@cowvin

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@feditips Excellent points. I'll have to check out other instances to find a suitable home.

I don't think people are realising the danger the Fediverse is in.

The only thing stopping corporations and VCs taking over this place is that the Fediverse is spread out on many different servers, which makes it very difficult to purchase.

If most of the Fediverse ends up on mastodon.social, which is now a strong possibility, there will be nothing to stop most of it being sold to Musk or Zuckerberg or whoever.

The bigger mastodon.social becomes, the more likely a buyout is to happen.

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This made me chuckle 😂😂

For many older Americans, Fox has been a radicalizing force, leaving many younger folks feeling as if their parents have been stolen from them.

While it is premature to write Fox’s obituary, we must acknowledge that the post-truth era of right-wing, racist grievance we are currently living through is a direct result of Rupert Murdoch’s Fox “News” Channel.

So, how did we get here, and importantly how can we get out of this spiral? Read our thoughts over at The Big Picture. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/fox-news-fueled-family-divide

The Family Divisions Created By Fox Media

Like many with a conservative parent, the author wonders how his late father would have reacted to the post-truth age of Fox News and Trump.

The Big Picture
Yes, Glitter Really is Bad for the Environment

The sparkly stuff is an environmental nightmare. It's also just one example of a larger category of pollutants that scientists are still struggling to understand.

Discover Magazine
Clarence Thomas is not alone. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has also benefitted financially from parties with an interest in the high court’s business while neglecting to disclose the relationship. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/neil-gorsuch-supreme-court-ethics-scandal-1234723374/
Neil Gorsuch Joins Supreme Court Ethics Scandal Party

The head of a law firm that practices before the court bought property from the conservative justice nine days after he was confirmed, Politico reports

Rolling Stone
@jencmars People really need to hear what's at stake in the upcoming election. We are literally choosing between democracy and fascism. If we let the fascists win, we might not be given the choice again.
Shout out to the DMV agent who, when my mom said no to voter registration, looked her dead in the eye and said, "They're going to take away your grandchildren's rights, you need to register." and now my mom is finally registered to vote.
Clarence Thomas’s Billionaire Friend Did Have Business Before the Supreme Court

Justice Clarence Thomas said he was advised he didn’t have to disclose private jet flights and luxury vacations paid for by billionaire Harlan Crow because, although a close friend, Crow “did not have business before the court.”

Bloomberg
@rbreich See, if he had to pay more taxes, he might not be able to afford his support yacht!