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Sharing advice and assisting with the great migration, plus various thoughts and perspectives.

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@stux@mstdn.social avatar stux , to random

Woah... Videos from the mission still give me goosebumps every time🤤

I'd really wish humanity would be more united so we could work together on a better future for everyone

Just imagine what we humans could do if we had a shared goal.. 💭

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@stux

Looking back on that era, one interesting difference is that all the information was simply presented. If something bad happened it was related in full and everyone was along for the ride. Now all corporate space reporting is replete with marketing boosters and if something goes wrong they cut the feed.

@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online avatar mastodonmigration , to random

Video Clip: Governor JD Pritzker (D-IL) vows accountability for current administration officials when Trump's term comes to an end.

"They're going to be held accountable one way or another."

Pritzker: "They're going to be held accountable one way or another."

@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online avatar mastodonmigration , to random

RE: https://syzito.xyz/@fkamiah17/115878391956944007

World on Fire

Simply an incredible thread showing video clips of dozens of citizen protests all over the world.

@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online avatar mastodonmigration , to random

Kind of crazy that you see a headline about government troops targeting civilian protesters, and need to read the first paragraph to learn if it is Iran or the United States.

@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online avatar mastodonmigration , to random

RE: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/115313114658391338

Numerous reports lately of using their default "Discover" feed to promote right wing accounts and shadow ban progressive users. And yet, progressives continue to flock to this centralized, VC funded, tech bro platform 🤷

We have the opportunity to create a better public social media ecosystem, but only if we together make better choices.

@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online avatar mastodonmigration , to random

Younger family member who works for a big tech company is here for the holidays. He is working everyday finishing up writing end of year peer review evaluations. Apparently everyone at the company has to generate 30+ extensive evaluations of their coworkers. This is done using a special version of ChatGPT which cranks our long beautifully worded reviews based on a few prompts. These then go to the respective managers who use ChatGPT to summarize the results for each employee. Seriously 🤦‍♂️

@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online avatar mastodonmigration , to random

News: Waymo robot taxis fail to manage SF power outage causing widespread gridlock

https://missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-waymo-halts-service-blackout/

The question we should be asking is what are the penalties for creating such a citywide menace?

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It's early days, and there will certainly be some detailed analysis, but at this point it seems clear that these cars are too stupid to deal with widespread traffic lights being out. Unlike human drivers they do not know how to adapt to a non-standard situation. As a result we now have a situation where our public infrastructure is completely clogged in the event of a power outage. Is this acceptable? What dangers does this create? What happens when there are even more of them?

mastodonmigration OP ,
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What if the blackout had been caused by a big earthquake, and a big fire ensued, and emergency services were unable to get anywhere because all the major intersections are clogged with brain dead Waymos.

@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online avatar mastodonmigration , to random

Hate hate hate AI with the passion of 1000 burning suns.

Used to go to bed by thinking about some moon, planet or other astronomy subject and searching for a good lecture by typing the name of the subject followed by the word 'lecture'.

Usually there were a couple short basic videos, but also experts with hour plus long technical presentations. Those are all gone now. Replaced by absurd AI bullshit slop videos that can't even pronounce technical terms correctly. It's all garbage.

@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online avatar mastodonmigration , to random

Simply remarkable fall off in tourism to the United States.

"The US is down at least $30 billion in tourism for 2025. International boycotts and a loss in appeal to visit due to Donald Trump has resulted in millions of trips canceled." source: Anonymous on Bluesky

Edit: original source https://flowingdata.com/2025/04/15/decline-in-european-travelers-to-u-s/

Charts showing steep decline in tourism to the US. In some cases by as much as 30%
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@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online avatar mastodonmigration , to random

Often think about what might have been if Mike Masnick had put his considerable influence and promotional expertise behind building the Fediverse instead of another phony VC backed US corporate centralized platform.

Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social@bsk... Pretty crazy that nearly all of the EU Commission is still on X even as Elon Musk is literally talking about destroying the EU. You can leave X. It's really not that difficult.
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mastodonmigration OP ,
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In point of fact, the EU Commission is not only on Mastodon, but they have their own EU Commission branded Fediverse instance.

https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/about

This is the perfect example of how decentralized public social media should be used by public organizations.

