Mastodawn

Fossil fuel donors have shoveled at least $28.8 million to the two largest super PACs defending Republican control of Congress, as the GOP considers total legal immunity for climate change damages—and as Big Oil profits jump from the war in Iran.

https://readsludge.com/2026/04/21/gops-outside-money-edge-is-being-built-by-billionaires-oil-and-crypto/

GOP's Outside-Money Edge Is Being Built by Billionaires, Oil, and Crypto

Around half the money fueling the super PACs allied with Republican leaders in Congress has come from billionaire donors, a new Sludge analysis finds.

Sludge

J. Steven York RESISTS 5d ago

Gabe Ortíz 5d ago

Marco Rubio is a US citizen thanks to birthright citizenship. Now, he’s supporting policies that could deny that same right to millions of American-born children.

Rubio isn’t the only prominent administration figure to have benefited from this protected right, either 👇🏽

https://americasvoicecnn.substack.com/p/notable-americans-to-have-benefited

Notable Americans To Have Benefited From Birthright Citizenship Include Trump Officials

Secretary of State Marco Rubio once defended the constitutional protections he’s now complicit in undermining.

Charting a New Narrative on Immigration

J. Steven York RESISTS 5d ago

paul 5d ago

https://www.instagram.com/endofnews/

J. Steven York RESISTS 5d ago

Jeff Zugale - Z Factory 5d ago

Just finished! These hexy Geometron arts are 10” tall, acrylic on hex panel with varnish. They’re only US$200 each. Please boost and share! Trying to make a living! 😊🙏 #ArtForSale #MastoArt #FediGiftShop #space #scifi #abstractart #geometricart #geometricabstraction #homedecor @Curator

J. Steven York RESISTS 6d ago

@batcurn
Hi, Betancur. No offense, but I generally I don't allow follows from new accounts without some posting history or at least a compelling bio and/or some kind of worthwhile (to me) interaction. Give me some signs of life or personhood and I'm happy to reconsider.

J. Steven York RESISTS Apr 23

Got a flyer in my inbox from a major home improvement place. Awful AI (I'm assuming) ad copy, especially a full newsletter emphasizing the FLAWS of various outdoor tools. Gas tools are noisy, but powerful. Electric tools with cords are dangerous if you aren't careful, but lighter. Battery tools are weak and don't last very long. None of this is really untrue, but it's NOT how you write a sales pitch for ANYTHING. Lead with strengths, use flaws to pivot to possible options.
#AI #AIfails #ads

J. Steven York RESISTS Apr 21

Brian Tatosky Apr 20

https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/20/apple-ceo-tim-cook-stepping-down-john-ternus-confirmed-as-new-apple-ceo/

Huh, well that's a thing.

#Apple

Tim Cook stepping down this year, John Ternus confirmed as next Apple CEO - 9to5Mac

Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down, and John Ternus is taking over. The CEO transition has quietly been underway...

9to5Mac

J. Steven York RESISTS Apr 21

Daniel Pomarède Apr 20

à contre-jour

Credit: NASA/Kevin Davis

https://images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-20260411-KED01-0342

#Artemis #Orion #spacecraft #photography

J. Steven York RESISTS Apr 21

RE: https://mastodon.social/@ScienceScholar/116439177693495904

A while back when our little Oregon beach town was in the path of the totality, I watched from my patio with friends. First, we had been expecting mobs, but the media spread such alarmist speculation about crowds and sold out hotels that few tourists actually came. So as the eclipse started, it was quiet, and got quieter. And when the totality occurred, I heard the entire end of our town collectively and literally gasp. Swear I heard gasps from half a mile away or more.

J. Steven York RESISTS Apr 21

mcc Apr 20

A thing I believe about online communities is when someone writes a big announcement saying they're quitting a site, that says they're *definitely* going to be back, because they're saying they care about the community enough they want it to know where they went and why. The ones you have to worry you've lost are the ones who just sorta quietly disappear one day

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