#IAmDB

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

"...featured hashtags are displayed prominently on your profile..."

I don't see #FeaturedHashtags on my own #profile page, even though I have about a dozen of them listed in the settings (link). I'm using the web interface on my #desktop and #phone. Is that feature disabled? Maybe those #hashtags only shown to others who see my page but not to me? #MastodonQuestion @feditips, maybe you know? (I looked for it on your site.)

https://mstdn.social/settings/featured_tags
Featured Hashtags — Mastodon 🐘

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Those who still believe autonomous AI isn't a threat need to reassess their stance.

"Several #governments are lobbying the #UN for a binding resolution restricting the use of AI killer #drones, but the #USA is among a group of nations — which also includes #Russia, #Australia, and #Israel — who are resisting any such move, favoring a non-binding #resolution instead."

https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/the-pentagon-is-moving-toward-letting-ai-weapons-autonomously-decide-to-kill-humans/articleshow/105420637.cms
The #Pentagon is moving toward letting #AI #weapons autonomously decide to #kill #humans

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Wise words. Especially if you're a reindeer. #BeKind

#HolidaySeason #Christmas #MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays #Advice #BeBetter #Atheist #Christian #Reindeer #Rudolph

(a Christmas meme)

___
Being an atheist is okay.

Being an atheist and shaming religions and spirituality as silly and not real is not okay.

Being a Christian is okay.

Being homophobic, misogynistic, racist, or otherwise hateful person in the name of Christianity is not okay.

Being a reindeer is okay.

Bullying and excluding another reindeer because a he has a shiny red nose is not okay.

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Actually, it's the same gift I give every year.

Actually, every day. 😂

#HolidaySeason #Christmas #MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays #ChristmasGifts #Opinion

I think this is the front of a Christmas card but I'm not sure. It's a drawing of a woman wearing a typical 1950s dress and shoes. She's hanging red ornaments on a Christmas tree limb.

She's saying:

This Christmas instead of gifts, I'm giving everyone my opinions.

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Reading is fundamental.
Especially during the holidays.

#HolidaySeason #Christmas #MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays #Santa #MallSanta #Goth

A photo of a traditional Santa Claus in his chair at the mall (presumably), where he listens to the wishes of some children sitting around him and tells them to be good little boys and girls.... Except these aren't children. They're teenagers (girls, I think) — with long, weird hair of several different colors, pale makeup, and dressed in black, goth-style clothes. None of the teens look happy to be there, of course, because they're goth. (lol)

The caption says:

when u think u meeting Satan but u read the sign wrong and now u here

(translation: when you think you're meeting Satan but you read the sign wrong and now you're here)

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Help your company's IT department celebrate the season with these festive holiday wreaths made out of discarded tech items such as network cables, memory sticks and leftover cooling fans and keyboard letters!

Get or make your favorite nerd one of these for the next office Christmas party!

#HolidaySeason #Christmas #MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays #Wreaths #Tech #ComputerMemory #NetworkCable #ReduceReuseRecyle

A Christmas wreath by/for the nerds in the IT department at work. The wreath is round and is made with fake greenery but it's decorated with various tech items such as a computer mouse, disk drives, cooling fans, CPU mounts, memory sticks, a tangled network cable (for the bow), etc.

A Christmas wreath by/for the nerds in the IT department at work. The wreath is round and is made from green mother/daughter boards arranged in a circle like a donut, with the outside and the inside borders encircled with a white network cable that looks like its somehow got white Christmas tree lights embedded in it. It's decorated with a neatly-wrapped network cable (for the bow).

A Christmas wreath by/for the nerds in the IT department at work. The wreath is round and looks like it's made entirely from sticks of DDR3 and DDR4 RAM, laid out in a donut shape with all the labels pointing inside the donut and all the memory modules along the outside of the donut. Along the bottom, it's got red and green network cables tied into a bow. Across the middle of the donut hole are two or three daughter boards glued together with some letters from a black keyboard spelling out "Merry Christmas".

A Christmas wreath by/for the nerds in the IT department at work. The wreath is round and looks like it's made entirely from sticks of DDR3 and DDR4 RAM, laid out in alternating, concurrent polygon rings in a 3D donut shape intertwined with a short strand of Christmas lights. At the top, it's got a red network cable tied into a bow. At the top and bottom of the donut hole are daughter boards glued together with some letters from a black keyboard spelling out "Merry Christmas".

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

I'm not sure where I found these photos but I've always thought they were hilarious. Who knew all these pagan idols could be so pervy?! 🤣

#HolidaySeason #Christmas #MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays #Gifts #Santa #Candy #Candles #Angels #Reindeer

A photo of two hollow chocolate candy Santas wrapped in tinfoil that's made to look like Santa's coat, hat, beard, and face. Someone has peeled back the foil on one of the Santas to reveal a slender, round shaft that looks remarkably similar to a black dildo. 😲

A photo of a tapered candle, tall and slender in its holder. On the outside, the candle is kind of... flesh colored, for some reason, and near the top, some of the inside wax, which is white, has oozed and dripped down the sides of the candle. The whole thing looks suspiciously like a penis dripping with semen. 😲

Two angelic candleholders are shown holding tapered candles in their hands. Each (female) angel has golden hair and is wearing a plum-colored (choir?) gown with a golden scarf around their necks, and each have their pale faces upturned with open mouths to suggest they are singing. The candles are also golden and glittery except for where the white wick pokes out of the smooth, glitterless wax at the very top. The angels are casually holding the candles so that the tops of the candles are pointing directly at their open mouths, suggesting that the candles are penises about to be fellated. 😲

A photo (in two panels) of a holiday shopping/gift bag that has a cartoon reindeer printed on it. On the broad side of the bag, you can see the reindeer's smiling face and Christmas ornaments are hanging from its antlers. In the cartoon's background, large snowflakes are falling.

The reindeer is drawn with a big grin on its face and its front legs held widely in the air in celebration. The front legs are held so widely, in fact, that one of them extends past the broad side of the bag and wraps around it to one of its narrow sides. The second panel of the photo shows only the narrow side of the bag with the light brown-colored leg all by itself except for a few snowflakes, one of which appears to be "exploding" behind the hoof, which is dark brown. If you only look at the narrow side of the bag, it looks like it's printed with a brown, circumsized penis with a large head on it in mid-ejaculation (from the snowflake drawn behind it). 😲

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Give this to your math teacher for extra credit: How to say Merry Christmas using algebra.

#HolidaySeason #Christmas #MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays #Algebra #Math

$A series of algebra equations that starts with a mish-mash of letters, numbers, constants, and fractions — and ends up with an equation that reads "merry x-mas". I don't understand all the operations here nor do I know for sure that the equations are valid, but it's still a cute meme. Merry Christmas!$

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

This is totally neat. A game to #teach how to better spot #FakeNews. I played — had fun and learned!

