Mastodawn

#WritersCoffeeClub 11, How accessible is your work?

Not very accessible at all. I currently write on Wattpad. Anyone with a screen can read there, but pretty much nobody knows about it. I've never considered 'real' publication, so I'm kind of stuck with what I can find on line.

SteveJB 6h ago

Barbara Monaco 22h ago

Welp, this is disheartening. Canada loses its measles-free status, US to follow shortly.
Canada had eliminated measles nearly 30 years ago. US eliminated the disease in 2000.
Another frightening sign that we've entered a new Dark Age.
#measles
#publichealth
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7e2lv4r8xo

Canada loses measles elimination status, with US on track to follow

The country hasn't been able to curb an outbreak of more than 5,000 cases over the last year, while US cases are at a 33-year high.

SteveJB 7h ago

Jay Kuo 19h ago

No more bailouts for Trump’s autocratic buddies.

Just in: #SpeakerMikeJohnson: “I ‘can’t guarantee’ vote on ACA subsidies”
🖕🏼

SteveJB 7h ago

Qasim Rashid, Esq.21h ago

Below I provide the names, the phone numbers, and a sample script to call these 8 Senate democrats who folded to Trump, and demand they reverse course and side with the American people.

81% of Democratic voters want Senate Democrats to stand firm. Let's make sure the Senate listens.

https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/8-senate-dems-fold-on-trump-shutdown

8 Senate Dems Fold on Trump Shutdown

Chuck Schumer must resign and we must elect new leadership, because the American people deserve fighters, not folders

Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid

SteveJB 7h ago

Gabe Ortíz 17h ago

“Despite his no vote, the entire political world knows this is a direct result of Chuck Schumer’s leadership … He either blessed this surrender, or was incapable of leading his caucus to hold the line.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/10/chuck-schumer-resign-calls-shutdown-vote-democrats

Angry Democrats call on Schumer to resign after eight vote to end shutdown

Some lawmakers and progressive groups blame minority leader after eight senators defect

The Guardian

SteveJB 7h ago

Brian 18h ago

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#justforlaughs #funny #meme #startrek

SteveJB 21h ago

George Takei

🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽21h ago

Thank you, Zohran, for standing with our LGBTQ+ community 100% and defying those stereotypes!

SteveJB 1d ago

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CarveHerName 1d ago

In November 1917, the supervisor of the workhouse ordered the guards to brutalise the suffragists. They dragged, beat, choked and pinched the women. One was left with her hands chained over her head all night. Another was slammed into the edge of her bed so hard her cellmate thought she was dead.

Media reports of the brutalisation created public pressure, and by the end of November all the suffragist women had been released.
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