Tweeting Like a Veep!

As a non-partisan exercise in seeing who might be pushing hardest to be Vice President Biden’s VP nominee, I took the pinned tweets, or if there was no pinned tweet, the most recent tweet, as of 9:22 AM Wednesday May 20.

Mike Pence’s latest Tweet is included for comparison.

Who looks like they’re pushing for the role?

DEMOCRATS

He’s spinning out of control because he’s going to lose. VOTE. https://t.co/NWYXGMT9nl— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) May 20, 2020

I challenged chef @andrewzimmern to a virtual hotdish cookoff for @2harvest—a food bank that is feeding hungry families during this pandemic.

Let’s see if Andrew can beat my taconite tater tot hotdish (the secret is the pepper jack cheese).

Donate today https://t.co/GyAmjruTjl pic.twitter.com/cN83qZqIm1— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) April 30, 2020

We are all depending on the sacrifices essential workers are making every day to keep our country safe and healthy. It’s time to #StandWithEssentialWorkers and demand an Essential Workers Bill of Rights: https://t.co/1APz0ohBY2 pic.twitter.com/uo39NvNq0c— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) April 27, 2020

I’m proud to endorse @JoeBiden for President.

Here he is comforting me on 1/4/17 just after my mother passed away. There is no one kinder, more empathetic and caring than @joebiden. He will lead America with the same deep compassion and decency. pic.twitter.com/4IBscj75VN— Susan Rice (@AmbassadorRice) March 2, 2020

Hear our board chair @ValerieJarrett in discussion with Atlanta Mayor @KeishaBottoms about the importance of safe, fair, and accessible elections for everyone 💪 https://t.co/QQUBVvzMqT— When We All Vote (@WhenWeAllVote) May 20, 2020

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-Call 211— Michigan State Police (@MichStatePolice) May 20, 2020

I am a descendant of slaves, who knew that they would not make it, but dreamed and prayed that one day I would make it.

So despite America’s complicated history, my faith is in the Constitution.

I’ve enforced the laws, and now I write the laws. Nobody is above the law. pic.twitter.com/hzS9BkfOLp— Rep. Val Demings (@RepValDemings) December 12, 2019

For once, @realdonaldtrump spoke the truth, when he said that if all eligible Americans are able to cast their votes that he and his cronies will lose.

We must make sure that happens. pic.twitter.com/iRa28Wv2Sy— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) April 1, 2020

This pandemic is a test of our faith in our founding doctrine of “We the People.”

If we focus on the we—and think about the many not just the one—then we can save lives & beat this virus.

It’s up to each one of us to act in a way that protects all of us.https://t.co/P301HWmbrd— Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) March 25, 2020

REPUBLICAN

I’m a Coach!

Had a blast hosting two “coaching” session for Patreon about how to podcast. I hope they were informative for folks attending too. Patreon gave me this nice little badge to display as well. 

Tom’s Coming to the St. Louis Area!

Tom will be coming home for a high school class reunion at the beginning of September and doing the show from the St. Louis area September 6th and 7th. While he could try to rely on the bandwidth at his sister’s farm, it will be more reliable and more fun if he could hook up with some DTNS listeners and even have a meetup!

if you have bandwidth Tom could use email [email protected] and let us know!

And everybody in the are keep an ear out for a meetup! Ideas welcome. Though Tom would really like to do one at Mario’s Pizza in Greenville.

DTNS 3333 – Facebook: Maturation or Saturation?

What Facebook’s slightly low user growth means for the fate of the internet and the world, plus Windows wants to annoy you less and smart watches are finally hot!

With Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt and Justin Robert Young

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Facebook Acquires Redkix for Workplaces – DTH

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Qualcomm drops NXP bid, Samsung claims “unbreakable” display, the ACLU criticizes Amazon’s Rekognition facial tech.

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DTNS 3332 – Where There’s Steam, There’s Chat

Facebook is rolling out “Watch Party” for all users. The company hopes that its shared viewing feature will make it competitive with streaming giants like Netflix, Amazon and YouTube. Plus Valve launched Steam Chat and Google plans on selling its own Titan Security Keys.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Scott Johnson.

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Big thanks to Mustafa A. from thepolarcat.com for the logo!

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Google Selling 2FA Keys – DTH

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Google now competes with Yubico, Valve launches Discord competitor in Steam, and why YouTube runs slow outside of Chrome.

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DTNS 3331 – Xbox Swims with the Stream

As Microsoft readies plans for its next generation gaming console we examine the future of dedicated gaming hardware as software and services take on an even more outsized role in a video game console’s success.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Patrick Beja.

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Big thanks to Mustafa A. from thepolarcat.com for the logo!

Thanks to Anthony Lemos of Ritual Misery for the expanded show notes!

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Amazon Echo Gets New EQ Audio Controls – DTH

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Tencent teams up with WebMD, Microsoft may introduce a new streaming console, Ford doubles down on autonomous unit.

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