"#Scientists who worked with us on the development of this #game found that playing Bad News improves people’s ability to spot #manipulation techniques in #SocialMedia posts, increases their #confidence in spotting such techniques, and reduces their willingness to share manipulative content with #people in their #network."

https://www.getbadnews.com/books/english/
Bad News — Play the fake news game!

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Hello, my name is Danny Boling and my #Mom was a #tacoholic. 😢

So much, in fact, that she very often resorted to feeding us canned #taco meat (cuz she was kinda lazy like that lol).

Canned taco #meat was.... interesting. It had the consistency of one of those old cans of Underwood Deviled Ham spread (remember those??) and tasted like spicy potted meat. Doesn't that sound delicious? 🤢

Actually, it wasn't bad. And we were grateful that there was food on the table. 💗 :blobheartcat:

A photo of a can of Old El Paso Beef Taco Filling, probably taken in the 1980s. This was a canned taco filling for those who wanted tacos at home but were too lazy (or ignorant) to cook their own taco filling. Growing up, this was a staple item in our kitchen because Mom was a 'tacoholic'. We had tacos two, three, sometimes four times a week. (Mom was a little compulsive.) The can has a photo on the front of three tacos filled with "meat", lettuce, cheese, and tomatoes and is labeled as a "serving suggestion". Boy is that an accurate description!

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

A poem for #mornings:

Coffee, coffee, coffee.
Everyone shut up.
#Coffee.

You're welcome. :coffeemug:

A poem for mornings:

Coffee, coffee, coffee.
Everyone shut up.
Coffee.

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Guess what? This isn't true! :eyeroll:

I've just about had it with google lately. Are there no humans that check the output anymore?? Is everything #AI now? Sheesh! This is horrible!!

https://fullfact.org/health/google-snippet-eating-glass/
#Google #snippets falsely claimed eating glass has #health #benefits — Full Fact

someone asked google about "the health benefits of eating glass" and this is the snippet that appeared at the top of the results page:

**THIS IS FALSE**
“But perhaps the biggest benefit of eating glass is its ability to aid in weight loss. Because it is non-nutritive, it passes through the body without providing any calories. This means that you can enjoy the crunchy texture of glass without worrying about it contributing to weight gain.”
**THIS IS FALSE**

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

The Mozilla Foundation tested 25 #car brands for #data #privacy and #security.

They.
All.
Failed.

"Every car brand we looked at collects more #PersonalData than necessary and uses that #information for a reason other than to operate your #vehicle and manage their #relationship with you."

📢 If you drive an old car, KEEP IT. 🚘

https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/
It’s Official: #Cars Are the Worst #Product Category We Have Ever Reviewed for Privacy — #Mozilla #Foundation

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

This only confirms what many already realize: the #US is not a #healthy and functioning #democracy. 😠

"Whether or not one personally supports or opposes #cannabis #legalization, these overtly #undemocratic tactics ought to be a cause of deep concern. In a healthy and functioning democracy, elected officials represent the views of the electorate."

https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4309084-republicans-love-state-voters-rights-until-they-choose-marijuana/
#Republicans love #state #voters’ #rights — until they choose #marijuana

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

#AdministrativeForfeiture is #unconstitutional! It's #theft! 🤬

“They don’t want to #prosecute the person. They just want their #money,” said Dan Alban, an attorney at the Institute for #Justice.

#Data shows that at Hartsfield-Jackson #Atlanta #International #Airport, #CustomsandBorderPatrol, seized more than $108 million in #cash from #travelers between 2000 and 2016."

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/flying-with-cash-law-enforcement-can-seize-your-money-without-telling-you-why/X76U5ZMRPBES7BOOCAH56BJ2RI/
Flying with cash? #LawEnforcement can seize your money without telling you why

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

goddamn #MAGA kills again 🤬 I'm sure they're proud of themselves. :fuck_face:

"...friends said they tried to get through to Copeland before he took his own life along one of those county roads two days after a conservative news site exposed social media posts where he appeared in women’s clothing, a wig and makeup."

#suicide #outing #news #trans

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/i-hope-it-makes-us-all-reflect-community-reacts-mayors-suicide-after-online-posts/5Y4WZN2FAFG3VJBKLL63OHQLUM/
‘I hope it makes us all reflect;’ Community reacts to mayor’s suicide after online posts

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

▪️Best▪️ ▪️Oatmeal▪️ ▪️Ever▪️

"I know that the discovery of the #NewWorld means a lot of different things to a lot of different #cultures. I like the sound of #Bartolomé Day. If you don't like that, call it #IndigenousPeoplesDay. Or perhaps Chris-Columbus-was-a-#turd Day. I'd even settle for just calling it #MONDAY.

https://theoatmeal.com/comics/columbus_day
Christopher #Columbus was awful (but this other guy was not) - The #Oatmeal

#ChristopherColumbus #Holiday #Indigenous #Native #Lucayan #Bahamas

(It's the first panel of the comic strip at the link in the OP. Click that link for the rest of it.)

October 12 is Columbus Day in the United States of America.

When asked to describe Christopher Columbus, most people generally say two things:

1) He was a brave explorer who, despite terrible odds, sailed across the Atlantic and proved that the earth was round.
2) He was a tireless, courageous hero who discovered the New World.

These are the ideas that comprise Columbus's legacy.

I am here to dispel those ideas and, with as much candor as I can muster, introduce a few of my own.

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

😂 I'd never noticed this! 😂

Each page on the #xkcd site — for example: https://xkcd.com/75/ — includes this #disclaimer

"xkcd com is best viewed with #Netscape Navigator 4.0 or below on a #Pentium 3±1 emulated in Javascript on an #Apple IIGS at a screen resolution of 1024x1. Please enable your #AdBlockers, disable high-heat drying, and remove your device from #AirplaneMode and set it to Boat Mode. For #security reasons, please leave caps lock on while browsing."

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

WHO DID THIS?
🤣 😂 🤣 😂 🤣 😂

#trump #chicken
#trumpHair
#trumpChicken
#Photoshop #OrMaybeNot
#humor #funny

A photoshopped image of trump on a windy day with his weird hair flying around weirdly (as it does) combined with a photo of a golden rooster emerging from a waft of his hair. Except for the bright red comb and wattle around its head, the rooster and the hair are the same color and it's hard to tell where the chicken ends and the hair starts. TFG is staring to the right in the photo while the rooster is facing left, with its legs almost straddling trump's ears. (It sort of looks like the rooster is trying to escape from trump. Smart rooster.) There is no caption or text with the image.

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Whoa. Where is this? I love dinner and a show! 🤣

#bar #cocktails #dancing #sandwiches #BJs #signs #FunnySigns #humor #funny

A meme showing a photo of a building sign that's made of four separate panels, one on top of the other. The panels say:

1) BAR
2) COCKTAILS
3) DANCING
SANDWICHES
4) B - J 's

The caption says:

You had me at Dancing Sandwiches

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Don't ask a question if you're not ready for the answer.

