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🔗 linkblog: ‘It Was the Wrong Decision’: Uvalde Cops Waited in Hallway as Kids Called 911 Begging to Be Saved From Gunman'
It makes me sick and angry to read all of this. We have so badly failed the children of this country.
🔗 linkblog: Ted Cruz walks away after reporter asks him why mass shootings keep happening : NPR'
Imagine thinking that this is the price we pay for American exceptionalism. Imagine thinking that mourning these children and wanting to do something about it is a partisan agenda.
🔗 linkblog: 'Under the Banner of Heaven' raises the question: Are Mormons dangerous?'
I suspect that there is nothing as damning in Mormon history as Mormons’ failure to own up to that history, and Jana’s writing here captures that nicely.
🔗 linkblog: 'The Onion' has reused this satire after more than 20 mass shootings since 2014 : NPR'
This is one of the best things The Onion has ever done.
🔗 linkblog: The election system shuddered in 2020. Now, there are fears of an attack within : NPR'
Fascinating (if worrying) article on just how important the basic mechanics of an election are.
🔗 linkblog: Why we need a public internet and how to get one - The Verge'
Lots of interesting ideas in this interview. I particularly like libraries running Mastodon instances.
🔗 linkblog: Clearview AI ordered to delete facial recognition data belonging to UK residents - The Verge'
Let’s do the same in the U.S., please.
🔗 linkblog: Pence, Tiptoeing Away From Trump, Lays Groundwork for ’24 Run - The New York Times'
I don’t think I want a Pence presidency any more than another Trump one, but I do want to see the GOP wrestle with what it’s going to be going forward.
🔗 linkblog: How Trump’s 2020 Election Lies Have Gripped State Legislatures - The New York Times'
Glad that there hasn’t been much conversation about this in Kentucky, but it’s still really worrying stuff.
🔗 linkblog: Beshear, KDP will not back Democratic candidate for U.S. House seat'
Pretty upset about these results from the primary. I voted for the other candidate and was shocked to find Young won. At least I have a few months to figure out who to write in.
🔗 linkblog: Madison Cawthorn is beaten in North Carolina's GOP primary : NPR'
Last night, I had a bizarre dream that I was telling Ted Cruz that he was a jerk but that I didn’t mind when it was directed at Madison Cawthorn. Don’t know if that fully reflects my waking views, and don’t know anything about the victor here, but I am glad to see Cawthorn lose.
🔗 linkblog: For All Mankind sets its alternate timeline sights on Mars in S3 trailer | Ars Technica'
So excited! This has been a great show, and this season seems topical.
🔗 linkblog: How the Buffalo shooting livestream went viral - The Verge'
Content moderation is (sometimes) a good thing.
🔗 linkblog: We're Suing Kentucky Prisons for Violating the First Amendment | ACLU of Kentucky'
Religious freedom isn’t worth anything if it’s only a shield for conservative Christianity.
🔗 linkblog: Kids 5 to 11 get FDA OK for COVID-19 booster doses | Ars Technica'
Kid’s elementary school principal claims COVID is over, but pretty clear that’s not the case. Glad we can get her boosted now.
🔗 linkblog: Elon Musk Says Twitter Deal ‘Cannot Move Forward’ in Current State - The New York Times'
What a troll. Even if the deal falls through, the way in which a sole rich dude can mess around with Twitter is souring me on the platform.
🔗 linkblog: QAnon Thinks Elon Musk Is Going to Let Them Back On Twitter'
If QAnon is excited, the rest of us should be worried—though I think there is a possibility that Musk realizes just how bad his ideas re: limiting moderation are and fails to deliver.
🔗 linkblog: 30,000 New Users Signed Up for Mastodon After Elon Musk Bought Twitter'
Is this just mastodon.social? Seems like it, but that’s not the only instance getting a bump, and sloppy reporting to ignore how federated instances work—that’s one of the reasons we’re all moving there.
🔗 linkblog: Conservatives celebrate Musk’s deal to buy Twitter. - The New York Times'
Say it together now: Content moderation and free speech are different things.
🔗 linkblog: Trump says he won’t leave Truth Social, despite Musk’s Twitter takeover - The Verge'
The quotes in here underline how often ‘free speech’ is used to mean ‘problematic right-wing talking points.’
🔗 linkblog: Twitter Has a New Owner. Here’s What He Should Do. | Electronic Frontier Foundation'
EFF cares about and actually understands free speech and content moderation, so their voice is especially important today.
🔗 linkblog: Twitter accepts buyout, giving Elon Musk total control of the company - The Verge'
Not excited about this, but the good news is that I’ve already been thinking about revamping my web presence, and this is a push to do something about it.
🔗 linkblog: Twitter in talks with Musk over bid to buy platform, according to reports : NPR'
Yet another reason to revisit my social media presence.