Notices by Glenn Fleishman (glennf@twit.social), page 2

In 2009, $7.25 had the buying power of $10.75. So the minimum wage is worth 35% less now. But even $10.75 an hour as a federal minimum wage is too low today. Two people working full time would make $43,000 (with two weeks each of unpaid vacation). Whatever new wage is set, it has to be indexed to the CPI.
https://masto.ai/@rbreich/112843731945772354

The sign that Harris is the right candidate is all the mediocre Republican columnists telling us that she is not. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/24/democrats-kamala-harris-no-challengers/

He links extensively to sites to back his contentions that refute him. Remember opinion writers aren’t substantively fact checked.

Always, 100% of the time, bet against this guy. Now that the wrong sayer has had his say, I know what happened was correct.

I like the “Dems in array” line that’s going around.

The circle is complete: my older kid, nearly 20, is visiting the train station my father used to own in Centerville, Fremont, California. I grew up playing in the station, which was out of use and leased by my dad for use as a furniture store (Depot Maple). My older has a huge transit interest, so on a trip, I suggested he make a detour (and it fulfills his train-riding yen, too). He just texted his grandfather and I photos.

Received an empty iMessage from my spouse and my Mac froze and rebooted. Anyone seen that?

“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

“Your Tesla funds Trump.”
https://hachyderm.io/@tankgrrl/112793782487774862

I am Gandalf box years old https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandalf_Technologies?wprov=sfti1

Biden has COVID. https://x.com/atrupar/status/1813697457173496083

Musk orders X changes its name to Y because X is too girly.

In the multiverse theory, we wound up in the bloody ear version.

I would say “truly baffling” until I recall “but her emails.” Times reporters and editors have been saying publicly that this is a huge story, and everyone needs to know the state of the president’s cognitive ability. But they are acting as if it's a natural disaster while largely ignoring the obvious and more threatening cognitive decline of his opponent.

The Times simply doesn’t see it. As with WMDs, they think they are on the right side of the story.
https://www.threads.net/@davmicrot/post/C9QSGTzyZnh

Note that nearly everyone who immediately said Biden should stand aside were never Trumpers and crypto-Democrats (ones who claim to be but seem to have no alignment with liberal or progressive policies). If Bront Stephens is saying “step aside,” you know by definition he’s wrong.

Airlines should start offering LGBTQIA+ aware flight paths so you don't have a layover in a state that doesn’t recognize your existence or right to live.*

*Odds of this are zero on an airline site! But I wonder if a Green Book -> Pride Flag Book online site could help navigate those sorts of travel plans.

Rust never sleeps. Neither does Trump, hopped up on Adderall.

ALERT for indie makers and publishers: On July 1, USPS rates will increase from a little to a lot for packages. Make sure you update the fees on your websites and e-commerce platforms!

Media Mail is 50–60¢ more expensive (overall, not per pound) for starters. Ground Advantage jumps a couple bucks or more as part of the base price.

https://pe.usps.com/PriceChange/Index

Use Pirate Ship et al for discounted rates—going to USPS.com will get you a better rate than the PO counter, but 3rd parties are better yet.

@vmstan @mcc Me, neither. But it seems like that article is out of date—France added a non-commercial freedom of panorama the year before it was written: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_panorama

A couple of years ago, many people recommended Pirate Ship to me and it was a great suggestion—I’ve shipped hundreds of packages with it, and the service and site is a delight. Now @adamengst has gotten on the bandwagon and explains its advantages: https://tidbits.com/2024/06/20/pirate-ship-reduces-shipping-cost-and-complexity/

(Adam and my recommendation are unsolicited and unpaid!)

Initially terrifying until I realized the security cam had captured a spider walking using infrared light.