Doug
@doug3.bsky.social
He/him.
Arlington, Virginia.
Lawyer. Missed my calling as a techie.
Introvert.
#Nationals fan but I don’t care which beat reporter got which story “first.”
Hyphen-using person.
Girl dad.
Fan of #RankedChoiceVoting.
Also @DougDougDoug@mastodon.social
Arlington, Virginia.
Lawyer. Missed my calling as a techie.
Introvert.
#Nationals fan but I don’t care which beat reporter got which story “first.”
Hyphen-using person.
Girl dad.
Fan of #RankedChoiceVoting.
Also @DougDougDoug@mastodon.social
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We should all be yelling at our state officials about the complete insanity of posting vital emergency information *exclusively* on Twitter/X and/or Facebook in 2025.
There is absolutely NO good excuse for this.
Many, many people don’t use those platforms. Many never did.
There is absolutely NO good excuse for this.
Many, many people don’t use those platforms. Many never did.
Here's one I got it WA not too long ago
The link directed me to a "make an account" page on twitter.
I work in a medical facility with an urgent care, so it's important for me and my coworkers to have alert info like this.
The link directed me to a "make an account" page on twitter.
I work in a medical facility with an urgent care, so it's important for me and my coworkers to have alert info like this.
July 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
We should all be yelling at our state officials about the complete insanity of posting vital emergency information *exclusively* on Twitter/X and/or Facebook in 2025.
There is absolutely NO good excuse for this.
Many, many people don’t use those platforms. Many never did.
There is absolutely NO good excuse for this.
Many, many people don’t use those platforms. Many never did.
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I hope Elon Musk does try to make a new party, and that he figures out what has to happen first to make it fly…
Why US elections only give you two choices
YouTube video by Vox
youtu.be
July 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I hope Elon Musk does try to make a new party, and that he figures out what has to happen first to make it fly…
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I had such a sad reaction to this exclamation point. This will be my second season of not watching #Nats games because I finally got around to canceling cable. It’s just too expensive to justify. I’d pay a reasonable amount to watch my team but not if it requires me to pay for a whole cable package.
February 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I had such a sad reaction to this exclamation point. This will be my second season of not watching #Nats games because I finally got around to canceling cable. It’s just too expensive to justify. I’d pay a reasonable amount to watch my team but not if it requires me to pay for a whole cable package.
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Tomorrow in the NYT: I voted for Donald Trump because I hate the people he hates and wanted to see them suffer. Now that I am suffering, why can’t you find it in your heart to be sympathetic? RUDE
February 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Tomorrow in the NYT: I voted for Donald Trump because I hate the people he hates and wanted to see them suffer. Now that I am suffering, why can’t you find it in your heart to be sympathetic? RUDE
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Let it be noted that on the day Trump portrayed the United States as in deadly peril from which it needed to be "saved" it was prosperous, at peace and experiencing no civil strife following an election accepted as democratic by Trump himself. /5
February 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Let it be noted that on the day Trump portrayed the United States as in deadly peril from which it needed to be "saved" it was prosperous, at peace and experiencing no civil strife following an election accepted as democratic by Trump himself. /5
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Virginians -- since our AG Jason Miyares didn't sue, the judges order doesn't apply to us. He's up for re-election this year...
BREAKING: Federal judge temporarily blocks NIH indirect costs rate cap issued Friday as applied to states that sued over the act this morning.
Judge Angel Kelley, a Biden appointee, ordered further briefing as well, and set a hearing on Feb 21 in the case. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Judge Angel Kelley, a Biden appointee, ordered further briefing as well, and set a hearing on Feb 21 in the case. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF STATES’ EX PARTE
EMERGENCY MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
ANGEL KELLEY, D.J.
Plaintiff States’ Ex Parte Emergency Motion For Temporary Restraining Order [Dkt. 4]
is GRANTED. Defendants and their officers, employees, servants, agents, appointees, and
successors are hereby enjoined from taking any steps to implement, apply, or enforce the Rate
Change Notice (NOT-OD-25- 068) within Plaintiff States until further order is issued by this
Court. Counsel for Defendants shall file a status report with the Court within 24 hours of the
entry of this Order, and at biweekly intervals thereafter, confirming the regular disbursement and
obligation of federal financial assistance funds and reporting all steps that NIH, HHS and their
officers, employees, servants, agents, appointees, and successors have taken to comply with the
Court’s temporary restraining order.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreihvi3vmbg3ktgcxnic4m27q4outa3mtxm6v37rgstm45wvuk565pu@jpeg)
February 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Virginians -- since our AG Jason Miyares didn't sue, the judges order doesn't apply to us. He's up for re-election this year...
