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Scariest thing I’ve read about the current moment. It confirmed some things for me about certain people in my life. I honestly have no idea how we reconcile such divergent worldviews. www.liberalcurrents.com/trump-the-re...

When you see a headline you want to click, stop. Breathe. Ask yourself: why do I want to click this? What does that say about me? Do I like what it says about me? And, most importantly, am I likely to learn anything?

Just making sure everyone who told us Biden can't do X or his DOJ can't do X, there are rules you need to follow please stfu

This has been my working hypothesis the last few weeks as well. They plan to manufacture a crisis that supposedly warrants suspending the usual rules.

brb gonna start convincing men it’s “woke” to have two different kinds of chromosomes

If you attended the @smashingmagazine.com online meetup on accessibility (or didn't), here's the content of my talk on accessibility for designers, with all the links mentioned in the slides: stephaniewalter.design/blog/a-desig...

American Airlines, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, and United... Five airlines I will never ever ever ever ever fly with again.

This is a more clear, emphatic, and politically potent bit of messaging than we have gotten from basically any Democratic representative

“I am a king and my will is law” isn’t a clever distraction from what he’s doing, it’s the central underlying justification for everything he’s doing.

Hustle culture is when people work extra hard to make up for the fact that we don't tax billionaires.

This is the only chance we have to stop near-complete privatization of the US government. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

I can't vouch for this group, but their idea is where my mind keeps going. The U.S. workers and consumers ultimately control the economy. Strikes and boycotts are powerful tools.

Sometimes McSweeney's achieves Onion-level trolling, and I'm here for it www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/vot...

Just published: Beyond DEI Statements: How to Actually Evaluate Company Culture At @diversifytech.com, we don't want to send candidates to discriminatory companies. Here's how we vet them (and how you can too)!

No taxation without representation. If our representatives (ie, Congress) have no authority over the Treasury, why should citizens be compelled to pay into it? Asking for 335 Million friends.

Y'all really voted to end the republic? Shit, I woulda lent y'all some damn eggs.

The 50501 Movement has planned protests at all 50 state capitols and the U.S. Capitol on Presidents’ Day at noon. While mainstream media isn’t covering it, many YouTubers have stepped up to provide coverage.

it's all just so dumb

Why don't you want to see this ad? □ Sensitive topic □ Not relevant to my interests ✅️ I don't want every second of my life to be monetized by blood sucking parasites

If someone won’t resist or reject a terrible request when it’s relatively easy, they will not do so when it’s difficult.

When you hear “Make America Healthy Again” please remember who the Nazi’s targeted first. They wanted to make Germany healthy and “pure” The Aktion T4 program mass murdered people with disabilities. They tested the gas chambers on us. Please do not obey in advance. Speak out. Save lives.

it's cognitive saturation and it's by design.

Hey, team! Question for the #accessibility practitioners out there: What accessibility-focused conferences do you all find most worthwhile?