@sadele2

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"I dreamed I was a perfect smile"

Can someone please remind me where this phrase came from, who said it or wrote it, decades ago? Boomers may know.

Old & a bit out of the way. Background in writing (tho never know what to write about myself), art world, book world, tv news & entertainment. American, Midwest, CA, NY. Much touristing abroad. Progressive, antiracist, antifacist, she/her

sadele29h ago
Anil Dash18h ago
Yesterday, I got an incredible opportunity to watch Cindy Cohn bring @eff's story to one of its biggest audiences yet, as she did an extraordinary job on the Daily Show, pulling off the unlikely task of making the topic of digital privacy and civil liberties seem fun, engaging and witty. I took the chance to share some reflections — and a couple of behind-the-scenes photos. https://www.anildash.com/2026/03/31/defending-privacy-daily/
Defending Privacy, Daily

A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

Anil Dash
sadele214h ago
Show threadMatt Blaze15h ago

It's worth trying to understand what problem this executive order is purporting to solve. It's not clear; you have to squint.

Trump and many of the election deniers have created a widespread impression that mail-in ballots are unsecured, and that there are no (or only ineffective) safeguards against sending in counterfeit, fake, or duplicated ballots and having them counted.

But, despite being repeated frequently, this impression is completely false and baseless, as I'll discuss.

sadele214h ago
Show threadMatt Blaze17h ago
And the legal problems with this are too numerous to enumerate. For one, this EO requires the USPS to engage in conduct that could be construed as interfering with individuals' rights to vote, which is a criminal offense. Ballots from purported "unauthorized" voters would never be delivered, depriving the voters of the ability to ever adjudicate any questions raised about their eligibility (which might occur when their ballot is received).
sadele214h ago
Matt Blaze17h ago

Trump signed an executive order today about mail in voting. It's an attempt to restrict postal delivery of mail in ballots to people on a DHS-compiled list of citizens.

Rick Hasen has a nice summary (tl;dr: not much to get worked up over here, for both legal and practical reasons):

https://electionlawblog.org/?p=155187

Breaking: President Trump Signs New Executive Order on Elections: It is Underwhelming Compared to What Was Threatened. It's Key Part is Likely Unconstitutional: Directing the Post Office to Reject Mail Ballots Except from Those on Federally Approved Voter Lists #ELB

President Trump has signed a second executive order purporting to regulate federal elections (especially mail ballots). His first executive order from last August has already been enjoined in key parts for violating the Constitution. As Judge Kollar-Kotelly wrote in one … Continue reading Breaking: President Trump Signs New Executive Order on Elections: It is Underwhelming Compared to What Was Threatened. It’s Key Part is Likely Unconstitutional: Directing the Post Office to Reject Mail Ballots Except from Those on Federally Approved Voter Lists →

Election Law Blog
sadele215h ago

“Kataib Hezbollah was said to be plotting to kidnap or kill female journalists.

“Plitsas said #Kittleson had been warned that her name was on a list in Kataib Hezbollah's possession. A 2nd source confirmed she’d been told of a risk, but thought it was false information.”

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yled478zwo

US journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Baghdad

The US state department says a suspect in her abduction has ties to an Iran-backed militia group, Kataib Hezbollah.

sadele215h ago
BBC News16h ago

Billion-plus people, three million officials, 33 questions - India begins huge census
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7vqnpqrgy3o?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into World @world-BBCNews

Census 2027: India begins counting a billion-plus people in mega exercise

The two-phase exercise - the world’s most ambitious - will see three million officials count every Indian.

sadele220h ago
Gift Articles20h ago
DACA recipient returns to U.S. after judge finds she was unlawfully deported
https://wapo.st/4sKlmTi
DACA recipient returns to U.S. after judge finds she was unlawfully deported

Maria de Jesus Estrada Juarez is among a growing group of immigrants targeted for removal after arriving as children and gaining protections in the Obama era.

The Washington Post
sadele220h ago
Gift Articles20h ago
Trump’s Executive Order on NPR and PBS Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/business/media/trump-npr-pbs-executive-order-ruling.html?unlocked_article_code=1.XVA.qgAN.v2dtjuxfUDsE&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Judge Blocks Trump’s Order to End Funding for NPR and PBS

The ruling will have minimal effect on the federal money going to public media because Congress voted to claw back funding. But it could have implications for any future funding.

The New York Times
sadele220h ago
Gift Articles20h ago
Musk Faces Fresh Setback in Lawsuits Over 2022 Twitter Buyout
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-31/musk-faces-fresh-setback-in-lawsuits-over-2022-twitter-buyout?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NDk4NTY0MCwiZXhwIjoxNzc1NTkwNDQwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQ1JaOTFUOTZPU0cwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIyODEwRTI4NDA4QkE0NTdBOTBERDFGRjU4QjhCN0Y4RiJ9.K0VeLri0vhCrUkXp0oOZboKWtqXbIggvUhUUXDju82g
sadele220h ago
Gabe Ortíz20h ago
Maria de Jesús Estrada Juárez, a Sacramento mother and #DACA recipient, has returned to the United States after being deported last month in what a federal court determined was an unlawful removal: https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/fwd-us-sacramento-daca-mother-returns-home/103-c59f4b75-f7a4-4122-bfb8-2e476692408e #HereToStay
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