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As someone who works professionally in federal civic tech, I've said from the beginning: it was never about efficiency.
It has ALWAYS been a heist, of your data, of your systems, of your code.
The richest man in the world stole your information and is using it to make himself even richer.
It has ALWAYS been a heist, of your data, of your systems, of your code.
The richest man in the world stole your information and is using it to make himself even richer.
All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter
U.S. President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency has disbanded with eight months left to its mandate.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
As someone who works professionally in federal civic tech, I've said from the beginning: it was never about efficiency.
It has ALWAYS been a heist, of your data, of your systems, of your code.
The richest man in the world stole your information and is using it to make himself even richer.
It has ALWAYS been a heist, of your data, of your systems, of your code.
The richest man in the world stole your information and is using it to make himself even richer.
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Turning Point leader, former GOP Rep pleads guilty to attempted election fraud. As a court of appeals judge recently observed at the start of his opinion, "election fraud is a thing." True enough. And nearly all of it involves supporters of Donald Trump. Here's another of dozens of cases.
Turning Point leader, former GOP Rep pleads guilty to attempted election fraud | Arizona Mirror
Austin Smith election fraud guilty plea: Former GOP Rep admits forging 100+ signatures on ballot petitions in Arizona
azmirror.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Turning Point leader, former GOP Rep pleads guilty to attempted election fraud. As a court of appeals judge recently observed at the start of his opinion, "election fraud is a thing." True enough. And nearly all of it involves supporters of Donald Trump. Here's another of dozens of cases.
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After federal rules nixed their plans to offer food-insecure people a discount, I found three Oregon grocery stores that are using the honor system to help SNAP recipients. My story today: www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
Feds told Oregon grocers they couldn’t offer 10% off to SNAP recipients, so they got creative
The honor system is in place at three Oregon stores, now offering discounts to all who need it.
www.oregonlive.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
After federal rules nixed their plans to offer food-insecure people a discount, I found three Oregon grocery stores that are using the honor system to help SNAP recipients. My story today: www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
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adding "doctors" to the list of professions that, alongside judges and lawyers, have so far given a good account of themselves under authoritarianism
America’s leading physician groups are now openly defying RFK Jr. www.vox.com/health/45922...
America’s leading physician groups are now openly defying RFK Jr.
US vaccine consensus has officially shattered.
www.vox.com
August 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM
adding "doctors" to the list of professions that, alongside judges and lawyers, have so far given a good account of themselves under authoritarianism
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Sandwich guy escapes indictment due to jury nullification!
August 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Sandwich guy escapes indictment due to jury nullification!
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People have shared Angie Vargas's TikToks with me and they are a mood lifter: www.newsweek.com/meet-woman-s...
Meet the woman spending her free time chasing ICE vehicles
"The more time I spend with them, the less time they spend with my community," Vargas told Newsweek.
www.newsweek.com
August 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
People have shared Angie Vargas's TikToks with me and they are a mood lifter: www.newsweek.com/meet-woman-s...
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I like this type of public history project. We need more. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/02/b... [gift link]
Black Panther Party’s Illinois history recognized with heritage trail
The Black Panther Party Heritage Trail in Illinois marks 13 locations in Chicago where it the political group made history.
www.chicagotribune.com
August 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I like this type of public history project. We need more. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/02/b... [gift link]
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“The public votes pro-library more often than not. That [raises] the ? of why it is the insignificant budgets of the library are first to be ✂️ when a city faces a shortfall + not, say, the 🚀 budgets of the police?^ It continues to weaken one of the strongest democratic institutions in the US…”
Public Libraries on the Chopping Block, 2025 Edition
A look at the budget cuts affecting US libraries in 2025
buttondown.com
August 3, 2025 at 6:16 AM
“The public votes pro-library more often than not. That [raises] the ? of why it is the insignificant budgets of the library are first to be ✂️ when a city faces a shortfall + not, say, the 🚀 budgets of the police?^ It continues to weaken one of the strongest democratic institutions in the US…”
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You spend more time on social media than you intend to, because time flows faster on these platforms, causing you to lose hours in what feels like minutes. This is no accident; it’s a result of a decades-long plot to steal your time.
My new essay.
www.gurwinder.blog/p/how-social...
My new essay.
www.gurwinder.blog/p/how-social...
