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Amy 🌸 🌻 🤦 @accessamy.bsky.social · 6h

chaos

Part of the judge's order reads: Those who have received RIF notices cannot prepare for their upcoming terminations because the human resources staff who would typically assist them are also furloughed. One union president representing workers at the centers for disease control and prevention described how human resources staff were brought back into the office last weekend to work on issuing RIF notices, and then, once they had completed this work, were told to leave RIF issues to themselves." Dkt. No. 47-3 ("Jacobs 's. Decl.") 2, 7. Unions are hearing from members who have serious health conditions or are in the late stages of pregnancy, and who worry that their health insurance will be impacted by the riffs, but there is no one in the office who can answer their questions during the shutdown.

Amy 🌸 🌻 🤦 @accessamy.bsky.social · 21h

Happening now and you can still sign up to join the Zoom sessions. #WPAD2025

WP Accessibility Day @wpaccessibility.day · Sep 9

#WPAD2025 is Oct 15–16, 2025
A free, 24-hour online event for designers, developers, content creators, and advocates.

Volunteer applications: until Sept 19
Bronze sponsorship: until Oct 3
Microsponsors: still open

Check speakers & schedule. Register: 2025.wpaccessibility.day

WordPress Accessibility Day 2025 - WordPress Accessibility Day 2025

WordPress Accessibility Day is a free 24-hour global event dedicated to addressing website accessibility in WordPress. October 15-16, 2025.

2025.wpaccessibility.day

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Dave Rupert @davatron5000.bsky.social · 1d

If you've piece-meal assembled your JS knowledge over the years AND you care more about "how it works" as opposed to "how to npm install my problems away", get this course!!1

I've learned a lot from @wil.to over the years and he'll engage and entertain you the whole way.

Mat “Wilto” Marquis @wil.to · 1d

At last, today is the day. I am immensely proud to announce that JavaScript for Everyone is here.

Tell a friend, tell a Slack channel — write it on a slip of paper, fold it once, and slide it across your boss' desk without breaking eye contact. _It's time to get weird._

piccalil.li/javascript-f...

JavaScript for Everyone

A high quality, expansive written course that will elevate your JavaScript skills to a level you never thought was achievable.

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Amy 🌸 🌻 🤦 @accessamy.bsky.social · 1d

Aw, man

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 1d

D’Angelo, the neo-soul trailblazer and modern visionary whose three albums were all heralded as classic works of art, has died at age 51.

Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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Amy 🌸 🌻 🤦 @accessamy.bsky.social · 1d

The article also notes this number would be far greater had there not been some "accounting gimmicks."

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Amy 🌸 🌻 🤦 @accessamy.bsky.social · 1d

Federal spending increased $220 billion for the fiscal year

Techdirt @techdirt.com · 1d

Musk Promised To Cut $2 Trillion. Government Spending Went Up Instead

Elon Musk's promises on government spending cuts have followed a predictable trajectory: slash $2 trillion, then $1 trillion, then a mere $150 billion. Now we have the final accounting from the Congressional Budget Office: DOGE…

Musk Promised To Cut $2 Trillion. Government Spending Went Up Instead

Elon Musk's promises on government spending cuts have followed a predictable trajectory: slash $2 trillion, then $1 trillion, then a mere $150 billion. Now we have the final accounting from the Congressional Budget Office: DOGE didn't just fail to cut spending—it presided over spending increases that exceeded even pre-DOGE projections. The CBO's fiscal year 2025 report shows that despite all the performative cruelty, mass firings, and destruction of essential programs, total federal spending (excluding interest) rose by $220 billion, or 4%, for the entire fiscal year.

www.techdirt.com

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DumpTruck 🍑 Decider @sailormoondamus.gobirds.online · 6d

Lolol nope can’t watch the rest of this eagles game. I am thisclose 🤏🏼 to walking into the ocean lmao

Time for crosswords and What We Do in the Shadows to preserve my brain

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Amy 🌸 🌻 🤦 @accessamy.bsky.social · 6d

k bye Phils

Amy 🌸 🌻 🤦 @accessamy.bsky.social · 6d

Well that could be an issue

Amy 🌸 🌻 🤦 @accessamy.bsky.social · 6d

Here we go, extra innings

Amy 🌸 🌻 🤦 @accessamy.bsky.social · 6d

Oh geez these Birds

Amy 🌸 🌻 🤦 @accessamy.bsky.social · 6d

Built on top of GreenSock. Seems like a great idea.

