Mastodawn

OK, here is a publicly-shareable dashboard of #PublicBroadcasting stations most at risk (thank you @Runkefer) . This list is sorted by “dependence”, defined as:

Federal revenue / Total station revenue.

In other words, a 90% dependence score means Federal money accounts for 90% of the station’s income.

Since Federal money is being cut by #Trump, the more dependent a station is on Federal money, the more devastated they will be.

I encourage you to pick some station that calls out to you (don’t all pick the number one station!) and find their website and make a *recurring* donation of $5 or $10 a month. Make sure it’s a RECURRING donation, so you give these stations a dependable lifeline.

Don’t forget, some employers will match your donations. Make your bosses support public broadcasting!

https://data.semipublic.co/public/dashboard/79538ae6-407d-49c0-bb7e-73e4a594f8a7

Metabase

There is definitely value in writing a toot that you definitely shouldn't send. Catharsis even.

I go by the Craig Ferguson rules:

1.Does this need to be said?
2.Does this need to be said *by me*?
3.Does this need to be said by me *now*?

That usually keeps me from making bad choices. Also, dumb, funny toots are totally exempt. Send them with abandon.

Grapeshot Jul 21

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The artist Chloe G Jul 19

Need help - We wouldn’t ask but this is desperate and I will need to find somewhere to stay asap and need living and accommodation expenses covered for a month or so. My abusive ex is trying to force me to leave the house. I also need to find a safe space to store my paintings which are at risk of being damaged. @mutual_aid

https://ko-fi.com/chloegilbertartist

#helprequest #fundraising #transmutualaid

Grapeshot Jul 16

Robert Reich Jul 16

Grapeshot Jul 10

A.R. Moxon, Verified Duck 🦆Jul 10

We sternly warn the left not to politicize the tragedy caused by our politics.

Grapeshot Jun 29

LAUREN Jun 29

You want them voted out. I want them dragged from their homes naked in the middle of the night and taken to The Hague. We are not the same.

Grapeshot Jun 29

Kristian Kiehling Jun 29

Former DJT operative Lev Parnas: "Why is no one in the media asking:
Why are Trump and Putin praising each other while Ukrainian civilians are being burned alive?
Why has no one reported on the quiet Russian delegation that arrived in D.C.?
Why are we not hearing anything from Steve Witkoff?
The answer is simple: they don’t want you to know...what you’re seeing now—the praise, the silence, the inaction—is the execution of deals that were already made."

https://levremembers.substack.com/p/breaking-russian-drone-hits-odessa?r=yzqcr&triedRedirect=true

BREAKING: Russian Drone Hits Odessa as Trump Praises Putin from the Oval

As I sit here this morning reflecting on the historic and horrifying moments of this past week, I want to be very clear: we are living through a global power shift—one being sealed with drone strikes, courtroom rulings, and backdoor alliances.

Lev Remembers

Grapeshot Jun 21

𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight"Jun 21

For the record, I am condoning this.

The next time you see someone in plain clothes with a mask on abducting a person in broad daylight, don't assume they have the right to do so.

Go buy zipties and face masks.
The same as the ones these sick fucks use.
Jump the kidnapper.
Hogtie them.
Zip-tie them.
Leave them there.
Take their car to an undisclosed location.
Set it the fuck on fire.
I AM condoning this.
I AM inciting this.
I am not a fed.
I am fed the fuck up.