Know Thy Congress(Wo)man

I tend to keep my lifehackery obsession separate from THF, but this bookmarklet [4] seemed to be worthy of the crossover.  If you’re not familiar with bookmarklets, they are bits of javascript that you can store as a bookmark in your browser to perform [5]certain functions.  They are not only speedy, but also prevent you from having to download a bunch of browser extensions you may hardly use.

KTC (or Know Thy Congressman) provides a wealth of info should you find yourself reading the funnies er, the political news.  I used it to capture this screenshot of Pelosi which tells me anything from most used words to who are her major donors.  From their website:

KTC is a bookmarklet that displays an abundance of political and biographical information about current members of the Senate and House of Representatives.

To use it, highlight the name of a legislator on a webpage and click the bookmark. Or, click it anytime to search for a politician by name. To install, drag the link below into your Bookmarks Toolbar.

You can start using KTC right away by dragging this link [6] to your bookmarks.  Then, highlight the name of a congressional member and simply click the bookmark to find out all the good dirt.  Why not give it a shot with Eric Cantor?