Jackie Kiadii, MCT - Excel to Power BI Trainer
@jackiekiadii.bsky.social
Senior Sister, 20+ yr Business Owner, Hapless Gardener, Music Lover, Democracy Defender, Chin-Checking Introvert, Indefatigable Learner, Jokester. Oh, and I teach Excel, Power Query, and Power BI.
"FEED the change you wish to see."
"FEED the change you wish to see."
So, I was working with this S. African on focusmate and I told him what's happening here reminds me of what happened in the country I grew up in (including a 14 yr civil war BTW).
He agreed and was so disturbed by the thought, he just stared at the screen for the entire session.
He agreed and was so disturbed by the thought, he just stared at the screen for the entire session.
Multiple times this year I’ve had coffee with fellow immigrants who grew up in corrupt third world countries and the shared sentiment has been that Americans don’t understand how bad things are going to get.
August 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
So, I was working with this S. African on focusmate and I told him what's happening here reminds me of what happened in the country I grew up in (including a 14 yr civil war BTW).
He agreed and was so disturbed by the thought, he just stared at the screen for the entire session.
He agreed and was so disturbed by the thought, he just stared at the screen for the entire session.
Exactly why I've been warning people for NINE YEARS.
Multiple times this year I’ve had coffee with fellow immigrants who grew up in corrupt third world countries and the shared sentiment has been that Americans don’t understand how bad things are going to get.
August 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Exactly why I've been warning people for NINE YEARS.
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Happy b’day, “Give Me the Night” — the iconic LP released by George Benson 45 yrs ago today
“After a month in the studio,” he said, “I’d packed my bags when Quincy [Jones] called & said they had one more song for me. I wanted to go home but he insisted: “Man, it’s a good song. It won’t take long.”
“After a month in the studio,” he said, “I’d packed my bags when Quincy [Jones] called & said they had one more song for me. I wanted to go home but he insisted: “Man, it’s a good song. It won’t take long.”
August 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Happy b’day, “Give Me the Night” — the iconic LP released by George Benson 45 yrs ago today
“After a month in the studio,” he said, “I’d packed my bags when Quincy [Jones] called & said they had one more song for me. I wanted to go home but he insisted: “Man, it’s a good song. It won’t take long.”
“After a month in the studio,” he said, “I’d packed my bags when Quincy [Jones] called & said they had one more song for me. I wanted to go home but he insisted: “Man, it’s a good song. It won’t take long.”
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Popper's Paradox of Tolerance = don't give an inch to Nazis or they'll take the whole thing. (Stares at Democrat party)
August 9, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Popper's Paradox of Tolerance = don't give an inch to Nazis or they'll take the whole thing. (Stares at Democrat party)
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Passing on some good news out of Tucson 🌵: Amazon's Project Blue development was shut down by Tucson city council after civic community members showed up & created immense pressure against the "water-devouring" data center that planned to use Tucson city water 🚰 supply.
Showing up matters! 💙 (1
Showing up matters! 💙 (1
August 7, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Passing on some good news out of Tucson 🌵: Amazon's Project Blue development was shut down by Tucson city council after civic community members showed up & created immense pressure against the "water-devouring" data center that planned to use Tucson city water 🚰 supply.
Showing up matters! 💙 (1
Showing up matters! 💙 (1
That last sentence? BARS!!! ⏸️📶⏸️📶
Kamala is trying to awaken that call in people.
Without grandiosity, YOU are the one you've been waiting for.
Civic Responsibility doesn't mean you're a hero. It means you're an active citizen who participates in making the world a better place.
If we did this together, we wouldn't need a savior.
Without grandiosity, YOU are the one you've been waiting for.
Civic Responsibility doesn't mean you're a hero. It means you're an active citizen who participates in making the world a better place.
If we did this together, we wouldn't need a savior.
August 4, 2025 at 1:03 AM
That last sentence? BARS!!! ⏸️📶⏸️📶
Yes!
“In just 15 months, Mehdi Hasan has transformed Zeteo from a risky post-MSNBC gamble into a thriving, independent media company.” - read @oliverdarcy.bsky.social on ‘The Zeteo Zoom’ - featuring quotes and stats from yours truly.
The Zeteo Zoom
In just 15 months, Mehdi Hasan has transformed Zeteo from a risky post-MSNBC gamble into a thriving, independent media company.
www.status.news
August 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Yes!
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@cdelawalla.bsky.social on @standupforscience.bsky.social's new "31 days of action" campaign to protect our scientific institutions from FY2026 budget cuts. Stay tuned for the announcement here: www.standupforscience.net/take-action
July 31, 2025 at 6:23 PM
@cdelawalla.bsky.social on @standupforscience.bsky.social's new "31 days of action" campaign to protect our scientific institutions from FY2026 budget cuts. Stay tuned for the announcement here: www.standupforscience.net/take-action
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Recent research, co-led by Black women researchers and conducted specifically with Black women residents, found that 80% of Black women in this neighborhood live in high-risk soil contamination zones, with 80% of those residents reporting chronic health conditions.
capitalbnews.org/houston-blac...
capitalbnews.org/houston-blac...
