Peter Drake, he/him, LFHCfS 🔥 @peterdrake@social.cleverlibre.org

Our fall COVID boosters will likely be a monovalent XBB formula

If all goes smoothly, the FDA is expecting new shots around September.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/06/our-fall-covid-boosters-will-likely-be-a-monovalent-xbb-formula/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

The unholy trinity of #JavaScript

Juneteenth (June 19th) is not a "holiday celebrating when news of the end of slavery finally reached Texas." No. Just no. Y'all make it sound like network latency! Like we were playing Fortnite, and all the Black players were lagging.🤡

Juneteenth is when the racist state of Texas took another very public L. Texas did everything it could to keep slavery going as long as possible. They gave up land to Oklahoma, so they could be below the slavery line. The Alamo was a victory for abolitionists.

`git blame` tells who put a line of code the way it is, but I need `git wtf` to tell me why 😩

In underreported news, the EPA reversed a Trump-era decision on plastic processing, which closes a major loophole that allowed the chemical industry to pass off toxic disposal as sustainable recycling. It isn’t.

Elections affect who runs the EPA. That also matters.

EPA opts to maintain existing pyrolysis air rules-
https://resource-recycling.com/plastics/2023/06/06/epa-opts-to-maintain-existing-pyrolysis-air-rules/

Remember: the cultural heritage of America isn't only white supremacy, sexism, racism, bigotry, and capitalist greed. Our heritage is ALSO abolitionists, labor unions, civil rights, women's suffrage, environmental activism, etc.

Don't look at history just to find the mistakes. You can also look at history to find the victories and inspiration. We stand on the shoulders of generations of people working together towards a more perfect union. Sure, there's a whole lot of shit that's fucked up, but there's a whole lot of people who are also going out there every day to try and fix stuff too.