Born a 10th generation Oregonian, (5 generations on each side) I have an enthusiasm for learning and teaching new things. After a ten year mini career in the dental field I moved on to research and embraced the social web. Though the internet is far too large for any one person to claim to be an expert, I can hold my own with the latest trends.
I enjoy researching and writing blogs. As the "Internet Program Director" for myMotherLode.com since 2008, I update the website and have a wide variety of interests. There is always something entertaining, educational or inspirational to share.
Washington dysfunction continues as Senate Democrats rolled fellow Senator Joe Manchin of coal-rich West Virginia when they killed his proposal to speed up the moribund permitting process for energy projects that ostensibly would help future energy development and lower energy costs. Manchin had earlier agreed to vote for the Democrats’ climate, healthcare and tax proposal, in exchange for their support for his energy bill.
Amnesty International has called out Meta, formerly known as Facebook, for the role it played in the atrocities perpetrated against the Rohingya in 2017 saying that Facebook’s core business model — behavioral ads — was responsible for actively egging on the hatred for profit as its “content-shaping algorithms proactively amplified and promoted content on the Facebook platform which incited violence, hatred, and discrimination against the Rohingya.” Meanwhile, here at home, Meta continues to ban any voice, usually conservative, it deems “Hate Speech.”
