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NEW: Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the state Senate tonight for the first time since 2011. It came as Democrats flipped 2 Senate seats and 1 House seat. “Mississippi just broke the supermajority—and the people have taken back their power,” the party says.

BREAKING: Democrat Johnny DuPree has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate district in a special election. DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg. His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority. www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...

I was Rumi again while kids were coming around trick-or-treating yesterday and one kid asked if I was real. I told them I’m a real person but I’m not really Rumi. 🤭 but the neighborhood kids (and parents) loved it. I saw one other Rumi (Golden outfit) and two Miras (one Golden, one How It’s Done) 🥰

Now that my photos app works again, and I'm excited for the kids to think I'm hip tonight, I can share our Huntr/x and Bobby costumes from @magnolia.boo Featuring @kayla.ooo @kgrayson.com and @richard.sween.dev

happy halloween! go donate to your local food bank!

Feeding America has a page where you can input your zip code and it'll show you all of the food banks near you overlaid on a map. If you need it, it's there. If you don't need it, think about donating money if you have it and your time if you don't. www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...

I wish I could convince my health insurance company that I did, in fact, get both my flu and COVID vaccines this season so they can stop calling me about them AND they would have known that already if they had covered them in the first place 🙃

donated to Stewpot last night. locals, if you're able: - Stewpot: stewpot-community-services.networkforgood.com/projects/906... - MS Food Network: www.msfoodnet.org

Thank you everyone at Magnolia Conf this weekfor pushing us over the 50% mark of our goal. A lot more work to do, but we will reach our goal! gofund.me/1308eef90

great news update: I had a lot of water and took a nap

so fun fact if you don’t drink a ton of water one day and don’t sleep great for a few days in a row, your body doesn’t like it who knew?

Mothman meets Hexflector by James Seawright

More to follow, but we (@kayla.ooo and @richard.sween.dev ) want to thank everyone who was a part of #MagnoliaConf this year. It was so great bringing everyone to Jackson for a week of code, cauldrons, and cornbread. Videos will be edited and posted to YouTube soon!

Y’all are really missing out if you aren’t at the Progress hackathon today!!! Rumor has it the winner gets a Switch 2 👀

Time for another post. We have moved the needle ever-so-slightly but we need to push this over the 50% mark and beyond! Please share and if you can (or haven’t) please donate. All shares and donations are always greatly appreciated. www.gofundme.com/f/fundraiser...

👻 IT'S ALMOST TIME!!! 🎃 We're only 1 days away from MagnoliaConf 2025! Have you grabbed your tickets yet? Don't miss out on the spookiest tech event of the year! https://www.tixtree.com/e/magnolia-conf-453fc7ea2496

when given the chance to go see T-Pain, you go see T-Pain

Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states. Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”

#NoKings Jackson, MS

Jackson MS bigger than the last no kings day.

Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.

Happening now: Here’s a view of the “No Kings” protest in Washington, DC

aaaand tonight it fell over and every joint failed simultaneously this is why I would never do this for a living

I’m back with another post. We have stalled at 46%, I’d love to get over 50% by the beginning of next week. Please share, donate if you can to help Paula w/her medical bills that United Healthcare didn’t want to cover because CEOs suck & health insurance is a scam in the U.S. gofund.me/1687e92a7

I feel like I should just add “amateur prop maker” to my resume at this point.

Will Klein unleashes "DevTool Wars: Across the Browser-verse" at Magnolia! Enter the arena where dev tools battle for supremacy across haunted browsers. Only one can survive the night. MS Museum of Art, Jackson, MS | Oct 21-23 https://www.tixtree.com/e/magnolia-conf-453fc7ea2496

looking for Anti JavaScript JavaScript Club shirts? we got you covered! check out our shop! https://shop.magnoliaconf.com

We are at 46% raised and I have let this fall behind. Please share and we have an update to share today from Paula. gofund.me/d0eba9a98 I'll share the message in the post attached to this:

I did not want to do squats today but I did them anyway

Imagine just how good it can all be if we took good care of one another

we've had SO MANY orders come in on the @magnolia.boo store in the past couple of weeks. thank y'all so much. 🥹 we'll have some shirts and stickers available at the conference as well. 💕

Vincent Falconi exposes "That's bullshit: using the web to hold power accountable" at Magnolia! Shine a light into the darkest corners where power hides. MS Museum of Art, Jackson, MS | Oct 21-23 https://www.tixtree.com/e/magnolia-conf-453fc7ea2496

Trevor Acy unearths "We Built It… and Nothing Happened: The 4 Product Risks Developers Should Know" at MagnoliaConf! Don't let your product become a ghost town. MS Museum of Art, Jackson, MS | Oct 21-23 https://www.tixtree.com/e/magnolia-conf-453fc7ea2496

Going into the weekend and I will have a short update from Paula that I will be posting at some point. Please share and have a great weekend everyone.

