John Allison

43 Followers
219 Following
632 Posts
Husband, Father, Retired Military. Known for asking hard questions and being generally annoying.
JoinedNov 4, 2022
I can't think of a solution for the Israeli and Gaza problem. I want children in both to be able to grow up safe, have shelter, food, an education, and to be functioning adults. I just can't think of any way to peacefully come to that outcome. I hope that somehow I'm proven very wrong, and we can find peace.

Mastodon is the only viable option for a true twitter alternative.

- It's older than both Threads or Bluesky

- It has a continuously growing user base

- It can't be owned by a single entity

- It can't be monetized

- It has no ads

- It has no algorithm

- It's open source

It's the only social media platform that actually resists all the things that have ruined every other platform. And I imagine we're still in the *very* early days of Mastodon adoption.

Unfortunately, this seems right.

@Princejvstin
@sosomanysarahs
@JohnShirley2023

I quit my job yesterday. I am fortunate to have another job lined up. I was nervous about quitting, as change can be hard. However, staying where I was unhappy is even harder. I was told that I impressed everyone I interviewed with, and after a years of searching I think I have found a home. Now to finish the transition, have some vacation, and start something new. Life is good.
I just started exploring todo.txt. Interesting. It is an example of well done simplicity. Great for most, not so great for some.
We are showing our nine year old Time Bandits for the first time. He may not have the same sense of humor my wife has, as this is one of her favorite movies.
Say what you will, it's amazing that George Santos almost took Moscow in two days.
I think this nails it. 😳

A TX man w/AR-15 killed 5 people "execution style." Two female victims were killed lying on top of 2 surviving kids & 3 surviving kids were covered in blood. All b/c they asked him to stop shooting while their baby slept.

This GOP "well regulated militia," has this month alone killed people for:
•Sitting in the wrong car
•Knocking on wrong door
•Turning into wrong driveway
•Attending the wrong birthday party
•Basketball rolls into the wrong lawn
•Asking the wrong neighbor to let your baby sleep

My mom texts me that Tucker Carlson was fired b/c pharmaceutical companies pressured Fox to get rid of him b/c he was telling the truth about how vaccines kill people.

...

She is an intelligent, educated woman who has seen and accomplished much in her life

And 20 years of watching nothing but Fox News has turned her into a MAGA conspiracy theorist.

THIS is why I hate Fox News and MAGA... it's personal.