Matt Willemsen @Nonog@fedibird.com

Over 100K 18-year-old Ohioans aren’t yet registered to vote. They won't be able to vote in the November 7th election unless they register by 10/10. Reproductive rights are at stake. Here’s how you can help and spread the word.
https://thecivicscenter.substack.com/p/calling-ohio-100000-18-year-olds

"Whatever Republican hard-liners may say, they want Russian President Vladimir Putin to win. They view the Putin regime’s cruelty and repression as admirable features that America should emulate. They support a wannabe dictator at home and are sympathetic to actual dictators abroad."

~ Paul Krugman

#Republicans #Putin #Ukraine #democracy #autocracy #authoritarian
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/02/opinion/columnists/maga-republicans-ukraine.htm

We're working on removing all Twitter integration from CoffeeGeek.com, starting tomorrow. There's a lot to do.

I have a long thread, a "call to action" to the remaining #coffee community on Twitter, ready to post on October 10th, my last day on that platform.

If it entices any companies, services, charitable organizations, brands, or individuals in the specialty coffee sphere to make the leap here, I know many of you will welcome them with open arms.

Stay tuned! :)

"there are times when not even Superman needs violence"

#comics #DCComics #Superman

Black employees at Tesla who took part in the lawsuit "described the prevalence of racist imagery as 'frequent,' 'constant,' 'a regular thing,' and occurring 'too many times to count," the federal filing claims. https://t.co/O2Q0LbCiFZ

The ASIC Senate Inquiry delivers a reminder that whistleblowers should be protected, not punished https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-09/asic-senate-inquiry-whistleblowers-protected-not-punished/102941068

Anyone have any leads for a forensic microSD card data recovery specialist? (There are lots of scammy ads out there for this so I'm looking for personal recommendations.)

The card in question returned from the space station with a small crack in it and won't enumerate. Reflying the experiment is an expensive proposition, so there's considerable motivation to recover the data. ;)

Thanks Mastodonians!

#AI was asked to create images of Black African docs treating white kids. How'd it go?

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/10/06/1201840678/ai-was-asked-to-create-images-of-black-african-docs-treating-white-kids-howd-it-

#Halloween #costume ideas for kids.
The littlest #Predator
#SciFi #Crochet
Crocheted Predator costume for a child created by Stephanie Pokorny.
#Crochetverse
Her website costume galley
https://crochetverse.com/crochetverse-costume-gallery/
Her Etsy shop.
Her Ravelry account for patterns
https://www.ravelry.com/designers/stephanie-pokorny

Georgian $41 million space laser blondie MTG, who compared military aid to Putin-attacked Ukraine to "money laundering" should try to honestly explain to the American people wheter or not she laundered Russian/Kremlin mob money as straw-woman (not referring to brains!) buying $15,000 in Lockheed Martin stocks for Russians exactly two days before Putin's aggression hordes invaded free Ukraine.
The start of Putin's war of aggression was also, when loudmouth & new Lockheed-Martin-stock-owner Greene dumb-brazenly trumpeted: "War is big business to our leaders"!

https://www.businessinsider.com/ilhan-omar-marjorie-taylor-greene-lockheed-martin-stock-russia-ukraine-2022-3
#RuleOfLaw #FARA #KremlinAssets #MTG #Georgia #TaylorGreene #ForProfitInsurrection #LoyaltyForSale #DefraudingAmerica #SellingOutAmerica #DarkMoney #MoneyLaundering #Treason #Insurrection #SeditiousConspiracy #ConspiracyAgainstTheUS

@Miriamm
"But Israel has a historic claim to…"

If you make this argument, fuck right off.

I hate Nazis. We still have disgusting amounts of antisemitism in my country, and I consistently speak out about it. Further, I commend Israel for helping Ukraine.

But the above argument is shit.

Russia has a "historic claim" to Ukraine.

China has a "historic claim" to lots of land all over Asia and is chomping at the bit to assert those claims violently.

Having a "historic claim" means exactly shit.

My #glowup I was raised #Pentecostal & eventually #Mennonite. #fundamentalism ruled my life with an iron fist - until a series of calamities broke through my #cognitivedissonance. Eventually I divorced religion & set myself free. Now I’m a professional counsellor devoted to helping others on their journey from sacred to secular life. I founded CORT (the conference on religious trauma) & host the Divorcing Religion Podcast.