Rose Rudd @roseannerudd@qoto.org

Reminder: Our clues about what is happening are coming from witnesses and Trump.

Not all the witnesses are talking: The ones talking are the ones who are defending Trump so we have a distorted view.

There are signs that an indictment is "imminent" but that doesn't mean this week or tomorrow.

Cartoon from February (!!) attached.

Fact: We don't know.

Conservative parents are like "Yes my child is totally straight, I just need to shield their sensitive eyes from any books and/or rainbows because I know for a fact that will immediately turn them gay. The kid is straight as an arrow though."

“A former intelligence official turned whistleblower has given Congress and the Intelligence Community Inspector General extensive classified information about deeply covert programs that he says possess retrieved intact and partially intact craft of non-human origin,” reports The Debrief. https://thedebrief.org/intelligence-officials-say-u-s-has-retrieved-non-human-craft/ #ufo #uap #aliens

You have to admire good engineering.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/06/05/the-good-little-robot/

#RonnieBarker #DogsOfMastodon in the River Ceri

@harald @gutenberg_org you don’t have to feel bad. We have a lot of nice people here too. Not everyone spends all their time telling others how they are wrong.

You joined a Mastodon instance and you did in fact join Mastodon.

There is more to the Fediverse than mastodon, but that’s ok. We love that you joined us. It’s great having you here.

That’s much more important than figuring out intricacies of protocols or underlying technologies.

Welcome! Have fun. Spread the word about all the good things you do.

Fascism defined and intelligently explained.
May 29, 2023 - by Heather Cox Richardson https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-29-2023?utm_source=substack&publication_id=20533&post_id=124727841&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true

Whether you're a life-long #Friends fan (like me!) or just interested in the peeking behind-the-scenes, it's hard not to be thoroughly impressed to see what it takes to make a #TV sitcom from start to finish.
Especially in a time like now (with the #WritersStrike), it's clear to see how essential writers are to many aspects of entertainment & how they shape the shows you know & love (...even right up to the day of filming! 😅)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBScomgeX5E

Heads up 99%.

Whenever someone from a think tank talks about “the economy”, mentally insert the words “rich people’s yacht money” into the sentence.

We can’t provide free healthcare, because it might harm rich people’s yacht money.

Nurses are going to have to feed themselves from food banks in order to protect rich people’s yacht money.

We’ve decided to let kids work in slaughter houses to help boost rich people’s yacht money.

It works every time. Give it a try.

#RichPeoplesYachtMoney

Well said David! 👍🤔🤬 -ER

My favorite bible quote is where Jesus said "Make the little children suffer," or something like that.

#FakeBibleScholar

If maintaining a well-regulated militia means anyone can own a mass-murder machine, why shouldn’t wetlands-protection legislation mean anyone can kill the planet, Supreme Court rules, with what experts are calling impeccable logic.

Exhausted by the hate and repression in the autocratic former Confederacy? Want to smile ear-to-ear? Read this about the huge news out of the state of Minnesota. Let it be a model for others. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/the-minnesota-miracle?utm_source=direct&r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Oh, no, not more from the Fascist Fashion beat. Just stop, Times. Stop.
The Strategic Fashioning of Casey DeSantis https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/24/style/casey-desantis-fashion.html?smid=tw-share

Via John Pavlovitz:

The political Right in American is the worst kind of drag show: that of hateful, heartless bigots pretending to be Christian. They are self-identified disciples of Jesus with no have interest in his empathy, generosity, or love.
#fascism #bigotry #LGBTQ
https://t.co/3detF1TfBB

@augieray Why, are six of them resigning?

Via Scott MacFarlane:

Pre-sentencing hearings begin TODAY in seditious conspiracy case of Stewart Rhodes

Victim impact statements will be heard by judge.

Justice Dept is going to try to secure a 25-year prison sentence against Stewart Rhodes #legal

if you’re an orca still in line to sink a large ship, STAY IN LINE

The work in progress is neither working or progressing.

#cat #cats #catstodon #catsofmastodon #writing #writingcommunity #books #humor #humour #funny