The #GOP's attack on the #truth is now on steroids
https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/republican-on-fact-checkers-are-now-on-steroids/

How Kremlin narratives about Ukraine spread (or don't) on U.S. political podcasts

#kremlin

https://securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/how-kremlin-narratives-about-ukraine-spread-or-dont-on-u-s-political-podcasts/

It is a badge of honor to be blocked by
Racists
Liars
Haters
Cheaters
Technofascists
Edgelords
Capitalists
Centrists
Republicans
Conservatives
Dictator Lovers
Civility Democrats
Semantics Democrats
Corporate Democrats
Libertarians who lie (almost all of them)
Tech Bros
Slavery Apologists
Devils Advocate for any of the above
#Gillibrander s

Bob Menendez appears to have been a paid agent of a foreign government -- and he's STILL receiving national security briefings, every day he remains in office.

If he won't resign, the Senate can and must expel him by a 2/3 vote.

Secretary Pete Buttigieg: “What I can tell you is that climate change is real. We got to do something about it.”

Republican Congressmember: “This one is called autumn.”

Buttigieg: “I'm sorry, I didn't make out what you said…”

GOP Congressman: “This climate change right now is called autumn.”

🤯

When one dude goes around talking about who’s going to be tried/imprisoned/executed when he’s in power, that dude should *never* have *any* power again. Ever.

"People are too tired to mask" is a BS excuse for inaction.

You can require masks. You can distribute free N95 masks. You can educate people that #COVID is airborne.

Unless you are doing all of these things, you have no right to say "people are tired." The fault is yours.

Lately I keep thinking our biggest problem is that we confuse intelligence with loudness and arrogance, when really it's the opposite.

Intelligence is humility. It's listening and paying attention. It's understanding there's stuff you don't know or understand.

Fuck the Smartest Man in the Room.

Hello #Mastodon, I am seeking comments from the community to include in my next newsletter about #Google's change in their privacy policy. (They now say that anything you post online will be used to train their AI models.)
I am especially interested of thoughts from #writers and #artists.
How do you feel about this move? What do you think about placing your content behind a wall to protect it? And will this change how you post online in the future?

#WritingCommunity #ArtCommunity

My bet: Donald Trump is threatening General Milley because General Milley is on the government's witness list for the trial in the Mar-a-Lago documents case.

'See how easy that is to say?' GOP mocked for DOJ 'weaponization' claims after Dem senator's indictment

#gop #us

https://www.alternet.org/gop-mocked-weaponization-doj-claims/

I am a Democrat.
A Democratic Senator has been indicted for a crime.
He should get professional legal representation and a fair trial.
If convicted he should serve a sentence similar to others who have done the same.

This is not hard.