An Excerpt from Mon Mothma’s Speech

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        "html": "<img alt=\"\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/mariposta/image/upload/w_1200,c_limit,q_65/Mon_Mothma_fek1go.jpg\" /><h2>This may be pop culture delivered on a streaming service, but it's also alarm bells ringing for the very real world we live in.</h2>\n\n<p>Take heed: the following might be considered a spoiler if you haven\u2019t yet seen <em>Star Wars: Andor</em> Season 2 Episode 9.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode, Senator Mon Mothma delivers a speech in the Galactic Senate before she is cut off and the video feed is shut down. The following is an excerpt after her formal introductions up to the point she is barred from speaking further. Yes, it touches on events that happen in a TV show on Disney+. It\u2019s just fantasy. It\u2019s \u201centertainment\u201d. <strong>And yet it strikes at the heart of the very real crisis in our American politics we are now grappling with every day.</strong></p>\n\n<p>We have gladly allowed the many decades of <em>Star Wars</em> to tickle our romantic notions of heroism and mythic glory. This is good! May it <em>also</em> speak to us as people who recognize <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/podcast/124/\">we need stories like this to spur us to action in standing up for truth and justice in our own place and time</a>.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Senator Mon Mothma, I yield you the floor.</strong></p>\n\n\n\n<p>I believe we are in crisis.<br />The distance between what is said and what is known to be true<br />has become an abyss.</p>\n\n<p>Of all the things at risk,<br />The loss of an objective reality is perhaps the most dangerous.<br />The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil.</p>\n\n<p>When truth leaves us,<br />When we let is slip away,<br />When it is ripped from our hands,<br />We become vulnerable to the appetite<br />of whatever monster screams the loudest.</p>\n\n<p>This chamber\u2019s hold on the truth<br />was finally lost on the Ghorman plaza.<br />What took place yesterday,<br />What happened yesterday on Ghorman<br />was unprovoked genocide. Yes! Genocide!</p>\n\n<p>And that truth has been exiled from this chamber!<br />And the monster screaming the loudest?<br />The monster we\u2019ve helped create?<br />The monster who will come for us all soon enough<br />is <a href=\"https://www.newsweek.com/white-house-donald-trump-king-time-2033574#slideshow/2591956\">Emperor Palpatine</a>!</p>\n\n\n\n  <br /><p>\n    \n      <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/tvshows\">#tvshows</a>\n    \n      <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/politics\">#politics</a>\n    \n  </p>",
        "text": "This may be pop culture delivered on a streaming service, but it's also alarm bells ringing for the very real world we live in.\n\nTake heed: the following might be considered a spoiler if you haven\u2019t yet seen Star Wars: Andor Season 2 Episode 9.\n\nIn this episode, Senator Mon Mothma delivers a speech in the Galactic Senate before she is cut off and the video feed is shut down. The following is an excerpt after her formal introductions up to the point she is barred from speaking further. Yes, it touches on events that happen in a TV show on Disney+. It\u2019s just fantasy. It\u2019s \u201centertainment\u201d. And yet it strikes at the heart of the very real crisis in our American politics we are now grappling with every day.\n\nWe have gladly allowed the many decades of Star Wars to tickle our romantic notions of heroism and mythic glory. This is good! May it also speak to us as people who recognize we need stories like this to spur us to action in standing up for truth and justice in our own place and time.\n\nSenator Mon Mothma, I yield you the floor.\n\n\n\nI believe we are in crisis.\nThe distance between what is said and what is known to be true\nhas become an abyss.\n\nOf all the things at risk,\nThe loss of an objective reality is perhaps the most dangerous.\nThe death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil.\n\nWhen truth leaves us,\nWhen we let is slip away,\nWhen it is ripped from our hands,\nWe become vulnerable to the appetite\nof whatever monster screams the loudest.\n\nThis chamber\u2019s hold on the truth\nwas finally lost on the Ghorman plaza.\nWhat took place yesterday,\nWhat happened yesterday on Ghorman\nwas unprovoked genocide. Yes! Genocide!\n\nAnd that truth has been exiled from this chamber!\nAnd the monster screaming the loudest?\nThe monster we\u2019ve helped create?\nThe monster who will come for us all soon enough\nis Emperor Palpatine!\n\n\n\n  \n\n    \n      #tvshows\n    \n      #politics"
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    "summary": "\ud83d\udcd7 Want to read Things Become Other Things by Craig Mod ISBN: 9780593732540",
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Shoutout to Libraries!

