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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Every hydration break, I imagine joining half a billion people around the world for a snack or bathroom break and feel more connected to our shared humanity. Anyone else? #WorldCup

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Harrisonburg VA - heart of the rural Shenandoah Valley - Signs of Fascism standing procession along Main Street #NoKings

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

"If I want to help a man reduce his defensiveness and become more adaptive, I must try to remove the threat of myself as his potential changer." Rogers, Carl, R.; Farson, Richard, Evans. Active Listening (p. 6). (Function). Kindle Edition.

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Any Celsius-Fahrenheit split households? I just created this to print and hang in the kitchen. Thoughts on improvement? Utility?

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 30/10/2025

During a press conference, Kristi Noem claimed that ICE has not detained or arrested any US citizens. This isn't true. The reality is that at least 170 citizens have been held by immigration agents, including two kids with cancer.

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More than 170 US citizens have been held by immigration agents

ProPublica uncovered that Americans have been kicked, dragged, and detained for days.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 03/10/2025

NEW: A federal judge rules that the DOJ’s criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia may be a form of punishment against him for legally challenging his removal to El Salvador, and said he is entitled to discovery against the administration.

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Judge Says DOJ May Be Vindictively Punishing Abrego Garcia for Challenging Removal to El Salvador

Read more here.

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

College prep for 5 yrs old. You can never start too early.

A young child playing with red solo cups, with a scooter in the foreground.

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Brutal way to mess up my bell curve. Wordle 1,535 6/6 ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Motherfucking wind farms…

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Why fund #PBS #NPR #CPN: 5 yo on long car ride today: “Daddy, can you tell me about the scientific med dod?” “The scientific method?” “Yes. The scientific method. Can you teach me it?” “Umm, sure. What has you thinking about that?” “The superhero show on PBS. They use it to solve problems.”

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Definitely tempted to see what’s going on over on X tonight…

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Video: Speaking to a Fired-Up Opening Night of the 2025 VA Women’s Summit, Sen. Kaine Rips Youngkin – “If you won’t stand up for [UVA], will you stand up for ANYTHING?!?”; "I sent [a text to Youngkin asking for him to help] at 6:58 am and I have not gotten a response" bluevirginia.us/2025/06/vide...

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

The circumstances driving the resignation of UVA President Jim Ryan are sad, infuriating, and dangerous. He himself had no choice, given his integrity, as demonstrated in today’s email to the University community.

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Diana Degner @ddegner.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

When the word “peace” is being coopted & used as a mechanism of coercion to justify violence & war, is when, those who can & have the privilege to, should pause, breathe, stay grounded, find our center, & continue creating spaces where true peace can be generated.

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Interesting… www.talktothe.city About An open-source AI tool …. Talk to the City bridges this gap with an open-source AI platform that turns large-scale conversations into actionable insights while preserving individual perspectives—from local town halls to national policy discussions.

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Talk to the City

Talk to the City helps large groups of people coordinate by understanding each other better, faster, and in more depth.

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

More from Carl Rogers - getting back to the foundational texts of active listening is useful

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

From Carl Rogers' intro to Active Listening - rather on the nose about fighting authoritarianism tendencies: "People who have been listened to in this new and special way become more emotionally mature, more open to their experiences, less defensive, more democratic, and less authoritarian."

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Who’s going to mess this up?

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Me: “Mom can do the bath tomorrow. There’s always another day.” 5yo: “Not when the sun explodes.”

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Reminder: the device you’re on right now probably has a feature called “Phone.” It unlocks live, interactive discussions with human beings that have potential for efficient and effective communication.

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Another sign egg prices aren’t coming down anytime soon: Fox News posting affiliate links for backyard chicken coops. 🥚🥚🥚🐣🐣🐣

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

You might be at the Virginia Democrats Rural Retreat if…

Two urinals with a paper with a message posted on the wall above. The words are too small to read.

An enlarged version of a paper between two urinals with the message “Please do not spit tobacco or any product in the urinals. Thank you.”

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Pfff excited to be finalizing this presentation to kick off a new learning community for people ready to level up their leadership in these times. Seems like a culmination of 22 years of learning and doing. Title Slide: 3 Secrets to Unlock the Collective Leadership Needed Now to Save Democracy

Title slide of a presentation. The title reads “3 Secrets to Unlock the Collective Leadership Needed Now to Save Democracy”

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, VA - #HandsOff Hands Off Rally in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley #resist

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Some astonishing numbers in here: -OpenAI loses $2 for every $1 it makes -OpenAI projects annual losses of $14 billion by 2026 -To break even OpenAI needs to increase revenue 25x in just 5 years -33% of VC portfolios are committed to AI -5 AI-heavy stocks account for 29% of the S&P 500's value

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Bubble Trouble

An AI bubble threatens Silicon Valley, and all of us.

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

The resistance has room for everyone - but we need to get in a room. Here’s a recipe to do so: 1. Send a powerful invitation speaking to feelings of overwhelm and isolation, and need to be in collective action. 2. Run the meetings in Open Space (attendees create agenda). 3. Donations cover costs.

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

A Call to Action for the Central Shenandoah Valley: Attend the Local Organizing for Civic Action and Leadership (L.O.C.A.L.) Summits. 150 came together for Summit #1. We are bringing people together to connect, strategize, and take action in response to threats to democracy and our neighbors.

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L.O.C.A.L. Summits

Next Summit March 15Central Shenandoah Valley

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

"Most of EPA’s work happens behind the scenes, like when one of its enforcement teams raided a warehouse in Colorado full of mislabeled oil barrels that had been prepared for a landfill and discovered they contained nuclear waste..." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/o...

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Opinion | Three Former E.P.A. Leaders: You’ll Miss It When It’s Gone

When the next environmental catastrophe arrives, who will be there to deal with the emergency and its aftermath?

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

To work together to defend democracy and protect vulnerable communities, we must manage polarities. Polarities are often confused with “sides” or the “correct” or “wrong” way. In fact, polarities are interdependent pairs of values/strategies that must be pursued in proper balance. Here are 10:

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Thank you to the Eagles for ending this national nightmare.

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Please add one lesson you would expect to be in this children’s book

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P(aul) Frazee @pfrazee.com · 06/02/2025

I am happy to say the "Followers only" reply setting is getting implemented. We're also adding a way to set default reply settings If you want your posts to default to "Followers only," that'll become an option

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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.

A memo listing all of the clubs eliminated by USMA.

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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Stop pretending this is normal

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Ahh, the correct framing. So important!

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Even Costco won’t save us from the higher prices.

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

So is Costco having no eggs at all like lowering prices?

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

“He estimated that the tariffs could add $10,000 or more to trucks and other larger vehicles that are shipped into the United States from Canada and Mexico. “Much of that, at least in the short term, is going to get absorbed by customers and auto dealers,” he said.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/b...

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Trump’s Canada and Mexico Tariffs Could Hurt Some Carmakers

General Motors and a few other companies make as much as 40 percent of their North American cars and trucks in Canada and Mexico, leaving them vulnerable to tariffs.

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Recommend Mo’ Horizons pandora.app.link/q7r599TaEQb

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Where is the proposed law to ban X in the US on the grounds it is run by an adversary to national security?

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Kai Degner @kaidegner.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Don’t underestimate your power to bring people together - without needing to have all the answers and next steps. If you’re the person that multiple people are reaching out to for answers, resources, or help about the current fears and uncertainty, you can invite people to meet just to connect.

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