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<p>“Our <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#LGBTQ</a>+ loved ones need both our compassion and our action to make our communities safe and our laws inclusive, so every LGBTQ+ person can be safe, celebrated, affirmed and loved everywhere in the U.S.”</p><p>Hate crimes, particularly against LGBTQ community, on the rise: FBI data - ABC News<br><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/hate-crimes-lgbtq-community-rise-fbi-data/story?id=113962673" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="abcnews.go.com/US/hate-crimes-lgbtq-community-rise-fbi-data/story?id=113962673"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">abcnews.go.com/US/hate-crimes-</span><span class="invisible">lgbtq-community-rise-fbi-data/story?id=113962673</span></a> </p><p>(corrected URL)</p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/homophobia/" rel="tag">#homophobia</a> <a href="/tags/transphobia/" rel="tag">#transphobia</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/extremism/" rel="tag">#extremism</a> <a href="/tags/criminaljustice/" rel="tag">#CriminalJustice</a></p>

<p>Niccolo Machiavelli (May 3, 1469 – June 21, 1527) wrote The Prince after prison, torture, and exile, with the cold clarity of someone who had seen power from the inside.</p><p>This is not just a book about rulers but about fear, ambition, loyalty, betrayal, and the dangerous people who believe they are born to command others.</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/writers/" rel="tag">#writers</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/machiavelli/" rel="tag">#Machiavelli</a> <a href="/tags/theprince/" rel="tag">#ThePrince</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/ambitions/" rel="tag">#ambitions</a> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#booksky</a> <a href="/tags/bookstagram/" rel="tag">#bookstagram</a> <a href="/tags/booktok/" rel="tag">#BookTok</a> <a href="/tags/today/" rel="tag">#today</a></p>

<p>“I am part of the queer community and the queer rights movement. I am an anti-fascist; I’m not neutral about fascism. I’m not neutral about genocide. I’m not neutral about the environment, and many other topics.”</p><p>I&#x27;m so excited to share this: a profile of my career is out today in the Columbia Journalism Review! I&#x27;ve been waiting to share this for months, and I&#x27;m thrilled with how it turned out. <a href="https://www.cjr.org/the_profile/kit-oconnell-austin-movement-journalism.php" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.cjr.org/the_profile/kit-oconnell-austin-movement-journalism.php"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.cjr.org/the_profile/kit-oc</span><span class="invisible">onnell-austin-movement-journalism.php</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/nonbinary/" rel="tag">#nonbinary</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtqia/" rel="tag">#LGBTQIA</a>+ <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/trans/" rel="tag">#trans</a></p>

<p>I&#x27;m here, I&#x27;m <a href="/tags/queer/" rel="tag">#queer</a>, I belong in Texas, too. </p><p>The Barbed Wire asked me to take a moment to introduce myself, and why our state needs <a href="/tags/trans/" rel="tag">#trans</a> reporters like me, and media where we can see our stories reflected. </p><p>This one starts when I&#x27;m just 13 years old... <br><a href="https://thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/25/transgender-journalist-living-in-texas/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/25/transgender-journalist-living-in-texas/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/25/t</span><span class="invisible">ransgender-journalist-living-in-texas/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtqia/" rel="tag">#LGBTQIA</a> <a href="/tags/transgender/" rel="tag">#transgender</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a></p>

<p>Candi Miller would have turned 43 today.</p><p>Under Georgia’s abortion ban, Candi avoided doctors, deciding to navigate an abortion alone. Her death is the second preventable abortion-related death ProPublica has found.</p><p><a href="https://propub.li/4ducj0j" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/4ducj0j</a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/abortion/" rel="tag">#Abortion</a> <a href="/tags/georgia/" rel="tag">#Georgia</a> <a href="/tags/abortionban/" rel="tag">#AbortionBan</a> <a href="/tags/usnews/" rel="tag">#USNews</a> <a href="/tags/pregnancy/" rel="tag">#Pregnancy</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/georgia/" rel="tag">#Georgia</a> Judge Lifts Six-Week <a href="/tags/abortion/" rel="tag">#Abortion</a> Ban After Deaths of Two Women Who Couldn’t Access Care<br>—</p><p>Abortion clinics rushed to provide care after a judge rejected the state’s ban, an order that could soon be paused by a higher court. It’s only the latest development since ProPublica reported the deaths of Amber Nicole Thurman and Candi Miller.</p><p><a href="https://propub.li/3TTdy26" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/3TTdy26</a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/pregnancy/" rel="tag">#Pregnancy</a> <a href="/tags/plannedparenthood/" rel="tag">#PlannedParenthood</a> <a href="/tags/womenshealth/" rel="tag">#WomensHealth</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a> <a href="/tags/kamalaharris/" rel="tag">#KamalaHarris</a> <a href="/tags/doctors/" rel="tag">#Doctors</a> <a href="/tags/hospital/" rel="tag">#Hospital</a></p>