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    "published": "2025-05-06T17:40:19-07:00",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll have more to say about this in future travelogue installments, but I just want to say that my ability to travel around the western United States and live this <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/nomadlifestyle\">#NomadLifestyle</a> is really only possible thanks to <strong>libraries</strong>. <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/20250422/how-i-work-as-a-digital-nomad\">As I said in a previous post</a>, they are truly treasures of the common good and rare examples of public spaces open to all.</p>\n\n<p>Growing up I always thought a library is a place where you can browse books and \u201crent\u201d them, for lack of a better word. In other words, if a bookstore is a DVD store, a library is a Blockbuster. (I\u2019m really dating myself here. \ud83d\ude05)</p>\n\n<p>But libraries have evolved to become essentially the \u201cFree Internet Caf\u00e9\u201d of most towns. And the importance of that cannot be overstated. These are veritable community centers which don\u2019t just cater to people like me with some measure of resources but to people who might not have much to their name in this world.</p>\n\n<p>Any time I hear about libraries being denigrated in the news by some chuckleheaded buffoon, I want to gnash my teeth in frustration. <strong>Libraries are amazing! Libraries are incredible!</strong> And I wish I were more into reading books so I could actually enjoy reading books at the library. \ud83d\ude2c But give me a nice desk or table, decent WiFi, and a power outlet, and I am the happiest camper ever. \ud83d\ude0c</p>",
        "text": "I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll have more to say about this in future travelogue installments, but I just want to say that my ability to travel around the western United States and live this #NomadLifestyle is really only possible thanks to libraries. As I said in a previous post, they are truly treasures of the common good and rare examples of public spaces open to all.\n\nGrowing up I always thought a library is a place where you can browse books and \u201crent\u201d them, for lack of a better word. In other words, if a bookstore is a DVD store, a library is a Blockbuster. (I\u2019m really dating myself here. \ud83d\ude05)\n\nBut libraries have evolved to become essentially the \u201cFree Internet Caf\u00e9\u201d of most towns. And the importance of that cannot be overstated. These are veritable community centers which don\u2019t just cater to people like me with some measure of resources but to people who might not have much to their name in this world.\n\nAny time I hear about libraries being denigrated in the news by some chuckleheaded buffoon, I want to gnash my teeth in frustration. Libraries are amazing! Libraries are incredible! And I wish I were more into reading books so I could actually enjoy reading books at the library. \ud83d\ude2c But give me a nice desk or table, decent WiFi, and a power outlet, and I am the happiest camper ever. \ud83d\ude0c"
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        "name": "Jared White",
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    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/20250504/oregon-is-just-so-great-though",
    "published": "2025-05-04T15:14:14-07:00",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I sometimes feel bad it\u2019s been over two months and I haven\u2019t traveled farther to more \u201cspectacular\u201d inland wilderness areas. I\u2019ve largely spent a heckuvalotta time just in coastal areas of Oregon and Northern California.</p>\n\n<p>But why not? <strong>I sincerely believe this is some of the most beautiful country you\u2019ll find anywhere in the world.</strong> And town-hopping\u2014checking out the local food scenes, libraries, stores, galleries, markets, etc.\u2014is one of the most fun things to do ever.</p>\n\n<p>I do have some \u201cbig\u201d trips planned soon, such as going to the Colorado Rocky Mountains as well as Glacier National Park. But I\u2019m not in a rush. Remember, the <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/nomadlifestyle\">#NomadLifestyle</a> isn\u2019t about where you eventually get to. It\u2019s about the life you are privileged to experience along the way.</p>",
        "text": "I sometimes feel bad it\u2019s been over two months and I haven\u2019t traveled farther to more \u201cspectacular\u201d inland wilderness areas. I\u2019ve largely spent a heckuvalotta time just in coastal areas of Oregon and Northern California.\n\nBut why not? I sincerely believe this is some of the most beautiful country you\u2019ll find anywhere in the world. And town-hopping\u2014checking out the local food scenes, libraries, stores, galleries, markets, etc.\u2014is one of the most fun things to do ever.\n\nI do have some \u201cbig\u201d trips planned soon, such as going to the Colorado Rocky Mountains as well as Glacier National Park. But I\u2019m not in a rush. Remember, the #NomadLifestyle isn\u2019t about where you eventually get to. It\u2019s about the life you are privileged to experience along the way."
