We were late to the #DCStatehood demonstration outside the @uscapitol, but I marched with the native Washingtonian in the family down through newly opened streets to peacefully protest for redress of grievances & freely express ourselves about Congress making DC the 51st state.
We're listening to House hearing on #HR1: Making DC the 51st State oversight.house.gov/legislation/he…
Livestream: #DCStatehood
It is constitutional for Congress to carve out a federal district & enfranchise ~712,000 Americans.
It should so so.
It is wrong to lie about voter fraud, attempt a self coup, & then incite an insurrection to seek to stop the count of electoral votes with seditious mob violence: law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18… @POTUS45 should have been convicted & removed from office, but @LeaderMcConnell blocked it.
The @pewresearch Center found that 82% of the Republicans who believed President Trump’s lie about him winning the 2020 election now say his conduct was not wrong.
“The lie outlasts the liar.”—@TimothyDSnydergoogle.com/amp/s/www.nyti…
“The idea that Germany lost the First World War in 1918 because of a Jewish ‘stab in the back’ was 15 years old when Hitler came to power. How will Trump’s [Big Lie] function 15 years from now?”
Henderson it's not just posting info online, but helping people to understand & engage, helping govt to be more responsive.
#OpenGov is fundamental to everything we do, said @CMBrookePinto, who was at the Office of @AGKarlRacine, including we're doing, why, & what our processes are as we go.
Pinto also said residents should be educated about how to make FOIA requests. cc @CouncilOfDC@DCOPENGOV
The @NYTimes could have built a social network around subscriber profiles (Remember Times People?), invested in a commenting system & building communities: mashable.com/2008/09/22/tim…
What @NYTFood did: built up a Facebook Group, & left it:
@nytimes@nytfood Per @Benyt, kernel of the problem was a @NYTimes staffer "moderating comments for Facebook rather than working for the Times."
This POV seems off.
Over the past decade, editors spent time moderating social media as part of their work.
That was labor, & many were told to do it.
IMO, @NYTimes would be FAR better off closing group, citing @Facebook's new rules & say it decided not to add the staff it would need to moderate ~77,000 folks (& maybe cite other biz practices), & offer all 3 free months of @nytfood & a warm invitation to comment on recipe pages
It's frustrating to see an administration @POTUS committed to "truth & transparency" revert to the practice of "senior administration officials" talking with the press.
Per @NBCNews, the Biden administration is restricting info @CBP staff share with media in an unofficial gag order & denying "ride-a-longs," & US officials aren't going on the record *during #SunshineWeek* nbcnews.com/politics/immig… @cbptroymiller should host a press conference.