One thing that Mastodon newcomers may not realize is how easy it is to turn Mastodon for web into essentially a Tweetdeck clone, with columns for search/compose, home, notifications, and any lists you've set up. It takes literally seconds.

Here's what mine looks like right now:

I wonder if DOJ could get to the bottom of what was said by Trump, Giuliani and others on these calls, which took place after Trump had been informed the riot was under way.

From the 1/6 committee report:

Few quick Mastodon tweaks I like:

* Settings > "Enable advanced web interface" is Tweetdeck and works really well.

* In your notification column, turn off all the "Play sound" toggles and turn on the "show filter bar" to be able to see favorites, follows, etc. by type.

* The web app is good! The official mobile app's not bad, either. But there are a lot of app options with different flavors worth trying out. Toot is popular on iOS. On Android, I use Yuito: https://bit.ly/3jjtzif

Itinerary
- visit to White House for bilateral meetings.
- press conference and the opportunity to address members of the public.
- address to a joint session of Congress
- return to Ukraine

#Biden to announce significant new package of nearly $2 billion of security assistance for #Ukraine, including a Patriot missile battery

#WhiteHouse anticipates a bipartisan package of more than $40 billion of funding

Way way more details on #Zelenskyy visit

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/12/21/background-press-call-on-the-upcoming-visit-of-president-zelenskyy-of-ukraine/

There were three men came out of the West
Three kings both great and high
And they have sworn a solemn oath
John Mastodon must die.

They took a tank and ran him down
With bullets in his head
And they have sworn a solemn oath
John Mastodon was dead

But when the Spring came kindly on
And showers began to fall
John Mastodon got up again
And did surprise them all...

#JohnMastodon is proof that things *CAN* go viral here on Mastodon, but the key is that *YOU* are the algorithm. The reason that the John Mastodon meme showed up on other people's timelines is because so many users boosted the posts.

The lesson here is: please don't just favourite something if you really enjoyed it; BOOST it so that other people can enjoy it, too! This is the only reason why I bother to create as large a social graph as I can on Mastodon—to act as an amplifier. You can, too!❤️😉