Just thinking about the years of the PR spin on a growing surveillance network branded as “public safety cameras.”
Marta Jewson
@martajewson.bsky.social
Independent journalist at lamplighter.news Lost my Minnesota accent reporting on charter schools, special education, sunshine laws in New Orleans. Had successful LITT brain surgery! Mid-Citizen. Alt text: A 5yo in a snowsuit, snow-covered bungalow.
👀 This framing. For lack of a better framing: closures and mergers is all part of the game.
NOLA.com@nolanews.bsky.social · 19h agoRather than focus on struggles of school closures and mergers, the Collegiate Academies charter system wants this week’s football game to be a celebration of the community. bit.ly/4xCi5b4
Nobody's go-to for frightened is an "old woman." No one. That tells you everything you need to know about the reality he's concocted.
Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · yesterdayNo fucking shit buddy. This is what we were trying to tell you.
JUST IN: Voters in Independence, Missouri's fifth largest city, have recalled a city council member who had supported a data center. This follows regular local elections in April where they ousted two city councilors for the same reason.
Been playing the MacOS version and it’s great, here’s the link again
Journey to the Center of Hawkthorne
2D platformer game based on Community's 'Digital Estate Planning' episode
projecthawkthorne.com
alternate ending@jamiroqueer.bsky.social · 6d agooh shit! We downloaded this back when it was very unfinished, gotta swing back and see what’s up now
This image.
Jack Jenkins@jackjenkins.me · 21h agoMore harrowing reporting on this from Springfield via @rns.org's @kathrynpost.bsky.social: Two pastors detained, a student dead: Haitians in Ohio turn to faith amid fear of ICE Note the header image: That's the people praying over Pierre Damas Bel's grieving family. religionnews.com/2026/09/01/t...
When the story of Metro Surge is told in media, don't for a moment, through the outpouring of solidarity and community building, despite the heroism, forget that it sucked ass every single day and some days it was like the sun had been blocked from the world
“While the term ‘data centers’ currently has many negative associations, the word ‘computer parties’ is just plain fun.” — Mark Freeling, artificial intelligence strategist
AI Strategist Suggests Calling Data Centers ‘Computer Parties’
SAN FRANCISCO—Claiming that the small adjustment would be an effective way to bolster public support, artificial intelligence strategist Mark Freeling advised tech firms Tuesday to start calling data ...
theonion.com
The year is 2026. If you download MapQuest, your house is raided by secret police.
Well - that monthly subscription had a good four year free run. Bummer.
It's coming to JP soon!
David Beard@dabeard.bsky.social · yesterdayAs our president tries to paint Canada as an enemy during the 25th anniversary of 9/11, it might be a good time to see "Come From Away," the story of a small Canadians town embrace of Americans stuck there after the terror attack. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af77...
Have three hours to kill in Raceland tomorrow between appts. Any lunch recommendations? Other sites (or sights)?
I wonder if the biker who got hit with falling debris 7 years ago will submit an amicus brief. Family of teen who died at Plaza Tower plans to sue building’s owners: 'Numerous failures’ www.nola.com/news/crime_p...
Family of teen who died at Plaza Tower plans to sue building’s owners: 'Numerous failures’
The family of Jacque St. Ann, the teen who fell to his death from the blighted Plaza Tower earlier this month, spoke out publicly for the first time on Monday.
nola.com
Tomorrow is September. Allegedly. There’s no true way of knowing.
In the past few days, Russia has launched over 1,500 drones at Ukraine, 800 of them jet-fuel drones. The air raid alerts are non-stop in Kyiv. School starts today , so this means that kids should either spend all of their school day in a shelter or not attend school.
The sky is post-storm blue. And it’s only 86! Slightest breeze.
New to me: "Queue jumps that give buses a green light before other vehicles at intersections. "
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 2d agoWe're overhauling 116th Street to make your bus faster: 2.5 miles of new bus lanes. Queue jumps that give buses a green light before other vehicles at intersections. Protected bike lanes. 35,000 square feet of new pedestrian space.
It's feeling very tropical out there. Clouds were whipping (and whisping) out of the SE last night.
Pulled Jury Duty again - anyone hanging out with me in civil in October?
Anyone else completely unable to pay their Delta Utilities bill on this new platform?
