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I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped | US immigration | The Guardian theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m…

I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped

I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
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"My family is fleeing the country.

We are not doing this in a panic; this is an orderly retreat from an unwinnable situation."

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Why I Am Leaving the USA | Dame Magazine

My family is fleeing the country. We are not doing this in a panic; this is an orderly retreat from an unwinnable situation. We are slowly but surely packing up and emptying out our house.
Anonymous (Dame Magazine)

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Sensitive content

#uspol #chicago

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Talking about a positive way that AI helps me with alt texts while working on a blog... 🤖

I know people hate AI for many reasons, and I do get it...
But... I'm trying to write a blog post where I share images with album covers, titles and other info, and I have to say...

The way the AI made the elaborate alt texts for the images, it saved me loads of spoons and energy and time and frustration...
If I had better hands, better concentration, less distraction, more spoons..

Sure, I would have tried to create the lists myself. But this... It helped me so much.

I'm not lazy, I have some (invincible) disabilities. But I will want my blogs to be inclusive/accessible to all... So, lately, I've been trying to make my posts "better" by adding more alt texts with my images.

And even though the AI helps a lot, it's still quite some work to get the text to the images and all that.... But, because the alt texts take less spoons, I can work on my blog better. So that's a win.

And hey, I still write my own blog texts 😉 although my usage of the English language, I guess I may seem as silly as a ChatGPT text at times. 😂

I know there are many downsides to AI. I don't need to discuss them... Hey I don't have the spoons for that! But I try to live economical, and I do know my footprint increases with AI. But when your disability is made less restricted when AI can help with complicated alt texts...

Please don't think badly of me for using it. I want my posts to be accessible to all that may be interested in them. And I hope that, by trying my best this way, that my posts become more open for everyone to enjoy (or to quickly skip, my topics won't be enjoyable by everyone I guess 😉).

Fankoos 🫶🏻 for not judging me. And I'll keep doing my best to make my images more inclusive to everyone.

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I'll share one of the images that I am using in my new blog, and I'll add the elaborate alt text AI made for me here, as it's too big for the text box with the image itself:

A screenshot of a music streaming application displaying the "Top aller tijden" (Top of all time) albums in the "Albums" category. The interface is dark-themed with a grid of album covers, their ranking, number of streams, and an average rating.

Top Albums List:

Room Service – 3,297 streams, 11.5 rating

Cover: Roxette's "Room Service" album featuring Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle in a red-toned design.

Have A Nice Day – 1,344 streams, 4.8 rating

Cover: Roxette's "Have A Nice Day" album, featuring a bright yellow and pink aesthetic with Marie smiling.

Mind Control – 1,319 streams, 4.4 rating

Cover: Mono Mind’s "Mind Control" with a futuristic band aesthetic.

Joyride 30th Anniversary – 1,167 streams, 4.34 rating

Cover: Roxette's "Joyride" album with Marie and Per in a retro aesthetic.

The Dark Delight – 1,089 streams, 4.3 rating

Cover: Dynazty's "The Dark Delight," featuring a dark and mystical theme.

Pearls of Passion – 1,293 streams

Cover: Roxette's debut album in black and white.

PG Roxette - Pop-Up Dynamo! – 1,181 streams, 3.92 rating

Cover: A minimalistic black-and-white design.

Charm School – 1,046 streams, 3.4 rating

Cover: A collage-style design for Roxette’s "Charm School."

Travelling – 947 streams, 3.27 rating

Cover: A red plane flying on Roxette’s "Travelling" album.

Good Karma – 959 streams, 2.98 rating

Cover: A colorful butterfly on Roxette's "Good Karma" album.

Crash! Boom! Bang! – 710 streams, 2.76 rating

Cover: A fiery design from Roxette's classic album.

Tourism 30th Anniversary – 711 streams, 2.75 rating

Cover: A tribute to Roxette’s iconic "Tourism" album.

PG Roxette - Pop-Up Dynamo! (Duplicate) – 785 streams, 2.67 rating

Cover: Same as entry #7.

Look Sharp! – 727 streams, 2.51 rating

Cover: Roxette’s famous newspaper-style album art.

Rarities – 562 streams, 2.19 rating

Cover: Roxette’s compilation album.

Firesign – 523 streams, 2.11 rating

Cover: A fiery-themed album.

The Catalyst – 667 streams, 2.08 rating

Cover: Amaranthe’s futuristic, blue-toned album.

PG Roxette - Pop-Up Dynamo! (Another Duplicate) – 620 streams, 2.08 rating

Cover: Repeating album from previous rankings.

