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Jon DeVaan

@jondevaan.bsky.social
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Former Microsoft executive, Excel, Office, Windows. Now working to fix our broken political system. represent.us

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 12h
If you're in these states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas. Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check! And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️
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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚨Really important voter registration deadlines coming up: 10/4 - Alaska, Rhode Island & South Carolina 10/5 - Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas Make sure you're registered & spread the word
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Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno @mariamcfarlandsm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Congress has largely looked away from this admin's mafia-like corruption. But that may be changing. January could be a chance to reset, and last week, Sen. Curtis (R-UT) called for investigations. My piece in today's @thehill.com maps out top priorities for investigation: thehill.com/opinion/cong...
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Americans don’t trust Congress to fight corruption — here’s how to change that
Congress must assert its oversight of the executive branch, not to pursue political agendas, but to establish the facts and ensure accountability.
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Jon DeVaan @jondevaan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Let's get serious. If the Army were drafting Pete Hegseth, they'd send him to the Group W bench.
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Mediaite @mediaite.com · 24/09/2026
Nevada Says Every Single Voter DHS Flagged as a Noncitizen Is Actually a U.S. Citizen
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Nevada Says Every Single Voter DHS Flagged as a Noncitizen Is Actually a U.S. Citizen
Nevada election officials say all 185 voters whom DHS identified as confirmed noncitizens are actually U.S. citizens, according to The New York Times. The post Nevada Says Every Single Voter DHS Flagged as a Noncitizen Is Actually a U.S. Citizen first appeared on Mediaite.
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Jon DeVaan @jondevaan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Today in Proud Dad Moments (tm): ips-dc.org/philanthropy...
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Gilded Giving 2026: Philanthropy Under Oligarchy - Institute for Policy Studies
Gilded Giving 2026: Philanthropy Under Oligarchy
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Jon DeVaan @jondevaan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Who is this, "Candy," and why does he know them on a first name basis?
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Spectrum News NY1 @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The last speaker at the 9/11 remembrance ceremony lost his father to the attacks.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 09/09/2026
"To be fair, we did NOT topple the regime, we did NOT free the oppressed citizens of Romulus, and we did nothing to ensure Romulan leadership would stop developing tricobalt torpedoes. We did, however, reinstate the terrible treaty I canceled, except now the terms are even worse." buff.ly/j5GOwHT
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Our War Against the Romulans Was an Overwhelming Success
“Now, to be fair, we did NOT topple the regime, we did NOT free the oppressed citizens of Romulus, and we did nothing to ensure Romulan leadership would stop...
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Sixty years ago today, the starship Enterprise launched and with it, a vision of the future where humanity had moved beyond its divisions. I was there at the beginning, and I can tell you...
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Robert Picardo @robertpicardo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Happy 60th Birthday #StarTrek !
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‘I suggested maybe a lighter touch’: William Shatner on Star Trek at 60
The actor and others involved with the phenomenon speak about the legacy and progressivism of a much-loved science fiction TV series as it reaches an important milestone
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
It's a genuine, grim contest among Hegseth, RFKJr, Bondi/Blanche, DHS/ICE crowd, Vought, Miller, Marco, Kash, Bessent, Burgum, McMahon etc (incl Musk + JDV) for who has wrought most damage, most lastingly, in most lackey-like way But gutting the world's most powerful military will be Hegseth's mark
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Jon DeVaan @jondevaan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Soon, Trump will sign an XO declaring the words “yes” and “no” have been changed to “America”
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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
More than 1.2 million Texans are on the state’s Voter Suspense list ahead of the fall’s contentious midterm elections. Texans still have time to check if they’re registered to vote before the October 5 deadline. Here’s how.
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More than 1.2 million Texans' voter registrations are suspended
Some voters dropped from Texas voting rolls may not be aware until they show up to cast a ballot. More than 1.2 million Texans are on the state's Voter
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Jon DeVaan @jondevaan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"If elections don’t go their way, I have no idea what efforts they might try to do to prevent duly-elected members of Congress from being seated. I don’t know what they will do to interfere with the counting and certification process." www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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WA to sue again over mail ballots after Supreme Court sides with Trump
Secretary of State Steve Hobbs said Washington state is poised to sue again over Trump's executive order to restrict mail-in ballots.
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Jon DeVaan @jondevaan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I wonder if the Republicans are now happy about Alaska’s ranked choice voting system. In theory, the lesser Dan Sullivan’s second place votes will go to the other Dan Sullivan. RCV makes this kind of rat f@#%ing irrelevant.
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Jon DeVaan @jondevaan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
You mean they passed up "Freedom Fries Lake?"
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
#BREAKING: Over dissents from the three Dem. appointees, #SCOTUS has *granted* the Trump administration’s request to freeze a district court injunction that had blocked the mail-in ballots executive order. But Trump’s EO remains blocked by a different injunction in a different case—at least for now:
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Jon DeVaan @jondevaan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Another voting rights disaster brought to us by the lawless US Supreme Court.
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WebDesignMuseum @webdesignmuseum.org · 24/08/2026
On August 24, 1995, Microsoft released Windows 95 for retail sale.
On August 24, 1995, Microsoft released Windows 95 for retail sale.
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Look at every authoritarian society, A hallmark is to treat segments of its population as less than human. Trump and his lackeys are now doing that with undocumented people, including babies and little children. They are doing it for Muslims and other people of color. It is a national disgrace.
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Jon DeVaan @jondevaan.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
As one of the people on the original Excel programming team and a former Excel engineering manager, I say, "Spreadsheet people are the best people!"
