Notices by Joshua Holland (joshuaholland@mastodon.social)

How could #elonmusk possibly keep his security clearance after this? #russia #china
https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/musk-putin-secret-conversations-37e1c187

Blowback....

"More than 480 people with a military background accused of ideologically driven extremist crimes from 2017 through 2023...

“The No. 1 predictor of being classified as a mass casualty offender was having a U.S. military background – that outranked mental health problems, that outranked being a loner, that outranked having a previous criminal history or substance abuse issues.”

#maga #politicalviolence #terrorism #guns

https://apnews.com/article/military-extremism-pentagon-veterans-terrorism-capitol-riot-jan-6-0c1fdd7b6b761e9c9e8556a9b9e45dc9?taid=6710e3abfd3acf0001e48fd9

"Drug-Sniffing Police Dogs Are Intercepting Abortion Pills in the Mail"

https://theintercept.com/2024/10/16/abortion-pills-mail-usps/

#abortion #fascism #gop #media

Three days ago, we moved out of the house we’ve lived in for 9 years.

Oscar settled in after about 3 hours. He has his bed, his bowl and the crate. His pack is here. He’s home.

#dogsofmastodon

Molly was a bit uncomfortable for the first 2 days but has settled in. She was a stray 16 months ago, and she’s happy to have a home with her pack. #dogsofmastodon

#fascism

https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/education/2024/08/15/new-college-of-florida-throws-away-hundreds-of-library-books-diversity-lgbtq/74814756007/

That’s not how you spell “most racist”

#media #trump

This professor, who is Jewish, was suspended for posing a threat to Jewish students, AKA participating in a protest (where he was violently arrested). Now he's in a kind of limbo.

This is what a moral panic looks like. #gazaprotests
https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/professor-suspended-by-wash-u-after-protests-hears-only-silence-42567338

I read a Politico piece that referred to students walking out to demand a ceasefire as an “antisemitic incident.”

That kind of nonsense tells people that there’s no shame in being called an antisemite and that perhaps reports of real antisemitic incidents are overblown. Just makes the world more dangerous for Jews. #media #gazaprotests #antisemitism

Watched my dad die a couple of hours ago. A 1-star experience, wish I could give zero.

ALS is a shitty disease that he's been fighting for 7 years. When it finally gets someone you love, you feel a weird mixture of grief and relief. At least the suffering's over.

Logging off for a while.

Two things are true:

There's been an explosion of really vile #antisemitism, some coming from pro-Palestinian protesters. It's terrifying.

Calls for a ceasefire and condemnation of Palestinian civilian deaths are being labeled antisemitism, even when they come from Jews. It's slanderous.

These things feed into each other.

It's a terrible time to be a pro-Palestinian, anti-occupation Jew. We're really getting hit from all sides right now.

#israel #gaza

I'm amazed by how many people there are who condemn the killing of civilians by some combatants while justifying it at the hands of others based on their politics or selective reading of history or whatever. I don't know how they manage the cognitive dissonance.

Well-armed society is a polite society...

"Florida auto shop owner and angry customer shot each other to death, police say"

https://apnews.com/article/auto-shop-shooting-florida-c4d45f917e3925e32327effa1e94dcfa

#guns

Oh Molly, what have you gotten yourself into this time? #dogsofmastodon

I'm sure the anti-cancel-culture folks will be all over this story.

"Florida Teacher Is Fired for Posting Viral Video of Empty Classroom Bookshelves"

https://jezebel.com/florida-teacher-is-fired-for-posting-viral-video-of-emp-1850130894

#fascism #propaganda #florida