bfried68 @bfried68@fedibird.com

Critics say Elon Musk has been asleep at the wheel lately with Tesla, but he said not to worry because it's a completely safe, self-driving company.

https://t.me/United24media/2172 ⚠️🇮🇷 Iran is making a huge strategic mistake and undermining its credibility by pretending not to take sides in this war, when in fact it is supporting Russia, EU foreign and security chief Josep Borrell said. During the second Baghdad conference, in addition to discussing the situation directly in the region, the issue of military support provided by the Islamic Republic of the Russian Federation was raised. #Ukraine #News #War #Russia #Iran

⚡️🇺🇦Intelligence chief Budanov says no intelligence points to imminent threat from Belarus (more) https://kyivindependent.com/news-feed/nyt-budanov-says-no-intelligence-points-to-imminent-threat-from-belarus #Ukraine #News #War #Russia

Who remembers this Jim Acosta reply about Trump Admin:

Anderson Cooper: "Jim, is there anyone left in the administration who shakes their head when they hear the president rambling in the Rose Garden?"

Jim Acosta: "No, Anderson, we are down to Kool-Aid drinkers and next of kin."

I don’t get why people keep acting like building networks here is so hard. You just follow people. Want news? Follow orgs, journalists, and people who boost news. Look at and use hashtags. Check your local and federated feeds to find new people (just like the birdsite algorithm).

It does take work to get started on any new platform, but I think #Mastodon is worth the effort.

Ukraine’s Zelenksyy warns of Russian attacks over Christmas | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/24/ukraines-zelenksyy-warns-of-russia-upping-attacks-at-christmas

#ArmUkraineNow #RussianWarCrimes #RussiaTerroristState #NATOInUkraineNow #SurrenderPutin

@georgetakei now Twitter is removing all suicide prevention measures

Everyone still on Twitter supports this reckless behavior. Full stop.

@nathan That must be disconcerting for him

The "record number of active users" bollocks from Musk is clearly a lie. So many users are leaving, it's now against Twitter's terms of service to let your followers know you're on other social media.

This is damage control. This is panic.

https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/social-platforms-policy

Russian losses, Feb 24 to Dec 23:

~100,950 killed

3,005 tanks
5,986 armoured vehicles
1,984 artillery systems
414 rocket launchers
212 air defence systems
283 aircraft
267 helicopters
1,698 UAVs
653 cruise missiles
16 ships/boats
4,608 vehicles/fuel trucks
178 special equipment

Increased Russian losses over the past day:

> 550 killed

tanks +2
armoured combat vehicles +5
multiple-launch rocket systems +1
military vehicles and fuel trucks +7
artillery systems +6
operational-tactical UAVs +5
https://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2022/12/23/za-dobu-sili-oboroni-znishhili-550-rosijskih-zagarbnikiv-zagalni-vtrati-voroga-stanovlyat-uzhe-100950-osib-urazheno-majzhe-6000-bojovih-bronovanih-mashin-protivnika-–-genshtab-zsu/

For #BlackFriday, a photo of that time in sixth grade when I met one of the greats: Alex Haley, author of THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOM X and ROOTS.

#BlackMastodon

Posting cross links to Twitter is infuriating. Some of us (NAFO) - are here because #Muskrat banned us from Twitter, so we cannot and will not revert to Twitter for content. SO make an effort and post content here, not lame links to the Elon Musk failed project. #RIPTwitter #NAFO #ExcludedByMusk #FuckMusk

This is how the bird site's reenabling of blue check marks is going. #RipTwitter #birdSite

Elon Musk Was Always a Visionary Jerk, Bad Boss at SpaceX, Tesla. but It Won't Work at Twitter. https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-business-playbook-boss-visionary-jerk-spacex-tesla-twitter-2022-12

#MuskratKills #NoBillionaires #RIPTwitter

Twitter appears to be blocking Google Voice numbers from SMS authentication | Engadget https://www.engadget.com/twitter-google-voice-2fa-authentication-sms-195145660.html

#MuskratKills #NoBillionaires #RIPTwitter #FriendsOfJohn

Elon Appears To Admit That He’s Driven Away 40% Of Twitter’s Advertisers | Techdirt https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/22/elon-appears-to-admit-that-hes-driven-away-40-of-twitters-advertisers/

#MuskratKills #NoBillionaires #RIPTwitter #FriendsOfJohn

Tesla Workers Say They Were Fired for Criticizing Elon Musk's Tweets, Policies https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-factory-employees-allege-illegal-firing-criticism-elon-musk-covid-2022-12

#MuskratKills #NoBillionaires #RIPTwitter