Peter Drake HAS MOVED @peterdrake@qoto.org

Dr. Ruth “defended abortion rights, suggested older people have sex after a good night’s sleep and was an outspoken advocate of condom use. She believed in monogamy.

In the 1980s, she stood up for gay men at the height of the AIDS epidemic and spoke out loudly for the LGBTQ community.”

https://apnews.com/article/ruth-westheimer-dies-6d4af57b5f034bf9a90977de41b88735

“But who?! Who would actually be swayed by anything at this point?!”

Oh my dear innocent Very Online friend, the answer is “a terrifying number of people:”
https://hachyderm.io/@inthehands/112757554897957243

Anyone looking to buy a famed Portland, Oregon pizzeria? American Dream Pizza in NE is looking for a new owner. This could be YOUR DREAM!
https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2024/07/one-of-portlands-oldest-pizzerias-just-closed-unexpectedly.html

The chicken makes a compelling argument...

Look, people:

If you think Biden should drop out, I do not think that you personally are an “op.”

If you think Biden should stay in, I do not think that you’re foolish or dooming us all.

I think this candidate selection is •always• fraught, a huge gamble, and our desperate need for certainty, for the future to be OK, is sending our feelings straight to 11 out of 10.

However we hash this moment out, we need to come out the other side shoulder to shoulder.

2/

If Biden doesn't run in November, the Heritage Foundation and their allies will stage another Brooks Brothers Riot to keep the replacement Democrat candidate off the ballot in every state they can reach. They'll shop for Federalist Society judges and tie them up using procedural delays until after the election. The result will be a victory for Trump by default. If any cases *do* get to the supreme court, Clarence Thomas et al will rule in their own self-interest.

This is how you get a coup.

I realized that with Twitter declining, my timelines are somewhat devoid of infosec news (e.g., discussing latest CVEs of note).

Do I have #InfoSec peers who can recommend some follows?

the 2024 pdx fedi-ride is here!

sunday, july 14, meet at 3:00pm at caruthers park, 7.5-mile loop via the tilikum and sellwood bridges.

come join us to celebrate the joys of bicycling and the fediverse! bring stuff to share, invite your irl people, and have fun! decorations, themed dress, signage, music makers, and more are all welcome!

https://www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/event-19478

accessibility:
please wear a mask when gathered together. pace will be relaxed, we will pause briefly midway through. first aid kit, basic bike repair tools, and some water and snacks will be available.

#pdx #portland #fediverse #cycling #pedalpalooza

The more I watch all this bullshit about "Biden should step down" (that was a conversation we all were trying to have 6+ months ago, it's too fucking late for that now) and the more I read from @mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io (who is very generous with his time patiently explaining shit to people who continue to harass him), my biggest take away for this election season is we need to be donating to groups who are working on voter rights and voter access.

We need people who are on the ground in these battleground districts to have the funds and resources necessary to ensure that everyone who wants to vote can vote.

We're not gonna be able to convince our racist family to switch their votes (though please, ruin family dinners trying, they deserve to be miserable, as do the family that enables their bullshit), we need to ensure that the biggest tool that the GOP depend on to gain and keep their positions in government is stopped in its tracks.

So, who's doing the work in this space that I can donate to?

bubbles wip

#Gamedev #PixelArt

Every time I sit down to solder I hear a chorus of voices from every guy who has ever seen or heard me mention soldering and *immediately* given me unsolicited advice, suggestions how I could do better, immediate critique or (truly) offered to do it *for me*.

Which has been 90% of my interactions with men about soldering. Which is OFTEN.

I IGNORE this, in my my OWN HEAD, EVERY time I sit down to do my JOB.

It's not imposter syndrome. It's systemic oppression. It's insane.

#patriarchy #tech