Notices by CaliCarol (jawarajabbi@mastodon.online)

RE: https://tech.lgbt/@Natasha_Jay/116872099546668914

One of those "no shit" results of serious scientific research.

@inthehands

These days I say that Wall Street has evolved from "casino capitalism" to "ponzi capitalism".

@lisamelton

It used to be casino capitalism now it's ponzi capitalism.

@inthehands

So what's the action? My most recent is that I wrote my two Democratic Senators and told them I'm changing my registration to Independent if Schumer is still Leader after the California midterms. Which means I'll be an Independent for the general, of course. Which is fine. They own a big part of how we got here as becomes more clear every day. I'm grinding every single day: protests, donations, everything I can do. It's a grind. This is going to be a grind. #uspol

@kbeninato

Little Marco also said Cuba should look out because countries run by incompetent and senile old men are fair game for regime change. These guys don't own mirrors.

I've had a pretty disturbing exchange with a member of my Rotary Club recently on the subject of AI which made me realize that the same propaganda and misinformation vectors that were used to convince a lot of Americans that it was a good idea to elect Trump (twice) are now being repurposed to convince them that ChatGPT and such are good, actually. I had someone lie to me repeatedly when I challenged the quality of some work they did using the platform. Cult-like behavior. Wild.
#AI #ChatGPT

@velshi

Today you had Jason Stanley on your show. One of those cowardly professors of authoritarianism who high-tailed it out of our country when Trump took power. He just said, when discussing the Trump regime's assault on media and the firing of Kimmel, that this action shows that "Free speech is no longer an American value." You need to address this on your show tomorrow AS A CORRECTION. I'm outraged. This false characterization of the people and country he abandoned cannot stand. #Kimmel

@RickiTarr

I was once contacted by a recruiter, and being finally fed up with my employer at the time, I agreed to a meeting. My future boss's boss asked me right off the bat why I wanted to join their company. I looked him dead in the eye and said, "You called me."

They did offer the job, and I did take it, but it didn't last and I've been self employed for almost 20 years now. I could have made a ton more money if I'd stuck it out but I prefer not to deal with corporate bullshit.

@donni

Birds. You're describing birds.

Boy this Texas gerrymandering caper just blew up in Trump 's and Abbot's faces. Democrats are on fire. This may get the attention of the American people. They're using the event to message about how Republicans are trying to end our democracy. Killer. #uspol

@darnell

Holy shit why isn't this on the news? Or is it? This is the first I've heard of the hinger strike. This is terrible. #uspol #AlligatorAuschwitz #HungerStrike

@kaia

I hate to break it to you but that's not a tomboy. Pants, baseball hat, tee shirt. That's a tomboy.

@MaryAustinBooks

This Epstein Files detonation isn't exactly about the Epstein Files. MAGA information insularity is part of how the cult is controlled but things under Trump have gotten so bad, so fast that most MAGA cannot fail to see it. Maybe a neighbor was detained by ICE. Or you know someone affected by the Texas flood. Or you're a Social Security recipient who can't get the help you need. You need a psychologically safe was to step out of the cult. Epstein is it. #uspol #Epstein #MAGA

@Nazani @darnell

Well if Xi was serious about wanting to invade Taiwan now would be the time to do it. Everyone knows Trump is a coward. But Russia's too weakened by a failed war in Ukraine to credibly threaten to take on Europe. This is of a piece with another recent rumor that "China can't let Putin lose the Ukraine war". Puffing themselves up, probably to scare Trump.

@inthehands

I called my Congressman's office today and said that if Dems get a chance to negotiate on this bill I want him to fight against the money for ICE and #AlligatorAuschwitz. He was very quiet as if he hadn't heard that moniker before. I think it's very powerful and we all need to use it. A lot. #AlligatorAuschwitz #uspol

@camelia

I swear a lot less on Mastodon because the culture is gentler and swearing is less common. But let's face it, sometimes one really must. Coming from twitter I had adopted the habit of using asterisks until I had this explained to me. So now if I need to drop the F bomb I spell it out.

@BlackAzizAnansi

Had a gal actually say to my face that we need to make more stuff here and I said "Sure, I suppose if we get poor enough we'll be happy to screw screws into the back of I phones." Really spun her out. I enjoy this aspect of Trump 2.0. No more Mrs. nice guy. I will fuck with your head every chance I get.

#uspol

@gbhnews

Yes

@darnell

If Putin's going to show up in DC, millions of pissed off Americans should show up too.

#uspol #PutinIsAWarCriminal #SlavaUkraini

@heidilifeldman

And ... for now it's "them". If they can do this to "them" they will do this eventually to "you". No ability to defend yourself. Just yanked out of the line at customs on your way home from a fun European vacation and sent to a jail in fucking El Salvador because you copped an attitude with a customs agent.

Come on people. We know what's up. Crazy that we have to deal with it but. Yeah. We've got this. We're Americans. Not perfect individually, but together? Fierce. #uspol