Skip Montanaro
@smontanaro.net
Vintage bike rider, book reader, retired software engineer, disappointed in political developments in the US.
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"there's a new serif in town"
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"there's a new serif in town"
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This is a great piece by @leahstokes.bsky.social with practical ideas to lower electricity prices…
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
Electricity Should Be Free at Noon
And two other ideas for lowering electricity costs
www.theatlantic.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM
This is a great piece by @leahstokes.bsky.social with practical ideas to lower electricity prices…
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
We need more like this, in all areas, not just voting law, but police response (like O'Hara in MPLS), Congress (like Sen Kelly), education (like Harvard), corporate law (like Perkins Coie) and other domains.
This week, I made it clear: Trump can take a hike. Trump's DOJ asked my Office for CO voter’s driver’s license number or the last four digits of their social security number. We will not comply with this request for Coloradans’ sensitive voting information. (1)
December 7, 2025 at 11:25 PM
We need more like this, in all areas, not just voting law, but police response (like O'Hara in MPLS), Congress (like Sen Kelly), education (like Harvard), corporate law (like Perkins Coie) and other domains.
WTF reason is there for Junior to weigh in on US foreign policy?
US may end support for Ukraine war effort, says Donald Trump Jr
December 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
WTF reason is there for Junior to weigh in on US foreign policy?
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Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
December 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
"... Trump [has] abandoned the principles of democracy and openly embraced the hierarchical society the U.S. fought against in World War II... fired women, Black Americans, people of color, and LGBTQ+ Americans from [government] ..." @hcrichardson.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
December 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"... Trump [has] abandoned the principles of democracy and openly embraced the hierarchical society the U.S. fought against in World War II... fired women, Black Americans, people of color, and LGBTQ+ Americans from [government] ..." @hcrichardson.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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My 5 year old came home from kindergarten a couple days ago asking if anyone was going to come to her school and take her, or take other kids.
She wasn't able to articulate where she got this worry or what she'd heard. But many of her fellow students are Somali.
I hate this so much.
She wasn't able to articulate where she got this worry or what she'd heard. But many of her fellow students are Somali.
I hate this so much.
December 5, 2025 at 1:23 AM
My 5 year old came home from kindergarten a couple days ago asking if anyone was going to come to her school and take her, or take other kids.
She wasn't able to articulate where she got this worry or what she'd heard. But many of her fellow students are Somali.
I hate this so much.
She wasn't able to articulate where she got this worry or what she'd heard. But many of her fellow students are Somali.
I hate this so much.
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the arc
of the
moral universe
is long
but it bends
toward ❓
In addition to being a citizen, she's a behavioral therapist, so almost certainly has passed multiple background checks.
Exclusive:
Woman detained by feds
in Keys says she was following
agents’ orders
of the
moral universe
is long
but it bends
toward ❓
In addition to being a citizen, she's a behavioral therapist, so almost certainly has passed multiple background checks.
Exclusive:
Woman detained by feds
in Keys says she was following
agents’ orders
Exclusive: Woman detained by feds in Keys says she was following agents’ orders
“This is not the America that I grew up in, and this is not the America that we represent.”
www.miamiherald.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:57 AM
the arc
of the
moral universe
is long
but it bends
toward ❓
In addition to being a citizen, she's a behavioral therapist, so almost certainly has passed multiple background checks.
Exclusive:
Woman detained by feds
in Keys says she was following
agents’ orders
of the
moral universe
is long
but it bends
toward ❓
In addition to being a citizen, she's a behavioral therapist, so almost certainly has passed multiple background checks.
Exclusive:
Woman detained by feds
in Keys says she was following
agents’ orders
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My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
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you know how i know im a 44yo dad? how much i laughed at this shit
December 6, 2025 at 3:31 AM
you know how i know im a 44yo dad? how much i laughed at this shit
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I don't want to brag, but I found out I'll be receiving the first ever Peace Prize awarded by the Intramural Volleyball Club of Glendale, AZ 🏅
December 6, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I don't want to brag, but I found out I'll be receiving the first ever Peace Prize awarded by the Intramural Volleyball Club of Glendale, AZ 🏅
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WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN
December 6, 2025 at 4:16 AM
WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN
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Snort
December 6, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Snort
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Any Lucia Lopez Belloza.
Learn her name.
This young woman who escaped a Honduran city overrun by gang violence at age 7, a productive member of our society with a bright future ahead, is who Trump is wasting our tax $ to deport.
Cruel. And also stupid.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Learn her name.
This young woman who escaped a Honduran city overrun by gang violence at age 7, a productive member of our society with a bright future ahead, is who Trump is wasting our tax $ to deport.
Cruel. And also stupid.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Student describes ‘horror show’ ICE deportation to Honduras at Thanksgiving
Any Lucia López Belloza, 19, was detained at Boston airport while on the way to see family in Austin for a surprise trip
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza.
Learn her name.
This young woman who escaped a Honduran city overrun by gang violence at age 7, a productive member of our society with a bright future ahead, is who Trump is wasting our tax $ to deport.
Cruel. And also stupid.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Learn her name.
This young woman who escaped a Honduran city overrun by gang violence at age 7, a productive member of our society with a bright future ahead, is who Trump is wasting our tax $ to deport.
Cruel. And also stupid.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Winter really makes it clear just how little our cities care about anyone not traveling in a car. People use bike paths and sidewalks year-round!
Green Line Extension Community Bike Path very icy this morning!
December 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Winter really makes it clear just how little our cities care about anyone not traveling in a car. People use bike paths and sidewalks year-round!
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
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RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
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You have the right to record ICE.
You have the right to film any operation happening in public as long as you do not interfere or impede it.
Your camera is proof, but keep a safe distance. KEEP RECORDING.
You have the right to film any operation happening in public as long as you do not interfere or impede it.
Your camera is proof, but keep a safe distance. KEEP RECORDING.
December 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
You have the right to record ICE.
You have the right to film any operation happening in public as long as you do not interfere or impede it.
Your camera is proof, but keep a safe distance. KEEP RECORDING.
You have the right to film any operation happening in public as long as you do not interfere or impede it.
Your camera is proof, but keep a safe distance. KEEP RECORDING.
A headline about Trump in the @nytimes.com which doesn't appear to have been written by the @nytpitchbot.bsky.social.
December 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A headline about Trump in the @nytimes.com which doesn't appear to have been written by the @nytpitchbot.bsky.social.
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Yet another reason to shop at Costco (who apparently still need presence on @bsky.app).
Breaking: Costco is suing Donald Trump for his tariffs, declaring them illegal and demanding a “full refund” for raising prices nationwide.
December 2, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Yet another reason to shop at Costco (who apparently still need presence on @bsky.app).
Hoping the Midea units will fit in our three-flat. When first released, the Gradient heat pumps didn't work with our thick masonry walls.
New: As the Trump administration eliminates incentives for energy-efficient appliances, California is joining New York and Boston to spur a market for affordable electric window heat pumps and battery-equipped induction stoves to decarbonize housing. Free link.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
As Federal Support Withers, California Invests in Cheap Heat Pumps
The state is allocating more than $100 million to create demand for energy-efficient technologies that renters and low-income residents can afford.
www.bloomberg.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Hoping the Midea units will fit in our three-flat. When first released, the Gradient heat pumps didn't work with our thick masonry walls.
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Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!