Matt Pennig

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I help my fellow iOS devs make Slack
If you think the Super Bowl is too woke and the Grammys are too woke and the AEW Dynamite crowd is too woke and the Oscars are too woke maybe it’s actually a you problem.
You're absolutely right – this actually *isn't* a place of honor.
* I thought esteemed deeds were commemorated here, but that was wrong.
* The message wasn't about treasure, it was about danger. That's on me.
* I won't sugarcoat it – the danger is still present, and now it's in your body.
Precarious tenderness

Five rears ago today, the Executive Branch sought to nullify the Constitutional powers of the Legislature.

We thought, at the end of that day, that it had failed.

Five years later its success is complete. Congress does not exercise the power of the purse, nor the authority over war, nor oversight of the Executive, nor the power to impeach.

There are no checks and balances—we have a unicameral government with two withered stumps of the other branches.

The US invasion of Venezuela is a clear violation of international law and the UN Charter. Celebrating the capture of Maduro, Donald Trump went further, calling it an “attack on sovereignty” itself.

Countries the world over must work together to rein in the United States before it’s too late.

https://disconnect.blog/the-united-states-is-a-rogue-state/

#tech #politics #donaldtrump #venezuela #internationallaw

The United States is a rogue state

Donald Trump’s “attack on sovereignty” in Venezuela has terrible consequences for the world

Disconnect
I can’t even imagine what Disney’s Aphantasia would look like.
i'm really sick of "threshold" conversations, like the whole "at what point does stubble grow into a beard" thing. it's like, if you bring it up once, fine. if you bring it up twice... fine? three times? hm. i guess there must be some particular number where it starts to get annoying

After years of careful observation and listening, I am firmly and deeply convinced that neurodivergence is real.

I have serious doubts about the existence of neurotypicality, though. 🧵