How Social Media Shortens Your Life
And How to Expand it
www.gurwinder.blog
August 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
You spend more time on social media than you intend to, because time flows faster on these platforms, causing you to lose hours in what feels like minutes. This is no accident; it’s a result of a decades-long plot to steal your time.
My new essay.
www.gurwinder.blog/p/how-social...
My new essay.
www.gurwinder.blog/p/how-social...
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No one gave a shit if a gay man was lonely navigating a homophobic society. No one gave a shit if a woman was lonely in an abusive marriage. No one ever gave a shit if the Black kid in a white school was lonely.
But we all need to care about straight white men being lonely.
Miss me with this bs.
But we all need to care about straight white men being lonely.
Miss me with this bs.
August 2, 2025 at 12:25 PM
No one gave a shit if a gay man was lonely navigating a homophobic society. No one gave a shit if a woman was lonely in an abusive marriage. No one ever gave a shit if the Black kid in a white school was lonely.
But we all need to care about straight white men being lonely.
Miss me with this bs.
But we all need to care about straight white men being lonely.
Miss me with this bs.
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A win! A federal judge has just blocked part of the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” that aimed to restrict Medicaid funding. Judge Indira Talwani, ruling from the District of Massachusetts, ordered the Trump administration to continue Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood health centers.
Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from cutting off Planned Parenthood funding
Planned Parenthood sued the administration Monday, alleging that a provision of Trump's "big, beautiful bill" is unconstitutional and will cause irreparable harm.
www.nbcnews.com
July 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
A win! A federal judge has just blocked part of the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” that aimed to restrict Medicaid funding. Judge Indira Talwani, ruling from the District of Massachusetts, ordered the Trump administration to continue Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood health centers.
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FDA held a “hearing” on antidepressants today. Here’s one of their slides. Link to the entire meeting is below. Remember RFKJ’S MAHA report where he said antidepressants are need to go? He wasn’t kidding. Call your electeds and demand RFKJs resignation before he causes even more damage. He must go.
July 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
FDA held a “hearing” on antidepressants today. Here’s one of their slides. Link to the entire meeting is below. Remember RFKJ’S MAHA report where he said antidepressants are need to go? He wasn’t kidding. Call your electeds and demand RFKJs resignation before he causes even more damage. He must go.
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NASA & her beloved caretakers have issued the NASA VOYAGER DECLARATION, a letter of formal dissent as defined in NASA Procedural Requirement 7120.5F.
They join NIH & EPA in voicing their clear objection to the illegal & immoral objectives of the Trump administration.
They join NIH & EPA in voicing their clear objection to the illegal & immoral objectives of the Trump administration.
Support the NASA Voyager Declaration Now! — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
Your solidarity with the NASA heroes helps their fight to preserve NASA's vital missions.
www.standupforscience.net
July 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
NASA & her beloved caretakers have issued the NASA VOYAGER DECLARATION, a letter of formal dissent as defined in NASA Procedural Requirement 7120.5F.
They join NIH & EPA in voicing their clear objection to the illegal & immoral objectives of the Trump administration.
They join NIH & EPA in voicing their clear objection to the illegal & immoral objectives of the Trump administration.
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Let’s be clear: This is political censorship. Just as CBS’ parent company handed Trump $16 million to settle a spurious lawsuit, this decision is about preemptively bowing to a regime that demands obedience.
We stand with Stephen Colbert and every voice that Trump wants silenced.
We stand with Stephen Colbert and every voice that Trump wants silenced.
Colbert's cancellation is a dark warning
CBS's decision marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large.
www.motherjones.com
July 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Let’s be clear: This is political censorship. Just as CBS’ parent company handed Trump $16 million to settle a spurious lawsuit, this decision is about preemptively bowing to a regime that demands obedience.
We stand with Stephen Colbert and every voice that Trump wants silenced.
We stand with Stephen Colbert and every voice that Trump wants silenced.
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NASA sends specialized aircraft from Houston to Texas Hill Country to help with flood recovery
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
NASA sends specialized aircraft from Houston to Texas Hill Country to help with flood recovery | Houston Public Media
The federal space agency said two of its WB-57 aircraft departed from Ellington Field on Wednesday to conduct aerial surveys of the Guadalupe River and surrounding areas in Central Texas, where more t...
