‼️🇺🇦President Zelensky dismisses top official amid governmental corruption purge (more) https://kyivindependent.com/news-feed/zelensky-sacks-top-official-amid-government-clean-up-drive #Ukraine #News #War #Russia

The way mainstream news outlets will drool over fascists makes me sick.

The election grift was extraordinarily profitable for Trump. ($100,000 went to Melania's fashion designer lol.) https://newrepublic.com/article/169800/january-6-donald-trumps-successful-business-venture-40-years#Echobox=1673240950

Joint Statement by President Joe Biden, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on #Brazil. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/01/09/joint-statement-by-president-joe-biden-president-andres-manuel-lopez-obrador-and-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-on-brazil/

And so the Republican majority begins with a Democrat from Brooklyn becoming the first Black man to receive the most votes for U.S. House speaker.

I'm going to say something unfashionable: Stop shaming folks for seeking "reach" in social media, *particularly* if what they create is substantive and generally good for the world. I've been a freelancer almost all of my life. The advent of social media enabled writers like me to talk directly to interested readers and build communities. If you have a corporate gig, "reach" may seem like a frivolous luxury. For freelancers, it's a necessity - the only job security we have.