Undamned One

Q: HOW TO PREVENT 6,500 LIVES FROM BEING LOST, 250,000 HOSPITALIZATIONS? A: DON’T.

It’s almost like some conservative justices don’t care about people as much as they care about “states’ rights.” Or Benghazi or whatever. “The mandate would have covered about 84.2 million Americans (our population is about 332 million). OSHA estimated (before Omicron) that the rule would save 6,500 lives and prevent 250,000 hospitalizations over a six-month period.” heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january…

Sat, Jan 15, 2022 Photos

TORI AMOS: MIXTAPE MEMOIR

Still one of my favorite musicians of all time, although I’m not a huge fan of her later work and basically stopped collecting. My friend Andy shared this with me but I’ve gotta be honest, I have no flipping idea how to listen to it. I don’t see a play button! Maybe an adblocker is blocking it or something. Will have to try again on another browser or something. 🎵

Sat, Jan 15, 2022

“REPUBLICANS ARE MORE RUTHLESS THAN DEMOCRATS”

Analysis: Joe Biden and Democrats run up against relentless conservative power - CNNPolitics: Certain they will capture the House at least in November’s midterm elections, some GOP lawmakers are raising the possibility of impeaching Biden, and planning withering investigations against top administration officials like Dr. Anthony Fauci. The President’s son, Hunter Biden, could find himself called to testify before Congress, in what would be an agonizing moment for his father and evidence the GOP would use its possible majorities as an unfiltered tool of revenge for Trump.

Fri, Jan 14, 2022

NOW PLAYING

I miss Q-Sound 🎵 The Promise Of A New Day by Paula Abdul. www.shazam.com/track/524…

Fri, Jan 14, 2022

MISS MAGGIE IN THE MORNING

🐈 Good kitty.

Fri, Jan 14, 2022 Photos

PRO-LIFE EXCEPT IF YOU WORK FOR A COMPANY WITH 100+ EMPLOYEES

apple.news Supreme Court blocks Biden’s vaccine-or-test mandate for large private companies - NPR The decision to invalidate the regulation comes as COVID-19 cases reached a new high of 1.4 million early this week. I love how pro-life conservatives would rather see us all die than not.

Thu, Jan 13, 2022

HAPPINESS PIE

apple.news Quebec’s ‘unvaxxed tax’ has people rushing to get vaccinated - NPR In the province, roughly 90% of its eligible population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to Canada’s COVID-19 tracker. Canada really does sound better and better all the time.

Thu, Jan 13, 2022 Photos

ALEXA, TELL ME EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OKAY. ALEXA, LIE TO ME.

apple.news Amazon’s Dark Secret: It Has Failed to Protect Your Data - WIRED TL;DR People trust Amazon more than any other entity except the military and medical providers. People really, really, really shouldn’t do that. Also, everything is awful.

Thu, Jan 13, 2022

VOTER RIGHTS

King family: ‘Difficult decision’ to attend Biden’s voting rights speech - POLITICO: “We’re beyond speeches. We’re beyond events,” Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown told Atlanta’s NPR station. “We don’t need any more photo ops. We need action,” former Georgia NAACP President James Woodall told The New York Times. It’s time to pass some laws, Mr. President.

Tue, Jan 11, 2022

apple.news ‘Jeopardy!’ champion Amy Schneider shares what her winning streak means - NPR

Tue, Jan 11, 2022

A primer: How to Clean Your Vinyl Records – Review Geek Do you still have tangible media? Or have you gone fully digital?

Mon, Jan 10, 2022

I PROMISED MYSELF…

I’m promised myself I wasn’t going to be one of those people who go on about deleting their social media accounts. But did I tell you I deleted my social media accounts? 🚫Facebook 🚫Twitter 🚫Instagram 🚫Pinterest ✅LinkedIn (hey, cut me some slack they post jobs, plus they have LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com)) What I’d like to do, which promises to be much more difficult, is migrate away from Google products (Gmail) and towards more privacy focused replacements.

Sun, Jan 9, 2022

ITE RELEASES MACMOJI AND OTHER AWESOME SIRI SHORTCUTS

iTE - MacMoji I love this shortcut for Mac and iOS - easy (albeit pretend) way to get the latest MacBook Pro model. 💻 More Siri Shortcuts by iTE

Sun, Jan 9, 2022 Photos

GARFIELD MINUS GARFIELD

I LOVED Garfield comic books as a kid and would check out stacks of them from the little kiosk library in the mall every time we’d visit. As a much more cynical adult, I absolutely cackle over the Garfield minus Garfield comics, which do exactly what it sounds like they’d do. Wikipedia: Garfield Minus Garfield

Sat, Jan 8, 2022 Photos

THE SULTAN OF SYSTEMS

Jim Bruner: Columbus CEO Future 50 Congratulations to my friend, Jim! Y’know, the Ohio library community really oughta listen to me when I nominate speakers for conferences… 😉

Sat, Jan 8, 2022

A MOST EXCELLENT MOMENT IN AMERICA’S HISTORY

To Thee We Sing… - Steady This is a most excellent story and moment. It was supposed to make me smile, but really it made me cry. I’m tempted to share it with my team at work in the spirit of DEI. You should definitely watch the video. It’s a true reminder of our best potential.

Sat, Jan 8, 2022

IOS HOW TO STOP THE IN-APP REVIEW ANNOYANCE

How to Stop the In-App Review Annoyance - The Mac Observer Go to Settings > App Store. Scroll down until you see In-App Ratings & Reviews, and toggle it off.

Sat, Jan 8, 2022

More macro Maggie 🐈

Sat, Jan 8, 2022 Photos

Macro Maggie 🐈

Sat, Jan 8, 2022 Photos

FREEDOM. YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG.

apple.news I’m An ICU Doctor In Rural Ohio. This Is The Horror I Face Every Day Due To COVID-19. - HuffPost Our country had traditionally prided itself on free will, freedom of choice, and autonomy. However, it is clear that these sacred values are being twisted and are keeping our nation in peril. I agree 100% with this Ohio doctor. I am “un” a lot of things.

Sat, Jan 8, 2022