Russ Cantrell
@justrwc.bsky.social
I’m just a human, here to experience this existence with curiosity and a dash of humor. I strive to do good, be good, and maybe - just maybe - leave things a tiny bit better than I found them. Life is strange, but I’m here for whatever it has in store. 💙
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Russ Cantrell
@justrwc.bsky.social
· Jan 24
Home - Goods Unite Us
At Goods Unite Us, we run political background checks on thousands of brands and companies so you can put your money where your vote is.
www.goodsuniteus.com
Vote with your wallets. Vote with your feet.
If you haven't already, bookmark this site. Download the app to your phone. Look at which companies are taking a stand for the things you believe in.
Then hit the ones that don't in the place that hurts the most - their bottom line.
If you haven't already, bookmark this site. Download the app to your phone. Look at which companies are taking a stand for the things you believe in.
Then hit the ones that don't in the place that hurts the most - their bottom line.
#SNAP (a.k.a. #foodstamps) run out at the end of the week. Barring any last-minute changes, no benefits will go out on November 1.
If you're in a position to do so, please consider helping out if you can. @feedingamerica.org is a great place to start.
#EndHunger #FoodInsecurity #CommunitySupport
If you're in a position to do so, please consider helping out if you can. @feedingamerica.org is a great place to start.
#EndHunger #FoodInsecurity #CommunitySupport
Government Shutdown
There are resources in your area to provide relief.
www.feedingthegulfcoast.org
October 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
#SNAP (a.k.a. #foodstamps) run out at the end of the week. Barring any last-minute changes, no benefits will go out on November 1.
If you're in a position to do so, please consider helping out if you can. @feedingamerica.org is a great place to start.
#EndHunger #FoodInsecurity #CommunitySupport
If you're in a position to do so, please consider helping out if you can. @feedingamerica.org is a great place to start.
#EndHunger #FoodInsecurity #CommunitySupport
I'm such a dork. 😜
I wanted to teach myself how to do more with images in Tableau - something I don't get to play around with a lot at work. Specifically, map layers and image swaps based on parameter changes.
Here's the result. Not a lot of data (just IMDb ratings) but I like how it turned out!
I wanted to teach myself how to do more with images in Tableau - something I don't get to play around with a lot at work. Specifically, map layers and image swaps based on parameter changes.
Here's the result. Not a lot of data (just IMDb ratings) but I like how it turned out!
public.tableau.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I'm such a dork. 😜
I wanted to teach myself how to do more with images in Tableau - something I don't get to play around with a lot at work. Specifically, map layers and image swaps based on parameter changes.
Here's the result. Not a lot of data (just IMDb ratings) but I like how it turned out!
I wanted to teach myself how to do more with images in Tableau - something I don't get to play around with a lot at work. Specifically, map layers and image swaps based on parameter changes.
Here's the result. Not a lot of data (just IMDb ratings) but I like how it turned out!
Simultaneously the funniest yet most deeply upsetting headline @theonion.com has ever posted. (No link for now, but you know the place. Hasn't been updated yet for today's fresh new horror.)
August 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Simultaneously the funniest yet most deeply upsetting headline @theonion.com has ever posted. (No link for now, but you know the place. Hasn't been updated yet for today's fresh new horror.)
Wish I could be there at #TC25 ... that was the plan up until the Trumpcession and cuts to healthcare and academic programs.
But, making the main keynote was a pretty cool consolation prize?
Thanks, #datafam, for keeping me in mind. Hope to see you in San Diego for Tableau Conference 2026!
But, making the main keynote was a pretty cool consolation prize?
Thanks, #datafam, for keeping me in mind. Hope to see you in San Diego for Tableau Conference 2026!
April 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Harvard will not comply with the Trump administration’s demands to dismantle its diversity programming and limit student protests in exchange for its federal funding, University President Alan M. Garber ’76 announced in a message to affiliates Monday afternoon.
www.harvard.edu/president/ne...
www.harvard.edu/president/ne...
