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Hopefully this marks an ebb to conservative religion dominating American politics. You're allowed to believe what you like, but none of the rest of us should have to live by it. Anyone who claims you need to be religious to be moral hasn't been paying attention (and is an idiot).

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On my way out of Portland and realizing I didn't make it to Powell's this time. Guess I'll have to come back.

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Very pleased to hear was ruled against. Makes me feel much better about this country after the backwards shenanigans we saw in Texas last night.

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A brief demonstration of comments, likes and events: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgvQq8o8RxU

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@barnabywalters Are you really sure you want to do that to yourself?

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I mean, who needs individual human & democratic rights anyway? Those weren't the ideas America was founded on!

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Catching the last few mins of Wendy Davis's filibuster (been following news all evening). Amazing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q8Hr0O20LY

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<a href="https://twitter.com/aaronpk/status/349737868840804352">@aaronpk</a> Yeah, I think I made the right decision (although YxYY would have been amazing).<a href="http://werd.io/view/51ca6210bed7defc25839c52" rel="in-reply-to" class="u-in-reply-to"></a>

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Just hit "count me out" on Plancast for YxYY. Sad, but I'm so glad I came up to Portland this weekend.

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There's talk of powered chess. Neat! But I'm holding out for Mornington Crescent.

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Current reader at riffing on the infamous Arcata Eye Police Blotter, which is wonderful: http://www.arcataeye.com/category/police-log/

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A couple of <a href="http://latakoo.com">@latakoo</a>'s customers have asked us if they can blog about us recently. So gratifying. Thanks all!

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Content types, June 25 2013

Content types, June 25 2013

I've added a few types since my last screenshot - notably events and RSVPs. Really I don't want RSVPs to be a top-level button, but that's going to require some tricksy webaction work.

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@caseorganic @pjf We actually changed the venue from Bailey's to Backspace! I'm there right now with @aaronpk.

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People used to ask me what the next Facebook was. I can now say with absolute certainty: there is no next Facebook. It's the web.

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Oh wow. Texas Democratic state senator <a href="https://twitter.com/WendyDavisTexas">@WendyDavisTexas</a> is a superhero: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57590966/texas-senator-wendy-davis-filibusters-against-abortion-...

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I have this irrational desire for JSON PuSH to be renamed JubJubHubbub.

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Britain's immigration bond looks suspiciously designed to prevent lower-income non-white people from entering the country: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23044324

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Looking forward to the next Tech for Good in San Francisco, on July 10: http://techforgoodsf.eventbrite.com/

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@npdoty RSVPs use the value of the p-rsvp property as brainstormed here: http://microformats.org/wiki/rsvp-brainstorming

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@aaronpk Oh, cool! That sounds like fun. (Really enjoying being back on IRC regularly. Used to wish I had my own Eggdrop.)<a href="http://werd.io/event/51c94deebed7de5c2386a1b4/unofficial-portland-post-indiewebcamp-meetup" rel="in-reply-to" class="u-in-reply-to"></a>

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@kevinmarks @fdevillamil Have you seen the stuff about webactions? http://indiewebcamp.com/webactions @t

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Meanwhile, having a serious firefighting morning, before a long call in my hotel room. Multiple coffees: check and check.

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