Mack Doherty

And now that the confirmation that I've got the basic fundamentals around the platforms down, it's time to get move on to Solutions Architect and focus on actually applying them.

The interesting thing about getting layed off with a reasonable-ish severance, is you get some time to actually focus on things you find interesting. I've spent almost two decades doing on-prem infra work. Translating that to cloud really does require learning a whole new vocabulary.

Being unemployed has given me time, and motivation, to get some of those professional certs I'd been pushing off. Initial Google Cloud one secured, now to get its AWS equivalent.

Senior IT Analyst & Custodian of the Lost SOPs is about as serious of a job title as LinkedIn deserves, right?

If this wasn’t an immunocompromised child who couldn’t receive the MMR vaccine, then those parents gambled with their kid’s life—and lost. When preventable diseases kill due to willful neglect, there must be legal consequences. This isn’t just a tragedy; it’s reckless endangerment—waivers be damned.

A federal judge has set a hard deadline for compliance with his existing restraining order over USAID funding. He wants receipts of what the government has done to comply with his earlier 2/13 restraining order. (1/2)

I think its time for someone, who's qualified, to start making easy to understand slides about our rights under the 2nd, just like they have for 1st and the 4th.

At least my Congressman hasn't forgotten our allies.

To whoever runs the digital signage; you're a fucking patriot.

How is this a "scoop"? @marisakabas.bsky.social posted it three days ago, and wrote an article two days ago. I'll go ahead and link it here since BezoPost can't be bothered to credit the reporter doing the work. The post: bsky.app/profile/mari... The article: www.thehandbasket.co/p/leland-dud...

After reading Radical Candor and discussing it with peers, it’s clear that managers who use it to justify being an asshole probably never actually read the book.

A fine dog.

🗣️ @aoc.bsky.social out fighting for the people & federal workers: “Every day our job is to wake up and say ‘what can I do today?’ — There is no act too small. Every action matters.” 🇺🇸

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov you should reach out to the Governor for some talking points. Full video available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBOJ...

President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

Marco Rubio's collaboration with Russia's Sergei Lavrov and Putin is one of the most disgusting acts of betrayal to democracy and our nation. Rubio has secured his place in history of infamy.

This is absolutely disgusting. Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014. Crimea is Ukraine. And there is no peace without Ukrainian sovereignty over ALL 603,628 square kilometers of their country.

JUST IN: Catholic Bishops sue over Trump suspension of refugee admissions. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Truly grateful that my Congressman hasn’t forgotten about our allies defending Democracy against their own would-be Tyrants overseas.

This provides a strong outline and explanation for why, and how, it’s critical for Democrats to have strong consistent messaging showing the impact of Trump’s policies. Continued silence and fragmented ineffective messaging is, at this point, a criminal failure.

Seeing as it’s paywalled, I can only go off the blurb, but if this framing is accurate, it’s journalistic malpractice. Sensationalizing absurdities like this erodes trust in the profession.

Ruling by Judge Chutkan in the DOGE TRO and more resignations in NYC. My very hasty write up! statuskuo.substack.com/p/some-break...

Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.

A solid piece from Foreign Affairs on the slow erosion of U.S. democracy—and what we can do to stop it "There will be elections in 2028, and Republicans could lose them. But authoritarianism does not require the destruction of the constitutional order."

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!

A huge decision from Judge Amir Ali, meticulously reasoned and utterly scathing, finding that Trump’s foreign aid freeze is almost certainly an illegal and arbitrary abuse of power. He orders the immediate restoration of all international assistance. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

The epitaph of the Republic will be “eggs and bipartisanship”.

Romney and McCain tried to hold a line. Mitch erased it. He’s not being ‘forced out’; he’s being swallowed by the monster he fed.

House Republicans are yielding to Trump's demands for trillions in new tax breaks for his billionaire buddies. Instead of fulfilling false promises to lower prices for families, the GOP budget “wreckonciliation” is an economic plan that cuts support Americans rely on but not grocery or drug prices.

In Chamberlain’s defense, he didn’t have himself as reference. This will be a profound betrayal of the Trilateral Agreement that will have horrifying repercussions on American diplomacy for, potentially, generations. We are only as good as our word. This makes our word worthless.

Not a short read, but a necessary one; thoughtful, measured, and free from the usual outrage-bait that dominates social media platforms.

When I said I wanted to start a new hobby to replace my seriously unhealthy addiction to WoW in 2025, I did not want that hobby to be calling and emailing politicians demanding that they do their jobs and defend the constitution; but here we are.

The bill referenced in the article is HB 1644, incredibly straight forward, I put a link to it below. Read the article. Read the bill. Then call your TX Senator and Rep tomorrow and ask them to support it.

Full contact info for the WHCA is on their site. Their phone number is 202-499-4187. I gave them a call and left a message asking them to stand in solidarity with the AP in defense of a free and independent press. I think y'all could should do that too. whca.press/contact/

Keep making the calls. Tell your Senators to vote against RFK and Gabbard. Tell them to oppose President Musk’s seizing power from Congress, and for the WH to abide the TROs.

Not for nothing, but the institutions of this economy work because the institutions of this democracy work.

Welp, here we are. This’ll be the case to follow.

Huge truth.

Republicans not putting us into Middle East forever wars, challenge level fucking impossible.

“Rather than fight back, we chose to sacrifice trans children on the altar named 'funding.' If we are willing to capitulate to this, then the logical question must be asked: who's next?” The pain and suffering is the point. This is abhorrent.

Kinda crazy that a PS5 can't play standard DVDs.