Mastodon is interoperable, decentralized, operated by a nonprofit, lively, and, ACTUALLY, isn't hard to use. So why is everyone championing Threads as the main Twitter alternative?
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy suggested Friday if elected in 2024, he would run the government like tech billionaire Elon Musk runs the social media platform X, formerly known a…
While some on the right portray accountability for the Jan. 6 Capitol riot as just another partisan dispute, two prominent conservative legal scholars have made the case that the Constitution disqualifies former President Trump from public office....
The indictment is here. I’m going to keep updating this page as I go, so refresh for the latest version. There’s a number of different people getting charged for various sub-schemes within the overall attempt by Trump and his coconspirators to corruptly overturn the Georgia election for President in 2020, so I’ll take them...
A panel of federal judges on Monday began a review Alabama’s redrawn congressional map which opponents argue blatantly defies the court’s mandate to create a second district where Black voters have an opportunity to influence the outcome of an election.
The white supremacist group Patriot Front is suing a left-wing activist for allegedly infiltrating the group and revealing the identities of members, USA Today reported. The lawsuit says the alleged "doxxings" cost the members their jobs and personal relationships. As USA Today points out, Patriot F...
The lawsuit says the alleged "doxxings" cost the members their jobs and personal relationships.
Uhhh ... if the revealing of members caused those members to lose their jobs, it's because their employers determined that they don't want to employ Patriot Front members. Last I checked, without a specific contract, employment is at will.
The funny thing about free speech is that naming who is part of a hate group can likely be argued as free speech moreso than "whaaah, we got fired for the awful shit we said", given that it's called freedom of speech and not freedom from the consequences of my speech. Doubly so when you're talking about consequences brought about by a private organization/not the government. After all, their place of employment has freedom of speech rights too, as well as the ability to choose who they associate with.
Carlos De Oliveira allegedly helped Walt Nauta move boxes around Mar-a-Lago and allegedly had conversations with others about security camera footage there....
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Leo is well-known for shepherding conservative judicial nominees, but the public relations campaign shows how he has continued to exert influence in support of right-leaning justices after helping them secure lifetime appointments....
The dev, @hariette, also has a Mastodon profile where she posts updates https://tech.lgbt/@hariette. There is also a link to the apps discord server in her bio.
Mastodon Is the Good One ( www.404media.co )
Mastodon is interoperable, decentralized, operated by a nonprofit, lively, and, ACTUALLY, isn't hard to use. So why is everyone championing Threads as the main Twitter alternative?
Jim Jordan Suffers 2nd House Speaker Vote Defeat ( www.msn.com )
Jordan lost the second round of votes Wednesday when 22 Republicans voted against him -- two more votes against him than Tuesday’s first-round vote.
The parliament of the German federal state of Rheinland Pfalz stops posting to X/Twitter and will use Mastodon instead. ( social.heise.de )
Germany once again leading the Mastodon Migration
[News] Ramaswamy suggests he would run government like Musk does X ( thehill.com )
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy suggested Friday if elected in 2024, he would run the government like tech billionaire Elon Musk runs the social media platform X, formerly known a…
[Opinion - Legal Analysis] The Constitution bars Trump from holding public office ever again - Donald K. Sherman ( thehill.com )
While some on the right portray accountability for the Jan. 6 Capitol riot as just another partisan dispute, two prominent conservative legal scholars have made the case that the Constitution disqualifies former President Trump from public office....
Donald Trump calls off press conference where he said he would share report on Georgia election fraud claims ( www.politico.com )
The former president said his lawyers would instead put "Irrefutable & Overwhelming evidence" in their legal filings over his latest indictment.
The Georgia Indictment ( www.pwnallthethings.com )
The indictment is here. I’m going to keep updating this page as I go, so refresh for the latest version. There’s a number of different people getting charged for various sub-schemes within the overall attempt by Trump and his coconspirators to corruptly overturn the Georgia election for President in 2020, so I’ll take them...
Federal judges question Alabama’s new congressional map, lack of 2nd majority-Black district ( apnews.com )
A panel of federal judges on Monday began a review Alabama’s redrawn congressional map which opponents argue blatantly defies the court’s mandate to create a second district where Black voters have an opportunity to influence the outcome of an election.
NEWS: Patriot Front sues left-wing activist who infiltrated the hate group and named members ( www.rawstory.com )
The white supremacist group Patriot Front is suing a left-wing activist for allegedly infiltrating the group and revealing the identities of members, USA Today reported. The lawsuit says the alleged "doxxings" cost the members their jobs and personal relationships. As USA Today points out, Patriot F...
[News] Bill Barr says he’s willing to testify against Trump at Jan. 6 trial ( thehill.com )
Former Attorney General Bill Barr said he is willing to testify against former President Trump at his Jan. 6 trial....
News: Trump charged with seeking to delete security footage in documents case ( www.washingtonpost.com )
Carlos De Oliveira allegedly helped Walt Nauta move boxes around Mar-a-Lago and allegedly had conversations with others about security camera footage there....
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Dark Money - Clarence Thomas got a personal media campaign worth at least $1.8 million from conservative nonprofit groups led by lobbyist Leonard Leo, part of $1.6 billion in donated by Barre Seid to Leo. ( www.washingtonpost.com )
Leo is well-known for shepherding conservative judicial nominees, but the public relations campaign shows how he has continued to exert influence in support of right-leaning justices after helping them secure lifetime appointments....
PSA: while upvoting exists, to get the "move closer to the top" effect that reddit's upvote had, you need to click boost ( kbin.social )
a small difference, but important to how people use the site
Welp, I just deleted my 12 year old, 240k+ karma Reddit account ( kbin.social )
I was sort of holding on to hope, that something would change. Unfortunately, nothing did and so, here I am....
Fuck Reddit u̶p̶v̶o̶t̶e̶ boost party! ( kbin.social )
The apps have all gone offline, welcome aboard to all the other refugees, fuck /u/spez!
The kbin/lemmy app is coming along. Here´s a little preview of the upcoming beta! Heavy inspiration from Apollo. The app will be available for both iOS and Android. ( imgur.com )
The dev, @hariette, also has a Mastodon profile where she posts updates https://tech.lgbt/@hariette. There is also a link to the apps discord server in her bio.