Brian Gilham
Engineering leader, husband, and father
Engineering leader, husband, and father
Quite the light show in Toronto, the other night.
Steph has been giving me home haircuts over the last ~85 days.
One Twitter account is reposting everything Trump tweets. It was suspended within 3 days. →
Twitter has repeatedly come under fire for its inconsistent policies surrounding abusive and harmful rhetoric on its platform. Though it recently began flagging and hiding some of Trump’s tweets that violate its terms of service, as well as one by Rep. Matt Gaetz, the company has continually stopped short of removing them or suspending his account.
Om Malik reminds all of us that being a part of Facebook’s empire is a choice. I “deactivated” my Facebook account years ago, but have continued to use Messenger and Instagram. I think it’s time for all of them to go — permanently. As Malik says, folks can come find me here.
I disagree with the company, and its leaders so much that I won’t spend any of my attention or energy on its platforms. My mother will have to actually call me on the phone. My friends will have to email me. And you will have to come to my homestead on the Internet to see my photos and visuals.
I have made my choice, and I encourage you to make yours.
As a quick follow-up to yesterday’s note, I’ve now imported all my Instagram videos and stories. I’ve also brought over all of my old Medium articles. The process continues.
Casey Liss:
If this is the America you wanted in 2016 — our Black community members demanding to be treated like humans, our hospitals fighting for the lives of everyday Americans, our doctors doing their jobs without the protective equipment they need to keep themselves safe — then I don’t know what to say to you.
Run the Jewels’ Killer Mike Delivers an Emotional Plea →
I woke up wanting to see the world burn down yesterday, because I’m tired of seeing black men die. He casually put his knee on a human being’s neck for nine minutes as he died, like a zebra in the clutch of a lion’s jaw. And we watch like murder porn, over and over again.
When Police View Citizens as Enemies →
Nor were the armed “Liberate” protesters who swarmed the Michigan statehouse earlier this month removed by force; instead, the legislature canceled its session. But perhaps it was inevitable that officials would turn to military language as demonstrations spread across the country this week. In cities large and small, police departments are now outfitted like military units. When you’re driving an armored vehicle down Main Street, civilians can begin to look like insurgents.
As I continue to reject social media sites and host my own content, I sat down this evening and wrote a script to import my Instagram archives. It worked out to 1046 photos, along with their associated captions.
Next up: videos.