a2) I don't think people share often enough. They also don't take into consideration the vagaries of the algorithm. We see what the Tech co's want us to see and it's getting worse all the time. On IG, I'm such a sucker for work-in-process. I love seeing what/how people work. #FreelanceFriends

a1) I'm kinda behind on the promotional materials. Website is still under production. I'm only really active here on Bluesky. Hearing lots of grumbling from creatives I follow about how the social media rat race is such a grind - esp IG and the focus on reels. Exhausting. #FreelanceFriends

Morning #FreelanceFriends. I'm Amy posting from an overcast Nebraska. I'm a web/graphic designer and lettering creative. Been a minute since I was here so it's good to be back today.

As a Nebraskan, I have so many questions. #AIslop #DemBones #WTF

Call running long this morning and looks like I'll miss the chat today. Hope you all have a great #FreelanceFriends today!

President of MIT not mincing words today in @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/05/27/s...

In case you have forgotten who Andy Kim is, he’s the rep who came into the Capitol building after Trump’s J6 goons had trashed it, got down in his hands and knees, and cleaned it up. And ICE have gassed him. They have peppersprayed the true patriot who thinks American ideals are worth defending.

Need to run. Have a couple things to take care of before I head to my garden event. Hope everyone has a great week! #FreelanceFriends

Just the built-in with the computer. It does a fine enough job for what I use it for. As for video on/off, it really depends on the call's purpose. Number of people on the call - one to one is different than listening in on a group. It just kinda depends... #FreelanceFriends

No. I don't do enough of that to bother with. Some of the hosts for my meetings do, but I'm not sure what their setups are. #FreelanceFriends

a1) I prefer a static setup - love my desk + double monitor so I can participate and have room to do other things, like take notes or maybe some other task while the meeting happens. #FreelanceFriends

Running late...Who's here?? 😁 I'm Amy posting from an overcast Nebraska. Today this master gardener is headed out to an afternoon event and is trying to do too many things at once. #FreelanceFriends

If it were fake news, you could have just let the IRS audit run its course and then we'd all see it was fake, but instead you rushed in like Leeroy Jenkins and demanded everything be shut down immediately? Sure, sure, that makes sense, sure.

Since 2012, Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) has been observed on the third Thursday of May to bring about exposure and awareness to digital accessibility. Of course, for many accessibility enthusiasts, every day is a day to bring not just awareness, but action. accessibility.day

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Good morning and happy #freelancefriends day to you! Sad to miss today's chat, but I'm off to help a garden group kinda last minute. Save me some swag... the good stuff! Cheers!

Election Day! nebraskademocrats.org/wp-content/u...

a3) And here's the soap box served extra spicy. I detest disappearing media. D E T E S T it with the fire of 1000 suns. Newsletters without an archive. IG stories after 24 hours. Hate it. Authors need to remember people find them in different times. 1/x #FreelanceFriends

a2) That's a good question - still unsure. Self-hosted websites/blogs looks to be on the rise as folks are discouraged w algo's +AI slop being fed to them. Having access to an inbox is a real privilege and I encourage folks to keep that in mind when they communicate. #FreelanceFriends

Just in case any of the #FreelanceFriends are curious, here's the book we're talking about. It's just a superb example of publishing. So lovely. shop.americastestkitchen.com/cocktails-il...

No, I've never done the email newsletter thing. Subscribe to (more than?) enough of them though... #freelanceFriends

Happy Thursday #FreelanceFriends! I'm Amy posting from a sunny and perfect Lincoln. Running late (as usual) but can't chat without a full cup. I'm a web/graphic/instructional designer and master gardener. The garden has my attention this week - so. much. weeding.

How is this being treated as normal? A Republican governor is declaring a state of emergency to cancel n ongoing election for Congress. If you think this is ends with redistricting, you are not paying attention.

a3) Lunch is school food here. Nothing fancy - sandwich, chips, carrots/celery, cookie. I don't have the executive function to actually cook during the day even after all the years of WFH. It's literally too much work to do that. #FreelanceFriends

a1) Coffee. Maybe a tea. Never enough water. Water is in the coffee. And the tea. #FreelanceFriends

Running late this morning. Needed a refill already. I'm Amy writing from a sunny. but chilly Lincoln. This week I've been a master gardener, proposal writer and volunteer webmaster. It's been a bit chaotic here for us so the yard time has been good medicine. #FreelanceFriends

