Notices by Deborah Preuss, pcc (deborahh@cosocial.ca), page 2

"Trump has been guessing people’s shoe sizes, & sending them shoes …

'It’s hysterical b/c everybody’s afraid not to wear them.'

… has led to some awkward photo ops, [ex:] VP Vance & Sec. of State Rubio in shoes that look far too big:"

"Hysterical. Just like that classic joke: Knock, knock. Who’s there? It’s the man who checks the shoes. I see you’re not wearing them. Get in the van."
- Stephen Colbert
https://mastodon.social/@realTuckFrumper/116209391264935372
#cultOfTrump

@evan I enjoyed the streaming platform used for #FediMtl today.
▪ I could pause it and make a coffee! 👍
▪ And I could scroll back to look at a slide or re-watch something I'd missed (hello #adhd ! 🤗)

This is how to do an online conference!
#mastodon

Do not go to the US.
Your privilege will not protect you.

"when Karen heard some of their stories before she left the UK, she assumed their experiences had no relevance to her: she was a retired person taking a holiday. In the end, Karen was detained for longer than almost every one of them."

UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice

https://techhub.social/@rayckeith/116070451581616599

@evan i'd set it at 22° but that doesn't get me to 22°.

So I monitor a tiny indoor thermometer, and set the thermostat to whatever does the job - which varies, depending on outdoor temp, sunny/cloudy, wind direction and humidity!

@tillshadeisgone @mayintoronto so, basically: surges of #covid19 at back-to-school and christmas holiday times? Did I read that graph right?

Apparently, Michigan *already* co-owns that bridge #Trump is whining about. 🤦♀️

Trump and the Windsor-Detroit Bridge.
Video short from @todmaffin.com
https://youtube.com/shorts/kgYBjKthuRI?si=JYY2c3BDJ2Ym1fFp
#usPol

@evan congrats! 💐🎉👏🤜🏻🤛🏼

Oh! This looks good! And with an all-star roster including @evan and @pluralistic !
https://mastodon.social/@box464/116022035776088051
#mastodon #fediverse

@evan @mhoye that branch of it, yes.

@bmacDonald94 @Em0nM4stodon @Mojeek someone here suggested the DDG "local results" issue may be due to using Bing in the back end. In which case Ecosia would also suffer ths same bias.
This article says Ecosia uses Bing:
https://www.ranktracker.com/blog/unbiased-search-engines/

https://mas.to/@mgeist/116012833510374949

This week I learned, from a blind acquaintance here, that when we write in ALL CAPS in alt text, their screenreader reads it all out, *one letter at a time*.

Totally defeating the point of alt text making things accessible, right?
Needless to say, I've stopped.

Well, LOL remains LOL, of course!
#TIL #accessibility #blind #deafblind

@evan @uxmark a good reminder, thx.

@mulad @inthehands that's weird?

@WarnerCrocker uh … (does web search) … ok!

#TIL Candle warmer lamp:
https://lampinsider.com/how-does-a-candle-warmer-lamp-work/

@WarnerCrocker a "candle warmer lamp"?

@marick maybe @inthehands can help here?

"UN demands independent probe:

… The UN Rights office voiced deep concern at the killing of #ReneeGood …

“Under international human rights law, the intentional use of lethal force is only permissible as a measure of last resort against an individual representing an imminent threat to life." … [He also urged] “all authorities to take measures to de-escalate tensions and refrain from incitement to violence”.

- UN rights office spokesman Jeremy Laurence, Geneva.

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/un-demands-independent-probe-into-womans-killing-by-us-immigration-officer

@evan @mayintoronto wow. You made me realise I have not used a word processor for the past month! Woohoo! That was fun!