Notices by Mother Bones (_l1vy_@mstdn.social)

Happy International Mens Day!

I want people to notice the overall flavor of the propaganda, new and old: "It was a landslide election. It was a people's mandate. When you are finally mature enough you'll agree with our viewpoint." Not one of those things is true!

It's INTENDED to make us feel small, hopeless, outnumbered, immature, frightened, helpless, so that we will be more readily compliant. Take back your mind.

Twitter was AM radio, then upgraded to FM radio, then turned into a really crappy loud hypercommercialized VHF TV station. For now Bluesky is a UHF station. And the Mastoverse...it's ham radio.

I saw the news and the images of the interstate Nazis marching and fighting in the streets of #Columbus Ohio today.

But then I also saw this. Via @derfbackderf:

"UPDATE. The Nazis who briefly marched down High Street in Columbus were arrested a few minutes later. After their little saunter, they leapt into the back of a U-haul van and tried to book it out of town. The cops nabbed them on 315."

"Tolerance" means letting others live their own lives how they want.

"Tolerance" does NOT mean accepting an endless stream of abuse with good cheer.

Via John Bonifaz
5:41 PM · Nov 13, 2024

"BREAKING: A group of computer security experts have just issued a letter to VP Harris urging that she initiate recounts in key states in light of the extraordinary breaches of voting system software by Trump operatives following the 2020 election."

https://freespeechforpeople.org/computer-scientists-breaches-of-voting-system-software-warrant-recounts-to-ensure-election-verification/

Seeing the gap in the popular vote continue to dwindle actually makes me feel better. It was by no means a "landslide" nor even close to it. Around 3 million votes difference.

(The last actual landslide was Reagan with an 18% lead.)

It just means to me that although hate won, hate does not have the overwhelming mandate that it felt like. We are still out here. ✊🏻

My darlings I did not want you to have to be brave. I wanted softness and respite for you. May we find softness and respite in the gaps.

Via Citizens for Ethics
5:00 PM · Nov 10, 2024

"Here’s something President Biden can do now to help safeguard our democracy: fill the vacant Inspector General positions within the executive branch as well as the vacancies in key ethics roles throughout the government."

https://www.citizensforethics.org/legal-action/letters/president-biden-should-fill-vacant-inspector-general-and-ethics-roles/

I recognize there is something to be said for ignorance and lack of education contributing to vulnerability to disinformation.

But here's the thing. A LOT of people in various marginalized groups are ALSO low-education and low-information, yet can still tell when someone is a shitheaded bully who should not be anyone's boss, let alone everyone's.

It's the same flaw as the "economic insecurity" excuse.

Via Natasha Bertrand
@natashabertrand
3:23 PM · Nov 8, 2024

"#Pentagon officials are holding informal discussions about how the Department of Defense would respond if Donald Trump issues orders to deploy active-duty troops domestically and fire large swaths of apolitical staffers, defense officials told CNN."

#DoD

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/08/politics/pentagon-officials-discussing-trump/index.html

Via Polly Sigh
@dcpoll
4:44 PM · Nov 8, 2024

" 'There's not much the #Pentagon can do to preemptively shield the force from a potential abuse of power by a commander in chief ... there's no real legal safeguard that would prevent Trump from deploying American soldiers to police US streets.'

Jesus."

#DoD

And before anyone else says posse comitatus, enacted to keep the U.S. military out of civilian law enforcement except where authorized by Congress...

Okay? And who will be the majority and running Congress? "Checks and balances" are GONE.

Put away your copies of #SchoolhouseRock, it'll just make you feel bad to watch and remember what could have been.

Jesus.

57% of white voters overall. 60% of WM. 53% of WW. Voted for a big fcking boot in the face. In an attempt to ensure those they hate (everyone) get stomped.

My kid turned me on to the Most Mysterious Song on the Internet and now I, too, am enthralled

#MysteriousSong #80s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWqKFgHpjF8

Here's one user's interpretation of the lyrics (not sure I agree with all but it's a cleaned-up sound)

#MysteriousSong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2ANmNM5qpk

But I do agree with the commenter that the vocal sounds a lot like Marion Gold of #Alphaville (LIKE, not necessarily IS)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpb4I6sSj80

There's ongoing dithering about potential answers but the mystery is still unsolved.

#MysteriousSong #LostWave

OMG!! While the US of A was burning down, I missed this incredibly important update in #MysteriousSong news:

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/most-mysterious-song-internet-identified-subways-of-your-mind-1235153685/

All that trying to save water and recycle plastic and turn off the unnecessary lights since the Carter era. The optimism of a possible fork into something workable.