@Alice@beige.party avatar Alice , to random
mastodonmigration ,
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@Alice @dannotdaniel

That's not a quote post.

That's just a link preview reference.

Here is what a QP looks like:

https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/115648036076396482

mastodonmigration ,
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@Alice @dannotdaniel

Don't really understand. It may be a Mona thing.

This is how your post looks on the mobile Firefox browser:

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@Alice@beige.party avatar Alice , to random

Testing something for @dannotdaniel .

Are you able to quote post this?

If so, can you confirm what you're using to do so (web, specific app, etc.)

mastodonmigration ,
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@Alice @dannotdaniel

Nope.

beige.party is still on v4.4.7

It will work once it upgrades to v4.5 and you have enabled quote posting in

Perefences >>> Posting defaults

To check your version:

https://beige.party/about

@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online avatar mastodonmigration , to random

Hurray for our newsgatherers! 👏

One of the reasons Mastodon is such a great source of breaking news is a few exceptionally hard working accounts who regularly post news summaries and links.

Four of the best here are:

@wdlindsy
@Nonilex
@servelan
@fulelo

Thanks to all the newsgatherers on Mastodon!

Please feel free to make more recommendations below.

@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online avatar mastodonmigration , to random

'Nuremberg' is trending today.

The Hegseth warcrime/murder matter looks like it's having much broader implications. Across the board, the prospect of eventual accountability seems to be registering for those who have acted with impunity under the assumption that they were forever untouchable.

@indivisibleteam@mastodon.social avatar indivisibleteam , to random

Don’t shop at Home Depot, Target, or Amazon over the next week. During the busiest shopping period of the year, let’s make our dollars count by refusing to support corporations complicit in Trump’s authoritarian power grab: http://weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=mastodon

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@indivisibleteam

It is very possible to navigate the entire holiday season without shopping at Home Depot, Amazon or Target. In fact, you can simply quit them forever. It's easy.

Buy items from local vendors and try to purchase online items directly from the manufacturer. If that fails there are still always alternatives.

@gleick@mas.to avatar gleick , to random

Even if you already assume that Trump is Putin’s toady, doing his bidding at every turn, the details of their so-called “peace plan” must shock you. It sells out not only Ukraine but all of Europe. And it is crafted to shift billions of dollars into the pockets of shady oligarchs.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/trumps-war-peace/685024/?gift=UDCAY75CzHyGUPSsXwkpWhjActye6JKOklBHVEsYxxM

mastodonmigration ,
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@gleick

As always, Anne Applebaum does a great job of reporting here. But it is really important to include that this 'plan' is not going anywhere. European officials have already called it a non-starter.

What is really interesting, as spelled out in this excellent piece by Phillips Obrien is how the US has systematically undermined its influence through disembling and failure to live up to commitments. And Europeans are finally getting the measure of these guys.

https://phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/the-long-con-comes-to-an-end

@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online avatar mastodonmigration , to random

Post: Still We Rise @_stillwerise on Threads

AOC: “MTG is carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office. She is saying a lot but her ACTIONS have
not backed up the rhetoric. For all her talk, she's STILL voting with them to gut healthcare and advance self-dealing corruption schemes.”

Post from Still We Rise @_stillwerise@threads.net AOC: “MTG is carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office. She is saying a lot but her ACTIONS have not backed up the rhetoric. For all her talk, she's STILL voting with them to gut healthcare and advance self-dealing corruption schemes.” #Marjorie Taylor Greene
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@randahl@mastodon.social avatar randahl , (edited ) to random

Trump has now set a deadline for Thursday next week, where he demands Ukraine signs an agreement to meet Putin’s demands:

— No NATO membership
— A reduction of its military to just 600,000 troops
— Accepting the loss of Donetsk, Luhansk, Crimea, and most of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia
— Forcing Ukrainian elections within 100 days

While Russia will
— Reenter the G8
— Have all sanctions lifted

This is not a peace agreement. This is capitulation.

mastodonmigration ,
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@randahl

T
Hasn't this stupid proposal already been rejected by both Ukraine and the EU?

https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-donald-trump-kaja-kallas-diplomat-ukraine-war-moscow-russia-peace/

