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 '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.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Mayfield candle factory’s labor practices under scrutiny in wake of deadly tornado – 89.3 WFPL News Louisville'
I am glad someone is doing this reporting, and I’m even more glad it’s from here in Kentucky instead of folks from outside.
🔗 linkblog: just finished '‘Sesame Street’ Was Always Political - The New York Times'
A delightful and important read.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Western Kentucky tornadoes: How to help, donate money, blood | Lexington Herald Leader'
Important read for folks looking to help.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'At Mayfield, Ky. factory, incarcerated people among workers feared dead and injured – 89.3 WFPL News Louisville'
Just when you thought this couldn’t get any worse.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'How Trump and the 2020 race is weighing on Georgia Gov. Kemp in 2022 : NPR'
A sign of scary things to come. I haven’t taught my department’s information literacy class for several semesters; I hope it’s up to the task of combatting this sort of thing.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Storms, tornadoes: Western Kentucky death toll update | Lexington Herald Leader'
Heartbroken for Western Kentucky and everywhere else that’s seen destruction.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Apple’s concessions in China reportedly include a secret $275 billion deal and one odd change in Maps - The Verge'
Apple is better than many tech companies, but that doesn’t make it good.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Further Shift Away from Income Taxes Would Worsen Inequities, Harm State's Economy - Kentucky Center for Economic Policy'
The last thing we need is a more regressive taxation system.