#coffee #mornings #coffeecup #coffeeholic #funny #humor

A meme that simply says:

How many cups do I drink a day?
All of them.

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Follow me for more handy recipe tips for getting out of holiday potluck lunches at the office.... forever!

#yuk #aspic #AspicIsEvil #holidays #potluck #lunch #dinner #humor #funny

A round aspic congealed salad made with green olives, mushrooms, kiwi fruit, cheese squares (maybe they're carrots?), ham squares, green peas and other assorted nasty things that don't belong anywhere near aspic.... or a dinner table.

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Looks like my "Fascist Asshole trump" filter is getting a workout today. 🤣

#fascist #trump #filter #MastodonFilters #SaveMySanity #news #court #judge

A screenshot of my phone showing Mastodon's filter function working hard today. It displays nothing but "Filtered: Fascist Asshole trump. Show anyway" repeated over and over from the top of the screen to the bottom.

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

@glassbottommeg

Your #post had me recall that I used to use some pretty shitty #gifs on my first few #websites, so I went looking thru my #archive for my #collection of #files. Just reading thru the filenames is enough to trigger me, lol 🤣

#IAmDB

A screenshot of a file directory list showing some of the animated gifs I used in decades past. (Just a list of filenames, dates, sizes; no actual images can be seen) The majority of these files have dates on them from 1997 and are less than 20kb in size. Example filenames include email4.gif, email7.gif, exclaim.gif, file.gif, flash.gif, free.gif, globe2.gif, hand1.gif, etc...

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

📢 Handy tip for Android users!!

Did you know you can remove all ads instantly just by sticking a toothpick in your charging port? 😲

How wonderful! And so easy!

</sarcasm>
(I'm kidding. 🤣 Don't do this.)

#ads #FakeAds #MobilePhones #Android #humor #funny

A photo of an online ad showing a photo of someone preparing to stick a toothpick into the charging port of a mobile phone. The ad's caption says:

"Android Users Can Now Remove All Ads Instantly (Do It Now)
"US Android Mobile Users Should Be Doing This Before Tomorrow"

(this is bad advice; don't do it)

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Universal Basic Income (#UBI) is an idea whose time has come. Even in areas where #Republicans are in charge, they can't ignore the positives:

▪️ reduced #homelessness
▪️ higher #employment
▪️ bolstered #MentalHealth
▪️ more #childcare options
▪️ reduced #drug #abuse
▪️ increased #tax #evenues

So why isn't UBI more prevalent?

Because people don't understand the tradeoffs. They need more education on it.

https://www.businessinsider.com/universal-basic-income-works-red-state-blue-state-2023-10
#UniversalBasicIncome is working —even in red states

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

He was a #minor #bullied by his #principal so he reported her. Five days later, he was #handcuffed, detained by police who turned off his #bodycam, accused of making #TerroristicThreats by an unknown #student who was never questioned by #police or #parents. After his #arrest, he spent 3 days in #SolitaryConfinement before being brought before #court - in #handcuffs and leg #shackles.

Who is he?

He's an 11-year old #Texas 5th-grader

https://www.texasobserver.org/why-was-this-11-year-old-honor-roll-student-put-in-solitary/

#schools #law #children

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

"A surprising #public confrontation made clear that some of Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s colleagues have hit their limit as hundreds of senior #military #promotions remain stalled."

Who are they trying to kid? There isn't a single Republican senator who isn't thrilled with what Tommy Tuber is doing to our military: ensuring there are key military openings for #trump to fill with his minions

🆓 https://wapo.st/3s9w3ou
#Senate #Republicans erupt in #anger over #Tuberville’s military freeze

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

📢 #BreakingNews: Some Bullshit Happening Somewhere

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U4Ha9HQvMo

I'll never understand how #TheOnion stays so relevant year after year...

#bullshit #fakenews #humor #funny #newscast

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Does this sound like "inmate care" to you? Yeah, me either. 🤬

$509,073 - extra officer uniforms
$39,813 - gift cards from The Honey Baked Ham Company
$5,000 - district-led holiday giveaway
$2,601 - florist orders

Plus expenses for "employee appreciation & community diversion" including:
* face painting booth
* DJ services
* tropical bounce house

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/fulton-county/hundreds-thousands-intended-fulton-co-inmate-welfare-misspent-gift-cards-uniforms-more/SNL5FFNTGRFJNGDJRBGSAYXFEE/
100s of 1000s intended for #FultonCountyGeorgia #inmate #welfare misspent on gift cards, uniforms, more

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

My husband and I just recently tried (smoked) some THCa hemp and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. This, from people who've been smoking traditional #marijuana for 40+ years. The next day, I told him there was no way they'd let this stuff stay legal only because it made people feel so good. He scoffed. I wish I had been wrong. 😠

#weed #pot #WarOnDrugs #medicine #FarmBill2018

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/11/01/hemp-is-legal-what-about-cbd-delta-8-thc/
#CBD, #delta8, #THCA: #Texas #hemp shop #raid highlights #legal, #safety issues

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Spooooooky!!!

#Halloween #Jason #HalloweenMovie #scary #humor #funny

A hockey mask is shown in shadows.

The caption says:

I don't always CH CH CH CH
But when I do, I AH AH AH AH

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

People seem to think that today's #Halloween #costumes are #creative and super #scary.

I beg to differ. 😱

These #vintage #homemade costumes are some of the #scariest outfits I've ever seen! OMG!

#scary #horror #terrifying #children #kids #family

A set of vintage black & white photos of children wearing homemade Halloween costumes. They are very disturbing images, to put it mildly.

Three kids wearing dirty clothes and boots have whole-head masks on that, honestly, look like real pig's heads.

A set of vintage black & white photos of children wearing homemade Halloween costumes. They are very disturbing images, to put it mildly.

Four kids wearing combinations of dirty clothes, sheets, and blankets have whole-head masks on that may be made out of cloth (but it's hard to tell for sure). Regardless, the cut-out eyes, crooked mouths, and weird wigs and hats make the children appear ghoulish.

A set of vintage black & white photos of children (adults, maybe?) wearing homemade Halloween costumes. They are very disturbing images, to put it mildly.

Three people wearing costumes.

One is wearing a relatively normal-looking dress but their head looks like a dark brown or black Mr Potato Head toy with huge round eyes and a scraggly mouth with a light-colored Pippi Longstockings wig. He or she may have a corncob pipe in their mouth.

Another is dressed as a scary clown, complete with pointy hat and a white face and dark (red?) nose and lips.