<p>Jesse Lee has this valid criticism of the <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a>: &quot;We’re more than 5 years into Pres. Trump, the fact that media outlets haven’t learned to record their interviews and air them with fact checks embedded is just beyond me. There is no excuse for this sort of batshittery to beam out unchecked.&quot; <br><a href="/tags/values/" rel="tag">#values</a> <a href="/tags/priorities/" rel="tag">#priorities</a> copy: <span class="h-card"><a href="https://channel.org/@renewedresistance" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>renewedresistance</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/legaleagle/" rel="tag">#legalEagle</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/corruption/" rel="tag">#corruption</a> <a href="/tags/corrupt/" rel="tag">#corrupt</a> <a href="/tags/dueprocess/" rel="tag">#dueprocess</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/notmypresident/" rel="tag">#notmypresident</a> <a href="/tags/nebula/" rel="tag">#nebula</a> <a href="/tags/abortion/" rel="tag">#abortion</a> <a href="/tags/ruleoflaw/" rel="tag">#ruleoflaw</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/executive/" rel="tag">#executive</a> <a href="/tags/tariff/" rel="tag">#tariff</a> <a href="/tags/trumptariff/" rel="tag">#trumptariff</a> <a href="/tags/dose/" rel="tag">#DOSE</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#musk</a> <a href="/tags/equalprotection/" rel="tag">#equalprotection</a> <a href="/tags/freedomofspeech/" rel="tag">#freedomofspeech</a> <a href="/tags/freedomofassembly/" rel="tag">#freedomofassembly</a> <a href="/tags/righttocouncel/" rel="tag">#righttocouncel</a> <a href="/tags/murder/" rel="tag">#murder</a> <br><a href="https://nebula.tv/videos/legaleagle-every-illegal-act-trump-committed-in-2025-so-far" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="nebula.tv/videos/legaleagle-every-illegal-act-trump-committed-in-2025-so-far"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nebula.tv/videos/legaleagle-ev</span><span class="invisible">ery-illegal-act-trump-committed-in-2025-so-far</span></a><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hybL-GJov7M" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=hybL-GJov7M"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=hybL-G</span><span class="invisible">Jov7M</span></a></p>

<p>Utah residents push back after Kevin O&#x27;Leary&#x27;s data center plan turns out to be 40,000 acres, not 40,000 square feet <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#data</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a></p>

<p>A Molly James cartoon:</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/158363176" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.patreon.com/posts/158363176"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.patreon.com/posts/15836317</span><span class="invisible">6</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/trans/" rel="tag">#trans</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#uspol</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a></p>

<p>✊🏽By the fire with Natalie Patrice Tucker <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@knowbility" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>knowbility</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/people/" rel="tag">#people</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/webstandards/" rel="tag">#webStandards</a></p><p><a href="https://html5accessibility.com/stuff/2026/03/03/by-the-fire-with-natalie-patrice-tucker/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="html5accessibility.com/stuff/2026/03/03/by-the-fire-with-natalie-patrice-tucker/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">html5accessibility.com/stuff/2</span><span class="invisible">026/03/03/by-the-fire-with-natalie-patrice-tucker/</span></a></p>