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Judy Weston @westonjk.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
SEATTLE @ NE 50th Street overpass 💙💙 Proud of my people 💙💙 p.s. They know these photos were taken and will be posted so don’t come at me with any nonsense. Just appreciate the commitment to saving our democracy.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 13/08/2026
I feel like an issue that would connect well with voters would be doing anything at all to slow the current progression toward "absolutely everything now is a scam"
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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
First steps: •Make sure you're registered + dbl-chk every 1-2 wks between now & Nov •Cast your vote AS EARLY AS YOU CAN •Ask everyone you know (especially if they're in MI, OH, AK, TX, IA, NC, or GA*) to do the same *(@indivisible.org's mnemonic for this is MOATING 😊) Hands Off Our Vote toolkit:
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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
These wins are important. But remember, what they can’t achieve through district court rulings they’re going to try and achieve through the USPS, which is planning to withhold mail-in ballot processing for any state that has not turned over its voter rolls to the federal government.
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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Teaching critical thinking: What evidence do you have to support your claim? How do you know that evidence is true? Have you considered the opposing evidence? How do you know that evidence is false?
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Jon DeVaan @jondevaan.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Today in unintentional social commentary (tm):
A temporary no parking sign leaning against a tree with a note attached that reads, "Free (not claimed by company)."
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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 27/07/2026
Just heard about the mass shooting at Seattle Center. If you were at Bite of Seattle, please check in with your loved ones so they know you're safe...
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Jon DeVaan @jondevaan.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
I dag i stolte pappa-øyeblikk (tm): www.panoramanyheter.no/filantropi/d...
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De superrike holdt ikke egne løfter, dét gjorde oljefondsjefen
Bill Gates fikk milliardærer til å love å gi bort store deler av formuen sin. Men de fleste har så langt ikke holdt egne løfter. Ett unntak er Nicolai Tangen, sjef for Oljefondet.
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Jon DeVaan @jondevaan.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
He’s dead, Jim!
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Jon DeVaan @jondevaan.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
He is engaging in the propaganda technique of sophistry. I do not have to show my birth certificate or passport to get pasta at Olive Garden. He's not mentioning that lunatic extreme part of the SAVE Act.
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Nancy Lucía López @cybergata.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Cartoon by C Whisenhunt
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Jon DeVaan @jondevaan.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Dinsdale!
This is the unofficial mascot of Seattle, Jimothy, who is a raccoon with a spinal disorder that has shortened his neck. 
Jimotjy also looks the giant hedgehog who tormented Dinsdale Piranha on Monty Python’s Flying Circus.
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Jon DeVaan @jondevaan.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
That's weird, why are they talking about this when there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud and I already have to show my ID to vote? That's weird, they are lying to try to stay in power. That's weird, the media doesn't report this as obvious, transparent lying.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/07/2026
Tonight, you will likely hear the president claim there was foreign interference in the 2020 election. To be clear, there were attempts, but there was no evidence they changed any election outcome. From a joint DOJ/FBI/DHS/CISA report in 2021: www.dhs.gov/sites/defaul...
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
CBS reports Trump to allege Chinese meddling in U.S. elections in Trursday primetime speech
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The Needling @theneedling.com · 07/07/2026
Perfect Weather Ruins US Men’s World Cup Team Loss: tinyurl.com/3awjy26f
Seattle Waterfront aglow before sunset on perfect summer day as World Cup match watchers walk north toward Seattle Great Wheel
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Jon DeVaan @jondevaan.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
America, are you ready for some fútbol?
Me Wearing a USA red stripe jersey with the Seattle Space Needle in the background under crystal blue sky.
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Jon DeVaan @jondevaan.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The FIFA red card politics explain why good ethics governance strives to ban even the appearance of corruption.
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Jon DeVaan @jondevaan.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The World Cup is a total repudiation of these assholes’ world view.
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Jon DeVaan @jondevaan.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The four justices that voted against birthright citizenship proved they should be impeached for incompetence. The dissenting opinions are awash in fever dreams and suppositions based on zero evidence.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 30/06/2026
Everyone should be extremely concerned that birthright citizenship was 5-4 and not unanimous.
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Jon DeVaan @jondevaan.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Today in Proud Dad Moments (tm): "The World's Stingiest Trillionaire" episode Bella starts at 17:55 www.vox.com/today-explai...
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Today, Explained podcast
Today, Explained is Vox’s daily news explainer podcast. Hosts Sean Rameswaram and Noel King will guide you through the most important stories of the day. You can listen to it, and more Vox podcasts, h...
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Jon DeVaan @jondevaan.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Important! By usps: Director, Product Classification, U.S. Postal Service 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW Room 4446 Washington, DC 20260-5015 By email: PCFederalRegister@usps.gov, with a subject line of “Ballot Mail.” Message must contain the name and address of the commenter My comments below 1/n
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Jon DeVaan @jondevaan.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Thread (short) Resistance at every level matters!
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Jon DeVaan @jondevaan.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Today in Proud Dad Moments (tm): www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
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Saturday in San Antonio | Juliana DeVaan
I dropped my new friends off at the arena, a gray structure that blended into the surrounding parking lots. We waved goodbye, and they disappeared into the security line. Police on horseback wearing c...
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Jon DeVaan @jondevaan.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
“There’s not a lot of people I know who would say: ‘Nah, I would rather have known who won the race faster than have my vote count,’” ... “So what’s the rush? The focus should be making voting as easy as possible.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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