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 '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 'French regulator tells Clearview AI to delete its facial recognition data - The Verge'


Vive la France ! 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷

🔗 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.


I have a professional interest in the far right, follow the news pretty well, and still sometimes forget how bad Jan. 6 was just because life is crazy. Shame on those actively encouraging us to forget out of cynicism and self-interest.

🔗 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.


Dreading all the terrible takes about people not deserving federal help because they vote the wrong way. It’s a universally bad position.

🔗 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.

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'In Texas, Panic Over Critical Race Theory Extends to Bookshelves - The New York Times'


All very worrying.

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Researchers explain why they believe Facebook mishandles political ads : NPR'


Size and scale remain problems for Facebook and other social media platforms.

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Report - Legal Loopholes and Data for Dollars: How Law Enforcement and Intelligence Agencies Are Buying Your Data from Brokers - Center for Democracy and Technology'


This report sounds terrifying. Even the Capitol rioters deserve some freedom from this kind of surveillance.

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Your Face Is, or Will Be, Your Boarding Pass - The New York Times'


Nope nope nope.

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Twitter reportedly suspended accounts by mistake after extremists abused new private media policy - The Verge'


Not a great look.

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Emails show what happened before Missouri gov. falsely called journalist a “hacker” | Ars Technica'


This dumb story got even dumber.

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Utah Makes Welfare So Hard to Get, Some Feel They Must Join the LDS Church to Get Aid — ProPublica'


Bishop roulette makes for terrible public policy.

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Twitter policy aimed at improving privacy sparks concerns over misuse : NPR'


File this under bad solutions to worse problems.

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'The Internet Needs Fair Rules of the Road – and Competitive Drivers | Electronic Frontier Foundation'


Appreciate this argument for the need for true ISP competition alongside net neutrality.

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'KU reaches compromise with Lexington tree-cutting protesters | Lexington Herald Leader'


Wish I had commuted earlier today to see this; when I biked past, there were only KU folks, no protestors. ALSO: “protesters might be abetting murderers by taking up police time” is not a good look.