Tony Stark @TonyStark@democracy.town

Not that this needs said, but this is not the American flag.

Not that this needs said, but the only reason these people are still alive is because they're white.

Not that this needs said, but this is one of the most shameful statements and moments in the entire history of the United States, and everyone knows it, even -45 who incited it and then went and hid like the coward he is.

He should resign in shame immediately. Every Republican who supported it should do the same. And whatever prosecution is available should be hard and fast.

#Capitol

Good morning.

This is the last #NewYearsEve that Donald Trump will be president.

Welcome to democracy.town, a new instance on Mastodon for progressives and allies.

Our previous instance was resistance.social, which we created as an alternative to Twitter for The Resistance earlier this year. We joined Mastodon in February, 2019 on another instance.

Most of us have known each other for 4 years. We also have met many new friends along the way whom we value highly.

If you have questions or need help, please tag me or one of our moderators. You can also see https://democracy.town/about for more information.

It's time to move on to having fun, helping people be active in their communities, and helping others vote.

- Tony, instance administrator

#HeGone #WeVoted #VoteBlue

He created chaos and broke so many systems, from gutting agencies of experienced specialists to changing laws to harm our environment, to breaking long time alliances. He broke our society, broke the laws, and I hope he pays the price because we are.

Trump EPA weakens PFAS protections:
EPA launches attack on Biden climate rules — The FERC plan-
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-energy/2021/01/13/trump-epa-weakens-pfas-protections-792742?cid=su_tw_me

What it looks like 8 blocks from the Capitol Building this morning.

Yet most Republicans won't act to hold the cause accountable and far too many have resigned from their Cabinet posts to try to make us think they're not responsible.

It's despicable that our Capitol has to look like this before for the Inauguration of a fairly and freely elected President.

Nobody will ever forget who is responsible.
#DomesticTerrorists #EndTheGOP

So glad that David Kessler will be a formal part of this administration. A track record of getting things done in government as well as the character to speak truth to power is exactly what this country needs right now leading the vaccine efforts.

He resigned from boards that were in conflict of interest to his previous FDA appointment. That says a lot. He fought against big tobacco. He has fought against AIDS. He has worked in other administrations. He has fought against monetary mismanagement at University of California and was a whistleblower. He was a chairman of Science in the Public Interest. Now there's a novel idea that needs to be restarted. He is a good choice for many more reasons. #DavidKessler #Biden46

Biden Picks Former F.D.A. Chief to Lead Federal Vaccine Efforts: https://nyti.ms/3nHhsbj