Amanda
@glenparva.bsky.social
Why is the DC Restaurant Week website so unusable? ‘Til January!
August 27, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Why is the DC Restaurant Week website so unusable? ‘Til January!
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I can skim written instructions to focus on that which I need to know. Video demonstrations have their place, but that place is NOT to replace the written word.
Just saw someone unironically recommending to check TikTok for instructions on how to do something and no, I will not be doing that. YouTube is bad enough. Bring back written instructions!
August 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I can skim written instructions to focus on that which I need to know. Video demonstrations have their place, but that place is NOT to replace the written word.
@annehelen.bsky.social listening to the pod this morning and left off at your remark about “parental rights trump all else”—what a way to encapsulate so much of what’s happening in the US rn.
July 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
@annehelen.bsky.social listening to the pod this morning and left off at your remark about “parental rights trump all else”—what a way to encapsulate so much of what’s happening in the US rn.
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Accessibility is our responsibility. buff.ly/jAYNYhx
July 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Accessibility is our responsibility. buff.ly/jAYNYhx
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Fun fact: in the 1960s, Civil Rights protestors were given literal classes on nonviolent protest; they didn't all just spontaneously know what to do.
So, if you're planning on showing up, this weekend: read this comic. And if you're staying home, signal-boost it/link it around.
So, if you're planning on showing up, this weekend: read this comic. And if you're staying home, signal-boost it/link it around.
I did my best to compile as many protest safety notes as possible into a one page foldout zine! Coincidentally…it seems the file has breached containment…like it’s available for anyone to print or hand out 👀⚖️
toonyart.com/s/PSZine.pdf
toonyart.com/s/PSZine.pdf
June 13, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Fun fact: in the 1960s, Civil Rights protestors were given literal classes on nonviolent protest; they didn't all just spontaneously know what to do.
So, if you're planning on showing up, this weekend: read this comic. And if you're staying home, signal-boost it/link it around.
So, if you're planning on showing up, this weekend: read this comic. And if you're staying home, signal-boost it/link it around.
One thing I miss about Twitter is being able to yell at businesses. Just had the worst experience with CVS Photo and I’m so bitter I can’t tell them about it in the social media public square.
June 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
One thing I miss about Twitter is being able to yell at businesses. Just had the worst experience with CVS Photo and I’m so bitter I can’t tell them about it in the social media public square.
“Working within the executive branch felt like working at a large tech company, except where business strategy was outsourced to Congress, and software engineering was outsourced to contractors like IBM, Accenture, Deloitte, and Booz Allen Hamilton.” Yep.
One DOGE person actually believed that DOGE was about government software modernization. He kept talking about it. So they fired him.
DOGE Days
My experience joining the United States DOGE Service as a software engineer, and what I learned along the way.
sahillavingia.com
May 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
“Working within the executive branch felt like working at a large tech company, except where business strategy was outsourced to Congress, and software engineering was outsourced to contractors like IBM, Accenture, Deloitte, and Booz Allen Hamilton.” Yep.
Just waiting for the day that a Gen Z asks me what they played in breweries before Sublime released their eponymous 1996 album.
May 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Just waiting for the day that a Gen Z asks me what they played in breweries before Sublime released their eponymous 1996 album.
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Please stop sharing the post claiming tornado warnings were late + people died in Kentucky because NWS was understaffed. It took a lot of extra planning to compensate for the Doge-induced shortages but they say they were staffed "for the entirety of the event." www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
How a tornado tested a Kentucky weather office that cut overnight staff
The Jackson, Kentucky, office is one of a growing number of forecast offices unable to cover an overnight shift since the Trump administration cut staffing levels through buyouts and firings.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 18, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Please stop sharing the post claiming tornado warnings were late + people died in Kentucky because NWS was understaffed. It took a lot of extra planning to compensate for the Doge-induced shortages but they say they were staffed "for the entirety of the event." www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
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Found tornado pet! London KY Contact Corbin Animal Clinic if this is your pet! (606) 523-1099
#SoutheastKYtornadoes
#LondonKY
#SoutheastKYtornadoes
#LondonKY
May 18, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Found tornado pet! London KY Contact Corbin Animal Clinic if this is your pet! (606) 523-1099
#SoutheastKYtornadoes
#LondonKY
#SoutheastKYtornadoes
#LondonKY
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Because we totally wouldn’t need that.
May 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Because we totally wouldn’t need that.
