Taking an Intro to SQL class at college has only strengthened my belief that techies need English language courses far more than people realize.

Santayana wrote "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

I would add that those who seek to rewrite history intend to repeat it.

By erasing the history of the civil rights & LGBTQ+ rights movements & white washing history, the Orange Death intends to repeat history.

References to transgender people removed from the Stonewall National Monument website #NOH8

Eight years ago, I made this because I was very, very worried about the damage the Orange Menace would do.

Now, it seems more inevitable than ever.

@altnps.bsky.social

Don't worry -- Musk & his hitlerjugend didn't steal your information.

That's not what they were there for.

They were there to install back doors in every system they could get their hands on so when the time comes, they can get in & do whatever they want -- such as collapse the American economy.

If we actually taxed billionaires, we could afford to put signs like this on every street sign. As we should.

Whatever you do, don't put any liquids in this trash can. It's sprung a leek.

When I was into photography, one of the things that interested me was trying to capture motion in a still image. I'm not sure I totally succeeded with this one but you get the idea.

These dancers were part of the People's March today in the Mission District of San Francisco.

Whitewashing the uncomfortable parts of the past doesn't just affect Black stories. For example, you can't fully appreciate how a peanut farmer from Plains, GA became a beloved president unless you know TRUE Black History.

The unwhitewashed history of Jimmy Carter:

A thread.

I suspect that if someone told the Orange Death that California is the 4th largest economy in the world, he'd want to make it the 51st state.

How do Germans greet celiacs?

Gluten tag.

(Courtesy of my kids)