<p>In Texas’ third-largest county, the far right’s vision for local governing has come to life.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@texastribune" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>texastribune</span></a></span> report: &quot;Tim O’Hare’s leadership in Tarrant County, Texas, gives a glimpse of far-right priorities: cutting programs for at-risk youth, targeting elections and stifling dissent. Home to 2.2 million people and the city of Fort Worth, [the county] is the most significant political battleground between Republicans and Democrats in Texas.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/ktLJnI" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flip.it/ktLJnI</a></p><p><a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/farright/" rel="tag">#FarRight</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a> <a href="/tags/conservatives/" rel="tag">#Conservatives</a> <a href="/tags/election/" rel="tag">#Election</a></p>

<p>For decades, Canadians eagerly rushed onto US tech platforms and services. But now the drawbacks of that dependence are on full display.</p><p>For the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, I explain the economic and political consequences of a US-dominated internet — and why digital sovereignty is imperative.</p><p><a href="https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/every-data-centre-is-a-u-s-military-base/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/every-data-centre-is-a-u-s-military-base/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.policyalternatives.ca/news</span><span class="invisible">-research/every-data-centre-is-a-u-s-military-base/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#canada</a> <a href="/tags/cdnpoli/" rel="tag">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="/tags/cdntech/" rel="tag">#cdntech</a> <a href="/tags/digitalsovereignty/" rel="tag">#digitalsovereignty</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a></p>

<p>Behind <a href="/tags/christian/" rel="tag">#Christian</a> Nationalism’s Influence on the 2024 <a href="/tags/election/" rel="tag">#Election</a><br>—</p><p>The Christian right has become an increasingly powerful force in American <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> at every level, from school boards to the presidency. Its roots trace back decades.</p><p><a href="https://propub.li/4flqBl6" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/4flqBl6</a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/christiannationalism/" rel="tag">#ChristianNationalism</a> <a href="/tags/rightwing/" rel="tag">#Rightwing</a> <a href="/tags/abortion/" rel="tag">#Abortion</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/project2025/" rel="tag">#Project2025</a> <a href="/tags/heritagefoundation/" rel="tag">#HeritageFoundation</a> <a href="/tags/jan6/" rel="tag">#Jan6</a></p>

<p>Bloodied Faces, Sobbing Children: <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> Officers Smash Car Windows to Speed Up Arrests <br>==<br>We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> took office. </p><p><a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.” </p><p>You can judge for yourself. </p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/humanrights/" rel="tag">#HumanRights</a> <a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#Police</a> <a href="/tags/courts/" rel="tag">#Courts</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a></p><p><a href="https://projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-smashed-windows-deportation-arrests/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-smashed-windows-deportation-arrests/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">projects.propublica.org/trump-</span><span class="invisible">ice-smashed-windows-deportation-arrests/</span></a></p>

<p>Every month I put together a recap of good (critical) tech reads and important stories you might have missed.</p><p>In this issue, I also provide a brief reflection on the year ahead and some of the subjects that will be on my mind. 2026 is not off to a great start!</p><p><a href="https://disconnect.blog/what-does-2026-have-in-store/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="disconnect.blog/what-does-2026-have-in-store/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">disconnect.blog/what-does-2026</span><span class="invisible">-have-in-store/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/technews/" rel="tag">#technews</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/digitalsovereignty/" rel="tag">#digitalsovereignty</a></p>

<p>Netflix made a bold promise that streaming would be cheaper and better than what existed before. It broke that promise to cash in on its audience.</p><p>If it captures Warner Discovery, it would not just remake a major studio, but continue degrading culture by further commercializing it.</p><p><a href="https://disconnect.blog/netflix-cant-be-allowed-to-buy-warner-discovery/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="disconnect.blog/netflix-cant-be-allowed-to-buy-warner-discovery/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">disconnect.blog/netflix-cant-b</span><span class="invisible">e-allowed-to-buy-warner-discovery/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/netflix/" rel="tag">#netflix</a> <a href="/tags/streaming/" rel="tag">#streaming</a> <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#movies</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a> <a href="/tags/wbd/" rel="tag">#wbd</a> <a href="/tags/warner/" rel="tag">#warner</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a></p>