The World According to Gessle – 562 streams, 2.05 rating

Cover: Per Gessle’s solo work.

Crash! Boom! Bang! (Duplicate) – 580 streams, 2.04 rating

Cover: Same as entry #11.

Joyride (Original 2001 Edition) – 369 streams, 1.39 rating

Cover: Roxette’s original "Joyride" artwork.

Universum – 315 streams, 1.35 rating

Cover: A sci-fi-themed album.

Divisive – 366 streams, 1.34 rating

Cover: Disturbed's intense, fiery album.

Look Sharp! (Duplicate) – 336 streams, 1.32 rating

Cover: Same as entry #14.

Don't Bore Us - Get to the Chorus! – 289 streams, 1.32 rating

Cover: Roxette’s greatest hits compilation.

The green highlight under "Albums" indicates that this tab is selected. The layout is structured, and the user interface includes options for sorting by "Nummers" (Songs), "Artiesten" (Artists), and "Genres." The share icon is visible in the top right corner.

A list of my top 25 of my all time favorite albums, according to my Spotify records. More detailed info is in the original Toot text, as it was too big to post here. The list is dominated a lot by Roxette and Per Gessle (the male of the duo that made Roxette) albums.
#11 #7 #14

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I downloaded a scientific paper of great interest to me. It is of typical length, about 15 pages in the PDF. I opened it in Acrobat, and got this message highlighted at the top of the page next to an AI sparkle icon: "This appears to be a long document. Save time by reading a summary." I cannot put into words how much this enrages me. First, this is not a long document. Have you met documents? Second, and more important, telling someone to not read a thing they want to read??! Fuck you, Adobe.
This appears to be a long document. Save time by reading a summary.

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Ep 23: Nintendo and Accessibility? We're Surprised Too! - Ctrl, Alt, Access

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Ep 23: Nintendo and Accessibility? We're Surprised Too! - Ctrl, Alt, Access

Not something I anticipated, but we have a lot of positive words to say about Nintendo this week.00:00 - Intro01:12 - Atomfall07:00 - South of Midnight23:05 ...
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Aira on Campus at the University of Bristol 🎓

Students, staff, and campus visitors who are blind or have low vision now receive complimentary access to Aira’s visual interpreting service while on campus. Whether navigating buildings, accessing learning environments, or completing digital tasks, Aira connects users to professional Visual Interpreters who provide real-time visual information — enhancing autonomy and inclusion.

🔗 Learn more about the University of Bristol's Access Options:

bristol.ac.uk/library/accessib…

Technology for learning and equipment loan

Technology can be used to support many areas of your learning including making resources easier to read and more accessible, or using software to compile ideas and information. Below are some tools that you can use to support your learning.
www.bristol.ac.uk

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📢 Introducing the #UnseenImageChallenge! 📢
What if everyone experienced social media the way screen reader users do? Let's find out together!

Visit our challenge website for more information and examples: micr0.dev/unseenChallenge

What Is It?


Post a solid black square image with detailed alt text describing what would have been there. Everyone will "see" the same way screen reader users see the post! This powerful exercise demonstrates why accessible content matters.

How To Participate:


  1. Choose a meaningful image based on the daily theme
  2. Replace it with a plain black square in your post
  3. Write a vivid, detailed description as the alt text
  4. Use the hashtag #UnseenImageChallenge
  5. Nominate 3 friends to join the challenge


Need Help With Alt Text?


Not sure how to write good descriptions? We've created a comprehensive alt text guide at micr0.dev/alttext with examples, tips, and even an interactive quality checker!

You can also DM me the original image, and I'll help generate alt text you can use! (Make sure you are following me first! Mastodon blocks 'unsolicited' DMs!)

Example: Instead of "My cat" try "My orange tabby cat Whiskers lounging in a sunbeam on the windowsill, looking sleepy with half-closed eyes"

Daily Themes:


  • Monday: Nature & Outdoors
  • Tuesday: Pets & Animal Friends
  • Wednesday: Art & Creativity
  • Thursday: Food & Cuisine
  • Friday: Places & Spaces
  • Saturday: People & Portraits
  • Sunday: Wild Card (anything you choose!)


Duration


The challenge runs for one full week! Join in on any or all of the daily themes.

Community Showcase


I'll be boosting exceptional examples throughout the week and featuring creative descriptions. Your participation helps inspire others!

Supporting the Mission


If you find value in this challenge and want to support Altbot's continued development and accessibility work, you can contribute to the project at ko-fi.com/micr0byte. All funds go directly toward server costs, development, and expanding our accessibility initiatives. However, awareness and participation are the most important contributions!

