ultrasonic_carousel @ultrasonic_carousel@wonkodon.com

I don't want to hear about "freedom" from anyone that makes more than twice the poverty line their area

Bull dogging became a popular rodeo attraction, but Bill Pickett wasn't allowed to perform in many places because he was "Black." So he said, "Uh... no I'm not! I'm Native American!" So then they let him perform. Because race isn't real, but racism is. 🤡

Black cowboys were also expected to learn an instrument to entertain the white ranch hands on long cattle drives. Many played the banjo. Because the banjo is a derivation of a West African instrument.

https://www.npr.org/2011/08/23/139880625/the-banjos-roots-reconsidered

Mike Pence Has Some Good F-ing Lawyers https://www.wonkette.com/mike-pence-has-some-good-f-ing-lawyers

#January_6 #Mike_pence #Speech_or_debate_clause #Executive_privilege #Emmett_flood #Greg_jacob #Marc_short #Judge_beryl_howell #Special_counsel_jack_smith #Mike_pence_subpoena #Legal

Don’t forget: The GOP’s nonsensical culture war is meant to distract you from corporate corruption, worker oppression, and staggering wealth inequality.

3/3 from @pluralistic:

"Meanwhile, the experience of the Fediverse will only get better and more obviously valuable to users. #Fediverse developers will continuously improve the service, even as the technical concepts one has to master to establish oneself become more widely understood and less esoteric."

https://doctorow.medium.com/of-course-mastodon-lost-users-c48ef8102891

𝗢𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀.
Scalloped growth is not evidence of a platform in decline.… by Cory @doctorow

https://doctorow.medium.com/of-course-mastodon-lost-users-c48ef8102891

Remember many of the same Republicans who shouted "liar" during the State of the Union address refuse to expel George Santos from Congress.

“The rich truly do get more hours in the day.”

— Poor people pay higher time tax @pluralistic

https://pluralistic.net/2023/02/10/my-time/

From henceforth, midnight shall be called the anti-noon.

Magellanic Clouds over Chile

Image Credit & Copyright: Felipe Mac Auliffe López

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230211.html #APOD

Tejano star Selena, left, watches as fan club president Yolanda Saldivar speaks to a crowd at a 1994 Tejano Music Awards party in San Antonio, Texas. She would kill Selena in 1995.

#Photo #photography #pics #histodons #Histodon #history #90s #music #picture #pictures #info

Ads from major brands are running alongside hateful content and dangerous conspiracy theories from far right Twitter influencers https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/02/09/twitter-ads-revenue-suspended-account/

OMG.

1. Google has some bad summarization telling people that throwing batteries into the ocean is good.
2. News articles were written about this.
3. Bing's summarization interprets these articles as advice to ... throw batteries in the ocean!

🤦

Highest Grossing Movies, 1932

#2 The Kid from Spain

The Kid From Spain featured musical scenes by Busby Berkeley. Jane Wyman made her debut while Betty Grable and Paulette Goddard joined her as one of the “Goldwyn Girls”.

#Movies #Hollywood #Musicals

"Make the Rich Pay"
Sticker seen along the Thames river in London

Young Hüsker Dü photographed on the High Bridge in St. Paul; left to right: Greg Norton, Grant Hart, Bob Mould. Photo by Steve Hengstler

#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #hüskerdü #history #punkrockhistory

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