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"text": "The Level Up is an indie improv showcase. Join us as we watch amazing New York indie improv talents gain XP on the Magnet stage, unlock new achievements, and reach new milestones. Or do comedy.\n\nCome support Michael as he dons his hosting-duties cap for these exciting indie teams:\nGoat Party\nImprovised DnD\n\u00a1Abogado! \u00a1Abogado!\nI\u2019ll be playing in with Michael and the rest of the Level Up!\nLooking forward to it! And to seeing you there!! (Yes, you. Come on out!!!)\nSaturday April 6th, 2025 @ 9pm\n\nMagnet Theater\n\n254 West 29th St (btwn 7th and 8th Ave.)\n\nNew York City, NY 10001\n\nTickets $10: https://magnettheater.com/show/59475/",
"html": "<blockquote>\n<p>The Level Up is an indie improv showcase. Join us as we watch amazing New York indie improv talents gain XP on the Magnet stage, unlock new achievements, and reach new milestones. Or do comedy.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Come support Michael as he dons his hosting-duties cap for these exciting indie teams:</p>\n<ul><li>Goat Party</li>\n<li>Improvised DnD</li>\n<li>\u00a1Abogado! \u00a1Abogado!</li>\n</ul><p>I\u2019ll be playing in with Michael and the rest of the Level Up!</p>\n<p>Looking forward to it! And to seeing you there!! (Yes, you. Come on out!!!)</p>\n<p>Saturday April 6th, 2025 @ 9pm<br />\nMagnet Theater<br />\n254 West 29th St (btwn 7th and 8th Ave.)<br />\nNew York City, NY 10001<br />\nTickets $10: <a href=\"https://magnettheater.com/show/59475/\">https://magnettheater.com/show/59475/</a></p>"
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Iâm glad millions of Americans were up to âgood troubleâ today.
Iâm also glad at how organic the outrage feels. There were questions around why we werenât seeing mass protests across the country around the time of the Trump 2.0 inauguration. I think it was because people were simply exhausted, and also itâs harder to protest what hasnât âhappenedâ yet. Weâre now 75 days into the second Trump presidency, and oh wow do we know whatâs been happening at this point. đľ
Protests went on everywhere todayâeven in some rather sleepy âburbs. An old Northern California friend shared this article about protests happening in my olâ stompinâ grounds of Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Cotati, Sonoma, Napa, and beyond. Iâm quite astonished, truth be told.
From the article:
Jora Gilmore attended the Courthouse Square protest with her mom, Autumn, her husband, Evan, and her 3-year-old son, Otis, who has cerebral palsy.
Gilmore said her son is on Medical and Medicaid because of his disability.
âWe are here to support disabled children,â Gilmore said. âIt is such a broad protest but we thought we can make it specific and advocate for health care and special education.â
Otisâ wheelchair was adorned with two signs â one that read âHands off my healthcareâ and the other said âHands off special education.â
Gilmore said she believes Saturdayâs protests were just the beginning.
âIf they are going to take us back to an authoritarian regime, we are going to give them a wild revolution,â she said.
And this really articulates well why so many people are protesting. The idiotic âculture warsâ over trans athletes or corporate DEI hires or whatever the flying fuck MAGA is droning on about in that next soundbite only serve to obscure the fact that Trump and his billionaire cronies are plundering our institutions and leveling civic infrastructure to the ground. This isnât just about the usual #politics of one side of the aisle vs. the other. Itâs about decent people getting the shaft at the hands of assholes and imbeciles who cynically claimed to be âfor the peopleâ when nothing could be further from the truth.
America is finally awake. And MAGAâs days are numbered.
