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“There is only one thing I will not concede: that it might be meaningless to strive in a good cause.”
~Václav Havel
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~Václav Havel
Day job: @AssistivLabs.com. Learning to live. Proud Portlander.
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Andrew Hedges 🦔
@segdeha.com
· Jul 9
Snail walks(?) into a dealership and says, “I want a 240Z, but could you replace the Z with an S?” “Uh, sure,” says the dealer. As the snail speeds away in his new ride, the dealer shakes his head and says, “Look at that S car go…”
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The god who fills oceans does not smile upon the men who can't play special teams
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
god awful punt lmaoooo
January 18, 2026 at 12:05 AM
The god who fills oceans does not smile upon the men who can't play special teams
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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This is effectively a declaration of civil war
NEW: Minnesota Is Just the Beginning. California and New York Are ‘Next,' according to a senior White House official.
more from me + @leahfeiger.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/califo...
more from me + @leahfeiger.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/califo...
Minnesota Is Just the Beginning. California and New York Are ‘Next’
The Trump administration appears to be planning to leverage the same playbook used in Minnesota to go after other blue states.
www.wired.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:56 PM
This is effectively a declaration of civil war
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It's odd, isn't it, how the supposed "woke overreach" that we are told has repulsed all of America & sent Dems into the wilderness coincided, almost perfectly, with final collapse of media gatekeepers & the rise of unrestrained RW media & social media dominance.
January 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
It's odd, isn't it, how the supposed "woke overreach" that we are told has repulsed all of America & sent Dems into the wilderness coincided, almost perfectly, with final collapse of media gatekeepers & the rise of unrestrained RW media & social media dominance.
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my humble suggestion is that social media algorithms should not determine the rise and fall of empires
It's odd, isn't it, how the supposed "woke overreach" that we are told has repulsed all of America & sent Dems into the wilderness coincided, almost perfectly, with final collapse of media gatekeepers & the rise of unrestrained RW media & social media dominance.
January 15, 2026 at 7:33 PM
my humble suggestion is that social media algorithms should not determine the rise and fall of empires
I share Dusty’s view that polarization (i.e., differing political views) are not the problem. The problem is that we’re arguing based on completely different realities shaped by the information spaces we inhabit.
I think @dustyschmidt.bsky.social had an easy-to-understand explanation of how algorithms are weaponized against democracy and why we can't ignore it: badfaithtimes.com/untitled-7/
Algorithms Are Killing Democracy
To beat back the billionaire-fueled fascist tide, we must first have a shared reality.
badfaithtimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:15 PM
I share Dusty’s view that polarization (i.e., differing political views) are not the problem. The problem is that we’re arguing based on completely different realities shaped by the information spaces we inhabit.
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It’s like they’re on a 6 month tape delay
January 7, 2026 at 6:16 PM
It’s like they’re on a 6 month tape delay
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This is an insurrectionist civil war waged by a treasonous Republican Party, who are acting as Russian agents to destroy the constitutional government of the USA and install a fascist terrorist dictatorship run by pedophiles and religious lunatics who literally want to start a nuclear apocalypse.
NEW: Minnesota Is Just the Beginning. California and New York Are ‘Next,' according to a senior White House official.
more from me + @leahfeiger.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/califo...
more from me + @leahfeiger.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/califo...
Minnesota Is Just the Beginning. California and New York Are ‘Next’
The Trump administration appears to be planning to leverage the same playbook used in Minnesota to go after other blue states.
www.wired.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
This is an insurrectionist civil war waged by a treasonous Republican Party, who are acting as Russian agents to destroy the constitutional government of the USA and install a fascist terrorist dictatorship run by pedophiles and religious lunatics who literally want to start a nuclear apocalypse.
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"why do people hate me!!" says the nazi driving around tearing apart families.
January 15, 2026 at 2:22 AM
"why do people hate me!!" says the nazi driving around tearing apart families.
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“Artificial intelligence isn’t going anywhere. It’s the future.”
I hear that line a lot. The thing is, futures are tricky.
ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/the-li...
“Artificial intelligence isn’t going anywhere. It’s the future.”
I hear that line a lot. The thing is, futures are tricky.
ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/the-li...
The line and the stream. — ethanmarcotte.com
“Artificial intelligence is the future,” they tell me. The thing is, futures are tricky.
ethanmarcotte.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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“Artificial intelligence isn’t going anywhere. It’s the future.”
I hear that line a lot. The thing is, futures are tricky.
ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/the-li...
“Artificial intelligence isn’t going anywhere. It’s the future.”
I hear that line a lot. The thing is, futures are tricky.
ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/the-li...
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Seizure ... by whom? If we're asserting that the money is safer in Qatar than the US, that suggests that it is being protected because Qatar has something the US lacks — presumably a lack of accountability to American courts and Congress. www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
January 14, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Seizure ... by whom? If we're asserting that the money is safer in Qatar than the US, that suggests that it is being protected because Qatar has something the US lacks — presumably a lack of accountability to American courts and Congress. www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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This is your reminder to check up on your people, especially the quiet ones. Folks are not as ok as you might think.
January 14, 2026 at 4:16 PM
This is your reminder to check up on your people, especially the quiet ones. Folks are not as ok as you might think.
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The Hmong are here because they fought for the US in a war we lost.
"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week.
January 14, 2026 at 2:57 PM
The Hmong are here because they fought for the US in a war we lost.
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No! The criticism of the Dems isn't that they never win elections, it's that they don't use power to solve the problems that got us here. Elite impunity, concentration of wealth, the unitary executive. Winning is only step 1
New - Chuck Schumer to haters: “The answer to these critics is to win. If we win back the Senate, that will answer every question"
Peltola “was the last piece to the puzzle"
He says Dem path to Senate is Ohio, Alaska, Maine and NC. Dems are watching Texas/Iowa
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Peltola “was the last piece to the puzzle"
He says Dem path to Senate is Ohio, Alaska, Maine and NC. Dems are watching Texas/Iowa
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: Schumer lauds recruits as Democrats see Senate within reach
The minority leader took an Al Davis-style approach as he sat down with Semafor: “The answer to these critics is to win.”
www.semafor.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:08 PM
No! The criticism of the Dems isn't that they never win elections, it's that they don't use power to solve the problems that got us here. Elite impunity, concentration of wealth, the unitary executive. Winning is only step 1
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ive seen more articles this week about how the phrase “abolish ice” could hurt dems in the midterms than ive seen articles about how paramilitary death squads terrorizing cities will hurt republicans in the midterms
January 14, 2026 at 1:09 PM
ive seen more articles this week about how the phrase “abolish ice” could hurt dems in the midterms than ive seen articles about how paramilitary death squads terrorizing cities will hurt republicans in the midterms
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Neighbors standing guard over churches so that parents can have secret meetings about how to keep daycares safe. This is what's happening in the Twin Cities right now.
January 14, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Neighbors standing guard over churches so that parents can have secret meetings about how to keep daycares safe. This is what's happening in the Twin Cities right now.
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Shoot someone in the face, not suspended.
Call a pedophile a pedophile and you get suspended.
This is America 2026
Call a pedophile a pedophile and you get suspended.
This is America 2026
January 14, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Shoot someone in the face, not suspended.
Call a pedophile a pedophile and you get suspended.
This is America 2026
Call a pedophile a pedophile and you get suspended.
This is America 2026
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I’m deceased 💀🪦🤣 #LiquidGlass #macOS
January 14, 2026 at 2:02 AM
I’m deceased 💀🪦🤣 #LiquidGlass #macOS
Apple introduced their new Creator Studio offering and I couldn’t be more excited. It includes “exclusive AI features” which is great because it means that if I *don’t* sign up for it, I won’t have to get bugged to use AI every time I click a button like seemingly every other product right now.
January 13, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Apple introduced their new Creator Studio offering and I couldn’t be more excited. It includes “exclusive AI features” which is great because it means that if I *don’t* sign up for it, I won’t have to get bugged to use AI every time I click a button like seemingly every other product right now.
