Two standard URIs we need in [current year]:

1. Music. I should be able to share a platform agnostic link to a song that your music service can match and open correctly

2. Maps. This one should be like especially straightforward. Why can’t I send you a link from Apple Maps that opens in Google Maps or Open Street Map or whatever.

Let’s go standards body people. I know y’all are on Fedi

Edit: hey maybe check replies before replying. A ton of people have already mentioned geo:// 🙂

Disabled people are screaming about fascism because they know their lives are at risk.

They’re screaming about Medicaid cuts because they know the targets aren’t “scammers”, but everyday people who are barely scraping by.

They understand that the world views us as expendable, so most people won’t fight for us.

It’s why the Nazis targeted us first.

It’s why we were “left by the wayside” when everyone rushed back to normal after Covid lockdowns.

This isn’t theoretical for us, it’s life and death right now.

Cool Jobs: Scientific glassblowers shape science

https://www.snexplores.org/article/cool-jobs-scientific-glassblowers-shape-science

"Beakers, pipettes, flasks and more. Few people realize that skilled artisans make most scientific glassware by hand (and mouth). This career truly marries art and science. Some people came to glassblowing after training in science. Others started as artists who realized their craft could help advance cutting-edge research"

Meet Kevin Moeller, scientific glassblower | Argonne National Laboratory

https://www.anl.gov/article/meet-kevin-moel

The MAGAs who believed Trump would actually release the Epstein list are also the ones who refuse to believe that Trump just cut healthcare for 17M people.

They live in an alternate reality where facts are flexible & reality is whatever you want it to be—as long as it upholds white supremacy.

Trump got 80% of the vote in areas of Kansas that are now being completely fucked over because Trump ended a program that allowed those voters to send surplus grains around the world. He ended it even against the wishes of some elected KS Republicans.

Remarkable that he can do this to his most loyal voters and not pay a political price for it. There’s no “Democratic messaging fix” that gets around this.

How Trump’s Cuts Hurt Kansas Farmers, From Food Aid to Dog Chow -
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/us/politics/trump-farmers.html

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