Non-theist Christian and elder in Community of Christ. I have Mormon roots and aspirations to do better with justice and peacemaking—especially in the digital sphere but also in Lexington, Kentucky, the U.S., and the world more broadly.
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🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Texts Show Mike Lee Released ‘the Kraken’ and Tried to Give Trump a Smarter Coup Plan'
- kudos:Worrying stuff out of Utah. link to ‘Texts Show Mike Lee Released ‘the Kraken’ and Tried to Give Trump a Smarter Coup Plan’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Elon Musk, After Toying With Twitter, Now Wants It All - The New York Times'
- kudos:Content moderation is a necessity, and Musk’s take here is wildly irresponsible. link to ‘Elon Musk, After Toying With Twitter, Now Wants It All - The New York Times’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'It’s Still Stupidly, Ridiculously Difficult To Buy A ‘Dumb’ TV | Techdirt'
- kudos:Losing dumb TVs is not an acceptable option. link to ‘It’s Still Stupidly, Ridiculously Difficult To Buy A ‘Dumb’ TV | Techdirt’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Twitter and Elon Musk Are Now at War'
- kudos:This story just keeps getting worse. link to ‘Twitter and Elon Musk Are Now at War’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Brittney Griner's detention in Russia: What it says about basketball's pay gap : NPR'
- kudos:Seems to me that folks truly concerned about the integrity of women’s sports would have more to say about this. link to ‘Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia: What it says about basketball’s pay gap : NPR’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'The Far-Right Is Doxxing School Officials They Think Are “Groomers”'
- kudos:This matches rhetoric I’m reading while doing research on Gab. We need respectable conservative movements in the U.S., but our contemporary mainstream right is flirting with these ideas instead of denouncing them. It’s troubling link to ‘The Far-Right Is Doxxing School Officials They Think Are “Groomers”’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Présidentielle 2022 : le ralliement d'Eric Zemmour gêne la stratégie de camouflage de Marine Le Pen'
- kudos:Faut pas oublier ces liens quand-même. [link to ‘Présidentielle 2022 : le ralliement d’Eric Zemmour gêne la stratégie de camouflage de Marine Le Pen’](https://www.francetvinfo.fr/replay-radio/l-edito-politique/presidentielle-2022-le-ralliement-d-eric-zemmour-gene-la-strategie-de-camouflage-de-marine-le-pen_5052049.html
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'House G.O.P. Kills Bid to Honor Pioneering Black Judge - The New York Times'
- kudos:Litmus tests like this are making me even more worried about the future. link to ‘House G.O.P. Kills Bid to Honor Pioneering Black Judge - The New York Times’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'KY libraries worried by bill giving politicians control over them | Lexington Herald Leader'
- kudos:Wish that I’d been paying better attention to this legislation. Libraries are pillars of our communities and ought to retain partisan independence. link to ‘KY libraries worried by bill giving politicians control over them | Lexington Herald Leader’
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I think today demonstrates both the superority of France’s two-round presidential elections to U.S. first-past-the-post BUT ALSO the inferiority of both compared to ranked-choice voting.
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Des crimes de guerre auraient aussi été commis par des soldats ukrainiens - rts.ch - Monde'
- kudos:Faut pas transformer l’Ukraine un héros irréprochable. link to ‘Des crimes de guerre auraient aussi été commis par des soldats ukrainiens - rts.ch - Monde’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'GOP Social Media Experiments Fail (In Part) Because They Break The Troll/Amplification Cycle | Techdirt'
- kudos:Insightful piece on trolling and feeding trolls. link to ‘GOP Social Media Experiments Fail (In Part) Because They Break The Troll/Amplification Cycle | Techdirt’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Roger Stone Claims He’s Being ‘Censored’ on Trump’s Truth Social'
- kudos:All platforms moderate content, most content moderation isn’t censorship. link to ‘Roger Stone Claims He’s Being ‘Censored’ on Trump’s Truth Social’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Why You Should Buy the Dumbest TV You Can Find'
- kudos:If I can help it, I will never buy a smart TV. I appreciate the suggestion to consider a monitor as a dumb TV. link to ‘Why You Should Buy the Dumbest TV You Can Find’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Cops Tried Playing Disney Music to Censor a Video'
- kudos:Weaponization of copyright filters is awful, and it’s not even the worst thing about this story. link to ‘Cops Tried Playing Disney Music to Censor a Video’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Extremist Republicans like Ammon Bundy face opposition from moderates : NPR'
- kudos:Keeping an eye on France’s elections in April and then Idaho’s in May, I guess. link to ‘Extremist Republicans like Ammon Bundy face opposition from moderates : NPR’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'How You’re Still Being Tracked on the Internet - The New York Times'
- kudos:Frustrating to see steps that feel like progress seem to shore up the tech giants I hoped were being kept in check. link to ‘How You’re Still Being Tracked on the Internet - The New York Times’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'LGBTQ biases led to uproar after board message, KY teacher says | Lexington Herald Leader'
- kudos:Worries about this picking up. General Assembly took steps in a bad direction this session, but they could go further next time. link to ‘LGBTQ biases led to uproar after board message, KY teacher says | Lexington Herald Leader’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Marjorie Taylor Greene: If You Vote for Ketanji Brown Jackson, You Must Like Pedophiles'
- kudos:GOP needs to do more about MTG. link to ‘Marjorie Taylor Greene: If You Vote for Ketanji Brown Jackson, You Must Like Pedophiles’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Russia’s Bucha “Facts” Versus the Evidence - bellingcat'
