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: just finished '6 Kentucky residents have pleaded guilty over Capitol riot | Lexington Herald Leader'
A reminder of local involvement in the Capitol attack.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Election Falsehoods Surged on Podcasts Before Capitol Riots, Researchers Find - The New York Times'
Podcasts are one of the last bastions of the open internet, but that evidently comes at a cost. So long as Apple and Spotify are trying to corner the podcast market, they should be moderating their content.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Republicans limit debate on first day of Ky. legislative session – 89.3 WFPL News Louisville'
Supermajority is not enough for some folks, it seems.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Smartphones Are a New Tax on the Poor | WIRED'
Important and enlightening read.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Trump says his supporters weren't behind the Jan. 6 attack — but I was there : NPR'
We must not forget that day or let others redefine it.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'The governor of Missouri thinks looking at website source code is a crime - The Verge'
Stupid story gets yet stupider.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'In 2021, the Police Took a Page Out of the NSA’s Playbook: 2021 in Review | Electronic Frontier Foundation'
Time to write some representatives. This is terrifying stuff.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Michigan’s New Congressional Maps Undo Years of Gerrymandering - The New York Times'
Some hope for defeating gerrymandering.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Tumblr goes overboard censoring tags on iOS to comply with Apple’s guidelines - The Verge'
There are clear cases where platforms need to be moderating more content, but let’s not forget the seemingly-well-intentioned but overreaching cases either.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'TikTok sued by former content moderator for allegedly failing to protect her mental health - The Verge'
Content moderation is an awful job, and we shouldn’t forget the people doing it for us.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Trump's 'Big Lie' endures and poses a threat to U.S. democracy : NPR'
Unhappy reading for the holidays.
🔗 linkblog: just finished '‘Q’ Has Been Quiet, but QAnon Lives On - The New York Times'
Looks like QAnon is going to be around for a while. Worrying stuff.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Billions in Amtrak Funding Could Modernize Aging Rail System - The New York Times'
Northeast Corridor is great, but more trains in Kentucky, please. I don’t mind waiting.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Kentucky Politics Distilled – 89.3 WFPL News Louisville'
Nearly a week later, this is even more heartbreaking.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Boston Police Bought Spy Tech With a Pot of Money Hidden From the Public — ProPublica'
Stingrays are bad news, and so is the ability to buy them without public scrutiny.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Scientists Ask Biden to Cut U.S. Nuclear Arsenal - The New York Times'
We are not as worried about nuclear weapons as we should be.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'YouTube’s New Copyright Transparency Report Leaves a Lot Out | Electronic Frontier Foundation'
Easy to forget that YouTube is functionally the only game in town… and that there are big consequences for that.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Link Taxes: A Bad Idea for Journalism and the Open Internet - Internet Archive Blogs'
Good read on an important subject.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Proud Boys Regroup Locally to Add to Ranks Before 2022 Midterms - The New York Times'
Very worrying. Underlines the importance of local politics.