Here to get back to a simpler, decentralized way of social, learn things and try to leave this place a little better off than when I entered.
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Dislikes: #actualfakenews #egos #unkindness
What the AF?!?
NC Gov Race a Toss Up
Cook Political Report: “Our initial rating of this contest, now set between Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein and Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, was Lean Democrat, given the party’s recent track record of winning even as former President Donald Trump carried the state. Robinson initially looked like a weaker Doug Mastriano.”
“But unlike Mastriano, Robinson is raising actual money — more than $10.5 million so far.”
These insane storms we had in Dallas Texas last night somehow blew the computer the bot was running on.
Give me a day to get it back up and running
TL;DR There is no safe way to use TikTok, and our strong recommendation is to delete the app from all your devices.
Learn more here: https://protonvpn.com/blog/is-tiktok-safe/
Picture of the day: Bell tower (belfry), front view, upper part, at Wat Phra Kaew, Temple of Emerald Buddha, within the precincts of the Grand Palace, in Bangkok, Thailand. Today is Chakri Memorial Day in Thailand.
Artist: Basile Morin | Credit: Own work | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%86%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%87_%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%87_%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A3_%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A8%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A2.jpg
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