Big news: Steve Kornacki and MSNBC just updated House projections for Republicans to 219 seats. While these are just projections, they have dropped AGAIN.

BREAKING: Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez defeats Republican Joe Kent in Washington State Congressional campaign

My 78 y.o. mother is sitting here listening to the very first broadcast of "The Lawrence Welk Show" on PBS and I'm over here with my earbuds jamming to
Thirty Seconds to Mars

#CoSoMusic
https://youtu.be/8yvGCAvOAfM

When the idea of personal or national freedom is taught and/or practiced as a freestanding/independent concept — without empathy, ethics, and social contract guiding us — it's destructive. In such an isolated context, 'freedom' is an adolescent male fantasy, full of braggadocio, false bravado, shirking of responsibility, and ego run amok.

Russia Reactivates Its Trolls and Bots Ahead of Tuesday’s Midterms
Researchers have identified a series of Russian information operations to influence American elections and, perhaps, erode support for Ukraine.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/06/technology/russia-misinformation-midterms.html

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The FEC let a US company that was quietly bankrolled by Russian oligarchs off with a slap on the wrist despite discovering that it had illegally funneled Russian funds to US political candidates in the 2018 midterm elections.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/10/russians-used-a-us-firm-to-funnel-funds-to-gop-in-2018-dems-say-the-fec-let-them-get-away-with-it/

If CounterSocial has a leftist bent, it's because much of what passes for conservative thinking these days violates our rules around community abuse. #CoSoRocks

Gonna pin this on my profile for the foreseeable future.

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There are two hashtags for ex-bird shite people looking for others: #TwitterMigrant and #TwitterRefugees. Share this with your pals on Twitter.

When Twitter and Facebook first arrived, they wanted to make EVERYONE a user.

CounterSocial is far more discerning. There's a lot of people we DON'T want as users.

We're self-selecting for awesomeosity here. #CoSoRocks

I'm new here and, like many of you, I am trying it out and getting used to things (including its limitations and growing pain lags), but I also just donated to CoSo because I believe in what it stands for and no matter where this goes, it feels good to support. Encouraging you all to donate, too, if you can.

PSA - for the folks having column issues or hitting rate limits - it's not you it's us - we have changed a few things up backend and everything should resolve within the hour.

Wish I could welcome you individually, but I’m not that fast. So welcome!
A few tips:

1) Helpful info at @CoSoTips or #cosotips
2) Check out the # list at @realDDGlover ‘s TL
3) Watch the firehose & follow those with like interests. Scroll down to pause the autofeed
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I’m new here.. trying to find my twitter friends!! I am @ jonlionfineart2 on Twitter

Here’s a painting of mine