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Kirsti @kst.bsky.social · 5m

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Julie McGalliard @mcjulie.bsky.social · 2h

I’ve also noticed that whenever people talk about “the authority of God” they never mean it, what they *actually* mean is “the unquestioned authority of the men who claim to speak for God”

Kirsti @kst.bsky.social · 6m

This. So much this.

Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 2h

When writing alt text for an image of text, it's not enough to just write "screen shot of text from article." Sighted users get to know what is in that screen shot, so why don't blind users deserve the same? The alt text should include all the actual text in the image.

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Kirsti @kst.bsky.social · 12m

As someone who used to rent out a house, I’d have appreciated a call from my tenant if the property manager waited 2 weeks to get someone to look at a roof that was leaking *now*

Kirsti @kst.bsky.social · 25m

I think it’s all part of their dogmatic “All taxes are bad & we don’t need any government at all. The invisible hand of the market will provide for *everything*.”

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🎃 Harm City Slasher 🔪 @sprawlhater.bsky.social · 2h

All I'm saying is if I wasn't re-elected specifically because I was allowing a novel pandemic to run completely rampant, I wouldn't fire the entire CDC when I got back into office

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Kirsti @kst.bsky.social · 55m

I don’t know about your other readers, but I’d be happy just to see photos of the cheese. 😁

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Kirsti @kst.bsky.social · 4h

As a librarian who has no time to read books, I can identify.

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beelzebubbrubb @gunlaigse.bsky.social · 6h

today, 10 october, is national black brewers day!
www.nationalblackbrewersassociation.org/black-brewer...

sadly, i know of only two here in seattle, but both are excellent!
metierbrewing.com
23rd-ave-brewery.square.site

October 10th - National Black Brewers Day | National Black Brewers Association ("NB2A")

Celebrate National Black Brewers Day on October 10th. Support Black brewers & their contributions to the craft beer industry.

www.nationalblackbrewersassociation.org

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South Seattle Emerald @soseaemerald.bsky.social · 7h

This week, the King County Department of Public Defense released a report looking at arrests and prosecutions under the City of Seattle's 2023 drug criminalization ordinance. The data do not paint a pretty picture:

Everything Is Political: Seattle's Recent Drug Law Fails Black Folks

This week, the King County Department of Public Defense released a report looking at arrests and prosecutions under the City of Seattle's 2023 drug criminalization ordinance, which supporters claimed…

soseaem.org

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Dael Norwood @dael.bsky.social · 6h

“ “I didn’t want them to take her,” said the man, who didn’t want to be named because he fears he’ll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.”

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 8h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 5h

Seen in Maywood, Illinois

Handwritten sign on parked car dash that reads ZIP TYING CHILDREN IS FUCKING WRONG

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Kirsti @kst.bsky.social · 5h

There are other Christians in the US than just the right-wing assholes.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 14h

Some clergy are begging to be allowed closer to the detention center to perform communion.

"You are preventing our religious freedom," someone in the crowd shouts.

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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 10h

Like how many people at this conference have experienced being catcalled and harassed on the street? Just this morning, I got catcalled while passing a group of dudes, and it flustered me to the point that I accidentally almost ran a red light trying to get away from them. It was a busy street...

A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 10h

At a transportation research conference that is still probably about 90% dudes. We miss so much in planning and engineering our communities when everyone in the room has similar experiences of how people interact with you in public space.

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Kirsti @kst.bsky.social · 5h

Oh no!!!!

Kirsti @kst.bsky.social · 5h

Had to have my work laptop upgraded to Windows 11 today. I’m feeling really grumpy about having to re-do all my previous settings & options. I have other stuff to do!

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DrWeb @drweb2.bsky.social · 23h

Books Unbanned: 1 Million Checkouts

In 2022, Brooklyn Public Library launched Books Unbanned to provide access to digital books for young people impacted by censorship. The Seattle Public Library joined in 2023, with our foundation generously funding the program. Three and a half years after…

Books Unbanned: 1 Million Checkouts

In 2022, Brooklyn Public Library launched Books Unbanned to provide access to digital books for young people impacted by censorship. The Seattle Public Library joined in 2023, with our foundation generously funding the program. Three and a half years after Brooklyn’s big idea, The Books Unbanned coalition has grown to six libraries. For Banned Books

drwebdomain.blog

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Kirsti @kst.bsky.social · 21h

Mathonwy was posting on vacation a few years back & I legit was unsure from the place names if she was in Massachusetts or Britain.

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Kirsti @kst.bsky.social · 21h

Sometimes the algorithm did some
pretty good things.

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Kirsti @kst.bsky.social · 21h

On the other side of the continent, I’m getting increasingly weirded out by the fact that it’s *still* this sunny this late into October. That & the wildflowers blooming.

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Kirsti @kst.bsky.social · 21h

Please tell me this was at NASIG or from a serials vendor.

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Kirsti @kst.bsky.social · 21h

We all do it.

Andrew Stout @thomasacstout.bsky.social · 2d

Classic case of librarian spending a day off from the library at another library 📚

Interior of Central Library in downtown St. Louis

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Kirsti @kst.bsky.social · 21h

I’ve been asking if Apple hired too many programmers from
Microsoft. I’m only kind of joking.

Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 22h

For decades now, I have used spotlight on the Mac (the built in search bar) to find files. I don’t really bother about travelling through nested folders in the Finder to get to them.

The new MacOS Tahoe has broken Spotlight.

talk.tidbits.com/t/spotlight-...

Spotlight in OS 26 not indexing all files

Since upgrading (??) to OS26 Spotlight is not finding files on the disk, only web locations. According to Perplexity this is a known problem: ”The issue with Spotlight in macOS 26 (Tahoe) not finding...

talk.tidbits.com

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Kirsti @kst.bsky.social · 22h

Is it that search is bad or that real content is being drowned in AI swill?

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Kirsti @kst.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks!

I’ll probably go with BikeWorks because I think they’ll be easier for me to get the bike to.

But I appreciate the info!

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Kirsti @kst.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks!