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Even though fewer and fewer readers see work on newspaper pages nowadays, I still compose them to be viewed that way.

To get the full effect of today's cartoon, here's how it appeared on the Chattanooga Times editorial page.
September 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
My family received WIC support and helped our kids be healthy. This is an anti-life action that harms all of us.
🗣️President Trump’s proposed FY26 budget would roll back WIC's fruit and vegetable benefits to pre-2021 levels, before USDA’s science-based increase.

Breastfeeding moms would drop from $54 → $13
Young kids: $27 → $10

These cuts jeopardize early nutrition. Read the full NWA statement:
National WIC Association Condemns Trump’s Proposed Cuts to WIC’s Fruit and Vegetable Benefits
By cutting WIC’s Cash Value Benefits (CVB) for fruits and vegetables by two-thirds and reducing overall program funding, the proposal directly removes healthy food from the hands of low-income moms an...
www.nwica.org
May 31, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Amazing. Well done, Anelise Feldman!

"No one was harmed by Soren’s participation in the girls’ track meet, but we are all harmed by the hateful rhetoric of bullies, like Rep. Libby, who want to take sports away from some kids just because of who they are."

www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
Rep. Libby’s rhetoric spoils high school running | Letter
Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, recently used my second-place finish in the 1,600-meter run, and that of my teammate in the 800-meter run, to malign Soren Stark-Chessa, the trans-identified athlete who f...
www.pressherald.com
May 18, 2025 at 2:07 AM
RFK Jr is going to land high in the "caused the most harm as a US Cabinet member" list.
May 13, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Are you better off than you were 3 months ago?
New Gallup poll finds an all-time high in the share of Americans saying their financial situation is “getting worse”
April 22, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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👤 Identity is foundational to a better internet — The People’s Internet. Frequency doesn’t replicate Web2 models — we’re building something better. Dive into the why, the how, and what makes our approach to identity unique:
Frequency Architecture: Users and Identity on Frequency
Welcome to the Frequency Architecture Series, where we deep dive into key concepts of Frequency’s design. This is Part 1 of 3 in the series…
medium.com
April 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This is likely a bad time to remind everyone that due to the way percentages work, a 10% drop requires an ~11% increase to return to the same value. A 20% drop requires an 25% increase:

100*0.8 = 80
80*1.25 = 100
April 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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iOS is similar and requires passcode for first unlock. You can also pocket-shutdown without the touchscreen with the sequence <volume_up> <volume_down> <side_button_hold_5s>
April 6, 2025 at 4:38 AM
On Android (double check your version by trying it), a quick reboot will usually require a non-biometric authentication. A quick hack if you feel you need it is to long press that power button and hit reboot. (Not sure about iOS)
If you’re at a protest and cops start getting agro and it seems like there might be arrests, make sure your phone is locked and that you’re not using Face ID or a thumb print (I recommend never using these).

But “don’t bring your phone” is generally unhelpful advice for most ppl at most protests
April 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
A beautiful new font with the SIL Open Font License from the folks at Nebula. Making sure this one is in my ~/.fonts folder.
April 5, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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It's also the day for my favorite meme!

If this aging Klingon warrior can get it right, so can anyone.
March 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Been a use for a long time and excited to see v3 of Gimp.org
March 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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March 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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I stand with Ukraine.
February 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Trump appears to have chosen the en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neville... approach to Putin. May he recall how history will remember him as weak and nearsighted before there is no turning back.
Neville Chamberlain - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 20, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Shout out to open source tools I've been using for a bit for those wanting to reduce their Google/Apple usage or just good tools.

1. Ente Photos ente.io A great photo storage setup now holding 325Gb of encrypted photos for me and my wife. Referral Code: CP1DNQ
Ente - Private cloud storage for your photos, videos and more
Protect your photos and videos with Ente - a secure, cross-platform, open source, encrypted photo storage app. Automatic backups, end-to-end encryption, collaborative albums, family plans, free trial,...
ente.io
January 30, 2025 at 11:41 PM
A small side project about running engineering incident simulations with your team: www.incidentadventures.com
Incident Adventures
Incident Adventures is an easy way to run simulated incidents and responses for your engineering team. Set up scenarios and let your team discover the root cause while learning about what to do along ...
www.incidentadventures.com
November 17, 2024 at 12:11 AM