You know how we used to play slug bug as kids? There aren’t enough VW beetles out there anymore so my family has adopted a new game: every time you see a Glenda Mitchell ad, you lightly punch whoever is near you on their arm.
Jenn Kunz
@jennkunz.bsky.social
Manager, Data Engineers at Playstation; digital analytics blog @ digitalDataTactics.com; enjoys video & board games, lego, nerdy fiction, bird-watching. (she/her)
I just watched my son hit "submit" on his first (and hopefully only) college application, to our local state university which happens to have a great compSci program. This "high school senior" thing feels really real now! #hootyHoo
Alright, what cloud device is down? Half the internet seems broken.
#fatBearWeek starts today! The only tournament bracket you'll ever see me fill out. Go vote for the best pre-hibernation Fat Bear in Katmai National Park, Alaska. explore.org/fat-bear-week
Fat Bear Week 2025
Fat Bear Week 2025
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Some of the more affluent kids from my kids’ school have started doing “popup shops” in their garage… my 9th grade daughter got an “exclusive” invite and is loading up on the cool rich 11th grader’s hand-me-down brand name clothes. I can’t tell if this feels gross or encouraging or somehow both?
The Atlanta #noKings protest technically hasn’t started yet but is already hoppin
This hurts my brain. I suppose when people say that they mean "this made me think too hard", but no, this hurts my brain in the same way that reading about a tragedy in the news might "hurt my heart".
Brendan Nyhan@brendannyhan.bsky.social · last yr.Kids: Study science www.fox8live.com/2025/05/30/l... (bad sign when state legislature fails to reject a proposal that is obviously nuts)
I got into an interesting "eat the rich" conversation today, and it reminded me to check in with something like www.givingwhatwecan.org/how-rich-am-i again... it's good to periodically remind myself how privileged I am and make sure I'm contributing back to the world accordingly.
How Rich Am I?
Calculate how rich you are compared to the rest of the world. Are you in the top global income percentile? Does your household income make you wealthy?
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My kids just got home from their last day of school and I officially have two High Schoolers in my house- my daughter is now a freshman, and my son is now a senior. Somehow, this pic feels like just yesterday...
Former chair of the Tennessee Libertarian Party 👇🏽
It’s unreal to me that my school district would be so shameless
Alex Ip 葉清霖@alexip718.com · last yr.Unreal stuff from the Cobb County, Ga., Schools Superintendent Chris Ragsdale, who is now making unfounded NIMBY claims about multifamily homes leading to decreased academic performance www.11alive.com/article/news...
I don’t know if the petition/bond will make a difference in the final outcome but please support Ximena, who is by all accounts an asset to her community and does not deserve to be sitting in detention (much less deported). www.change.org/p/urge-immig...
Sign the Petition
Urge Immigration Judge to Grant Bond to Ximena Arias Cristobal
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What if instead of "I'm afraid you have ADHD. We'll help you minimize it so it doesn't affect your life too badly." I'd been told: "Wow, you have ADHD! I bet someday your unique brain will do some uniquely cool things. Meanwhile, let show you a way to remove tags that won't leave holes in clothes."
Sigh. Apparently ambulances are, more often than not, considered "out of network". There goes $4000... I cannot believe this is the system we live in.
I’m utterly, frustratingly stumped!
John Pfaff@johnpfaff.bsky.social · last yr.A colleague printed up a corporate logo bingo card for something they’re doing, but it didn’t come w a key, and no one can figure out the bottom middle one. Anyone know?? Reverse image search only returns Midstate Technical College, which … don’t think so. Thanks!
A defining trait of so many centrist pundits, esp those who see themselves as “data driven,” to treat public opinion as some sort of immutable view that can only be RESPONDED TO, but not changed. Which is … really wrong. How do political pundits not understand … politics?
G Elliott Morris@gelliottmorris.com · last yr.It’s incredible to me how wrong some otherwise smart people have been about this… So take this as a reason to subscribe to my Substack, where we go deeper into the numbers than other people, and actually read the political science about why and how opinions change: www.gelliottmorris.com
My 75-year old mother’s retirement home has a “bucket list club” where each month they tackle an item from someone’s bucket list. They went paragliding off Lookout Mountain today. 5 people, averaging probably 80 years old, ran and jumped and glided. That’s all. I just felt you should know.
If anyone wants to donate to the bail and court costs for one of the arrested constituents, here we go: www.gofundme.com/f/stand-up-a...
Donate to Stand Up Against Facism: Court Costs for Andrew Nelms, organized by Erin Nelms
I'm Erin Nelms. My husband was arrested at the Marjorie Taylor Greene… Erin Nelms needs your support for Stand Up Against Facism: Court Costs for Andrew Nelms
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NPR@npr.org · last yr.By the end of Greene's Tuesday town hall in Acworth, Ga., three people were arrested and two were hit with stun guns. Greene is one of many lawmakers confronted by angry constituents in recent weeks.
I would never have guessed as a child that Bill Nye would be so inter-generational! 30 years later, my kids can sing the Science Guy theme song. They love Bill Nye.
I would never have guessed I’d be having to write in bubble letters so much in adulthood! #standUpForScience
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country. This Friday, where will you be? standupforscience2025.org
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
March 7, 2025. Washington DC and nationwide. Because science is for everyone.
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Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · 2y agoWelcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
I successfully downloaded my ~250 kindle books a whopping two days before the deadline that would have vendor-locked me into Kindle for forever! Yay for the folks that made it so easy to do! next.content.town/p/kindle-drm...
The Kindle DRM Deadline is Approaching!
On the 26th, Amazon is disabling a feature that makes backing up your Kindle eBooks easy. You have a couple of days to download them before it’s too late
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"What radicalized you?" Me: gestures vaguely to the world around me
Yay! His account was restored this morning, just through the usual support channels. He’s so happy and relieved. Still working on the $300. This may end up being a very expensive lesson. But the account was the priority. Thanks everyone, for caring.
Jenn Kunz@jennkunz.bsky.social · 2y ago@steampowered.com I have a desperate request- my autistic teen got scammed out of his steam account (+$300) today. Which is bad enough, but the timing is horrible: Monster Hunter Wilds comes out on Monday. This kid LIVES for MH, and has been counting down the hours til this release for over a year.
Alright, I’m resolving the debate. All of these are simultaneously true: 1) Dems are the minority in Congress, greatly limiting their institutional power 2) Congressional Dems can and should be doing more 3) Some Dems are actually doing opposition, drawing public attention, etc 4) Not enough are
@steampowered.com I have a desperate request- my autistic teen got scammed out of his steam account (+$300) today. Which is bad enough, but the timing is horrible: Monster Hunter Wilds comes out on Monday. This kid LIVES for MH, and has been counting down the hours til this release for over a year.