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The 30th anniversary celebration of Democracy Now!, held in New York City’s historic Riverside Church this week, featured live performances and appearances from writers and musicians including Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith. The musical performances were kicked off by singer-songwriter Alynda Segarra and their band Hurray for the Riff Raff, performing the Puerto Rico-inspired anthem “Pa’lante.”

Hurray for the Riff Raff Performs “Pa’lante” at Democracy Now!’s 30th Anniversary
The 30th anniversary celebration of Democracy Now!, held in New York City’s historic Riverside Church this week, featured live performances and appearances from writers and musicians including Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith. The musical performances were kicked off by singer-songwriter Alynda Segarra and their band Hurray for the Riff Raff, performing the Puerto Rico-inspired anthem “Pa’lante.”

Zahlen zur Nutzung von Windows & Co.: Der Bund bleibt primär proprietär
Von digitaler Souveränität sind die Bundesbehörden weiterhin weit entfernt – Alternativsoftware zu US-Anbietern bleibt eine Ausnahme.

Zahlen zur Nutzung von Windows & Co.: Der Bund bleibt primär proprietär
Von digitaler Souveränität sind die Bundesbehörden weiterhin weit entfernt – Alternativsoftware zu US-Anbietern bleibt eine Ausnahme.

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Performance tuning PostgreSQL for SquareSpace's TLS certificate service.
https://engineering.squarespace.com/blog/2019/performance-tuning-postgres-within-our-tls-infrastructure
saved 2019-08…

Performance Tuning Postgres within our TLS Infrastructure — Squarespace Engineering Blog
At Squarespace, the Edge team manages the TLS infrastructure, which handles the life cycle of millions of SSL certificates used by our customers. This makes us one of the largest users of Let’s Encrypt , a free, automated, and open certificate authority (CA).

"Researchers ... have published a scientific study on how to ensure that the selection of committees and expert groups is mathematically fair and proportional, preventing significant minorities from being excluded. These findings could find applications in the political sphere, the commercial sector, or group activity planning to ensure all group members feel represented."
Proportional voting method could enhance electoral representation and group decision-making
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-proportional-voting-method-electoral-representation.html

The New York Times Tech Guild, representing ~700 employees, files grievances over NYT's use of AI-powered performance tools to track and discipline staff (Mia Sato/The Verge)

The AI fight brewing inside The New York Times
Unionized tech workers at The New York Times say the company is violating their contract by using AI performance tracking software to monitor employees.

CSS vs. JavaScript:
Exploring the performance implications of different animation strategies
One of the most common questions around animation performance is whether JS-based animations are slower than CSS-based ones. Should we always strive to use CSS transitions, or is it OK to use JavaScript animation libraries?
😉 https://www.…

CSS vs. JavaScript • Josh W. Comeau
There are a bunch of JavaScript animation libraries out there, and you might have wondered whether there’s a performance cost compared to traditional CSS transitions and keyframe animations. In this blog post, we’ll compare the same animation across several different strategies and see the differences firsthand. There’s some interesting nuance here!

Meta's Oversight Board says Community Notes aren't a proper substitute for fact checking, and warns expanding them beyond the US could pose human rights risks (Andrew Deck/Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/03/metas-ov…

Meta’s Oversight Board warns that “Community Notes” aren’t a proper substitute for fact-checking globally
On Thursday, Meta’s Oversight Board, a quasi-independent body that reviews the social media giant’s moderation practices, ruled that “Community Notes” are not a proper substitute for its fact-checking program. In a new “policy advisory opinion," the Board expressed concerns about …

Trump Tells Aides to Prepare for Extended Blockade of Iran (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/trump-tells-aides-to-prepare-for-extended-blockade-of-iran-da3be7a4
http://www.memeorandum.com/260428/p139#a260428p139

Sources: the FCC is moving toward a review of Disney's broadcast licenses, putting pressure on the ABC owner as it faces scrutiny over Jimmy Kimmel's monologue (Semafor)
https://www.semafor.com/article/04/28/2026/fcc-prepares-review-of-disneys-tv…

Exclusive: FCC prepares review of Disney’s TV licenses
Potential move could strip ABC of its ability to broadcast to stations across the country following Jimmy Kimmel’s “expectant widow” monologue comments.

Pressed on latest Putin interactions, Trump prefers secrecy to transparency (Steve Benen/MS NOW)
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/pressed-on-latest-putin-interactions-trump-prefers-secrecy-to-transparency
http://www.memeorandum.com/260427/p110#a260427p110