Why Utah 2034 logo designers aren’t backing away from their controversial choice Designers of the much-maligned Utah 2034 Olympic and Paralympic transitional logo tried to give a nod to the 2002 mark while incorporating a whole-state approach and onerous International Olympic Comm...

@gruber.foo Speaking of absolutely terrible fonts, font kerning, etc., I’ll just leave this right here:

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#utah2034

When adversity is “trauma,” and words are “violence,” violence becomes as commonplace as words and trauma barely adversity. #sos

At this point, let’s all agree that the flag should remain at half-mast and upside-down in perpetuity. #sos

I was a child during the “Satanic Panic.” Like so many things lately, this seems like we’re back in the 80’s. Everything old is new again, including “devil worship,” just now with a “Telegram inspired grenade.” The devil isn’t the real threat.

#nve #nihlisticviolentextremist

Saw an old friend today in a facility I help manage; err…I think it was an old friend. Addiction is a helluva thing. Just floored! Was that him? His tattoo? Had to be. I parted for good reason, but I haven’t stopped wondering…no, no no…no need to wonder.

#wishyouthebest

Gov. Cox declares a state day of prayer for rain as drought conditions increase and wildfires escalate Gov. Cox declared Sunday as a Day of Prayer and Fasting for Rain in the state due to increasing drought conditions and escalating wildfires.

Meanwhile, in Utah, we’ll pray for rain since our elected officials can take no meaningful action or do, you know, “government things,” like curtailing the watering of lawns in the mid-afternoon 97° heat.

😳🥵🤬🔥
#thisisfine
#droughtelevated

Utah bill to end collective bargaining for public workers passes, heads to Cox A bill banning collective bargaining for Utah’s public employees is now headed to Gov. Spencer Cox for his signature.

So much for the “thin blue/red line.” They teachers should talk to their legislators instead of unions is laughable. How quickly the legislature has forgotten the 2024 budgets cuts to Utah Public Education that were passed despite unequivocal teacher opposition.

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The Worst Page on the Internet Neal Agarwal distills digital life to its essence.

“When everything on the internet demands attention, paying attention to anything becomes impossible.” @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social unpacks one game creator’s quest to rescue the internet’s promise from its present:

Weekend status: Booting…system integrity check…logging in…now online.

The U.S. House of Representatives Report on the COVID-19 pandemic (and the Democratic response)…ugh. So much for political science; we’re now headlong into the era of #politicizedscience. Still, I’m reading both, though I will admit that the bullet points from the Dems response are…not encouraging.

Four weeks after the election, I feel rejuvenated in my commitments to social justice, the need to press on and maintain as much momentum as possible in an effort to keep the causes I care about moving forward, and to ensure I’m doing my part to support the wellbeing and equality of all people.

Let’s not forget many large cities are abating camps while still pitching “housing first” initiatives. Homelessness is a complex problem needing varying solutions, though I’m pretty sure taking one’s key documents and critical items to “storage” isn’t ever going to be proven as one of them.

Bad Religion – Do the Paranoid Style [Chorus] / Hey, let's jump around / To the renegade sound of the paranoid style / Hey, get upside down / To the American sound of the paranoid style / [Verse 1] / Everybody, have

Ages later, I doubt Hofstadter would have appreciated this, but I sure do:
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Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy | Rotten Tomatoes This subversive documentary unpacks the tricks brands use to keep their customers consuming -- and the real impact they have on our lives and the world.

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Throwing things “away” just means moving them somewhere else. Little is really recycled and most garbage is buried, burned, or put on a boat to a place like Ghana; all so consumers can feel good about buying more and we’re all guilty of it. Sadly Buy Now’s solutions require much greater scale.

I can’t get scenes of the Buy Now documentary out of my head and watching it after of Hoarders is a real trip. Are we unwitting victims of a consumerism conspiracy or complicit because it fuels a basic psychological need that few non-exploiters understand? The scale of it is pretty hard to fathom.

They still make an Office competitor, which I appreciate (and regularly use); I hope they know many users would also appreciate a Lightroom competitor.