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Link: Catch Up on “You” Before Watching the Final Fifth Season

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    "published": "2025-05-03T22:59:27-07:00",
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        "html": "<blockquote>\n  <h2><a href=\"https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/everything-to-remember-you-netflix-season-5-1235117533/\"></a></h2>\n\n  <p>Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) is back \u2014 but he\u2019s never been one to give up without a fight. \u201cYou\u201d was a pre-pandemic megahit, exploding on Netflix after the first season in 2018 and gripping viewers around the world with the story of a stalker turned lover turned killer based on the novels by Caroline Kepnes. The character isn\u2019t exactly charming, but he\u2019s eminently watchable, thanks to star Badgley \u2014 to the point that the actor had to explicitly tell viewers not to root for Joe. Because he and the showrunners were always clear about their moral standing, \u201cYou\u201d entered the world as the streaming era\u2019s dream show: thoroughly engrossing, full of juicy twists, and irresistible to binge.</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>Perhaps you\u2019re already ahead of me and finished watching this season! But if not, this primer on what\u2019s happened thus far may prove helpful. I found the last fourth season to be rather disappointing and somewhat confusing, but eight episodes into this final season and it\u2019s one of my very favorites of the show! Sure, plot-wise it\u2019s all rather ridiculous at this point if realism is your goal, but\u2014well, it <em>kills</em> if you like things on the pulpy side.</p>\n\n<p>\u201cYou\u201d has and continues to be one of my favorite Netflix <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/tvshows\">#tvshows</a>. Once the series is all done and some time has passed, I can definitely envision going through a full rewatch.</p>",
        "text": "Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) is back \u2014 but he\u2019s never been one to give up without a fight. \u201cYou\u201d was a pre-pandemic megahit, exploding on Netflix after the first season in 2018 and gripping viewers around the world with the story of a stalker turned lover turned killer based on the novels by Caroline Kepnes. The character isn\u2019t exactly charming, but he\u2019s eminently watchable, thanks to star Badgley \u2014 to the point that the actor had to explicitly tell viewers not to root for Joe. Because he and the showrunners were always clear about their moral standing, \u201cYou\u201d entered the world as the streaming era\u2019s dream show: thoroughly engrossing, full of juicy twists, and irresistible to binge.\n\n\n\nPerhaps you\u2019re already ahead of me and finished watching this season! But if not, this primer on what\u2019s happened thus far may prove helpful. I found the last fourth season to be rather disappointing and somewhat confusing, but eight episodes into this final season and it\u2019s one of my very favorites of the show! Sure, plot-wise it\u2019s all rather ridiculous at this point if realism is your goal, but\u2014well, it kills if you like things on the pulpy side.\n\n\u201cYou\u201d has and continues to be one of my favorite Netflix #tvshows. Once the series is all done and some time has passed, I can definitely envision going through a full rewatch."
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    "published": "2025-05-03T10:47:31-0400",
    "summary": "\ud83d\udcd7 Want to read Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman ISBN: 9780593820247",
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    "author": {
        "name": "Jared White",
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    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/20250501/ive-been-a-nomad-longer-this-year",
    "published": "2025-05-01T22:28:59-07:00",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>While we\u2019re on the subject of major milestones (<a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/20250430/one-third-daily-blogging-completed\">I recently celebrated having daily-blogged one third of 2025 thus far</a>), it only just occurred to me that I have been living the <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/nomadlifestyle\">#NomadLifestyle</a> for longer than living in a house this year. \ud83e\udd2f</p>\n\n<p>Since I moved out at the end of February, and that\u2019s an extra-short month, January + February comes out to less than than March + April. <strong>Boom!</strong></p>\n\n<p>If you had told me at any point last year that by mid-spring this year I would have been traveling full-time for longer than I lived in a house, I would have looked at you like you were smokin\u2019 somethin\u2019. But \u201cmisery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows\u201d and it took\u2014well, it took the descent of America into a fascist dictatorship and the moral implosion of Big Tech and the aftermath of personal/family battles to get me to realize <strong>life on the road</strong> is actually the least risky maneuver if I wanted to maintain a modicum of sanity in this upside-down world. \ud83d\ude02</p>\n\n<p><em>(Thus far: <a href=\"https://youtu.be/Diyqt5KNvTo\">no regerts!</a>)</em></p>",
        "text": "While we\u2019re on the subject of major milestones (I recently celebrated having daily-blogged one third of 2025 thus far), it only just occurred to me that I have been living the #NomadLifestyle for longer than living in a house this year. \ud83e\udd2f\n\nSince I moved out at the end of February, and that\u2019s an extra-short month, January + February comes out to less than than March + April. Boom!\n\nIf you had told me at any point last year that by mid-spring this year I would have been traveling full-time for longer than I lived in a house, I would have looked at you like you were smokin\u2019 somethin\u2019. But \u201cmisery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows\u201d and it took\u2014well, it took the descent of America into a fascist dictatorship and the moral implosion of Big Tech and the aftermath of personal/family battles to get me to realize life on the road is actually the least risky maneuver if I wanted to maintain a modicum of sanity in this upside-down world. \ud83d\ude02\n\n(Thus far: no regerts!)"
