The Old Tech Writer
@greenmtndocs.bsky.social
Technical writer and editor since 1984. Boxer dog lover.
Liberal, Humanist, and cancer survivor. Quite gay.
I am a Vermonter. I am myself. Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine
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Liberal, Humanist, and cancer survivor. Quite gay.
I am a Vermonter. I am myself. Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine
he/him/sé/é 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇺🇦 Be polite.
Forget the mission, just get out alive...
youtube.com/watch?v=WkkG...
youtube.com/watch?v=WkkG...
The New Pornographers | Whiteout Conditions | First Play Live
YouTube video by CBC Music
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February 6, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Forget the mission, just get out alive...
youtube.com/watch?v=WkkG...
youtube.com/watch?v=WkkG...
What ICE Should Have Learned from the Fugitive Slave Act
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
What ICE Should Have Learned from the Fugitive Slave Act
Americans took to the streets to defend their neighbors in the nineteenth century, too.
www.newyorker.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:55 PM
What ICE Should Have Learned from the Fugitive Slave Act
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Yeah, ICE should be abolished. But there is no chance of that, given the current congressional makeup. But here are the steps to reform.
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/six-ways-t...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/six-ways-t...
Six Ways to Reform ICE and CBP
And why congressional "reform" isn't actually the real problem....
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 5, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Yeah, ICE should be abolished. But there is no chance of that, given the current congressional makeup. But here are the steps to reform.
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/six-ways-t...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/six-ways-t...
Translating Mark Alford: "We need to keep ICE safe and protected while they separate families, kill protesters, leave pets in locked cars, and compenate for small penises."
Rep. Mark Alford: "To make their names and identities public --- that puts them at risk. I understand the trepidation and concern by some for seeing federal officers with masks on, but we got to make sure they are safe."
February 5, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Translating Mark Alford: "We need to keep ICE safe and protected while they separate families, kill protesters, leave pets in locked cars, and compenate for small penises."
This *may* pass, but Governor Scott will veto, and there won't be enough votes to override.
Fast food wage bill would raise minimum pay to $20 an hour in 2027 vtdigger.org/2026/02/04/f...
Fast food wage bill would raise minimum pay to $20 an hour in 2027 vtdigger.org/2026/02/04/f...
Fast food wage bill would raise minimum pay to $20 an hour in 2027 - VTDigger
The raise only would apply to employees working at restaurant chains with over 60 locations nationwide.
vtdigger.org
February 5, 2026 at 1:39 PM
This *may* pass, but Governor Scott will veto, and there won't be enough votes to override.
Fast food wage bill would raise minimum pay to $20 an hour in 2027 vtdigger.org/2026/02/04/f...
Fast food wage bill would raise minimum pay to $20 an hour in 2027 vtdigger.org/2026/02/04/f...
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new nightmare to prep for
February 5, 2026 at 4:14 AM
new nightmare to prep for
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You can think it’s gross how Bezos is gutting WaPo without being gooey eyed about the harm the paper has done for decades in its political and world coverage.
February 5, 2026 at 11:24 AM
You can think it’s gross how Bezos is gutting WaPo without being gooey eyed about the harm the paper has done for decades in its political and world coverage.
One of the nicest things from the late 1960s.
gizmodo.com/ancient-dial...
gizmodo.com/ancient-dial...
Ancient 'Dial-a-Poem' Service Rises From the Grave, Lets You Use Your Phone as a Phone
There's something rather poetic about a service designed to breathe life back into poetry getting resurrected after all these years.
gizmodo.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:37 PM
One of the nicest things from the late 1960s.
gizmodo.com/ancient-dial...
gizmodo.com/ancient-dial...
My brave little state.
Fears of ICE Surge Galvanize Vermonters to Respond www.sevendaysvt.com/news/immigra...
Fears of ICE Surge Galvanize Vermonters to Respond www.sevendaysvt.com/news/immigra...
Fears of ICE Surge Galvanize Vermonters to Respond | Seven Days
The threat of a large-scale immigration enforcement surge in Vermont has galvanized elected leaders and community organizers to prepare with a greater sense of urgency.
www.sevendaysvt.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:24 PM
My brave little state.
Fears of ICE Surge Galvanize Vermonters to Respond www.sevendaysvt.com/news/immigra...
Fears of ICE Surge Galvanize Vermonters to Respond www.sevendaysvt.com/news/immigra...
