Wade’s weekly Twitter log for 2017-08-20

By Wade Kwon

Sunday, August 13, 2017

#DailyBlogTip Getting started: Stockpile completed posts, to get your blog off to a smooth start. #
What are you reading? What should you read? Let’s share on Sundays. #sundayread //My picks: http://itswa.de/2w1NiID #
#sundayread 500 posts on Birmingham Blogging Academy! http://itswa.de/2vvmq3O #
#sundayread How Uber’s Psychological Tricks Push Its Drivers’ Buttons, by @NoamScheiber: http://nyti.ms/2vQfFd6 (via @jodikantor) #
#sundayread Parents say @RKelly Is Holding Women in an Abusive “Cult,” by @JimDeRogatis: http://bzfd.it/2w22Qw0 #
#sundayread Y’all Connect: A nice accolade from Gender Avenger: https://t.co/bbmSx5rvKq 12:00:40
#sundayread WrestleMania is @TheWilderThings‘ first time to watch wrestling … https://t.co/aVxYw1Izk9 (via @Wale) 13:00:23
#sundayread Mount Rushmore has never felt so surreal, by @shamblanderson: https://t.co/84Liyn8puv (via @jordiekilby) 14:00:10
#sundayread Flashback: Beyond the numbers: Feedback from a friend: https://t.co/qP4FCX2p4I 15:00:37
#sundayread Book review: In @punkahoy‘s “Meddling Kids,” Scooby Gang Grows Up — Hard, by @Jason_Sheehan: https://t.co/vOxCprUleQ 16:00:29
#sundayread Inside Japan’s luxury fruit business, by Bianca Bosker @bbosker: https://t.co/2kgI388Tp9 (h/t @wordpressdotcom) 17:00:36
#sundayread Flashback: Vote 2007 – Mayoral forum on homelessness: https://t.co/kfyFDMnBLC 18:00:15
#sundayread “Ed Wood”: Tim Burton’s Beautiful Cinematic Ode: https://t.co/8z6CBORXez (via @Raindance) 19:00:04
What have I pinned for you lately? https://t.co/p0zSGdnTWK 19:15:05
#sundayread Digging in the Trash, by @DavidJoy_Author: https://t.co/j2nfa9QeXS 20:00:32
#sundayread Prisons: Why @GovMalloyOffice Wants Conn. to be “Second Chance Society,” by @AnjaliTsui: https://t.co/rRIi0qqIZJ 21:00:00
#sundayread An oral history of Funny or Die at 10, compiled by @BrianRaftery: https://t.co/CjbQKY5rYE 22:00:11

Monday, August 14

#DailyBlogTip Getting started: It’s not the platform, the computer, the desk, the look. It’s you that makes it go. 07:00:27
Find a cause among the many Birmingham nonprofits: https://t.co/6ZewpjQvQU #bham 07:15:13
VIDEO: The Birmingham channel: Kickin’ it: https://t.co/xIAKVyXrvI #bham 08:30:19
Meet Heather Heyer of Charlottesville, who had a dog named Violet (her fave color) and was a people person. http://nyti.ms/2wVfyda http://pic.twitter.com/6XCtr5fGn8 09:30:08
SECURITY: Black Hat 2017: The Best (and Scariest) Hacks: https://t.co/LoJCsKhI7k (via @NSIguy) https://t.co/8Z4CRRafBW 10:30:18
TRIVIA: 25 Amazing Facts Guaranteed to Make You Smile: https://t.co/m3ePT7gOiS (via @nick_tonitaf55f) https://t.co/ohwEUe4A6u 11:30:07
How Germany responds to “blood & soil” politics—What zero tolerance of neo-Nazi ideology looks like: https://t.co/DwsSoXT8BG /RT @nhageradio 12:30:02
IDEAS: Take on business improvement projects bite by bite: https://t.co/S0Rvxbu8I1 (RT @BerkTradeSchool) 13:30:26
ADVERTISING: Optimize Digital Ad Performance with These Simple Tactics: https://t.co/Vax44qKqqM (via @JellyMarketing) 15:15:01
Auto-play videos are (still) ruining websites: https://t.co/uWR8cGLyZX 16:30:00
VOTE 2017: The Battle to Turn Jeff Sessions’ Senate Seat Blue: https://t.co/04Nk0Fev4w #alpolitics 18:00:43
HEALTH: The need for plain language in medical care: https://t.co/0X48BsGYNj (via @LillyTrials) https://t.co/l5VFb9rP8i 19:30:17
DESIGN: New build villa in Bloemendaal, Netherlands: https://t.co/paURl9SFHG (via @SelfbuildConf) https://t.co/6XlzzfWUkg 21:15:02

