Alan Hensel

To hell with gerrymandering. Proportional Representation now!

To err is neural network.

If a politician gets money from a donor who gets their money from a public-facing business, spend your money elsewhere.

When you are on the fence about who to vote for, a good tiebreaker is: who raised less money?

There is no perfect source of political information, but political ads are among the worst. They are an insult to your intelligence, even if you're an idiot. Ignore political advertising!

People who want to "burn it all down" should note that one thing that isn't being torn down is something very central to America's problems: money in politics.

But you are not powerless about money in politics. Some ideas in the comments. Please add more.

The good thing about a bull in a china shop is that he can get a lot done in a very short time.

I would say Winter Palace Ballroom, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Formal letter on letterhead from the Election Truth Alliance addressed to North Carolina State Board of Elections and Governor Stein. To read or listen to the full letter, please go to https://electiontruthalliance.org/statements-and-press-releases/#mn_letter

Formal letter on letterhead from the Election Truth Alliance addressed to North Carolina State Board of Elections and Governor Stein. To read or listen to the full letter, please go to https://electiontruthalliance.org/statements-and-press-releases/#mn_letter

Formal letter on letterhead from the Election Truth Alliance addressed to North Carolina State Board of Elections and Governor Stein. To read or listen to the full letter, please go to https://electiontruthalliance.org/statements-and-press-releases/#mn_letter

Formal letter on letterhead from the Election Truth Alliance addressed to North Carolina State Board of Elections and Governor Stein. To read or listen to the full letter, please go to https://electiontruthalliance.org/statements-and-press-releases/#mn_letter

Please see the Election Truth Alliance's letter to North Carolina elected representatives and election officials: electiontruthalliance.org/statements-a...

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Milestone: As of today, the government has spent more time shut down under Mr. Trump than under all other presidents combined.

All other presidents: 47.5 days of government shutdown.
Mr. Trump: 48 days (in his first term, 35 + 3, and in his second term, 10 and counting.)

Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.

The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.

"May we never grow so somber or self-important that we fail to appreciate the humor in our lives."

- Lyndon B. Johnson (to the Smothers Brothers, 1968)

Yes, 💯 but I'm not sure how to deal with the angry parents wanting to know what the hell you're teaching their kids, that they come home questioning their parents' beliefs.

I also wonder this about future robot maids. Will they have to be customized for family religion and politics?

In Denmark, it is illegal to burn the flag of any nation - except Denmark. You can burn the flag of Denmark in Denmark all you want.

In a free country, dissent is patriotic.

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And yes, we had hackathons, and saw many innovative ideas at the hackathon demos, but I got the sense that the ones that made it to production were the ones that were already on Product's list of ideas from existing large customers.

I feel like that statement could have been written at Rally.

When I joined the company in 2012, we were a serious competitor to Jira. That just slipped away, as we focused on the feature requests of existing large customers, while new and smaller customers grew dissatisfied.

Look, I get that people are done with the status quo and want to burn the whole rigged system down.

But in light of recent events, can we focus some of that energy on gerrymandering?

How about a constitutional amendment requiring proportional representation in any election involving districts?

GOP: Guardians Of the Pedophiles

One of my favorite signs from last night's Good Trouble protest in Raleigh:

As much as I want this picture to be real, I think it’s AI. Look at the lettering on the hat. And flag-like stripes with no stars.

May the Spirit of '76 be with you today: the courage and conviction and sheer determination to promote freedom and democracy and stand up to tyrants!
🇺🇸 🗽 🕊️
#Freedom #NoKings

1. Appoint an inexperienced 22-year-old (Thomas Fugate) to lead DHS's counterterrorism program (CP3).
2. Attack one of the world's leading state sponsors of terrorism.

What could possibly go wrong?

Ooh, his magic marker has more powers than I thought!

I asked Google AI this morning when Biden's cat, Willow, left the White House, and it claimed that Willow still lives there! Searching elsewhere revealed that Willow left with Biden on Jan 20, 2025. There are no presidential pets in the White House right now. This AI is not ready.

I think Mammon is the god that best aligns with the modern Republican party.

Idolizing billionaires is like thinking a stripper really likes you.

I think this is my favorite sign that I saw at the #handsoff2025 protest in Raleigh:

Yes. And the 5th amendment to the US Constitution states:

"No person shall be ... deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law..."

Notice it says "person", not "citizen". It makes no cutout for any subgroup. Other parts of the Constitution do, but not this part.

Were you there? I was in Raleigh. Also crowded!

Wait... Laken Riley's murder cancelled human rights?

So can we lock up Tom Homan, and if he asks to speak to his lawyer, we can just say "did Laken Riley get to speak to a lawyer?"

Trump promised to end the war in Ukraine on Day One, bring grocery prices down on Day One, and to be a dictator, but only on Day One.

So... when will Day One be over?