YatesWilburn

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State Comms. Associate @ FairVote | Recovering Congressional Staffer | SC Grown | Political Orphan | Gamer | Weirdo | Opinions are mine alone
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Just went through the process to get a beautiful green verification checkmark for my Mastodon profile.

You see, I'm better than you...AND I KNOW IT. #Verified #Verification #mastodontips

Live footage of Millennials approximately 2.3 seconds after Netflix banned password sharing and AMC started charging more for good seats... #netflix #amc #amctheatres #pirate #piracy #PirateBay #ThePirateBay

George Santos says he's learned his lesson. From now on, he'll "double-check" and "cross reference" everything.

You know, the hard-to-remember stuff...like where/if he went to college, when his mother died, and when he won the Nobel Peace Prize. #GeorgeSantos #Congress

Read More: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3838987-santos-ive-learned-my-lesson/

Santos: ‘I’ve learned my lesson’

Rep. George Santos (R-NY) in an interview on Tuesday said that he has learned his “lesson” after revelations that he fabricated numerous parts of his resume and biography. “I’ve learned my lesson and I can guarantee you that from now on anything, everything is always going to be aboveboard,” Santos said in an interview with…

The Hill

Jim Jordan is right. No law is going to stop "evil."

What it CAN do is stop "evil" from getting a badge, or hiding behind "qualified immunity."

#Tyre #TyreNichols #QualifiedImmunity #EndQualifiedImmunity #Justice #PoliceReform #Police

READ: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3835841-jim-jordan-says-hes-uncertain-reform-can-stop-evil-seen-in-tyre-nichols-video/

Jim Jordan says he’s uncertain reform can stop ‘evil’ seen in Tyre Nichols video

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Sunday said he’s not sure any police reform could have stopped what happened to Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who was beaten by Memphis police officers after a traffic stop in early January.  “I don’t know that there’s any law that can stop that evil that we saw that is just,…

The Hill

POLL QUESTION for my followers (all 3 of you, 😆):

Let's say @mozilla is successful in building a Mastodon instance that has much of the same functionality of Twitter (GIF support, better image support, etc).

Would y'all switch from whatever instance you're in now to Mozilla's instance? Why/why not?

#Firefox #Mozilla #twitterrefugee #TwitterRIP #TwitterMigration #RIPTwitter #mastodontips

YES
25.9%
NO
74.1%
Poll ended at .

Look, there's a perfectly rational explanation as to why George Santos' campaign would have 40 separate $199.99 charges...when 90% of all other House/Senate campaigns had literally zero.

Problem is, that explanation involves an attempt to dodge federal campaign spending reporting laws. #GeorgeSantos #Congress #Republicans

READ: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/25/george-santos-199-expenses-00079334

The improbability of George Santos’ $199 expenses

The vast majority of congressional campaigns never recorded a single disbursement of $199, just below the level requiring preservation of receipts.

POLITICO

Even in this toxic and divided time, politicians from both parties can agree on one thing: F**k Ticketmaster. #Ticketmaster #taylorswift

READ: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/taylor-swift-ticketmaster-senate-judiciary-committee-eras-tour/

Look what you made them do: All the Taylor Swift references from the Senate's Ticketmaster hearing

"Ticketmaster should look in the mirror and say, 'I'm the problem, it's me​,'" one senator quipped.

CBS News

Live footage of me rebuilding my Pokémon team for the 3,547th time before kicking the snot out of a literal toddler…

#Pokemon #PokemonScarletViolet

The News: Lawmakers in Washington have until June to raise the debt ceiling and avoid an economically apocalyptic default.

Me, immediately opening my trading app: