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Born pessimist. Trained optimist. Ex-poet. Retired blogger. Still haunted by a desire to distill the world into words.
@littlemiao It's cute, for sure. My kids, who are adults now, loved it all those years.
An AP investigation has found that authorities used technologies mobilized for COVID-19 for purposes entirely unrelated to the pandemic — halting travel for activists and ordinary people, harassing marginalized communities and linking people’s health information to other surveillance and law enforcement tools.  In some cases, data was shared with spy agencies #surveillance #pandemic https://apnews.com/article/technology-police-government-surveillance-covid-19-3f3f348d176bc7152a8cb2dbab2e4cc4
Police seize on COVID-19 tech to expand global surveillance

JERUSALEM (AP) — Majd Ramlawi was serving coffee in Jerusalem’s Old City when a chilling text message appeared on his phone.

AP News

Work from home has been a huge boon to employment access for disabled people.

“The jobless rate for disabled workers — typically in double digits and 12.3% two years ago — dropped to 5.8% in November … the lowest rate for people with disabilities since record-keeping began in 2008.”

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-12-15/long-left-out-of-job-market-people-with-disabilities-reap-benefits-of-covid-19s-teleworking-boom

People with disabilities reap benefits of surge in telework

The COVID-19 pandemic's silver lining for people with disabilities: a lot more remote work opportunities. Will it last?

Los Angeles Times
@nomdeb I was just trying to remember when that "some time ago" was and I think it was back in the late 1970s, when they were a relatively young company. Saw them in Vancouver, where I was living then.
@nomdeb I love them. Have seen them perform some time ago!
@Tonicarr Another option for Twitter refugees.
Yes, I have been using the Toot app as well. Seems to work well for now. I am still learning the ropes here. Got on the waitlist for Post too.
@nomdeb Thanks. It seems to be some kind of stubborn rhinovirus. Seeing the doctor today (an appointment I had to make months ago for allergy issues... he's booked solid well into next year too!!) I am much better now, but still tired.
@Cateo As far as I can tell, it's not Covid, so that's good. But it is still going on... some kind of rhinovirus, I assume. No fun...and exhausting.