Sam Taggart
@sasworkshops.bsky.social
I help teams create healthy, human-centered software development processes.
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I had maintainers of OSS projects thanking me for addressing what's sometimes uncomfortable to say and hard to explain: some contributions are more appreciated than others!
Practical tips for channeling your enthusiasm into MEANINGFUL contributions. (And, tips for maintainers to help you GET them.)
Practical tips for channeling your enthusiasm into MEANINGFUL contributions. (And, tips for maintainers to help you GET them.)
Grab a beverage, get comfortable, and learn how you — yes, YOU! — can make a difference.
Astro’s @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca shows how you can help your favourite OSS project today:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzog...
Astro’s @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca shows how you can help your favourite OSS project today:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzog...
Sarah Rainsberger | Making Meaningful Contributions to Open Source Contributions | ViteConf 2025
Astro's Sarah Rainsberger shares practical advice on how to make impactful contributions to open-source projects, focusing on the non-code ways to get started, such as improving documentation,…
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November 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I had maintainers of OSS projects thanking me for addressing what's sometimes uncomfortable to say and hard to explain: some contributions are more appreciated than others!
Practical tips for channeling your enthusiasm into MEANINGFUL contributions. (And, tips for maintainers to help you GET them.)
Practical tips for channeling your enthusiasm into MEANINGFUL contributions. (And, tips for maintainers to help you GET them.)
I’m not great at spelling but I’m pretty sure it’s “the truth”
November 22, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I’m not great at spelling but I’m pretty sure it’s “the truth”
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
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It was never about free speech it was about freedom to be as racist and bigoted as possible and face zero consequences.
The party that promised "free speech on campus" has made sure there can be no free speech on campuses.
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
It was never about free speech it was about freedom to be as racist and bigoted as possible and face zero consequences.
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My husband @captmarkkelly.bsky.social is a 25-year Navy combat pilot veteran. He served our country with strength, courage, and integrity.
The President called him a traitor and demanded he be executed. It is dangerous and wrong. Americans need to stand up and say so.
The President called him a traitor and demanded he be executed. It is dangerous and wrong. Americans need to stand up and say so.
I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
November 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
My husband @captmarkkelly.bsky.social is a 25-year Navy combat pilot veteran. He served our country with strength, courage, and integrity.
The President called him a traitor and demanded he be executed. It is dangerous and wrong. Americans need to stand up and say so.
The President called him a traitor and demanded he be executed. It is dangerous and wrong. Americans need to stand up and say so.
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I'm convinced Nationalist Christians believe—without evidence—immigrants are here to rape, pillage,& steal, because deep down they know that's exactly what their European colonizer ancestors did to America's Indigenous Peoples
Nat-Cs must be a drive in movie theatre because their projection is wild
Nat-Cs must be a drive in movie theatre because their projection is wild
November 21, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I'm convinced Nationalist Christians believe—without evidence—immigrants are here to rape, pillage,& steal, because deep down they know that's exactly what their European colonizer ancestors did to America's Indigenous Peoples
Nat-Cs must be a drive in movie theatre because their projection is wild
Nat-Cs must be a drive in movie theatre because their projection is wild
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Your daily reminder that federal government and all our universities are all leaning heavily into this broken, corrupt technological bubble, and they're gonna take us all over the cliff.
AI bot recorded doctors’ meeting, sent patient info to dozens of current and former hospital staff. This is a cautionary tale for healthcare providers about AI and patient privacy, watchdog says, by @hannay.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
AI bot recorded doctors’ meeting, sent patient info to current and former hospital staff, watchdog says
The transcription tool recorded the meeting on behalf of a physician who no longer worked at the hospital
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Your daily reminder that federal government and all our universities are all leaning heavily into this broken, corrupt technological bubble, and they're gonna take us all over the cliff.
If true then they really don’t have any power do they? All just one giant farce to appease the masses…
Boston police oversight board: Officers refusing to cooperate with investigations
Boston police oversight board: Officers refusing to cooperate with investigations
Attempts to hold Boston police officers accountable by a civilian review board have been met with resistance.
www.masslive.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
If true then they really don’t have any power do they? All just one giant farce to appease the masses…
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The points Qasim makes here shouldn't even be up for debate in a country with a $1 Trillion annual "defense" budget.
This week on The Qasim Rashid Show: SNAP is not welfare for hungry people. It's corporate welfare for companies exploiting low-income people. Healthcare is a human right and corporations should offer living wages.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The points Qasim makes here shouldn't even be up for debate in a country with a $1 Trillion annual "defense" budget.
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Let me tell you about the other Epstein files the Trump administration is STILL HIDING — records that aren’t affected by the bill Congress passed today.
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Let me tell you about the other Epstein files the Trump administration is STILL HIDING — records that aren’t affected by the bill Congress passed today.
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SINCE THIS HAS COME UP AGAIN...
WHAT TO DO IF YOU FIND YOURSELF THE TARGET OF A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU FIND YOURSELF THE TARGET OF A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION.
two men in suits and ties with a fbi badge on their jacket
Alt: you should be so lucky to meet Agents Winchester and Winchester
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
SINCE THIS HAS COME UP AGAIN...
