2022/10/28

• 2022-10-27 @Scott_Helme on Twitter (h/t) «We had a tow bar fitted to our @Tesla Model Y by a reputable company but apparently the car needs a software update to tow. Tesla are refusing to enable "Trailer Mode" because they didn't fit the tow bar.» (thread)
• Kanye West's school closes:
  • 2022-10-27 Kanye West's Christian school abruptly closes for the entire year: report (h/t)
  • 2022-10-27 Kanye West’s school Donda Academy closes as controversy grows (via, h/t)
• 2022-10-26 This North Carolina congressional district has a rare competitive midterm race (h/t): Bo Hines (R-MAGA) vs. Wiley Nickel (D)
• 2022-10-28 Not a great start (via) «You know, all the rich sociopaths have to buy their own social media site to make sure no one can talk about how awful they are. Facebook, Parler, Gab, Gettr, Truth Social, now all absorbed by greedy rich people trying to build cozy little nests for their abhorrent views. Well, Elon Musk now owns Twitter.»
  • We had a record-breaking influx of new users on TootCat last night, some of whom explicitly cited this event as their reason for joining.
  • 2022-10-28 Mark Cuban says he's looking forward to Twitter's Elon Musk era: 'he will flex his independence to show everyone who's in charge' (h/t via): Just who does Cuban imagine is oppressing Elon Musk?
• 2022-10-28 Nancy Pelosi's husband 'violently assaulted' at San Francisco home, suspect in custody
• 2022-10-28 Russia to ban sharing LGBT 'propaganda' with adults as well as children: What's Russian for "woke"?
• 2022-10-28 US midterms: Abortion, guns and crime shape Texas governor's race: Democrat Beto O'Rourke vs. Sith-aligned provincial Governor Greg Abbott
• 2022-10-27 Svalbard: The race to save the fastest-warming place on Earth: global warming/effects in Svalbard