@chenry

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I was robbed.
Here's my secret to the NY Times Flashback quiz. For any item about an advancement in civil rights, just assume it was much later than you expect.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/16/us/politics/anna-paulina-luna-house-proxy-voting.html?unlocked_article_code=1.OE0.3HNQ.UtxU50G5JXRQ&smid=url-share

"When she arrived in Congress last year, Representative Anna Paulina Luna, a hard-right Republican from Florida, joined the rest of her party in staunchly opposing proxy voting…

Then, in August, she gave birth to her first child and her perspective changed. "

So shocked that a member of the GOP would change their stance on something only after it affected them directly. 🙄

It's painful how predictable they are.

A New Republican Mom Wants to Change House Rules for Postpartum Voting

Inspired by her own experience, Representative Anna Paulina Luna of Florida has broken with her party to call for proxy voting for female members of Congress for six weeks after giving birth.

The New York Times
Mammals’ Time on Earth Is Half Over, Scientists Predict

A new model suggests that in 250 million years, all land will collide into a supercontinent that boosts warming and pushes mammals to extinction.

The New York Times
I feel like Calm should've reassessed using someone with a British accent for their Spotify ads. He as a great voice, but I honestly thought he said to visit "com.com" at the end.
You can't convince me that this candidate isn't an SNL character.

Just helping to spread this a little further. Illustrator Dan Brereton is auctioning original art for Maui: https://www.nerdcrawler.com/auctions/thrillkiller-by-dan-brereton

via the Project Rooftop twitter

Thrillkiller by Dan Brereton Auction

Bid on Thrillkiller by Dan Brereton auction on Nerd Crawler -- a better way to auction.

Ok I'm legitimately amused that Paramount Pictures put out an official compilation video of Tom Cruise running in all of the M:I movies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G66XxOTk2c
TOM CRUISE RUNNING IN MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE SINCE 1996

YouTube

Little birdies tell me VanMoof has officially collapsed. They'll be making a statement shortly.

If you own one of their bikes now is the time to grab your encryption keys before their servers go offline.

Edit: Linking to the "Bikey" app which is a lot easier to use: https://bikey-app.cowboy.bike

Bikey app — Save your VanMoof bike digital key on your phone

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Bikey app — Save your VanMoof bike digital key on your phone
Same, Twitter. Same.