May Anti-Trans Legislative Risk Map

“The map of anti-trans risk has polarized into two Americas - one where trans people have full legal protections, and one where they are persecuted by the state.”  #Democracy [Link]

Techbro SF

“San Francisco is a dystopian hellhole caught in doomloop and it is all because everyone hates techbros. Well, we are tired of being disrespected. Therefore we are going to attack those who can’t fight back, yes, poor people.”  #Democracy [Link]

Letter from Jourdon Anderson: A Freedman Writes His Former Master

“Give my love to them all, and tell them I hope we will meet in the better world, if not in this. I would have gone back to see you all when I was working in the Nashville Hospital, but one of the neighbors told me that Henry intended to

A million times this

And that's the thing -- the best thing doesn't win -- the one that is easiest for others to build off of is what wins! ~ Christina Warren on Mastodon, discussing ActivityPub and AT Protocol This is exactly right. It’s not about ideological purity or architectural

See your identity pieced together from stolen data

“Have you ever wondered how much of your personal information is available online? Here’s your chance to find out.” Really well-executed.  #Technology [Link]

Documentary

Little Richard: I Am Everything

A well-argued documentary that does an excellent job of showing the debt every rock musician has to Little Richard - and, in turn, how rock and roll was birthed as a Black, queer medium. Joyous and revelatory. #Documentary [Link]

New York is sinking, and its bankers could go down with it

“When discussing climate change that banker suggested that sinking cities was the biggest problem he thought the sector faced. Over 80% of the property portfolio of many banks was, he suggested, in cities where the likelihood of flooding was likely to increase rapidly.”  #Climate [Link]

One more dead in horrific eye drop outbreak that now spans 18 states

An actual nightmare.   #Health [Link]

New York City is sinking due to weight of its skyscrapers, new research finds

“The Big Apple may be the city that never sleeps but it is a city that certainly sinks, subsiding by approximately 1-2mm each year on average, with some areas of New York City plunging at double this rate, according to researchers.”  #Climate [Link]

Hollywood writers strike could impact diverse stories on TV and in film

“When Kyra Jones wrote for the ABC broadcast show “Queens,” she collected a $14,000 residuals check that helped her get through the months after the project ended and she was without work. Then last summer, she got her first residuals check for writing on the Hulu streaming show “Woke.

Growing the Open Social Web

“I think there are two big things that would help the Open Social Web seize this opportunity to reach scale.” A big yes to all of this.  #Technology [Link]

Unconstitutional TikTok ban would open the door to press censorship

“But if we accept the arguments for banning TikTok, what might come next? The consequences are even more catastrophic. Bans on foreign news websites that track Americans' clicks and comments? For example, the Guardian must have a gold mine of information on the millions of Americans that read it