Steve Herman"Mr. Connally, he said, took him to one Middle Eastern capital after another that summer, meeting with a host of regional leaders to deliver a blunt message to be passed to Iran: Don’t release the hostages before the election. Mr. Reagan will win and give you a better deal." https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/18/us/politics/jimmy-carter-october-surprise-iran-hostages.html?unlocked_article_code=9btoHijKag8-2wTr-g09DbMeVy7S_1j6Z5rkrjeZTlI0Rt9hhlqnTupoefgYz9fpTQGuSFsikVSnPDvq1uAojG8TFsQolZbZHCfbzVt9yTY0wv1BKzInzrmQSGROs-XwzMVsnQp3H6E2s02siZeF9Vpy8kA1bEdqXY3f5DGwyQHpcmzOUC3S7XysLi5oLFioPsoFhLuwbnr4p_hZza7xw-yY69ixnP9xSP2VhK8MV2FcXeoEdRisJdn4xOp_TrSXUJMD5xapsBfvyub7pw0MnAdwQPUNfyyS9nBFPdSZgRCnYxrFqxsjfTwa1brKE-m9eLU9-BI3DJn1mqqM4UZKkfc872NARUAUjuWK2ZzqiVCVU5z8sLTzhvw&smid=url-share
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Augie RayThis is what conservatives sound like when they complain about cancel culture after saying or doing racist, sexist or otherwise abusive things.
Tony StarkOriginalism is an utter sham. It is bogus pseudointellectual claptrap trotted out when convenient, then put away when otherwise.
Originalism is a code word for white male supremacy.
Originalism is nothing more than a tool currently in use by federalist society christofascists to reverse engineer outcomes dictated by their masters.
Originalism Is Going to Get Women Killed-
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/02/originalism-united-states-v-rahimi-women-domestic-abuse/672993/
George LakoffUltimately, it will prove impossible to beat Elon Musk by remaining on the platform he controls.
He and his goons control the most powerful aspects of the site. They can, and will, use it to empower authoritarianism, hate, misinformation and white supremacy.
They are just getting started. By continuing to operate within the framework they control, you will be at a disadvantage. More at FrameLab:
https://framelab.substack.com/p/with-trump-returing-to-musks-twitter
ShoqThere is a tremendous about of denialism going on at Twitter. People refuse to admit that they're willfully enabling this right-wing takeover of the entire network by not even trying to leave. But that is what they are doing. All because they're too afraid their followers won't follow them elsewhere. It's a silly fear. No one needs those huge numbers anyway, and most picked up very substantial followings here in a matter of days.
JosephMennHow is everybody else's day going?
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1611110531917828097?s=20&t=ZQwDHLfYFULkLtr15QP3rw
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1611110531917828097?s=20&t=ZQwDHLfYFULkLtr15QP3rw
RussYou can donate directly to the defense and reconstruction of Ukraine:
Donations towards medical aid or rebuilding (but not defense and demining) appear to be tax deductible (EIN 87-2080907).
For every boost this post gets, I'll add a dollar to my next donation.
wakest likes your bugs ⁂@mozilla just announced they are joining the #fediverse 
"In early 2023, Mozilla will stand up and test a publicly accessible instance in the Fediverse at Mozilla.Social"
they will start with Mastodon, but are "looking forward to working on the challenges that crosscut the Fediverse"
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-launch-fediverse-instance-social-media-alternative/ #FediNews
Micah LeeElon Musk is Still Silencing the Journalists he Banned from Twitter.
It looks like our accounts have been reinstated, but it's an illusion: We're actually locked out and can't post anything without deleting specific tweets the billionaire doesn't like.
This latest article embeds a Mastodon post and links to posts by @drewharwell @MattBinder @w7voa and @tony
https://theintercept.com/2022/12/20/elon-musk-twitter-banned-journalists/
Dan GillmorIf Musk "steps down" as Twitter CEO, per his latest bogus "poll", some things to remember:
1) He'll still be in control. The owner sets the policy the CEO carries out. The owner decides in the end.
2) He lies incessantly. Nothing he says can be trusted, ever.
3) Big Journalism will breathlessly cover the charade as if it meant something, and will continue to support a man who loathes honest reporting and has contempt for genuine freedom of expression.