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"name": "Jared White",
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"url": "https://jaredwhite.com/20250405/glad-millions-of-americas-are-up-to-good-trouble",
"published": "2025-04-05T19:49:39-07:00",
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"html": "<p>I\u2019m glad millions of Americans were up to \u201cgood trouble\u201d today.</p>\n\n<p>I\u2019m also glad at how <em>organic</em> the outrage feels. There were questions around why we weren\u2019t seeing mass protests across the country around the time of the Trump 2.0 inauguration. I think it was because people were simply <em>exhausted</em>, and also it\u2019s harder to protest what hasn\u2019t \u201chappened\u201d yet. We\u2019re now 75 days into the second Trump presidency, and <strong>oh wow do we know what\u2019s been happening at this point</strong>. \ud83d\ude35</p>\n\n<p>Protests went on <em>everywhere</em> today\u2014even in some rather sleepy \u2018burbs. An old Northern California friend <a href=\"https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/hands-off-santa-rosa-napa-sonoma/\">shared this article</a> about protests happening in my ol\u2019 stompin\u2019 grounds of Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Cotati, Sonoma, Napa, and beyond. I\u2019m quite astonished, truth be told.</p>\n\n<p>From the article:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Jora Gilmore attended the Courthouse Square protest with her mom, Autumn, her husband, Evan, and her 3-year-old son, Otis, who has cerebral palsy.</p>\n\n <p>Gilmore said her son is on Medical and Medicaid because of his disability.</p>\n\n <p>\u201cWe are here to support disabled children,\u201d Gilmore said. \u201cIt is such a broad protest but we thought we can make it specific and advocate for health care and special education.\u201d</p>\n\n <p>Otis\u2019 wheelchair was adorned with two signs \u2014 one that read \u201cHands off my healthcare\u201d and the other said \u201cHands off special education.\u201d</p>\n\n <p>Gilmore said she believes Saturday\u2019s protests were just the beginning.</p>\n\n <p>\u201cIf they are going to take us back to an authoritarian regime, we are going to give them a wild revolution,\u201d she said.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>And this really articulates well why so many people are protesting. The idiotic \u201cculture wars\u201d over trans athletes or corporate DEI hires or whatever the flying fuck MAGA is droning on about in that next soundbite only serve to obscure the fact that Trump and his billionaire cronies are <strong>plundering our institutions</strong> and <strong>leveling civic infrastructure to the ground</strong>. This isn\u2019t just about the usual <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/politics\">#politics</a> of one side of the aisle vs. the other. It\u2019s about decent people getting the shaft at the hands of assholes and imbeciles who cynically claimed to be \u201cfor the people\u201d when nothing could be further from the truth.</p>\n\n<p><strong>America is finally awake.</strong> And MAGA\u2019s days are numbered.</p>",
"text": "I\u2019m glad millions of Americans were up to \u201cgood trouble\u201d today.\n\nI\u2019m also glad at how organic the outrage feels. There were questions around why we weren\u2019t seeing mass protests across the country around the time of the Trump 2.0 inauguration. I think it was because people were simply exhausted, and also it\u2019s harder to protest what hasn\u2019t \u201chappened\u201d yet. We\u2019re now 75 days into the second Trump presidency, and oh wow do we know what\u2019s been happening at this point. \ud83d\ude35\n\nProtests went on everywhere today\u2014even in some rather sleepy \u2018burbs. An old Northern California friend shared this article about protests happening in my ol\u2019 stompin\u2019 grounds of Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Cotati, Sonoma, Napa, and beyond. I\u2019m quite astonished, truth be told.\n\nFrom the article:\n\n\n Jora Gilmore attended the Courthouse Square protest with her mom, Autumn, her husband, Evan, and her 3-year-old son, Otis, who has cerebral palsy.\n\n Gilmore said her son is on Medical and Medicaid because of his disability.\n\n \u201cWe are here to support disabled children,\u201d Gilmore said. \u201cIt is such a broad protest but we thought we can make it specific and advocate for health care and special education.\u201d\n\n Otis\u2019 wheelchair was adorned with two signs \u2014 one that read \u201cHands off my healthcare\u201d and the other said \u201cHands off special education.\u201d\n\n Gilmore said she believes Saturday\u2019s protests were just the beginning.\n\n \u201cIf they are going to take us back to an authoritarian regime, we are going to give them a wild revolution,\u201d she said.\n\n\nAnd this really articulates well why so many people are protesting. The idiotic \u201cculture wars\u201d over trans athletes or corporate DEI hires or whatever the flying fuck MAGA is droning on about in that next soundbite only serve to obscure the fact that Trump and his billionaire cronies are plundering our institutions and leveling civic infrastructure to the ground. This isn\u2019t just about the usual #politics of one side of the aisle vs. the other. It\u2019s about decent people getting the shaft at the hands of assholes and imbeciles who cynically claimed to be \u201cfor the people\u201d when nothing could be further from the truth.\n\nAmerica is finally awake. And MAGA\u2019s days are numbered."
