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Letter to Senator Pat Toomey expressing disappointment on his stance on Trump’s Muslim Ban

January 30, 2017 By bradlinder Leave a Comment

The following is a message I sent to US Senator Pat Toomey this afternoon after trying to call his district office in Philadelphia and getting a busy signal… again. I am extremely disappointed with your statement on Trump’s immigration order. Donald Trump’s decision to immediately prohibit travelers from 7 countries from entering the United States, […]

Contacting my Senators to support the Affordable Care Act (and urge for a suitable replacement if it’s repealed)

January 12, 2017 By bradlinder Leave a Comment

Well this is new (for me). I just contacted Pennsylvania’s two Senators to let them know my thoughts on the Affordable Care Act and the Republican effort to repeal it, which is moving forward in the Senate. Healthcare.gov At this point it seems highly unlikely that the move to repeal the law that’s widely known as […]

A new chapter

January 2, 2017 By bradlinder Leave a Comment

Journalism is just as important in 2017 as it has ever been, if not more so. It’s the job of journalists to hold government officials accountable for their words and actions, to keep the public informed, and to shine a light on subjects that many might otherwise find too easy to overlook. But after spending […]

Introducing the Loving Project podcast

January 1, 2017 By bradlinder Leave a Comment

I’ve been happily married for 10 years, and my wife and I are looking forward to many more years together. But if we’d been married more than 50 years ago, our relationship would not have been recognized in parts of the country. That’s because at that point there were 16 states that still had laws […]

The LPX Show podcast

February 18, 2016 By bradlinder Leave a Comment

After a decade writing about technology for the web and more than 15 years of working in radio, I’ve finally brought the two together. The result? A new podcast featuring interviews with people doing interesting things in tech. I call it LPX, because I wanted a name that’s sort of related to Liliputing. But I […]

Building a DIY walking desk with a $200 treadmill

March 3, 2014 By bradlinder 1 Comment

Two years ago I decided to get up off my butt and stand at attention while working. But while my DIY standing desk helped my posture and attention span a bit, it didn’t make up for the fact that as someone who works from home, there’s a lot of inactivity in my routine. It’s just […]