“If democracy is at stake, standard tactics—and the kind of consultant advice that might have worked for Clinton in the 90s—have a real drawback: they communicate that, after all, things are still pretty normal. Citizens take cues from elites. If elites act normally, why should everyone else be that concerned?” — Jan-Werner Müller (1/3)
After all these years of not caring about pro sports, I finally have my first football hero. https://www.alternet.org/nfl-player-arrested/
ProPublica’s Claim File Helper: Find out why your health insurer denied your claim. ProPublica’s Claim File Helper lets you customize a letter requesting the notes and documents your insurer used when deciding to deny you coverage. Get your claim file before submitting an appeal.
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Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free...
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Erasure is the goal. Cruelty is a bonus. This is the America Americans chose, whether they knew what they were actually voting for or not. Still no word on eggs.
The Intercept
Rubio Orders State Department to Stop Issuing Accurate Passports to Trans People
Trans, intersex, and nonbinary people applying for passports will no longer be able to select an “X” marker for gender.
Occasionally, CNN remembers that it is a news organization: “This pardon — and specifically the blanket nature of the pardon — sends the message that so long as your candidate wins, partisan violence against law enforcement in the seat of our nation’s government is acceptable and can be an effective tool to accomplishing political ends.” https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/21/politics/what-to-know-pardons-january-6-trump/
Mastodon CEO transfers ownership to new nonprofit, ensuring platform stays free of individual control.
The Verge
Mastodon’s CEO and creator is handing control to a new nonprofit organization
Mastodon says the decentralized network ‘should not be owned or controlled by a single individual.’
 #SocialMedia
“What we have now requires no JavaScript, no dependencies, no libraries — just pure CSS. And if that’s not exciting enough, these animations run off the main thread, delivering smooth, high-performance, GPU-accelerated experiences.” An Introduction To CSS Scroll-Driven Animations: Scroll And View Progress Timelines
An Introduction To CSS Scroll-Driven Animations: Scroll And View Progress Timelines — Smashing Magazine
 #css #webdesign
A Book Apart authors list by Alan Dalton is a wonderful indie resource keeping hope alive. Hat tip: @Stef Walter 

Authors Apart
A Book Apart is now closed. I’m trying to track the authors’ preferred ways of making their books available.
 #webdesign #canon #books #authors #ABookApart
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the Guardian
‘With brain preservation, nobody has to die’: meet the neuroscientist who believes life could be eternal
A brilliant young scientist believes that if we preserve our brains, they could be revived in the future, helping us live for centuries
Saturday, 30 November 2024, marks the 17th annual Blue Beanie Day celebration. Join us! Hashtag #BlueBeanieDay.
Jeffrey Zeldman Presents
Jeffrey Zeldman Presents - How to Join Blue Beanie Day: Wear and Share! - Web Standards
Saturday, 30 November 2024, marks the 17th annual Blue Beanie Day celebration. It’s hard to believe, but web standards fan Douglas Vos conceived ...