Martini Glambassador @martini@wonkodon.com

The January 6 committee is right. It’s time to prosecute the kingpin, Trump | Lawrence Douglas - The assault on the Capitol was not a spontaneous spasm of violence. It was the culmination of a concerted effort to reject the results of a fair electionOver the course of 18 months, the intrepid patriots on the House select committee investigating the... #theguardian

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/dec/21/the-january-6-committee-is-right-its-time-to-prosecute-the-kingpin-trump

Good morning. ICYMI, House Dems released Trump's tax returns & revealed that the IRS had failed to audit Trump his 1st 2 years in office - despite a rule requiring it to audit presidents - & only started 1 when they asked for his tax/audit data in 2019. /1 https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/12/20/us/trump-taxes-news#trump-tax-returns-irs-audit

New #iOS app update out on the App Store, now with link preview cards and post translations on servers that support them!

Report: More Americans Forced To Sell Gold Pocket Watch In Order To Afford Set Of Fine Combs For Wife https://bit.ly/3FPeu0X

Tiny (Big) Mastodon Tip 🐘✨

A few things that will save your mind if this increase in traffic becomes overwhelming for you:

1. SLOW MODE 😌

A Mastodon feature to keep new toots (posts) in your timelines collapsed until you click on the “new items” bar at the top of the feed. On desktop, go to Preferences > Appearance, then enable the option “Slow mode”.

2. BOOKMARKS 📍

To remember a toot you saw and want to Boost (repost) or comment on later on, you can Bookmark it! On desktop, click on the Bookmark button second to right on the bottom menu of any toot. Then go to the “Bookmarks” on the right menu to find it back later on.

3. LISTS 📝

You can use “Lists” to separate the people you follow into categories. For example, you can create a VIP category for the people you don’t want to miss any toots from. On desktop, on the right menu, click on “Lists”, then create a title in “New list title”, click the “+” button on the right. On the profile of someone you follow, click on the “3-dots” button on the right of the “Follow/Unfollow” button, select “Add or remove from lists”, click the “+” button to add them to your List(s). Your Lists will appear on the right side menu.

4. NOTIFICATIONS CATEGORIES 🔔

You can see your Notifications per categories on desktop. Click on the “Notifications” button on the right side menu, then click on “Show settings” on the upper right feed menu. In the “Quick filter bar” enable “Show filter bar” AND “Display all categories”. You can also add/remove sounds per category in this setting.

5. FILTERS 🔇​

You can make it so that a specific word, words, or hashtag will be either collapsed and hidden unless you click on it or never even appear in your timelines. On desktop, go to Preferences > Filters, then click “Add new filter”, fill the options you want there. You can also make it temporary if you wish with the “Expire after” option.

6. LOOKING AT MOSS! 🌱​

When you get overwhelmed with noise and bad news, I greatly encourage you to browse the hashtags Mosstodon, Mushtodon, LichenSubcribe, CatsOfMastodon, Photography, and more! Simply type these words (or others) in the Search bar and you will find them. You can even Follow hashtags!

7. TAKE BREAKS AND BREATH 🍵

It’s okay to leave and come back later, or take a day or more off from social media! Always prioritize self-care ​ 💚

#TinyMastodonTip

The guy who wants to put neurolinks in our heads worries about people knowing where he is.

Coffee drinkers! Listen! Starbucks workers nationwide are starting a 3-day strike today (Friday 12/16) as part of their effort to unionize.

How can you help? Don't cross the picket line. Get your coffee elsewhere. (Preferably at independent coffee shops. Long live small biz).

And spread the word! Make this message viral. Let's hold billionaire corps accountable because worker's rights are human rights. Let's go.

“Today’s story out of Texas is chilling." https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/ken-paxton-list-trans-texans-1234647489/

Mastodon News Sources

General News - US and World

BBC News (World) Bot - @BBCWorld
BBC News Bot - @BBC
CNN Bot - @CNN
CNN Breaking News - @cnnbrk
DW (Deutsche Welle) News Bot - @dwnews_bot
NPR US News Bot - @NPR_USNews
NYTimes Bot - @NYTimes
Reuters Bot - @reuters
Rolling Stone - @RollingStone
The Guardian US Bot - @TheGuardian_us
Wall Street Journal Bot - @wsj
Washington Post Bot - @WashingtonPost

Tech News

Ars Technica - @arstechnica
MacRumors.com - @macrumors

Elon Musk Receives Experimental Neuralink Implant In Attempt To Delete Memory Of Being Booed https://bit.ly/3YfFWfz

One of my favorite #history / #animal facts:

Back in the mid-#18th century, the #Swedish naturalist Peter Kalm visited colonial America. In his journal, he called skunks "fiskat" which roughly translates as "fart cat".

@RIDDLES #oldphotographs #woman #shooting #peashooter #wakingofsleepers