***Dave Hill

So it turns out I can't post a tweet here pointing to my #Mastodon account because Twitter now considers that federated collection of sites "unsafe". Apparently, it hasn't noticed that I have the account linked from my Profile, if anyone is interested. Bye, Elon.

Giving (up) the Bird -- A Farewell to Elons. ... hill-kleerup.org/blog/2022/12/1… #mastodon #twitter

House Republicans revere the Constitution so much they're going to read it aloud at the first session of the new House. Perhaps they could first take a moment to criticize and denounce this dangerous anti-Constitutional appeal by a man they've defended, supported, and cheered on?

"Little town, it's a quiet village..." Time for "#BeautyandtheBeast" at @arvadacenter! #stage #bonjour

@mrsbriggle This is wrong, and evil, and I am so sorry this is happening to loving families to score fucking political points.

I'm the mother of a transgender child. Last spring Greg Abbott ordered CPS to investigate parents like me for child abuse. A caseworker came to my home, interrogated my children individually & alone, & kept our investigation open for MONTHS despite no evidence of harm or abuse🧵

@pedzz_bd We are assured that "Robots equipped in this manner would only be used in extreme circumstances to save or prevent further loss of innocent lives." That sounds like the guidelines of all use-of-deadly-force regulations, and we know how well that works out today.

The Right: The only defense against violence is an armed populace, protected by the Second Amendment. Elon's Twitter: But not if we're talking about #lgbtq people. usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

@smellsofbikes @dcleverley Thanks. I have my hands full with Mastodon, but I know Discord has been another refugee site from here, and I'll make a note of that.

@Three_Star_Dave I'm hanging out here to watch in disbelief as he takes requests from white supremacists on who to ban next, showing off what he really means by freedom of speech, and to see where friends have gone. Speaking of which, @dcleverley started a G+ discord if you're interested.

So, while things here are getting more and more fraught (from tech/social/ethical perspectives), I am spending (and enjoying) more of my time over on Mastodon, where I am @three_star_dave" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">mstdn.social/@three_star_da… for anyone who wants to find me over there. Not giving up the birdsite yet, but ...

@jonah_pouted @washingtonpost That we can't take any of his tweets at face value tells us a lot, too. :-/

Billionaire Twitter owner Elon Musk said he would back Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) if he runs for president in 2024. Tweeting into the night on Friday, Musk described DeSantis as a “sensible and centrist” choice. wapo.st/3Vs6l7n

@RightWingWatch So ... you're an asshole, Nick. Got it.

Nick Fuentes: "I don't believe in democracy. I do not believe in universal suffrage. I don't support women's rights. I don't support 'LGBT rights.' I believe in race and gender essentialism. I'm a Catholic reactionary. I believe that organized Jewry is extremely influential."

Elon Musk knows as much about the mobile phone business as he knows about the social media business gizmodo.com/elon-musk-alte…

@amongmadpeeps @CollectorSquirl @elmforkJBGC @PierreIsLying2U Yes. Feel like I've not been doing my part.

@CollectorSquirl @elmforkJBGC @PierreIsLying2U same. weird to feel both relieved and disappointed

@elonmusk @getpaidwrite Do you have a specific checklist of what constitutes the "woke mind virus"? Particular ideologies, beliefs, calls to action? "Woke" has become nearly meaningless from overuse as "anything I don't like."

@getpaidwrite I am neither conventionally right nor left, but I agree with your point. The woke mind virus has thoroughly penetrated entertainment and is pushing civilization towards suicide. There needs to be a counter-narrative.

What do you think of the culture war?

TL;DR: "We should stop talking about the past! We should just line up and march with Donald Trump, because he wants us to ignore the past (except for the whole Make America Great Again thing) and move forward and stop talking about all his legal troubles, please."

Unfortunately, I have covered mass shootings multiple times in my career. This is the first time I can recall getting message after message from viewers like this.

The attack on Paul Pelosi was the mark of a new phase on the far right, where even the pro forma expression of sympathy for the victim was dispensed with. Now we see that even victims of a mass shooting are seen as worthy of gleeful insult. Pure eliminationism.

Jesus wept.

We are living in a trope-ish world.