Michael Thompson

Spent today educating local businesses on ICE.

SMB owners, know your rights. Especially regarding private versus public commercial spaces, and judicial vs administrative warrants.

Thanks to District 33 @cmrestler.bsky.social
office for organizing!

Video Summary: Data Warehouse...or Mausoleum? Will your data warehouse be a highway for your revolution? Or the hill you die on? With a few lessons from troubled examples, you'll avoid trouble, and thrive.

“Let's build a data mausoleum."

Surely you've never heard anyone say that, but...what's the chances that your ambitions lead to failure?

Turns out that a lot of projects don't fail for technical reasons...

Check out the latest Guerrilla Data episode.

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Bad Grok! Bad!

50 Years of the Talking Heads: A History Spiral Visualization! Look closer, and enjoy a spectacular view of every day of the Talking Heads’ history, including year-by-year recognition of the band and its founding members’ milestones and contributions.

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Did you know that the anniversary of the formation of the Talking Heads was 50 years ago in June? Share this with any fan-friends you might have! Link to full image in comments, and bio.
#dataviz #talkingheads #davidbyrne #tinaweymouth #chrisfrantz #jerryharrison

2025:
Every time I see someone wearing a Misfits shirt, I have to remember: they will NOT get me yelling out “I Turned Into A Martian.”

Let's talk about cops.
Actually, CoPs.
In this episode of Guerrilla Data, we take a look at Communities of Practice (CoPs). Want to make a difference in your organization?

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#data #analytics #communitiesofpractice #corporateculture #changemanagement #peoplefirst

Guerrilla Data: Into Battle We Go! When you create a data revolution with limited resources and support, you'll need to be sense-making, discerning, and resourceful. Turns out, those three things turn risks into opportunities!

To all of you struggling data and analytics professionals: another day beckons! Here’s some pep talk for you. 😊 informationforhumans.substack.com/p/guerrilla-... #data #analytics #ai #revolution

Today’s Wordflower bouquet from Wordflowers: A Visual History of the Cure’s Words is… unfortunately reflecting current events…violence. 25% of net proceeds from each book sale goes to NAMI, a grassroots organization dedicated to building better lives for people affected by mental illness. #thecure

That was a loooooong show
He always walks the catwalk in that venue and it’s just great to see him having fun and being open to the crowd.

Guerrilla Data: Winning Hearts and Minds What four key strategies do you need for spreading your data revolution?

What do you need for spreading your data revolution? Helping people make better decisions isn’t about being the smartest person in the room...it’s about being the most compelling! Here's a playbook. informationforhumans.substack.com/p/guerrilla-... #data #analytics #corporateculture #revolution

57th & Broadway
I want to meet this human

Guerrilla Data: Defend The Revolution! Don't let your revolution get squashed before it even starts. Make sure your data and analytics are unimpeachable.

Don't die on a data hill! Another episode of Guerilla Data this week...talking about not letting the saboteurs bring you down.
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#corporateculture #revolution

@curenews.bsky.social

Wordflowers is a garden, and The Cure's words are the flowers. This is not a book of lyrics. It's a picture book journey of arrangements of words from Smith's lyrics. 25% of the net proceeds goes to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Link in bio. #thecureband @robert.thecure.com #robertsmith

I Cracked the Saville Cypher! Am I the only New Order fan who didn't know about this?

Which of you knew about the Peter Saville secret code on the side of New Order’s Power, Corruption & Lies? Read on, if you didn’t.

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Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:     Section 1.  Purpose

Anyone explain why pausing ***ALL*** FCPA enforcement makes more sense than just…reviewing it? I mean…this one is…interesting.

As I’ve always been told: doesn’t matter what you are actually doing…mind the appearance of what you are doing.

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