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Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.

The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.

This morning the official Library of Congress Bluesky account (and yes, it's official: www.loc.gov/connect) posted a video of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden... who Trump fired last week.

Not lawfully.

Agreed! Frustratedly pointing out the obvious question: Where is the reaction from Congress to this executive overreach? I’m sure the LOC staff–to include the actual acting Librarian–are wondering this as well!

Senator, welcome to Bluesky.

Can you explain why you're sponsoring a bill to repeal Section 230, which would effectively make it impossible for Bluesky to do what it's doing today, creating this kind of space?

Thanks.

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Bookshop.org enters the e-book arena, giving indie stores a new way to compete with Amazon "Everything Amazon can do, we want to do as well or better," says CEO Andy Hunter on boosting indie sales digitally.

This is VERY good news. Love bookshop.org and all the stuff they do!

www.salon.com/2025/01/28/b...

Get it here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bluescreen-for-bluesky/id6741334901

The Rewriting of a Pioneering Female Astronomer’s Legacy Shows How Far Trump’s DEI Purge Will Go The federal webpage for an observatory named for the late astronomer Vera Rubin was edited to omit any recognition of the fact that science remains a male-dominated field or that the observatory was…

As of Jan. 15, a biography of Vera Rubin on the observatory’s website included a section titled, “She advocated for women in science.”

That language was gone Monday morning. Some of it was later restored — but not all of it.

By @lisalsong.bsky.social

30M users 1B posts
🤝
bluesky milestone
achieved this week

Came here for the obligatory Zima comment. I was not disappointed. #ahhhzima

NPR maintains a database of all Jan 6 pre-pardon offenders, charges and cases. Attempts at erasure notwithstanding, the record of the riot and those hurt by it exists

www.npr.org/2021/02/09/9...

So far here’s a list of companies reinforcing their commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:
Apple
Costco
Bank of America
Delta
JP Morgan
Marriott
Microsoft
Procter & Gamble
Goldman Sachs
American Airlines
Southwest Airlines
United Airlines
Catholic Health

Trump Claims He Can Overrule Constitution With Executive Order Because Of Little-Known ‘No One Will Stop Me’ Loophole

Trump Claims He Can Overrule Constitution With Executive Order Because Of Little-Known ‘No One Will Stop Me’ Loophole
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This is great. Oh, man. The days of RealPlayer, WinAmp, and Macromedia Flash / Shockwave…

She Is in Love With ChatGPT A 28-year-old woman with a busy social life spends hours on end talking to her A.I. boyfriend for advice and consolation. And yes, they do have sex.

I don't like this. I don't like any of this.

Well, OK, I love the *story* by @kashhill.bsky.social. But I don't like the whole [waves hands around generally].

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/t...

“When amateur radio enthusiasts die, their media collections are often disposed of by survivors who don’t have any connection to amateur radio. File cabinets and bookcases full of (sometimes irreplaceable) materials are emptied into recycle bins.” Kay Savetz Radio & communications curator

📻 Amateur radio shaped modern tech, from satellites to the internet. Yet, much of its history is at risk of being lost forever. 🕳️ #VanishingCulture

Why does this matter? ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/14/vanishing-culture-digital-library-of-amateur-radio-and-communications/

This is fascinating. My brain hurts trying to imagine all these orbits simultaneously. It’s cool to see it presented this way.

I need say no more...

This is a neat place!

YouTube video by RATPAC Amateur Radio DLARC—The Free Online Ham Radio Library

🌐 Love HAM radio? Explore the fascinating world of amateur radio & emergency communications with this talk by Kay Savetz (K6KJN, @savetz.bsky.social), on the Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications, a project of the Internet Archive. 📻

Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=egjd...

Ah yes, Zuck going back to his made up "free speech roots" by... blocking links to a decentralized competitor.

Even Adults May Soon Be Vulnerable to ‘Childhood’ Diseases Outbreaks among the unvaccinated are a predictable consequence of falling immunization rates. But even vaccinated adults may be vulnerable to some illnesses.

The pandemic interrupted childhood immunizations across the U.S., and rates have not yet recovered. If that continues, preventable infectious diseases will resurface in all age groups, experts say. Whooping cough is the most stark example of what happens when vaccination rates decline.