Why This Matters


Every day, blind and low-vision people experience the Fediverse entirely through alt text. This challenge helps everyone understand why detailed image descriptions are so important first hand. Awareness is important!

Resources


The challenge begins today! Who's ready to make the Fediverse more accessible while trying something new? Make sure to tag three friends who you think should join in!

#Accessibility #AltText #DigitalInclusion


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Become a supporter of Micr0byte today! ❤️ Ko-fi lets you support the creators you love.
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#Accessibility #AltText #digitalinclusion #unseenimagechallenge

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In what would likely be a major scandal under any other administration, but feels a bit like a "well duh" moment after the first 100 days of the Trumpenreich's fascist rule, recent polling indicates that a majority of American voters now support impeaching President Trump a third time.

commondreams.org/news/trump-im…

Majority of US Voters Support Third Trump Impeachment: Poll

"Specifically, a polling memo published Friday by ASO Communications and Research Collaborative shows that just a few months into Trump's return to the White House, 52% of likely voters across the ideological spectrum somewhat or strongly support impeaching him—including 84% of Democrats, 55% of Independents, and even 20% of his fellow Republicans."

While I don't believe there's any amount of polling that will make the Trump regime surrender, and I remain doubtful a fascist GOP is likely to risk reprisal from Trump's hardcore nazi base in the party to impeach Der Leader, I still think it's pretty relevant that experiencing the reality of Trump's authoritarianism in action is driving a majority of Americans to desire his removal from office.

Much of Trump's presumed authority to install himself as a dictator comes from the regime's invocation of a popular mandate to transform America into a white ethnostate, as well as a complicit media's refusal to address a clear lack of that mandate while they focus on "will he or won't he" coverage of Trump's obviously fascist activities. As more and more evidence comes in that the regime's Christian Nationalist agenda is in fact not popular, and Americans do not believe Trump has the authority to enact it, it's going to become harder and harder for both the regime and collaborators in the mainstream establishment to keep pretending there might be a veneer of legality or popular support behind all the government's nazi bullshit.

In the end, I'm pretty sure there's no way to topple the Trump regime that doesn't involve putting millions of people in the street to actively disrupt the police state and make it impossible for the collaborator class to profit from all that fascism. By that same measure however, I don't think Americans are going to rise up and stop their fascist government until they're completely sure there are no easier options for ending Trump's reign of tyranny and they believe the majority of people in this country are ready to rise up with them. In my opinion, polls like this one help shatter the fascists' false projection of invincibility, and bring us closer to that uprising; and as such that makes these numbers a welcome sight for my exhausted eyes at least.

#Fascism #Trump #USPolitics #Impeachment #Polling #AntiTrumpProtests #GOP #RepublicanParty #AlGreen #ShriThanedar


Majority of US Voters Support Third Trump Impeachment: Poll

"It's up to Congress to do their job, defend the Constitution, and impeach and remove Donald Trump from office for his grave abuses of power," said Free Speech for People's campaign director.
jessica-corbett (Common Dreams)
#Trump #GOP #fascism #uspolitics #RepublicanParty #algreen #impeachment #polling #antitrumpprotests #shrithanedar
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where the fuck is Bill Gates? why isn’t he screaming about the #NIH and Kennedy’s evisceration of #HHS ?

where are Oprah, Jay-Z and Beyoncé, Lebron James, the Kardashians, all of them paper billionaires?

where is Mark Cuban? and how about the Democrats’ favorite billionaires, Michael Bloomberg and Howard Schulz?

where exactly are all the good billionaires fighting Trump’s destruction of the federal government and what semblance of democracy USA had?

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Scientists fear Trump administration cuts to NIH could impact the health of Americans for generations

Former National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins, who abruptly left his NIH research lab in February, fears aggressive downsizing could impact Americans' health.
Sharyn Alfonsi (CBS News)
#hhs #nih

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Actually, elevating Karina Gould should be the second thing PM Carney does.

The first should be taking affirmative, high profile public steps to protect our information spaces from corporate America, like requiring all government social media accounts to post from the government's brand new Mastodon instance (allowing mirrors to other platforms).

Otherwise, if Zuck, Musk & others can do as they please with our communications, Carney won't be PM for very long.

