Notices by David August (davidaugust@mastodon.online), page 3

@FaithinBones @maryeffrancis @realcarlallen I’m sorry that happened. That was so familiar and hard for so many families.

@RiaResists @terag1e @realcarlallen Ouch, what a challenge that must have been. It is no joke, and I'm glad with vaccines we don't have to face that as he did.

Short memory.

h/t @realcarlallen

The enlisted leadership on the US littoral combat ship Manchester secretly set up their own unofficial WiFi network and then repeatedly lied about it to their commanders. Apple is now going to launch a “where’s my warship” app that’ll come standard on all new iOS devices, and they expect a bump in sales to China, Russia, North Korea and Iran.

#satire

h/t @tchambers

🛶🌋

@smach @mekkaokereke didn’t they just describe competent management? Wtaf is wrong at the Post that a leader knows the material in a briefing and wants rationale not just tasking is somehow a bad thing?

This checks out. 🧮

And Russia wants the world to think it is mighty. Not with these leaders it ain’t.

One soldier’s take on how Russia failed to defend itself: https://istories.media/en/opinions/2024/08/12/kursk-oblast/

#russia #Ukraine #war #kursk #defense #defence #security #military

Just wrote a sketch called Lying Olympics and because I'm in a dark mood, the sketch has a body count. 😳

It's hard to be funny when not feeling great. Adventures in writing.

#sketch #comedy #SketchComedy #writing #screenwriting

@skribe that’s true. Thank you! That helps me feel like I didn’t just write some silly deaths in for no good reason. You’re totally right.

The old saying, tragedy is when I get a paper cut, comedy is when you (not you specifically) fall down a manhole and die.

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch co-authored an article titled “America Has Too Many Laws” published this week in support of his new book released on Tuesday called “Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law.” Since he’s a Supreme Court Justice, I’m sure he’s well intended and this isn’t all a long game to excuse his own criminal acts.

#scotus #corruption #corrupt #NeilGorsuch #SupremeCourt #politics #political #USpolitics #USpol

Did you know Donald Trump appointed Tim Walz to be a Member of the Council of Governors in 2019?

Seems Trump really did try to hire the best people sometimes 😉

https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-appoints-individuals-key-administration-posts/

#trump #walz #election #politics #political #president #USpol #irony

In the LA area? Did you RSVP yet for the #StandWithAnimation rally? Support The #AnimationGuild, #IATSE Local 839 this Saturday and ALL are welcome (you do NOT have to even work in animation) to join! RSVP now at https://animationguild.org/Rally2024

#StayTooned #UnionStrong #IATSEstrong #animation #LosAngeles

I've a sketch in tomorrow's (8-8-2024) #ThisWeekThisWeek unspooling the story of RFK Jr. and the Bear. The show is like the news, but funny.

Come to Open Fist Theatre in Los Angeles and see my sketch and more with this fine (2nd image) people on stage.

Tix at link on Open Fist's profile and: https://openfisttheatre.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket#/events/a0N2I000022tnQ0UAI

#sketch #comedy #SketchComedy #satire #funny #jokes #news #LosAngeles #livetheatre #thisweek #headlines #RFKjr #bear

You catch more flies with sugar.

#elon #musk #lawsuit #lawfare #FreeSpeech #meme #memes #twitter #garm #advertising

Riots from rumor, rumor from Russia.

Russia tries to use us to sew chaos.

“The rumor was included in an article published by Channel 3Now, a site with suspected links to Russia, Logically said. The article was then cited by Russian state-affiliated news organizations including RT and Tass.” -AP

With ABC in US saying Channel 3Now’s Facebook is run by people in Pakistan and the US, and Daily Mail saying Channel 3 Now started 11 years ago sharing videos from Izhevsk, #Russia.

#infosec

I honestly encourage the WSJ to aim for journalism more than just clicks. The shame of their recent behavior is real.

#press #WallStreetJournal #wsj #journalism #BadJournalism

It’s true.

#Harris #trump #biracial #identity #politics #election #USpol

One of the battlegrounds of war is us, and our social media.

#russia #Algeria #Ukraine #olympics #transphobia #TransPanic #misinformation #InformationWarfare #infosec #disinformation #warfare #sports #security #gender