Tuesday, August 15

#DailyBlogTip Getting started: Build time into your schedule for blogging, lest it become a non-priority. 07:00:26
Polls are now OPEN in Alabama … VOTE 2017: Who will succeed Sessions? https://t.co/f3u0jKTChj #bham #alpolitics 07:01:40
ART: Mexico City’s murals brightening neighborhoods while making a social impact: https://t.co/kueqWKdf3K (RT @18thStreetArts) http://pic.twitter.com/hDVCACcorW 08:30:27
How to Build Resilience in Midlife: https://t.co/KW3kOauDW2 (RT @EvyCoul) https://t.co/TvJnkwAzU6 09:30:15
GALLERY: Exploring fungus as a building block for sustainable architecture: https://t.co/D4Thh6Z9BX (RT @spacestation_hq) 10:30:10
TECHNOLOGY: When Women Stopped Coding: https://t.co/mmF3Qx9Sko (RT @AlizeeBaudez) 11:30:30
ECONOMY: Every second, five people enter the global middle class: https://t.co/IjXGBwIv5o (via @SineadMT) https://t.co/6HRy6fk2sK 12:30:08
I schmoted. #bham (@ Fire Station 12 in Birmingham, AL) https://t.co/F55h56laFP 12:59:00
6 hours left to vote in today’s special Alabama election for U.S. Senate: https://t.co/f3u0jKTChj #bham #alpolitics 13:00:39
Boat trip. #bham (@ The Edge 12 in Irondale, AL) https://t.co/wC3aG0Tv01 13:13:35
Proceeds from new track “All Lives, You Say?” by @Wilco to benefit Montgomery’s @splcenter: https://t.co/K7V40VN1MX 13:30:30
Arnold @Schwarzenegger does not claim to be a self-made man: https://t.co/EjJgFgh1T0 (RT @musingsofzen) https://t.co/M1waUJJsQr 15:15:04
FOOD: You Think You Know Umami: https://t.co/bq48A8TRkD (RT @YuzuLondon) https://t.co/FZzS8SodM4 16:30:05
False equivalence
https://t.co/CuusQHfRnf 17:40:33
Polls in Alabama close in 1 hour: https://t.co/f3u0jKTChj #bham #alpolitics
Results tonight on Wade on Birmingham. 18:01:06
♫ Springtime for Hitler and Donald Trump
The White House is happy and gay!
We’re making America great
Look out for those who discriminate! ♫ 18:56:09
Alabama special primary election results should start coming in before long: https://t.co/SaP6gRrH0l #alpolitics 19:25:12
RT @DecisionDeskHQ: We are projecting Democratic Senate nomination for Alabama will go to Doug Jones. #alpolitics #alsen 20:01:46
Jones (D) vs. Moore (R) on Dec. 12? https://t.co/hxn66OasUf #alpolitics #alsen #alvote 20:12:22
The hashtag for book lovers and reading lovers and lovers in general: #sundayread 20:15:07
BREAKING: @AP: Doug Jones wins Democratic nomination for Alabama’s open Senate seat. #alpolitics #alvote #alsen 20:47:45
RT @AP: BREAKING: Sen. Luther Strange, former Ala. Chief Justice Roy Moore head to GOP primary runoff for Senate seat. #alpolitics #alvote 21:01:23
It’s over (till 9/26). Doug Jones wins Dem primary handily; Moore vs. Strange (I) for GOP runoff. https://t.co/vnC62Q9iF5 #alpolitics #alsen 21:03:25
Birmingham videos from @chattanoogafc, @UnyqueByMonique, @kingtallt, @theprblms and more: https://t.co/6dfI5vr2PL #Bham 21:15:01

Wednesday, August 16

#DailyBlogTip Getting started: Vow to make each post informative, inspiring or entertaining. Hopefully, all three. 07:00:30
faces of dearth
What is the correct
emoji for “indifferent
with a side of guile”?

