Posts by Marks the Spot
Anyone taking bets on how long before Trump start wearing a military uniform for press conferences? #TrumpsWar
I had to fill my car up with gas today. Are we still blaming Obama?
Kent said he "cannot in good conscience" back the Iran war. In his resignation letter, he says Iran "posed no imminent threat to our nation." n.pr/4beHDST
“When some suggest that #veterans’ benefits are too expensive, let us be clear … this is the cost of war.” — #VFW National Commander Carol Whitmore
MRFF Inundated with Complaints of Gleeful Commanders Telling Troops Iran War is “Part of God’s Divine Plan” to Usher in the Return of Jesus Christ
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I just watched the final episode of The Orville. We already had the explosive finale so this is a character piece. And fittingly it moves from the sublime to the ridiculous (and back to sublime) in a flash. I’ve enjoyed every minute of this show and I’m proud to join its wonderful community of fans.
The Orville’s 10 Best Episodes, Ranked
Fox The Seth MacFarlane-created sci-fi series "The Orville," which aired on Fox for its first two seasons and then moved to Hulu for Season 3, is one of the most intriguing artifacts in modern television history. Originally billed, promoted, and to a certain…
It has been very clear to me for some time now that people who support proof of citizenship to vote don't understand how elections work in this country.
So much fun emailing clients on Presidents Day knowing they all of the day off while you're woking. It's almost as much fun as being the only person I know who has never had Veterans Day off.
I can't be the only person old enough to remember when conservatives opposed a National ID of any sort.
That ID to buy beer won't prove citizenship under the SAVE Act.
Kasey Bonifacio's 13 Days of Accessibility is a great way to dig into the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, which are international standards used to measure accessibility. Kasey's resource makes WCAG more digestible.
a11ycalendar.kaseybon.com
in trying to keep bsky as accessible as possible, i alt-text all my images. i encourage you all to as well!
here are my 2 easy alt text tips:
1. in your bsky settings, you can *force* alt text. check it to ensure you dont forget
2. get an OCR extension. it lets you auto-convert text from images 🙏
Live in FL? Email your state lawmakers and tell them to stop the Florida SAVE Act: act.standupamerica.com/letters/cte-...
Robert Walker was one of the first people I interviewed at the start of my 20-year career as a journalist. He was always so well spoken and made you look at things in a different way. I will always remember and appreciate the times I spent with him.
A11y Tip of the Week: Before making a PDF accessible, ask: does it need to be a PDF? Web pages get you most accessibility features for free. Save PDFs for documents that truly need to be downloaded, printed, or archived.
We dropped all bread for a couple of years after we learned my wife might have celiac. We both lost a lot of weight. But she’s found that she can handle my sourdough bread every now and then without issue. It’s a large reason why I bake.
First rule of #Sourdough Club is take pictures to show everybody.
I love how science deniers said this stupid shit every time it snows but not word when every summer sets a new record for hottest ever recorded.
The entire problem with any narrative that the US could easily win any war against any ally is that the US has never won a war without her allies because that’s how wars are won. With alliances, not against them.
I use brave.com which does a great job of blocking this kind of stuff already, but good for this hero.
“Only trying to do their jobs” is the new “only following orders”.