Monique Almario

legitimately in awe of these actually-book-length reviews federico writes every year

There is so much discord and debate about titles in design: UX Designer, Software Designer, Product Designer, and now Product Experience. At the core, I’ve always considered myself an Interaction Designer, which is enduring to any technology ever intro... https://blog.davidhoang.com/2025/09/13/1179/

NYT has pushed fuckery throughout history

The AP says it was blocked from the Oval Office over continuing to use “Gulf of Mexico” | CNN Business The Associated Press said the White House barred its reporter from Tuesday’s Oval Office executive order signing because of the AP style guidance on using the name Gulf of Mexico versus Gulf of Americ...

AP reporter blocked from the Oval Office over AP’s continued use of “Gulf of Mexico”

www.cnn.com/2025/02/11/m...

Chinese hack of US Treasury breached sanctions office, Washington Post says Hackers compromise the Office of Foreign Assets Control, the Office of Financial Research, and target the office of US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, the Washington Post reports

Hackers compromise the Office of Foreign Assets Control, the Office of Financial Research, and target the office of US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, the Washington Post reports

He was getting paid ~$22K/week from his own antivaccine propaganda org (which makes a lot of money lying about vaccines) before taking a hiatus to run for political office. He is antivaccine. And he is a grifter. There is no hidden nuance or missing context.

Are you really Nicolas Cole?

Medicare for All - “That’s socialism!”Social Security - “That’s socialism!”Debt free education - “That’s socialism!”$886 billion defense budget - “That’s jus... Socialism Fear-mongering is Bananas | Robert Reich

Conservatives yell “socialism” at every initiative designed to help people.

Maybe you've heard the word a few times already today.

But this is nothing more than an old scare tactic.

A functioning government requires pooling resources for the common good. Let me explain.

Changing Laws and Changing Lives: Why ProPublica Is Dedicated to Local Investigations Managing Editor Charles Ornstein explains the many ways ProPublica is trying to help fill the void left by local newsrooms shrinking and closing across the country.

In early 2024, we pledged to tell accountability stories with partners in all 50 states over the next five years — our 50 State Initiative. We’re currently working with our first 10 local newsrooms and will be selecting another 10 in 2025.

More from Managing Editor @charlesornstein.bsky.social 👇

Second audit of Obsidian apps completed by Cure53 A second audit of Obsidian apps finds that incremental updates since Obsidian 1.5.3 maintained the highest degree of attention to security, and that no new vulnerabilities were introduced.

Obsidian has completed a second independent audit by the security firm Cure53.

The report finds that incremental updates since Obsidian 1.5.3 maintained the highest degree of attention to security, and that no new vulnerabilities were introduced.

obsidian.md/blog/cure53-...

Montana Court Blocks State From Refusing to Correct Sex Markers on Transgender People's Birth Certificates and Driver's Licenses | American Civil Liberties Union HELENA, Mont. – A Montana court has granted a preliminary injunction preventing the state of Montana from enforcing policies that bar transgender...

Another anti-trans policy gets blocked by the Montana Courts, as Montana's constitution continues to protect!

To quote Montana's ACLU Director: "Here in Montana we treasure our right to privacy and to live our lives free from governmental intrusion."

www.aclu.org/press-releas...

Judge Merchan to Donny: fuck off, you’re not so special there’s no presidential immunity for crimes you commit when you’re not president

here's today's post: "Judge Merchan to Donny: fuck off, you’re not so special" — there’s no presidential immunity for crimes you commit when you’re not president.
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We don’t talk enough about how normal people flaunting COVID restrictions without consequence accelerated the breakdown of social order that started with the rise of Trump. When there’s no consequences for being an asshole, the worst assholes get to show you who they are.

Back on Twitter, I didn't block the jerks who would give me a hard time because I thought I should be strong enough to stand up for my opinions and principles. Of course, now I know better: these jerks just want to give us a hard time, to make our day greyer and grimmer. So, block, block, block.

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Out today: The AppStories Year in Review, exploring the trends that shaped the app world in 2024.

For AppStories+ subscribers, @viticci shares his note-taking and Obsidian experiements.

🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/appstories/id1227872143?i=1000680548323
📺 https://youtu.be/o7Yun17wKYY

‘Shrinking’ Guest Star Cobie Smulders On Her And Jason Segel’s Jaw-Dropping ‘How I Met Your Mother’ Reunion: “It Was Just Like The Good Old Times” A legen — wait for it — dary episode!

Had so much fun chatting with Cobie Smulders about her #Shrinking guest role, her reunion with Jason Segel, her time on #HowIMetYourMother, and ofc HIMYF decider.com/2024/12/11/s...

Those scenes were magical and I hope they bring her back for a bigger role next season. Time for Jimmy's life to open up.

When I see an AI-generated image as the preview on social media or used in the article, I don't click the link/immediately close it. I swear, I don't do it on principle, but it's just such an incredible turn-off for me.

Yes AI art is ugly, but that isn't the problem with AI art. AI art will get better and it will still be unacceptable.

AI art is built on stolen art. AI music is built on stolen music. AI videos are built on stolen videos. AI text is built on stolen text.

Across all mediums, fuck AI.

POSSE against Platform Nudges on Content Creation LinkedIn is constantly encouraging me to create content within its platform. Lately, this has taken the form of collaborative article writing and adding expert answers.

Publish on your own site, syndicate elsewhere. Oh and RSS is making a comeback. www.pelayoarbues.com/notes/POSSE-...

SEO is not looking at GSC, Google Analytics, SEMrush.

SEO is not looking at Ahrefs, Semrush.

SEO is not running Screaming frog, Botify.

SEO is the APPLICATION of data, processed through EXPERIENCE and INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE, to take action that adds new ENTITY INFORMATION for ALGORITHMS to process.

How to get more content ideas from Matt Ragland

We need some sort of collective legal fund for indie journos.

Legacies have legal departments who would tell Nino running for public office and pubbing these photos to his campaign website means he's a public figure and to take his request and go screw an ostrich

This last election showed that not enough people know how tariffs work.

Share around so Americans know they will be the ones paying higher costs. Not China, Mexico or Canada.

While some users called it a flop, a Spotify spokesperson told Business Insider it was the biggest year yet for the music streaming app's year-end round-up. "In the first 12 hours this year's Wrapped was the biggest we've seen, up over 26% compared to day one in 2023," the Spotify spokesperson told BI.

I wanted to help people understand a year in music and wonder, in a way that helped us, both individually and collectively, live our next year in music more curiously. Spotify wanted to generate click traffic for half a day.