Mastodawn

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The enterprise formerly known as Twitter is now understood by all to be in the service of right-wing authoritarianism in the United States and around the globe.

There is an uprising against Tesla, which is just a car company. Where is the uprising against X? How can any nonmalicious nonprofit or state or city organization continue to use it for its messaging? Or anyone else.

Rise up!

https://www.politico.eu/article/musks-x-suspends-opposition-accounts-turkey-protest-civil-unrest-erdogan-imamoglu-istanbul-mayor/

Musk’s X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest

Suspensions affect accounts spreading information about the widespread demonstrations.

POLITICO

Doug Feb 16

Doug Barton Feb 14

Love this idea!

Doug Dec 19, 2024

Where’s my ring?
#Nationals
https://www.mlb.com/news/michael-soroka-nationals-free-agent-contract?partnerID=mlbapp-iOS_article-share

Doug Dec 2, 2024

Really interesting: Should #ODNI be shut down? I wouldn’t say it’s a do-nothing agency. I’ve seen some of what it does. But I wouldn’t rule out the possibility that its functions could be performed by other agencies without as many layers of bureaucracy. You’d think something called the “Central Intelligence Agency” would do what ODNI is charged with doing.
#GiftLink
To cut government, Trump could start with this do-nothing agency https://wapo.st/3Vj7IYm

To cut government, Trump could start with this do-nothing agency

Even the staff of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence don’t know their mission.

The Washington Post

Doug Dec 1, 2024

Can the #Commanders play the #Titans every week?

Doug Nov 28, 2024

I hope he’s committed to this as much in his second term as he was in his first.

https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/245884-trump-i-would-rarely-leave-the-white-house/

Doug Nov 27, 2024

Well said, @washingtonpost Editorial Board.
#RCV works, people who use it like it, and it doesn’t favor either party. Voters like it because they can vote for their favorite candidates without worrying about wasting their votes.
And I like the hyphen in “ranked-choice” when it precedes “voting.”
#RankedChoiceVoting #HyphenateCompoundAdjectives

Ranked-choice voting continues to work in Alaska. It would everywhere else, too. https://wapo.st/49aZAyZ

Ranked-choice voting continues to work in Alaska. It would everywhere else, too.

Alaskans saved ranked-choice voting on the same day they elected a conservative to Congress.

The Washington Post

Doug Nov 21, 2024

#ArlingtonVA residents! Weigh in here to support #RankedChoiceVoting
It was nice being able to vote for your favorite without having to worry about spoilers, right?
https://www.arlingtonva.us/About-Arlington/Newsroom/Articles/2024/Arlington-County-Board-Extends-RCV-Feedback-Period-to-End-of-November
#RCV

Arlington County Board Extends RCV Feedback Period to End of November

The Arlington County Board has extended its Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) community feedback period to November 30th.

Doug Nov 21, 2024

Part of the project of the next four years must be holding Senators responsible for the nominees they confirm. #giftlink https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/well/dr-oz-health-medicare-record.html?unlocked_article_code=1.bk4.7eVq.6pxAn1DJtffX&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Dr. Oz Has a Checkered Health Care Record: What to Know About Key Issues

The heart surgeon turned TV star has championed healthy lifestyle habits. But he’s also promoted sham diet pills and ineffective Covid-19 treatments.

The New York Times

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Pet peeves	Compound adjectives without #hyphens; adverbs with hyphens