Mastodawn

Ian Desroche Dec 23, 2022

I appreciate your lauding and encouraging those who aid in our defense, but this headline makes queer communities look helpless. We were defending us before anyone else cared to. Maybe reword this a bit? Thanks.

Ian Desroche Dec 21, 2022

In a world in which even the concept of fascism exists, “centrism” is fascism.

Ian Desroche Dec 19, 2022

Raised hopes for migrants to US

https://apnews.com/article/latin-america-religion-mexico-71c9bbc725c10785af76664d0ebcd52a?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_07

Faith leaders prep for border changes amid tension, hope

REYNOSA, Mexico (AP) — Two long lines of migrants waited for blessings from visiting Catholic priests celebrating Mass at the Casa del Migrante shelter in this border city, just across the bank of the Rio Grande River from Texas.

Associated Press

Ian Desroche Dec 19, 2022

Full 1/6 Committee final report

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-riot-committee-final-report-773518554386?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=RelatedStories&utm_campaign=position_01

READ: The full summary of the committee’s report

Associated Press

Ian Desroche Dec 19, 2022

When incarceration becomes even more pointlessly cruel than usual.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/19/california-elderly-prison-losing-memory-release

An elderly woman in prison is losing her memory. Why won’t California release her?

The parole board’s refusal to free Janet Carter, 69, is part of what advocates warn is a growing humanitarian crisis across the US

The Guardian

Ian Desroche Dec 19, 2022

Vatican under fire in still more cases of sexual abuse.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/jesuit-abuse-case-widens-victim-speaks-order-seeks-witnesses-2022-12-19/

Jesuit abuse case widens as victim speaks, order seeks witnesses

A case of sexual abuse rattling the Jesuits has widened with a former nun describing how her complaints against a prominent priest were ignored and as the religious order urged others to come forward with any new evidence.

Reuters

Ian Desroche Dec 19, 2022

Let’s hope this is an actual step toward justice.

https://www.npr.org/live-updates/jan-6-hearings-committee-criminal-referrals-trump-final-report

LIVE: Jan. 6 panel announces 4 criminal referrals for Donald Trump

The House Select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has issued its final report. It includes several four referrals for Donald Trump. Follow our live updates.

NPR

Ian Desroche Dec 19, 2022

androgynous Dec 18, 2022

I'm new to Mastodon, but a lot of my former Twitter followers don't know I'm here yet. Someone suggested I could simply ask you fine people to boost me. Would you be so kind? Here’s a small token of my appreciation:

#welcometomastodon #TwitterMigration

Ian Desroche Dec 19, 2022

postmodern Dec 19, 2022

I actually think people should vote No and keep Elon in charge of Twitter. Elon is a useful idiot here. His mismanagement of Twitter is actually driving adoption of Mastodon and opening the door to other social network platforms and showing the importance of a decentralized web. His careless sweeping decisions also lay bare the "corporate tech savior" mythos so many have bought into. Twitter was always a centralized hell hole. Let it burn, so that something better can rise from the ashes.

Ian Desroche Dec 19, 2022

Evan Greer 🏳️‍⚧️Dec 18, 2022

I'm not planning to change my Twitter username from "Evan Greer is on Mastodon," which apparently may or may not violate Musk's latest anti-speech policy of banning promotion of alternative social media sites so...

...getting banned on Twitter feels like it's a matter of when not if at this point.

Can folks give this a boost so others here can find me? Time to rebuild!