(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>As a "proud Alabama native [who] believes the inauguration is a great American tradition," I would remind <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Cook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cook</span></a> that democracy is, too.<br><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/3/24335290/apple-donation-donald-trump-inauguration-tim-cook" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/2025/1/3/24335290</span><span class="invisible">/apple-donation-donald-trump-inauguration-tim-cook</span></a></p><p>Cook <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Bezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bezos</span></a> & <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Zuckerberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zuckerberg</span></a>, & <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Soon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Soon</span></a>-Shiong) could take some lessons from any of the following: <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/RubyFreeman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RubyFreeman</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ShayeMoss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShayeMoss</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FionaHill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FionaHill</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/LetitiaJames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LetitiaJames</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CassidyHutchison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CassidyHutchison</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/LizCheney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LizCheney</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FaniWillis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FaniWillis</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EJCarroll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EJCarroll</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/RobertaKaplan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RobertaKaplan</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ChristineBlaseyFord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristineBlaseyFord</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SarahMcBride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SarahMcBride</span></a>. I know there are more.</p>