The Promise of American Higher Education
No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue
www.harvard.edu
April 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Harvard will not comply with the Trump administration’s demands to dismantle its diversity programming and limit student protests in exchange for its federal funding, University President Alan M. Garber ’76 announced in a message to affiliates Monday afternoon.
www.harvard.edu/president/ne...
www.harvard.edu/president/ne...
It's time for #TheVizzies! These are the #Tableau community awards, decided by the #datafam. Visionaries aren't eligible, so this is a great opportunity to recognize people who aren't "big names" in the dataviz community.
Submit your nominations here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Submit your nominations here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The 2025 Vizzies Award Nominations
The Tableau World Podcast established the Vizzies as a way to recognize individuals in the Tableau community who are not recognized through the visionary program. It is our goal that these awards are ...
docs.google.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It's time for #TheVizzies! These are the #Tableau community awards, decided by the #datafam. Visionaries aren't eligible, so this is a great opportunity to recognize people who aren't "big names" in the dataviz community.
Submit your nominations here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Submit your nominations here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
First time playing this game in 40 years.
Still can beat that dam stage on the first try.
Still can beat that dam stage on the first try.
March 5, 2025 at 4:26 AM
First time playing this game in 40 years.
Still can beat that dam stage on the first try.
Still can beat that dam stage on the first try.
The Democrat's "daring" new strategy: Roll over. Play dead. Let's do nothing and watch the country go up in flames.
(Sadly, I'm not even joking here.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/o...
(Sadly, I'm not even joking here.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/o...
Opinion | James Carville: It’s Time for a Daring Political Maneuver, Democrats
There’s nothing Democrats can legitimately do to stop Trump, so we need a tactical pause in our fight to plan for the future.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The Democrat's "daring" new strategy: Roll over. Play dead. Let's do nothing and watch the country go up in flames.
(Sadly, I'm not even joking here.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/o...
(Sadly, I'm not even joking here.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/o...
Reposted by Russ Cantrell
Reposted by Russ Cantrell
Diversity is a fact: All kinds of people exist.
Equity is a goal: All kinds of people deserve a chance at success.
Inclusion is how we get to equity. By including them, they can achieve success.
It's that simple.
Equity is a goal: All kinds of people deserve a chance at success.
Inclusion is how we get to equity. By including them, they can achieve success.
It's that simple.
February 8, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Diversity is a fact: All kinds of people exist.
Equity is a goal: All kinds of people deserve a chance at success.
Inclusion is how we get to equity. By including them, they can achieve success.
It's that simple.
Equity is a goal: All kinds of people deserve a chance at success.
Inclusion is how we get to equity. By including them, they can achieve success.
It's that simple.
It feels so weird to be taking mandatory Cybersecurity Awareness Training at work, knowing that the entire U.S. Government is currently being hacked by a bunch of 19-year-olds without anyone really caring or doing anything to stop it.
February 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
It feels so weird to be taking mandatory Cybersecurity Awareness Training at work, knowing that the entire U.S. Government is currently being hacked by a bunch of 19-year-olds without anyone really caring or doing anything to stop it.
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
The longer any talk on AI or ML goes, the chances of someone mentioning Terminators or Sexbots approaches 100%.
January 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The longer any talk on AI or ML goes, the chances of someone mentioning Terminators or Sexbots approaches 100%.
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Reposted by Russ Cantrell
🐍🏮 Happy Chinese New Year! 🏮🐍
Wishing a joyful and prosperous Year of the Snake to all who celebrate. Xīnnián kuàilè! 新年快乐!
Wishing a joyful and prosperous Year of the Snake to all who celebrate. Xīnnián kuàilè! 新年快乐!
January 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
🐍🏮 Happy Chinese New Year! 🏮🐍
Wishing a joyful and prosperous Year of the Snake to all who celebrate. Xīnnián kuàilè! 新年快乐!
Wishing a joyful and prosperous Year of the Snake to all who celebrate. Xīnnián kuàilè! 新年快乐!
I’m a data guy. I love facts and figures. Everyone has an opinion, but numbers never lie.