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And the last guys to fight a civil war left very clear instructions on how to avoid the next one in the 14th amendment:
(1) make sure everybody born here is a citizen
(2) if states abridge voting rights, cut their seats in Congress
(3) don't let insurrectionist hold public office
(1) make sure everybody born here is a citizen
(2) if states abridge voting rights, cut their seats in Congress
(3) don't let insurrectionist hold public office
it is honestly kind of striking to me that the founders were basically on target re: “things that could end our republic”
well, the founders’ nightmare of a foreign born subversive with no inherent loyalty to america grabbing power now looks very relevant. however they didn’t predict he would be a dope fiend too
February 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
And the last guys to fight a civil war left very clear instructions on how to avoid the next one in the 14th amendment:
(1) make sure everybody born here is a citizen
(2) if states abridge voting rights, cut their seats in Congress
(3) don't let insurrectionist hold public office
(1) make sure everybody born here is a citizen
(2) if states abridge voting rights, cut their seats in Congress
(3) don't let insurrectionist hold public office
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You mean Trump got a whole bunch of people to give him lots of money and power and then left them out in the cold?
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/s...
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/s...
‘Sucks': Trump supporters visiting DC for inauguration miffed over cold-weather changes
Some supporters of President-elect Donald Trump who traveled to Washington, D.C., to see him take the oath of office on Inauguration Day feel like they’re getting the cold shoulder after Friday’s anno...
www.nbcwashington.com
January 18, 2025 at 12:01 AM
You mean Trump got a whole bunch of people to give him lots of money and power and then left them out in the cold?
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/s...
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/s...
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Those of us who couldn’t feel our toes until Valentine’s Day after the jam-packed, joyous inauguration of President Obama, suspect this move indoors may be driven more by the prediction of a relatively thin crowd, rather than the cold.
The temperature at noon on Monday will be 22 degrees which is the same temperature it was in 1961 when Kennedy was inaugurated.
The ceremony was held outside.
The ceremony was held outside.
January 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Those of us who couldn’t feel our toes until Valentine’s Day after the jam-packed, joyous inauguration of President Obama, suspect this move indoors may be driven more by the prediction of a relatively thin crowd, rather than the cold.
There’s no panacea to fix US politics, but proportional representation in the House would be a big positive step, and it is attainable. It goes well with #RankedChoiceVoting but either one could also be adopted on its own.
#giftlink #proportionalrepresentation
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
#giftlink #proportionalrepresentation
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | How to Fix America’s Two-Party Problem (Gift Article)
Proportional representation could help restore American democracy.
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2025 at 4:08 AM
There’s no panacea to fix US politics, but proportional representation in the House would be a big positive step, and it is attainable. It goes well with #RankedChoiceVoting but either one could also be adopted on its own.
#giftlink #proportionalrepresentation
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
#giftlink #proportionalrepresentation
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Folks are reacting to what they think this article will say, but in fact it recognizes that the non-story was due to preparation. Here’s a #giftlink
“… Mr. Loeb soon learned that it had been “a serious problem, and how seriously it was taken by serious people.””
“… Mr. Loeb soon learned that it had been “a serious problem, and how seriously it was taken by serious people.””
Inside the Y2K Crisis That Never Was, 25 Years Later (Gift Article)
Planes didn’t fall from the sky on Jan. 1, 2000. A technology reporter who wrote a front-page article early that morning reflects on a crisis that never was.
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Folks are reacting to what they think this article will say, but in fact it recognizes that the non-story was due to preparation. Here’s a #giftlink
“… Mr. Loeb soon learned that it had been “a serious problem, and how seriously it was taken by serious people.””
“… Mr. Loeb soon learned that it had been “a serious problem, and how seriously it was taken by serious people.””
What I really appreciated about Rickey Henderson was that he kept playing even when he was only a marginal major leaguer. He wasn’t worried about tarnishing his “legacy.” If I were barely good enough to play in MLB, I would. Rickey wasn’t too proud. He loved to play. #RickeyHenderson #RIP
One of one, Henderson inspired a generation to 'run like Rickey'
The tributes to the great Rickey Henderson are pouring in after we learned of the Hall of Famer’s sad, sudden passing, just days before his 66th birthday. Baseball’s “Man of Steal” has been rightly ce...
www.mlb.com
December 22, 2024 at 12:20 AM
What I really appreciated about Rickey Henderson was that he kept playing even when he was only a marginal major leaguer. He wasn’t worried about tarnishing his “legacy.” If I were barely good enough to play in MLB, I would. Rickey wasn’t too proud. He loved to play. #RickeyHenderson #RIP
Where’s my ring?
#Nationals
https://www.mlb.com/news/michael-soroka-nationals-free-agent-contract?partnerID=mlbapp-iOS_article-share
#Nationals
https://www.mlb.com/news/michael-soroka-nationals-free-agent-contract?partnerID=mlbapp-iOS_article-share
Michael Soroka, Nationals agree to free-agent contract
The Nationals are in agreement on a one-year deal with right-hander Michael Soroka, the team announced on Thursday. The deal is expected to be worth $9 million, a source told MLB.com's Mark Feinsand, though the team did not confirm the value.