#CdnPoli
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DC Deejay 🇨🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦 (@dcdeejay@mastodon.online)

One of the first things I hope PM Carney does is find a way to elevate Karina Gould. #CdnPoli https://www.thespec.com/politics/federal-elections/who-won-burlington/article_a3828803-204e-5dcb-9ec6-38ea544a2dcc.html
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#cdnpoli
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DJ [REDACTED] 🇨🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦

The fact that the Conservatives increased their vote share and seats—while offering almost nothing of substance to the vast majority of Canadians thanks to deep pockets & microtargeted influence campaigns—should be alarming to all, and cannot go unchecked between now and the next election.

Just ask any non-millionaire Conservative voter to explain their vote without mentioning Trudeau, and requiring them to specify their new tax rate if they mention tax cuts.

#CdnPoli

#cdnpoli

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Finished planning for the upcoming bike trip, thanks to @bikerouter - works nicely also for Japan!
Doing this for the third year now. The planning with bikerouter improved. Distributing the routes to the 2 Android phone I'll use also works, via #syncthing, and then loading in OSMand.

Single routes of 130/31/44/117km.

Annoyingly, the company provided iphone which I'll use as backup: due to missing syncthing on ios, I'm like a cave man attaching the routes to a mail which I open on the phone..

a planned route on https://brouter.de/brouter-web/
#syncthing @bikerouter.de
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Christian Horn

I would not want to plan longer routes on the small mobile or tablet screen, and I need to share the routes between devices, the web interface is really great for that.
I also need to fine tune the settings: using my daily work commute to calibrate, I learned that I need to set "bikerpower" to 45 so the overall trip time fits me.
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Saw a trailer for Kneecap in local news. Looks fun! I'll need subtitles for the entire movie, though. 😁

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KNEECAP | Official Trailer (2024)

Written & Directed By: Rich PeppiattStarring: Naoise Ó Cairealláin “Móglaí Bap”, Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh “Mo Chara”, JJ Ó Dochartaigh “Dj Provaí”, Josie Walker, F...
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My contribution to #AILiteracyDay is to suggest that you pre-order my forthcoming book (THE AI CON; w/ @alex We help you spot and deconstruct the hype, to better empower you to refuse janky, exploitative systems. Reviews & pre-order links at

thecon.ai


THE AI CON - How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want

How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want
THE AI CON
#ailiteracyday @Alex Hanna

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EFF advocates for privacy and free speech online for everyone. That's why we're celebrating equity and accessibility with our new braille sticker: shop.eff.org/products/lady-jus…
Tactile graphic sticker depicts figure of Lady Justice with fiery hair and flowing garment below armor, holding a sword and scales, with braille reading ‘Justice’ in white, and ‘EFF’ in red. The figure’s body, legs, arms, hair, and objects are raised, showing the outlines tactually so you can show off and feel the design.
Tactile graphic sticker depicts figure of Lady Justice with fiery hair and flowing garment below armor, holding a sword and scales, with braille reading ‘Justice’ in white, and ‘EFF’ in red. The figure’s body, legs, arms, hair, and objects are raised, showing the outlines tactually so you can show off and feel the design.
Tactile graphic sticker depicts figure of Lady Justice with fiery hair and flowing garment below armor, holding a sword and scales, with braille reading ‘Justice’ in white, and ‘EFF’ in red. The figure’s body, legs, arms, hair, and objects are raised, showing the outlines tactually so you can show off and feel the design.

Lady Justice Braille Sticker

This 3x6 embossed tactile braille sticker is a celebration of equity and accessibility, because justice should be for everyone. At EFF, we’re working toward a future where that principle holds true in every space, including the digital world.
EFF

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Able to Play, a game repository that helps you find games that match your accessibility needs, just launched!

abletoplay.com

For gamedevs/game requests: Here's some info on how to make a game available on there:
help.abletoplay.com/docs/how-c…

It's still a young platform, so please give them lots of feedback to help improve it!

@games

#Games #Gaming #GameDev #AbleToPlay #Accessibility #A11Y


How can I request a game be available on AbleToPlay?

We prioritize games based on both the volume of requests for a particular game, and the order we receive the request in. If you'd like to request a game be made available on AbleToPlay, please let us know on Discord!
Arman (AbleToPlay)
#a11y #Accessibility #gaming #gamedev #games #abletoplay @Games
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Just tested out the latest version of a very nifty little tool that helps us to browse our presets in Komplete Kontrol. It works really well on my system, is fully accessible and features a simple to use interface.
Why not try it out?
Windows:
nightly.link/Timtam/kk-browser…
Mac OS:
nightly.link/Timtam/kk-browser…
Thanks to @ToniBarth for making it.
@Toni Barth

