Mastodawn

TJcervantes Aug 23, 2023

Richard Littler Aug 23, 2023

I've never been interested in stamps... but then I saw this new Swiss CHF 1.10 stamp.
It's not just a photographic reproduction: "To give the concrete wall depicted in the design a tactile dimension, cement pigments were added to the ultra-matt finish."
I think I'll pop out later and buy a few.
Switzerland continues to have a history of great #graphicdesign!
#brutalism #architecture #stamps #design

TJcervantes Aug 20, 2023

Thestaroftheworlds Aug 20, 2023

Oh gawd this feels too real.

Source (updated) he has more of these.
christhebarker ☑️
@christhebarker
#satire #funny #starwars

TJcervantes Aug 17, 2023

George Takei

🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽Aug 17, 2023

Trump promised he would have a press conference Monday to talk about a YUGE report supposedly showing election fraud in 2020. But now his lawyers are telling him to cancel it because it will make things worse for him legally. Think he’ll listen to them?

TJcervantes Jun 22, 2023

Joris Meys Jun 21, 2023

I am about to kick some journalists in the nuts real hard.

YOU failed to report on the dire warnings of scientists the past *checks the 6 IPCC reports* 33 years with your bloody "both-sideism" and now it's our fault?

Fuck you, the Hill. Fuck you very very much.

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4057045-catch-22-scientific-communication-failures-linked-to-faster-rising-seas/

Catch-22: Scientific communication failures linked to faster-rising seas

Scientists failed for decades to communicate the coming risks of rapid sea-level rise to policymakers and the public, a new study has found. That has created a climate catch-22 in which scientists have soft-pedaled the kinds of catastrophic risks most easily headed off by cutting emissions. While scientific communication has improved in the 2020s, this…

The Hill

TJcervantes Jun 1, 2023

Low Quality Facts Jun 1, 2023

Company: Buy your gay lemonade here, only $20 a cup.

People: Hey, you're just exploiting Pride Month to make money.

Company: No way, we love the LGBTQ community. Tell your friends.

Company: But don't tell your conservative and religious friends.

TJcervantes Jun 1, 2023

The Volatile Mermaid May 31, 2023

Nobody is trying to turn your kids gay or trans. We’re just trying to make sure they don’t turn out like you.

TJcervantes May 30, 2023

Daniel Moser May 29, 2023

🚙🚗

Schrödinger’s Road Space 👇👇

👉 Taking Away Space From Cars While Giving Them More Space At The Same Time
👉 Leaving Even More Urban Space For …
👉 Housing 🏘, Parks 🌳, Plazas 🏛& Much More 🚲🚃🛴🚶‍♂️

TJcervantes May 30, 2023

Jay Rosen May 29, 2023

It's wired in, it's blatant, and it's old news, but to me it remains pretty remarkable that the establishment press in the U.S. uses the term "conservative" to mean any action the extreme right wing favors.

The more extreme the act, the more "conservative" are the actors!

Thus, the Freedom Caucus in the House — the members of which are the most ready to let the U.S. default on its debt — are routinely described as the most conservative faction in the government.

#uspol #science #journalism

TJcervantes May 15, 2023

Mastodon Migration May 14, 2023

Clarification

You do not have to worry about your mastodon.social (m.s) account being defederated.

There is a well meaning, but misleading post currently promoted that suggests you should move your m.s account because:

1) "Instance admins are considering defederating them"
2) "Their admin is making spam accounts easier to create."

Very few, if any, instances are considering blocking m.s, and the recent spam attacks are worthy of sober discussion, not hyperbole. [more]

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#moderation

TJcervantes Apr 26, 2023

Myk Apr 25, 2023

The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card.
Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks from wherever they
live.
The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available."

https://www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/brooklyn-public-library-94
#library #gop #censorship