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Comments were broken again, oops

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        "text": "There are so many papercuts with keeping isso running and I really ought to get around to writing something better. Working on software is the last thing I want to do right now though.\n\nOn the plus side, not a single person mentioned the broken comments to me, so I\u2019m guessing nobody actually cares about them anymore. I only noticed things were broken when I was looking at one of my particular articles and was like, wait, where did all the comments go?!",
        "html": "<p>There are so many papercuts with keeping <a href=\"https://isso-comments.de\">isso</a> running and I really ought to get around to writing <a href=\"https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/7457-Some-thoughts-on-comments\">something better</a>. Working on software is the last thing I want to do right now though.</p><p>On the plus side, not a single person mentioned the broken comments to me, so I\u2019m guessing nobody actually cares about them anymore. I only noticed things were broken when I was looking at one of my particular articles and was like, wait, where did all the comments go?!</p>"
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Achievement Unlocked: One Third of the Year Daily Blogging Completed!

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    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/20250430/one-third-daily-blogging-completed",
    "published": "2025-04-30T21:52:16-07:00",
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        "html": "<p><strong>Congratulations me!</strong> \ud83c\udf89</p>\n\n<p>I set a goal for myself at the beginning of this year to write a blog post every day. I am pleased to inform you that this very post marks the final post in my first third of the year 2025. I suppose it would have made more sense to mark the milestone of finishing up Q1 (Jan-Mar), but honestly, I forgot. \ud83d\ude05</p>\n\n<p>Plus I actually started this habit in early December last year as a trial run, so I\u2019m really coming up on finishing month five of the experiment. But who\u2019s counting? (Me. I\u2019m counting. \ud83d\ude02)</p>\n\n<p>I have to say, <strong>I feel pretty self-satisfied at reaching this milestone.</strong> Although I did cover up one mishap\u2026let\u2019s just say I <em>might</em> have accidentally blown past the midnight deadline and backdated a post. But my lips are sealed. <strong>You\u2019ll never know which one\u2026</strong></p>\n\n<p>I wish I could say the twinge of panic right at the start of sitting down and <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/writing\">#writing</a> something has gone away. But it has certainly dulled. I\u2019ve done this enough times to know there\u2019s <em>always</em> something worthwhile to talk about. And I feel like I\u2019ve truly grown in my ability to think on my feet, so to speak. <strong>Jared White, Ace Reporter.</strong> Imagine me furiously typing away on a mechanical keyboard, clackity-clack, having to bang out yet another salacious article at the last minute before going to press. <em>Yeah, I can\u2019t either.</em> I\u2019m of the generation which never subscribed to an actual newspaper\u2026</p>\n\n<p><strong>Blogs 4 Life!</strong> \ud83d\ude4c</p>\n\n<p>Anyway, I\u2019m rambling now. <strong>One third down. Two thirds to go.</strong> Thank you and good night\u2026</p>",
        "text": "Congratulations me! \ud83c\udf89\n\nI set a goal for myself at the beginning of this year to write a blog post every day. I am pleased to inform you that this very post marks the final post in my first third of the year 2025. I suppose it would have made more sense to mark the milestone of finishing up Q1 (Jan-Mar), but honestly, I forgot. \ud83d\ude05\n\nPlus I actually started this habit in early December last year as a trial run, so I\u2019m really coming up on finishing month five of the experiment. But who\u2019s counting? (Me. I\u2019m counting. \ud83d\ude02)\n\nI have to say, I feel pretty self-satisfied at reaching