Steven Jacobs
@jacobs.land
papa and partner. caretaker of two dogs, one old house, and a lot of someone else’s computers. 📍 lancaster, pennsylvania, usa
A single laptop has never served so many people
Straight up half the festival is watching one laptop
Throwback to when a TV station in Iceland accidentally aired an episode of Teletubbies with subtitles from the Sopranos 👌🏼
All bike lanes need to be 2 people wide in each direction because I’m a lover boy
waking up to a new Twisted Teens album. what a treat. cpnpc.bandcamp.com/album/blame-...
blame the clown, by Twisted Teens
11 track album
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
“But what deeply troubles me now is that for all the steps we've taken toward integration, I've come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house." Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
I need to learn more about the New England Kitchen!
If the developers are to be believed that this community benefit agreement was their final offer, I am curious what the "No" voters would have liked to see happen next. I haven't been able to see where the city had the leverage, and the benefits agreement is honestly better than I expected it to be.
"Yes" is an option in this @lancasteronline.bsky.social Opinion poll, but you wouldn't know it from the results thus far. Vote here: lancasteronline.com/opinion/
“Since 2018, labor columnist Kim Kelly brought the labor beat to teenage readers through her “No Class” column, covering everything from wildcat strikes to general strikes, the Gilded Age labor organizer Mother Jones to contemporary Amazon warehouse conditions.” 💔 thisislaborwise.com/teen-vogues-...
Teen Vogue's Closure and the Quiet Defunding of Worker Consciousness
Teen Vogue’s shutdown marks more than a media loss. This is a warning about how profit-driven consolidation quietly dismantles worker awareness and voice.
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this is very cool: Kodak quietly relisted Kodak Gold and Ultramax on its website and confirmed to me it is selling the films directly to photography stores again. this is a big deal because for the last decade, Kodak has not controlled distribution of its own film www.404media.co/kodak-quietl...
Kodak Quietly Begins Directly Selling Kodak Gold and Ultramax Film Again
Kodak appears to be taking back control over the distribution of its film.
404media.co
The need for food is especially dire, as Pennsylvania’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are expected to run dry this Saturday. As of September, 55,000 people in Lancaster County, or about 1 in 10 residents, were enrolled in the SNAP program.
Social services providers in Lancaster County, including the United Way of Lancaster County and the Lancaster County Food Hub, are seeing a surge in demand as federal and state budgets battles threaten the resources people depend on. lanc.news/47aepT8
If Dems win the Supreme Court races in Pennsylvania in 9 days, it’s extremely likely the GOP can’t get a majority on that court until 2029. The GOP really wants to have this majority during the 2028 presidential race. Can’t put the stakes any more clearly than that. boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...
Inside the Clunky Elections to Control Pennsylvania's Supreme Court - Bolts
The GOP is making an expensive push to end Democrats’ majority on a court at the center of election lawsuits, sparking a fledging campaign season with little precedent or template.
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if hunger strikes are common, then something is very wrong!
Some prisoners at Lancaster County Prison refused to eat earlier this week to protest conditions inside their housing unit caused by the ongoing summer heatwave, the warden acknowledged Thursday during a meeting of the county prison board. lanc.news/3IitaJm
The brilliant @phoebewahl.bsky.social has made her ABOLISH ICE poster available as a free download for protest signs. phoebewahl.shop/products/fre...
Free: Abolish I.C.E. Poster - Digital Download
Add to your cart and check out for download. No purchase required. PLEASE NOTE: The image you have downloaded is copyrighted by Phoebe Wahl, 2018-2025. By downloading this image, you are granted NO ri...
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In the spring of 2008, I feared America was on the verge of war with Iran — and, believing that it’s good style to get to know people before you bomb them, I made “Rick Steves’ Iran,” a one-hour special that could (and would) only debut on PBS. Sadly, this special has become pertinent again today.
Iran
Join Rick as he explores the most surprising and fascinating land he's ever visited: Iran. In a one-hour, ground-breaking travel special on public television, you'll discover the splendid monuments of...
ricksteves.com
Not true. I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