Today was the day Donald trump finally became president
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(we love you Megan Amram! 😂)
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I understand that, when you're staring at a factory spewing toxic chemicals, someone who whispers “Go plant a tree and save the world”; your first instinct isn’t to thank them for their keen insight! 😂
And yet…in 20 years the factory could be closed for good and meanwhile you've played an instrumental role in growing a forest.
We are in the “planting trees” era of politics & technology now in the U.S. Don’t let the temptation of bitter despair take hold…
[#]blog 🔗 https://jaredwhite.com/20250120/plant-a-tree-save-the-world
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CNN is featuring the wrong man.
(Today is #MLKday right? RIGHT??)
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From a fantastic essay by @benjedwards:
Our default tech business model has become extractive, like part of a strip-mining operation. Consumers—and now creative works (used for training AI)—are treated as a natural resource to be milked and exploited. The extractive model may end up being self-destructive for the tech industry itself…resource extraction needs limits and regulations to be sustainable.
Plus Benj makes a great point about ownership in computing:
[#]blog 🔗 https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250119/the-pc-era-is-dead
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Trump is so good at generating press with his convincing B.S., he will take office after already being the savior of TikTok and the one man who could end the war in Gaza.
I gotta hand it to the guy, he's in a whole other league—which Democrats could only dream of—when it comes to rewriting facts to suit his political purposes.
Even Steve Jobs' notorious Reality Distortion Field (RDF) would be given a run for its money.
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Any good reporters out there collecting real-world data on how many people currently distraught over the #TikTok ban actually know that it's Trump's fault we're in this mess in the first place?
Because I swear to god, if people end up praising Trump and thanking him for ending the "Biden" ban of TikTok, I'm going to blow a gasket.
(Sadly, I expect this is exactly what will end up happening.)
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Trump is for TikTok, after he was against it.
(This is a reference to a very old political meme, for you younger cats in the audience… 😎)
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Further scenes from the #Portland #PeoplesMarch earlier today:
• “Racial and Climate Justic for ☮️ on 🌎”
• “No Mercy for Facism”
• “Abort the Patriarchy”
• “Hey White People, Let's DO Something”
[#]NikonZfc
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• Not a massive crowd here today, but certainly a sizable one
• “Our first Convicted Felon President! (We are a country of idiots… Sorry, world!)”
• The grandmas are leading us all in song
• “All people have equal rights. Civil servants answer to the people”
[#]Portland #PeoplesMarch #NikonZfc
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An utter disgrace.
[#]BigTech #Oligarchy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvP9lacmmbI
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OK, I'm starting to load in my Good Camera (#Nikon) photos now.
• lawless, adj. 1: supreme court 2: not based on law
• Our Democracy in peril
• Stop funding fossil fuels. NOT GOING BACK
• For our Democracy, HELP People NOT Greedy Billionaire$
[#]Portland #PeoplesMarch #NikonZfc
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OK, I'm starting to load in my Good Camera (#Nikon) photos now.
• Picture of a mural as I'm walking to the protest site.
• I arrived a few minutes after its posted starting time, seemed like a fair number of folks had already arrived.
[#]Portland #PeoplesMarch #NikonZfc
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I was chatting a bit with an older lady who was at the #Portland #PeoplesMarch, and she asked me about my tag (which is just my business card 😊), and I mentioned I'm covering the event and getting the word out on #Mastodon.
She said "now I know about 'mastodon' as a big hairy beast…what do you mean by it?"
I said "oh, it's one of the newer social networks"
She was very excited to hear that news, and went over to go tell her friends all about it. 😄
[#]Fediverse Forever!
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"Lies and threats will not divide."
[#]Portland #PeoplesMarch
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Scenes from the #PeoplesMarch in Washington, D.C.
credits:
AP Photo/Gary Fields
AP Photo/Mike Stewart
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10:30AM here, and so far I don't see any counterprotesters in the area. Everything seems peaceful which is encouraging.
[#]Portland #PeoplesMarch
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"No one should have to seek care outside of a healthcare facility."
[#]WomensRights #Healthcare #Portland #PeoplesMarch
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The ongoing effort to expand sex education programs for the State of #Oregon.
[#]Portland #PeoplesMarch
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Real talk on healthcare.
[#]Portand #PeoplesMarch
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On my way to document the #PeoplesMarch in #Portland. I'll be live-tooting from the event, so be sure to follow those hashtags (and me if you're so inclined).
Couldn't have asked for a more picturesque day out today!
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