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How IHS is Responding to Terrifying Changes at Amazon - I Heart SapphFic How IHS is Responding to Terrifying Changes at Amazon - TB here. This is going to be a long post, but it's worth reading. The gist of it is that Amazon is up to a bunch of terrifying nonsense, and IHS...

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Erotica is now demonetized at Amazon.

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graphic that says no ice in Minnesota itch.io charity bundle

The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!

There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!

Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...

LLMs and cryptotech are a waste of computer chips. I can't wait for those to go under so the computer market can stabilize.

Tabitha Speaks Politics (@therealtabithaspeaks) If CBS and Bari Weiss are trying to prevent the masses from seeing this 60 minutes segment by banning it in the United States, I made it a point to watch. And after watching it, it’s my duty to share ...

The full 60 Minutes interview of the Trump regime's lies regarding the deported Venezuelan immigrants. Watch and know the truth.

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Tucson Stands up against ICE This happened June 11

We, the people, hold the power.

An old image of Clarence Darrow looking straight at the camera, holding his reading glasses over some paperwork. "I have never killed anyone, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction." - Clarence Darrow -

Apparently, the paradox of tolerance is just about tipped over.

(And no, Mark Twain did not say this. That's a misattribution.)

Why Transgender People Are Not Feeling Gavin Newsom We have seen this song and dance before.

open.substack.com/pub/erininth...

Because he's thrown them under the bus. Pretty easy to understand.

Kilmar Freed! Rejoice!

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Please take the time to add ALT text on images you post so ALL of your followers will have full context. Describe it as you would when speaking with a blind person.

To help you remember, in Settings, Accessibility, you can turn on "Require alt text before posting."

Thank you!

DuckDuckGo now lets you hide AI-generated images in search results | TechCrunch DuckDuckGo's new search feature comes as the internet is being flooded with AI-generated slop.

Based on a manual list, but it's a start. I'm happy to use it for this reason.

CBS no longer has news. They have only government propaganda.

Link to the FCC News PDF of Commissioner Gomez's opinion of the cowardice and greed of the Paramount/Skydance closing, which states CBS journalists must have a government-sanctioned "truth arbiter".

docs.fcc.gov/public/attac...

As we resist Trump’s tyranny, America gains solidarity.

As we gain solidarity, we feel more courageous.

As we feel courageous and stand up to Trump, we weaken him and his regime.

As we weaken Trump and his regime, we have less to fear.

My oldest (complaining about the textbook for lvl 1 being nearly entirely in French and unable to understand the cartoons explaining basic phrases):

"You never know. The chances of talking about Hitler in French class are low, but never zero."

BREAKING: An Illinois county removed a massive Ten Commandments monument from government property after we sued.

This is a victory for religious freedom.

(User image is a full body shot of a person with long brown hair, red top, camouflage pants, and a beige woolen jacket, standing with a hip cocked to one side in front of what appears to be a forested nature trail.) Threads.com/@katkasjournal My dad didn't look at me when I came out as trans. For weeks, it was silence. Then one day, he left a note on the kitchen table. "You've always been brave. I'm trying to catch up." That one sentence meant everything. (white-flag emoji, trangender-symbol emoji, red-heart emoji)

Close-up image of a leafy plant. Text: My whole political stance pretty much boils down to "I care about other people and the planet" and wow does that make some people mad.

Best-selling apps made by Israeli spies revealed Some of the most frequently downloaded Apple and Google apps were developed by Israeli spies and war criminals, generating billions in revenue for the apartheid economy.

I was playing June's Journey up until a few months ago and had no idea Playtika owned it since it's listed as Wooga, which does things like planting trees based on users' in-game play. This is unsettling, and I'm glad I'm not caught in others.

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FYI: We are not in debt because seniors get Social Security and Medicare. We are not in debt because single moms get food stamps. We're in debt because the rich dodge their taxes.

Say it louder, for those in the box seats...

Qasim Rashid, Esq. on Substack How can you defend Iran with stories like this of a woman 5 months pregnant, arrested on suspicion of a civil violation, forced to sleep in shackles on a dungeon floor with cockroaches, denied access ...

Where all you #pro-life peeps at?
Or did you only mean Whites when you said "I'm pro-life!"?

substack.com/@qasimrashid...

But that doesn't mean they didn't appreciate it. It just means you made it so easy they didn't have to think about it. It just worked for them without question.

And nothing was lost for the sighted users using the page either. It works for everyone.

That's what proper accessibility is.
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And don't forget to link from the endnote area back to the point where the user jumped from (the endnote link in the body of the post), so the user can continue reading.

Is this going to take more time? Yes. Being accessible usually does. And you'll probably never hear anyone thank you for it.
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So what's better?

If using article names might get too lengthy in the body of the post/blog, try using an endnote. Put the linked article titles in the endnote, and then link to "[See endnote # for links to articles about (X).]" within the body of the post.
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Because, in addition to not describing the content of the link, it also puts the unique links too close together. Someone with hand tremors would have a very difficult time hovering with a mouse over any single word to click it. This setup can be exceptionally frustrating for this reason.
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An even worse practice I have occasionally seen is when someone chooses to link to [several] [articles] [about] [the] [same] [topic], one word per back-to-back links, (usually to prove the point there's a lot already out there).

Why is this so much worse than just a "click [here]"?
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Try to work the text-to-be-linked into a full sentence if it cannot stand alone, e.g.,

"For more details, check out the [Mayo Clinic's article on melatonin]."

This link text in [] above tells the user what site they are going to and what the content will be. This is useful link text.
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"[Click here for more info.]" Leaving the AT user to wonder, "Where does this link take me? What info is this?"

Your link text should describe the content found on the other end of the link. For articles, the title of the article is usually a good option, though a synopsis can work also.
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A screen reader and other assistive technologies (AT) have the ability to open a list of headings or a list of links from the page, so a user may not be reading the surrounding content that describes the "info" being linked. All these users will hear is the linked text "[here]" or...
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Internet accessibility article-linking pet peeve time:

For the love of all that is holy, stop linking to sites with "Click [here] for more info."

Or even "[Click here for more info.]"

Why? Because your link text doesn't tell a screen reader what "info" that is.
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Senator Blackburn introduces bill to end taxpayer funding for NPR and PBS - WBBJ TV Sen. Blackburn introduced the Free Americans from Ideological Reporting Act to stop federal taxpayer dollars from being sent to NPR and PBS.

Can we PLEASE vote her out now?

www.wbbjtv.com/2025/06/11/s...

US Trans Survey The  U.S. Transgender Survey (USTS) is the largest survey devoted to the lives and experiences of transgender people across the United States. The USTS was created by trans people, for trans people.

"In reality, it shows gender diverse people are living rich and vibrant lives—so long as they are provided the space, support and care they need from their health care providers and communities."

ustranssurvey.org