link roundup
A couple of recent projects by James:
hypermedia, by Paul, via Jeffrey.
Email is Easy, a quiz by Sam. Everyone knows what an email address is, right?
Remembering the work of Kevin S. Braunsdorf and the pundits tool-chain, by Leah.
Orlando Pride acquires Mexican forward Lizbeth Jacqueline Ovalle for world-record fee. Holy shit!
We are devastated to learn that overnight the state painted over the Pulse Memorial crosswalk on Orange Avenue. But we know that while this crosswalk has been removed, Orlando’s commitment to honoring the 49 can never be erased.
UK’s first transgender judge seeks rehearing of supreme court case on biological sex, by Libby Brooks. Victoria McCloud says court undermined her rights to a fair trial when it refused to hear her evidence.
See also this coverage from Aly Gibbs at Assigned Media
Trans Runner Evie Parts Sues Swarthmore And NCAA After Removal From Track Team, by Dan Tracer.
What I find highly concerning is their inclusion of adults in the statement “states can prohibit medical treatments for adults and children.” Their eagerness to include this in a decision regarding care for minors only, hints at their willingness to uphold future laws that prohibit gender affirming care for adults.
Judge orders DOJ to give more info on subpoenas targeting trans minors’ medical care, by Chris Geidner.
Broad Trans Bathroom Ban Passes Texas Senate in Special Session, by s. baum.
Minnesota Teen Who Was Made To Prove Gender in Restaurant Bathroom Now Filing Charges, by Margaret Hetherman.
Some good and some bad news from Erin Reed:
- Four More Virginia School Districts Defy Trump, Reject Trans Bathroom Ban Demand.
- Trump Admin Bans Coverage For Trans Govt Employees, Mandates Conversion Therapy Coverage.
All health plans for government workers must cover faith-based approaches to gender dysphoria while banning gender affirming care coverage.
Ghouls, the lot of them.
I will say this until I have no more breath in my body: all we have is each other, and that’s enough.
Zuckermuskian solipsism, by Cory.
D.C. Takeover Shows How Cities Can Lose Control of Surveillance, by Nikki Davidson.
Trump vows to end use of mail-in ballots ahead of 2026 midterm election, by Jarrett Renshaw and Susan Heavey.
Americans would do well to remember ten principles of negotiation, by Timothy Snyder. They are:
Outsiders should be aware of
- their information deficit,
- their emotional deficit,
- and their linguistic deficit.
In effective negotiations, concessions are not made
- in advance,
- in exchange for nothing,
- or in the name of other people without their agreement.
In negotiating the end of a war, it is important
- to be aware of the traditional means of dealing with aggression and deterring further attacks,
- to remember that a war is going on,
- to think of the future,
- and to keep in mind the fundamental difference between de facto and de jure concessions involving territory.
But, of course, Putin played Preznit Fuckwit like a cheap fiddle (Jeff Tiedrich).
All this handwavy talk of security guarantees
makes me think about Budapest. Talk is cheap. Why would any Ukrainian administration, much less this one, do that again?
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