Scott Cory
@jscottcory.bsky.social
Sometimes funny, sometimes thoughtful, makes mistakes.
Husband, father, cat and dog dad. Grumpy, old, gay, and many other things: proud of all of 'em.
@jscottcory in the Meta ecosystem.
scory.blogspot.com
Husband, father, cat and dog dad. Grumpy, old, gay, and many other things: proud of all of 'em.
@jscottcory in the Meta ecosystem.
scory.blogspot.com
I'm gonna shut up after this and try and avoid voluntary intoxication. But burning down the international order to loot fossil fuels to enrich a few people while making the global climate worse is simultaneously cartoonish, evil, and ignorant.
January 3, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I'm gonna shut up after this and try and avoid voluntary intoxication. But burning down the international order to loot fossil fuels to enrich a few people while making the global climate worse is simultaneously cartoonish, evil, and ignorant.
Also: this didn't start with Trump. US interventions in Central and South America repeatedly destabilized civil society, economies, and the rule of law. Hugo Chavez found space and support because of US policies.
Hegemony and imperialism are antithetical to the rule of law and human rights.
Hegemony and imperialism are antithetical to the rule of law and human rights.
January 3, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Also: this didn't start with Trump. US interventions in Central and South America repeatedly destabilized civil society, economies, and the rule of law. Hugo Chavez found space and support because of US policies.
Hegemony and imperialism are antithetical to the rule of law and human rights.
Hegemony and imperialism are antithetical to the rule of law and human rights.
I didn't have waking to the existential dread of the country I was born in demonstrating the worst of hegemonist, imperialist power making me feel worse than the illness from which I'm suffering.
That's all.
That's all.
January 3, 2026 at 2:17 PM
I didn't have waking to the existential dread of the country I was born in demonstrating the worst of hegemonist, imperialist power making me feel worse than the illness from which I'm suffering.
That's all.
That's all.
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Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
Happy New Year! TIL that ....
1. Working out in your 60s means more aches and longer recovery times, or
2. it was a mistake not to wear an N95 or equivalent respirator in a city with a lot of cases of influenza, or
3. Negronis, grappa, and wine are much harder on me at 64 than in my youth.
1. Working out in your 60s means more aches and longer recovery times, or
2. it was a mistake not to wear an N95 or equivalent respirator in a city with a lot of cases of influenza, or
3. Negronis, grappa, and wine are much harder on me at 64 than in my youth.
January 1, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Happy New Year! TIL that ....
1. Working out in your 60s means more aches and longer recovery times, or
2. it was a mistake not to wear an N95 or equivalent respirator in a city with a lot of cases of influenza, or
3. Negronis, grappa, and wine are much harder on me at 64 than in my youth.
1. Working out in your 60s means more aches and longer recovery times, or
2. it was a mistake not to wear an N95 or equivalent respirator in a city with a lot of cases of influenza, or
3. Negronis, grappa, and wine are much harder on me at 64 than in my youth.
Through Christmas. Ramping up for 2026, or the year of reduced expectations and doing no harm, but nevertheless doing things to make life better in ways large and small.
December 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Through Christmas. Ramping up for 2026, or the year of reduced expectations and doing no harm, but nevertheless doing things to make life better in ways large and small.
It's never too late to start Christmas shopping.
No, seriously.
No, seriously.
December 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
It's never too late to start Christmas shopping.
No, seriously.
No, seriously.
In another timeline, where the law was applied equally, justly, and fairly, Larry Nasser, Jeffery Epstein, and Donald Trump all would have been investigated and indicted for their serial sexual abuse of minors decades ago.
Wealth, power, and authority shouldn't allow impunity of action.
Wealth, power, and authority shouldn't allow impunity of action.
December 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
In another timeline, where the law was applied equally, justly, and fairly, Larry Nasser, Jeffery Epstein, and Donald Trump all would have been investigated and indicted for their serial sexual abuse of minors decades ago.
Wealth, power, and authority shouldn't allow impunity of action.
Wealth, power, and authority shouldn't allow impunity of action.
The effort to cover up the sexual abuse of minors is appalling.
The obeisance to corrupt people allowing the open violation of law is appalling.
The failure to censure and exact consequences for cruel, illegal, and inhumane actions is appalling.
The obeisance to corrupt people allowing the open violation of law is appalling.
The failure to censure and exact consequences for cruel, illegal, and inhumane actions is appalling.
