Kai Degner

Every hydration break, I imagine joining half a billion people around the world for a snack or bathroom break and feel more connected to our shared humanity. Anyone else? #WorldCup

Harrisonburg VA - heart of the rural Shenandoah Valley - Signs of Fascism standing procession along Main Street #NoKings

"If I want to help a man reduce his defensiveness and become more adaptive, I must try to remove the threat of myself as his potential changer." Rogers, Carl, R.; Farson, Richard, Evans. Active Listening (p. 6). (Function). Kindle Edition.

Any Celsius-Fahrenheit split households? I just created this to print and hang in the kitchen. Thoughts on improvement? Utility?

During a press conference, Kristi Noem claimed that ICE has not detained or arrested any US citizens. This isn't true. The reality is that at least 170 citizens have been held by immigration agents, including two kids with cancer.

NEW: A federal judge rules that the DOJ’s criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia may be a form of punishment against him for legally challenging his removal to El Salvador, and said he is entitled to discovery against the administration.

College prep for 5 yrs old. You can never start too early.

Brutal way to mess up my bell curve. Wordle 1,535 6/6 ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Motherfucking wind farms…

Definitely tempted to see what’s going on over on X tonight…

Video: Speaking to a Fired-Up Opening Night of the 2025 VA Women’s Summit, Sen. Kaine Rips Youngkin – “If you won’t stand up for [UVA], will you stand up for ANYTHING?!?”; "I sent [a text to Youngkin asking for him to help] at 6:58 am and I have not gotten a response" bluevirginia.us/2025/06/vide...

The circumstances driving the resignation of UVA President Jim Ryan are sad, infuriating, and dangerous. He himself had no choice, given his integrity, as demonstrated in today’s email to the University community.

Interesting… www.talktothe.city About An open-source AI tool …. Talk to the City bridges this gap with an open-source AI platform that turns large-scale conversations into actionable insights while preserving individual perspectives—from local town halls to national policy discussions.

From Carl Rogers' intro to Active Listening - rather on the nose about fighting authoritarianism tendencies: "People who have been listened to in this new and special way become more emotionally mature, more open to their experiences, less defensive, more democratic, and less authoritarian."

Who’s going to mess this up?

Me: “Mom can do the bath tomorrow. There’s always another day.” 5yo: “Not when the sun explodes.”

Reminder: the device you’re on right now probably has a feature called “Phone.” It unlocks live, interactive discussions with human beings that have potential for efficient and effective communication.

My bell curve is strong

Another sign egg prices aren’t coming down anytime soon: Fox News posting affiliate links for backyard chicken coops. 🥚🥚🥚🐣🐣🐣

Anyone else?

You might be at the Virginia Democrats Rural Retreat if…

Pfff excited to be finalizing this presentation to kick off a new learning community for people ready to level up their leadership in these times. Seems like a culmination of 22 years of learning and doing. Title Slide: 3 Secrets to Unlock the Collective Leadership Needed Now to Save Democracy

Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, VA - #HandsOff Hands Off Rally in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley #resist

Some astonishing numbers in here: -OpenAI loses $2 for every $1 it makes -OpenAI projects annual losses of $14 billion by 2026 -To break even OpenAI needs to increase revenue 25x in just 5 years -33% of VC portfolios are committed to AI -5 AI-heavy stocks account for 29% of the S&P 500's value

None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.

"Most of EPA’s work happens behind the scenes, like when one of its enforcement teams raided a warehouse in Colorado full of mislabeled oil barrels that had been prepared for a landfill and discovered they contained nuclear waste..." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/o...