Mastodawn

If anyone out there with deep pockets would like to sponsor @Iconfactory or hire us for design work and help us keep developing the apps and art you love please get in touch.

I hate to be all doom and gloom on the verge of #WWDC but here we are. What a way to celebrate our 30th, right? 😬 Boosts appreciated.

Agee Springer May 30

Andrea Junker

May 29

Trump: “We have no money for cancer research, healthcare, or feeding hungry kids.”

Also Trump: Approves $5,000,000 to coat a bunch of horse statues in 23.75-karat gold.

Priorities.

Agee Springer May 28

Sharon of the Strange Times May 28

US Government websites are being compromised including Vote.Gov and Passports.gov
This is urgent and deeply troubling.

https://thedreydossier.substack.com/p/i-found-a-second-votegov-and-its

I found a second vote.gov — and it's registered to the White House

There is a moment in every investigation where the thing you have been looking for finds you instead.

The Drey Dossier

Agee Springer May 26

Mastodon Migration May 26

Did you know that ICE pepper sprayed a sitting US Senator yesterday?

Not if you get your news from the New York Times, you don't.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/andy-kim-ice-immigration-pepper-spray-delaney-hall-b2983455.html

US Senator pepper-sprayed by ICE outside immigration detention center: ‘It’s just burning’

Families of detainees at the facility have complained that their loved ones have been served spoiled or rotten food at the facility, according to a report

The Independent

Agee Springer Apr 30

Augie Ray Apr 30

Ah, yes, the return of free speech, where you can punch down on women, the disabled, the LGBTQ community, and people of color with slurs. But don't you dare make a joke on late-night TV, post about military law, ask the president a valid question during a presser, share an unflattering photo of a Cabinet member, or criticize the president, because that's treason!

Agee Springer Apr 26

Robin Ince Apr 26

With Trump administration making most of “shots being fired” - a good time to think of how often they have justified “shots being fired”, how often they have gloated over “shots being fired”, how often they have mocked the victims of those “shots being fired”

Agee Springer Apr 18

Wren Reilly Apr 17

If politicians gave a shit about children, the schools would feature:

- HVAC systems that cleaned viruses out of the air
- at least two child psychologists on staff
- age-appropriate lessons to help children identify abuse
- funding for well-paid staff in numbers sufficient for a buddy system to reduce the chances of abuse
- arts education and after-school clubs to provide third spaces for kids
- massive, safe playgrounds
- protected biking and walking infrastructure from the school to residential neighborhoods

Instead we get “parents’ rights”, funding cuts, book bans, and car-centric infrastructure that kills pedestrians and bikers.

If social media is bad for kids, THEY NEED ALTERNATIVES.

Agee Springer Apr 12

Lauren Weinstein Apr 12

I want to emphasize this. The president of the United States was attending a f*cking wrestling match while Iran peace talks collapsed. Imagine if Biden had done that!

Agee Springer Apr 11

Angus McIntyre Apr 11

The reason why the Artemis mission has everyone so fascinated is because it is a showcase for the efforts of people who are very, very good at their jobs, at a time when the news cycle is dominated by people who are not merely terrible at their jobs, but awful human beings as well.

Agee Springer Apr 6

Pez Pengelly Apr 6

This is a screen grab
from live stream video
of a photo shot on an iPhone
of the lunar surface
sent from a spacecraft
orbiting the moon
with 4 humans onboard.

Science, math, and technology are incredible — it’s great to be reminded of the good in humanity once in a while.

#artemis #nasa #csa #moonmission