this milestone. Although I did cover up one mishap\u2026let\u2019s just say I might have accidentally blown past the midnight deadline and backdated a post. But my lips are sealed. You\u2019ll never know which one\u2026\n\nI wish I could say the twinge of panic right at the start of sitting down and #writing something has gone away. But it has certainly dulled. I\u2019ve done this enough times to know there\u2019s always something worthwhile to talk about. And I feel like I\u2019ve truly grown in my ability to think on my feet, so to speak. Jared White, Ace Reporter. Imagine me furiously typing away on a mechanical keyboard, clackity-clack, having to bang out yet another salacious article at the last minute before going to press. Yeah, I can\u2019t either. I\u2019m of the generation which never subscribed to an actual newspaper\u2026\n\nBlogs 4 Life! \ud83d\ude4c\n\nAnyway, I\u2019m rambling now. One third down. Two thirds to go. Thank you and good night\u2026"
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    "published": "2025-04-30 18:46-0700",
    "url": "https://gregorlove.com/2025/04/hey-los-angeles/",
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        "text": "Hey Los Angeles, please consider leaving a public comment on CF #25-0600 urging them to reverse the proposed cut to the Department of Disability and also add a line item funding prevention, treatment, education, and support services for Long COVID.",
        "html": "<p>Hey Los Angeles, please consider leaving a <a href=\"https://cityclerk.lacity.org/publiccomment/?cfnumber=25-0600\">public comment on CF #25-0600</a> urging them to reverse the proposed cut to the Department of Disability and also add a line item funding prevention, treatment, education, and support services for Long COVID.</p>"
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Link: Going MAGA+AI Doesn't Pay for LA Times

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    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250429/maga-doesnt-pay",
    "published": "2025-04-29T21:11:34-07:00",
    "content": {
        "html": "<blockquote>\n  <h2><a href=\"https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-billionaire-leads-la-times-to-lose-50-million/\"></a></h2>\n\n  <p>The Los Angeles Times lost roughly $50 million last year, according to AdWeek\u2026right-leaning billionaire owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shion\u2019s actions, alongside L.A.\u2019s devastating fires that upended subscriber-dense neighborhoods like the Pacific Palisades, have pushed away both paying customers and advertisers. \u201cI don\u2019t see the paper having a very long life if this continues,\u201d one source familiar with the situation told the outlet.</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>It\u2019s increasingly looking like the <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/politics\">#politics</a> of MAGA and/or <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/generativeai\">#generativeAI</a> is a <strong>losing proposition</strong> for any organization outside of a select few that has captured a die-hard market.</p>\n\n<p>I\u2019m sorry a once-respected, nationally-recognized paper has come to this\u2026but I agree, <strong>its days are clearly numbered.</strong></p>",
        "text": "The Los Angeles Times lost roughly $50 million last year, according to AdWeek\u2026right-leaning billionaire owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shion\u2019s actions, alongside L.A.\u2019s devastating fires that upended subscriber-dense neighborhoods like the Pacific Palisades, have pushed away both paying customers and advertisers. \u201cI don\u2019t see the paper having a very long life if this continues,\u201d one source familiar with the situation told the outlet.\n\n\n\nIt\u2019s increasingly looking like the #politics of MAGA and/or #generativeAI is a losing proposition for any organization outside of a select few that has captured a die-hard market.\n\nI\u2019m sorry a once-respected, nationally-recognized paper has come to this\u2026but I agree, its days are clearly numbered."
