Alan Johnson @acjay@qoto.org

@lauren
Starlink could not exist without the US government. The US funded most of the research upon which Starlink's depends, it is a primary customer, it sponsors Starlink's use of space in international regulatory forums, etc. While Starlink is technically a private company, it is very much a product of our government.

From those to whom much is given, much is expected.

It is reasonable to demand that Starlink not oppose US government goals and policies.

Policies that prevent abusers from accessing guns have been shown to reduce intimate partner homicides by as much as 25%. When laws prohibit firearm purchase and possession by and require firearm removal from people subject to domestic violence protective orders (including ex parte orders), and when they cover dating partners, there are significant reductions in both intimate partner homicide and intimate partner homicide by firearm. #domesticviolence #gunviolence

*Creating* generational wealth is not hard for Black people. It's happened many times in US history. There have been thriving communities.

*Keeping* generational wealth has proved to be nearly impossible. Between racist pogroms, and eminent domain used to create parks, freeways, reservoirs, and shopping malls, Black folk in the US have consistently had their wealth stolen by white folks.

I still run into New Yorkers that go to Central Park every week, but have never heard of Seneca Village.

Every time I go to the eye doctor and take off my glasses, I hope I’m going to have my She’s All That moment when they FINALLY realize how beautiful I truly am.

My previous employer ha no clue on how to deal with a neurodivergent person. The first step he took was asking me what mean being neurodivergent and what he could do. He then took courses on neurodiversity and how to support neurodivergent workers. He helped me implementing a better way to plan my day. Broke down my tasks into smaller tasks, implemented the "traffic light system", and had weekly meeting with me. He also sent me every hour or so to have a short walk around. My productivity went up and felt accepted in the team. My way of thinking was respected and appreciated. Employers can seriously benefit from employing neurodivergent workers by asking the individual, build a better knowledge, and implement small changes to support workers.

#neurodiversity #inclusion #workplace

I hadn't really kept up with the literature on childhood development since high school; after catching up to what's now known, I feel like I was lucky to have access to video games (and later, board games) since I was in an otherwise impoverished intellectual environment growing up, e.g., before I had video games, I would literally wake up and turn on the TV and watch static, and then the test pattern, and then (IIRC) something called U.S. Farm Report because there was nothing else to do.

If you'd like to learn more about the benefits of ranked choice voting, be sure to check out @fairvote@twitter.com. Their resources were incredibly helpful to our team during the production of this video. https://fairvote.org/our-reforms/ranked-choice-voting/

#UFOI article is out now. I discuss why it’s better than #Fediblock #Fediblockmeta, my ideal solution for the #Fediblock, and how the #UFOI approaches these issues, with a nice word from @freemo addressing my most serious concern with the project.

I hope y’all find it interesting, if nothing else. Been wanting to release it for awhile now.

@ufoi

RT: https://paper.wf/api/posts/mz9uq38sjv