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Quick note: If you follow me, you probably noticed that I post occasional photos. Unfortunately, the default display behavior on most Mastodon instances and clients crops many images unless you click on them. I hate this, as does every other photographer here, but it's not likely to change any time soon.
You can disable this broken behavior in the Mastodon web interface by unchecking a box under display preferences.
But in any case, please be aware you might not be seeing the whole photo.
@jimcarroll "useful idiot" is a term for a person who unwittingly propagates mis/disinfo ops against western democracies. So let's say China & Russia had a PsyOp to convince Western citizens their institutions were failing - then using your platform to push that narrative would make the "useful idiot" term apply, no?
Oh, hey, something Mastodon people typically don't do is cringy flexes ... like posting pics of Biden with their kids as proof of ... nothing actually? <- the cringey part.
If you ask your Gen Z kid he'll tell you that's pretty "main character"
Jim, you're disappointing today. I"m not trying to be mean, but I am hoping you realize you're pushing the "it's all crumbling" message that's been linked to Russian troll farms and mimicked by VC catastrophists lately.
I'm betting your constitution is such that you can hear a blunt opinion!
@jimcarroll And yet voters in two red states have rejected anti-choice laws & judges and Biden was elected in 2020, Jim.
I'd think a "futurist" would realize it's important to look at all facts in totality rather than a select few.
As a non-futurist, I'm predicting you've been duped into being a "useful idiot" by Russian and Chinese propaganda whose goal is to push negative stories about western democracy to push pessimism.
I'm also predicting anyone who falls for that trap is not the future.
I just want to say that if I ever get on the Supreme Court I am going to be reasonable. I will not require you to ply me with private jets and yachts to private estates and exclusive famous resorts and $5k bottles of wine.
Business class (or even economy plus) to an AirBnB in Maui and six or seven boxes of those Cutwater Mai Tais would totally do the trick. Then I will TOTALLY stop deferring to Chevron. I will not defer to ANY gas stations.
I am a man of the people.
Ah, the judge who will take Trump’s arraignment is named Juan.
Imagine how that’s going to go over.
Finland cleared to join Nato as Turkish parliament backs accession ↘️ https://on.ft.com/3zlDqJb
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/MarietjeSchaake/status/1641642163032211456
The greatest story about social media. I don't think it gets better.
In November 2022, @TexasObserver became one of the first newspapers to start their own Mastodon server.
Unlike most newspapers, @TexasObserver operates as a non-profit.
This week, the non-profit’s board of directors voted to disband @TexasObserver.
But within 48 hours, people have given $250,000 so it can continue to exist.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/laid-off-texas-observer-journalists-and-staff
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