There is no middle ground when it comes to Russia's continuing atrocities against Ukraine. By cutting off a Starlink capability that Ukraine was already depending upon, Musk is acting against the interests of the United States which is actively supporting Ukraine financially and militarily. This has the effect of directly supporting our adversary Russia and Putin. The United States should move with all possible speed to legally end, suspend, and/or not renew any and all business relationships with Musk and any of his companies, as quickly as practicable.
Missouri votes against banning children from carrying guns in public - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/09/missouri-rejects-ban-children-carrying-guns-in-public and yet #murica wonders why it has vastly more gun deaths (and gun suicides) than anywhere else on the planet...
Missed hearing about the Twitter outage because I was on @ethanz’s podcast answering questions about why I moved to Mastodon 😹
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/elon-trump-twitter-files-collusion-biden-censorship-1234675969/ Twitter kept entire database of GOP requests to censor posts
Horrendous. An all-white supermajority in Mississippi's legislature just voted to create a special police force and judicial system for white people in Jackson, MS, bringing Jim Crow back around full circle. Apparently, Mississippi's white #Republicans don't want to be arrested, investigated or judged by black people and want to be unaccountable to the voting of the local citizenry.
This is Trump's America.
https://mississippitoday.org/2023/02/07/jackson-court-system-house-bill-1020/
Friends don't let friends report relative risks without reporting the absolute risk as well https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/01/magazine/menopause-hot-flashes-hormone-therapy.html
Ok but real talk if you’re back on mastadon tonight because #twitter is basically a few pieces of wire held together with electrical tape… maybe stay a while!
I’ve been spending a bit more time here lately, and as a woman who has seen some SHIT on the old bird site, things here have been a lot more pleasant. And a lot less violent and scary.
So far!
Don’t make me eat my words!
To everyone who is joining or rejoining us here, do us all a favour… stay! This community only thrives with vibrant and diverse content, and we would love for you to help contribute to the positive growth here on #Mastodon🤍
Boost, post, comment, hashtag like you’re being paid for it.. be annoying as hell and tell us your thoughts (respectfully)… just be here with us, please?
Ironically enough, just 3 days ago Adam Hageman of Turning Point USA was arrested for their involvement in a child porn sweep on the Telegram app along with more than a dozen others
https://twitter.com/mxscottkernest/status/1621559814709968897?s=46&t=g6JoXD6PKTWqTr5pC0CuSQ
https://www.rawstory.com/state-of-the-union-never-trumpers/ ‘A public beat down’: Never Trumpers heap praise on Biden’s handling of MAGA Congress
Once again, the far-right nut jobs in the GOP prove beyond doubt that they don't deserve, nor are they qualified in any way, to lead our country. My disgust for the childish behavior on the Republican side of the aisle and Marjorie Taylor Greene's antics in particular reached new heights tonight. The current GOP is a cancer on America. Thank God we elected Joe. #SOTU #MTG #MTGMustGo #PresidentBiden
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