorities is to cause the United States to default on its debt. That will trigger a global economic catastrophe.

It will be essential if and when they do this, for Big Journalism to make totally clear -- with no quoting "both sides" bullshit -- what has happened.

What worries me is that I'm not sure journalists will rise to the occasion.