The Many Voices of Anne Ahlert

@TheManyVoices
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(She/her) Tooting out any #voiceover / #VO and #voiceacting #CastingCalls and #gigs that I run across. I also post my #NerdCalendar, and opinions about #superheroes and #ComicBooks, in both the #DCU and #MCU. I enjoy #humor, #StarTrek, #DoctorWho, and #dogs. Also, check out my #NerdCalendar

Demo Reels (SoundCloud):
http://soundcloud.com/anne-ahlert

What Surprise Will Feds Spring On State Election Officials?

As you know, the feds have no jurisdiction over state elections -- not legally, anyway.

Crooks and Liars

Reminder that we do NOT live in "unprecedented" times.

On this day on Feb. 5, 1917, Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1917 to block “undesirable” immigrants. That meant a ban on Asian, Mexician, and Mediterranean migrants, literacy tests, new taxes, & excluded the poor, disabled, & criminalized.

Meanwhile white European migrants were welcomed with open arms & given land via Homestead Act.

This racist law was finally repealed in 1952.

Trump wants to revive this fascism. Do not let him.

KYIV INDEPENDENT:
Editorial: What happens when oligarchs own media

When Jeff Bezos gutted the Washington Post, carrying out mass layoffs that included foreign bureaus, we watched it from Ukraine with dismay — and recognition of a pattern we know too well.As a Ukrainian newspaper publishing in English, we understand how essential it is to keep the world informed

https://kyivindependent.com/editorial-what-happens-when-oligarchs-own-media/

#Ukraine

Editorial: What happens when oligarchs own media

When Jeff Bezos gutted the Washington Post, carrying out mass layoffs that included foreign bureaus, we watched it from Ukraine with dismay — and recognition of a pattern we know too well.   As a Ukrainian newspaper publishing in English, we understand how essential it is to keep the world informed about Ukraine and Russia’s war. That is why we were alarmed to see one of the world’s most influential newspapers pulling back from exactly that mission. That retreat plays directly into the hands o

The Kyiv Independent

I have been trying to think of ways of making the Fediverse more Friendly and Welcoming.

To people outside the Fediverse.

To people thinking of joining the Fediverse.

To people who recently joined the Fediverse.

And more.

...

What do YOU think could make the Fediverse more Friendly and Welcoming?

(Reply with your answers.)

#Fediverse #FriendlyFediverse #SpreadFediverse #WelcomingFediverse

London doing the work ! ❤️‍🩹

I wrote about what I've been calling "The Everything Account"

If you're familiar with The Atmosphere, you already know how to get one, and this should hopefully help you explain it to others.

For those of you who aren't, you'll be surprised to know that you may already have one; here's how you use it: https://www.augment.ink/the-everything-account/

The Everything Account

I've been thinking a lot about our accounts lately. We all have an ever-growing pile of digital identities scattered across the web, many forgotten after a brief stint with a random service we found in an app store. It's like second nature at this point: we check out a new

augment

The NYT says WaPo is laying off about 30 percent of all employees, including more than 300 of the roughly 800 journalists in the newsroom.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/business/media/washington-post-layoffs.html

Washington Post Cuts More Than 300 Jobs

The layoffs cut into The Post’s local, international and sports coverage, and reduced its entire work force by about 30 percent.

The New York Times

#HootinTootinTuesday

In keeping with the dog theme, I believe it was Groucho Marx that said:

Outside of a dog, books are a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.

@AnneTheWriter1

I named my dogs Rolex and Timex.

They are my watch dogs.

#DadJokes #HootinTootinTuesday

I don’t need ChatGPT. I just have to post on Mastodon ‘I don’t know this thing’ and all of my autistic acquaintances converge here to explain things to me