@indivisibleteam@mastodon.social avatar indivisibleteam , to random

Cancel your Spotify subscription until the ICE ads stop. There are other streaming options that don’t profit from exploiting artists while recruiting for ICE: https://indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=mastodon

A Spotify playlist called “Don’t Stream Fascism”: Dear Losers. Stop Runnin’ by LOKRE brutal by Olivia Rodrigo Secret Police by Fishbone Recruitment by The Chilling Alpine Adventure, Falling Up Propaganda by Muse Until Then… by Sully Erna, Irina Chirkova We Protest by Dave Carroll
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mastodonmigration ,
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@indivisibleteam

Is there a 'good' streaming service?

@mike@flipboard.social avatar mike , to random

Eugen didn't just build Mastodon, he built the foundation for the future of the social web. He's a hero to me and so many others who are building on that foundation now and for years to come.

Thank you @Gargron for the gift of Mastodon to the world and for continuing to inspire us all with your principles and practice.

mastodonmigration ,
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@mike @Gargron

Here here! Well said Mike. 👏

@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online avatar mastodonmigration , to random

Feels like this is good advice...

Tim Fullerton
@timfullerton
Please. Stop. Believing. Majorie Taylor Greene. Has changed.
She. Is. Fooling. You. All.

Tim Fullerton @timfullerton@threads.net Please. Stop. Believing. Majorie Taylor Greene. Has changed. She. Is. Fooling. You. All.
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@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk avatar neil , to random

I can, I think, understand why Mozilla wants to centre Firefox around AI.

If it wants to appeal to an AI-using userbase, perhaps that make sense.

And perhaps that prize is sufficient to risk alienating some of their existing and future userbase, who do not want those features.

I wonder what the added complexity or cost would be for Mozilla, to have a version with AI and a version without AI. Would it be worth it for them, I wonder.

mastodonmigration ,
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@neil

Like how easy it is to turn off DDG AI features:

@arstechnica@mastodon.social avatar arstechnica , to random

Tariff refunds may get “messy” if Trump loses Supreme Court fight
Tech industry primed for big refunds if SCOTUS rules against Trump tariffs.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/11/tariff-refunds-may-get-messy-if-trump-loses-supreme-court-fight/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica

Looking forward to going after the $314 paid to DHL for the gizmo purchased from China this summer.

@TheWeeOwl@mastodon.art avatar TheWeeOwl , to random

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    mastodonmigration ,
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    @TheWeeOwl

    Very pretty

    @cstross@wandering.shop avatar cstross , to random

    Reminder that EVERYTHING Anthropic or OpenAI announce in public is propaganda designed to boost their market cap when they hit the IPO they're aiming for.

    It's marketing, folks. There is no intelligence behind the artifice, it's just spicy autocomplete and hucksters in $5000 suits trying to pick your boss's pocket.
    https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115548040527129225

    mastodonmigration ,
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    @cstross

    Since the 1990s every tech wave has been a pump and dump bubble laying the groundwork for the next pump and dump bubble. The staggering inefficiency of such a Ponzi economy, channelling capital into mega-billionaires pockets instead of productive growth is why China is rolling out 400 kph mag lev trains while we are shoveling brain dead software into toasters.

    @mastodonmigration@mastodon.online avatar mastodonmigration , to random

    Time to Migrate by Tim Brey

    Mastodon treasure @timbray just published what may be the best Mastodon pitch yet!

    https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/11/03/Time-to-Migrate

    "The simplest argument · Have you noticed that social-media products, in the long term, can’t seem to manage to stay fun and safe and useful? I have. But there’s one huge exception... I’m talking about email... Why does email stay reasonably healthy? Because nobody owns it... Mastodon’s like email that way. Plus it does all the...stuff that you’re used to."