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    "name": "Link: Going MAGA+AI Doesn't Pay for LA Times",
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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2025-04-28T09:58:36-0400",
    "url": "https://martymcgui.re/2025/04/28/095836/",
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    "content": {
        "text": "Uh oh, another good list of things to read for my list of things to read.\nhttps://2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/executive-disorder/",
        "html": "<p>Uh oh, another good list of things to read for my list of things to read.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/executive-disorder/\">https://2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/executive-disorder/</a></p>"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Marty McGuire",
        "url": "https://martymcgui.re/",
        "photo": "https://martymcgui.re/images/logo.jpg"
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    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "44660510",
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    "type": "entry",
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    "summary": "\ud83d\udccd Checked in at Hello, Yam!, New York, NY.",
    "url": "https://martymcgui.re/2025/04/25/170240/",
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        "https://res.cloudinary.com/schmarty/image/fetch/w_960,c_fill/https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/original/62057_zFOWZTy1kVAib_fy_0NBWarlo40ce_I3jBp4Vf4kY54.jpg",
        "https://res.cloudinary.com/schmarty/image/fetch/w_960,c_fill/https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/original/62057_5MNgdf0AXmJec6Mn1lU6l6xbbaC2I0Het-TunOBJKgg.jpg"
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        "https://www.swarmapp.com/user/62057/checkin/680bf870bb810604290de0bd"
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    "content": {
        "text": "Seemed obligatory?",
        "html": "<a href=\"https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/original/62057_J91t4Aqvh8gim96zMGp8NpMq4KrzAVszY-Xe3PBD2nc.jpg\"></a>\n\n      <a href=\"https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/original/62057_zFOWZTy1kVAib_fy_0NBWarlo40ce_I3jBp4Vf4kY54.jpg\"></a>\n\n      <a href=\"https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/original/62057_5MNgdf0AXmJec6Mn1lU6l6xbbaC2I0Het-TunOBJKgg.jpg\"></a>\n\n  <p>Seemed obligatory?</p>"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Marty McGuire",
        "url": "https://martymcgui.re/",
        "photo": "https://martymcgui.re/images/logo.jpg"
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    "checkin": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Hello, Yam!",
        "latitude": "40.727528886009",
        "longitude": "-73.983006477356",
        "locality": "New York",
        "region": "NY",
        "url": "https://foursquare.com/v/6522b533a885be163c137261"
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    "post-type": "checkin",
    "_id": "44660511",
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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2025-04-25T15:37:36-0400",
    "url": "https://martymcgui.re/2025/04/25/153736/",
    "category": [
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        "FrESH",
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    "content": {
        "text": "This is just so, so nice. Congrats Joe and thanks, and thanks to all who have helped one another learn and make web pages. \ud83d\udc96 And here\u2019s to more!! \u2728\ud83d\udd25\u2728\nhttps://artlung.com/blog/2025/04/25/study-hall-reflections/",
        "html": "<p>This is just so, so nice. Congrats <a href=\"https://artlung.com\">Joe</a> and thanks, and thanks to all who have helped one another learn and make web pages. \ud83d\udc96 And here\u2019s to more!! \u2728\ud83d\udd25\u2728</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://artlung.com/blog/2025/04/25/study-hall-reflections/\">https://artlung.com/blog/2025/04/25/study-hall-reflections/</a></p>"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Marty McGuire",
        "url": "https://martymcgui.re/",
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Link: British Actress Nicola Coughlan Comes Out Swinging Against Anti-Trans Ruling in the UK

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        "name": "Jared White",
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    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250428/nicola-coughlan-trans-allyship",
    "published": "2025-04-28T21:29:29-07:00",
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        "html": "<blockquote>\n  <h2><a href=\"https://deadline.com/2025/04/nicola-coughlan-decries-supreme-court-woman-definition-1236378859/\"></a></h2>\n\n  <p>Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan has railed against the recent UK Supreme Court ruling that defines a woman by biological sex.</p>\n\n<p>In a passionate conversation at the Palais des Festivals during Canneseries this evening in France, Coughlan criticized the \u201chypothesized, made-up thing about trans women attacking women in bathrooms\u201d and said this is \u201cridiculous because it is not something that is happening.\u201d</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>Would that more stars with a measure of clout would come out this forcefully against the cynical nonsense-peddlers who paint trans women as a widespread threat against women. <strong>Spoiler alert:</strong> it\u2019s cis <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/gender\">#gender</a> men who are the threat far more than trans women, as Coughlan so rightly argues.</p>\n\n<p>I find it truly a shame that the UK Supreme Court would issue any kind of ruling based on <strong>bigotry and fear-mongering</strong>, rather than science and civil rights. <em>Everyone</em> in the LGBTQ+ community is at risk with these backwards lurches into far-right propaganda, but trans people in particular are the most vulnerable. <strong>They deserve our utmost consideration and respect.</strong></p>",
        "text": "Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan has railed against the recent UK Supreme Court ruling that defines a woman by biological sex.\n\nIn a passionate conversation at the Palais des Festivals during Canneseries this evening in France, Coughlan criticized the \u201chypothesized, made-up thing about trans women attacking women in bathrooms\u201d and said this is \u201cridiculous because it is not something that is happening.\u201d\n\n\n\nWould that more stars with a measure of clout would come out this forcefully against the cynical nonsense-peddlers who paint trans women as a widespread threat against women. Spoiler alert: it\u2019s cis #gender men who are the threat far more than trans women, as Coughlan so rightly argues.\n\nI find it truly a shame that the UK Supreme Court would issue any kind of ruling based on bigotry and fear-mongering, rather than science and civil rights. Everyone in the LGBTQ+ community is at risk with these backwards lurches into far-right propaganda, but trans people in particular are the most vulnerable. They deserve our utmost consideration and respect."