Going to repost this link for anyone that needs it. I was thinking of doing something similar (with gas and eggs, rather than golf) in case it’s helpful to show others.
trumpgolftrack.com
Going to repost this link for anyone that needs it. I was thinking of doing something similar (with gas and eggs, rather than golf) in case it’s helpful to show others.
trumpgolftrack.com
January 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I’m a data guy. I love facts and figures. Everyone has an opinion, but numbers never lie.
Going to repost this link for anyone that needs it. I was thinking of doing something similar (with gas and eggs, rather than golf) in case it’s helpful to show others.
trumpgolftrack.com
Going to repost this link for anyone that needs it. I was thinking of doing something similar (with gas and eggs, rather than golf) in case it’s helpful to show others.
trumpgolftrack.com
TJ was always one of my all-time favorite presidents.
"I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."
“When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.”
Now is that time.
#RESIST
"I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."
“When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.”
Now is that time.
#RESIST
January 29, 2025 at 3:39 AM
TJ was always one of my all-time favorite presidents.
"I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."
“When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.”
Now is that time.
#RESIST
"I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."
“When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.”
Now is that time.
#RESIST
I honestly don’t get the whole Gulf of America thing. Too similar to George W. Bush’s attempt to rename “freedom fries.”
If I were the president of Mexico, I’d play along. Just say “I’ve officially renamed the Gulf of America back to the Gulf of Mexico.”
Now what? 🤣
If I were the president of Mexico, I’d play along. Just say “I’ve officially renamed the Gulf of America back to the Gulf of Mexico.”
Now what? 🤣
January 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I honestly don’t get the whole Gulf of America thing. Too similar to George W. Bush’s attempt to rename “freedom fries.”
If I were the president of Mexico, I’d play along. Just say “I’ve officially renamed the Gulf of America back to the Gulf of Mexico.”
Now what? 🤣
If I were the president of Mexico, I’d play along. Just say “I’ve officially renamed the Gulf of America back to the Gulf of Mexico.”
Now what? 🤣
“Wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the path that leads to life, and only a few find it.”
Happy to be a part of the minority here.
Happy to be a part of the minority here.
There is indeed a Christian voice of misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, and bigotry that has the megaphone and the platform right now and we refuse to let it speak for us.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/a-statemen...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/a-statemen...
A Statement of Faith from Merciful Christians
Sometimes what seems like reality is just volume.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
January 26, 2025 at 5:48 AM
“Wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the path that leads to life, and only a few find it.”
Happy to be a part of the minority here.
Happy to be a part of the minority here.
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Vote with your wallets. Vote with your feet.
If you haven't already, bookmark this site. Download the app to your phone. Look at which companies are taking a stand for the things you believe in.
Then hit the ones that don't in the place that hurts the most - their bottom line.
If you haven't already, bookmark this site. Download the app to your phone. Look at which companies are taking a stand for the things you believe in.
Then hit the ones that don't in the place that hurts the most - their bottom line.
Home - Goods Unite Us
At Goods Unite Us, we run political background checks on thousands of brands and companies so you can put your money where your vote is.
www.goodsuniteus.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Vote with your wallets. Vote with your feet.
If you haven't already, bookmark this site. Download the app to your phone. Look at which companies are taking a stand for the things you believe in.
Then hit the ones that don't in the place that hurts the most - their bottom line.
If you haven't already, bookmark this site. Download the app to your phone. Look at which companies are taking a stand for the things you believe in.
Then hit the ones that don't in the place that hurts the most - their bottom line.
Reposted by Russ Cantrell
Pick your focus and stick with it. We cannot fight in all fronts or we will become overwhelmed. But we can all peel off a corner in our area of expertise and begin to reveal effective strategies for resisting the chaos. Every single one of us has something to offer.
January 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Pick your focus and stick with it. We cannot fight in all fronts or we will become overwhelmed. But we can all peel off a corner in our area of expertise and begin to reveal effective strategies for resisting the chaos. Every single one of us has something to offer.