America has an amazing ability to integrate people into our society no matter where they came from, and that's something to celebrate

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/us/migrants-desantis-marthas-vineyard.html

This is a good, frank assessment of why Mastodon's popularity spiked and soon waned. It wasn't designed for new users in mind and the culture seems to prefer exclusivity over offering a proper alternative to mass social media.

It's cool tech but not more.

https://blog.bloonface.com/2023/06/12/why-did-the-twittermigration-fail/

This article in
@MotherJones
does a great job weighing the trade-offs that require we build to meet the moment. In summary: "Emergencies demand urgency."

https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/04/yimby-nimby-progressives-clean-energy-infrastructure-housing-development-wind-solar-bill-mckibben/

#yimby #green

"It took us about 150 years from the days of Edison, Tesla, and Westinghouse to build today’s grid. Now we have to double the grid’s electricity generation, using only new, clean resources, in just three decades." via MotherJones

#green

https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/04/electrify-everything-scope-data/

“I’m more than strong enough to handle hallucinations.”
Dorian took a sip from the cup. It tasted like normal tea, bland and tasteless. There was a burning aftertaste as he swallowed.
Suddenly the world faded to black.
And just as suddenly he was in a grassy field.

#1linewed

Dorian noticed the man stepped back. He was scared. He could take advantage of this.
“You’re going to make me a new coinpurse. And as an apology for your previous work, I will be given it without any extra charge.”
“Okay sir,” the shop owner said as his hands shook.
Dorian left the shop without another thought.

#1linewed

An excerpt from "The Virgin Dragon", available on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Virgin-Dragon-Spectre-War-Book-ebook/dp/B0BYB5M77J

I just published "Should public transit be expected to make a profit?"

#publictransit #nyc #blog

https://link.medium.com/jjSZOXF6xyb

This summary of TikTok's congressional hearing by @caseynewton definitely mirrors my own views of the situation.
#tech #tiktok #politics

https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/24/23654732/tiktok-hearing-shou-zi-chew-failed-defense-congress-ban