    @mastodonmigration@mastodon.online avatar mastodonmigration , to random

    One of the smartest people on the internet. Wish she were here. [Yeah, we ran her off too.]

    emptywheel
    @emptywheel [on Bluesky]

    One reason you hold a meeting to pressure/cajole/threaten Boebert in the Situation Room is so she can't record it.

    emptywheel @emptywheel bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy One reason you hold a meeting to pressure/cajole/threaten Boebert in the Situation Room is so she can't record it. Nov 12, 2025, 01:50 PM - © 5 boosts - 0 quotes - 1 favorite
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    @mastodonmigration@mastodon.online avatar mastodonmigration , to random

    Sen. Angus King: "Standing up to Donald Trump didn't work" 🤦‍♂️

    h/t Aaron Rupar on Threads

    Sen. Angus King: "Standing up to Donald Trump didn't work"

    @mastodonmigration@mastodon.online avatar mastodonmigration , to random

    Dems who voted with the Republicans:

    King (ME) 202 224-5344
    Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
    Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
    Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
    Cortez Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
    Kaine (VA) 202 224-4024
    Rosen (NV) 202 224-6244
    Fetterman (PA) 202 224-4254

    Maybe they would like to hear from you.

    @renewedresistance

    King (ME) 202 224-5344 Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324 Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152 Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841 Cortez Masto (NV) 202 224-3542 Kaine (VA) 202 224-4024 Rosen (NV) 202 224-6244 Fetterman (PA) 202 224-4254
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    @mastodonmigration@mastodon.online avatar mastodonmigration , to random

    How to quit Home Depot.

    So, Home Depot is a terrible company, but you think you have no option. It's not true. First, there's Lowe's, which is much better. But, shopping local is also much easier than you think. Ace Hardware stores are locally owned, and the discounts from Ace Rewards add up fast. Lumber yards have better materials and free or low cost delivery. Plumbing and electrical supply stores normally used by contractors are great. Give it a try, dump Home Depot. You'll be glad you did.

    @MichaelWhelan@mastodon.art avatar MichaelWhelan , to random

    HORN CROWN (1981)
    Acrylic - 29” x 18”

    Another long established series that I worked on early in my career. This was my third and final cover for Andre Norton’s Witch World, but the first chronologically detailing how humans arrived on the planet. 1/3

    Dressed in yellow leathers, an enchantress with long blonde hair throws her head back and extends her arms with wild grace. The pose could be the steps in a choreographed dance, but more evidently the rapture of casting an enchantment. Behind her a huge white tiger snarls protectively. Its piercing green eyes focus on a crossbowman perched on a rock below. The man in domed helm and glittering chainmail is seemingly caught in a moment of surprise. The low angle point of view provides a majestic view of a green and gold forest in autumnal transition.
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    mastodonmigration ,
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    @MichaelWhelan

    Beautiful.

    Been wondering, did you do the cover art for Voyager in Night by C. J. Cherryh?

    @indivisibleteam@mastodon.social avatar indivisibleteam , to random

    While this proposal offers huge compromises to Republicans, it shows that Democrats are serious about ending the Trump Shutdown with a deal that addresses the needs of working families.

    For the last month, Democrats have nearly unanimously held the line and remain committed to bringing down healthcare costs and reining in Trump. Meanwhile, the GOP has refused to show up and do their jobs. https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/11/07/government-shutdown-democrats-schumer-trump-aca.html

    mastodonmigration ,
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    @indivisibleteam

    Democrats standing up for Economic Justice is both morally right and good politics.

    https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/115510346177621949

    @indivisibleteam@mastodon.social avatar indivisibleteam , to random

    Tuesday’s historic wins weren’t guaranteed. While business leaders, universities, and politicians from both parties were caving to Trump, We The People never stopped organizing.

    video/mp4

    mastodonmigration ,
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    @indivisibleteam

    Thank you Indivisible for your faith in We The People, the Defenders of Democracy.

    @mastodonmigration@mastodon.online avatar mastodonmigration , to random

    They got hit by Space Junk...

    So, the Chinese space station crew is now stranded in space after a suspected collision with space junk. Is this the beginning of the Kessler Syndrome future that @sundogplanets 's has been warning us about?

    https://futurism.com/space/china-debris-struck-ship-space-station-astronauts

    Are we approaching a point where putting humans into low earth orbit is simply too dangerous?

    Kessler Syndrome: https://www.space.com/kessler-syndrome-space-debris

    @TechCrunch@mstdn.social avatar TechCrunch , to random

    Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist. https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/05/lina-khan-to-co-chair-nyc-mayor-elect-zohran-mamdanis-transition-team/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

    mastodonmigration ,
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    @TechCrunch

    ☝️ Mamdani signals a hard line on corporate oversight by appointing former FTC commissioner Lina Khan to co-chair his transition team.