December 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The effort to cover up the sexual abuse of minors is appalling.
The obeisance to corrupt people allowing the open violation of law is appalling.
The failure to censure and exact consequences for cruel, illegal, and inhumane actions is appalling.
The obeisance to corrupt people allowing the open violation of law is appalling.
The failure to censure and exact consequences for cruel, illegal, and inhumane actions is appalling.
This. @emptywheel.bsky.social calls out some top-line names for recognition, but as a former Fed, I know hundreds of smart, articulate, knowledgeable people who can tell the story of why the services they provide are important, can listen and respond to the people who use them, need more of them,
The Storytelling We Need to Rebuild Belief in Government - emptywheel
As we look ahead to the new year, we need to figure out ways to tell the story of the damage Trump caused so we can hold him accountable.
www.emptywheel.net
December 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This. @emptywheel.bsky.social calls out some top-line names for recognition, but as a former Fed, I know hundreds of smart, articulate, knowledgeable people who can tell the story of why the services they provide are important, can listen and respond to the people who use them, need more of them,
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What is hard is to keep alive on a world you don't belong to.
December 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
What is hard is to keep alive on a world you don't belong to.
My Monday morning provocation, before I run off to work on my list.
1. There's a reason the term "Balkanization" exists and isn't an expression that reflects favorably on the states and cultures that created it. The history of the Balkans is brutal, bloody, and fraught with conflict.
1. There's a reason the term "Balkanization" exists and isn't an expression that reflects favorably on the states and cultures that created it. The history of the Balkans is brutal, bloody, and fraught with conflict.
December 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
My Monday morning provocation, before I run off to work on my list.
1. There's a reason the term "Balkanization" exists and isn't an expression that reflects favorably on the states and cultures that created it. The history of the Balkans is brutal, bloody, and fraught with conflict.
1. There's a reason the term "Balkanization" exists and isn't an expression that reflects favorably on the states and cultures that created it. The history of the Balkans is brutal, bloody, and fraught with conflict.
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"Staffers in the Heritage Foundation’s economic, legal, and data centers resigned over the weekend to join a conservative advocacy group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence" www.nationalreview.com/news/exclusi...
Resignations Continue at Heritage Foundation amid Frustrations with Leadership | National Review
www.nationalreview.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"Staffers in the Heritage Foundation’s economic, legal, and data centers resigned over the weekend to join a conservative advocacy group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence" www.nationalreview.com/news/exclusi...
I'm really grateful I don't need to remove the cushions on the sofa, pull out the entertainment unit, and move the sofa and vacuum behind it every time I vacuum.
I will be more grateful when we see no evidence of mice in our house.
That's it.
I will be more grateful when we see no evidence of mice in our house.
That's it.
December 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I'm really grateful I don't need to remove the cushions on the sofa, pull out the entertainment unit, and move the sofa and vacuum behind it every time I vacuum.
I will be more grateful when we see no evidence of mice in our house.
That's it.
I will be more grateful when we see no evidence of mice in our house.
That's it.
Before I wander off to get on with my list, let me share a missed holiday song. Full disclosure: I know Rich Morel, who is one of the writers and sang this. Enjoy.
Mohammad Is Jesus...
YouTube video by Deep Dish - Topic
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December 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Before I wander off to get on with my list, let me share a missed holiday song. Full disclosure: I know Rich Morel, who is one of the writers and sang this. Enjoy.
I've lived with anxiety and depression throughout my life. I've also lived with moderate psoriasis, an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation of both the skin and other tissues.
I've known through reading that inflammatory response and mental health have a causal relationships.
I've known through reading that inflammatory response and mental health have a causal relationships.
December 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I've lived with anxiety and depression throughout my life. I've also lived with moderate psoriasis, an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation of both the skin and other tissues.
I've known through reading that inflammatory response and mental health have a causal relationships.
I've known through reading that inflammatory response and mental health have a causal relationships.
Be like @ricksteves.bsky.social.
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
🧵 1 of 9
🧵 1 of 9
December 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Be like @ricksteves.bsky.social.
Hot take: maybe, just maybe, it's time to recognize that blood sports and guns don't help people be more controlled, compassionate, and empathic.
December 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Hot take: maybe, just maybe, it's time to recognize that blood sports and guns don't help people be more controlled, compassionate, and empathic.
You know what's immoral?
Creating conditions and constraints that make people of all ages want to unalive themselves.
