When voter access is on the ballot, Americans choose to protect it more often than not. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/voting-rights-fared-well-midterm-referendums
Hey! The @BrennanCenter is on Mastodon! Follow for all things democracy and voting related!
So awed by my friend E. Jean Carroll who filed a case this morning under the New York Adult Survivors Act against her rapist Donald Trump.
Scam Alert!
If you receive an email or response on Mastodon like the following, DO NOT click the link. It is a scam fishing for login details at the very least.
"Mastodon has detected botting malware on your PC that is congesting the Mastodon network. All affected accounts will be suspended within 24 hours unless removed. _https://REDACTEDLINK"
Emmitt McHenry created the computer code that enables us to access the internet and send emails today! His innovation is currently referred to as the ".com."
https://youtu.be/ZTC9G_Oyl2U
I should share that I was an advisor briefly to Post.news, asked to put together an advisory board. I withdrew for various reasons -- disagreement about another advisor and about federation -- and have no ties to it now. I received nothing. I like Noam, its founder, and respect his work (Waze!). I'll watch Post. But I'm much more engaged here and want to study and learn about the potential of federation -- ActivityPub, Bluesky, Scuttlebutt -- as a model for public discourse.
I'm curious, how do you prefer to consume information online?
Would be amazing if you could boost for improved statistical rigour and all that jazz. #poll #content #information
The European Parliament condemned the involvement of Belarus in the war against Ukraine on November 24, 2022, and called for the introduction of the same sanctions which were imposed against Russia. Source: The European Parliament “Belarus should be recognized as an occupied territory from which Russian troops should immediately withdraw. Members strongly condemn Lukashenko’s regime’s […]
The post https://uaposition.com/latest-news/european-parliament-condemned-the-involvement-of-belarus-in-the-war-against-ukraine/ source : UaPosition #Ukraine
Another example of pollinators loving verbena - honestly, on a sunny day, put your phone down and just take a seat by these lovely long flowers, gently swaying in the breeze - and watch all the action 🐝🦋🪳 #butterfly #butterflies #pollinators #FlowersOnFriday #flowers #Nature #Photography #gardening #GardeningMastodon
"The court found that Russia had overall control of the separatist forces in eastern #Ukraine at the time when the plane was shot down, he said.
The Netherlands and Australia said in 2018 that #Russia was responsible for the disaster, after investigators concluded the BUK missile had come from a #Russian military base." #FlightMH17
@virginiaheffernan I'm also appreciating a social media experience that doesn't revolve around rage-bait.
It's been honestly a little shocking how openly Musk embraces and interacts with genuine Nazis. Why are those sources the primary ones he sees? What is his online information pipeline?
Old lady. Retired R.N. Proud Democrat & grandmother. #IStandWith🇺🇦.
"Never wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty and the pig likes it." -Shaw
My new instance: 👵🤦🏼♀️🙈😎
@JoFloHoosier