    "What we saw last night was New Yorkers not just electing a new mayor, but clearly rejecting a politics where outsized corporate power and money too often end up dictating our politics,” Khan said in a speech on Wednesday."

    @briankrebs@infosec.exchange avatar briankrebs , to random

    Enjoyed reading The Atlantic's take on the highly incestuous and circular investments that are powering AI companies as they scrape and scrounge for more data centers. Or, why all this AI investment promises to be a lose/lose for everyone but the super rich. Tranches. Packaging and repackaging risky data center debt into financial instruments that people can buy or sell. Does any of this sound remotely familiar?

    "Boom and bust can feel like two sides of the same coin: Consider also that if AI companies deliver on their massive investments, it would likely mean producing a technology so capable and revolutionary that it wipes out countless jobs and sends an unprecedented shock wave through the global economy before humans have time to adapt. (Perhaps we will be unable to adapt at all.) If they fail, there will likely be unprecedented financial turmoil as well."

    https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/10/data-centers-ai-crash/684765/

    mastodonmigration ,
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    @briankrebs

    It's a pretty good article. Could have been titled: AI, The Greatest Pyramid Scheme Of All Time.

    Too bad he pulls a few punches at the end.

    The description of the risk associated with the 'creative' hedge fund funding mechanisms for the data centers, and analogy to the 2008 banking crisis is particularly illuminating.

    @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io avatar molly0xfff , to random

    Newsletter: Faced with blowback over his pardon of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, President Trump has offered a curious defense: he doesn’t even know the guy.

    https://www.citationneeded.news/trump-binance-changpeng-zhao-pardon/

    mastodonmigration ,
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    @molly0xfff

    ☝️ If you could just subscribe to one independent newsletter, this would be a really good choice. Molly is the best.

    @Gargron@mastodon.social avatar Gargron , to random

    There is a new "Share on Mastodon" button on the official @Mastodon blog, feel free to try it out and let me know what you think.

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    @randahl@mastodon.social avatar randahl , to random

    In Russia, the regime has charged a 26-year-old political activist for protesting the regime's use of violent, masked soldiers to oppress the peop…

    Hang on…

    I am now being told, that this news is actually from the United States, where the Trump regime has charged Kat Abughazaleh for protesting ICE.

    But she will not be intimidated. In fact she is running for Congress, representing Illinois' 9th district, and thanks to the charges her visibility is now through the roof.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/doj-indicts-democratic-congressional-candidate-kat-abughazaleh-ice-pro-rcna240584

    mastodonmigration ,
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    @randahl

    Mother Jones has a story on the indictment and Kat Abughazaleh's response, including a 2 minute video message by her addressing the charges:

    https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/115463955649509916

    @mastodonmigration@mastodon.online avatar mastodonmigration , to random

    News: The New Republic | Trump DOJ Indicts Illinois Congressional Candidate Kat Abughazaleh for Protesting ICE

    Progressive Democratic congressional candidate and former journalist Kat Abughazaleh was indicted by the Justice Department Wednesday for allegedly preventing a federal officer from “discharging the duties of his office”

    “This is a political prosecution, and a gross attempt to silence dissent... That’s why I’m gonna fight these unjust charges.”

    https://newrepublic.com/post/202438/donald-trump-department-justice-indicts-congress-candidate-kat-abughazaleh-ice

    @dangillmor@mastodon.social avatar dangillmor , to random

    I cancelled my Facebook account a few weeks ago. After waiting until they (presumably) took it completely offline, I tried to create a new placeholder account that would tell people how to find me (including here).

    Instead, I was informed I was banned forever from FB. No appeal allowed.

    OK.

    mastodonmigration ,
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    @dangillmor

    Congratulations! Seems like an honor, Dan.

    @mastodonmigration@mastodon.online avatar mastodonmigration , to random

    Resurecting the ghost of Reagan turns out to be unexpected political dynamite. Since Republicans no longer believe in facts, but they do worship deities, this puts them in the irreconcileable position of having two of their gods issuing unequivocal and diametrically opposite decrees. Feel like we may be hearing more from the Almighty Ronny in the days ahead.