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Just because you've always done it that way doesn't mean you're doing it right.
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Accessibility tip from Day 11 of @freelock.com ’s Drupal Advent: design for orientation and reflow.
Fixed-width layouts break usability for low vision and mobile users.
Use Flexbox, test at 320px + 400% zoom, and meet WCAG.
🔗 https://bit.ly/48Lmpeg
##a11y #WCAG #ResponsiveDesign #DrupalUX
Fixed-width layouts break usability for low vision and mobile users.
Use Flexbox, test at 320px + 400% zoom, and meet WCAG.
🔗 https://bit.ly/48Lmpeg
##a11y #WCAG #ResponsiveDesign #DrupalUX
Freelock Highlights Orientation and Reflow in Drupal Advent Calendar Day 11
Freelock's Day 11 Advent Calendar entry emphasizes the importance of supporting device orientation and content reflow for accessibility. The article outlines best practices and common pitfalls in responsive design that affect users with disabilities ...
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Accessibility tip from Day 11 of @freelock.com ’s Drupal Advent: design for orientation and reflow.
Fixed-width layouts break usability for low vision and mobile users.
Use Flexbox, test at 320px + 400% zoom, and meet WCAG.
🔗 https://bit.ly/48Lmpeg
##a11y #WCAG #ResponsiveDesign #DrupalUX
Fixed-width layouts break usability for low vision and mobile users.
Use Flexbox, test at 320px + 400% zoom, and meet WCAG.
🔗 https://bit.ly/48Lmpeg
##a11y #WCAG #ResponsiveDesign #DrupalUX
Apple Mail users — am I the only one bothered by this design? Was it really that difficult to align the labels with the buttons?
December 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Apple Mail users — am I the only one bothered by this design? Was it really that difficult to align the labels with the buttons?
Don't you just love the sound of meetings getting canceled first thing in the morning. Ahh, now I can enjoy my second coffee.
December 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Don't you just love the sound of meetings getting canceled first thing in the morning. Ahh, now I can enjoy my second coffee.
It's that time of the year again. Time for jingle bells, holiday cheer, and presents under the tree.
But can we all agree that invisible tape is visible. We can all see it, right? Stop lying to us Big Tape!
But can we all agree that invisible tape is visible. We can all see it, right? Stop lying to us Big Tape!
December 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
It's that time of the year again. Time for jingle bells, holiday cheer, and presents under the tree.
But can we all agree that invisible tape is visible. We can all see it, right? Stop lying to us Big Tape!
But can we all agree that invisible tape is visible. We can all see it, right? Stop lying to us Big Tape!
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Look out. #Supergirl lands in theaters June 26.
December 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Look out. #Supergirl lands in theaters June 26.
It's like 50 degrees here and I'm freezing. I know for some people that's warm, but those people are just wrong.
December 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
It's like 50 degrees here and I'm freezing. I know for some people that's warm, but those people are just wrong.
Whelp, there goes my last nerve. And it ain’t even lunch time yet!
December 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Whelp, there goes my last nerve. And it ain’t even lunch time yet!
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Press restrictions were once the hallmark of autocracies. Now even democracies like the US and UK are imposing limits on journalists.
Press Freedom Is Under Fire Around the World
A dispute between an English local council and the newspaper that covers it shows how press limits are spreading to places once thought immune.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Press restrictions were once the hallmark of autocracies. Now even democracies like the US and UK are imposing limits on journalists.
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OPINION | Members of Congress have still passed legislation that endangers veterans, especially those facing mental health difficulties.
Kile Brown is a former U.S. Army officer who served on active duty from 1992 to 1997.
Read his words here: www.stripes.com/opinion/2025...
Kile Brown is a former U.S. Army officer who served on active duty from 1992 to 1997.
Read his words here: www.stripes.com/opinion/2025...
Kennedy Amendment increases the danger for veterans in crisis
www.stripes.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
OPINION | Members of Congress have still passed legislation that endangers veterans, especially those facing mental health difficulties.
Kile Brown is a former U.S. Army officer who served on active duty from 1992 to 1997.
Read his words here: www.stripes.com/opinion/2025...
Kile Brown is a former U.S. Army officer who served on active duty from 1992 to 1997.
Read his words here: www.stripes.com/opinion/2025...
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New awareness campaign
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New awareness campaign
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Shut your mouth Karen.
October 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Shut your mouth Karen.