The third may be dressed up as a gypsy but it's hard to tell in the photo. They're wearing a dress (or blouse and skirt) that are part-solid colored and part-patterned. Their face is covered in white makeup and they have thin, twisted hair hanging down past their shoulders. It's probably a wig but it's hard to know for sure.

A set of vintage black & white photos of children wearing homemade Halloween costumes. They are very disturbing images, to put it mildly.

Six kids (?) wearing normal-looking street clothes (pants, shirts, or dresses) but each is wearing a "mask" over their heads. Each "mask" is different. They appear to be made out of boxes that are just big enough to put their heads into. Each one is, of course, flat on the sides and on the top but they're covered in black "hair" that's probably made from yarn, I'd guess. The "hair" hangs down the sides of each "mask", including the face - except that each face has been cut free of the yarn so that the result is a black head with a white face. (Probably looks pretty spooky in the dark.) Each face has a cone nose (think of having an ice cream cone in the center of your face) with eyes and a mouth cut out of the box so the wearer can see and speak.

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Why IS Trick or Treating better than sex??

Glad you asked!

#Halloween #sex #TopTen #list #question

A Halloween meme:

Why Trick or Treating Is Better Than Sex

10) You are guaranteed to get at least a little something in the sack.
9) If you get tired, you can wait 10 minutes and go at it again.
8) The uglier you look, the easier it is to get some.
7) You don't have to compliment the person who gives you some.
6) It's O.K. when the person you're with fantasizes you're someone else, because you are.
5) Twenty years from now you'll still enjoy candy.
4) If you don't like what you get, you can always go next door.
3) It doesn't matter if the kids hear you moaning and groaning.
2) Less guilt the morning after.

AND THE NUMBER ONE REASON WHY TRICK OR TREATING IS BETTER THAN SEX .....

1) YOU CAN DO THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD!!!

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Important safety tip: If you need a refresher, or don't understand the rules of Halloween, please review your manual. Thank you.

#Halloween #zombies #funny #humor

A meme that says:

How's everyone holding up?
It's crazy out there!
I've killed 15 zombies so far!

Why the fuck are they all carrying candy?

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile is all dressed up for Halloween!

Happy Hallowiener!!

#Halloween #OscarMayer #wiener #hotdogs #funny #humor

The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile (a retro vehicle that looks like a hot dog in a bun) is all dressed up for Halloween!

Someone has written "Happy Hallowiener!" on its side.

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Reports are that 3,324 #Palestinian children have been #massacred in the #conflict so far.

"According to reports from the #UN Secretary-General on children and armed conflict, a total of 2,985 children were killed across 24 countries in 2022, 2,515 in 2021, and 2,674 in 2020 across 22 countries... "

And with aid from the #US, it's about to get worse!

THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! 🤬

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/29/more-childrens-deaths-in-gaza-in-3-weeks-than-annual-total-since-2019-ngo
More #children’s #deaths in #Gaza in 3 weeks than annual total since 2019: NGO

screenshot from Aljazeera article:

More children have now been killed in Gaza in the last three weeks than the total killed in conflicts around the world in every year since 2019, the nongovernmental organisation Save the Children has said.

Figures released by the NGO on Sunday, referencing Palestinian health authorities, show that at least 3,324 children have been killed in Gaza since October 7, while 36 have died in the West Bank.

screenshot from Aljazeera article:

Hospitals under threat

On Sunday, the Israeli military stepped up attacks close to al- Quds Hospital in Gaza City, after ordering its “immediate” evacuation.

The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) on Sunday said it has received “serious threats” from Israeli forces to “immediately evacuate” the al-Quds Hospital in the Tal al-Hawa area of Gaza City. Attacks in the vicinity of the hospital continued throughout the day.

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

#Tech owns the #courts. It's as simple as that.

"Imagine a courtroom with no audio access, no cameras, no phones, and limited access to crucial #exhibits. The witness list... remains hidden until the eleventh hour. [The #judge] adopted an early policy of deference to #Google, granting them near unilateral power to decide what’s #sensitive."

https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/4278168-hiding-in-plain-sight-the-most-secretive-trial-of-2023-is-the-most-important-antitrust-trial-of-the-century/
Hiding in plain sight: The most secretive #trial of 2023 is the most important #antitrust trial of the century

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

“Our body systems are constantly pulled downward,” Spiegel noted. “If these systems cannot manage the drag of gravity, then it can cause issues like #pain, cramping, lightheadedness, sweating, rapid #heartbeat and back issues—all #symptoms seen with IBS. It can even contribute to bacterial overgrowth in the #gut, a problem also linked to #IBS.”

Thankfully, my IBS is in remission but when it wasn't, it was awful.

https://www.cedars-sinai.org/newsroom/how-gravity-may-cause-irritable-bowel-syndrome/
How #Gravity May Cause #IrritableBowelSyndrome

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Anyone in the US (or elsewhere) tried that newfangled LEGAL "#hemp #weed" made with #THCa?

We had our first experience with THCa bud last night. It was VERY impressive!! And this comes from two guys who have literally smoked (regular) weed every single day for the last 35 years. We were quite toasty lol! It was really enjoyable - and surprising. We would have never guessed we would get so blitzed from something made from hemp and not regular #pot.

Thanks, 2018 US #2018FarmBill! 👍

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Probably the sweetest cat pic I've ever seen. 😍 It came from a news report about a house #fire. The owners were freaked because all the #family got out but the #cat didn't. And then, a #hero emerged from the #smoke!

#Cats #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon #IAmDB

A four-panel photo from a news article about a house fire, a cat, and a hero.

Panel 1: A firefighter has been working a fire and is wearing his turnout jacket, harnesses, heavy gloves, a respirator/oxygen mask, and helmet. He's seen walking and holding a cat in his arms. The cat is laying on its back and looks totally limp and lifeless.

Panel 2: The fireman is still holding the cat but now he's also holding a tiny little oxygen mask over the cat's face. There's a look of hopeful concern on his face.

Panel 3: The cat's eyes are open and it's right-side up now. It's got its face pushed into the oxygen mask. The fireman's hand, dirty with soot, can be seen stroking the cat's ear.

Panel 4: The fireman is still holding the cat but now the cat is sitting straight up in his arms and is staring directly at the fireman, as if it's trying to convey its thanks and gratitude for saving its life. The fireman looks pleased and is petting the cat on the back of the head with his dirty hand. It doesn't look like the cat minds. A happy ending!

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Silly cats! Looking all business-like! 🤣

#Cats #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon #Humor #Funny #IAmDB

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Silly cats!
My favorite cat meme of all time! :catmoji_hearts:

#Cats #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon #Humor #Funny #IAmDB

A meme with a photo of the head and neck of a long-haired grey cat wearing a white cowboy hat on its head. Actually, the cat looks quite at home wearing it lol. If you've ever pictured a cowboy cat, this photo is probably pretty close to what you imagined.

