I don't have any followers here, but:

Here's a story from me today about the state-of-play at Texas' three unionized newspapers -- with the big news being that the Fort Worth NewsGuild has ratified the only union contract at a Texas newspaper, following a 24-day labor strike: https://www.texasobserver.org/striking-does-work-fort-worth-journalists-win-only-newspaper-union-contract-in-texas/

I keep seeing articles, about people trying to violently overturn election results, that use phrases like “motivated by election lies”.

They aren’t motivated by lies, they are motivated by not liking the result. Repeating the lies just makes them feel powerful because it makes them part of the grift. They think they’re fooling people.

Blaming the lies lulls us into thinking that this is an education/disinformation problem which, if addressed, will eliminate the violence.

These folks aren’t deluded. They’ve learned from their leaders that violence and lying are the route to power.

For most of my life I thought these problems could be solved by education. I no longer do. As far as I can tell, about 30% of the population believes that getting away with grifts and bullying people is proof of power and leadership that should be respected, worshiped, and emulated.

We can’t educate these folks. We can only build a society that ensures that they cannot gain control. Unfortunately, the entire human race has largely failed to do so, and we’re suffering the consequences on a planetary scale.

Every day we act as though they don’t *know* that the elections were valid, is a day we risk losing the fight for democracy, equality, and a stable environment.

#brazil #JAN6

Developers, PLEASE, for the love of all that is holy, don't disable pasting into password fields.

We all want to use more secure passwords, but if for some reason our password manager doesn't work with your site or app, having to 10-finger a long password is annoying.

EDIT 2/19: All three kittens have now found adopters! Thanks to everyone!

Is anyone in the Philadelphia area looking to adopt 1-3 adorable boy kittens? We foster through Philly PAWS and we're starting to look for a forever home for the Pumpkin Spice Gang, shown here.
(Picture is somewhat deceptive; they rarely hold still long enough for a picture. But they are very snuggly.)