Great article by @irinadumitrescu.bsky.social on how to actually learn something with Duolingo:
irinadumitrescu.substack.com/p/how-to-act...
(Especially love the possibility of changing the home language, to practice two languages simultaneously, as well as alphabet practice.)
It never gets easier to see these headlines. Putin’s killing civilians for no legitimate purpose. He’s evil incarnate.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Me waking up everyday
Speaker Johnson’s holier-than-thou decree to ban transgender people from using bathrooms that align with their identity is a cruel and unnecessary rule that puts countless staff, interns, and visitors to the United States Capitol at risk,” said Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus. “How will this even be enforced? Will the Sergeant at Arms post officers in bathrooms? Will everyone who works at the Capitol have to carry around their birth certificate or undergo a genetic test? This policy isn’t going to protect anyone—but it is going to open the door to rampant abuse, harassment, and discrimination in the Capitol. Republicans can’t even pass a Farm Bill or pass major appropriations bills, so they turn to using these cruel attacks to distract from their inability to govern and failure to deliver for the American people."
New in my inbox:
So many things being done…so late.
Reintroduction thread:
Name: Sean
Pronouns: He/Him
Location: Washington DC
Interests: foreign policy, politics, space, cyber, bird hunting, whiskey, travel
vocation: Analyst
Since spam accounts still seem limited on Bluesky, I have started to make a list of the spam accounts I come across via the brilliant “Moderation List” feature.
Just subscribe and auto block the accounts that get added.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Tad concerned this is like quitting smoking then trying a vape.