The caption says:

"Normal cat: meow
"Texan cat: meowdy"

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Silly cats!

#Cats #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon #Humor #Funny #IAmDB

A meme with a title and four panels showing the face of a black & white cat with a VERY unusual fur pattern on its face. It REALLY looks like it's wearing a telephone headset with a microphone swinging out underneath its chin and curling around until the microphone is directly in front of its mouth. (I said It was unusual!)

The title says "Thank you for calling Kitty I.T.. How can I help you today?"

In the four panels, it looks like the cat is speaking to a customer.

Panel 1 - "Right...."
Panel 2 - "Uh-huh..."
Panel 3 - "Ah, I see."
Panel 4 - "Have you tried pushing it off the counter?"

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Per this #judge, your #internet #search #data can be freely — and warrantlessly — given to #cops. They don't even need to name the user who made the searches they're after. All cops need to do to find arson suspects, for example, is to demand the internet search company provide a list of people who have recently searched for arson-related topics. Your presumed guilt isn't a factor at all.

If this doesn't scare the bejeezus out of you then you need to reread the article.

screenshot from the article:

This was the first constitutional challenge to the legitimacy of keyword warrants—which operate in the complete opposite manner of traditional warrants and do not require police to first identify a suspect before conducting a search—but the judge writing the majority opinion, William W. Hood, declined to definitively decide whether keyword search warrants are unconstitutional.

Instead, the court ruled that it didn't matter if keyword warrants are determined to be illegal, Denver police qualified for a "good-faith exception" for executing the warrant. Hood said that the cops seemingly had no reason to believe the warrant could trample constitutional rights because "no court had established that individuals have a constitutionally protected privacy interest in their Google search history."

"Law enforcement’s copying of Seymour’s Google search history meaningfully interfered with his possessory interest in that data and constituted a seizure subject to constitutional protection," Hood wrote. However, "our finding of good faith today neither condones nor condemns all such warrants in the future. If dystopian problems emerge, as some fear, the courts stand ready to hear argument regarding how we should rein in law enforcement’s use of rapidly advancing technology. Today, we proceed incrementally based on the facts before us."

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

"Terán… refused to comply with the #lawful commands of the troopers to come out of a tent."

Really?
So then PROVE Terán shot first, motherfuckers!

PROVE IT, GODDAMMIT! 🤬

oh, that's right...

YOU CAN'T because "there is no police #bodycam #video of the incident."

Goddamn terrorists. 🤬

#StopCopCity #ACAB #ForestDefenders #SaveTheForest #TortuguitaDied #TeranDidntFireAGun

https://truthout.org/articles/georgia-prosecutor-refuses-to-charge-state-troopers-who-killed-tortuguita/
#Georgia #Prosecutor Refuses to Charge #State #Troopers Who #Killed #Tortuguita

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

It's National Coming Out Day!

If you're out, that's great!
If you're not, that's great too!

It's all up to you. You can come out, or not, on your schedule, when you want, how you want, and to who you want.

There's no wrong way to come out, to live YOUR life! The way YOU want!

Because those who mind, don't matter. And those that matter, don't mind. (Dr. Seuss)

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#NationalComingOutDay #LGBT #Queer #Lesbian #Gay #Bi #Trans #BeYourself #TakePride

Coming out isn't just about being gay

"I'm bisexual"
"I'm asexual"
"I'm pansexual"
"I'm queer"

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

"Decatur, GA — #Amal #WalksAcrossAmerica is coming to Decatur [#Georgia] on Tuesday, Oct. 10, at 5 p.m. She will begin her walk at the #MARTA entrance on Church Street.

"In Decatur, there will be #music on the Square at 4 p.m. and Amal will emerge from the MARTA station at 5 p.m."

Boost are welcome. Thanks!

h/t @Decaturish

#Art #ChildrensArt #Puppets #FluxProjects #Refugees #Children #Fun

https://decaturish.com/2023/10/amal-walks-across-america-coming-to-decatur-on-oct-10/
#LittleAmal #Walks Across #America coming to #Decatur on Oct. 10

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

"More than 116,000 signatures supporting efforts to put the #construction of the controversial Atlanta #PublicSafety Training Center on November's #ballot are now public."

It wasn't just signatures of voters who want to #StopCopCity that were posted online. They also posted signer's names, addresses and phone numbers. This is clearly intimidation and harassment! 😠

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/stop-cop-city-atlanta-organizers-referendum-signatures-release-online
Organizers of #Atlanta training center #referendum upset over signatures released online

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Surely somebody needs to see this today. You're welcome!

#Humor #SaturdayFunnies #WeekendFunnies #Ducks

It's a photo of four tiny ducklings milling about on the carpet. Someone has cut holes in the bottoms of paper muffin cups and placed them over the heads of the ducklings, as if they're wearing dresses. The caption says "In case you are sad here is a picture of ducklings wearing paper dresses"

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

this was totally me in 2015...

and 2017....

so stay out of my way in 2024! 😲

#PoliticalHumor #Humor #WeekendFunnies #SocialMedia

A screenshot of a social media post.

"Me in 2015: Oh, I shouldn't argue politics online, I don't want to step on toes.

"Me in 2017: AND TELL YOUR GRANDMA SHE'S A RACIST BITCH!

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

☀️ This is The Way it should always be. ☀️

#Australia generates so much rooftop solar (RTS) power that #coal- and #gas-powered generators can't compete on pricing. During peak #sunshine hours, #electricity from privately-owned RTS panels is so plentiful that wholesale prices from regular sources is *negative*. When battery backups are the norm, we can say goodbye to coal!

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-23/rooftop-solar-cannibalising-australian-power-market/102889710
Rooftop #solar 'cannibalising' #power #prices as #Australian generators pay to stay online

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

LESSON OF TIME - KARMA

When a bird is alive.. It eats Ants. When the bird is dead.. Ants eat the bird. Time & Circumstances can change at any time. Don't devalue or hurt anyone in life. You may be powerful today. But remember. Time is more powerful than you! One tree makes a million match sticks... Only one match stick needed to burn a million trees... So be good and do good.
— Buddha

#Buddha #Karma
#Bird #Ant #Time #Circumstances #Tree #Matchstick
#Good #BeGood #DoGood

LESSON OF TIME - KARMA

When a bird is alive.. It eats Ants. When the bird is dead.. Ants eat the bird. Time & Circumstances can change at any time. Don't devalue or hurt anyone in life. You may be powerful today. But remember. Time is more powerful than you! One tree makes a million match sticks... Only one match stick needed to burn a million trees... So be good and do good.

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Possibly the most factual statement ever made about trump.

This looks like a screenshot of a "quote tweet" from that other site.

On the bottom is a tweet from the official "Alexa" account with a photo of a sea creature (a fish or eel, maybe) peeking out from between what appears to be some greenish-colored rocks. The caption says "The Pearlfish lives inside the anus of a sea cucumber, using it as both protection and a food source."