This is about limiting gender-affirming care and mental health services to all people.
Creating conditions and constraints that make people of all ages want to unalive themselves.
This is about limiting gender-affirming care and mental health services to all people.
December 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
You know what's immoral?
Creating conditions and constraints that make people of all ages want to unalive themselves.
This is about limiting gender-affirming care and mental health services to all people.
Creating conditions and constraints that make people of all ages want to unalive themselves.
This is about limiting gender-affirming care and mental health services to all people.
Today is one of those days when righteous indignation and anger feels fully justified, just as it has been for many days over the last 25 years.
If you feel that way, know you're not alone.
If you feel that way, know you're not alone.
December 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Today is one of those days when righteous indignation and anger feels fully justified, just as it has been for many days over the last 25 years.
If you feel that way, know you're not alone.
If you feel that way, know you're not alone.
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surprise, surprise. DOJ will release docs over a rolling production over a few weeks -- violation of terms of Epstein law but who's to stop them. Big point is timing -- remember first spin of Mueller Report by Bill Barr? What comes out first will be big influence on public perception.
December 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
surprise, surprise. DOJ will release docs over a rolling production over a few weeks -- violation of terms of Epstein law but who's to stop them. Big point is timing -- remember first spin of Mueller Report by Bill Barr? What comes out first will be big influence on public perception.
Simple, direct. Bad faith actions by bad actors need to have consequences, and sometimes you don't need to make it any more complicated or subtle than that.
FWIW, @blackamazon.bsky.social can do complicated and subtle very, very well.
FWIW, @blackamazon.bsky.social can do complicated and subtle very, very well.
And yes we need plans but sometimes the plan is
“ everybody who did evil shit gives money or time to repair it”
And we get twenty years that’s nothing but stabilizing while we have the discussions about how we are completely redesigning this so we ain’t in this hell no more
“ everybody who did evil shit gives money or time to repair it”
And we get twenty years that’s nothing but stabilizing while we have the discussions about how we are completely redesigning this so we ain’t in this hell no more
December 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Simple, direct. Bad faith actions by bad actors need to have consequences, and sometimes you don't need to make it any more complicated or subtle than that.
FWIW, @blackamazon.bsky.social can do complicated and subtle very, very well.
FWIW, @blackamazon.bsky.social can do complicated and subtle very, very well.
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Accessibility doesn’t require memorizing standards. It requires understanding what actually helps people use your site.
This glossary explains common accessibility terms with that goal in mind:
#a11y #Accessibility #webdev #inclusivedesign
This glossary explains common accessibility terms with that goal in mind:
#a11y #Accessibility #webdev #inclusivedesign
Accessibility Glossary
Quick reference for WCAG 2.2, EAA, and Section 508 requirements. Each entry explains what the rule means, why it matters, and shows real code examples of what fails and what works.
Use this when audi...
joegullo.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Accessibility doesn’t require memorizing standards. It requires understanding what actually helps people use your site.
This glossary explains common accessibility terms with that goal in mind:
#a11y #Accessibility #webdev #inclusivedesign
This glossary explains common accessibility terms with that goal in mind:
#a11y #Accessibility #webdev #inclusivedesign
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The dismantling of NCAR should be the trending story on Bluesky, not the fucking Oscars leaving ABC for YouTube.
Trump moves to shut down Boulder climate research lab NCAR, drawing rebukes from Colorado officials
Federal lawmakers called the planned NCAR closure “deeply dangerous” and “blatantly retaliatory.” Gov. Jared Polis said: “If true, public safety is at risk and science…
www.denverpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The dismantling of NCAR should be the trending story on Bluesky, not the fucking Oscars leaving ABC for YouTube.
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This is amazing because it encapsulates two core characteristics of Trumpism: 1) the deep conviction that children are parental property; 2) a profound unwillingness to adjust one’s behaviour in order to live with others
Welcome to the pissed-off parent pushback: After years of therapists and others encouraging adult children to cut ties with families they deem harmful or “toxic,” estranged parents are speaking out on.wsj.com/4s49U52
These Moms Are Done Being ‘Doormats’ for Their Estranged Children
Parents publicly blast their adult offspring for cutting them off, drawing tens of thousands of online followers.
on.wsj.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This is amazing because it encapsulates two core characteristics of Trumpism: 1) the deep conviction that children are parental property; 2) a profound unwillingness to adjust one’s behaviour in order to live with others