Notices by PrinceOfDenmark (princeofdenmark@mas.to)

#3GoodThings
1) My work sponsored a volunteer day at #ProjectHomelessConnect in #SF and I got to participate. First time back there in years.
2) Got to work the check-in area several hours in the afternoon. It meant finding out as much as people wanted to share, showing them which booths to visit.
3) People were genuinely delighted. To talk and be heard. To get a replacement ID. To get help with prescriptions. To get glasses. To get housing assistance. To get legal aid. To get lunch.

I’m lucky.

@laurahelmuth If you can’t tell, I really miss Miss Molly Ivins.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molly_Ivins

“Hey, is Yr Wonkette the first outlet to point out that the Harris-Walz campaign is operationalizing Molly Ivins? Must give credit!”

To those with the misfortune to have missed Molly Ivins: Unapologetic liberal smartass journalist covering Texas good ol’ boy State politics from the 70s into the time of Dubya. Super power: Sense of humor so spot-on that even the most crooked/dumb might laugh along as she shredded their BS in public.

From: @laurahelmuth
https://mastodon.social/@laurahelmuth/112945852736644688

Good timing on revival of this #ForeignAffairs article from 2022.

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2022-02-08/women-rights-revenge-patriarchs?utm_medium=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_source=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_content=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_campaign=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_term=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&check_logged_in=1

Oh, they definitely should refer that to the Attorney Gen… oh. 🧌

House votes to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for withholding Biden audio https://apnews.com/article/20f5e8f48cfd8390eb695d13079ca306

#USPol #ChaosMonkeys

@evan These are not normal times. There is no “loyal opposition” here.

This year, withholding a vote is a strong vote for the greater #evil. The plans are not hidden - they are written. The goals are not secret - they are proclaimed.

Our leaders made bad choices in our names. It is sad and sometimes horrific. But I will vote against the #GOP and for #Democrats if it’s the last thing I do. If not enough people join me, it very well might be for some I love.

https://wapo.st/3VyftdG

@evan Reality is we have to support anti-fascist candidates first in #USPol. Unless we do that, there probably won’t be subsequent elections.

We can hold Democratic politicians to account. Eventually. Which is infinitely better than never.

#3GoodThings
1) Millions of people on here, but the #Fediverse can still be a small place.
2) Rough week in some ways, but I like my #family, our #cats, and usually my co-workers.
3) Schedule is letting me #bike to work every day this week! (It was spotty for a couple of months because of travel. No, weather here does not preclude riding, pretty much ever.)

@ergative @inthehands If those who click through also teach (or actively study) this will have an impact on them. That has a non-zero chance of rippling outward to others.

Maybe I don’t read enough about educational philosophies…. But still, this is the best piece about *why to learn how to learn* that I have read in a long time, if ever.

“…Some form of education with that liberal arts philosophy — ‘Because you are free, you must prepare for the unknown’ — should be present in the life of every human being.”

@inthehands: hats off.

From: @ergative
https://wandering.shop/@ergative/112240942502847203

I’m the fool who thought I might fold some fresh #laundry.

@thomasfuchs I’m using Firefox in MacOS & iOS frequently… What broke? Not experiencing it.

@Mrfunkedude Oh that series is brutal and also so good.