From Los Angeles to Washington, Trump leans in as commander in chief (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/11/trump-military-parade-protests-00398716
http://www.memeorandum.com/250611/p29#a250611p29
"Rollins said that the mass deportations of farm laborers would "continue in a strategic way" and administration policy would be to "move the workforce toward automation and 100% American participation, which, again, with 34 million people, able-bodied adults on Medicaid, we should be able to do fairly quickly."
Trump Agriculture Chief Mocked for Suggesting Medicaid Recipients Could Replace Deported Farm Workers | Common Dreams
https://www.commondreams.org/news/brook-rollins-immigrant-farm-workers
I boosted this the other day:
https://w3c.social/@wai/115131341361675726
But I have not yet read the Accessibility Maturity Model Draft Note:
https:/…
The demise of the corporation for public broadcasting,
known as CPB,
is a direct result of Donald Trump’s targeting of public media,
which he has repeatedly said is spreading political and cultural views antithetical to those the United States should be espousing.
The closure is expected to have a profound impact on the journalistic and cultural landscape
— in particular, public radio and TV stations in small communities across the United States.
CPB help…
Last week, GÉANT joined #CoRDI2025 in Aachen 🇩🇪 with 600 participants from the research & infrastructure community.
Our CCO Cathrin Stöver gave a keynote on why GÉANT and our German NREN member @… — together with Europe’s NRENs — are indispensable for scientific le…
The co-founder of landlord app Airbnb is now Chief Design Officer of the USA. And the UX commentariat cheers, because the vibes of a "seat at the table" play better than the reality: the same government that appointed Joe Gebbia has just demolished 18F, an actual design studio that did actual UX work for the USA, rather than meaningless posturing.
This is not the first time UX has made this bargain: have a seat at the table, only if you can pledge to do nothing with it.
“What is Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act? And How Can We Defend it?”
https://dredf.org/what-is-section-503-of-the-rehabilitation-act-and-how-can-we-defend-it/
“Comments Needed to Stop Republican Attack on Section 503”