We need to protect critical conservation programs! The Administration's recent funding freeze for international programs threatens vital conservation work worldwide. Congress needs to hear from you: ask them to support continued US foreign assistance funding, including for wildlife protection and conservation projects.
I shared 2,579 posts, gained 119 new followers, and my most-used hashtag was #Petition. Yup, there it is automatically suggested by my tablet's onscreen keyboard.
Quite nice to get this the same day I quit Twitter.
EDIT: I did not initially notice that above the cute cartoon of a Mastodon is a category based on my account activity here. Not sure what makes me a Cool-hunter, but I'm good with that.
I have lingered over my social feed longer than I meant to, but it was fun and I have no regrets. Sometimes we just need to relax and laugh a little, even in difficult times.
The Senate is expected to vote on Kash Patelโs nomination tomorrow. Many Republican senators, even though they know better, will rubber-stamp Patelโs nomination.
But there are some Senate Republicans โ including Bill Cassidy (Louisiana), Susan Collins (Maine), John Curtis (Utah), Jerry Moran (Kansas), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), James Risch (Idaho), Mike Rounds (South Dakota), and Todd Young (Indiana) โ whose votes are not locked in.
@ekis Really? So if I happen to see someone doing a Nazi salute in person, and I just happen to punch said Nazi in the face, then I am just being clumsy, had a muscle spasm, or something like that?
With President Trump's cabinet nominees heading to the Senate for confirmation, we have an opportunity to get them on the record on an issue of dire importance: scientific integrity. Urge your senators to ask Trump's nominees about protecting science in their agencies.
@Gargron The CBC isn't even the worst; at least they acknowledge that it might be a "fascist salute." The New York Times headlined an article "Elon Musk Ignites Online Speculation Over the Meaning of a Hand Gesture," as if the paper didn't exist in the 1930s and 40s.
I was born late in the Baby Boom (early 1960s) and commonly refer to all people as "guys."
I've been called "dude" by a Gen X woman and "mami" by a Hispanic woman. I was once introduced to someone as my brother's brother, which puzzled but did not offend me.
I've thought about using "it."
The only gender word that ever offended me was when someone called me "sir."
I've put that in my bio: Please don't call me "sir."
While searching for this I found some other old posts (some old enough to use "toot") that might be useful to the newest arrivals from InstaFaceTok. So I will probably be boosting some of them into circulation again over the next few days.
Meanwhile, if you were part of the Great Twitter Migration of October-December 2022, please note that you are now veteran Mastodonians and able to help those who are #NewHere.
I'd like to point out, apropos of something I saw this weekend, that the suggestion to write an #introduction post assumes that new users *want* to be found.
Some people are here because they've had bad experiences on other social media sites--or even other instances--and would like to be quiet for a bit. It's OK to be a wallflower and watch from the shadows for a while until you feel comfortable. And you are in no way obligated to disclose more about yourself than you wish to.
@sjvn Got mine for a seat on my couch to watch the NHL Winter Classic.
Just starting now. They did a moment of silence for Jimmy Carter and introduced the ASL interpreter by name before the national anthem and now I'm typing through tears.
@GreenFire Everybody is a free speech absolutist until they spend $44 billion and discover people still say nasty things about them on the social media platform they own.
My posts may be shared to other Mastodon and PixelFed instances. I DO NOT CONSENT TO SHARING OR COPYING TO NOSTR, MOSTR, THREADS OR ANY OTHER PLATFORM.Pedestrian advocate. I enjoy walking, especially in parks. Newsletter author on environment, history, infrastructure. I have an IQ in the triple digits & am not afraid to use it.If you are a writer of any kind you might prefer to follow me at https://writing.exchange/web/@Karen5Lund.Recent #TwitterQuitter. Pronouns: She/her, ๊คey/๊คem.