<p>Dark Woke got it&#x27;s own <a href="/tags/wikipedia/" rel="tag">#Wikipedia</a> page and my brief thoughts are, fine, for the people that like this sorta thing, but I see this quickly moving into class reductionist behaviors. I have the darkest, most fucked up, sense of humor possible, but I choose to hang around people that do more than shit post. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Woke" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Woke"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Wok</span><span class="invisible">e</span></a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a></p>

A subtoot: corporations, and corporate(-like) behavior, are political. Anyone claiming that corporate-like work is apolitical--work that includes business-friendly software development whether it occurs within the walls of a corporate entity or not--is either naive or deliberately obfuscating reality.<br><br>&quot;Politics&quot; isn&#x27;t only about institutions. It&#x27;s about organizing large numbers of people to do something they wouldn&#x27;t otherwise do. Corporations organize large numbers of people to do things they probably wouldn&#x27;t do if they weren&#x27;t paid and/or didn&#x27;t need the money to live. 10,000 people wouldn&#x27;t spontaneously get together and spend the best hours of their days for months building a commercial jet airliner if there weren&#x27;t corporate structures in place and a society that keeps them close enough to deprivation that they will do this in exchange for money.<br><br><a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</a> <a href="/tags/oss/" rel="tag">#OSS</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#OpenSource</a> <a href="/tags/software/" rel="tag">#software</a> <a href="/tags/opensourcesoftware/" rel="tag">#OpenSourceSoftware</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/dev/" rel="tag">#dev</a> <a href="/tags/softwaredevelopment/" rel="tag">#SoftwareDevelopment</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/economics/" rel="tag">#economics</a> <a href="/tags/corporations/" rel="tag">#corporations</a><br>

<p>RE: <a href="https://flipboard.com/@gizmodo/tech-fknh6odjz/-/a-TiM2BSstS5WsienZri4Cbg%3Aa%3A1876139665-%2F0" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flipboard.com/@gizmodo/tech-fknh6odjz/-/a-TiM2BSstS5WsienZri4Cbg%3Aa%3A1876139665-%2F0"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flipboard.com/@gizmodo/tech-fk</span><span class="invisible">nh6odjz/-/a-TiM2BSstS5WsienZri4Cbg%3Aa%3A1876139665-%2F0</span></a></p><p>This is an example of how far the surveillance capitalism has gone. IMHO there is no logic to your TV monitoring what you are watching. It is time for some serious legislation when it comes to what data can be collected and what it can be used for. IMHO companies should not be building profiles on their users.</p><p><a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#Privacy</a> <a href="/tags/surveillance/" rel="tag">#Surveillance</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a></p>

<p>&quot;Vice President Kamala Harris will sit down with Fox News&#x27; Bret Baier Wednesday as she steps out of the comfort of what has so far been a relatively friendly series of interviews since she became the Democratic nominee this summer.&quot;</p><p>From <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@abc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>abc</span></a></span>: &quot;With three weeks until Election Day, Harris&#x27; interview with Baier will mark her first sit-down with Fox News -- and her first interview with a conservative news outlet since she became the Democratic nominee.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/sf6-Qc" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flip.it/sf6-Qc</a></p><p>For ongoing coverage, follow <a href="https://flipboard.com/@electioncentral/2024-white-house-011m28mnz" rel="nofollow">@2024-white-house-ElectionCentral</a> </p><p><a href="/tags/harris/" rel="tag">#Harris</a> <a href="/tags/foxnews/" rel="tag">#FoxNews</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a> <a href="/tags/election/" rel="tag">#Election</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/kamalaharris/" rel="tag">#KamalaHarris</a></p>

<p>Big Tech is getting more and more involved in politics. During the last US election, Crypto bros spent more than $100 million on the election, which got some of them out of jail. Now Big Tech is active again, this time with focus on AI, as reported in this Washington Post article.</p><p>It is time to take a stand against companies that behave this way.</p><p><a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/elections/" rel="tag">#elections</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/crypto/" rel="tag">#crypto</a> <a href="/tags/browser/" rel="tag">#Browser</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#Linux</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/12/19/tech-super-pacs-midterms-ai/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/12/19/tech-super-pacs-midterms-ai/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.washingtonpost.com/technol</span><span class="invisible">ogy/2025/12/19/tech-super-pacs-midterms-ai/</span></a></p>

