https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/980630792241020929.html

https://twitter.com/corey_latislaw/status/977197068677627904?s=19

«”True self-care is not salt baths and chocolate cake, it is making the choice to not build a life you don’t need to regularly escape from.”»

I am pretty sure there’s some deep theology/liturgy in this discussion.

https://twitter.com/pptsapper/status/980445355899785216?s=19

«Anyone else do that thing where after the sign of peace at church you relive the whole thing in your head wondering if you shook enough hands or not enough hands, and if people are now judging you for it?

Just me?

Cool, cool»

Seems about right.

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/979776515721310209.html

https://twitter.com/jessesingal/status/979778394010411013?s=20

«Vox: Lunch, Explained

Slate: Actually, Stealing A Coworkers’ Lunch Is Totally Fine

Breitbart: The Lunch Thief Was Probably Muslim

Everyday Feminism: The Culprit Is The Cisheteropatriarchal Construct Of Lunch Itself, Not The “Thief”»

Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/noor-salman-trial-pulse-massacre_us_5abbe04be4b04a59a313df85

«After hearing how Salman behaved at FBI headquarters that night, Campbell, the domestic violence expert, said it was not that unusual. Abuse victims, under pressure, often develop a flat affect and come off as disengaged. It’s a survival mechanism, she explained.»

«“Once Republicans did the tax bill with a huge deficit, their ostensible reason for not liking domestic spending — the deficit — vanished,”»

Now THIS makes me want to go see the movie. 🙂 (Not kidding.)

Source: https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/3/29/17171778/ready-player-one-review-nostalgia-dystopia

This isn’t satirical, and it’s no warning bell. It’s a hero’s quest. And what’s at the end of the quest hasn’t fixed anything at all. In fact, it may spell ultimate doom for the civilization.

I’m well aware that this perspective probably makes me some kind of joyless spoilsport. Why can’t I just escape into the movie and have fun for a couple hours without analyzing and dissecting it?

So be it. If the dystopian future looks like people disconnecting from what’s real to escape into fantasy, then I’d at least like to be paying attention when it happens.

Source: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/3/30/17177544/donald-trump-pentagon-military-fund-border-wall

«“Congress is actually making an effort to rein in the Trump administration’s overspending on immigration detention instead of expanding it.”»

Gorgeous tool, but this is what happens when you marry Microsoft:

Browsers: DRA is built on Silverlight which uses the old plugin API (NPAPI), which many browsers have stopped supporting.

• IE: Works.
• Safari: It did work on Yosemite (MacOS 10.8), but on Sierra (10.12) it does not function correctly. I don’t know about other versions.(Safari/Preferences/Security/Plugin Settings).
• Firefox ESR: Works. Tools/Addons will take you to the page to manage Addons, including plugins. There you can allow or disallow each plugin (or set it to ask each time). Note: On Mac Sierra, Silverlight runs much slower than before.
• Chrome: Does not work.
• Standard Firefox version 52 and above: Does not work.
• Edge: Does not work.

DRA 2.2 depends on a Bing Maps control that is no longer officially supported, as of November 30th. But it still works and I recommend continuing to use it. From what I can glean, it could continue to work for a while, but there’s no guarantee now that the control is unsupported. Maps saved in 2.2 can be loaded in 2.5.

The new version, DRA 2.5 does not depend on the Bing Maps control, so should continue to work for the foreseeable future. The main features and data remain, although Alaska does not work correctly. A link and details on what features are still supported are below.

Source: Dave’s Redistricting

Meanwhile, off the radar….

https://twitter.com/NadegeGreen/status/979133694681276416?s=19

«About 8 media organizations covered this press conference– most of them local. One student said the school’s black students are not being represented. She peered into the news cameras and said, “Well here we are. Do you see us?” #MSDStrong @wlrn»