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I am disillusioned with Mastadon but definitely NOT going to support the birdsite. You can find me on LinkedIn. I would love to recreate my old birdsite network. So, please connect on LinkedIn if we haven't already.

#RomanSiteSaturday: Every time I see a photo of Timgad/#Algeria one word comes to my mind: perfection.
The Colonia Marciana Traiana Thamugadi was founded in 100 AD. Its plan, laid out with great precision, is #Roman urban planning at its best.

📷 Georg Steinmetz

#RomanArchaeology #Archaeology

#RomanArchaeology

Do you engage less with #mastodon accounts when they use #twitter links?

Please boost - as I wish to gauge if my narrow observations, thus far are right.

Yes
70.6%
No
29.4%
Poll ended at .

RT @[email protected]

This baby was born on the first round of votes. He’s now 4 months old 👶🏻

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/RepCardenas/status/1610393942196981761

Rep. Tony Cárdenas on Twitter

“This baby was born on the first round of votes. He’s now 4 months old 👶🏻”

Twitter
President Biden just signed the Electoral Count Reform Act into law — the first reform aimed at preventing another January 6. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/much-needed-reform-electoral-count-act
Much Needed Reform for the Electoral Count Act

The appropriations bill just passed by Congress contains the first reform aimed at preventing another insurrection.

Brennan Center for Justice
I'm dead inside like a Tuesday afternoon Mastadon timeline.

I'm not keen on Robert Caro's research focus, and sometimes not his writing style either, but this is a fabulous short book about research, writing, and the scholarly life. PhD students should read it.

https://www.amazon.com/Working-Robert-Caro/dp/0525656340/

👀 Well. Well. Well. Mozilla's joining the #Fediverse 👀

I'm absolutely positive this is why Elon's still warning people about #Twitter bankruptcy. #Mozilla will be the final nail in Twitter's coffin. Love to see if and how they integrate this into #Firefox

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-launch-fediverse-instance-social-media-alternative/

Mozilla to explore healthy social media alternative | The Mozilla Blog

Update: Starting May 4, 2023, we’re expanding Mozilla.social to a private beta. If you’re interested, join our waitlist. In early 2023, Mozilla will st

New publication out in Policy & Internet!
I used computational text analysis tools to compare tweets before and after a new rule was announced to see how users used Twitter to share information and mobilize participation in the e-rulemaking process.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/poi3.332

I printed out this snippet of Ariel Aberg-Riger's budget explainer when I started as an analyst [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-25/how-to-understand-your-city-budget].

Today it's got me thinking about creative ways to grow the accessibility & engagement of our budget story.

I’m inspired by Kenneth Mejia's LA campaign graphics, the #SolidarityBudget in Seattle, and Mural Arts Philadelphia's “A People’s Budget” project.

What #ParticipatoryBudgeting examples should I read up on? Particularly interested in #PublicAdmin implementations.

The Ins and Outs of Your City Budget

Calls to defund the police have sparked interest in city budgets. Here’s an illustrated guide to what you should know. 

Bloomberg