<p>&quot;A Federal Judge Nominee Said Disabled People Shouldn’t Be Wed. In Fact, Many Can’t.&quot;</p><p><a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a> <a href="/tags/disability/" rel="tag">#Disability</a> <a href="/tags/disabled/" rel="tag">#Disabled</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/indiana-southern-district-federal-judge-nominee-justin-olson-disabled-people-marriage-benefits-cancellation-medicaid-ssi/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/indiana-southern-district-federal-judge-nominee-justin-olson-disabled-people-marriage-benefits-cancellation-medicaid-ssi/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.motherjones.com/politics/2</span><span class="invisible">025/12/indiana-southern-district-federal-judge-nominee-justin-olson-disabled-people-marriage-benefits-cancellation-medicaid-ssi/</span></a></p>

<p>By way of an overdue <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a>; I&#x27;m rather a simple soul, I mainly enjoy tinkering with <a href="/tags/computers/" rel="tag">#computers</a>, strumming <a href="/tags/guitars/" rel="tag">#guitars</a> and a wee bit of <a href="/tags/spaniel/" rel="tag">#spaniel</a> sitting. I&#x27;m now taking some tentative first steps into <a href="/tags/gardening/" rel="tag">#gardening</a> too, just to fall in with the <a href="/tags/retired/" rel="tag">#retired</a> stereotype I suppose. I&#x27;m also reading the <a href="/tags/internet/" rel="tag">#internet</a> and I&#x27;m currently about halfway through it. I detest <a href="/tags/bigtech/" rel="tag">#BigTech</a>, the <a href="/tags/algorithm/" rel="tag">#algorithm</a>, <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> and <a href="/tags/surveillancecapitalism/" rel="tag">#SurveillanceCapitalism</a>. I love the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> because it reminds me of the olde worlde internet. I try to post/boost a little bit of everything and anything, including <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a>, <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a>, <a href="/tags/botany/" rel="tag">#botany</a>, <a href="/tags/transport/" rel="tag">#transport</a>, <a href="/tags/animals/" rel="tag">#animals</a>, <a href="/tags/architecture/" rel="tag">#architecture</a> and <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#humour</a>, without getting too mired in <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a>, although it&#x27;s not easy to avoid politics when you care about <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> and the <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a>. I&#x27;m happy to interact with everyone/anyone irrespective of creed, colour, nationality or gender/sexual preferences. In the nicest sense of the word, I really don&#x27;t give a fuck what you are. I consider myself to be a floating voter of centre/left leaning persuasion. I support the notion of managed <a href="/tags/degrowth/" rel="tag">#degrowth</a> and <a href="/tags/social/" rel="tag">#social</a> responsibility. I would rather discuss the common ground we share and aim to respect our differences. I try to avoid fuckwits wherever I encounter them. That&#x27;ll do for now although I dare say I&#x27;ll edit this over time. Thanks for reading and peace out☮️</p>

<p><a href="/tags/fossilfuel/" rel="tag">#FossilFuel</a> Interests Are Working to Kill <a href="/tags/solar/" rel="tag">#Solar</a> in One <a href="/tags/ohio/" rel="tag">#Ohio</a> County. The Hometown <a href="/tags/newspaper/" rel="tag">#Newspaper</a> Is Helping.<br>—</p><p>A retired <a href="/tags/gas/" rel="tag">#gas</a> industry executive, a shadowy “grassroots” group and a controversial <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> company are spreading <a href="/tags/misinformation/" rel="tag">#misinformation</a> while turning residents against a proposed solar farm — and each other.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/ohio-mount-vernon-frasier-solar-fossil-fuel-metric-media?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/ohio-mount-vernon-frasier-solar-fossil-fuel-metric-media?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ohi</span><span class="invisible">o-mount-vernon-frasier-solar-fossil-fuel-metric-media?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/cleanenergy/" rel="tag">#CleanEnergy</a> <a href="/tags/agriculture/" rel="tag">#Agriculture</a> <a href="/tags/oil/" rel="tag">#Oil</a> <a href="/tags/koch/" rel="tag">#Koch</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/energy/" rel="tag">#Energy</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>