Karl Eisenhower

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"Be nice to people. Sounds really corny and pedestrian, but it’s how I managed to succeed at work. No shit."
-- Peggy Girshman
On the new "What Works" podcast about the future of local news, Matt DeRienzo tells us how SciLine is connecting scientists with journalists on deadline. Plus: Some developments in Maine, and Medford, Mass., will soon have its own news outlet. https://whatworks.news/2025/02/03/matt-derienzo-tells-us-how-hes-connecting-scientists-with-journalists-on-a-deadline/
Matt DeRienzo tells us how SciLine is connecting scientists with journalists on deadline

On the latest “What Works” podcast, Ellen and Dan talk with Matt DeRienzo, the new director of SciLine. The project was founded seven years ago to make it easier for reporters to get in…

What Works

@KamalaHarrisWin

And if you register on election day at your polling place, you'll be casting a provisional ballot, so you'll want to track its status to make sure it gets counted.

https://www.elections.virginia.gov/registration/same-day-voter-registration/

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@KamalaHarrisWin

Unlike vote.org, the official Virginia Dept. of Elections website provides a lookup of your registration with no strings attached: https://vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation/Lookup/status

On vote.org, you've got to consent to getting spammed with text messages.

Lookup

Scientists: SciLine from AAAS is offering free workshops on how to share your knowledge with journalists for election-related stories https://www.sciline.org/learn/navigating-election-season-interviews-a-guide-for-scientists/
September 23: Navigating election-season interviews: A guide for scientists - SciLine

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How to cover politics in 2024. 1) Don't report on what the candidate said. 2) Wait a couple of days and then report that he "faces backlash."

Democracy dies in mediocrity.

@julesbl @dangillmor @opalstack Another happy Opalstack customer here. Simple setup & config tools. Great customer service. Just keep in mind you need a lot of RAM to host your own Mastodon instance.
@marquisdegeek London buses, British bathtubs, rowing shells. Are you sure the intended audience is Americans? These are all about as American as Scotch eggs.
@rvaweather Another vote to keep on keepin' on. I'm in NoVa, but I'm never bothered by updates about weather elsewhere in the region.