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"published": "2025-04-05T15:19:43-07:00",
"url": "https://aaronparecki.com/2025/04/05/22/",
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"text": "This is the second time this month that my boarding gate and seat number are palindromes of each other"
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"name": "Aaron Parecki",
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"author": {
"name": "Jared White",
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"url": "https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250404/powered-by-the-sun-and-wind",
"published": "2025-04-04T21:49:30-07:00",
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"html": "<blockquote>\n <h2><a href=\"https://electrek.co/2025/04/04/first-month-on-record-fossil-fuels-drop-below-50-of-us-power-mix/\"></a></h2>\n\n <p>Fossil fuels just hit a record low in the US electricity mix last month, while solar and wind soared to all-time highs, according to fresh data from global energy think tank Ember.</p>\n\n<p>In March 2025, fossil fuels accounted for less than 50% \u2013 49.2% \u2013 of electricity generated for the first month on record. This beats the previous monthly record low of 51% set in April 2024.</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p><strong>Incredible news.</strong> \ud83d\ude4c</p>\n\n<p>I\u2019ve mentioned this in passing before, but I will reiterate it here in the strongest terms: advances in solar power generation combined with advances in battery technology is ushering in an unbelievable paradigm shift in how electricity gets produced (and by whom!).</p>\n\n<p>If we\u2019re in \u201cthe Age of\u201d anything right now after the rise of computers/the Internet, it\u2019s <strong>the Age of Solar</strong>. (And yes, wind and other renewable energy sources are a factor as well.)</p>",
"text": "Fossil fuels just hit a record low in the US electricity mix last month, while solar and wind soared to all-time highs, according to fresh data from global energy think tank Ember.\n\nIn March 2025, fossil fuels accounted for less than 50% \u2013 49.2% \u2013 of electricity generated for the first month on record. This beats the previous monthly record low of 51% set in April 2024.\n\n\n\nIncredible news. \ud83d\ude4c\n\nI\u2019ve mentioned this in passing before, but I will reiterate it here in the strongest terms: advances in solar power generation combined with advances in battery technology is ushering in an unbelievable paradigm shift in how electricity gets produced (and by whom!).\n\nIf we\u2019re in \u201cthe Age of\u201d anything right now after the rise of computers/the Internet, it\u2019s the Age of Solar. (And yes, wind and other renewable energy sources are a factor as well.)"
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"published": "2025-04-04 13:51-0700",
"url": "https://gregorlove.com/2025/04/i-was-just-reminded/",
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"text": "Hahah, I was just reminded of this interaction on Twitter with Phil Vischer, the creator of VeggieTales. I wanted to make a copy for posterity:\n\n\nKeith Andrew: \u201cGood God man, what kind of woke idiot have you devolved into. What\u2019s next? Trans Veggie Tales where Veggies come out as fruit?\u201d\n\nPhil Vischer: \u201cBotanically speaking, cucumbers and tomatoes are, in fact, fruit. Sorry about that.\u201d\n\n\nScreenshot on Reddit",
"html": "<p>Hahah, I was just reminded of this interaction on Twitter with Phil Vischer, the creator of VeggieTales. I wanted to make a copy for posterity:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n<p>Keith Andrew: \u201cGood God man, what kind of woke idiot have you devolved into. What\u2019s next? Trans Veggie Tales where Veggies come out as fruit?\u201d</p>\n\n<p>Phil Vischer: \u201cBotanically speaking, cucumbers and tomatoes are, in fact, fruit. Sorry about that.\u201d</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/exchristian/comments/xzz0wc/sothe_creator_of_veggie_tales_is_going_off_on/\">Screenshot on Reddit</a></p>"
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