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
July 16, 2025 at 1:14 AM
NASA sends specialized aircraft from Houston to Texas Hill Country to help with flood recovery
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
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you've heard about the college kids who can't do anything without ChatGPT's help—but what about the students who oppose generative A.I. for myriad reasons and refuse to rely on it as a shortcut? well, I found and spoke with a few of them here: slate.com/life/2025/07...
What It’s Like to Be a Student Who Hates ChatGPT
“Everyone is using it”—almost everyone.
slate.com
July 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
you've heard about the college kids who can't do anything without ChatGPT's help—but what about the students who oppose generative A.I. for myriad reasons and refuse to rely on it as a shortcut? well, I found and spoke with a few of them here: slate.com/life/2025/07...
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people come up with all kinds of fanciful math to justify billionaires' wealth but imo present political moment demonstrates conclusively that we need to tax billionaires at whatever rate will keep them focused on their own fucking business rather than our Medicaid and pediatric cancer research
July 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
people come up with all kinds of fanciful math to justify billionaires' wealth but imo present political moment demonstrates conclusively that we need to tax billionaires at whatever rate will keep them focused on their own fucking business rather than our Medicaid and pediatric cancer research
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this is such an important point. i do not think that the typical american understands that for most of their lives, someone like james madison or george washington or thomas jefferson was *surrounded* by black people.
A big point in my Founders in American memory class is that the visual culture of the 19th century whitewashed the era of the revolution out of recognition. I ask students if there were Black soldiers at Yorktown and if anything they describe back the Trumbull painting.
can’t overstate how shoddy the actual work is. “the framers didn’t think black people counted in the constitutional order” falls apart with a single question: “well what did they think about all the free blacks that most of them lived around, encountered, and even hired for work?”
June 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
this is such an important point. i do not think that the typical american understands that for most of their lives, someone like james madison or george washington or thomas jefferson was *surrounded* by black people.
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"This case highlights the significant threat posed to U.S. citizens by frequent ICE errors, which are exacerbated when local law enforcement agencies participate in immigration enforcement...”
www.bet.com/article/6rdn...
www.bet.com/article/6rdn...
He Was Born in Philly and They Tried to Deport Him to Jamaica
A Florida sheriff ignored proof of Peter Sean Brown’s U.S. citizenship and held him for ICE anyway. A federal court just ruled it was a blatant violation of his Fourth Amendment rights.
www.bet.com
June 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"This case highlights the significant threat posed to U.S. citizens by frequent ICE errors, which are exacerbated when local law enforcement agencies participate in immigration enforcement...”
www.bet.com/article/6rdn...
www.bet.com/article/6rdn...
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Dictatorship isn't coming, it's here. Marsh breaks down the humiliation of Musk, ICE violence, & how propaganda pushes division. This is how tyranny cements. But so does resistance.
Read "No Kings, No Subjects" on Patreon - a vital dispatch for this moment. #3E #BindingChaos
Read "No Kings, No Subjects" on Patreon - a vital dispatch for this moment. #3E #BindingChaos
No kings, no subjects by Heather Marsh: "Every day of any dictatorship, but especially one this accelerated, makes it harder to remove, but the US people are progressing quickly as well." #3E #BindingChaos
www.patreon.com/posts/no-kin...
www.patreon.com/posts/no-kin...
June 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Dictatorship isn't coming, it's here. Marsh breaks down the humiliation of Musk, ICE violence, & how propaganda pushes division. This is how tyranny cements. But so does resistance.
Read "No Kings, No Subjects" on Patreon - a vital dispatch for this moment. #3E #BindingChaos
Read "No Kings, No Subjects" on Patreon - a vital dispatch for this moment. #3E #BindingChaos
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“billions as a proxy for brilliance” is a great line🥲
This is what we've wrought with the myth of meritocracy. By treating billions as a proxy for brilliance, we've allowed men like Peter Thiel to amass disgusting amounts of wealth and to leverage that wealth to destroy democracy for their own gain.
🤢
June 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
“billions as a proxy for brilliance” is a great line🥲
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Netanyahu has spent the better part of two decades trying to strong arm the United States into an unprovoked war against Iran and finally found a president stupid enough to do it for him. Unbelievable.
June 22, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Netanyahu has spent the better part of two decades trying to strong arm the United States into an unprovoked war against Iran and finally found a president stupid enough to do it for him. Unbelievable.
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Not all heroes wear capes ... some drive tow trucks!
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June 21, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Not all heroes wear capes ... some drive tow trucks!
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