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anirvan, 5 days ago to random

"The music industry has been silent on Palestine. Star athletes, so central to the Black Lives Matter movement, have largely been too scared to speak. Most of Hollywood has kept quiet. I know artists and athletes who want to speak up for Palestine but are correctly concerned that they would be putting their careers in danger."

https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/macklemore-hinds-hall-palestine/

misc, 6 days ago to random

RFK Jr.'s brainworms are a good reminder to us all to be careful about the waters we swim in.

sundogplanets, 6 days ago to random

Good morning from baby goat land

mastodonmigration, 6 days ago to random

For those losing their heads over today's actions by Judge Cannon, take a deep breath. This was always going to happen. The writing has been on the wall since Judge Cannon was drawn for the case. Getting all worked up about it is only going to make you crazy and desperate. The way we will rid ourselves of this menace is at the polls in November.

For a sober discussion on this topic this exchange today between @Teri_Kanefield and @JonChevreau is highly recommended:

https://mstdn.ca/@JonChevreau/112401937598899929

shoq, 6 days ago to random

BREAKING: Trump Judge Aileen Cannon puts the Federal trial on ice. What a surprise. Will Jack Smith appeal this? Can he appeal this?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/07/donald-trump-florida-trial-postponed

shoq, 6 days ago to random

@mmasnick Could there be more method to this madness than it appears? Could Jack and Elon be planning a Twitter/NOSTR venture to compete with the emerging Threads/Fediverse ecosystem?

GottaLaff, 7 days ago to legal

#TrumpTrial #Trump #legal 🧵starts HERE.

REMEMBER: I can’t/won’t reply while live-posting. Please use NFL (Not For Laffy) so I can skip your reply, but NO hashtag on that. Thx.

1/…

Tyler McBrien::

Necheles rises to renew Trump's objection to Daniels testifying about any "sexual details," which she says has no relevance and is prejudicial.
By details, Merchan asks, more than just "we had sex"? Yes, Necheles says.

realTuckFrumper, 7 days ago to random

"We got played": Israel frustrated with U.S. over hostage talks https://www.axios.com/2024/05/07/us-israel-hamas-hostage-ceasefire-talks?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

dangillmor, 7 days ago to random

The Chicago airport-bound trains are stuck in place, apparently because a train has stopped working.

American infrastructure is old, and terrible, just about everywhere.

Green_Footballs, 7 days ago to random

What an insufferable jackass.

Jack Dorsey praises Twitter as ‘freedom technology’ as he leaves Bluesky board

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4646630-jack-dorsey-praises-twitter-as-freedom-technology-as-he-leaves-bluesky-board/?utm_source=press.coop

GottaLaff, 7 days ago to random

Via Decision Desk HQ:

At 41.4%, Donald Trump's favorability rating is the lowest in the Decision Desk HQ/thehill
average since last December. Trump's net favorability rating of -13.0% is lower than Joe Biden's for the first time since last August.

See it here: https://elections2024.thehill.com/national/trump-favorability-rating/

🚨 For the first time since last October, Joe Biden leads Donald Trump in the polling average. Biden leads Trump by 0.1% based on 685 polls.

dangillmor, 8 days ago to random

It is odd, to put it mildly, that the Pulitzer Prizes will be awarded today at Columbia University, which has encouraged police to shut down journalism about the over-the-top police response to protests...

GottaLaff, 8 days ago to legal

#TrumpTrial 🧵starts HERE. #Trump #legal 1/…

Bower:

Justice Merchan starts off will the prosecution motion for contempt.

He tells Trump he's about to issue his ruling, in which he will again find Trump in contempt of court.

The last thing I want to do is put you in jail, Justice Merchan says to Trump. You are the former President of the United States and possibly the next President as well.

But "going forward," he continues, "this court will have to consider jail sanctions" if necessary.

Tengrain, 11 days ago to random

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition, and thanks a lot Alito:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2024/05/03/texas-abortion-investigations/

TonyStark, 13 days ago to random

I’ll bet the dialogue about complicated situations here would be a whole lot better if half this place quit responding to every Jewish person and posting about every current event with some wacky anti-Jew conspiracy theory or incredibly raging antisemitic junk that’s worse than the old original tropes themselves. Not that anyone enjoys hearing them over and over, either.

Oh, and that instances actually moderate about it. Especially if something like this is in their instance code of conduct.

littlemiao, 13 days ago to random

I’m here to post cat and flower pictures. Posting about antisemitism is exhausting, but not as exhausting as encountering it and seeing it dismissed or even amplified by other users. The context here is a deleted post which has been screenshot elsewhere (“Jews put a premium on the lives of sons. Daughters? Not so much. They'll toss them to a crowd of rapists” ). This church of Jeff account defends that vile statement and spreads the old fashioned style of #antisemitism which seeks to portray Jewish texts as perverse and Jews as perverse and sinister. Why do so many people follow an account that promotes antisemitic libels? Do they agree? because it sure looks like it.

GottaLaff, 13 days ago to california

LA Times: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday that he has qualified for #California’s presidential election ballot, giving his third-party candidacy a longshot chance at collecting 54 electoral votes this fall.
#RFKJr

Nonilex, 18 days ago to Law

#TrumpTrial Day 4 🧵 starts here.

Yesterday came to an abrupt end when the dishwasher leaked all over the floor. It’s fixed now, but what a mess.

Linus, Ramone & I are all doing well.

Yesterday’s 🧵 start:
https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/112332007257451711

#criminal #law #Trump #CatchAndKill #conspiracy #ElectionInterference #HushMoney #MobTactics #NodFarter #GagOrder

DenisCOVIDinfoguy, 22 days ago to Argentina

🇦🇷Argentina: Mystery flu 'similar to COVID' leaves dozens critically ill as doctors on high alert.

"An alert about the mystery virus circulated via international public health surveillance system ProMed as 60 people were reported with the sickness in Argentina."

#MysteryFlu #Argentina @auscovid19

Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/mystery-flu-similar-covid-leaves-32619076

CrimethInc, 22 days ago to random

After the police raided the Gaza solidarity encampment on Columbia University campus last week, arresting over 100 people but failing to suppress it, they conceded that the demonstrators could stay if they didn't put up tents.

https://crimethinc.com/Columbia2024

Today, the demonstrators put up tents again.

What is really happening here is a generational clash between those who benefit from a world order founded on colonial violence and those for whom it is unconscionable.

joeinwynnewood, 1 month ago to random

There are definitely people who don't know who is responsible for MAGA judges on the Supreme Court taking away #TheFreedomToDecide.

Please share this with them.

Trust | Biden-Harris 2024 - YouTube
https://m.youtube.com/watch?embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailykos.com%2F&source_ve_path=MTY0OTksMjg2NjQsMTY0NTAz&feature=emb_share&v=GgtPkQtEb_k