Black Women Fight for Life in Houston's Most Toxic — and Gentrifying — Neighborhood
In Settegast, where the average person dies before retirement age, Black women battle environmental racism and a record increase in cost of living.
capitalbnews.org
July 31, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Recent research, co-led by Black women researchers and conducted specifically with Black women residents, found that 80% of Black women in this neighborhood live in high-risk soil contamination zones, with 80% of those residents reporting chronic health conditions.
capitalbnews.org/houston-blac...
capitalbnews.org/houston-blac...
The happiest sound to a gardener in the South in the middle of summer? Thunder, because you know you're about to get a lot of rain 🌧️.
Anyhoo, okra harvest.
Anyhoo, okra harvest.
July 31, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The happiest sound to a gardener in the South in the middle of summer? Thunder, because you know you're about to get a lot of rain 🌧️.
Anyhoo, okra harvest.
Anyhoo, okra harvest.
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" “People have a very high degree of trust in ChatGPT, which is interesting because AI hallucinates. It should be the tech that you don't trust that much," Altman said about OpenAI's own ChatPGT."
It's important we all be VERY real and honest about AI. It's interesting tech but ... problematic.
It's important we all be VERY real and honest about AI. It's interesting tech but ... problematic.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman asks users not to trust ChatGPT ‘much’, says ‘It should be…’ - The Times of India
Tech News : OpenAI CEO Sam Altman cautions users against over-reliance on ChatGPT, highlighting its tendency to 'hallucinate' and produce unreliable information.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
July 1, 2025 at 10:11 PM
" “People have a very high degree of trust in ChatGPT, which is interesting because AI hallucinates. It should be the tech that you don't trust that much," Altman said about OpenAI's own ChatPGT."
It's important we all be VERY real and honest about AI. It's interesting tech but ... problematic.
It's important we all be VERY real and honest about AI. It's interesting tech but ... problematic.
#PowerBIWomen meeting in less than 2 hours
Wednesday, 7/2/25
Noon Eastern
Speaker: Anatasia Salari, Microsoft MVP
The Power of Visual Context: Bring KPIs to Life
Free and open to all Power BI Women members @powerbiwomen.bsky.social
www.meetup.com/power-bi-wom...
Wednesday, 7/2/25
Noon Eastern
Speaker: Anatasia Salari, Microsoft MVP
The Power of Visual Context: Bring KPIs to Life
Free and open to all Power BI Women members @powerbiwomen.bsky.social
www.meetup.com/power-bi-wom...
July 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
#PowerBIWomen meeting in less than 2 hours
Wednesday, 7/2/25
Noon Eastern
Speaker: Anatasia Salari, Microsoft MVP
The Power of Visual Context: Bring KPIs to Life
Free and open to all Power BI Women members @powerbiwomen.bsky.social
www.meetup.com/power-bi-wom...
Wednesday, 7/2/25
Noon Eastern
Speaker: Anatasia Salari, Microsoft MVP
The Power of Visual Context: Bring KPIs to Life
Free and open to all Power BI Women members @powerbiwomen.bsky.social
www.meetup.com/power-bi-wom...
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On Juneteenth and forever…
Honor, don’t bury or whitewash the history of our ancestors who were lynched.
(National Lynching Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama)
Honor, don’t bury or whitewash the history of our ancestors who were lynched.
(National Lynching Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama)
June 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
On Juneteenth and forever…
Honor, don’t bury or whitewash the history of our ancestors who were lynched.
(National Lynching Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama)
Honor, don’t bury or whitewash the history of our ancestors who were lynched.
(National Lynching Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama)
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The observance of Juneteenth calls us to recommit ourselves to the work of equity, equality, and justice.
Each June 19, and especially today in Minnesota, we are reminded of our incredible capacity to heal, hope, and emerge from our darkest moments with purpose and resolve.
Each June 19, and especially today in Minnesota, we are reminded of our incredible capacity to heal, hope, and emerge from our darkest moments with purpose and resolve.
June 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The observance of Juneteenth calls us to recommit ourselves to the work of equity, equality, and justice.
Each June 19, and especially today in Minnesota, we are reminded of our incredible capacity to heal, hope, and emerge from our darkest moments with purpose and resolve.
Each June 19, and especially today in Minnesota, we are reminded of our incredible capacity to heal, hope, and emerge from our darkest moments with purpose and resolve.
