Erasure is the goal. Cruelty is a bonus. This is the America Americans chose, whether they knew what they were actually voting for or not. Still no word on eggs.
The Intercept
Rubio Orders State Department to Stop Issuing Accurate Passports to Trans People
Trans, intersex, and nonbinary people applying for passports will no longer be able to select an “X” marker for gender.
Occasionally, CNN remembers that it is a news organization: “This pardon — and specifically the blanket nature of the pardon — sends the message that so long as your candidate wins, partisan violence against law enforcement in the seat of our nation’s government is acceptable and can be an effective tool to accomplishing political ends.” https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/21/politics/what-to-know-pardons-january-6-trump/
Mastodon CEO transfers ownership to new nonprofit, ensuring platform stays free of individual control.
The Verge
Mastodon’s CEO and creator is handing control to a new nonprofit organization
Mastodon says the decentralized network ‘should not be owned or controlled by a single individual.’
 #SocialMedia
“What we have now requires no JavaScript, no dependencies, no libraries — just pure CSS. And if that’s not exciting enough, these animations run off the main thread, delivering smooth, high-performance, GPU-accelerated experiences.” An Introduction To CSS Scroll-Driven Animations: Scroll And View Progress Timelines
An Introduction To CSS Scroll-Driven Animations: Scroll And View Progress Timelines — Smashing Magazine
 #css #webdesign
A Book Apart authors list by Alan Dalton is a wonderful indie resource keeping hope alive. Hat tip: @npub1vxzj...gc5c 

Authors Apart
A Book Apart is now closed. I’m trying to track the authors’ preferred ways of making their books available.
 #webdesign #canon #books #authors #ABookApart
No, thanks!
the Guardian
‘With brain preservation, nobody has to die’: meet the neuroscientist who believes life could be eternal
A brilliant young scientist believes that if we preserve our brains, they could be revived in the future, helping us live for centuries
Saturday, 30 November 2024, marks the 17th annual Blue Beanie Day celebration. Join us! Hashtag #BlueBeanieDay.
Jeffrey Zeldman Presents
Jeffrey Zeldman Presents How to Join Blue Beanie Day: Wear and Share! - Web Standards
Saturday, 30 November 2024, marks the 17th annual Blue Beanie Day celebration. It’s hard to believe, but web standards fan Douglas Vos conceived ...
US companies brace for severe supply chain turmoil, warn consumers that steep price hikes are inevitable. MF isn't even in office yet, and already the idiotic plan his incurious fatuity insists upon is undermining families, farmers, food workers, and the economy.
the Guardian
Trump’s tariff plan will send prices ‘through the roof’, warn US firms
US manufacturers are bracing for disruption and sounding the alarm that customers will be hit by price increases
 #tarrif #stupidity #inflation
Am I the only MacOS user who keeps being asked to accept the new Terms and Conditions, and—having done so—is asked once again to accept the new Terms and Conditions, and then, after accepting them a second time, being asked etc etc ad infinitum?
EU AI Act: Everything you need to know
TechCrunch
EU AI Act: Everything you need to know | TechCrunch
The European Union's risk-based rulebook for artificial intelligence — aka the EU AI Act — has been years in the making. But expect to hea...
 #AI #ethics #law #EU #TechRegulation