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normalize instead of “would this candidate have a beer with me” asking “would this candidate be folding laundry on a Monday night, and planning out the grocery list for Tuesday while doing so”

USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked

The lawyer is there to say "Okay, this contract says what happens if it's A, and it says what happens if it's C, but what happens if it's B?" That's what the lawyer is there for.

Another day, another outrage post about a NYT article. Why do we still read the NYT?

As a former colleague of mine at Akamai put it, for most of our customers, an SSL certificate was a technology whose main effect was to make their web site not work at surprising and inopportune moments

@ bsky gamers, advice pls: My kid (young teen, autistic, fave activity: online gaming, esp w/ friends) really wants Battlefield 6. (Friends don’t have this yet, afaik.) I have visceral neg response to hyper-realistic FPS where you shoot other humans in the head. AITA? Is there zombie equivalent?

you say "i asked chatgpt" i hear "i asked [an improv comedy group]" an improv group wrote this report instead of a therapist i use an improv comedy group

The best holiday gift I could ask for is to meet my sales goal this month so I can start off the new year with no credit card debt <3 Just listed a new set + put a few pairs on sale while inventory lasts; go snag those before they're gone → cvkvlv.com Goal progress in comments ↓ Mvto!! #Beadwork

Everything that is happening to immigrants today, happened to Black people at a scale 10x to 100x more, under Biden. Not a typo. 10x to 100x more. And yet... the plan for avoiding Trump was "Black people, especially men, will show up to vote in record numbers for even more of this mistreatment?"🤡

🎵It’s the most wonderful time of the year 🎵

It is surprising to me that none of the major platforms have actual _parental control_ features so that we can limit the amount of time that our parents can spend online, and which apps they’re allowed to use. I don’t worry about my teenager’s use of the internet at all, just my octogenarian dad’s.

Once again I want to say that this recent trend in US Healthcare where a random company associated with a random provider but no direct link to the in-person hospital system sends us a bill by e-mail weeks or months later with no details about the provided services is just going to cause scams.

The most soul-nourishing book I read this year was Annalee Newitz’s (@annaleen.bsky.social) Automatic Noodle. End the year on a positive high and pick up a copy. Walk to your local bookstore and see if they have it. (Best!) Or… you can get it here: bookshop.org/p/books/auto...

Air Bud is a Christmas movie

Giving direct aid to people in need is a good thing to do, *and* it's only one of many ways to support marginalized people's survival. Different people can do the work in different ways, and that's ok. No one person should be obligated to do everything.

It kind of bugs me that there's no such thing as comprehensive, free family MDM. I'd love for there to be an easier way for me to remotely support at least the devices in the Apple ecosystem that are scattered throughout my family.

I've been talking about this for a while, but I'm in an astronomical amount of debt on low income and it's actively preventing me from getting to a safe area for LGBTQIA+ people or afford healthcare. Dealing with some of it will really help me to take care of the rest of my problems. #transcrowdfund

For those who keep hearing about how Disco Elysium is one of the greatest games ever made: it's free on Epic Games Store, INCLUDING THE MAC VERSION (which doesn't seem to be on Internet Archive unless I've missed something) but only for the next 18 hours, SO GRAB IT

I'm super pleased to have a short new essay live on @assignedmedia.org this morning. It's about surviving the holidays while estranged. Huge thanks as always to my wonderful editor @evanurquhart.bsky.social ... www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new... Grateful to all who read and share this one.

The holidays bring a lot up for people. Some are full of joy. Some are just trying to get through the day. Wherever this lands, it’s okay. May today give you a moment to breathe, a reason to smile, and a reminder that you matter.

I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.

“Write to the market.” You’ll never catch the market. By the time you’ve written it, the market is gone. Write what you’re on fire to write, and sometimes the market shows up.

Most generic LLM predictive AI crap is the worst of mansplainers

The White House is now citing "national security" for everything it does. Seriously, check out these headlines. It's just the last few weeks. If you know authoritarian history, then you know how menacing this is.

Hey, Canada! You wanna release the rest of the Epstein Files too. Pretty please? 🙏

Write-up of a protest on Dec. 13 outside Governor Greg Abbott's mansion, which details the prison's medical neglect, as well as his activism starting at age 16: prismreports.org/2025/12/18/x...

It would mean a lot if you could sign up for Xinachtli's phone blast tomorrow (Tuesday). The demands are that he be reclassified from the Security Threat Group and High Risk category, and that he not be sent back to the McConnell Unit, where he risks permanent brain and spinal cord damage.

WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you HAVE TO WATCH this news story. You actually can’t make this up. Ford claims without evidence that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data. Safe bike-lanes mean business.

I kind of like this whole “We won’t buy your liquor but we will air your state-suppressed news stories” niche that Canada’s apparently carved out.

Very disappointed in the states capitulation.

I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.

People often ask why Democrats don’t have something like TurningPoint USA — so before the year ends, let me introduce you to Voters of Tomorrow. We’re on campuses across the country, organizing over 10,000 Gen Z members to engage our generation. 🧵THREAD

idk who needs to hear this but women you don't like on a microblogging website are not actually the reason for the downfall of democracy

Maybe he’s mad because nobody calls him Dr. Grinch

Happy Hannukah y’all!

I’m doing a huge/critical maintenance and it’s all hands on deck to make sure we are watching afterwards I made a process of what to do in case of emergency and everyone is supposed to read it Step 1 is “right now put Sheeri’s phone number in your phone” The last step is my no brown M&M’s clause

Ok but everybody needs shelter so what if we lived in a world where minimum wage was the minimum amount of money to fulfill the lowest tiers of Maslow’s needs pyramid? Like…..actually minimum wage SHOULD be the lowest wage someone can afford to buy property with.

The rule should not be chosen based on who it excludes. If the rule means that the output of an entire publishing house, which goes AI-edit forward in 2026, is excluded, the rule is functioning as intended.

San Francisco is largely without power; what a fuck-up.

It would mean parents & nations had access to: ✅ family planning ✅ freedom from poverty & colonialism (at the personal & national level) ✅ childcare ✅ medical care ✅ freedom from (racist) state kidnapping of kids (CPS in the United States) ✅ freedom from homophobia & transphobia & rape

i'm rambling but i just feel very strongly that despair is just as much of an escape as hope is, except hope has a better chance of leading you toward constructive action

If we could get everyone to accept that this is used as a weapon against the disabled, we could perhaps find a way to offer it that protects disabled lives. But as long as the disabled are spoken over and/or ignored on this topic, we will never be safe.

Oh boy, I think some folk should have a look here and rid themselves of this person from their timeline.

a sequel: cis people on the skyline are genuinely more distressed by the trump-kennedy center than the fact that congress said a second time in 2 days, “no, really this kind of child’s healthcare should be banned & criminalized” & 46/47 non-GOP senators won’t commit to “i will oppose this.”

Disabled people tried to warn you We pleaded you to see the eugenics of the “let it rip” strategy & the rise of Assisted Dying policies A death with dignity can’t be provided when there’s no guarantee of life with dignity In Canada, you can get MAiD in less time than it takes to see a specialist

That feeling when your kid’s school performs a Hannukah song during the winter festival and your kid is the only Jewish student at the school. I 💗 my kid’s school!

Me (to kid2): hey remember when you asked where my Hannukah presents were? Well I ordered myself some gifts because you are right and I should have nice things. Kid2 (snuggling closer): but that’s not ALL your gifts! Me: oh? Kid2: one Hannukah present is THIS MOMENT! —- kid2 is 6! I can’t even.