Some RL stuff (not *my* life, just RL in general)

[elisi]

Josh Johnson: Why They’re Turning On Elon (excellent as always)

Watch on YouTube

Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press

Israel’s UNRWA ban is a spectacular own goal
By banning UNRWA, the Israeli government has unwittingly elevated Palestinians and their right of return to a higher level of global protection. (From November)

Also tumbled across this article:

X sees largest user exodus since Elon Musk takeover

Which isn't a surprising development, but it also reminded me that:

On Friday, X will adopt a new terms of service policy that for the first time explicitly says all users agree to let their posts be used to train artificial intelligence, like the company’s generative AI service, Grok.

Anyway here is my basic 'How to Mastodon' post. *g*

(Not even going to link to the whole facebook stopping fact checking.)

ETA: Just to make you smile:

Mexican President Perfectly Mocks Trump With Proposed Name Change For U.S.
(via George Takei on Mastodon)

Comments

[jerusha]

I watched that Josh Johnson routine today, and I loved it. He's just so spot on.

[elisi]

Just an incredible talent. NO idea how he gets specials out that quickly...

[ragnarok_08]

He really is spot-on :)

[elisi]

He is probably my favourite comedian now.

[lokifan]

Thanks for the links! Loved the Josh Johnson routine :)

[elisi]

You're welcome. And Josh Johnson is probably a national treasure by now... ^_^