Fernando Mando
@inquisitive-ibis.bsky.social
Fan of 💻 technology, 📷 photography, 🌎 world events, ☕️ coffee, 🦜 birds, and the 🖋️ serial comma. Florida, USA ☀️
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The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition
The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
www.npr.org
May 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
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This morning the official Library of Congress Bluesky account (and yes, it's official: www.loc.gov/connect) posted a video of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden... who Trump fired last week.
In a video recorded early last week, 14th Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden honored the work performed by the Library's staff, the heart of the institution.
As the caretakers of our nation’s collective history, the staff will continue to serve Congress, the American public & users across the world.
As the caretakers of our nation’s collective history, the staff will continue to serve Congress, the American public & users across the world.
May 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This morning the official Library of Congress Bluesky account (and yes, it's official: www.loc.gov/connect) posted a video of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden... who Trump fired last week.
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Not lawfully.
NEW YORK (AP) — Deputy attorney general who represented Trump in his 2024 criminal trial is named acting Librarian of Congress.
May 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Not lawfully.
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Senator, welcome to Bluesky.
Can you explain why you're sponsoring a bill to repeal Section 230, which would effectively make it impossible for Bluesky to do what it's doing today, creating this kind of space?
Thanks.
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/21/w...
Can you explain why you're sponsoring a bill to repeal Section 230, which would effectively make it impossible for Bluesky to do what it's doing today, creating this kind of space?
Thanks.
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/21/w...
February 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Senator, welcome to Bluesky.
Can you explain why you're sponsoring a bill to repeal Section 230, which would effectively make it impossible for Bluesky to do what it's doing today, creating this kind of space?
Thanks.
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/21/w...
Can you explain why you're sponsoring a bill to repeal Section 230, which would effectively make it impossible for Bluesky to do what it's doing today, creating this kind of space?
Thanks.
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/21/w...
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February 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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As of Jan. 15, a biography of Vera Rubin on the observatory’s website included a section titled, “She advocated for women in science.”
That language was gone Monday morning. Some of it was later restored — but not all of it.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
That language was gone Monday morning. Some of it was later restored — but not all of it.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
The Rewriting of a Pioneering Female Astronomer’s Legacy Shows How Far Trump’s DEI Purge Will Go
The federal webpage for an observatory named for the late astronomer Vera Rubin was edited to omit any recognition of the fact that science remains a male-dominated field or that the observatory was…
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February 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
As of Jan. 15, a biography of Vera Rubin on the observatory’s website included a section titled, “She advocated for women in science.”
That language was gone Monday morning. Some of it was later restored — but not all of it.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
That language was gone Monday morning. Some of it was later restored — but not all of it.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
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NPR maintains a database of all Jan 6 pre-pardon offenders, charges and cases. Attempts at erasure notwithstanding, the record of the riot and those hurt by it exists
www.npr.org/2021/02/09/9...
www.npr.org/2021/02/09/9...
January 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
NPR maintains a database of all Jan 6 pre-pardon offenders, charges and cases. Attempts at erasure notwithstanding, the record of the riot and those hurt by it exists
www.npr.org/2021/02/09/9...
www.npr.org/2021/02/09/9...
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So far here’s a list of companies reinforcing their commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:
Apple
Costco
Bank of America
Delta
JP Morgan
Marriott
Microsoft
Procter & Gamble
Goldman Sachs
American Airlines
Southwest Airlines
United Airlines
Catholic Health
Apple
Costco
Bank of America
Delta
JP Morgan
Marriott
Microsoft
Procter & Gamble
Goldman Sachs
American Airlines
Southwest Airlines
United Airlines
Catholic Health
January 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
So far here’s a list of companies reinforcing their commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:
Apple
Costco
Bank of America
Delta
JP Morgan
Marriott
Microsoft
Procter & Gamble
Goldman Sachs
American Airlines
Southwest Airlines
United Airlines
Catholic Health
Apple
Costco
Bank of America
Delta
JP Morgan
Marriott
Microsoft
Procter & Gamble
Goldman Sachs
American Airlines
Southwest Airlines
United Airlines
Catholic Health
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Trump Claims He Can Overrule Constitution With Executive Order Because Of Little-Known ‘No One Will Stop Me’ Loophole
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January 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Trump Claims He Can Overrule Constitution With Executive Order Because Of Little-Known ‘No One Will Stop Me’ Loophole
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This is great. Oh, man. The days of RealPlayer, WinAmp, and Macromedia Flash / Shockwave…
January 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This is great. Oh, man. The days of RealPlayer, WinAmp, and Macromedia Flash / Shockwave…
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I don't like this. I don't like any of this.
