Phil Landmeier @shuttersparks@social.cleverlibre.org

Been too busy to post while attending my niece’s four-day Indian wedding in Texas. A whirlwind of amazing events, and an incredible gift to be welcomed into another culture and enjoy each part of the wedding experience. My mind is blown!

"#Drone ban near #Grindavík" by #Iceland airports operator @Isavia - Airspace priority reserved for emergency services during precautionary #Reykjanes #volcano🌋 evacuation in the area. https://www.isavia.is/en/corporate/news-and-media/news/drone-ban-near-grindavik #geology #aviation #avgeek

Forbes: How to cover Trump.

NYT: How not to.

I just had to throw away 7 boxes of COVID tests, 13 total tests. All of them had expired. I checked online at https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/home-otc-covid-19-diagnostic-tests#list to see if any of their expiry dates had been extended, but nope. The only ones that were okay were the ones I ordered for free back in Sept. Thing is, they, too, had expired before I even got them, but according to the site, the date had been extended to Jan. Check your expiration dates, people!

#COVID
#RapidTests
#CovidIsNotOver

Logic 🖖

LA County just agreed to pay a reporter $700k after she was slammed to the ground and arrested by LASD while covering a protest -- making this likely the largest payout to a reporter in connection with covering a 2020 protest so far.

What's wild is that the county apparently had such a weak case they agreed to settle before a suit was formally filed. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-11-08/l-a-county-to-pay-700k-to-radio-reporter-arrested-while-covering-2020-protest

ICYMI, I covered a new anti-surveillance bill in Congress yesterday: "The GSRA is a Christmas list for privacy hawks and a nightmare for authorities who rely on secrecy and circumventing judicial review to gather data on Americans without their knowledge or consent."

https://www.wired.com/story/government-surveillance-reform-act-2023/

"Let's see what stupid stuff #HouseGOP has us voting on this afternoon.

—Amendment that “Reduces salary of SEC chairman Gary Gensler to $1”.

Why do Republicans want to encourage insider trading by defunding the head of the SEC?

House Republicans are not serious people"

-Ted Lieu

The Republicans claim Democrats want to defund the police. It’s not true, but what is true is this: Republicans want to defund the IRS, which is the revenue police. Enforcement agents are needed to catch wealthy tax cheats, of which Republican donors make up a large share. So when you hear about defunding the police, remember what Republicans are trying to pull off.

Here you go. How dare people, especially young people, vote, says the GOP.

“You put very sexy things like abortion and marijuana on the ballot, and a lot of young people come out and vote...pure democracies are not the way to run a country,” Santorum said.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4299354-santorum-ohio-results-pure-democracies/

You may be wondering why I'm salty about data privacy in cars all of the sudden:

https://therecord.media/class-action-lawsuit-cars-text-messages-privacy

@RodneyPetersonTalent @killyourfm

I once watched a "Where are They Now?" show about very famous & successful 1960's R&B artists.

I was shocked to see how many musicians lived lives of poverty; never seeung a dime of residuals for the continuing popularity of their music.

They'd been forced to sell their catalogs for pennies to pay "debts" to a music company. Cheated in contract negotiations.

Taylor Swift was right about what it takes to be successful in music. "Get a Good Lawyer"

Tuberville’s harm to our military warrants his immediate expulsion.

These people need to be stopped. https://www.comicsands.com/moms-for-liberty-florida-librarians-2666180264.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

#HamRadio clubs and club leaders: If your group has a focus on STEM activities consider a club donation to help continue the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station mission!

Stumbled across an old ABC TV 1966 Fall Preview package on #YouTube with a bass line score that was a damned earworm at the time, and yeah it still is.

“Voters told the Mississippi Free Press earlier today that the McLeod Elementary polling place ran out of ballots as early as 8:30 a.m.; voting began at 7 a.m. and lasts until 7 p.m.”

‘Oh, no! We accidentally forgot to print ballots in… certain areas! How could this be? I hope it doesn’t affect the Black vote in any way, seeing as this is the most populous Black area in the entire state, golly gee’

Nine Hinds County Voting Precincts Run Out of Ballots
https://www.mississippifreepress.org/37392/nine-hinds-county-voting-precincts-run-out-of-ballots-officials-cite-unexpectedly-large-turnout

Every reporter in America should stop what they're doing, read, and absorb the importance of what Will Bunch says here. We are one election away from a fascist state ruled by a career mobster with a sadistic craving for revenge. That's what's at stake in 2024! https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/journalism-free-press-gaza-extremism-20231105.html