Huntn00 @Huntn00@talkedabout.social

@GreenFire A combination of rationalizing, denial, and ignorance. A common problem for lay people is who they chose to vest their trust in, and commonly that trust goes to the source that resonates with their wishful thinking, prejudices, and perceived self interest.

https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trump-five-lawyers-and-their-conspiracy-against-our-democracy/

Finally got a free Oracle VM so I'm giving self-hosting another shot ​​

New #introduction for a new server... I'm a 30something year old ace nerd who's mostly here to vibe and talk about my hobbies. I enjoy #gaming (including but not limited to #FFXIV and #HonkaiStarRail), #books (mostly #fantasy and #scifi), and #knitting and #crochet. I'm a software engineer in real life, but you probably won't catch me talking shop here. I also have a very cute Siamese cat named Minnie, and I post far too many pictures of her LOL. Cat tax is included, hehe #CatsOfMastodon

Please boost to help the new server federate!! Love y'all ​​

@n1vux @jbaggs @mattblaze I dunno, I was watching Air Force One (Harrison Ford) the other night and apparently subduing hijackers involves firing off Uzi's inside a 747 willy nilly 😂

Looks like he was #4 for takeoff. Former presidents apparently don't get to cut the line.

I assume that for safety reasons all ketchup had been removed from the plane's galley prior to departure.

There will be a trump trial every quarter next year. He will have to be there everyday of each trial. This thought brings me a tiny joy.

That was quick. Texas A&M is paying Kathleen McElroy $1 million to settle claims after right-wing agitators and ultimately some regents objected to her hiring as journalism program director. https://www.tamus.edu/internal-review/

You know how weird things are these days? I repeatedly find myself rooting for the #CollegeBoard as defenders of #academic honesty and critical thinking.

#education #edutooter #teachers

@Huntn00 @GreenFire This is so true! Many people also don't really pay attention to what's happening in politics—either at the national level, or at the local level.

Thanks a lot, Florida. Your idiot leaders have now taken away my daughters' ability to take an AP Psychology class, which would have started in a week. In turn, this is taking away her chance to earn college credit, and therefore also is going to cost me money. I really appreciate your closeminded bullshit. 😡

https://newsroom.collegeboard.org/statement-ap-psychology-and-florida

Well, I’ve done it! Ripped off the bandaid and left Twitter.

LGBTQ people in the EU, there is a survey from the EU's Fundamental Rights Agency on LGBTQ experiences (e.g. with discrimination and acceptance) in European countries, highly recommend filling it out!

https://www.lgbtiqsurvey.eu/lgbtiq/?campaign_id=302

‘I need one more indictment’: Trump goes off-the-rails in pre-arraignment rage https://www.rawstory.com/i-need-one-more-indictment-trump-goes-off-the-rails-in-pre-arraignment-rage/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

BREAKING: the youngest and only gen z member of Congress just came out swinging against #KOSA, echoing concerns that LGBTQ and human rights groups have been raising for months https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2023-08-03-breaking-youngest-member-of-congress-comes-out-swinging-against-kosa

👀”US military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, in what would be an unheard of action aimed at stopping #Iran from seizing and harassing civilian vessels…”

https://apnews.com/article/57295a81dc45c9e0755bd6a83ece86d9

“Conspiracy to defraud the United States”

#LockHimUpAlready #TrumpIsACriminal #AuditTheFedUnderMnuchin

Maine’s ballot initiative to make electricity a public good could set a national precedent for giving power to the people.
#Maine #power #energy
https://progressive.org/latest/power-struggle-in-pine-tree-state-daigon-230802/