Author: sikander

Representation matters

Statistics Canada‘s 2011 National Household Survey reported 1,053,945 Muslims in Canada, 3.2% of the population.

7,850,605 people reported “No religious affiliation.”

Ramadan starts tomorrow and it is nice to see elected leaders embrace, celebrate with, and represent the people they serve.

Wishing a blessed Ramadan to Muslims observing the month at home this year. By coming together virtually, we’ll be able to stay connected and still honour the values at the heart of Islam – compassion, peace, and service to others. Ramadan Mubarak! https://t.co/sJg0aRUP0a pic.twitter.com/Bl2ESHvICH
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) April 23, 2020

Justin Trudeau – Prime Minister of Canada

Today marks the beginning of #Ramadan for Muslims in Canada and around the world. This year, families will gather for Iftar meals virtually. Staying home will help stop the spread of COVID-19 and keep us all safe. Wishing a blessed month to everyone observing! #RamadanMubarak
— Chrystia Freeland (@cafreeland) April 23, 2020

Chrystia Freeland – Deputy Prime Minsiter of Canada

Today, Muslims around the world are marking the start of the holy month of Ramadan

On behalf of all New Democrats, I would like to wish you a rewarding month of reflection and spiritual growth

Ramadan Mubarak pic.twitter.com/hUBqNsuvHA
— Jagmeet Singh (@theJagmeetSingh) April 23, 2020

Jagmeet Singh – New Democratic Party leader

Ramadan Mubarak to Ontario’s Muslim community observing the holy month! Wishing you the very best for a month of fasting and prayers. Please celebrate safely and continue physical distancing. pic.twitter.com/EUvxAzm64N
— Doug Ford (@fordnation) April 23, 2020

Doug Ford – Premier of Ontario

I would like to extend my warmest greetings to Toronto’s Muslim community who will be celebrating the beginning of the Holy Month of #Ramadan this evening. #RamadanMubarak pic.twitter.com/bankP7g1me
— John Tory (@JohnTory) April 23, 2020

John Tory – Mayor of Toronto

I bet some of the 130,835 in “Other religions” are Jedi.

2020 Twitter

Twitter embed alerts

Twitter allows embedding tweets on external websites:

Embed Tweet menu option — “Embed Tweet” menu option on a tweet by Shawn “#BlizzardsNow” Micallef

This is great for adding content to news articles, websites, blogs, etc. Twitter also ensures that the tweets are displayed using your current name, photo, and the latest Twitter design.

However, there are no alerts for when your tweets are embedded, and that’s rather unfortunate because I would like to know when someone is using my tweets.

As of April 2020, the embed HTML code is:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true">
    <p lang="en" dir="ltr">
        Looking forward to transitioning into my weekend tweets shortly. There will be a brief service delay while we switch sensibilities.
    </p>
    &mdash; Three Geese Radius (@shawnmicallef) <a href="https://twitter.com/shawnmicallef/status/1251259587317153794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 17, 2020</a>
</blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

So, one solution is to create a Google Alert for: twitter.com “@{{username}}”

Google Alert for detecting embedded tweets on the internets

This will not detect every instance of an embedded tweet, but if Google finds it on a site they’re crawling, they will send you an email about it.

2020 Coronavirus Infographics

Infographics

A graphic visual representation of information, data, or knowledge intended to present information quickly and clearly:

Everybody <3 infographics