Soroka, a former first-round Draft pick out of high
www.mlb.com
December 19, 2024 at 9:30 PM
I finally listened to this episode of #ExplainItToMe about #RankedChoiceVoting. It was good and balanced, but I think it ended on an unnecessary downer, with the questioner (William from Richmond Va #RVA) acting as if the positives had been debunked. They weren’t.
https://overcast.fm/+AAFOOT6g3Xo
https://overcast.fm/+AAFOOT6g3Xo
December 17, 2024 at 6:29 PM
I finally listened to this episode of #ExplainItToMe about #RankedChoiceVoting. It was good and balanced, but I think it ended on an unnecessary downer, with the questioner (William from Richmond Va #RVA) acting as if the positives had been debunked. They weren’t.
https://overcast.fm/+AAFOOT6g3Xo
https://overcast.fm/+AAFOOT6g3Xo
Yes to all three of these. Informed by #2, isn’t it also humane to recognize that in a capitalist economy it’s not up to the CEOs to carry on their business in a humane way? They need to obey the laws but otherwise maximize profits. It’s on us, the people, to make the rules. We allow the inhumanity.
My normie liberal takes are as follows
1) Summary execution/cold blooded murder is bad, and cheering it is toxic to the soul.
2) The US healthcare system is a moral abomination and single payer would be much much better
3)Charging this woman with this crime is an insane miscarriage of justice
1) Summary execution/cold blooded murder is bad, and cheering it is toxic to the soul.
2) The US healthcare system is a moral abomination and single payer would be much much better
3)Charging this woman with this crime is an insane miscarriage of justice
Mom charged with terrorism for saying "Delay, deny depose" to health insurance company after being denied a claim:
December 14, 2024 at 3:42 AM
Yes to all three of these. Informed by #2, isn’t it also humane to recognize that in a capitalist economy it’s not up to the CEOs to carry on their business in a humane way? They need to obey the laws but otherwise maximize profits. It’s on us, the people, to make the rules. We allow the inhumanity.
Some good #Nationals news!
Whoa, the Nationals won the Draft Lottery. They'll pick No. 1 overall for the third time in club history. They only had 10.2 percent odds of winning this.
December 10, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Some good #Nationals news!
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It is exhausting having to research and figure out everything from black plastics to best ventilation practices to COVID vaccine schedules, I know this is a wild idea but have we thought about creating publicly funded government bodies that could manage and regulate this stuff on our behalf
December 1, 2024 at 3:41 PM
It is exhausting having to research and figure out everything from black plastics to best ventilation practices to COVID vaccine schedules, I know this is a wild idea but have we thought about creating publicly funded government bodies that could manage and regulate this stuff on our behalf
Can the #Commanders play the #Titans every week?
December 1, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Can the #Commanders play the #Titans every week?
I hope he’s committed to this as much in his second term as he was in his first.
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/245884-trump-i-would-rarely-leave-the-white-house/
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/245884-trump-i-would-rarely-leave-the-white-house/
Trump: ‘I would rarely leave the White House’
Presidents “don’t have time to take time off,” Trump says.
thehill.com
November 29, 2024 at 3:15 AM
I hope he’s committed to this as much in his second term as he was in his first.
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/245884-trump-i-would-rarely-leave-the-white-house/
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/245884-trump-i-would-rarely-leave-the-white-house/
The @washingtonpost.com gets this right. The setbacks in some state referenda were unfortunate, but people who try #RankedChoiceVoting like it and want to keep it. It doesn’t favor either party over the other. It doesn’t fix every problem either, but it makes politics better.
wapo.st/49aZAyZ
wapo.st/49aZAyZ
Opinion | Ranked-choice voting continues to work in Alaska. It would everywhere else, too.
Alaskans saved ranked-choice voting on the same day they elected a conservative to Congress.
wapo.st
November 27, 2024 at 3:26 AM
The @washingtonpost.com gets this right. The setbacks in some state referenda were unfortunate, but people who try #RankedChoiceVoting like it and want to keep it. It doesn’t favor either party over the other. It doesn’t fix every problem either, but it makes politics better.
wapo.st/49aZAyZ
wapo.st/49aZAyZ
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Hi Blueskyers. I run the organization @protectdemocracy.org which aims to do just that.
Over the past decade we’ve won countless cases to protect voters and truth, helped pass legislation, and unfortunately predicted much of what’s happened.
Follow and repost so we can keep doing that here.
Over the past decade we’ve won countless cases to protect voters and truth, helped pass legislation, and unfortunately predicted much of what’s happened.
Follow and repost so we can keep doing that here.
November 24, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Hi Blueskyers. I run the organization @protectdemocracy.org which aims to do just that.
Over the past decade we’ve won countless cases to protect voters and truth, helped pass legislation, and unfortunately predicted much of what’s happened.
Follow and repost so we can keep doing that here.
Over the past decade we’ve won countless cases to protect voters and truth, helped pass legislation, and unfortunately predicted much of what’s happened.
Follow and repost so we can keep doing that here.
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Anyway, this kind of abuse of government power is going to get much worse and it’s essential that we keep rubbing the noses of the shitbirds and the useful idiots in it
November 22, 2024 at 12:20 AM
Anyway, this kind of abuse of government power is going to get much worse and it’s essential that we keep rubbing the noses of the shitbirds and the useful idiots in it