Georgia Senate runoffs: what can I do and how can I help?

This is a note for various people wondering about the upcoming runoff elections for US Senator from Georgia who are writing and calling and asking from all over: "what can I do/how can help?”  Well there are many possibilities beyond the usual “send money” to the campaigns (Raphael Warnock (https://warnockforgeorgia.com) and Jon Ossoff (https://electjon.com) and … Continue reading Georgia Senate runoffs: what can I do and how can I help?

June 30th 2020, Halfway through the year

Good morning Georgia— For all his blunders in the managing of the current virus crisis in Georgia, it’s been good to see that Governor Brian Kemp has been modeling appropriate masking for the past several weeks. And yesterday he announced an upcoming flyaround tour of the state when he plans to encourage the use of … Continue reading June 30th 2020, Halfway through the year

A Gentle Suggestion for Mike Bloomberg, who wants to “Get It Done”

So Mike Bloomberg will be in the debate tomorrow night, that's new news. Here's a suggestion for Mike to "get it done" (Probably just a thought experiment, but maybe....) Take the billions he’s budgeted for his vanity campaign— divide the assets into two piles, one half to dedicated to attack/counter-misinformation ads and social media deployed … Continue reading A Gentle Suggestion for Mike Bloomberg, who wants to “Get It Done”

Sunday morning reflections on an important week for CCSD

CCSD and Athens Education friends: In the holiday week's swirl of information and conjecture about the current state of things in the governance of our local public schools, I think this most recent article in the Flagpole from a few days ago has not received appropriate attention: https://berto.fyi/33FiLOg Blake Aued is in his nothing-but-the-facts mode … Continue reading Sunday morning reflections on an important week for CCSD