I'm going to scream. For whatever reason, Meta has apparently removed the ability to schedule Facebook and Instagram posts with alt text in Meta Business Suite. That's incredibly frustrating, especially for smaller content creators who can't afford third-party management tools. #Accessibility

a3) For me, it's the clash between personal and professional. OftenI just won't post because of past relationships. I don't have much of a creative tribe locally - so it's great to meet people from all over and build those networks. Hard when the Twitter diaspora has scattered. #FreelanceFriends

This all day, twice on Sunday, and louder for the folks in the back. Focus on authentic content suited to your people and the magic will happen. #FreelanceFriends

a1) Right now mostly social stuff and only posting here. I am a voyeur on Instagram these days although I'm getting the urge to start up with a different handle to do some more art/creative stuff. We've had some upheaval here so who knows? But I am considering it. #FreelanceFriends

Hello #freelanceFriends. Long time, no see. I'm Amy posting from a sticky and hopefully, lightly-stormy Nebraska. I'm a web/graphic/instructional designer who also dabbles in photography, lettering and gardening. Been busy with a new project and such. Nice of Bluesky to let me in this week. 😁

Extremely annoyed at the amount of AI pics of the astronauts landing when we have actual real cool pictures of it that we should be sharing

I hope the GOP remembers this as they honor and eulogize Ben Sasse in the coming weeks.

At 11:30a: House Democrats will attempt to pass a war powers authorization by unanimous consent It’s expected that Republicans will block the effort That could jam up Republicans with constituents who oppose the war

Tucker Collins is 18. A USC freshman. He went to the LA No Kings rally on March 28 with a camera. He came home without an eye. A DHS agent fired a “less-lethal”projectile that destroyed his eyeball and fractured his eye socket. He was documenting the protest and just taking pictures.

There is no image you could AI-generate that will give as much joy as the photographs from Artemis II

Brutal.

Consider your site content that is routinely updated, like weather maps, Covid charts, or stock graphs. Screen reader users encounter maps and charts where the image has been updated but the alt text hasn't. This can lead to confusion. Always update alt text when updating images.

We are four hours and fifteen minutes until Trump's deadline for make a "whole civilization die." Where are America's moral leaders? It is time to invoke the 25th Amendment NOW -- not after the fact, but before he orders unspeakable atrocities.

"Why don't Americans-" The ruling class of America has intentionally disempowered its citizens spread across 3,000+ miles of land and then funded the police force as an occupying army that happily murders anyone who opposes them and imprisons whoever is left as slave laborers. So phone calls it is

I would like to send a hearty fuck you to everyone who voted for this man. Miss me with the “I didn’t know he was crazy and would hurt so many people.” Yes, you did. It’s why you voted for him. His appeal is the pain he inflicts on people you don’t like. Fuck you.

“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” -Trump Article III The following acts shall be punishable: (a) Genocide; (b) Conspiracy to commit genocide; (c) Direct and public incitement to commit genocide; (d) Attempt to commit genocide; (e) Complicity in genocide.

Same. Asked for their positions. Told both they did not campaign on starting a 21st C Holy War. No campaigning on destroying infidels at the expense of American safety and economic stability. Asked both how to justify this w/their faithful message of Easter peace. Cowards. All of them.

“He didn’t literally mean he would wipe out an entire civilization” Then he shouldn’t have fucking said it. He’s the President of the United States. He has sole launch authority over the world’s most sophisticated nuclear arsenal, and words mean things.

Yes, Congress is in recess. Yes, they should probably come back now. Yes, you can still call them while they're out. Call a local office! We have those numbers for you @ 5calls.org 🔥📞🔥

The first post in this thread is important. It should have your best promotional image. (It should have alt text.) It could be the post you plan to pin. It should have EASY OBVIOUS LINKS that people can click to buy your book. That is vital, do not do not DO NOT skip the links. Make it easy!!!

That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress beforehand, or our allies, or coherently explain to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers. Reminder that Congress has the power to stop this.

The biggest story in the world right now is that the president of the United States is a demented old man who takes pleasure in torturing and killing people and is committing crimes with impunity. And yet most legacy media outlets are too cowardly to tell it like it is.

And the calls keep coming... #FreelanceLife #FreelanceFriends