👋 Hello #fediverse! I'm going into a meeting at 4ET to talk about our newsroom's social media options.

If you think our station and other #NPR stations should have a Mastodon server or a broader presence in the #fediverse, pls boost this post. If you have thoughts, please reply, I want to hear them!

Piers Morgan Is Basically Campaigning For Ron DeSantis On 'Fox And Friends'
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/piers-morgan-ron-desantis-fox-friends_n_6421c174e4b03793a8b0f3e2

Piers Morgan is a foreign entity attempting to interfere with our elections and should be investigated as such.

Federal investigators examining Trump Media for possible money laundering, sources say
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/15/trump-media-investigated-possible-money-laundering

>New York prosecutors expanded criminal inquiry of company last year and examined acceptance of $8m with suspected Russian ties

As RuPaul stated, “A social media post has never been as powerful as a registered vote.” So, we have our marching orders. We can’t sit back and watch our trans brothers and sisters and favorite drag artists be attacked by right-wing conservatives. We must use our civic duty and vote these bigots out of office. Check out the organizations below for more ways to support. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

#TennesseeEqualityProject
#EqualityTexas
#EqualityFlorida
#TransLash
#GLAAD
#ACLU

New research from my team on the #TwitterMigration:

This is our first quarterly update analyzing which platforms are growing - esp #mastodon & #postnews. Includes new data on users posting, app downloads & more.

Get it here: ▶️ https://is.gd/EI1lOl

Any help boosting and sharing out this new work is very appreciated!

Ron DeSantis says he wants to “make america Florida”

That means:

Mishandle Covid: lie about data, raid public officials, never distribute funds

Remove elected officials

Threaten teachers with felonies if they don’t remove books

Attack trans children, pass legislation to kidnap them from parents

Out LBGTQIA students

Demand student menstrual data

Remove companies’ 1A protections

Ignore 4A, 14A protections

Restrict reporter access

Allow rampant insurance fraud

Kidnapping to be legalized in Florida | Terms and conditions apply.

Florida courts could take 'emergency' custody of kids with trans parents or siblings — even if they live in another state.

A proposed bill making its way through the Florida State Senate would allow the state "emergency jurisdiction" over children who receive or are "at risk of" receiving gender-affirming care — or if their parent receives it themselves.

Senate Bill 254, introduced Friday by State Senator Clay Yarborough, would grant the court authority to take emergency custody of kids under the same statute that protects them from domestic violence and abuse.

The state could take temporary custody of children if "it is necessary in an emergency to protect the child because the child, or a sibling or parent of the child" is "at risk of or is being subjected to the provision of sex reassignment prescriptions or procedures," according to the proposed bill text.

The proposed bill defines sex reassignment prescriptions or procedures as hormone therapy, puberty blockers, and surgeries or procedures that "affirm a person's perception of his or her sex if that perception is inconsistent with the person's sex" at birth.

The court would also be granted "jurisdiction to vacate, stay, or modify a child custody determination of a court of another state to protect the child from the risk of being subjected to the provision of sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures," according to the proposed bill text. "The court must vacate, stay, or modify the child custody determination to the extent necessary to protect the child from the provision of such prescriptions or procedures."

#news #lgbt #transphobia #trans #lgbt #politics #democrats #republicans #translivesmatter #lgbtlivesmatter #Kidnapping #Florida #homophobia

NEW ARTICLE: "Devin Brosnahan of Augusta, Georgia: Neo-Nazi, 'White Lives Matter' Organizer, and Emergency Medical Technician"

https://atlantaantifa.org/2023/02/27/devin-brosnahan-of-augusta-georgia-neo-nazi-white-lives-matter-organizer-and-emergency-medical-technician/

Last year, we appealed for information on a neo-Nazi who uses the alias "Levi Savage.” "Levi" leads the Georgia chapter of White Lives Matter and works as an emergency medical technician.

We have now identified “Levi” as Devin Brosnahan of Augusta, Georgia. Online records show that in 2022, Brosnahan worked for Aiken County Emergency Medical Services across the state line in South Carolina.

Please read & share widely!
#antifa #antifascist #Georgia #SouthCarolina #emergencymedicalservices