In the quote tweet on top, someone (the account name is cut off) says "Alexa, please explain the relationship between Donald Trump and the Republican Party."

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Report: Nancy Pelosi, 83, is considering another run for office

jfc. 😒 😠

Sit down, lady! Your time is past now. You've had your chance. Go away, ffs.

#nancy #pelosi #GoAway #ffs
#news #USNews #USPol #House

it's an animated GIF of American actor Cary Grant in the movie "His Girl Friday" (1940) pointing to his left and saying "Get out."

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Does this count for #bleptember? 🦛 😍

#hippo #tongue #funny #humor #FridayFunny #weekend

Two photos of a large, sweet-looking hippopotamus. In each, the hippo is peering at the camera over the side of a pool of water. The photos are nearly identical except the bottom photo shows the hippo sticking its (huge!) tongue out at the viewer. The caption says "I don't know who needs to see this, but..."

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

#Republicans are sooo interested in preventing #VoterFraud, aren't they? :eyeroll:

https://www.al.com/news/2023/08/whitmire-after-lawmakers-arrest-alabama-house-speaker-is-full-of-concern.html
AL.com: Whitmire: After #lawmaker’s #arrest, #Alabama #House #Speaker is full of … concern

screenshot from the article:

Alabama Republicans have shown that they don’t care so much about enforcing laws they helped pass.

When Mike Hubbard broke ethics laws he helped pass, he was reelected House Speaker while under indictment. When Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl voted with an ID he made himself, he got a poll worker fired for guestioning whether it was legal.

And here we had yet another state lawmaker flouting the law, voting in a district where he didn’t live — a felony under Alabama law.

The thing is, when you refuse to enforce the law against people who you like, pretty quickly it becomes impossible to enforce the law against people you don't like. The law becomes meaningless.

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

This comment about trump and the harm he and his cult have done to our country is one of the best I've ever read.

Perfectly stated.

#poison #GrandJury #chaos #violence #hysteria #criminal #hitler #mussolini #stalin #mao #putin #trump #sinister #madman #insanity

A comment on an article about TFG:

"I still marvel — and despair — that one man, one very sick and twisted man, could inject so much poison into the bloodstream of a nation of over 300 million people. And we continue to allow him to do so day after day after day.

"Even indicting the man for criminal misconduct, on evidence sufficient to convince one grand jury after another, has done nothing to stop his continuing efforts to create chaos and violence — and it has done nothing to abate the mass hysteria he has unleashed. Millions still slavishly follow along.

"Hitler and Mussolini did it. Stalin did it. Mao did it. Putin does it right now. And along comes Donald Trump. There seems to be a fundamental flaw in the human nervous system, which manifests as a flaw in human societies, that enables a single, sinister madman like Donald Trump to act as a catalyst for this kind of epidemic of self-destructive insanity."

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

#UPDATE to the story about HP's evil plot to #control and/or #disable your #printer if you don't follow their strict edicts — & also continue to #pay their #ransom #fees — even when you're not using it to #print!

CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT! 🥳

This is great news for anyone who now owns a plastic and glass electronic #brick.

https://www.techspot.com/news/99817-hp-face-class-action-bricking-all-one-printers.html
#HP will face a #ClassAction #lawsuit for #bricking all-in-one #printers when the #ink is low.

ORIGINAL STORY HERE:
https://mstdn.social/@IAmDannyBoling/110436802998398861

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

"When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace becomes a circus."
-- Turkish proverb

This is as true today as it ever was!

#Clown #King #ClownKing
#Turkey #Proverb #Advice

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

I'm so old that...

.
(I love the randomness of the internet! 😄)

#Humor #Funny
#IAmDB

A funny meme showing a man's reflection in a bathroom mirror while he holds in one arm a (vintage?) rotary-dial pay telephone (like from an old-fashioned phone booth).

In his other hand, he's pointing the phone's handset at the mirror.

The spiral electrical cord is stretched out between them.

The man is smiling into the mirror.

The caption says "OLD SCHOOL SELFIE"

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Yeah, ok. Whatever.

#Tuesday #TuesdaySucks
#Cats #Humor

A black cat with white markings on its face lays prone on the side of a bathroom tub (I think) looking rather forlorn. The caption says

"Mondays' suck.
"Wait, it's Tuesday? Tuesday sucks."

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

It's Caturday? 😍

#Caturday #Cats #Saturday

A photo of a white cat with a black spot on its head and huge wonderful eyes is crouched in a paper bag/sack, looking at the camera. The caption says "It's Caturday?"

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

I am so glad I saw this story. Goddess bless this woman and her family for what they've endured! I'm glad she was able to muster the courage to do what she did.

https://polinews.org/a-brave-woman-forced-married-pastor-to-admit-to-grooming-and-assaulting-her-as-a-teen-in-front-of-stunned-church-service-congregation/
A Brave #Woman #Forced #Married #Pastor To Admit To #Grooming And #Assault-ing Her As A #Teen In Front Of Stunned #Church #Service #Congregation

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

So far, there have been six people falsely arrested on the basis of facial recognition tech in the US.

You shouldn't be surprised to learn that ALL SIX people were Black. Why are we letting police departments get away with this?? 😡

#FacialRecognitionBias #Police #Technology #BiasedDataSets

https://www.businessinsider.com/in-every-reported-false-arrests-based-on-facial-recognition-that-person-has-been-black-2023-8
In every reported #FalseArrest based on #FacialRecognition, that person has been #Black

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

The demolition order and other paperwork listed the wrong address. Now they want him to pay for their expensive mistake?

“When I saw [the letter] came from the city, I was quite excited. Maybe it was a letter of #apology. Maybe it was a #check. Maybe they’re going to justly #compensate me. I opened it up and realized that they were suing me.”

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/city-mistakenly-tore-down-this-mans-home-now-they-are-suing-him-demolition-costs/FHI7WQB56VGHBINUFICGYCTQAM/
WSB #Atlanta: The #city mistakenly tore down this man’s #home. Now, they are suing him for $68K in #demolition costs

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

"There is a tragic flaw in our precious Constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president."
-- Kurt Vonnegut

This has become more and more obvious as time goes on, hasn't it?

#Politics #President #Constitution #NutCases

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

"The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men."
-- Plato

man, I wish I could get more people to understand that. 😒

#Politics #Apathy #Evil #Plato

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

If felons can't vote... then felons should not be able to run for president

I thought this would be pretty obvious but I guess not. 😒

#trump #criminal #trumpIndictment

Lisa Simpson (from the tv show "The Simpsons") stands on a stage in front of a large sign that says "If felons can't vote... then felons should not be able to run for president"

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

I almost always #translate #toots that are in a #language other than #English (I'm not even #bilingual 😢😖). I spend a lot of time on the #Explore tab, where they appear pretty frequently and if they're there then I reckon it's important enough to find out what it says.