- kudos:Not that I was inclined to believe Russian cries of fake news anyway, but I still appreciate Bellingcat on the case. link to ‘Russia’s Bucha “Facts” Versus the Evidence - bellingcat’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'The U.S. Has Its Own Agenda Against Russia'
- kudos:This kind of article is why I read The Intercept—to give me fresh perspectives on important issues. link to ‘The U.S. Has Its Own Agenda Against Russia’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Google Docs will start nudging some users to write less dumbly - The Verge'
- kudos:Nooooo thank you. Don’t like this about Grammarly, don’t like this about Word, won’t like this about Google Docs. I am very skeptical of giving algorithms authority over style. link to ‘Google Docs will start nudging some users to write less dumbly - The Verge’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Facebook-Hired PR Firm Coordinated Anti-TikTok Campaign To Spread Bogus Moral Panics | Techdirt'
- kudos:TikTok should not be protected from criticism, but it should not be subjected to this garbage either. link to ‘Facebook-Hired PR Firm Coordinated Anti-TikTok Campaign To Spread Bogus Moral Panics | Techdirt’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Houston area student wins $90,000 settlement after being bullied by teacher for not standing for Pledge of Allegiance'
- kudos:Indefensible for a student to be treated this way. The settlement is good news, but I still worry about the larger issue. Thinking about how to teach my kid about the Pledge and the right not to participate. link to ‘Houston area student wins $90,000 settlement after being bullied by teacher for not standing for Pledge of Allegiance’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'LGBTQ advocates raise alarm against trans attacks in Ky. legislature – 89.3 WFPL News Louisville'
- kudos:I have spent a few hours this week reading violently anti-trans posts as part of a research project. My patience for queerphobic dog whistles disguised as feigned concerns about girls’ sports is at zero. So disappointed in the Kentucky legislature. link to ‘LGBTQ advocates raise alarm against trans attacks in Ky. legislature – 89.3 WFPL News Louisville’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Why Moderating Content Actually Does More To Support The Principles Of Free Speech | Techdirt'
- kudos:Really appreciate Masnick’s perspective here—especially the point that EVERYONE believes in content moderation even if there are disagreements on how to do it. It’s irresponsible for so many (on the right) to describe moderation as censorship. link to ‘Why Moderating Content Actually Does More To Support The Principles Of Free Speech | Techdirt’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Twitter user sentenced to 150 hours of community service in UK for posting ‘offensive’ tweet - The Verge'
- kudos:Very uncomfortable with this. Tweet wasn’t great, but not sure if it’s criminal. I’m sympathetic to the idea that we underpolice social media, but this is a fantastic example of why so many (including me) are worried about attempts to police it more. link to ‘Twitter user sentenced to 150 hours of community service in UK for posting ‘offensive’ tweet - The Verge’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Nokia Busted Helping Russia’s FSB Spy On Citizens, Activists, Journalists | Techdirt'
- kudos:Do not be fooled by the headline, the article’s best contribution is its indictment of U.S. politicians and companies for their complicity in this sort of thing. link to ‘Nokia Busted Helping Russia’s FSB Spy On Citizens, Activists, Journalists | Techdirt’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Women are splitting off from Reddit’s preppers sub.'
- kudos:This is a fascinating article on prepper communities on reddit. Great example of the importance of a gender lens. link to ‘Women are splitting off from Reddit’s preppers sub.’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Google Ordered Translators to Replace References to Ukraine “War”'
- kudos:Speaking of the non-neutrality of platforms… Granted, Google has a difficult line to walk here, but this is still disappointing. link to ‘Google Ordered Translators to Replace References to Ukraine “War”’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Rumble, the Right’s Go-To Video Site, Has Much Bigger Ambitions - The New York Times'
- kudos:Glad to see reporting on Rumble, but disappointed to see uncritical repeating of claims about “free speech,” “neutrality,” and “censorship.” There are no neutral platforms, and content moderation is the real key idea here. link to ‘Rumble, the Right’s Go-To Video Site, Has Much Bigger Ambitions - The New York Times’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Stop Invasive Remote Proctoring: Pass California’s Student Test Taker Privacy Protection Act | Electronic Frontier Foundation'
- kudos:Seems to me that not using proctoring software is the best response to these concerns, but glad to see the EFF sponsoring efforts to regulate its inevitable use. link to ‘Stop Invasive Remote Proctoring: Pass California’s Student Test Taker Privacy Protection Act | Electronic Frontier Foundation’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Pride flag displayed at Lexington KY man’s house gets burned | Lexington Herald Leader'
- kudos:I bike past this house and its flags every day; seeing them is always a boost. How upsetting that people would want to burn one. link to ‘Pride flag displayed at Lexington KY man’s house gets burned | Lexington Herald Leader’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'The ‘Culture Of Free Speech’ Includes Criticism Of Others’ Speech; Get Over It | Techdirt'
- kudos:I have been waiting for days to see what Techdirt would have to say on this, and it doesn’t disappoint. link to ‘The ‘Culture Of Free Speech’ Includes Criticism Of Others’ Speech; Get Over It | Techdirt’
🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'So how do Russian cosmonauts feel about Russia’s war on Ukraine? | Ars Technica'
- kudos:This article is the most helpful thing I’ve seen on the cosmonauts’ uniform choice so far. link to ‘So how do Russian cosmonauts feel about Russia’s war on Ukraine? | Ars Technica’