the Mittineague Blog

Mittineague Wildflowers

• There are no plants in blossom on January 27th.
  The earliest date currently listed is Mar 15, and the latest date is Nov 11

WordPress

• People of WordPress: Robert Cheleuka January 25, 2020
  You’ve probably heard that WordPress is open-source software, and may know that it’s created and run by volunteers. WordPress enthusiasts share many examples of how WordPress changed people’s lives for the better. This monthly series shares some of those lesser-known, amazing stories. Meet Robert Cheleuka Robert is a self-taught graphic and motion designer turned web […]
• WordPress Leaders Nominated for CMX Awards January 15, 2020
  Two members of the WordPress leadership team were nominated for excellent work in their field in the first ever Community Industry Awards. Andrea Middleton is nominated for Executive Leader of a Community Team and Josepha Haden Chomphosy is nominated for Community Professional of the Year. CMX is one of the largest professional organizations dedicated to […]
• The Month in WordPress: December 2019 January 3, 2020
  As 2019 draws to a close and we look ahead to another exciting year let’s take a moment to review what the WordPress community achieved in December. WordPress 5.3.1 and 5.3.2 Releases The WordPress 5.3.1 security and maintenance release was announced on December 13. It features 46 fixes and enhancements. This version corrects four security […]

HCFAMA

Code Pink

• Jes is building a Bridge of Hearts
  Dear CodePink Friends,Please check out my website: bridgeofhearts.orgIf you're on Facebook, I'd love to be your friend!I'll be using Facebook to set up house parties for a tour of the U.S. this summer,and I'll be showing a personal documentary on Iran, featuring footage from my last two trips.If you're interested in hosting a house party, […]
• Questionnaire for Tea Party
  Dear Tea Party members, In an effort to better understand the sentiments of your group and see where we, in the peace movement, might find common ground, we would appreciate it if you would answer a few questions. Thank you for your time.o The Cold War has been over for 20 years, yet we maintain […]
• There Are No Goodbyes
  I just wanted to briefly abuse my posting privileges here and say goodbye to the Pink House. I will never forget that great space full of joy, love, action, energy and creativity. A big thanks and hug to Des for being my surrogate mama when I was in DC, and to everybody I met who […]

ACLU

• In Latest Encryption Battle with Apple, Justice Department Still Wrong
  The federal government is once again trying to force Apple to weaken the security of millions of iPhones. On Wednesday, President Trump issued a call from Davos, Switzerland for Apple to assist law enforcement in unlocking iPhones. Last week, Trump made the same demand of Apple, tweeting that the company should unlock cell phones as […]
• Amendment 4 is Still on the Line. Here’s What’s New.
  The right to vote cannot depend on how much money you have. That’s what a federal court ruled in October, when it blocked Florida’s attempt to force returning citizens — people with felony convictions who have completed incarceration, probation, and parole — to pay for their basic right to vote. Florida voters have made clear […]
• The National Archives Doctored A Women’s March Photo Critical of Trump. We’re Demanding Answers.
  “God hates Trump.”  “If my vagina could shoot bullets, it’d be less REGULATED.”  “Trump & GOP – Hands Off.” “This pussy grabs back.” Last week, the Washington Post revealed that the National Archives — the government body charged with documenting and preserving records — had doctored four protest signs in a photograph of the 2017 […]

Taxpayers for Common Sense

• Weekly WastebasketNominate a National Taxpayer AdvocateTaxpayers Need an Inside (Wo)Man at IRS.
  This tax season who you gonna call? The National Taxpayer Advocate! Except you’d get voice mail. Nina Olson, who served as the National Taxpayer Advocate for 18 years, stepped down at the end of July last year. Haven’t heard of the job? Thousands of your fellow taxpayers have. The National Taxpayer Advocate works at the […]
• StatementA Smart New Measure to Limit Leasing of Low Potential Federal LandsA new bill would focus federal resources on areas with more potential for oil and gas production, and revenue for taxpayers.
  On Friday, Senator Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced the “End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2020.” The bill would prevent the Department of the Interior from offering oil and gas development leases on federal lands in areas with low production potential in order to conserve federal resources and prevent federal land from being tied […]
• In The NewsNew legislation would ban oil leasing on public land with little to no potential for development
  Seeking to address speculative oil leasing, Democratic U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto introduced legislation Thursday to prohibit land managers from auctioning parcels with little potential for development. Despite having less oil drilling than other Western states, Nevada has emerged as a case study for critics of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oil leasing program. In […]