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Are you a sound effects enthusiast, just like me? Do you like sounds of really high quality and maybe even want to save some money on said sounds?
SoundMorph, one of my most favourite SFX creators, currently got a deal on their webpage, buy one of their libraries and get a second one for free. Just follow my link, put two in your cart, tada! Plus, my link will also save you some cash on the one library you have to pay for.
soundmorph.com?bg_ref=0RGG7Ffu…

Premium Sound Effects Libraries & Sound Design Software

SoundMorph is the leading creator of state-of-the-art sound libraries and software, with a focus on computer-based audio production for sound designers and musicians.
SoundMorph
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Toni Barth

I do understand if you don't want to spend some money right now though, don't worry, SoundMorph got a surprise for you anyway. Follow this link to grab a pack of 100 free sounds, free to download, royalty-free to use. Enjoy: soundmorphs.wetransfer.com/dow…

100 Free SoundMorph Sounds.zip

1 file sent via WeTransfer, the simplest way to send your files around the world
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Da ist er wieder 🤩!

Sitzt in diesem Blumenkübel mit einer Haselnuss und einer Walnuss und hat jetzt ein Projekt: Wie zum Hörnchen knackt man sie? 🥹😍.

#balkonhörnchen #eichhörnchen #squirrel #squirrelcontent wandzeitung.xyz/@pixelgraphix/…

Ein kleines rotes Eichhörnchen sitzt in einem Blumenkübel, der an der Balkonbalustrade hängt.

pixelgraphix (@pixelgraphix@wandzeitung.xyz)

Attached: 1 image Apropos Wandel ... Die nächste Etappe steht an – mehr Selbstständigkeit für die Kleinen! Alfi macht nach seiner Pause den ersten Ausflug in den Hof.
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#squirrel #balkonhornchen #eichhornchen #squirrelcontent

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I’m continuing to accidentally become a Godot to Flathub pipeline expert, stumbling through GitHub Actions on the way. Chaining all of this stuff together is actually pretty fun and powerful. :D

If you have a free¹ Godot game you want help getting onto the biggest Linux app store, let me know! I wrote a blog post² but could probably update it with what else I’ve learned.

¹Free because Flathub doesn’t support payments… yet

²cassidyjames.com/blog/publish-…

#GodotEngine #Flatpak #Flathub #LinuxGaming


Publish Your Godot Engine Game to Flathub

Reach millions of users on the Linux app store with Flatpak
Cassidy James Blaede
#Flatpak #godotengine #flathub #linuxgaming
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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 12 updated and 1 added apps:

* Choona: a guitar tuner with support for custom tunings 🛡️

And Schnappszahl with out RB Status: 580 apps (44.4%)

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo :awesome:


IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).
IzzyOnDroid App Repo
#android #free #apps #AndroidAppRain #izzyondroid

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HEADLINE: "White House blasts ‘hostile’ Amazon over tariff cost report; retailer scraps idea"

ALT HEADLINE: "White House angry that Amazon would provide clear information to customers. In response, Amazon promises to hide the truth on behalf of the dictator."

cnbc.com/2025/04/29/white-hous…


Trump complained to Bezos before Amazon said it scrapped idea to display tariff cost

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has cozied up to President Donald Trump since the Republican won a second White House term.
Kevin Breuninger (CNBC)

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75 Years Ago, The Martian Chronicles Legitimized Science Fiction

By Sam Weller

lithub.com/75-years-ago-the-ma…

Ray Bradbury at PG:
gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/41…

#books #literature #sciencefiction

Ray Bradbury. Bradbury is captured in mid-speech or thought, leaning slightly forward toward what appears to be a microphone. The strong side-light highlights his aquiline nose, high cheekbone, and neatly combed hair, while his trademark horn-rimmed glasses rest firmly on his face. He wears a dark jacket and collared shirt; the lapel and collar peek out just enough to suggest formal, mid-century attire. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ray_Bradbury#/media/File:Ray_Douglas_Bradbury.jpg

75 Years Ago, The Martian Chronicles Legitimized Science Fiction

“I recall Midwestern summer nights, standing on my grandparents’ hushed lawn,” Ray Bradbury told me in 2010, “and looking up at the sky at the confetti field of stars. There were millions of suns o…
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#books #sciencefiction #literature
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nulll

I knew that landmark tags have implicit role, as stated by mdn, am I missing something?

"The <header> element has an identical meaning to the site-wide banner landmark role"

developer.mozilla.org/en-US/do…


: The Header element - HTML: HyperText Markup Language | MDN

The
HTML element represents introductory content, typically a group of introductory or navigational aids. It may contain some heading elements but also a logo, a search form, an author name, and other elements.
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