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    "name": "Link: British Actress Nicola Coughlan Comes Out Swinging Against Anti-Trans Ruling in the UK",
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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2025-04-28 11:28-0700",
    "url": "https://gregorlove.com/2025/04/i-came-across-someone/",
    "category": [
        "CornerstoneFestival"
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    "syndication": [
        "https://bsky.app/profile/gregorlove.com/post/3lnvfpb7byh2y"
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    "content": {
        "text": "I came across someone who has scans of the Cornerstone Festival programs on Flickr. This will be a fun nostalgia trip for me. First year I attended and the last.",
        "html": "<p>I came across someone who has scans of the Cornerstone Festival programs on Flickr. This will be a fun nostalgia trip for me. <a href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/jholland444/albums/72157715218845451/\">First year</a> I attended and the <a href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/jholland444/albums/72157714991879277/\">last</a>.</p>"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "gRegor Morrill",
        "url": "https://gregorlove.com/",
        "photo": "https://gregorlove.com/site/assets/files/6268/profile-2021-square.300x0.jpg"
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Coming Home to Yourself

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        "name": "Jared White",
        "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/",
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    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/20250426/coming-home-to-yourself",
    "published": "2025-04-26T22:19:58-07:00",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Look at me.</p>\n\n<p>You made this decision long ago.</p>\n\n<p>The Empire cannot win.</p>\n\n<p>You\u2019ll never feel right unless you\u2019re doing what you can to stop them.</p>\n\n<p><strong>You\u2019re coming home to yourself.</strong></p>\n\n\n\n<p>Incredible, incredible stuff.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250303/putting-the-wars-in-star-wars\">As I wrote back in March</a>, I consider <em>Star Wars: Andor</em> to be one of the best <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/scifi\">#scifi</a> <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/tvshows\">#tvshows</a> of all time. Three episodes into the second season, and that continues to be the case. The above speech right at the start of S2E1 by Cassian Andor himself is sheer brilliance. <strong>I take these words to heart in my own time.</strong></p>",
        "text": "Look at me.\n\nYou made this decision long ago.\n\nThe Empire cannot win.\n\nYou\u2019ll never feel right unless you\u2019re doing what you can to stop them.\n\nYou\u2019re coming home to yourself.\n\n\n\nIncredible, incredible stuff.\n\nAs I wrote back in March, I consider Star Wars: Andor to be one of the best #scifi #tvshows of all time. Three episodes into the second season, and that continues to be the case. The above speech right at the start of S2E1 by Cassian Andor himself is sheer brilliance. I take these words to heart in my own time."
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Slate: Another EV to look at

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    "published": "2025-04-26T12:33:37-07:00",
    "url": "https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/3991-Slate-Another-EV-to-look-at",
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    "name": "Slate: Another EV to look at",
    "content": {
        "text": "If you\u2019re at all tuned into the EV space, you\u2019ve probably heard of the Slate truck, for example from this Ars Technica article.\n\nI am super into it. I probably wouldn\u2019t buy one, because it doesn\u2019t actually fit any of my needs as described (also IMO it\u2019s kind of fugly), but I really hope that they expand their offerings a bit. In particular, I\u2019d love to see a four-door model happen (I don\u2019t drive other people often but when I do they usually have accessibility concerns!), and the addition of power windows would be really nice as well.\n\nI do have my doubts about whether it can actually launch for the anticipated price, but they\u2019re at least getting a lot of hype right now, and I love the concept of a barebones modular vehice where you only add the stuff you actually care about.\n\nIf I were to get one I\u2019d definitely want to add a CarPlay display and audio amplifier. Fortunately there are already plenty of things on the market that could be used for this purpose, and I\u2019m sure those will be among the first things to be adapted for the Slate if/when the vehicle comes to market.\n\nI also hope that the hype around this causes other manufacturers to realize that there\u2019s a market for lower-spec EVs. I\u2019d absolutely love to see a low-spec version of a Telo, for example.",
