Notices by Joe Ortiz (joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org), page 2

This piece talls you what's at stake today, perhaps the future of the Democratic Party itself really.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/new-york-city-mayoral-election-mamdani-cuomo-zohran-mamdani-democratic-party-donald-trump/

It's time, NYC voters to either prove me right or prove me wrong.

I hope it's the latter.

Do the right thing for once if you truly care about standing up to the Orange Taco.

https://gothamist.com/news/its-primary-day-in-nyc-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-mayors-race-and-others

https://gothamist.com/news/new-yorkers-voting-in-mayoral-primary-say-cost-of-living-trump-are-their-top-issues

@gemlog Just wish it was Katie Porter there instead of him.

You well know his own corruption...

@auzzy This is why I always like to see films at smaller, prefferably non-profit theaters these days so you can avoid stuff like this.

Film Forum in NYC is one fo my favorites to go to. Mostly older films and some newer as well.

@obrien_kat I didn't know there was a difference in countries. I do recall back in the day where previews were just 3-5 minutes which is not bad at all. I went to go see Barbie and Oppenheimer last year and it still wasn't that bad previews wise. The additional ad count is going to be annoying for sure.

I still go to theaters today, but once you come back to NYC, you should go to smaller ones like the excellent Film Forum (my fav since I have a memership) and the IFC Center among others.

Here's another reason to avoid going to movie theaters: real, actual ads before the feature presentation.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/commercials-amc-movie-theaters-1236295446/

#movies #theaters

So tomorrow is the day that the Dems are really going to jump the shark and elect as NYC mayor a man who resigned in disgrace as New York governor just a few years ago.

It also proves that no party truly cares about the state of the nation. I have been saying this for years and people are going to learn this the hard way tomorrow unless I am proven wrong (surely hope so).

@obrien_kat That's great to see them step up and at least know what's at stake. There's great universities there to choose from as well.

@elfkin The company is all in for fascism (considering their and their CEO's donations to their campaign last year and the inaugurattion this) so not surprised really. :(

Jaws is 50 now.

Feel a bit old saying that, although it's a very influential movie in the history of cinematics.

#film #films #movie #movies #Jaws #Jaws50

@mtechman This is why a privacy law for the digital age is badly needed but it's likely going to take another generation (20-25 years at the earliest) before it actually happens if not at all.

Just watch as a large number of international students just ultimately decide to go to Europe or Asia to further their education. It's coming.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/18/social-media-student-visa-screening

#visa #visas #education #students

@matera I say vintage rocking chairs like that needs to be preserved and you made the right call!

Yesterday, The main #Mastodon instance (mastodon.social and mastodon.online) rolled out a new Terms of Service with lots of controversial changes, including forced arbitration, IP rights detainment, and other instances would be forced to follow these terms. More info here:

https://mastodon.social/@mcc/114710875472699375

https://mastodon.social/@mcc/114711051086621731

Thankfully, they're backing off while they review and hopefully get some good legal advice (home they take on the EFF's offer on that).

https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/114709820512537821

Some good advice as we commemorate #Juneteenth today.

https://mstdn.social/@Strandjunker/114710190590005674

(re-posted from 2023)

I asked why the library didn't have a Juneteenth holiday. The response was "It's not one in the policy manual." I wrote to the trustees, they put it on the agenda, voted unanimously for it, and now it's a library holiday.

When we talk about white supremacy and libraries, think about how a group of well-meaning but ultimately non-proactive trustees (and director) just kind of... didn't think about this for two years, just never put it on the agenda. That's how it works.

This is the first time I've gotten Juneteenth off (because I only work on Thursday). I highly recommend reading On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed where she explores the history of the holiday as someone who grew up in Texas in a family that had been there for generations.

Health care exchanges in Nevada, Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island share sensitive data with Google, LinkedIn, and Snap via web trackers and pixels, joining already reported California in doing so.

https://themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/2025/06/17/we-caught-4-more-states-sharing-personal-health-data-with-big-tech

#privacy #humanrights #bigbrother #trackers #web #internet #health #healthcare

@Ricardus Example:

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/17/genius-stablecoin-bill-crypto.html

Once again:

#TransRightsAreHumanRights

And you can't convince me otherwise.