DSmith_Tucson @DSmith_Tucson@mastodon.tucsonsentinel.com

Oh my.

@Mediaite conservative writer Isaac Schorr misread the Twitter account @joinmastodon as "John Mastodon," and said that the open source social media software was named after this imaginary person. https://www.mediaite.com/opinion/hypocrisy-and-fear-all-the-way-down-at-twitter/

1. ABOUT LAST NIGHT

I participated in a Twitter space hosted by @katienotopoulos@twitter.com w/a lot of journalists

When I joined @jason@twitter.com, one of Musk's apparatchiks, was badgering @drewharwell@twitter.com, a suspended reporter, and Jack Sweeney, the guy behind the accounts that tracked jets

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RT @JuddLegum
1. ABOUT LAST NIGHT

I participated in a Twitter space hosted by @katienotopoulos w/a lot of journalists

When I joined @jason, one of Musk's apparatchiks, was badgering @drewharwell, a suspended reporter, and Jack Sweeney, the guy behind the accounts that tracked jets

🧵
https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/1603876025242378248

How The Washington Post has used flight data:
* To track a former president's emergency landing (in 2022): https://wapo.st/3HGp8IA
* To map out how military helicopters flew over George Floyd protests (in 2020): https://wapo.st/3V3WRie
* To raise questions about Musk's flights (in 2019): https://wapo.st/2RmjE7X
* To investigate The Post's owner Jeff Bezos (in 2018): https://wapo.st/3YmLt3M
* To document extravagant trips on the taxpayer dime (in 2017): https://wapo.st/3HMh9d0 via @drewharwell

I’m no billionaire, but if I wanted to be able to fly in a private jet without anyone knowing my location, it seems like the easiest thing to do would be to use a charter service instead of a plane that I owned and could be traced to me personally.
Of course, then I wouldn’t be able to take advantage of the very lucrative tax breaks introduced in the 2017 tax bill, which allows people to write off up to 100% of a private plane purchase, including acquisition and maintenance costs. 🤔

NORAD still broadcasting Santa’s exact real-time assassination coordinates
https://www.noradsanta.org/en/

Border communities, Border Patrol brace for migrant surge as Title 42 ends https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121622_title_42_end/border-communities-border-patrol-brace-migrant-surge-as-title-42-ends/
The looming end of Title 42 has set immigrant aid groups, local governments and federal agencies on the border rushing to prepare for an expected influx of people.
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The SEC voted Wednesday to advance the biggest changes to U.S. stock-market rules since the mid-2000s, aiming to give small investors better prices on their trades and reduce some advantages enjoyed by high-speed trading firms https://www.wsj.com/articles/sec-set-to-propose-rules-that-would-squeeze-stock-market-middlemen-11671033619

Here's the #inflation story you're expected to believe (advance warning: this story is entirely false): America gave the poors too much money during the lockdown and now the #economy is awash in #FreeMoney, which made those poors so rich that now they're refusing to work, which means the economy isn't making anything anymore. With all that extra money and all those missing workers, prices are skyrocketing.

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Every time someone complains about liberal media they're ignoring stories like this. Media is, in my experience, quite a conservative institution. Criticize the boss's friends, get fired.
https://apnews.com/article/twitter-inc-business-west-virginia-charleston-don-blankenship-9c16926c55e137ee7345e38f7fbf2ae9

Pima County hospitals seeing 'very high' number of beds filled as RSV, flu & COVID-19 still spread https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121422_pchd_covid_rsv/pima-county-hospitals-seeing-very-high-number-beds-filled-as-rsv-flu-covid-19-still-spread/
The continued spread of RSV, influenza and COVID-19 has caused an increase in the number of area hospital beds in use, the Pima County Health Department warned. People should wear masks and socially distance during holiday gatherings, and get vaccinated, officials said.
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Tucson Sentinel tapped for prestigious Global Investigative Journalism Network https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121322_sentinel_investigative_journalism/tucson-sentinel-tapped-prestigious-global-investigative-journalism-network/
The Tucson Sentinel is one of just nine journalism organizations around the world chosen as new members of the Global Investigative Journalism Network.
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From our political columnist, Joe Garofoli:

"#ElonMusk’s amplification of anti-trans memes and criticism of inclusive policies and practices puts him squarely with the far right on issues involving the #transgender community...

Some are concerned that his latest blasts could prop up discredited anti-trans politics at a time when they’re losing nationally."

Read more about how Musk is leaning into transphobia: https://bit.ly/3FOVIXl

Joaquin Castro? Colin Allred? Lina Hidalgo? Clay Jenkins? Can anyone gain a foothold in the #GOP-controlled state?

After investing everything in O'Rourke's candidacy, a party searches for future leadership.

A preview of our January/February 2023 issue, from #Politics Reporter Justin Miller:

https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-democrats-beto-orourke/

#txlege #Democrats #Election2022 #Texas