        "html": "<p>If you\u2019re at all tuned into the EV space, you\u2019ve probably heard of the <a href=\"https://www.slate.auto/\">Slate truck</a>, for example from <a href=\"https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/04/amazon-backed-startup-wants-to-sell-a-bare-bones-ev-truck-for-20000/\">this Ars Technica article</a>.</p><p>I am super into it. I probably wouldn\u2019t buy one, because it doesn\u2019t actually fit any of my needs as described (also IMO it\u2019s kind of fugly), but I really hope that they expand their offerings a bit. In particular, I\u2019d love to see a four-door model happen (I don\u2019t drive other people often but when I do they usually have accessibility concerns!), and the addition of power windows would be really nice as well.</p><p>I do have my doubts about whether it can actually launch for the anticipated price, but they\u2019re at least getting a lot of hype right now, and I love the concept of a barebones modular vehice where you only add the stuff you actually care about.</p><p>If I were to get one I\u2019d definitely want to add a CarPlay display and audio amplifier. Fortunately there are already plenty of things on the market that could be used for this purpose, and I\u2019m sure those will be among the first things to be adapted for the Slate if/when the vehicle comes to market.</p><p>I also hope that the hype around this causes other manufacturers to realize that there\u2019s a market for lower-spec EVs. I\u2019d absolutely love to see a low-spec version of a <a href=\"https://www.telotrucks.com/\">Telo</a>, for example.</p>"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "fluffy",
        "url": "https://beesbuzz.biz/",
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Link: Bill Maher Doth Protest Too Much, Methinks

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    "published": "2025-04-25T22:01:45-07:00",
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        "html": "<blockquote>\n  <h2><a href=\"https://deadline.com/2025/04/real-time-bill-maher-denouncing-nazi-comparisons-1236377586/\"></a></h2>\n\n  <p>On Friday\u2019s episode of <em>Real Time</em>, the comedian went on a tangent about taking \u201csome shit from the \u2018looney left\u2019\u201d over his dinner with Trump, referencing Larry David\u2019s recent <em>New York Times</em> essay \u201cMy Dinner with Hitler\u201d about the meeting.</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>I read Larry David\u2019s satire piece for the Times.\ufffc <strong>It was very funny of course.</strong> It should be noted  I am a huge, huge fan of Larry David. Bill Maher, not so much.</p>\n\n<p><strong>The fact he really seems to have gotten his knickers in a twist over this exchange</strong> seems to me a sign his conscience is a bit discomfited\u2026but OK, keep digging that hole for yourself.</p>\n\n<p>And no, nobody is arguing you can\u2019t ever sit down for dinner with <em>anyone</em> who is on the other side. Just, y\u2019know, <em>Orange Hitler.\ufffc</em></p>",
        "text": "On Friday\u2019s episode of Real Time, the comedian went on a tangent about taking \u201csome shit from the \u2018looney left\u2019\u201d over his dinner with Trump, referencing Larry David\u2019s recent New York Times essay \u201cMy Dinner with Hitler\u201d about the meeting.\n\n\n\nI read Larry David\u2019s satire piece for the Times.\ufffc It was very funny of course. It should be noted  I am a huge, huge fan of Larry David. Bill Maher, not so much.\n\nThe fact he really seems to have gotten his knickers in a twist over this exchange seems to me a sign his conscience is a bit discomfited\u2026but OK, keep digging that hole for yourself.\n\nAnd no, nobody is arguing you can\u2019t ever sit down for dinner with anyone who is on the other side. Just, y\u2019know, Orange Hitler.\ufffc"
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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2025-04-25 12:59-0700",
    "url": "https://gregorlove.com/2025/04/my-friend-joe-wrote/",
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    "syndication": [
        "https://bsky.app/profile/gregorlove.com/post/3lnnz7ezkrp2d"
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        "text": "My friend Joe wrote some good reflections about one year of the Front End Study Hall meetups.\n\nIf you\u2019re interested in HTML/CSS, this is the place to be. It\u2019s a fun, supportive group of people meeting every couple weeks. Join an upcoming one!",
        "html": "<p>My friend Joe wrote some good reflections about <a href=\"https://artlung.com/blog/2025/04/25/study-hall-reflections/\">one year of the Front End Study Hall meetups</a>.</p>\n\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in HTML/CSS, this is the place to be. It\u2019s a fun, supportive group of people meeting every couple weeks. Join an <a href=\"https://events.indieweb.org/tag/fresh\">upcoming one</a>!</p>"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "gRegor Morrill",
        "url": "https://gregorlove.com/",
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