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Adrian Coakley Dec 27, 2022

HawkEye Dec 26, 2022

2022 LEGISLATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

ELECTORAL COUNT REFORM ACT
*Revises/Amends the Electoral Count Act of 1887
*Specifies the Vice President's limited role in counting

THE SAFER COMMUNITIES ACT

*Provides funding for state red-flag laws & other crisis-intervention programs

*Extends background checks for 18 to 21 year olds
*Partial closure of the "boytriend loophole"
*Expands restriction to disquality, anyone found
of domestic violence in a romantic relationship

THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT

*Represents largest investment into addressing
Climate change in U.S. history Authorizing $391 billion in spending on energy and climate change
*Provides tax & prescription drug reforms

CHIPS & SCIENCE ACT

*Provides 280 billion dollars in new funding to
increase domestic production & research of
semiconductors in the US

THE RESPECT FOR MARRIAGE ACT

Requires U.S.gov. and states to recognize
the validity of same-sex and interracial marriage.

#ElectDemocrats
#ElectMoreDemocrats

Adrian Coakley Dec 21, 2022

Mozilla Dec 21, 2022

Today’s social media status quo isn’t cutting it, so Mozilla is exploring an alternative here on Mastodon. In early 2023, Mozilla will be testing a publicly accessible instance in the Fediverse at Mozilla.Social. We will keep you updated, but for now learn more here: https://mzl.la/3BNXQMQ

Mozilla to explore healthy social media alternative | The Mozilla Blog

Update: Starting May 4, 2023, we’re expanding Mozilla.social to a private beta. If you’re interested, join our waitlist. In early 2023, Mozilla will st

Adrian Coakley Dec 21, 2022

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Drew Harwell Dec 19, 2022

For anyone wondering, I'm still unable to access Twitter until I delete this tweet, which is factual journalism that doesn't even break the location rule Twitter enacted a few days ago. The account isn't marked as suspended anymore, but I can't use it or see tweets from people I follow. Using Mastodon exclusively for now and actually really enjoying it.

Adrian Coakley Dec 19, 2022

Peter Sterne Dec 19, 2022

The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, CNN and Associated Press have all posted guides to using Mastodon, which in turn have been syndicated by numerous local news outlets. That matters. We're rapidly approaching a situation where the media will refer to things happening "on Mastodon" the way they referred to Twitter in, say, 2013.

Adrian Coakley Dec 18, 2022

Maggie Dec 18, 2022

Kamoinge is a group of black Photographers who formed in 1963.
Their mission statement: "Honour, document, preserve, & represent the history & culture of the African Diaspora with integrity & respect for humanity through the lens of Black Photographers"
This wonderful work is important to counterbalance the whitewashing of #History by mainly white, middle-class historians/reporters throughout time.
#BlackHistory #Photography #BlackMastodon #AmericanHistory #BlackTwitter

https://www.kamoinge.com/history

History — Kamoinge

Kamoinge Collective - Working Together (Formerly The Kamoinge Workshop)

Kamoinge

Adrian Coakley Dec 17, 2022

Duane O'Brien Dec 17, 2022

A front page article on the Washington Post telling people how to get started with Mastodon?

That’s a big deal.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/17/how-to-join-mastodon/

A guide to getting started with Twitter alternative Mastodon

How to get started on social-media site Mastodon, whether you're leaving Twitter or just looking for people who have.

The Washington Post

Adrian Coakley Dec 17, 2022

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Charlie Savage NYT Dec 17, 2022

I spoke to @[email protected] @[email protected] this morning about the likely Jan. 6 Committee vote to make criminal referrals to DOJ about Trump and others on Monday. Here is part 1, an overview. /1

Adrian Coakley Dec 16, 2022

God

Dec 16, 2022

Elon Musk is a fascist.

Adrian Coakley Dec 15, 2022

Tom Sullivan Dec 14, 2022

We’ve been sold the “great man” for well over a century. Alone. Resolute. One of those did not ignite fusion for the 1st time last week. Our western myths gloss over that the first transcontinental railroad was financed and subsidized by federal and state governments. We forget westward expansion was fueled by the Homestead Act (free land). Rural electrification, the Central Valley Project, etc. Sorry, Randians, sorry Republicans, that was public investment. https://digbysblog.net/2022/12/14/america-believes-in-investment/

America believes in investment - Digby's Hullabaloo

Just not in public investment Maybe it was all the cowboy movies. Or before that, Horatio Alger's sermonizing about a

Digby's Hullabaloo

Adrian Coakley Dec 14, 2022

Zack Whittaker Dec 14, 2022

World's second richest man still has the world's thinnest skin.

https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/14/elons-promise-not-to-ban-account-tracking-his-jet-didnt-last-very-long-at-all-also-bans-guys-personal-account/

Elon’s Promise Not To Ban Account Tracking His Jet Didn’t Last Very Long At All; Also Bans Guy’s Personal Account

Earlier this week, we wrote about how Elon Musk had secretly applied the strongest visibility filter (what some people insist on calling “shadowbanning”) to the ElonJet account on Twitt…

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