lol spot the difference: On the left is a new $3000 Louis Vuitton bag and on the right is a cultural staple in Ghana that carries A LOT of history about the expulsion of Ghanaians from Nigeria in the 1980s. Neocolonialism never dies. #blacksky #africa #fashionsky

To be fair, Trump is the only person who can solve the world’s problems, in that he’s causing most of them and he could just stop.

Darkly ironic seeing this immediately after what I JUST posted. But with Trump, there is nothing to be gained from watching or listening versus reading his words because he is always self-aggrandizing and smarmy. With other intentionally malicious figures, though…

I know it’s important to get stuff from the source…but with Trump, is it okay if I just stick to transcripts? HUGE respect to those who can stick it out, but I just…nope. I can’t. Even radio clips are too much. May we have an articulate, smart, and compassionate leader before all my hair goes grey.

"Fraternity in the age of Al" Beautiful. Here's one small piece.

I was part of a working group on AI and Fraternity assembled by the Vatican. We met in Rome and worked on this over two days. I am happy to share the result of that intense effort: a Declaration we presented to the Pope and other government authorities coexistence.global

THIS IS MY EXACT SITUATION (except Dixie Alley instead of Tornado Alley)

Since there is an entire discourse going on about #GenAI.🧵 I feel compelled to share sone of the Black Women Data Scientists/Engineers that are in AI and fighting tooth & nail for #EthicalAI even at the cost of their jobs & livelihood. Nothing is ever just one sided. 1st up: Dr. Joy Buolamwini

Lest you think it’s a bunch of rednecks boycotting it…two of the stations are in Seattle and Portland (Oregon).

Goddamnit. I’m agreeing with this mook now?

I like Jimmy Kimmel. I really do. I have no issues with him. I'm talking about something very different. Kimmel was only suspended. But he's back now. Karen Attiah and all the other Black journalists are still fired. Y'all do know how to fight, when you want to. But you don't really want to. 🤷🏿‍♂️

In other news, I couldn't find my 3-hole-punch or my transparent/cello-tape, so my sheet music is being held together by beautifully ombre pieces of washi. The nice thing about sitting in the back of the 2nd violins is that the audience won't see it.

JTB puts out a monthly book of all of Japan's rail timetables, both JR and private, nationwide. Roughly 1000 pages. And they revise the book MANUALLY in page layout software, because different rail companies submit their schedule changes in different ways.

*sees Disney dropped a Star Wars trailer today* *taps the sign*

The #NoMouse Challenge is a global effort to raise awareness about accessible web design. Try using your website without a mouse. Use the keyboard instead. Is it possible to access all features and operate all buttons, sliders, and other controls? nomouse.org

The fact that the US government bullied China into handing over the reins of a company is quite disturbing. Not to mention, who's owning and running that company, and what they'll almost certainly do with its algorithms.

Beethoven's 9th Symphony goes SO HARD. And trying to listen to his 5th Symphony as just...a piece of music, without all the cultural associations...is hard, but worth it, because it's pretty great! I'm listening to the Berlin Phil's recordings of all 9 symphonies. His music still moves me so much.

Their love of white supremacy and doxxing their enemies brought them back together. 🥺

As a designer in tech who’s anti-FAANG and anti-AI, I’m trying hard not to “not all designers” this, since much of what’s wrong with genAI is because we WEREN’T in the room to advocate for the real world…but it’s true that way too many UX professionals are willing participants and Kool-aid-drinkers.

The United States will have control over TikTok’s algorithm in the acquisition of the social media platform’s US operations, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

It can penetrate Signal and WhatsApp.

just saw a tiktok from a disney adult reading from On Tyranny and asking their followers to cancel their d+ and disney trips omg

The official Avatar podcast’s episode on The Beach has to be the best one so far. I was laughing and clapping while sitting in rush hour traffic; Olivia, Cricket, and Dante reciting their lines was SO EFFING GOOD. Going through the episode recaps, then back to some of the behind-the-scenes episodes.

For those of you who somehow believe that Seattle is a progressive wonderland, untouched by hate..KOMO Plaza is right next to the Space Needle, in the heart of the city. The call's coming from inside the house.

You know what's hard? Listening to the 1st movement of Beethoven's 5th symphony and disregarding all the social/cultural baggage that's built up around it.

Even though the sun was rather shy, it created a great mood! Jizera Mountains, Czech Republic

IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative. The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.

Analog and FOSS Analog and FOSS Hi-ho, the derry-o Analog and FOSS

Companies’ directive is to force you into the role of “consumer” to the point that there are no spaces or experiences independent of that identity they impose on you.

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Yeah so DC pulling books and Kimmel getting canned all have individuals at the center of them who need our support, but this also strikes me as collective punishment. There are so many jobs all around those folks that have been pulled out from under the people on their projects. That sucks.

“Jimmy Kimmel wasn’t doing politics right.” —Ezra Klein

Timeline detox! I absolutely love her work. Take a meditative moment to study it.

I literally threw my head back and guffawed. Bloody hell HAHAHAHA we are so fucked.

Charlie Kirk is the Reichstag oh my God

I feel so helpless.

I’m so mad I’m being made to defend JIMMY KIMMEL.

Nothing is more central to a free society than the right to criticize one’s government. Nothing.

It's crazy how incredibly weak and craven most US companies have turned out to be, in the face of authoritarianism... Zero sense of responsibility to their consumers. Also they are lying. Read what Kimmel actually said... It wasn't about Kirk. It was about cynical use of his death. Cowards.

This was after Colbert was canceled. Which was two months ago.

I think the answer is that the government directly threatening ABC to force a firing would be a First Amendment violation but ABC being cowardly assholes complying in advance in their moronic quest to satisfy Trump is not.

CapitalOne’s “credit card cancellation” workflow has been hacked. Within several days of closing this card, I started getting multiple phishing emails a day from “them.” The senders are spoofed but the emails have typos, and there’s nothing regarding suspicious activity when I actually log in. Sigh.

My Etsy account was temporarily suspended, probably for excessive activity while on a VPN. Oh well, I was on it for the same “convenience” reasons that folks use to justify staying on Amazon and Meta. (She says with WhatsApp notifications buzzing…)

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