I wish everyone a happy new year and while we celebrate tonight, be responsible.

Following the advice of @kel ...
What went right for you this year?
What were the best experiences?
Give us some details!

Your #NewYears mission, and you should choose to accept it:

Don't fixate on what went wrong this year. Fixate on what went right. You made it all the way to the end, meaning that your track record for getting through the bad days remains undefeated, and sits at 100%.

That isn't some BS platitude. It's easy to lament the bad, but its much more rewarding to think back on what was good.

Here's hoping the next one is even better. 💚

Check out the #podcast by @JoshuaHolland (link in his profile description). Interesting interview, well paced review of current issues.
#FollowFriday
#politics #news

[We've Got Issues] The American right has traded normal politics for moral panics #WeveGotIssues
https://podcastaddict.com/episode/150708936 via @PodcastAddict

If I had the money, I'd start a campaign that imitated the methods of political campaigns that target the lowest common denominator, like sensationalistic junk mail, but it would educate on logical fallacies and shady methods of persuasion, as well as tips on critical thinking in a time of deep fakes.

Amy Siskind
For anyone, especially if you live in NY-03, my friend Elizabeth Kaiser Venuti (who lives in district) asked me to share the following:

“I just spoke with the office of special counsel for the NYS Board of Elections. I figure the only way to make sure George Santos doesn't represent NY3 is with pressure from voters. They told me that the advice they are giving people is to write to [email protected]. I already sent an email.” #voting #politics #elections

Greta Thunberg took down a sex trafficker in one tweet. This is why it's hard for me to drop Twitter completely.

As someone who loves old-fashioned printed books, I am happy to see that Barnes & Noble is flourishing again.
https://tedgioia.substack.com/p/what-can-we-learn-from-barnes-and

Uh oh, MAGAts turning on Sean Scammity

Sean Hannity, once the most important mouthpiece for Donald Trump, seems to be increasingly on the MAGAworld outs. And a new revelation that Hannity doesn’t buy the Big Lie isn’t helping.

In a just-released deposition surrounding Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit, the Fox News star said he’d never believed—not “for one second”—baseless election fraud claims stemming from the 2020 election.

#CosoPolitics

https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-and-maga-misfits-turn-on-trumps-bitch-sean-hannity

Today's baby gays will not understand the raids even private parties suffered not to mention the establishments that were constantly raided by police. Poor Tab Hunter was arrested at a private party five years before he was signed to Warner.

The Constitution is only as good as the people who defend it.

For cryin' out loud GET VACCINATED https://www.reuters.com/world/china/the-icu-is-full-medical-staff-frontline-chinas-covid-fight-say-hospitals-are-2022-12-26/ #covid

To everyone sitting at home alone, by chance or choice, on this festive night for many: my warmest wishes and brightest blessings.

Sometines we can't be where we want to be or who we want to be with. We're all still worthy and loved.

🎄Pass it on 🎄

I worked with Radio Antilles in Montserrat for 2 years, and was introduced to the Christmas tradition of "The Jumbie Table"

(Jumbie and duppy are two of the prevalent names for ghosts)

On Christmas Eve, a table laden with samples of all Christmas goodies -- black cake, sorrel, ham, baked pork, rum, ginger beer, souse etc--- is set up and left for the spirits of the dear departed.

Whatever is not used by the jumbies, is promptly consumed by the living on Christmas day😀

#CaribbeanChristmas