Another grand jury says no to another Trumpist prosecutor's abuse of the legal system. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/grand-jury-declines-indict-former-trump-aide-cassidy-hutchinson-jan-6-rcna603233
It's essential that the public -- potential jurors and grand jurors -- be educated that they can say no to corrupt prosecutors, and serve justice.
RE: https://techpolicy.social/@mhatta/117521256471670158
Thought-provoking... I don't fully agree but this is well worth your time if you're running a site.
Dave was one of the greats, as an innovator, teacher, connector, etc. Most of all he was a great human being.
Apple's new $700 iPad Mini is better in almost every way than the Lenovo Tab One, which is roughly the same size.
But the Tab One cost me just $100 last week on sale at Best Buy. I use it for movies on airplanes and on the couch at home. It's more than good enough.
Hello from Open Culture's new home!
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2001: I have a new phone. How exciting! Perhaps I can access the Internet on it via a Sharp Zaurus. This is so the future!
2002: Ooh! A new PalmOS device! Amazing! HotSync backup and off we go!
2004: Wow! This WindowsMobile device has a keyboard, as is basically a mini laptop. Cool!
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2026: I must get a new black slab because security updates have run out on my current black slab which, for all other intents and purposes, is absolutely fine. The new black slab does nothing new for me, and all I see is the chore of setting it up.
Trump world has systematically gerrymandered, cheated, and more to rig the mid-term elections for the Republicans. Some of their gambits have been blocked. Some -- maybe a lot -- are working as planned.
Journos: We need a comprehensive explainer of how much they've done, and what impact it's had.
Well this is eleventy-million kinds of Fucked Up. LA Times (who once contracted with me as a freelance reviewer and whom I struggled to get paid by) asserts that *merely reading its website* constitutes a permanent waiver of your right to sue it under *any circumstances*. This means that freelancers like me who read the website would lose the right to sue the company if we got stiffed. #consenttheater #bindingarbitration #dickovers
Growing body of evidence demonstrates that Trump was an active participant in Epstein’s sexual abuse of young women and "DOJ and FBI are doing everything they can to keep the American people in the dark about it." - House Judiciary Democrats https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/democrats-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2026-10.hjc-dems-staff-report-epstein-and-trump.pdf
The profit-seeking scumbags who attack hospital IT systems are guilty of at least attempted murder, among other things. https://www.kob.com/news/top-news/apparent-computer-hacking-attack-hits-unm-hospital/
Airline folks: passengers understand that mechanical issues can delay flights. What's really annoying is when you give out zero updates while everyone cools their heels in long lines at the gate.
The appropriate response to any version of "never bet against Elon" is "citation needed." And yet I keep seeing versions of that evidence-free assertion from people who really should know better.
Federal judges are getting fed up with the Trump regime's constant lying and bad faith in courtrooms, according to this article. But there's almost no evidence that they're planning to do anything about it.
I'll believe it if judges say no more presumption of "regularity".
All corruption, all the time in Trump world, Exhibit 67,595: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/us/politics/in-us-gas-talks-with-kremlin-hidden-financing-for-alaska-project-emerges.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LFE.Mrou.Zkk3LRCYlnHi&smid=url-share
A tale of oil & gas, Trump family/crony ties to Putin, and more.
🇨🇦 The Canadian events for HYPERSCALE kick off tonight!
I’ll be hitting parts of Central and Western Canada with this set of events, but expect more for Atlantic Canada to be announced later.
Find links to RSVP to each date on my website: https://parismarx.com/speaking/
Remember when Google gave a damn about the environment (or at least pretended to)? No pretenses anymore, it seems: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2026/oct/22/finland-google-felling-trees-datacentre
Trump regime's ICE thugs killed two people in Minnesota and is stonewalling the state's investigators who want vital information about what the ICE "officers" behaved. https://apnews.com/article/renee-good-alex-pretti-evidence-immigration-d18378b40675bb107f9c2d519c2b9853
The Roberts Court, an arm of Trump and the Republican Party, just did its best to tip New Hampshire's Senate election to the Republicans. Flagrant abuse of power, which is the norm at this point for this corrupt court. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/22/us/politics/supreme-court-new-hampshire-election-student-id.html
Drop-In Time is a time where I hang out in a room at the library with a big table and a lot of chairs and help people with their technology problems for two and a half hours. These are their stories. It was cold today so I was warming up some water for tea and by the time I got upstairs at three past the hour there were four people waiting for me. Whoops!
Bob and Kathy had a Medicare prescription drug plan that wasn't going to be around next year so they needed help finding a new one.
RE: https://flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/117484552248037958
Thread on CBS "News" joining forces with gambling companies. Not the first news org to do this, which is even more pathetic.