Why are the Trump administration's 250th celebrations so feeble? Because it's hard to celebrate the ideals of the Declaration of Independence if you don't believe in them
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Blood and Soil Aren’t What Bin...

…for currency exchange and an eSIM. 🙂

First day in Nairobi, so naturally I did the first thing an American does when one goes to a strange new land.

I went to the mall.

In Nairobi, Kenya. 🇰🇪🌍

Explore SwiftUI turns one today 🎉 Since launch, 42k+ people have used my free resource to learn #SwiftUI. With WWDC26 around the corner, I’ve added a dedicated page for this year’s updates. Bookmark it explore what's new in less than two weeks!

https://exploreswiftui.com/wwdc26

#iOSDev

Heading to Kenya and Tanzania in a few days for a photo safari.

So happy there's not an outbreak of an incredibly deadly disease in the region to complicate things.

#Travel #Photography

I love writing and using SwiftUI, even though I acknowledge that it isn't perfect. I thought I'd publish some of my thoughts as a rebuttal of some of the recent anti-SwiftUI posts.

https://troz.net/post/2026/swiftui_praise/

#SwiftUI #AppKit #UIKit #Apple

Apple insisting on approving beta versions of iOS apps that are going to just a handful of people remains one of the dumbest possible things about the App Store. A waste of time for everyone. Likely makes apps worse because it discourages beta testing.

I've been building an RSS reader for the past year. No unread counts, no inbox to clear. Just a river that flows at its own pace.

Today it's live on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. I wrote about everything that went into it.

https://www.terrygodier.com/current

#rss

Wow, this is just crazy. And cruel.

I think immigration in this country needs comprehensive reform that includes ways for the undocumented to become documented, legitimate immigrants. And I think there are legitimate debates to be had about how to do that. But, for what it’s worth, people applying for green cards while in the USA are, as they say, ‘waiting in line and doing it the right way’.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/us/politics/green-card-changes-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kVA.n518.dsLwJ46df5Ff&smid=url-share

2026 Apple Design Award finalists announced!

“A moment to step back and celebrate the work of Apple developers across the community.”

#WWDC #WWDC26 #AppleDeveloper #iOSDev

Apple Design Awards - 2026 finalists - Apple Developer
https://developer.apple.com/design/awards/

Just posted on Six Colors: Review: ‘Steve Jobs in Exile’ recounts Apple founder’s tough mid-career lessons

https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/05/review-steve-jobs-in-exile-recounts-apple-founders-tough-mid-career-lessons/

FBI seeks US-wide access to license plate cameras, wants "data in near real time"

FBI will pay vendors to help it track and search for vehicles nationwide.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/fbi-seeks-us-wide-access-to-license-plate-cameras-wants-data-in-near-real-time/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Costs for solar panels are expected to drop another 30% in the coming decade, helping the tech cement its lead in energy markets. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/solar-to-dominate-energy-in-2035-but-data-centers-will-keep-fossil-fuels-in-business/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Never one to miss a chance to extend a lifeline to the terrorist state that is Russia.

#USPol #RussiaIsATerroristState #RussiaUkraineWar #NAFO https://mastodon.social/@hanse_mina/116598805203635085

If you have EU citizenship, please sign this petition asking the EU Commission to stop funding russia's aggression against #Ukraine by banning imports.
https://stopfundingrussianwar.com/

The European Citizens' Initiative (ECI), can be signed at https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/details/2026/000002_en It needs 1mio signatures to compel a response by the EU but what really matters is not whether an ECI meets the signature threshold but the publicity it gets. Therefore I feel it is worth signing and sharing in any case.

Canada’s Bill C-22 Is a Repackaged Version of Last Year’s Surveillance Nightmare https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/05/canadas-bill-c-22-repackaged-version-last-years-surveillance-nightmare

I just wrote to my MP about this; happy to send folks ideas to reach out to their reps! https://opencivics-labs.github.io/dontsurveil.me/c22.html#act also has some ideas for actions.

Just discovered that, due to recent changes in Canadian law expanding citizenship-by-descent beyond one's parent, I am technically now a Canadian citizen.

We Do a Lot of Sneering at “Virtue Signaling.” It May Be Time to Rethink Our Approach.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/climate-change-individuals-carbon-footprint.html?gift_token=rCILoVXGRuCTk084IncbUw

A California billionaire is paying influencers to boost his campaign for governor
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/05/15/tom-steyers-influencer-campaign-triggers-california-investigation-over-undisclosed-posts/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzc4ODE3NjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzgwMTk5OTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3Nzg4MTc2MDAsImp0aSI6IjBmNTQ3MDkyLWI1MDAtNGMxNy05NTllLTRiZmM0MDRmZGFlNiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS90ZWNobm9sb2d5LzIwMjYvMDUvMTUvdG9tLXN0ZXllcnMtaW5mbHVlbmNlci1jYW1wYWlnbi10cmlnZ2Vycy1jYWxpZm9ybmlhLWludmVzdGlnYXRpb24tb3Zlci11bmRpc2Nsb3NlZC1wb3N0cy8ifQ.v0YUFy-IS5e8URNX9Zc7oC9Gga_XEvwxH61p13kO-CU&itid=gfta