Greg Spradlin @spradlig@social.cleverlibre.org

Next meeting: Thurs., Apr. 13, 4662 S. Clyde Morris Blvd. Doors open 6:30 p.m., meeting begins 7:00. Guest speaker: Brooke Alexander-Goss, the Florida chapters' Organizing Manager of
the Sierra Club Florida's Clean Energy for All campaign (https://sierraclub.org/florida/contact). #sierraclub #floridadems

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-arrested-new-york-1234703410/

Fantastic result in #Wisconsin. Congratulations to Janet Protasiewicz. I'm literally weeping with relief -- and I don't even live in Wisconsin.

For more than 50 years, mathematicians hunted for a simple two-dimensional shape that tiles aperiodically. This year, a hobbyist in northern England found two shapes that helped unveil an infinite family of simple aperiodic tiles. Erica Klarreich reports: https://www.quantamagazine.org/hobbyist-finds-maths-elusive-einstein-tile-20230404/

Just want to give a big shout out to Teri Kanefield @Teri_Kanefield.

Teri was one of the first popular political journalists with a big following on Twitter to establish a real presence here. While many others dipped their toes in the Mastodon pond and went back, Teri has continued to grace us with her excellent reporting and analysis.

She consistently hits it out of the park! Like her thread today on the Trump indictment >>> https://law-and-politics.online/@Teri_Kanefield/110142274171633282

Thank you Teri!

#twittermigration

"...journalists are put off by Musk’s antics, and dunk on him daily. But those same journalists — along with a bunch of people Musk arbitrarily suspended, fired, or laid off — continue to tweet just the same..." https://open.substack.com/pub/platformer/p/why-journalists-cant-quit-twitter?r=15jk4b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Dear journalists: You could make a graceful exit from Musk's site. You could bring your following -- or at least most of it -- to Mastodon. You could regain a measure of self-respect. Some thoughts on that from late last year: https://www.techdirt.com/2023/01/04/journalists-and-others-should-leave-twitter-heres-how-they-can-get-started/

Though I don't live in Wisconsin, I make a small monthly donation to the Wisconsin Democratic Party because what happens in #Wisconsin politics has an outsized influence on federal politics AND because the WisDems have repeatedly shown how effective they are in winning key contests. Please consider joining me as a small dollar monthly contributor. https://wisdems.org

"Florida Senate Committee Advances Elections Bill Restricting Voting and Criminalizing Elections"

"The bill requires all first-time voters without a Florida ID or social security number to vote in-person. Previously, these voters could vote by mail — a method over two millions Floridians utilized in 2022 …"

Voter suppression! 😠

Many thanks to @marcelias / @democracydocket for reporting on this ❤️

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/florida-senate-committee-advances-elections-bill-restricting-voting-and-criminalizing-elections/

#USPol #USPolitics #Elections #VoterSuppression

People of the United States, lots of news and local media for you to follow here:

US News:
@ProPublica
@damemagazine
@thenation
@TheConversationUS

Jewish Americans:
@momentmag

Alaska:
@anchoragedailynews

Arizona:
@TucsonSentinel

Colorado:
@TheAuroraSentinel

Maryland:
@wbaltv11
@rvaweather

Massachusetts:
@gbhnews
@universalhub
@leominsterchamp

MIssissippi:
@msfreepress

New Jersey:
@BlowUpRadio

New York:
@THECITY

Oklahoma:
@blogoklahoma

Texas:
@Chron
@TexasObserver

@SocraticEthics
I hope the people of Israel are able to stop Netanyahu.

Each year, #USNews & World Reports rank colleges and universities, as follows: they try a bunch of different ranking algorithms, see which generates the results they like, and then choose which to deploy.

I mean we all knew that the #USNews & World Report rankings were absolute crap, but the fact that anyone would out and admit this in public—while not under oath–is truly remarkable.

Landed in Austin, Texas, US. Apx. flt. time 2 Hours : 9 Mins.

I skated where the puck was going to be and Wayne Gretzky hit me with a hockey stick.

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I freaking love the delicious little shudder my auto-correct lets out when I start typing that.😈

#Curmudgeonry

The Florida legislature is #NotFoolingUs with its anti-freedom & anti-education bills. Please march with Volusia United Educators on Sat. Apr. 1as we cross the International Speedway Bridge. We will meet at 9:45 a.m. on the west side of the bridge in Daytona and begin marching by 10:00 a.m. VUE will also host a sign making event Thurs. Mar. 30 , 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the VUE Office (1381 Educators Road, Daytona Beach). Refreshments and materials will be provided.

#floridademocrats

My new book "Crypto for Dummies" is only three words long. "Dont buy Crypto". I'm putting it into the public domain. You're welcome.

Our Thursday, March 9 meeting will be at 4662 S. Clyde Morris Blvd. Doors open 6:30 p.m., and the meeting begins 7:00. The meeting will be devoted to organizing committees. There will be no guest speaker.

Democrats and people interested in joining the party are welcome to attend.

#portorange #southdaytona #daytonabeachshores #ponceinlet #wilburbythesea #newsmyrnabeach #volusiacounty #volusia #volusiadems #volusiademocrats #cookman #bethunecookman #floridademocrats #floridadems #voteblue

Our Thursday, Feb. 9 meeting will be at 4662 S. Clyde Morris Blvd., Port Orange. Doors open 6:30 p.m., meeting begins 7:00.

Speaker: Lawrence Temple, Jr. Mr. Temple is a is a veteran teacher and administrator for Volusia County Schools. He recently began his “From There to Here” podcast, where guests share their stories of growth and transformation. His other passions include issues of racial equity, history, and the arts.

#FloridaDemocrats #VolusiaDemocrats #VoteBlue

I’m going to ask ChatGPT to write a story about Merrick Garland indicting Donald Trump and the other coup plotters because that seems to the only way it will ever happen.