Tumbling in anticipation and dismay
Eryn and I are taking EJ to Japan for vacation in a few days; hence me sprinkling in some photos I took on previous visits. Excitement about the trip is mixed with more than the usual helping of travel anxiety.

I ❤ Bernie, and Bernie’s: Instead of closing, this SF coffee shop is partnering with a bookstore for new chapter, by Tony Bravo.
The Tokyo Series between MLB & NPB teams was this past weekend, and I’m inordinately pleased to say that my Tigers shut out both the Dodgers and the Cubs, while the Giants lost against both. Lovely.
Copyright, Fair Use, and AI Training, by Panos Ipeirotis.
You Don't Have to Monetize The Things You Love, by Joan Westenberg, via David Larlet.
Fixing rowspan=0
on tables [in] WebKit, by Karl.

Trump’s negotiations with Russia regarding its war on Ukraine isn’t so much an echo of Munich as much as it’s reminiscent of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact’s secret protocol.
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped, by Jasmine Mooney.
There’s a Name for What Trump Is Doing to Trans People: Denationalizing, by M. Gessen.
DHS Now Allows for Surveillance based on Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity, by Erin Reed. Coincidentally, the United States has been added to the Civicus Monitor Watchlist, a list of countries which are currently experiencing a rapid decline in civic freedoms,
by Anna Betts, via Kottke.
Trump Makes [Organizations] Supporting Trans People Ineligible For Public Service Loan Forgiveness Via EO, by Erin Reed. Yet, also from Erin, some good news:
- New German, Swiss, And Austrian Guidelines Recommend Trans Youth Care, Slam Cass Review, which brings them in line with France
- Ohio Appeals Court Rules Trans Care Is Healthcare, Strikes Down Ban For Trans Youth
Soaked in Animus
: Federal Judges Strikes Down Trump’s Trans Military Ban

We Need to Talk About the Queer Twist in Conclave, by Samantha Allen and James Factora.