#haikuhumpday #haiku 08:00:19
Wishing blogger Hal Woodman @nosleepinhelena a speedy and complete recovery. https://t.co/Ef1SuFwC3w #bham https://t.co/aWdfjeCaFk 08:30:07
ART: Female artists overcome homelessness, poverty to exhibit at Denver gallery: https://t.co/JLFrCfFEEV (via @18thStreetArts) http://pic.twitter.com/OsxoQ2WGjh 09:30:14
VOTE 2017: Results from Tuesday’s special Senate election in Alabama: https://t.co/S40enfGBFY #alpolitics #alsen #alvote 10:30:15
A hundred years ago, we’d send children via the US Mail. I’m still in favor of this. https://t.co/ggxbE9CO9v https://t.co/gMEqcg3Egj 11:30:19
TV: The Disgusting and Depraved Story of “Kenny vs. Spenny,” Canada’s Most Underrated Show: http://bit.ly/2x2Y7HY //I’m a big fan! http://pic.twitter.com/6ckeRBmqVH 12:30:23
RT @YallConnect: Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! https://t.co/NHv08faJBy 13:30:04
“They were beating me w/ poles. I have 8 staples in my head, broken wrist.” — Deandre Harris https://t.co/qO6a2iziAy #Charlottesville 15:15:07
RT @YallConnect: Our photos from this year’s event are now available on Facebook! https://t.co/LZmGnRqdOc 15:24:17
That first season of “Confederate” practically writes itself … 16:30:10
To paraphrase the great Ricky Bobby, “Help me, Jesus! Help me, Jewish God! Help me, Allah! AAAAAHHH! Help me, Wonder Woman!” 18:00:13
How many pins can a Wade Kwon pin if a Wade Kwon could pin away? https://t.co/p0zSGdFvlk 18:50:07
MEDIA: Sinclair already owns 3 #Bham stations, incl. one news operation. And it’s spreading. https://t.co/AYvYREnysQ https://t.co/u1YstR9vAQ 19:30:05
Birmingham videos from @Ramboandbknott, @MicallefCigars, @joeking32 and @AlaStormTracker: https://t.co/7bSV4tH4dF #Bham 21:15:04

Thursday, August 17

#DailyBlogTip Getting started: Investing money in a site makes it real, ups your commitment to make the blog work. 07:00:07
Did the use of “alt-left” come from centrist pundits in the media? https://t.co/jDk2F1315C 08:30:27
Garden update: Week 24: As the summer winds down.
• Overview: https://t.co/eE9gq5hiXq
• Kale: https://t.co/Ce6p1fcWxh 09:30:27
RT @GeekyLyndsay: What if they took down the statues but not the horses just the dudes. The horses did their best. 10:30:17
Alabama wants to curb “voter fraud.” Instead, tosses voters off of rolls (incl. two elected officials): https://t.co/RZ0quaD0Qk #alpolitics 11:30:30
Meditation hour. #bham (@ Birmingham Shambhala Center in Birmingham, AL) https://t.co/sdceeNe1co 11:58:22
How the Western Media™ would cover #Charlottesville if it happened in a foreign country: https://t.co/JGj43YnRYH #almosttheonion 12:30:04
Any car can be a self-driving car … if you *truly* believe. 13:30:24
I should probably just tweet these pics every couple of months: https://t.co/y6BczHYqSd https://t.co/3RasDC35Et 15:15:04
In your heart, you know it’s true. https://t.co/KD4hT3OMOV 16:30:05
Today’s library find: @midnightspecial DVD from @eolib. (Didn’t get around to watching it during 1st checkout.)… https://t.co/2ilU1BTYld 18:00:10
Birmingham videos from @WeatherNation, @StormChasingVid, @amonies, @kyle_gainey and more: https://t.co/nj66gbIM6b #Bham 21:15:05
LinkedIn shows me at my very best: https://t.co/1AFrmOpGFP 21:20:06

Friday, August 18

#DailyBlogTip Getting started: Plan your editorial calendar with assigned writers, deadlines and art. 07:00:31
Y’all act like ya ain’t never seen the moon eat the sun before … 08:30:00
Trump removing Stephen Bannon from White House: https://t.co/KdHH1MXaZa 11:56:04
Give me your tired, your poor … Behind Emma Lazarus’ “The New Colossus”: https://t.co/wNV53yvcv3 (via @cjewishhistory) 12:14:07
VIDEO: Melting hot pot: On Chinese immigration to the Mississippi Delta: https://t.co/jZ0jJcBEwV 12:20:29
PSYCHOLOGY: The fascinating world of conspiracy theories: https://t.co/hKXiPA7Csw 12:29:10
HISTORY: @samswey‘s thread on the 1739 Stono Rebellion in South Carolina.
https://t.co/vfDxMMLlNB 12:35:41
VIDEO: Why diversity matters in tech (and other) companies.
https://t.co/MQy4bf531h 12:37:22
SCIENCE: The One-Drop Rule comes back to haunt white nationalists’ DNA tests: https://t.co/19B1kzbpTz 12:43:24
TRAVEL: 🐜🕷🐞 Bed bugs in hotels are on the rise. Here’s how to protect yourself: https://t.co/KxHMjb8PW5 (via @nic_mclean) http://pic.twitter.com/ivpgQu94iu 12:44:48
“So how’s the eclipse?” https://t.co/R8nTAh1WdM 14:58:25
A moment for gratitude: https://t.co/Sz5Slc9Qvf 15:04:10
For those who prefer to read my tweets on Facebook … https://t.co/CZ0cCf394V 18:35:06
Birmingham videos from @bigrigtravels, @RobertGurule, @pendley_jimbo, @shiiyoh and more: https://t.co/vz2CSK6IgU #Bham 21:15:03