How often will you take the time to translate a toot to find out what it says?

(boosting helps!)

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

She said that the group is "working with a broad range of #Dem orgs to stop No Labels from running a 3rd-party #presidential ticket."

ooo those big bad 3rd-party monsters are so scary! 😒 Here's an idea: let people #vote for who they want.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/09/democrats-third-party-candidate-biden-manchin-00105183
Dems’ mission to stop a #ThirdParty presidential bid hits the Hill
"#Officials from #progressive MoveOn and #centrist Third Way are planning to brief #Senate #Dems chiefs of staff about the risk it could pose to Pres #Biden"

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Holiday update:

4th of July has been canceled due to a shortage of Independence.

Sincerely,
Women

#July4th #IndependenceDay #Canceled #Shortage #Independence #Women

#IllegitimateSCOTUS #Abortion

a meme that says:

4th of July has been canceled due to a shortage of Independence.

Sincerely,
Women

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Apparently some people just refuse to learn who they're dealing with.

#Dumbass #Republicans #AntiLGBT #AntiGay

a screenshot of a tweet from David Leatherwood

"I spent the last 7 years of my life working with Trump to make the GOP a more welcoming place for gays WHILE ALSO being anti- groomer, anti-woke and pro religious liberty.

"I've even worked WITH DeSantis on this agenda.

"This ad is a slap in the face, and makes any LGBT person supporting DeSantis look like an absolute idiot."

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

"I feel the need to explain something to the generation that does not remember, or never saw, a world where one person with a high school education could support a family of 5 comfortably.

"This was real. For millions of US families. It was *normal.*

"It was stolen from you."

a screenshot of a tweet:

"I feel the need to explain something to the generation that does not remember, or never saw, a world where one person with a high school education could support a family of 5 comfortably.

"This was real. For millions of US families. It was *normal.*

"It was stolen from you."

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

I don't care if it's Saturday.
Do **NOT** get between me and my coffee.

#Cats #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon #GoodMorning

A closeup photo of a wet and angry grey cat scowling at the camera, with the caption "Where's my coffee?"

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

DO NOT BUY HP PRINTERS!

I don't believe I've ever seen a more #dastardly #plan from a #hardware #manufacturer.

If you buy an #HP #printer and sign up for the optional HP Plus #service, you'll get a #firmware #update that will FORCE you to #purchase *only* new HP #ink cartridges — for the life of your printer. And once that firmware update happens, there is *no way* to undo it.

DO NOT BUY HP PRINTERS!

https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/25/23736811/hp-plus-printer-ink-drm-firmware-update-cant-cancel
HP has found an exciting new way to #DRM your printer

An image from the article appears to come from the marketing of the "HP+ Smart Printing System," where it prompts you to "Upgrade free to HP+ during setup and get:" the following three benefits:

* 6 months Instant Ink included (After 6 months, monthly fee automatically charged unless cancelled"
* 2 years extended HP warranty
* Advanced Smart app features (Requires internet connection, HP account, and use of Original HP Ink for the life of the printer"

(There are "hand-drawn" arrows added to the image surrounding the phrase "use of Original HP Ink for the life of the printer")

screenshot from the article

"Here are a few choice quotes from the terms and conditions for HP’s ink service that I think you’ll appreciate (bolding mine):

"You expressly allow HP to remotely change, patch, update or otherwise modify Your printer’s software, firmware or programming remotely, without notice to You, in order to provide the Service to You or to comply with applicable laws

"Remote monitoring may include provision to HP of one or more of: page counts, types of documents printed (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, pdf, jpeg, etc.), types of devices that initiated print jobs, printer serial number, cartridge information (e.g. HP original cartridge status, and whether the cartridge was new or used at the time of its last insertion into the printer), and other similar types of metrics related to your Service as may be added by HP from time to time

"You agree to maintain connectivity of Your Printer to the Internet and to not remove or disable any remote monitoring software or functionality on Your Printer."

screenshot from the article

"If Your printer is not connected to the Internet, then the Subscription Cartridges (as defined in section d. below) will be disabled, and You will not be able to use them to print; however, You will continue to be charged for the Service as described in Section 7 (“Paying for Your Service”). In order to reactivate disabled cartridges, You will need to reconnect Your printer to the Internet and keep it connected

"When Your Service is cancelled for any reason, HP will remotely disable the Subscription Cartridges and You will no longer be able to print with the Subscription Cartridges. In such a case, you will need to purchase a regular HP cartridge compatible with your printer, in order to continue printing

"HP may increase or otherwise change the Service Plan Fee and Overage Fee, and add additional fees, for any Service Plan, or otherwise change or add Service Plans at any time in HP’s sole discretion with prior notice to You."

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

They simply can't be trusted.
We all know what comes next.

#Abortion #AbortionLaws #RoeVWade #WomensRights #Republicans #Fascism

Screenshot of a comment on an article about abortion:

We all remember when they told America not to worry because they considered Roe to be settled in law.

Then....when they dismantled Roe anyway...they told America not to worry because they would not ban the morning after pill....because that would be going too far.

Then...as they worked to ban the morning after pill anyway....they told America not to worry because they would continue to allow pregnant citizens to cross state lines without permission just like regular citizens.

We all know what comes next.

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

And God Created Cat

#Caturday #Cats #God #Religion
#Saturday #Humor #Funny

And God created Cat

On the first day of creation, God created the cat.
On the second day, God created man to serve the cat.
On the third day, God created tuna, mice, and all the animals of the earth to serve as potential food for the cat.
On the fourth day, God created honest toil so that man could labor for the good of the cat.
On the fifth day, God created the ball of yarn, the feather thingie on a string, and the catnip mouse so that the cat might or might not be amused.
On the sixth day, God created veterinary science to keep the cat healthy and the man broke.
On the seventh day, God tried to rest, but the cat woke him up at 5:00 AM.

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

I'd offer #Tucker #Carlson my thoughts and prayers but they've already been answered. 🙏 👋 🤣

#FuckTucker #ByeFelicia #FoxIsntNews #CancelFoxNews

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

"May you never know the fear of having your human rights challenged every time there is an election, and may you never know the pain of watching loved ones vote against your right to exist fully, equally, and authentically."

#fear #HumanRights #elections #pain #love #vote #rights #equal

#gay #lesbian #transgender #trans #LGBT #race #POC #BIPOC #women #disabled #handicap

#racism #racist #sexism #discrimination #hate #EqualRights #equality #love
#family

May you never know the fear of having your human rights challenged every time there is an election, and may you never know the pain of watching loved ones vote against your right to exist fully, equally, and authentically.