Please share far and wide and please donate, however you can. We are at 44% and have bit a little bit of momentum but I want to keep this moving. I’d like to be at 60% by the end of next week. That way I believe bigger bills will be paid off by that time. More here: www.gofundme.com/f/fundraiser...

Another short update, another week of grinding. We have crossed the 40% raised threshold and I am looking to get to 60% raised by the 20th of the month. Read more here: gofund.me/bb9182fa2

Michael Lamb resurrects "You need a static-site blog" at Magnolia! Like a zombie, static sites keep coming back stronger. Discover why this undead tech might be exactly what you need. MS Museum of Art, Jackson, MS | Oct 21-23 https://www.tixtree.com/e/magnolia-conf-453fc7ea2496

Michael Brown conjures "Beyond Vibe Coding: High Velocity Engineering with AI Across the SDLC" at Magnolia! Cast out the ghosts of guesswork. Embrace the dark arts of AI development. MS Museum of Art, Jackson, MS | Oct 21-23 https://www.tixtree.com/e/magnolia-conf-453fc7ea2496

Kathleen McMahon guides "The Beachcomber's Guide to Type-Safe Design Systems" at Magnolia! Discover mystical treasures washed ashore by the tides of better design. MS Museum of Art, Jackson, MS | Oct 21-23 https://www.tixtree.com/e/magnolia-conf-453fc7ea2496

Jen Looper searches for "A la Recherche du Temps Perdu: Searching for the Cozy Web" at MagnoliaConf! In our haunted digital landscape, find the warm corners where comfort still dwells. MS Museum of Art, Jackson, MS | Oct 21-23 https://www.tixtree.com/e/magnolia-conf-453fc7ea2496

Josh Goldberg investigates "Why Is TypeScript Like This?" at Magnolia! Finally, someone brave enough to enter TypeScript's haunted mansion and ask the hard questions. MS Museum of Art, Jackson, MS | Oct 21-23 https://www.tixtree.com/e/magnolia-conf-453fc7ea2496

Elian unleashes "The Web Can Be Weird" at MagnoliaConf! Your browser has dark secrets and strange powers lurking beneath the surface. Get ready for hardware chaos and MIDI mayhem. MS Museum of Art, Jackson, MS | Oct 21-23 https://www.tixtree.com/e/magnolia-conf-453fc7ea2496

Jason Torres enchants with "The schematic to community as told by Rick Astley" at Magnolia! Discover the surprisingly mystical formula for building haunting good communities. MS Museum of Art, Jackson, MS | Oct 21-23 https://www.tixtree.com/e/magnolia-conf-453fc7ea2496

👻 Speaker Spotlight 👻 Calypso Hernandez summons "Post It Anyway: From Blank Screen to Finding Your Voice in Tech" at MagnoliaConf! It's time to let your voice rise from the shadows. MS Museum of Art, Jackson, MS | Oct 21-23 🎃 https://www.tixtree.com/e/magnolia-conf-453fc7ea2496

Chris DeMars unravels "Know Your JS: SBOMs for Frontend Devs" at MagnoliaConf! Vulnerabilities lurk in the darkest corners of your code. Time to shine a light on what's hiding there. MS Museum of Art, Jackson, MS | Oct 21-23 https://www.tixtree.com/e/magnolia-conf-453fc7ea2496

Christina Yu reveals "Adopting AI Coding Tools: Enterprise Lessons in Speed and Scale" at MagnoliaConf! The AI spirits have awakened. Learn how enterprises are summoning them! MS Museum of Art, Jackson, MS | Oct 21-23 https://www.tixtree.com/e/magnolia-conf-453fc7ea2496

Brian Chirgwin leads "A Tour of Go and Why You Should Learn it" at MagnoliaConf! Venture into uncharted territory where gophers roam and new possibilities lurk around every corner. MS Museum of Art, Jackson, MS | Oct 21-23 https://www.tixtree.com/e/magnolia-conf-453fc7ea2496

Blake Watson proves "No build tool? No problem!"at Magnolia! Sometimes the most frightening revelation is that the monster under the bed isn't real. Simplicity can be beautifully spooky. MS Museum of Art, Jackson, MS | Oct 21-23 https://www.tixtree.com/e/magnolia-conf-453fc7ea2496