The Inauguration
“You will find it necessary to let things go; simply because they are heavy.” — Anonymous
Preface
As I draft this preface, on the eve of the inauguration of Trump’s second term, today TikTok went dark and returned in the same day. The recent news that Facebook will no longer use independent fact-checkers, instead ‘community notes’ like the X social media platform to determine the veracity of information, caused some friends to leave and join Bluesky instead. They posted their contact info, and said their goodbyes. Lastly, there’s the Facebook Blackout on inauguration day, plus a protest of Trump’s inauguration and news coverage by not watching. What does this really accomplish? This is how I weigh in… Continue reading