Our country has enormous problems. One of them is the absence of empathy, due in part to extreme political polarization creating ingroups and outgroups, resulting in "othering" and a breakdown in empathy. We no longer can expect the best, or even neutrality, in those who are not members of our group. #politics

You've got to be kidding me. Three-quarters of Americans should be worried that the entire house is MAGA-led and full of fascists, and that one election could turn the country into an authoritarian state,

You'll never get the GOP to pay attention to anything that benefits the American people. There are no solutions in fascism.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/26/politics/cnn-poll-house-gop-leadership/

@OldCountryDoctor @NotTheFakeNate
That's good advice. This time of year is really hard on people, it makes everything seem worse.

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a quick, easy way to contact a trained counselor. Totally confidential, for anyone feeling distress.

988 is their phone number, and can also be used for text chat.

Hang in there, brother! Okay? 💪

https://988lifeline.org/

@OldCountryDoctor @IrisDallen
Great, I wasn't sure it would work. It took me to a separate page that I couldn't interact with. Was about to send this, so here it is just in case:

https://counter.social/web/statuses/109739820505277664

A real doctor, huh? There's one more thing we have in common, I used to be an EMT! Birds of a caring feather. ⚕️ ❤️

@OldCountryDoctor @IrisDallen
Sure thing! No list is complete without you, Doc. 🖖 😊 🐿️

Please feel free to add anyone I missed. Looking for mostly old-school folks from way back, people we've worked with directly, etc.

I think you meant to reply to the list, but somehow created a new post tagging me and Iris? I've almost done that myself, still getting used to this thing. I'm only an IT guy after all, danged technology. 😂

I *think* this will get you there:
https://counter.social/@p3R1n01D/109739820505277664

@p3R1n01D @Analisa_Swan @Decaro_nick @OldCountryDoctor @BoxersBounce @politicsusa46 @GinnyRED57 @Gardenthymeherbs @56blackcat @PhoenixRising34 @charlotteclymer @cassandra17lina @adamparkhomenko @MysterySolvent @Out5p0ken @Kikiadine @Jakki @Malena @Stonekettle

Somehow, I missed it.

@IrisDallen @Analisa_Swan @Decaro_nick @OldCountryDoctor @BoxersBounce @politicsusa46 @GinnyRED57 @Gardenthymeherbs @56blackcat @PhoenixRising34 @charlotteclymer @cassandra17lina @adamparkhomenko @MysterySolvent @Out5p0ken @Kikiadine @Jakki @Malena @Stonekettle
Good one! He's actually already listed in the post above (2/3), but never hurts to repeat.

@p3R1n01D @Analisa_Swan @Decaro_nick @OldCountryDoctor @BoxersBounce @politicsusa46 @GinnyRED57 @Gardenthymeherbs @56blackcat @PhoenixRising34 @charlotteclymer @cassandra17lina @adamparkhomenko @MysterySolvent
@Out5p0ken @Kikiadine @Jakki @Malena

I'd like to add one more if I may:
@Stonekettle

@Analisa_Swan
More old friends, major players, in the order I found them.

Friends of ours please chime in and share, but this is NOT a general follow party. It's an old friends roundup.

@Decaro_nick
@OldCountryDoctor (McCoy)
@BoxersBounce (Christie Woolsey)
@politicsusa46
@GinnyRED57
@Gardenthymeherbs
@56blackcat (Ann is still European)
@PhoenixRising34
@charlotteclymer
@cassandra17lina
@adamparkhomenko
@MysterySolvent
@Out5p0ken
@Kikiadine (Boho Girl)
@Jakki
@Malena (just found!)

3/3

Thank you @POTUS for providing 🇺🇦 with another powerful defense support package worth $2.5 billion. Stryker IFVs, additional Bradley APCs, Avenger air defense systems are important help in our fight against the aggressor. Thank you 🇺🇸 people for unwavering leadership support!

Zelenskyy ✊💯

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D in Democrats is for democracy & deliver! Ds bringing jobs, infrastructure! Unemployment is at a half-century low of 3.46%! R in Republicans is for regressive & repressive! Rs ending women’s rights, healthcare, Social Security, Medicare!!!#FreshResists #DemVoice1 #ONEV1 #wtpBlue

The facts are these:

If liberals took over every government on Earth, we would have global justice and peace between nations.

If conservatives took over every government on Earth, the world would be at perpetual war with itself. Murder, mayhem, and perpetual injustice would reign supreme.

We will advance one, or we will advance the other.

Choose with some measure of common sense.

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Time for the West to step up the help to Ukraine or do we watch Russia slowly incinerate Ukraine and look back to a smouldering mess and weep and say we shoulda, woulda, coulda??

Ukraine live briefing: Death toll rises to 25 in Dnipro apartment building attack; Kyiv renews calls for defense systems

#Cosopolitics

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/01/15/russia-ukraine-war-latest-updates/

Definitely should

Looking for folks interested in creating an evolving version of the #SmallWeb .

THIS article discusses some of the basic premises.

However, ideally, those participating are in no way limited or restricted by 'someone else's' specific ideas of what defines the #SmallWeb .

The freedom to express individually - via one's personal website - would remain the overall goal.

Any interested please leave a comment.

Thanks!

https://ar.al/2020/08/07/what-is-the-small-web/