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Topher @topher1kenobe.bsky.social · 6d

Do I know anyone with experience with motion.page ?

#1 WordPress Animation Plugin - Meet Motion.page

Motion.page is the most advanced and professional animation plugin for WordPress. It's powered by GSAP and ScrollTrigger in a fancy visual interface, making it easy to design great interactions.

motion.page

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 6d

Some good news!

A librarian got fired for refusing to remove LBGTQ books and sued the county, its board of commissioners, the library board, and members of both government boards for violating her 1st amendment rights, and discriminatory and retaliatory firing.

www.rawstory.com/wyoming-libr...

Librarian gets massive payday after firing for refusal to yank LGBTQ books off shelves

A librarian fired by county officials in Campbell County, Wyoming, for refusing to remove LGBTQ books from shelves got the last laugh with a $700,000 settlement. According to The New York Times, "Terr...

www.rawstory.com

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Amy 🌸 🌻 🤦 @accessamy.bsky.social · 6d

Announcing the free antacid distribution program for Philly
#sportsball

Amy 🌸 🌻 🤦 @accessamy.bsky.social · 6d

cringe cringe cringe

Amy 🌸 🌻 🤦 @accessamy.bsky.social · 6d

Casty!

Amy 🌸 🌻 🤦 @accessamy.bsky.social · 6d

No-htani

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Rick Turoczy @turoczy.bsky.social · 6d

Friendly reminder isportlandburning.com

Screenshot from https://isportlandburning.com/ showing that Portland is, in fact, not burning

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Amy 🌸 🌻 🤦 @accessamy.bsky.social · 6d

Stayed up all night writing a French lit term paper on Beckett's "Fin de Partie," the last night of the extension I'd requested. No idea about the grade, but this is a story about my mom who knew ∅ French yet typed out the mystery words as I tore off handwritten pages and chucked 'em at her.

Tiffany Bridge @tiff.is · 6d

I wrote all my college papers the night before they were due, on a first-gen Compaq Armada that overheated if you left it on for >6 hours. I'd start writing at 7PM, computer would become unusable around 4AM, I'd sleep for two hours while it cooled off, then get up and finish.

I was an A student.

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 7d

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

Amy 🌸 🌻 🤦 @accessamy.bsky.social · 6d

Veni
Vidi
Vici

NBC Sports Philadelphia @nbcsportsphiladelphia.com · 6d

🗣️ TRIPLE GAME DAY

PREGAME LIVES OUT THE WAZOO 🫵

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Amy 🌸 🌻 🤦 @accessamy.bsky.social · 6d

Phew

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Mike @85mf.bsky.social · 7d

Phillies and Eagles tomorrow, should be healthy for us all

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Chris Lombardi @chrisblue.bsky.social · 7d

[email protected] - We're now finding out that as many as 70,000 people had their government IDs provided to prove their ages leaked by Discord.Like I wrote last week,this is a risk (and made greater by a rushed process)of getting platforms to do age checks

www.theverge.com/news/797051/...

Discord says 70,000 users may have had their government IDs leaked in breach

The ID pics had been submitted as part of age-related appeals.

www.theverge.com

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Ian Coldwater 👻🌿 @lookitup.baby · 8d

I realize that Amazon is bad and Target is bad and Walmart is bad and they are all bad, and with that caveat, are there any actually good deals on anywhere this week?

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