Chris Hurlbert
@chrishurlbert.bsky.social
I work in complex systems (dentsu). I help govern one locally (Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency; Zero Waste Committee Chair). Here for democracy, climate, and to learn about action that works.
Saugerties update: 8 inches today and the sky decided to match the app name.
Not mad about it.
Not mad about it.
January 17, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Saugerties update: 8 inches today and the sky decided to match the app name.
Not mad about it.
Not mad about it.
One thing that keeps coming up in local government is the gap between what people expect and what systems are actually built to do.
Closing that gap feels like the real work.
Closing that gap feels like the real work.
January 17, 2026 at 1:41 PM
One thing that keeps coming up in local government is the gap between what people expect and what systems are actually built to do.
Closing that gap feels like the real work.
Closing that gap feels like the real work.
Using this space as a public notebook.
Notes on governance, climate, incentives, and the messy work of making institutions function.
Thoughtful disagreement welcome.
Notes on governance, climate, incentives, and the messy work of making institutions function.
Thoughtful disagreement welcome.
January 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Using this space as a public notebook.
Notes on governance, climate, incentives, and the messy work of making institutions function.
Thoughtful disagreement welcome.
Notes on governance, climate, incentives, and the messy work of making institutions function.
Thoughtful disagreement welcome.