One of the things I love most about micro.blog is that it feels like an honest community of actual neighbors despite the geographic distance between us. I can freely post tidbits about my life and people have genuine responses to them.
Day: March 26, 2018
👓 ‘The Daily’: Rex Tillerson’s Firing and North Korea | The New York Times
Mr. Tillerson’s push for nuclear talks put him at odds with his boss. He has been replaced as secretary of state just as President Trump prepares to meet Kim Jong-un.
I am tired of listening to comments on Facebook, mentioning it’s already too late or no point now or the platform is too valuable. We need to stop this. We are conveying to owners & other parties involved that don’t worry. It doesn’t matter how bad you screw up. You own us.
👓 ‘The Daily’: ‘The Gunshine State’ | The New York Times
Florida is a friendly place for gun owners, and the N.R.A. and lawmakers have often blocked proposed restrictions. What changed after the Parkland shooting?
👓 ‘The Daily’: Women We Overlooked | The New York Times
Obituaries in The New York Times have been long dominated by white men. We’re adding the stories of remarkable women like Ida B. Wells, who took on racism in the South.
Some nice pieces of history here that I’m sad to say I hadn’t heard about and didn’t know they were as egregious as I had thought. I knew about lynchings in general, but didn’t know that they rose to a level as high as the one described here.
👓 ‘The Daily’: Trump and the F.B.I. | The New York Times
President Trump called the firing of Andrew G. McCabe, the deputy F.B.I. director, a “great day for democracy.” Mr. McCabe said his dismissal was for political reasons.
I’d only heard partisan sniping and about Tweets prior to this. Nice to have some history and better detail to hang on to here.
Following Paul Hibbitts
Exploring and Building Open [Source] Software for Learning Ecosystems
Educator and interaction designer. Building #FOSS for distributed learning ecosystems/#DoOO/#OER. Using @getgrav + #CanvasLMS as open & collaborative platform.🚀
The IndieWeb has been compiling a list of silo-quits. If you know of anyone who has quit Facebook, feel free to either add them to the wiki or comment below with a note. #DeleteFacebook
Checkin Super Dry Cleaners
Picking up last week’s sweaters
Checkin Pasadena Public Library – Hastings
Quick returns
Pasadena Public Library – Hastings
Checkin Victory Park
Some fresh air. It’s kind of breezy here.
👓 Three more lose jobs at Ben Carson’s housing department | The Guardian
Three contractors in the office of Hud’s information chief are out amid a widening ethics controversy