If Democrats want to win in 2028, they need to nominate Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com and his running mate should be Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social #AKandAOC
October 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
If Democrats want to win in 2028, they need to nominate Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com and his running mate should be Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social #AKandAOC
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Prince Andrew gives up royal titles including Duke of York after ‘discussion with king’
Prince Andrew gives up royal titles including Duke of York after ‘discussion with king’
In statement released by Buckingham Palace, Andrew says he will give up titles and honours including the Duke of York
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Virginia Giuffre book extract: ‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’
Prince Andrew has agreed to give up his title as the Duke of York, he said in a statement released through Buckingham Palace.
He said: “In discussion with the king, and my immediate and wider family, we have concluded the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Prince Andrew gives up royal titles including Duke of York after ‘discussion with king’
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As authorities end their large-scale search, volunteers and village public safety officers vow to keep looking for two residents whose home floated away in the storm.
Hundreds evacuating from hardest hit Western Alaska villages following storm
Nearly all the homes in both towns were damaged and a tribal administrator said it was unsafe to stay.
n.pr
October 16, 2025 at 12:33 PM
As authorities end their large-scale search, volunteers and village public safety officers vow to keep looking for two residents whose home floated away in the storm.
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Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank
October 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank
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Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize
Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize
Leader of country’s opposition receives award after scrutiny surrounding committee and comments by Donald Trump
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Nobel peace prize – latest
Venezuelan opposition politician María Corina Machado has won the Nobel peace prize.
The committee commended Machado as a “brave and committed champion of peace” who “keeps the flame of democracy burning during a growing darkness”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize
Something to keep in mind is that after they go after #disability benefits for #veterans who will they go after next? If they get away with cutting VA benefits, you can bet your ass they'll be after Social Security disability benefits next.
VFW to Washington Post - Veterans’ Disability Benefits are Not ‘Loopholes’ to Exploit
VFW Commander-in-Chief Carol Whitmore slams The Washington Post for a "dangerously misleading" article on VA disability benefits, declaring them compensation—not charity—and demanding the nation #Hono...
www.vfw.org
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Something to keep in mind is that after they go after #disability benefits for #veterans who will they go after next? If they get away with cutting VA benefits, you can bet your ass they'll be after Social Security disability benefits next.
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By they way, my #1 piece of advice about ALT text is to listen to people with visual impairments! Not random online people. I have seen a ton of well intentioned but terrible advice from sighted people about ALT text. Here is a clear guide: www.perkins.org/resource/how...
February 29, 2024 at 10:25 PM
By they way, my #1 piece of advice about ALT text is to listen to people with visual impairments! Not random online people. I have seen a ton of well intentioned but terrible advice from sighted people about ALT text. Here is a clear guide: www.perkins.org/resource/how...
Every word of this, but especially — "we live here in a country with a co-opted executive branch led by racist, xenophobic idiots who do not believe in law"
“Let Republicans have the literal blood of American citizens on their hands—and make that the central issue of the shutdown. Otherwise, enjoy having your health care subsidy debate in the gulags these people would happily send us all to. I hear that poll-tests great.”
The Case for the Forever Shutdown
Senate Democrats actually allowing the GOP to stop funding the government is only the first step. Now they have to make the case that Trump’s government is illegitimate.
newrepublic.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Every word of this, but especially — "we live here in a country with a co-opted executive branch led by racist, xenophobic idiots who do not believe in law"
Hey boys and girls. Don't join the military because eventually, the VA will fuck you without lube. Fun!
October 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Hey boys and girls. Don't join the military because eventually, the VA will fuck you without lube. Fun!
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A11y tip: Use live regions sparingly
aria-live is powerful but can overwhelm. Use "polite" for most updates, "assertive" only for urgent messages. Announce outcomes, not processes ("3 results found" vs "searching...").
Test with a screen reader - helpful updates can become annoying noise.
##a11y
aria-live is powerful but can overwhelm. Use "polite" for most updates, "assertive" only for urgent messages. Announce outcomes, not processes ("3 results found" vs "searching...").
Test with a screen reader - helpful updates can become annoying noise.
##a11y
October 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
A11y tip: Use live regions sparingly
aria-live is powerful but can overwhelm. Use "polite" for most updates, "assertive" only for urgent messages. Announce outcomes, not processes ("3 results found" vs "searching...").
Test with a screen reader - helpful updates can become annoying noise.
##a11y
aria-live is powerful but can overwhelm. Use "polite" for most updates, "assertive" only for urgent messages. Announce outcomes, not processes ("3 results found" vs "searching...").
Test with a screen reader - helpful updates can become annoying noise.
##a11y
Sourdough rosemary focaccia fresh out of the oven.
October 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Sourdough rosemary focaccia fresh out of the oven.