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the platform I had planned on using to post courses, lectures, and "Beyond Accessibility", my series of topics like disability inclusion, language, and burnout, got sold off. where are the hot people posting their paid content these days? patreon? kofi? a dumpster behind a shut down Wendy's???
January 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
the platform I had planned on using to post courses, lectures, and "Beyond Accessibility", my series of topics like disability inclusion, language, and burnout, got sold off. where are the hot people posting their paid content these days? patreon? kofi? a dumpster behind a shut down Wendy's???
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Don’t miss this online presentation by @devonpersing.bsky.social & @segdeha.com on practical tips for making Continuous Accessibility the default at your organization. 💜
www.meetup.com/portland-acc...
www.meetup.com/portland-acc...
Making Accessibility the Default: Continuous Accessibility Practices [virtual], Tue, Feb 17, 2026, 5:45 PM | Meetup
**Virtual Event:** Making Accessibility the Default: Continuous Accessibility Practices
**Presenters:** Devon Persing and Andrew Hedges
Often relegated to episodic efforts
www.meetup.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Don’t miss this online presentation by @devonpersing.bsky.social & @segdeha.com on practical tips for making Continuous Accessibility the default at your organization. 💜
www.meetup.com/portland-acc...
www.meetup.com/portland-acc...
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And, from that, I guarantee we'll be hearing from MAGA folks for years that Oregon had 800k fake voters on the rolls. And never, not once, will anyone confront Elon over, nor will he admit he passed on bullshit info designed to enrage and inflame a debate based on nothing.
January 13, 2026 at 1:31 AM
And, from that, I guarantee we'll be hearing from MAGA folks for years that Oregon had 800k fake voters on the rolls. And never, not once, will anyone confront Elon over, nor will he admit he passed on bullshit info designed to enrage and inflame a debate based on nothing.
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things off the top of my head that i can think of that conservatives have called tyranny
- health care subsidies
- seeing pronouns in an email
- being suspended from a social media platform
- pride month
- baking a cake for a same sex wedding
- legal rulings against donald trump
- EV benchmarks
- health care subsidies
- seeing pronouns in an email
- being suspended from a social media platform
- pride month
- baking a cake for a same sex wedding
- legal rulings against donald trump
- EV benchmarks
Trump's thugs are going hog wild and tossing gas around in one of the busiest commercial districts in Minneapolis, just a mile or so from where I live. Complete insanity.
(vid via Ford Fischer on X)
(vid via Ford Fischer on X)
January 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
things off the top of my head that i can think of that conservatives have called tyranny
- health care subsidies
- seeing pronouns in an email
- being suspended from a social media platform
- pride month
- baking a cake for a same sex wedding
- legal rulings against donald trump
- EV benchmarks
- health care subsidies
- seeing pronouns in an email
- being suspended from a social media platform
- pride month
- baking a cake for a same sex wedding
- legal rulings against donald trump
- EV benchmarks
ooh, ooh, i know this one! who is hakeem jeffries?
i think what we need now more than ever is slow, incremental change
January 13, 2026 at 12:36 AM
ooh, ooh, i know this one! who is hakeem jeffries?
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look i've been pretty overexposed to "the onion or real life" but every so often a headline pops out at you with such unerring on-the-nose insanity that i feel like the onion should sue reality
Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved by Limiting Air Pollution
In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.
nyti.ms
January 12, 2026 at 9:03 PM
look i've been pretty overexposed to "the onion or real life" but every so often a headline pops out at you with such unerring on-the-nose insanity that i feel like the onion should sue reality
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new york city is Real America. los angeles is Real America. chicago is Real America. minneapolis is Real America. seattle, portland, detroit etc etc. sick of this framing that it's otherwise. shut the fuck up
January 12, 2026 at 6:12 PM
new york city is Real America. los angeles is Real America. chicago is Real America. minneapolis is Real America. seattle, portland, detroit etc etc. sick of this framing that it's otherwise. shut the fuck up