For new people (or returnees) settling in here, this is a piece of advice I haven't seen mentioned yet. Go to Settings and choose "Advanced Web Interface." That means Mastodon will pretty much look like Tweetdeck on your desktop. Much easier to manage lists and replies, and easier to follow people from that set up.
image of confederate flag and mention of monuments
#Jacksonville is at it again. The Save Southern Heritage group is asking our new #mayor #DonnaDeegan to preserve confederate monuments and displays.
These constant reminders of #hate and #racism need to be taken down and stay down! We’re not going to celebrate traitors.
@flexghost
What you’re illustrating is the prospect of our personal rights and freedoms being subsumed by (Catholic) religious doctrine - beginning with abortion and continuing through the entire spectrum of sexual behavior, long codified & with eternal damnation attached for “sinners.” They’d include masturbation if they could figure a way to monitor.
The USA is a constitutional Republic - NOT a theocracy. We must fight this.
Charles Barkley changing his will to ensure Auburn is ‘more diverse’ after affirmative action ruling - al.com https://www.al.com/news/2023/06/charles-barkley-changing-his-will-to-ensure-auburn-is-more-diverse-after-affirmative-action-ruling.html
French Police Union Calls Rioters 'Vermin' | Barron's https://www.barrons.com/news/french-police-union-calls-rioters-vermin-f10740ea (Me: If appears the French Police Union has crossed a line that revokes its democratic authority and it should apologize to the French people)
@CarlG314 @JRBuckley Universal vote be mail should be everywhere. Automatically, everyone registered gets a ballot, you get the updates. Done.
In case you needed further proof that Ron DeSantis is a racist asshole.
PRESS RELEASES ›
Chinese Immigrants Sue Florida Over Unconstitutional and Discriminatory Law Banning Them From Buying Land
ACLU and Partners Argue SB 264 Violates the Constitution and the Fair Housing Act
Affiliate: ACLU of Florida
May 22, 2023 3:00 pm
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A group of Chinese citizens who live, work, study, and raise families in Florida, as well as a real estate brokerage firm in Florida that primarily serves clients of Chinese descent, are filing a lawsuit to combat Florida’s discriminatory property law, SB 264. Signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, the legislation unfairly restricts most Chinese citizens — and most citizens of Cuba, Venezuela, Syria, Iran, Russia, and North Korea — from purchasing homes in the state. Unless the courts act, the law will take effect on July 1, 2023.
The plaintiffs are represented by the...
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/chinese-immigrants-sue-florida-over-unconstitutional-and-discriminatory-law-banning-them-from-buying-land
Found a new font called Schrodinger Condensed.
(Typographic art designed by Yash Mathur https://theinspirationgrid.com/clever-antonym-typography-by-yash-mathur/)
"Peter J. Hotez and Maria Elena Bottazzi began development on the vaccine, known as CORBEVAX, in 2020 and currently are awaiting the final results of Phase Three clinical trials to determine its efficacy rate with respect to the Omicron COVID-19 variant.
In sharp contrast to the four dominant vaccines globally, CORBEVAX is protected by no patents or other intellectual property protection."
Congratulations to @donnadeegan - The first female and 45th Mayor of the City of Jacksonville.
“Today is a new day for our great City and it’s a beautiful day!”
Check out this article from USA TODAY:
USPS is making changes in July. Here's what it means for your mail
@bh913 Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦
OMG - #Silo!!!! Now I have more questions than I had before.
6 totally corrupt ChristoFascists end #AffirmativeAction but "Legacy admissions at the same universities are alive & well. All kinds of backscratching & logrolling go on at the highest levels of our society
Even CJ Roberts left affirmative action in place at the military academies" -Charlie Pierce
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