hundreds-arrested:-students-across-us.-protest-for-palestine-as-campus-crackdown-intensifies

Student protests calling for university divestment from Israel and the U.S. arms industry have rocked campuses from coast to coast. The nonviolent protests, which have been characterized as “antisemitic” for their criticism of Israel, have been met with an intensifying police crackdown as university administrators threaten academic discipline and arrests.Continue Reading

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The Fedora Design Team discovered that using open source tools to run a virtual conference can be quite effective by hosting the first Creative Freedom Summit in January 2023. In this article, I’ll share some background on the conference, why using open source tools to run it was important toContinue Reading

endorsement-alert:-marisol-rubio-for-state-senate

Let’s Replace a Real Villain With a Pure Heroine The big news in California last night was that Adam Schiff and Republican former baseball player Steve Garvey will face off in November; Katie Porter and Barbara Lee lagged far behind. Of the Blue America-endorsed candidates in California, 2 will proceedContinue Reading

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Ready to unlock the latest features in Fedora? Our guide walks you through a smooth upgrade process from Fedora 39 to Fedora 40. Learn what’s new, avoid pitfalls, and get your system running the newest version safely. The post How To Upgrade to Fedora 40 From Fedora 39 appeared firstContinue Reading

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From the The Rational View with Dr Al Scott Website “Physicist Dr. Al Scott addresses politically and socially divisive issues with insightful evidence-based analysis of the facts. Learn to apply the tools of science to discover the most rational path to an optimistic vision of the future.”  #183: Critical Thinking Skills withContinue Reading

icarus-in-heels-and-fur:-a-murder-mystery

My next neighborhood history zine, Icarus in Heels and Fur, comes out February 22nd. Without exaggeration, I think it may be the best thing I’ve ever written. Pre-order here. This one is essentially a noir murder mystery from the 1940s: When, after her husband’s murder, a petite but ruthless widow buildsContinue Reading