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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Hey, thanks for the shout-out in your newsletter! What a great community. 💙

Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Of course. FYI, the amazing and wonderful @raskin.house.gov is my congressman. 💙 I always vote in federal elections, even though it costs me ~$10 to mail my ballot. Small price to pay!

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Look what just arrived! I didn't really expect @democracydocket.com to send a tote bag all the way to England, but they did! Heartfelt thanks for everything you do, @marcelias.bsky.social

Off-white tote bag with "Democracy is on the docket" printed on it in all caps

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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Do we need to explain to GOP senators how 5th Amendment works? Disgusting lawless attack to scapegoat Dr. Fauci to score political points. Another distraction from the real issues our government should be addressing. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Senate Panel Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt for Refusing to Answer Questions

Legal scrutiny is mounting on the former top health official after he repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment during a hearing about the pandemic response.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/08/2026

Showing up and taking the 5th is not contemptuous, it’s a constitutional right. NOT showing up at all like Jim Jordan didn’t when he was subpoenaed? THAT is contempt.

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Most articles I read about the Senate's questioning of Dr Fauci seem to imply that people should leave him alone because he's 85. I do think the Senators were unreasonably hard on him, but age isn't why. Age is no more a reason to go easy on him is than it is grounds for discounting him. #ageism

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

It wasn't actually Tesco. It was spam or phishing or something. Of course I deleted it.

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Tesco keep sending me "congratulation!!" I wish they'd just send me all the congratulations in one email and have done with it.

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Dear Stephen Miller, I look a damn sight more normal than you do. 🙄

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Wishing the current occupant of the White House the kind of Juneteenth he deserves.

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

New name of railway company: Thameslink Southern Great Northern Limited. They aren't even trying to be consistent. 🙄

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

"Breturn" Apparently the term has been around for a while, but I've only just seen it today. I like it. 😁

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Interestingly, BlueSky doesn't seem to have an accessibility statement. Do you know whether the service has one?

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I wish that every GenAI app produced, for every question asked, an account of how much energy & water it used in answering. Or provide an estimate first, and ask whether to proceed. I am getting very tired of seeing GenAI used just for fun, without regard for the potential environmental impact.

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

One of my favorite things about marching (well, mostly standing around waiting to resume marching) with @demsabroad.bsky.social on Saturday was answering the question about where I'm from by saying that @raskin.house.gov is my congressman. 😊💙

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Dear Microsoft: Please let me disable Outlook's silly editorial comments and suggestions. Thank you. 🙄

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Saint Radegund's Voices are taking Brumel's Lamentations to the Cambs villages. Come hear us at 4pm on Sunday 1 March, at the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Harlton. Read director Katie Hawks's thoughts about the programme at saintradegundsvoices.wordpress.com/2025/01/29/s...

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Some thoughts on Brumel’s Lamentations

When you walk into a cathedral, you notice its vastness, its tall columns and high stone vaults, its carvings. When you walked into a cathedral in the Middle Ages, you’d probably first have n…

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

There is only one letter of difference between glute and glut.

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

There is only one letter of difference between "shared" and "shred". #OneLetterOfDifference

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

The Gilchrist Immigrant Resource Center of the Montgomery County, MD Government has produced a website that provides immigrants and supporters with information about their rights in these tough times. It offers access to guides, cards, flyers, and apps. See www.montgomerycountymd.gov/gilchrist/im...

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Know Your Rights Page, Gilchrist Immigrant Resource Center, Montgomery County, MD

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

I've been making coffee in a moka for 35 years, and it was only last week that I realised I could immediately hit the sweet spot in screwing the top onto the bottom, just by aligning the handle with the valve. No faffing. I'm sure my Italian friends know this, but no one has ever told me. #coffee

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Elaina McCartney @fisheyeview.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Exactly.

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

And now they've replied to that. They said they were "directed" to remove them. I asked who directed that and said I certainly will contact @raskin.house.gov, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, and Sen. Angela Alsobrooks.

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Last year I wrote GSA about the removal of their Inclusive Design Patterns. Today they replied. Said it was mandated by the EO on "Ending Radical and Wasteful…DEI Programs and Preferencing". I said it was IN NO WAY radical or wasteful, and called the EO a travesty. www.linkedin.com/posts/elizab...

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I've just received a reply to the email I sent the GSA a year ago about their having removed the content on Inclusive Design Patterns. The response says: ======== ...

I've just received a reply to the email I sent the GSA a year ago about their having removed the content on Inclusive Design Patterns. The response says: ======== Thank you for writing to us and exp...

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

I am seriously disappointed in (no, make that "disgusted with") Tim Cook. 🤬🤬🤬 #Apple #sycophant

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

One thing I like very much about MacOS Tahoe is that the Dock comes up so quickly when I move the pointer to the bottom of the screen.

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

I have been making my coffee in a moka for 35 yrs, and only last week did I realise that to screw them together without having to fiddle for the sweet spot, one has to set the top on the bottom with handle and valve aligned. 😳 I'm sure all my Italian friends know this, but no one has ever told me.

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

And requiring "slide" to switch off the alarm? Pure stupidity. Who is alert enough to swipe when they've just been awakened? Especially when the "snooze" button is so close and is much more prominent!

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

I switched it off before, but the new update doesn't seem to offer a way to do that. 😬

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Dear Apple, so far I am not a huge fan of Liquid Glass. And I definitely don't want Apple Intelligence intruding into more aspects of my life. The MS Copilot thing is travesty enough.

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

I've always thought it was an ugly plaid. Nothing has changed.

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

The form W9 that's available from irs.gov supports Fill & Sign *except* for the date of the signature. Anyone know how to address this?

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

The word "kakistocracy" makes me think of government by persimmons. Which seems eerily appropriate…

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

I love @normeisen.bsky.social. He just said (and I'm paraphrasing here) that the orange felon "has all the follow-through of a tsetse fly." 😆😆😆

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Nexer_Digital @nexerdigital.com · 20/11/2025

🛒 Retail’s busiest season is now in full swing, but for people with disabilities, navigating shopping journeys can be an experience fraught with barriers. Our campaign #TheHiddenJourney is a call to action for retailers to prioritise #accessibility in 2026: www.nexerdigital.com/news-and-tho...

A person using a laptop and holding a credit card, with festive holiday lights blurred in the background. Text overlay reads: “Retail’s busiest season is here… But for people with disabilities, barriers to access remain at every stage of the shopping journey: 79% struggled to browse products. 81% found selecting an item difficult or impossible.” Nexer Digital and #TheHiddenJourney branding are visible.

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

The "release the files" bill is the one that really deserves the name "One Big Beautiful Bill".

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Hope to see you at Nexer Digital's Camp Digital 2026!

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

I prefer Italo Treno to @trenitalia.bsky.social because they give me an over-60s discount without requiring me to sign up for a membership or prove that I live in Italy (I don't). Their service is good as well, so why not?

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

If you were recently terminated as part of the layoff, please reach out to www.centerforemploymentjustice.com. Terminating federal employees for purely political reasons is illegal.

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CEJ- Advocates in the Workplace

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Elizabeth Buie, PhD FRSA @ebuie.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Survey asked why I hadn't used Airbnb lately. I said: "Joe Gebbia supports DOGE and Project 2025. I won't use Airbnb again as long as he is there. The Government already had a brilliant design team at 18F and did NOT need to replace it with someone who cares nothing for usability or accessibility."

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