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Jun 19: SpaceX Starship 36 explodes into massive fireball during static test last night
June 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Jun 19: SpaceX Starship 36 explodes into massive fireball during static test last night
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Not taking anything away from Senator Padilla because he was treated atrociously
But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state
Keep that same energy of support for her
But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state
Keep that same energy of support for her
June 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Not taking anything away from Senator Padilla because he was treated atrociously
But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state
Keep that same energy of support for her
But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state
Keep that same energy of support for her
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#ProudBlue
This took place in the Mayfair section of Philadelphia, PA. A man impersonating an ICE agent robbed and stole $1000 in cash.
This is why people need to know where ICE and CBP agents will be. Without transparency on their movements, anyone can pose as an agent.
6abc.com/post/woman-t...
This took place in the Mayfair section of Philadelphia, PA. A man impersonating an ICE agent robbed and stole $1000 in cash.
This is why people need to know where ICE and CBP agents will be. Without transparency on their movements, anyone can pose as an agent.
6abc.com/post/woman-t...
June 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
#ProudBlue
This took place in the Mayfair section of Philadelphia, PA. A man impersonating an ICE agent robbed and stole $1000 in cash.
This is why people need to know where ICE and CBP agents will be. Without transparency on their movements, anyone can pose as an agent.
6abc.com/post/woman-t...
This took place in the Mayfair section of Philadelphia, PA. A man impersonating an ICE agent robbed and stole $1000 in cash.
This is why people need to know where ICE and CBP agents will be. Without transparency on their movements, anyone can pose as an agent.
6abc.com/post/woman-t...
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"All these many years into my life as a library card holder, I still walk into mine and think: I can take any of these books home with me? For FREE? Everyone should be talking about this!”
- Melissa Albert, author
#ReasonstoLoveLibraries
bit.ly/3RGM52r
- Melissa Albert, author
#ReasonstoLoveLibraries
bit.ly/3RGM52r
June 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
"All these many years into my life as a library card holder, I still walk into mine and think: I can take any of these books home with me? For FREE? Everyone should be talking about this!”
- Melissa Albert, author
#ReasonstoLoveLibraries
bit.ly/3RGM52r
- Melissa Albert, author
#ReasonstoLoveLibraries
bit.ly/3RGM52r
Any Democrat out here reposting Mu$k should not receive a dime in donations and should resign their post. They aren't built for this.
a purple background with the words by weak leadership and weak response
ALT: a purple background with the words by weak leadership and weak response
media.tenor.com
June 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Any Democrat out here reposting Mu$k should not receive a dime in donations and should resign their post. They aren't built for this.
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None of the 278 men sent to CECOT have been returned. Meanwhile their lawyer has been arrested and "disappeared" in El Salvador.
Lawyer for Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison arrested
Ruth López held without access to lawyers at secret location accused of ‘embezzlement’ a decade ago
www.theguardian.com
May 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
None of the 278 men sent to CECOT have been returned. Meanwhile their lawyer has been arrested and "disappeared" in El Salvador.
Is something going on with the weather service? I swear rain wasn't predicted for this morning last night but now it's raining and the forecast is showing rain.
No the first time this has happened recently. #garden #gardening #gardensky
No the first time this has happened recently. #garden #gardening #gardensky
May 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Is something going on with the weather service? I swear rain wasn't predicted for this morning last night but now it's raining and the forecast is showing rain.
No the first time this has happened recently. #garden #gardening #gardensky
No the first time this has happened recently. #garden #gardening #gardensky
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If you want to know what discussions people in my field are having right now, this was an email I got this morning...
These are weather and climate researchers, scientists and professionals.
These are weather and climate researchers, scientists and professionals.
May 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
If you want to know what discussions people in my field are having right now, this was an email I got this morning...
These are weather and climate researchers, scientists and professionals.
These are weather and climate researchers, scientists and professionals.
Really good video on how someone with ADHD lost 130 pounds. Points were made. #fitness #fitsky
youtu.be/s_g615AhLLI?...
youtu.be/s_g615AhLLI?...
How I Lost 130 Pounds - The Cog is Dead [ADHD + Impulsive Eating Habits]
YouTube video by The Cog is Dead
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May 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Really good video on how someone with ADHD lost 130 pounds. Points were made. #fitness #fitsky
youtu.be/s_g615AhLLI?...
youtu.be/s_g615AhLLI?...
Something's gnawing at my basil leaves. Ooh,wait until I get off work! #gardening #Gardensky
a woman in a black shirt and shorts is standing in a living room with her hair in a bun .
Alt: a woman in a black shirt and shorts is standing in a living room with her hair in a bun . Ready to fight
media.tenor.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Something's gnawing at my basil leaves. Ooh,wait until I get off work! #gardening #Gardensky