Ben Willett

I’m firmly convinced we all died during the COVID-19 pandemic and we’re all living in hell.

Nothing else makes sense .

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I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national security advisor.

Apropos of nothing 😉

Googley eyes on public structures like bollards and drain pipes.

OK, folks. It’s getting weird out there, but remember- you can still put googely eyes on everything.

Sidestep the confusion and mis/disinformation. Easily find out what your congressperson is working on by visiting www.congress.gov It's all there- bills, committees, members, daily summaries plus helpful guides on how things work and how to get involved. It's free and really easy to use.

Transparency and Open Government MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

We have tools to prevent a further slide into the 'Dumb Ages' or 'Dark Ages 2.0'. Gently steer ill informed government policy conversations back to reality by mentioning the authoritative source. It's on your phone, right now, for free. #ThanksObama obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-of...

We Are on Our Own From Marc | Our institutions are not going to save us. Only we can do that.

Some in positions of great power are preemptively acting powerless. Too many with the loudest microphones are turning them down. Most disturbing, those with the greatest wealth are acting like they are the poorest and most vulnerable. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...

how much do you overthink? (image is of a traffic light captcha, select all traffic lights, and one of the squares has a tiny few pixels of traffic light in it. Do you select that square or not?)

anyone else?

In other news, Christmas and Hanukkah are in 12 days. Maybe time to start shopping. This feels like a 'everyone is getting books' year. History books. 20th century history books. Just sayin'...

As long as we're all friends here, I thought I would share a little bit about myself. I recently rebuilt the stairs on my deck and had trouble deciding what color screws to use. I'd hoped that they were available in brown, but went with green (until spring when I will switch out to the yellow).

Walmarts has bucket until human takes it

Hope for the future - 50 pots for 50 states. With a little love, next year we will have some Coast Live Oak saplings.

AT Protocol

I keep coming back to 'participatory democracy'. All we are asked in return for this incomprehensible gift is to put a little energy back into the system. Bluesky Social is cranking out features quickly, but don't forget that you've had the power all along - atproto.com - #DIY

To the Bluesky Social employees who implemented 'Starter Packs', thank you Infinity a million plus 1 !! [append vast array of your favorite emojis here]. To the infra team, I see you. To the moderation team, it's just the fate of the planet, no pressure...

Be vigilant about keeping abusive right-wing trolls off your accounts by reading replies and blocking. We all have a responsibility to keep this platform from becoming the toxic sewer that the other one is. Don’t look to others, do your part.

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"...dark, bitter and hot" - well, I guess that settles that. Sign me up. ;)

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