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Maybe she doesn't know what the abbreviation "BLT" actually means? 😲 🤢 🤣

#funny #humor #HappyFriday #sandwich #food #gross

Using a split screen, a woman is shown in one panel scraping the inside of a couple of rotten banana peels until they're thin and smooth on all sides - and then frying those skins in a frying pan - and then using those "bacon slices" (as she calls them) to make a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich. Ew. Meanwhile, in the other panel, a man is totally freaking out about it, finally throwing his earphones in disgust and walking off camera.

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

America is a Gun

England is a cup of tea.
France, a wheel of ripened brie.
Greece, a short, squat olive tree.
America is a gun.

Brazil is football on the sand.
Argentina, Maradona's hand.
Germany, an oompah band.
America is a gun.

Holland is a wooden shoe.
Hungary, a goulash stew.
Australia, a kangaroo.
America is a gun.

Japan is a thermal spring.
Scotland is a highland fling.
Oh, better to be anything
than America as a gun.

Brian Bilston

America is a Gun

England is a cup of tea.
France, a wheel of ripened brie.
Greece, a short, squat olive tree.
America is a gun.

Brazil is football on the sand.
Argentina, Maradona's hand.
Germany, an oompah band.
America is a gun.

Holland is a wooden shoe.
Hungary, a goulash stew.
Australia, a kangaroo.
America is a gun.

Japan is a thermal spring.
Scotland is a highland fling.
Oh, better to be anything
than America as a gun.

Brian Bilston

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

"This is difficult for me to share but... growing up, my parents would often make us watch drag shows."

We ❤️ Klinger!

#DragQueen #Drag #LGBT

A meme:
It appears to be a screenshot of a twitter post from the "NSA Help Desk". It shows an image of Max Klinger (from the tv show "MASH") wearing a pink knee-length dress, white pumps, a frilly pink hat, and holding a white, patent leather purse in one hand.... and an army-issued rifle slung over his shoulder with the other. Klinger is outside, probably on sentry duty for the camp, staring at the camera and appears to be rather frustrated about something. The caption says "This is difficult for me to share but... growing up, my parents would often make us watch drag shows."

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

"Last week, #ElonMusk told his employees that #Twitter — which he bought for $44 billion last year — is worth about $20 billion now. Assuming all 600 cases in #Germany go against Twitter, the #SocialMedia giant will have to fork out 30 billion euros in fine — that's nearly $33 billion dollars, or 65 percent more than what the company is worth now."

#NetzDG #HateSpeech #DeleteTwitter

https://www.cnbctv18.com/technology/twitter-faces-a-whopping-fine-in-germany-which-is-more-than-its-net-worth-16366461.htm
Twitter faces a whopping fine in Germany which is more than its net worth

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

"#Pictures convey reality in a way that words cannot. One of these days, the #parents of #children #murdered in a #SchoolShooting may make the same decision Mamie #Till did of her son #Emmett in 1955."

Yes, it'd be awful. But it'd also get people's attention, like "pro-lifers" did when they started holding up graphic pictures of #aborted #fetuses at their demonstrations.

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/photographs-of-child-victims-of-mass-shootings
It Is Time to Show the American People Photographs of Children #Massacred by #GunViolence

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

Yesterday, the last of our littermate, sister cats passed away.

In 2005, we adopted two of the cutest, sweetest kittens *ever* from the county animal shelter. It took almost a month before Lucy and Ethel were trusting enough to let us pet them but after that, they knew they were "home". They never fought or raised a claw to each other or to us. Not once! Lucy passed in November. Ethel followed yesterday. We'll miss them dearly! ♥️ ♥️

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #RainbowBridge #LucyAndEthel

A photo of a wooden picture frame that holds two pictures. The pictures are of Lucy (L) and Ethel (R), the best cats EVER. We put these pictures in a double frame together because these were the very first pictures we took of the littermate, sister cats, the day they picked us to go home with from the animal shelter in 2005. Both cats are white with black spots. Lucy has two black ears and white fur around both eyes, while Ethel had only one black ear and black fur around just one eye. They're in their cages at the shelter, looking towards the camera, trying to entice us to take them home with us. It worked!!

This is a photo of Lucy, the smaller of the two sister cats. She's nearly all white except for her ears, her chin, and almost all of her tail, which has a itty-bitty spot of white fur at the very tip of it. (She spent her entire life trying to catch that little white spot, lol.) Lucy is laying on a pink "Hello Kitty" blanket with her front paws tucked neatly (of course) underneath her, looking towards the camera. She crossed the rainbow bridge back in November last year.

This is a photo of Ethel, the larger of the two littermate, sister cats. She's also nearly all white except for one black ear and black fur around one eye (and a little more black fur on her back) and a black tail that is barely visible. Ethel is laying on the carpet in a room with some miscellaneous furniture in the background. She's mostly laying down but holding her head up looking at the camera, with her two front paws outstretched and crossed (as usual). She crossed the rainbow bridge yesterday to be with her sister.

Another photo of littermate, sister cats Lucy (L) and Ethel (R), laying on the carpet in front of some furniture, looking at the camera. In this photo, Lucy's black chin beard is really prominent. You can only see the front half of each cat but it's easy to tell that they're laying pretty close to each other, probably touching each other (as they often did). The expression on Lucy's face seems to say "Another picture??" and Ethel kind of squints at the camera.

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

"Telling #disabled and #ChronicallyIll people to 'stay home forever' is cruel. Our country’s most vulnerable deserve to be part of #society. That's why I'm still taking #COVID seriously. You should, too."

#WearAMask #CovidIsntOver #TakeCareOfTheDisabled #TakeCareOfTheSeniors

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2023/03/19/covid-pandemic-not-over-high-risk/11472097002/
COVID isn't over. Why is everyone moving on but me? | USA TODAY

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"#Fascists always start by declaring themselves the victims of others. Victimhood is essential to the #fascist worldview; it’s at its core "

"And we all must speak up, before it’s too late. We must call this what it is: #fascism."

#Politics #Republicans #Trump #DeSantis #Elections #Eradicate #Black #BIPOC #Women #LGBT #Lesbian #Gay #Transgender

https://open.substack.com/pub/thomhartmann/p/what-will-happen-to-everyone-who
What Will Happen To Everyone Who is Not #White, #Straight, & #Male If We Don't Speak Out? | #TheHartmannReport

Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️

jesusfuckingchrist. 😒 🤬

"The hearing got incredibly creepy when Arkansas state Sen. Matt McKee asked a trans pharmacist if she had a penis. 'Do you have a penis?' he asked the woman, who seemed stunned at the question.

"'That's horrible,' she said."

My response would be "Why? Are you envious?"

#RepublicansAreDicks #WTF #TransRightsAreHumanRights #RepublicansArePerverts

https://crooksandliars.com/2023/02/goper-just-asked-trans-woman-hearing-if
Arkansas GOPer Just Asked Trans Woman At Hearing If She Has A D*ck