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It’s not just Newark: Nearly all air traffic control facilities in the U.S. are understaffed.
Newark Airport's Crisis Puts Spotlight on U.S. Air Traffic Controller Shortage
As of May 7, all but two of the 313 air traffic control facilities in the United States were understaffed, a New York Times analysis found.
www.nytimes.com
May 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
It’s not just Newark: Nearly all air traffic control facilities in the U.S. are understaffed.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has laid off thousands of workers since January. Current and former CDC staff are grappling with uncertainty about both their futures and public health.
Former CDC staff warn of "a five alarm fire"
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has laid off thousands of workers since January. Current and former CDC staff are grappling with uncertainty about both their futures and public health.
www.npr.org
May 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has laid off thousands of workers since January. Current and former CDC staff are grappling with uncertainty about both their futures and public health.
So no one else thinks the Mac screenshot noise sounds like “Yeah” by Usher?
March 8, 2025 at 2:33 AM
So no one else thinks the Mac screenshot noise sounds like “Yeah” by Usher?
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So you can just say you work at DOGE and pillage anything from our documents you want. The law truly doesn't exist anymore! Cool!
3 men claiming to be from DOGE show up at San Francisco City Hall, demand records
San Francisco city officials are investigating after three men who claimed to be from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) showed up at City Hall on Friday demanding records from offices bef...
www.cbsnews.com
February 15, 2025 at 1:06 AM
So you can just say you work at DOGE and pillage anything from our documents you want. The law truly doesn't exist anymore! Cool!
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Make your calls. Go to your town halls. Ask your state and local officials what they are doing under state and local law. Rest. Hydrate. Make soup for the hungry. Don’t let people tell you that you’re doing it wrong. Not a sprint. Not a marathon. A relay. Find your team. Thank you.
February 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Make your calls. Go to your town halls. Ask your state and local officials what they are doing under state and local law. Rest. Hydrate. Make soup for the hungry. Don’t let people tell you that you’re doing it wrong. Not a sprint. Not a marathon. A relay. Find your team. Thank you.
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February 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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MY GOD DRAKE IS 38 ARE YOU NOT TIRED OF RAPPING ABOUT WOMEN WHO DON’T LIKE YOU?!
February 15, 2025 at 12:24 AM
MY GOD DRAKE IS 38 ARE YOU NOT TIRED OF RAPPING ABOUT WOMEN WHO DON’T LIKE YOU?!
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What I should have done in the beginning - here's a starter pack of 20-odd experts who journalists or others might want to read/talk to to understand the gutting of the administrative state (as opposed to broad decline of democracy etc). I've focused on academics go.bsky.app/MaC7vnv
February 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
What I should have done in the beginning - here's a starter pack of 20-odd experts who journalists or others might want to read/talk to to understand the gutting of the administrative state (as opposed to broad decline of democracy etc). I've focused on academics go.bsky.app/MaC7vnv
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Download the “5 Calls: Contact Your Congress” app and call your congressman. Very useful app.
February 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Download the “5 Calls: Contact Your Congress” app and call your congressman. Very useful app.
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February 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Happy:
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Read this story if you care about freedom of press ~> prismreports.org/2025/01/14/a...
Alissa Azar is going to trial for covering a pro-Palestine protest
The recent arrest of movement journalist Alissa Azar is part of a larger pattern of escalating intimidation and harassment by Portland police
prismreports.org
January 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Read this story if you care about freedom of press ~> prismreports.org/2025/01/14/a...
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This is important
FEMA has issued a guide on how to apply for federal aid if you've been impacted by the wildfires.
Aid may include money for food, water, baby formula, breastfeeding supplies, medication, or even with basic home repairs and personal property losses. www.huffpost.com/entry/southe...
Aid may include money for food, water, baby formula, breastfeeding supplies, medication, or even with basic home repairs and personal property losses. www.huffpost.com/entry/southe...
Impacted By The Fires? Here’s How To Apply For FEMA Assistance
www.huffpost.com
January 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This is important
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“A mere 57 oil, gas, coal and cement producers are directly linked to 80% of the world’s global fossil CO2 emissions since the 2016 Paris climate agreement”
Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016
Analysis reveals many big producers increased output of fossil fuels and related emissions in seven years after Paris climate deal
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
“A mere 57 oil, gas, coal and cement producers are directly linked to 80% of the world’s global fossil CO2 emissions since the 2016 Paris climate agreement”