Text from my mother:

If you do political digital - join us this Thursday! We are breaking down 3 common campaigns with tools, resources and processes.

Instagram is now surveying people on ads they want to see less of... including social and political issues.

I am proud to call Msgr. Charles Pope my Pastor and Holy Comforter my parish. Thanks to Christopher Bedford for highlighting our strong, faithful, and courageous Pastor and being a voice against the lies spread by the Washington Post and others. thefederalist.com/2020/08/04/pos…

This is sweet and a smart move to raise the national attention of this race. Would love to be a fly on the wall for the strategy conversations on both sides leading up to this decision.

Interesting reddit ad this morning for Biden. A click on the link takes you to an external page rather than staying within native reddit. Showing they favor a controlled message over allowing folks to organically engage.

Today my boomer mother went to a "museum" expecting a traditional art museum. It turned out to be an Instagram museum and she demanded a refund. The photos are fantastic.

Google just reversed its restriction political and advocacy ads that has been in place since January. Next Trend --> Advertisers moving their dollars to something with guaranteed performance rather than "renting" advertising space. politico.com/news/2021/02/2…?

Instagram just announced they are opening their API to publishers. What it means: Businesses are going to have easier access to schedule and publish content from 3rd party apps -- continuing the dependency on Instagram for traffic. developers.facebook.com/blog/post/2021…

Our team is growing! We are looking for a skilled engineer to help us grow our platform that connects nonprofits, causes, and advocacy groups with influencers looking to make a difference. More info --> linkedin.com/jobs/view/2424…

This week I’m teaching a digital strategy class to congressional comms staffers. We’re tackling Twitter engagement tactics. What's worked for you in political Twitter that I should include? What do you wish more Congressional offices did on Twitter?

Some real room for creativity in the "occupation" section of a baby's passport application. We are debating baby v. crawling. Also 1 foot 5 inches is killing me.