@wileynickel.com how many days into your term did you have a local office and phone number? Knott has neither as of now. No replies to multiple electronic correspondence. Senators were copied on those messages/sent via democracy.io and responded with the usual non-answer boilerplate.

3 letters to my senators/rep and the # of replies:
#richardburr 3
#thomtillis 1
#bradknott 0
3rd was sent end of February

The party of business and efficiency can't send boiler plate party line replies to all constituents: should they be allowed to legislate?
@thomtillisistoast.bsky.social #ncpol

Eligible voters who do not vote...statistics might say voters are a representative sample and the entire population would have similar proportions. If we forced them to vote, they might just pick at random or could be manipulated. Maybe it's a good thing they don't vote and aren't forced?

Anyone wondering who is going to pay for identity theft insurance or protection services from the credit bureaus incidental to #DOGE activities when they inevitably get hacked?

Fire Elon and cronies from #DOGE. Bring in the process team from Chick-Fil-A (ignoring the religious aspect).They know what they are doing in terms of process refinement. We have a Tesla, I’m a car guy and they are not the hot $hit you have been lead to believe. See my previous posts on them.

My first order was in 1997.
#Amazon made it difficult to get prorated refund, so Pause/Cancel it is. Delayed gratification makes me think before spending, too. #Canada seems to be doing a much better job than us at voting with their wallet with immediate impact.

2024 Model Y 5k miles #teslafail frunk is definitely closed but sensor thinks it’s open. No secondary latch like a conventional hood. Car knows the sensor is bad because it never opened it. Drive with it open & your hood/windshield go “boom”. Failed sensor alerts you constantly the whole drive. 🤦‍♂️

So, #InfoSec guys, when are we going to push for a real national ID system with some actual security? My SSN became public knowledge this year thanks to the NPD breach. SSN was "overloaded" by business for decades when the card itself used to have printed on it "not for identification use"...

To the hardcore "everyone must present ID to vote in every state" are you ready for next level election security?

"Yes, we are!"

What if the #InfoSec analysis is that state ID is inadequate for and you must present a national ID to vote for President?

"No! Our freedom! Government overreach!"

🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

@bsky.app curious to see how your lean team of 20 is going to tackle the uninformed overwhelming righteous information/discourse with incorrect information. This seems like "the" problem to solve in this information age, especially with "short form" social media and "everyone" on the Internet...

Children are taught, for safety, to listen to and not question their parents as ultimate authority figures. This works exceptionally well for hot stoves, sharp knives and "stranger danger". It fails miserably for politics, religion, morals, respect for fellow humans, and the list goes on...

#teslafail FSD (with no destination selected, otherwise navigation will keep wanting to make non-existent turns) continues on the NC 540 extension "off the map" for maybe 2 minutes without incident. At some random point, it panicked and forced immediate takeover with clear highway ahead.

#DOGE run by Elon Musk: the 540 extension in NC finally opened on 9/25/2024. IIRC, Apple, Google & Waze all showed it on their maps as "under construction" and opening day, directions would route you using it, if you allow tolls. 2 months later, our 2024 Tesla Y acts as if it doesn't exist. 🤷‍♂️

#votewithyourwallet Change cellular plan, use the savings to donate to your causes. I left AT&T (since 2012). Added a $20 surcharge last month to keep and older plan. The cheapest new AT&T plan was extortion compared to Visible by Verizon cellular+smartwatch @ $35/month www.visible.com/get/?3SSGFC3

#votewithyourwallet "reset" ideas:
1. Unsubscribe from all marketing emails - if you aren't being marketed to, you won't be predisposed to spending money
2. Cancel subscriptions - evaluate if you really need it and if there is an alternate that is more friendly to your causes

On November 5th, you voted
On November 6th, #votewithyourwallet
Go to fec.gov opensecrets.org
Stop doing business with companies/individuals who don't support your view of the world

#DOGE run by Elon Musk: it's a 2 month lead for Tesla service appointment to look at steering wheel position mechanism "grinding noise" on a brand new Model Y with 4k miles. 2 months to deal with a service request is standard US government efficiency and not a well run private company, IMHO.

#DOGE run by Elon Musk: Tesla online order for the rear seat dog cover. UPS outright lost the package. We have to proactively check UPS to find this alert. Their orders system is not modern enough as to follow-up on delivery exceptions. Fine. We asked them to to send another. It gets better...

#DOGE run by Elon Musk: Tesla Raleigh understaffed during test drive visit. The staff on this visit was telling people unhappy with the wait/lack of staff to make sure to post reviews on Google to this effect to get management's attention since they clearly don't listen to the "boots on the ground".