Notices by Play Ball and Fight Fascists (cafechatnoir@mastodon.social)

Busy day, only caught two bits of news.

Court has temp blocked the "quit or get fired" order, which is good.

And then Trump sanctioning the International Criminal Court, because he is an international criminal.

On that count, I'm gonna have to let the international community figure out what to do with that one.

#USPolitics

Oh, I also saw that one of Musk's nazi shitbirds got fired for...racist tweets in the past?

Color me confused, because I really would have thought that is what got him hired in the first place.

#USPolitics

@ai6yr

I hate that this may all only stop or be slowed only because the capitalists running the government contractors REALLY do not like it when they don't get paid.

But if that is what it takes.

@Nonilex

She should have to respond by COB Monday.

She doesn't need or deserve a week.

@ZhiZhu

Can't snitch if you don't know anything.

And also, wouldn't it be a shame if that email got absolutely inundated with junk email.

@nancywisser

Ursula Vernon did a good thread on this on Bluesky, worth a read for reassurance.

https://bsky.app/profile/tkingfisher.com/post/3lehxu2ljft2w

@WarnerCrocker

Yep!

https://wtop.com/national/2025/01/virginias-statehouse-control-hinges-on-3-key-special-elections/

@Gargron

Love my Plushtodon! Even as adults, we still need fun, silly things that make us smile, and my little pachyderm does exactly that.

Oh, y'all, we gotta re-normalize carrying cash when you're out and about.

Not a ton, but enough for like, 1/2 tank of gas, lunch order, that type of thing.

Otherwise you're gonna be like the lady in front of me at the gas station who was trying really hard not to lose her shit over the fact that the internet was down and they couldn't take credit/debit cards.

(And yeah, I realize the "emergency $20" is more like an "emergency $50" these days.)

To her credit, she did not fully lose her shit, but telling the clerk, "Y'all gotta get better internet, cause you're losing money" is not helpful given that he has zero control over who the company chooses for their internet provider.

So, Sean & Jorge like to jumpscare each other coming out of the litter box.

Yes, it seems like a dick move, but they have established *rules* for this.

The jumper must be behind the chair, a good 4+ feet away from the litter box, and it all waits until the other one is done with the box and walking away - no ambushes while anyone is trying go to the bathroom.

And it cracks me up every time. There is a *protocol* here.

@evacide

I'm going to be focusing on our local food bank, cause they're definitely gonna need help if these tariffs go through, and I'm trying to find a solid local LGBTQ+ org to help out.

If anyone out there is thinking, "I need to arm myself to the teeth" - I'm not gonna try to dissuade you.

But promise me you'll take every available safety class for whatever hardware you decide to equip yourself with, OK?

Just had the misfortune of actually hearing Trump's Arnold Palmer clip.

1. Ewh, gross.
2. He sounds *awful* - he's got dying old man voice.

I don't even know how better to describe it, but it just sounds like he's got one foot in the grave and another on a banana peel.

So, if I am understanding this correctly, the FBI has a list of 600 US influencers that have been paid by the Russians and/or Russian interests.

Why has that list not been made public? I would think it would be important for folks to know.

Am I missing the mark here?

@Gargron
Great spooky effect!

@br00t4c
Kansas values: youth suicide.

@Gargron
Holy shit. Time for that entire fleet to be grounded worldwide.

Glad you're OK.

@Gargron
I'm on web mobile - was losing the separation of different types of notifications intentional? I just have All/Mentions now.

Got a nice shot of the LilyMonster being all pretty. 😻
#CatsOfMastodon