Lawmakers fill government witness list in former House speaker trial https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/04/22/lawmakers-fill-government-witness-list-in-former-house-speaker-trial/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #tennessee #activism #leftist
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International observers are defending Palestinians in the West Bank with their own bodies https://therealnews.com/international-observers-defending-palestinians-in-the-west-bank?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #news #leftist
Ethics Commission dismisses complaint against Republican rep.; threatens complainants with penalties https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/04/22/ethics-commission-dismisses-complaint-against-republican-rep-threatens-complainants-with-penalties/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #tennessee #activism #leftist
Tennessee voters will decide whether those accused of some felonies lose right to pretrial bail https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/04/22/tennessee-voters-will-decide-whether-those-accused-of-some-felonies-lose-right-to-pretrial-bail/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #tennessee #activism #leftist
Wisconsin defeats Elon Musk’s candidate in state Supreme Court race https://liberationnews.org/wisconsin-defeats-elon-musks-candidate-in-state-supreme-court-race/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #socialism #leftist #activism
Liberation News · Wisconsin defeats Elon Musk’s candidate in state Supreme Court raceThis outcome shows that working people, when they collectively assert their strength, have the power to make change.
Heya #fediverse! I have a friend, #erotic #novelist TammyJo Eckhart, who actually approached - me to ask if I had a suggestion for what instance she should join, so I thought I'd ask the community for the perfect one!
She's looking for one that:
Welcomes #book #Author s and #Reader s
Welcomes #feminism and #queer / #lgbt discussions
Welcomes #AdultContent (discussion of #sexuality , some explicit materials, #kink, and #polyamory )
Welcomes social commentary (I think she means #leftist #politics )
She's never used Mastodon before, and is not particularly tech savvy (so no infosec-opensource-foss-whatever focused servers, please), but like most of us who ended up here, she's tired of the fascist censorship and coddling of mainstream social media platforms, and wants to find a place she can connect with others without having to constantly look over her shoulder for nazis and/or algorithmic censorship.
She also didn't mention character count, but as a writer (and person who enjoys engaging in nuanced conversation instead of screaming click bait headlines), something more than the default 500 characters would be nice as well. 
Any servers she should check out? And potential follows she might be interested in connecting with?
If you'd like to get to know TammyJo a little more, here's an interview I recorded with her for my feminist topless equality video series Topless Topics: https://www.toplesstopics.org/tammyjo/
Boosts appreciated so I can find her the perfect fit!
www.toplesstopics.orgTopless Topics Interviews TammyJo Eckhart: Ancient Historian, Award-Winning Kink Educator, and Multi-Genre Fiction Author – Topless Topics
U.S. Education Department to restart defaulted student loan collections https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/04/22/repub/u-s-education-department-to-restart-defaulted-student-loan-collections/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #tennessee #activism #leftist
The anti-Capitalists are the good guys in almost every sci-fi and superhero franchise, but in the real world are often portrayed as the bad guys #revolution #leftist #scifi #capitalism #anticapitalism
Tennessee legislature puts state watchdog agency under attorney general https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/04/22/tennessee-legislature-puts-human-rights-commission-under-attorney-general/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #tennessee #activism #leftist
Germany In Crisis Part 2: A Short History Of Exploding Gas Pipelines https://popularresistance.org/germany-in-crisis-part-2-a-short-history-of-exploding-gas-pipelines/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #leftist
PopularResistance.Org · Germany In Crisis Part 2: A Short History Of Exploding Gas Pipelines - PopularResistance.OrgA single, brief phrase always comes to mind when I think of Germany. Whatever may be the specific matter to hand, sooner or later my thoughts go to three words that seem to me — and to many others, given they have survived so long in the discourse — to capture some essence of the nation and its place in the world. “Germany is Hamlet.” For a long time I attributed this pithy observation to Gordon Craig, among Germany’s great 20th century historians. Craig (Germany, 1866–1945; The Germans) was noted for succinct observations of this kind. He saw Germany as a nation divided in history between its humanist achievements (Goethe et al., Kant et al., Thomas Mann et al.) and its regrettable givenness to varieties of absolute power.
US Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Further Deportations Of Venezuelans https://popularresistance.org/us-supreme-court-temporarily-blocks-further-deportations-of-venezuelans/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #leftist
PopularResistance.Org · US Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Further Deportations Of Venezuelans - PopularResistance.OrgThe US Supreme Court temporarily blocked the deportation of Venezuelans who are detained in North Texas under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a controversial 18th-century military law. In a brief order issued on Saturday, April 19, the US Supreme Court ordered the Trump administration not to expel migrants held at the Bluebonnet Detention Center “until further order of this court.” The ruling comes just hours after a federal appeals court similarly blocked the US government from moving forward with eliminating temporary legal protection, better known as TPS, for some 350,000 Venezuelan migrants, who would be at risk of imminent deportation.
