{"generator":"GNU social 2.0.2-dev","title":"Conversation","totalItems":2,"items":[{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/rameshgupta","displayName":"Ramesh 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class=\"u-url mention\">@steter<\/a> <\/p><p>What do <a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/tags\/MitchMcConnell\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#MitchMcConnell<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/tags\/DNC\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#DNC<\/a> have in common?<\/p><p>Neither is showing any signs of life.<\/p><p>\"Ken Martin, chair of the DNC, is in survival mode\u2026 he is avoiding media appearances, \u2026 and refusing\u2026 to make any substantive changes at his troubled organization.\"<\/p><p>And \"there is no sign that the organization's membership plans to replace Martin before the midterm elections\u2026, even as some wonder how much longer he can hold on\"<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/ken-martin-hunkers-down-at-the-democratic-national-committee-as-a-storm-gathers-around-party-leader\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/ken-martin-hunkers-down-at-the-democratic-national-committee-as-a-storm-gathers-around-party-leader<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-30:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/rameshgupta\/statuses\/117029109088942745","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/rameshgupta\/statuses\/117029109088942745","objectType":"note","content":"<p>\u2b06\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/@steter\" class=\"u-url mention\">@steter<\/a> <\/p><p>What do <a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/tags\/MitchMcConnell\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#MitchMcConnell<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/tags\/DNC\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#DNC<\/a> have in common?<\/p><p>Neither is showing any signs of life.<\/p><p>\"Ken Martin, chair of the DNC, is in survival mode\u2026 he is avoiding media appearances, \u2026 and refusing\u2026 to make any substantive changes at his troubled organization.\"<\/p><p>And \"there is no sign that the organization's membership plans to replace Martin before the midterm elections\u2026, even as some wonder how much longer he can hold on\"<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/ken-martin-hunkers-down-at-the-democratic-national-committee-as-a-storm-gathers-around-party-leader\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/ken-martin-hunkers-down-at-the-democratic-national-committee-as-a-storm-gathers-around-party-leader<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@rameshgupta\/117029109088942745","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/users\/steter\/statuses\/117028471796500092","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/@steter\/117028471796500092"},"tags":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"dnc"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"mitchmcconnell"}]},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/users\/steter"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-02:objectType=thread:nonce=f65b1e309a129cb4","notice_info":{"local_id":"12983796","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-08-03T02:32:13+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU 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Place","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/182810-original-tmp20231008190146.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/182810-96-20231008190146.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/182810-48-20231008190146.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/182810-24-20231008190146.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"182810"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/182810-96-20231008190146.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"ASCAP member. Once was in R&amp;D at Apple &amp; Compaq. One NASA launch. Designed stuff. Made things go. Made things stop. Collected data. Sysadmin. Musician. Lead guitarist. Songwriter. Oregonian again after many stops.Profile picture: Head of a man in a hazmat suit from an album.Header picture: Colors of Ukraine.","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/@steter","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"steter","displayName":"Steve's Place","note":"ASCAP member. Once was in R&amp;D at Apple &amp; Compaq. One NASA launch. Designed stuff. Made things go. Made things stop. Collected data. Sysadmin. Musician. Lead guitarist. Songwriter. Oregonian again after many stops.Profile picture: Head of a man in a hazmat suit from an album.Header picture: Colors of Ukraine."}},"content":"<p>The DNC reminds me of a nun with a ruler.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/m.ai6yr.org\/@headlines_bot\/117028371902700363\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/m.ai6yr.org\/@headlines_bot\/117028371902700363<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-30:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/users\/steter\/statuses\/117028471796500092","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/users\/steter\/statuses\/117028471796500092","objectType":"note","content":"<p>The DNC reminds me of a nun with a ruler.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/m.ai6yr.org\/@headlines_bot\/117028371902700363\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/m.ai6yr.org\/@headlines_bot\/117028371902700363<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/@steter\/117028471796500092","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-02:objectType=thread:nonce=f65b1e309a129cb4","notice_info":{"local_id":"12983344","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-08-02T23:19:27+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/@steter\/117028471796500092"}],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/conversation\/6595144","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}]}