WHAT TO DO IF YOU FIND YOURSELF THE TARGET OF A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU FIND YOURSELF THE TARGET OF A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION.
Fine people…
I was wondering which Bloomington. Apparently it’s ours
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
November 19, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Fine people…
Discovery will be interesting.
The crime is not what we were doing protesting in the 10th floor elevator lobby of 26 Federal Plaza.
The crime is what ICE agents are doing on the other side of the door.
The crime is what ICE agents are doing on the other side of the door.
NEW: Brad Lander says he wants a trial, not a deal to drop his charge stemming from an arrest by ICE.
November 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Discovery will be interesting.
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That basically describes trying to use AI for coding...
If you invented a robot that sometimes cleaned my house really well & quickly & saved me lots of work—but *often* just moved things around without really cleaning—& *sometimes* added germs *to* the surfaces—such that just to be safe, I always had to clean after it
I don’t think I’d buy that robot
I don’t think I’d buy that robot
November 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
That basically describes trying to use AI for coding...
interesting indeed.
November 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
interesting indeed.
Time to put Grandpa in the home...
uhhh … wat
Trump: "They saw a lot of unbelievable activity at the McDonald's next to the base where they take off. The McDonald's was doing -- right? -- 5 times, they were going crazy. So they say 'there's something going on over there.' The biggest activity that McDonald's had ever had. It was a nice story."
November 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Time to put Grandpa in the home...
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The worst thing AI has done to culture in just a couple years is not that people think AI generated things are real, but that they now think real things are AI generated
November 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The worst thing AI has done to culture in just a couple years is not that people think AI generated things are real, but that they now think real things are AI generated
Parent of the year.
Side note: my favorite story from this class is the time I asked them if they knew what Moms for Liberty was, & this one jock kid’s hand shot up & he said “they tried to take over my school board in high school. My mom got herself elected to the board because she hates them so much.” Bless that mom.
November 18, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Parent of the year.
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One girl said “it doesn’t matter if you ban a book because everyone can find that information online” and then I blew their minds by talking about how your search history can be monitored and sold to the government without your permission, but your library borrowing history requires a warrant.
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
One girl said “it doesn’t matter if you ban a book because everyone can find that information online” and then I blew their minds by talking about how your search history can be monitored and sold to the government without your permission, but your library borrowing history requires a warrant.
Honestly that’s what we should all be saying to him…
Look, I know we're all sick of hearing "if this had happened with any other president ..." but it's absolutely true and absolutely can't be forgotten.
For some reason, this nation gives this idiotic spoiled brat a free pass from things that would destroy the administration of any other person.
For some reason, this nation gives this idiotic spoiled brat a free pass from things that would destroy the administration of any other person.
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
people.com/donald-trump...
people.com/donald-trump...
November 18, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Honestly that’s what we should all be saying to him…
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The Trump regime has fired an estimated 70 immigration judges since February. This is happening as immigration courts face a record backlog of cases.
Remember: it was never about legal immigration. It was always about cruelty.
Remember: it was never about legal immigration. It was always about cruelty.
“I think most don’t realize how hard it is to immigrate legally to the United States,” says former senior policy official @margyoh.bsky.social. She explains other surprising facts about the immigration system in a wide-ranging new Q&A:
An Insider’s View of the Immigration System
A former senior immigration policy official offers insight into how the system works and highlights urgent problems that must be addressed.
www.brennancenter.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The Trump regime has fired an estimated 70 immigration judges since February. This is happening as immigration courts face a record backlog of cases.
Remember: it was never about legal immigration. It was always about cruelty.
Remember: it was never about legal immigration. It was always about cruelty.
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icymi 11/14 story - DOJ is requiring SpaceX to cut off Starlink service to crypto scammers in Myanmar who were accused of using Meta apps & Starlink wifi service & terminals to basically steal cryptocurrency from Americans… www.wired.com/story/doj-is...
DOJ Issued Seizure Warrant to Starlink Over Satellite Internet Systems Used at Scam Compound
A new US law enforcement initiative is aimed at crypto fraudsters targeting Americans—and now seeks to seize infrastructure it claims is crucial to notorious scam compounds.
www.wired.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
icymi 11/14 story - DOJ is requiring SpaceX to cut off Starlink service to crypto scammers in Myanmar who were accused of using Meta apps & Starlink wifi service & terminals to basically steal cryptocurrency from Americans… www.wired.com/story/doj-is...
Guess he’s gotta look out for his fellow felons, unless of course they are browns skinned - then they get deported, but white ones who kiss the ring are ok I guess
www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...
www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...
Trump pardons Jan. 6 defendant who remained in prison on separate firearms charge
January 6 defendant Dan Wilson was pardoned by President Trump for a second time on unrelated gun charges.
www.cbsnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Guess he’s gotta look out for his fellow felons, unless of course they are browns skinned - then they get deported, but white ones who kiss the ring are ok I guess
www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...
www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...