European Governments Are Using Deportation To Criminalize Palestine Solidarity https://popularresistance.org/european-governments-are-using-deportation-to-criminalize-palestine-solidarity/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #leftist
PopularResistance.Org · European Governments Are Using Deportation To Criminalize Palestine Solidarity - PopularResistance.OrgIn April 2025, Greek administrative judges ruled to postpone the hearings for me and eight other European and British passport holders, who face deportation for our actions in solidarity with Palestine. The nine of us were arrested alongside 19 Greek students, in relation to the occupation of the Athens Law School, in May 2024. As the so-called ‘student intifada’ swept the globe, provoking disproportionate state responses, Greece became the first country to issue deportation orders against anti-genocide activists in Europe. Back in 2024, the nine non-Greeks were separated, labeled “outside agitators,” smeared in the media, issued deportation orders, and detained in a pre-removal detention center.
Tennessee lawmakers send message to private prisons https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/04/21/tennessee-lawmakers-send-message-to-private-prisons/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #tennessee #activism #leftist
Congolese Activists Decry US-Congo Mineral Deal https://popularresistance.org/congolese-activists-decry-us-congo-mineral-deal/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #leftist
PopularResistance.Org · Congolese Activists Decry US-Congo Mineral Deal - PopularResistance.OrgThe Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a country endowed with some of the world’s most coveted minerals, continues to be at the heart of global geopolitical interests. And this time, the stakes are higher. As M23 rebels continue to gain ground in the eastern provinces of the DRC, the embattled government of President Felix Tshisekedi, facing rising unpopularity and legitimacy questions, appears to be inching closer to a controversial deal with the United States: security assistance in exchange for strategic mineral access. The details of the deal, timelines, and key points have yet to be announced, but officials from the Trump administration have told the press that negotiations continue.
Finding And Keeping Our Balance: Elders At The Crossroads https://popularresistance.org/finding-and-keeping-our-balance-elders-at-the-crossroads/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #leftist
PopularResistance.Org · Finding And Keeping Our Balance: Elders At The Crossroads - PopularResistance.OrgI long for peace and ease as stress and anxiety overtake me. How can I be an active part of the resistance against the fascist regime bludgeoning my people and still hope for some comfort along the way? Many of us elders who are seasoned activists are halted at rocky crossroads: Do we put on our protective masks, dig out our marching boots and join the protests flooding the streets of our towns and cities? We’re not those sure-footed, fearless, feisty, determined warriors we once were. We have osteoporosis, bronchitis, vestibular imbalance, high blood pressure, diabetes, arthritis. … We’re vulnerable and afraid.
Trump Guts Support For Disabled Students; Families Are Fighting Back https://popularresistance.org/trump-guts-support-for-disabled-students-their-families-are-fighting-back/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #leftist
PopularResistance.Org · Trump Guts Support For Disabled Students; Families Are Fighting Back - PopularResistance.OrgIf the Trump administration and the so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) have their way, the basic educational and human rights of students with disabilities will soon be eviscerated. Due to the planned demolition of the Department of Education, the rights of students with disabilities to “a free, appropriate public education” — guaranteed by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) — are under fire. For nearly 50 years, the Department of Education (DOE) has been responsible for distributing funds — $14.2 billion in fiscal year 2025 — to state and local school districts to enable them to educate students with a range of disabilities.
Reforesting the Andes: One tree at a time https://therealnews.com/reforesting-the-andes-one-tree-at-a-time?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #news #leftist
From Farms To Data Centers: The Gas Industry’s Newest Sales Pitch https://popularresistance.org/from-farms-to-data-centers-the-gas-industrys-newest-sales-pitch/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #leftist
PopularResistance.Org · From Farms To Data Centers: The Gas Industry’s Newest Sales Pitch - PopularResistance.Org“In all my days here, this is the biggest black eye that Pittsylvania County has experienced,” says Amanda Sink Wydner, leader of the local opposition to plans for a massive new power plant and data center complex in Chatham, a small town in southern Virginia. On April 15, the county government will vote on whether to rezone hundreds acres of farmland to heavy industrial use, which would allow Balico LLC, a natural gas power developer, to proceed with the project. As planned, it would have the biggest power demand of any data center complex in the world, according to rankings from Data Center Magazine.
Michigan And Neighbouring States Should Stand Up For Canada https://popularresistance.org/michigan-and-neighbouring-states-should-stand-up-for-canada/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #leftist
PopularResistance.Org · Michigan And Neighbouring States Should Stand Up For Canada - PopularResistance.OrgFor more than 100 years, the United States and Canada have benefitted from a peaceful 5,500-mile (or 8,900-kilometre) border and co-operation on many issues of common concern. Michigan has benefitted from this relationship and without Canada, restoration efforts in the Great Lakes would not have begun in the 1970s to transform the region’s Rust Belt legacy of industrial pollution. Michigan officials, and those of the seven other Great Lakes states, are fully aware of this history, so it is puzzling that they’ve been silent in the wake of a stream of suggestions by President Donald Trump that Canada should become the 51st state.