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“To me it seems H!tler has won. He’s changed us J€ws from being compassionate and caring…into this vicious, Genocidal, nationalist nation,”
—Miriam Margolyes, an 84-year-old Jewish Australian-British actor publicly condemns Israelis
—Miriam Margolyes, an 84-year-old Jewish Australian-British actor publicly condemns Israelis
February 4, 2026 at 2:58 AM
“To me it seems H!tler has won. He’s changed us J€ws from being compassionate and caring…into this vicious, Genocidal, nationalist nation,”
—Miriam Margolyes, an 84-year-old Jewish Australian-British actor publicly condemns Israelis
—Miriam Margolyes, an 84-year-old Jewish Australian-British actor publicly condemns Israelis
So, if this doesn't show you what the Republican party is, if this doesn't make you angry, you are lost.
Mike Johnson speaks out against the use of judicial warrants in immigration cases:
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 PM
So, if this doesn't show you what the Republican party is, if this doesn't make you angry, you are lost.
Feds Identify “Leader of Antifa”
The list they're creating says so, anyway
open.substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:29 PM
So.... Michael Rapaport and Debra Messing are mad at Zohran Mamdani because the snow isn't completely cleared. They've hated and attacked him the minute he ran for Mayor. I wonder why these "celebs" hate him. Oh yeah -- Muslim.
www.foxnews.com/entertainmen...
www.foxnews.com/entertainmen...
Michael Rapaport blasts NYC as ‘dirty snow covered dump’ as celebs call out Mayor Mamdani over slow cleanup
Debra Messing and Michael Rapaport blast NYC Mayor Mamdani over uncleared streets nearly a week after massive snowstorm, causing gridlocked traffic.
www.foxnews.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:42 PM
So.... Michael Rapaport and Debra Messing are mad at Zohran Mamdani because the snow isn't completely cleared. They've hated and attacked him the minute he ran for Mayor. I wonder why these "celebs" hate him. Oh yeah -- Muslim.
www.foxnews.com/entertainmen...
www.foxnews.com/entertainmen...
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They want us working earlier and til we die to pay for their tax cuts for the rich. Supervillains.
February 3, 2026 at 4:15 AM
They want us working earlier and til we die to pay for their tax cuts for the rich. Supervillains.
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February 1, 2026 at 11:17 PM
The 2026 Full Snow Moon is Sunday, Feb 2, 2026 appearing full in the sky from the nights of February 1-2. Named for the heavy snowfalls of February in the Northern Hemisphere, this winter moon—also known as the Storm, Hunger, or Bear Moon—symbolizes a time of quiet, introspection, and endurance.
February 1, 2026 at 11:27 PM
The 2026 Full Snow Moon is Sunday, Feb 2, 2026 appearing full in the sky from the nights of February 1-2. Named for the heavy snowfalls of February in the Northern Hemisphere, this winter moon—also known as the Storm, Hunger, or Bear Moon—symbolizes a time of quiet, introspection, and endurance.
So now Glen's flight AA5274 doesn't have a crew, doesn't have a jet. But it does have a gate. @americanair.bsky.social get your shit together!
February 1, 2026 at 2:29 PM
So now Glen's flight AA5274 doesn't have a crew, doesn't have a jet. But it does have a gate. @americanair.bsky.social get your shit together!
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this is f'n brilliant. it takes a page from the style of the other side and frames it all nicely...
February 1, 2026 at 8:24 AM
this is f'n brilliant. it takes a page from the style of the other side and frames it all nicely...
Now, Glen's flight, AA5274, is at 8:05 this morning. But the passengers have been told there is STILL no crew! @americanair.bsky.social what is your problem??
February 1, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Now, Glen's flight, AA5274, is at 8:05 this morning. But the passengers have been told there is STILL no crew! @americanair.bsky.social what is your problem??
Rabbit! Rabbit! White rabbit! It's February.
February 1, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Rabbit! Rabbit! White rabbit! It's February.
Glen was supposed to leave PHL at 9:27PM. Some crew didn't show up. They've been sitting in the aircraft all this time. @americanair.bsky.social The gate crew isn't offering accommodations, meals, etc.
February 1, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Glen was supposed to leave PHL at 9:27PM. Some crew didn't show up. They've been sitting in the aircraft all this time. @americanair.bsky.social The gate crew isn't offering accommodations, meals, etc.