This is totally normal 😬

If you like yelling about misuse of the passive voice, THIS IS IT.

I cited actual Kirk quotes where he calls Black women less intelligent, demonizes me for being Muslim, & dehumanizes LGBTQ people—& his supporters are upset at me for “speaking evil of the dead.” If quoting him is “speaking evil” maybe ask yourself why you followed someone who believed evil things.

New Mexico's economy is a fraction of the size of New York City's. If they can enact universal childcare — and relieve working families of a crushing cost burden — surely we can too. It's just a question of political will.

no, I don’t believe anyone should be gunned down however there is a level of privilege in being able to praise him as a “family man” you know who else are / were family men and women and children? All the marginalized people he wished harm on & railed against sorry not sorry

I said something last week that is more broadly applicable today: Calling for empathy is not neutral or apolitical when only one group of people have been socialized and brutalized into having empathy.

At some point, the white community is going to have to do something about the high rates of crime in white neighborhoods.

Hey @octranspo.com, which stop does the 105 St-Laurent depart from at Hurdman? Signage says "B" but I have seen more than one today stopping at "D" and opening their doors. Easy way for riders to get mixed up and miss the bus!

Haha! Just catching up on @smashingsecurity.com (ep 432, which aired on my 32nd birthday!) and the intro cut to Thom Langford made me laugh out loud because I thought *the thing* before he said it. Who knew mnemonic could be so funny?

I was overjoyed that Dave Bittner said THE THING for Pick of the Week on the most recent episode of @smashingsecurity.com. That's a critical instruction we can't forget!

An 11-year-old will be charged the same thing as me, an adult with a full-time job, for a month of transit access? And you KNOW most of their trips are to school and back. A required destination. The youth pass was already too expensive; children should be able to afford to take the bus.

Transit agencies: DBO. (Don’t. Be. #Ottawa.)

This (as usual) is a great episode. I'm glad I've followed @smashingsecurity.com from the very beginning & if you don't want to be sad, start at episode 1 and enjoy almost a decade of informative content and laughs. Carole & @grahamcluley.com are worth the hundreds of hours of listens, I promise!

Do we need to be able to make right turns on red lights? Does it matter? Montreal has "no right on red" and the world didn't implode, so it must be doable.

We have talked about how gambling has been mainstreamed. I want to add something about how auctions have infected so many consumer interactions. It is probably because white tech bros’ second sons got into sneaker culture but it’s now everything. Sign up for “a chance” to buy a coffee or a shirt

@smashingsecurity.com I just got my Patreon newsletter for this week's ep. EXCUSE ME WHAT 😯

I gotta say I find a lot of AI discourse around higher ed very confusing. "if ChatGPT can write your essays is college even worth it?" did people think math teachers were assigning problem sets because *they* couldn't figure out the answers?

Why are no headlines focusing on the unconstitutional and dictatorial nature of this action?

The most IMPORTANT lesson you can TEACH a young child is HOW to keep their bodies & souls SAFE from predators! These books will help you navigate those difficult discussions 💚

decades-long manhunt finally ends

#100 to contribute to the campaign, woohoo 🥳 I keep recommending this pod to folks, so I put some money where my mouth is to keep the fun going! Excited for S4 and for a script twin to put up on my wall next to my @greaterpodston.bsky.social script.

I’m sure it’s been commented upon but everything takes me so much more time to accomplish now than it did even seven years ago. The information ecosystem has been sufficiently trashed to the point that every basic task of writing and publishing takes twice as long to complete. And I’m PRIVILEGED.

Looks like congestion pricing is a big win #Ottawa / @en.ottawa.ca

Aaaand there it is.

40 years ago on this date, police dropped a bomb on a West Philadelphia neighborhood

"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging." Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council. I wrote about my decision in TIME. time.com/7285045/resi...

As Newark Liberty International Airport struggled with technological disruptions and staffing shortages, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned on Sunday that more U.S. airports could face similar disruptions this summer.

Let me get this right... they're suing United Healthcare because the murder of their CEO hurt their bottom line? Huh?

OC Transpo's "new ways" are a game of chance. How can you make plans!? #OttTransit

I wrote about this a bit in my last book but it really shakes me that a defining feature of this catastrophic era is that we just keep going to work. We work through pandemics, we work through natural disasters, we work through economic calamity, we work through coups, we work, we work, we work.

I can't wait for this week's @smashingsecurity.com episode. Would LOVE to learn about the do's and don'ts of online messaging services, like Signal 🤨😂

Found this on Facebook; it's surprisingly fun. Draw an iceberg. See if it will float. joshdata.me/iceberger.html

american masculinity is so amazing. caring about clothes as a man apparently makes you "gay" but our position on geopolitics totally depends on whether you wear a suit

Spoiler: kids started dying

Adams must be removed. The city cannot sustain being governed for nearly a year by a Mayor who is being coerced by Trump admin in order to escape charges. This corruption poses a real threat to the people of the city. He should have resigned a while ago, but will not. So it’s time for him to go.

Your annual reminder that Intuit/TurboTax have spent 20 years using their lobbying power to prevent the federal government from offering you free and functional electronic tax filing. DirectFile finally delivers that, but they haven't stopped trying to kill it. www.opensecrets.org/news/2024/02...

Harsh! Imagine working in the federal government under Musk—where loyalty is tested, cruelty is rewarded, and nobody is safe. A former Twitter exec, @ruchowdh.bsky.social , who lived through it speaks out.

Finally getting caught up on @smashingsecurity.com (never falling behind again!) Ep 400 was great - always enjoy a Bittner guest episode. He definitely said *unserious* in all caps during Graham's story; it was felt. Also, Pick of the Week is a global treasure.

Almost finished SUPERFAN by @jensookfonglee.bsky.social. I don't usually tag authors when I publicly share my feels (even good unsolicited feedback is still unsolicited lol) But I need you fellow #writers AND #readers to go get this book. This book made me want to write again. Easily ☆☆☆☆☆

The CDC has removed data on sexual orientation, gender identity, and health disparities from their website. Pages removed include: - Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System - Social Vulnerability Index - Efforts to Address Racism as a Fundamental Driver of Health Disparities

THEY DO NOT WANT YOU TO READ I AM BEGGING YOU TO READ THERE IS A REASON THEY DO NOT WANT YOU TO READ!! DON’T DO THEIR WORK FOR THEM BY REFUSING TO READ

Delaying the STUDY for a year? Does #OttCity hate definitive action? No, because Council was willing to make light work of the $0.5B price tag for a stadium that no one can comfortably get to or get near. This is so disappointing.

These extraordinary photos of the LA fires have been shared widely on social media, often without crediting the photographer. These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP. You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇 www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...

Guys. GUYS. WE GOT A HIPPOPOTAMUS FOR CHRISTMAS.

Caregiving responsibilities can cut young people off from peers and interrupt their emerging life story. And there's been little research or support directed at this group. That's starting to change.

In Chinese culture the past is thought of as being ahead of you and the future is behind you. Backwards of the common conception with English speakers. It does make sense, since you can see the past but not the future. I think stumbling backwards through life really captures how it feels to live.

Still screaming 😱😱😱