Meher Kasam

Jeffrey Bezos is destroying the Washington Post for the same reason Musk destroyed Twitter and Ellison is destroying CBS—oligarchs oppose the free press when if it threatens their wealth and power.

They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.

one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things

Tell Hootsuite: No Tech for ICE! Hootsuite.com promised to cut ties with ICE in 2020. Now they’re seeking billion-dollar contracts to help ICE monitor social media. 🚩 As a B Corp, they should protect rights—not build surveillance too...

@hootsuite.com promised to cut ties with ICE in 2020. Now they’re seeking billion-dollar contracts to help ICE monitor social media. 🚩 As a B Corp, they should protect rights—not build surveillance tools. Tell them to drop the deal: #NoTechForICE openmedia.org/NoTech4Ice-b... @openmedia.org

For all the fearmongering about capital flight from New York City, there’s an exodus few want to talk about: working people.

Sky-high rents and outrageous child care costs are already pushing families out of the city they keep running.
 
That’s what we have to change.

posted about my Apple ID woes, please share widely?

hey.paris/posts/appleid/

In light of the election results in Canada, the ideal next phase I would like to see:
* Electoral reform passes so we never have to do strategic voting.
* NDP rebrands as Labour and attracts blue collar Conservative voters.
* CPC sheds the Reform wing and embraces being PC again.

It seems like a good time to repeat how thankful I am that the entire Canadian federal election process has a campaign period that’s at least 36 days and no more than 50 days.

That’s it.

With strict spending limits.

And every single time, that ends up seeming long and expensive to me.

I didn't think that the whole defund CBC movement had any merit to it. Now I am not so sure any more.

If America thinks tariffs will crush the resolve of Canadians – they’re wrong.

We will not roll over.

BC is stepping up to do our part by:
❌ Pulling US liquor off shelves
❌ Excluding US products from government purchases

i am fucking exhausted and im not even american

This would be a great time for the Canadian government to step up and offer expedited immigration for scientists, doctors, nurses, and construction workers based in the US. Remove red tape that prevents US-licensed medical professionals from practising in Canada.

Oh hey, isn't this the same guy that popular feminist JK Rowling thanked publicly for shitting on trans people?

The “what it could have been” part is too painful, Kyle.

If a plea for kindness and empathy makes you furious, you might be a sociopath.

Thanks for compiling this! I would recommend @dadederk.bsky.social and @rob-w.bsky.social as great additions to the list.

Made a Mobile #a11y Starter Pack with mobile accessibility folks I could find on Bluesky so far :)

Not many folks yet but I'll add to it over time :)

go.bsky.app/TsdhPG9

Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect ...

Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.

New York’s Congestion Pricing Is Working. Now Comes the Real Test. Commute times are down, and subway numbers are up. But the conservative attacks have not stopped.

“New York City’s congestion pricing, which began this month, might already be one of the most effective climate policies ever enacted in the United States.”

I have made some code fixes in the past to Signal's VoiceOver experience based on community forum discussions. Happy to explore making further improvements if any issues are identified.

(My answer only applies to iOS, not Android) Signal supports dynamic type and dark mode so it would be useable for someone who is low vision. If they use VoiceOver, Signal generally works fine with it, but there is room for improvement.

Online Behavioral Ads Fuel the Surveillance Industry—Here’s How Each time you see a targeted ad, your personal information is exposed to thousands of advertisers and data brokers through a process called “real-time bidding” (RTB). This process does more than deliv...

Seeing an online ad shouldn’t mean surrendering your data to thousands of companies you’ve never heard of. It’s time to end online behavioral advertising and the mass surveillance it enables.

The Onion, welcome to The War on Cars.

On the left is the book “Welcome to Pawnee” by Jim O’Heir. On the right is the book “Confessions of a Recovering Engineer” by Charles L. Marohn Jr.

Got a couple of great gifts for Christmas this year

Huge kissing canopies in downtown Brisbane, Australia

Kissing canopies in Vancouver

Kissing canopies in Vancouver

Kissing canopy over the sidewalk in Vancouver

Did you know that a “kissing canopy” is when trees above a street or sidewalk grow to touch overhead, creating a cool, shaded place? Despite it being colder and darker these days, let’s remember the beauty and value that #StreetTrees add to our cities, IF we design for them. #KissingCanopies

James Bond movies never show the part where the supervillain collects government subsidies to build his death tech.

I used to love going to the salad bar but then they put up a sneeze guard and turned it into an echo chamber

Opinion: Bluesky is a dangerous echo chamber because no one wants to hear from me, specifically They just… blocked me. Like I’m some kind of annoyance, rather than the iconoclastic and fascinating truth-teller which I know myself to be.

Opinion: Bluesky is a dangerous echo chamber because no one wants to hear from me, specifically

Yes. It's distressing how many people seem to genuinely believe that Harris ran on identity politics (she didn't), while Trump didn't (he did, effectively to the exclusion of everything else).