Well, OK, I love the *story* by @kashhill.bsky.social. But I don't like the whole [waves hands around generally].
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/t...
Well, OK, I love the *story* by @kashhill.bsky.social. But I don't like the whole [waves hands around generally].
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/t...
She Is in Love With ChatGPT
A 28-year-old woman with a busy social life spends hours on end talking to her A.I. boyfriend for advice and consolation. And yes, they do have sex.
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I don't like this. I don't like any of this.
Well, OK, I love the *story* by @kashhill.bsky.social. But I don't like the whole [waves hands around generally].
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/t...
Well, OK, I love the *story* by @kashhill.bsky.social. But I don't like the whole [waves hands around generally].
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/t...
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📻 Amateur radio shaped modern tech, from satellites to the internet. Yet, much of its history is at risk of being lost forever. 🕳️ #VanishingCulture
Why does this matter? ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/14/vanishing-culture-digital-library-of-amateur-radio-and-communications/
Why does this matter? ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/14/vanishing-culture-digital-library-of-amateur-radio-and-communications/
January 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
📻 Amateur radio shaped modern tech, from satellites to the internet. Yet, much of its history is at risk of being lost forever. 🕳️ #VanishingCulture
Why does this matter? ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/14/vanishing-culture-digital-library-of-amateur-radio-and-communications/
Why does this matter? ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/14/vanishing-culture-digital-library-of-amateur-radio-and-communications/
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This is fascinating. My brain hurts trying to imagine all these orbits simultaneously. It’s cool to see it presented this way.
Go ahead and have that second cup of coffee. You've been busier than you thought.
January 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This is fascinating. My brain hurts trying to imagine all these orbits simultaneously. It’s cool to see it presented this way.
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I need say no more...
January 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I need say no more...
This is a neat place!
January 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is a neat place!
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🌐 Love HAM radio? Explore the fascinating world of amateur radio & emergency communications with this talk by Kay Savetz (K6KJN, @savetz.bsky.social), on the Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications, a project of the Internet Archive. 📻
Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=egjd...
Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=egjd...
DLARC—The Free Online Ham Radio Library
YouTube video by RATPAC Amateur Radio
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
🌐 Love HAM radio? Explore the fascinating world of amateur radio & emergency communications with this talk by Kay Savetz (K6KJN, @savetz.bsky.social), on the Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications, a project of the Internet Archive. 📻
Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=egjd...
Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=egjd...
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Ah yes, Zuck going back to his made up "free speech roots" by... blocking links to a decentralized competitor.
Meta is deleting links to Pixelfed, a decentralized, open source Instagram competitor that has had skyrocketing signups in recent days: www.404media.co/meta-is-bloc...
Meta Is Blocking Links to Decentralized Instagram Competitor Pixelfed
Pixelfed said it is "seeing unprecedented levels of traffic."
www.404media.co
January 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Ah yes, Zuck going back to his made up "free speech roots" by... blocking links to a decentralized competitor.
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The pandemic interrupted childhood immunizations across the U.S., and rates have not yet recovered. If that continues, preventable infectious diseases will resurface in all age groups, experts say. Whooping cough is the most stark example of what happens when vaccination rates decline.
Even Adults May Soon Be Vulnerable to ‘Childhood’ Diseases
Outbreaks among the unvaccinated are a predictable consequence of falling immunization rates. But even vaccinated adults may be vulnerable to some illnesses.
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The pandemic interrupted childhood immunizations across the U.S., and rates have not yet recovered. If that continues, preventable infectious diseases will resurface in all age groups, experts say. Whooping cough is the most stark example of what happens when vaccination rates decline.