Cyd Harrell
@cydharrell.bsky.social
cyberpunk is a warning, not a manual
she/her. dayjob & usual location: City & County of San Francisco (this is a personal account)
ex-18F; on the board @publicgood.tech ; wrote a small book about doing this: https://cydharrell.com/book/
she/her. dayjob & usual location: City & County of San Francisco (this is a personal account)
ex-18F; on the board @publicgood.tech ; wrote a small book about doing this: https://cydharrell.com/book/
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hi friends, I’m so thrilled @publicgood.tech is on BlueSky! I've been a board member since 2021 & I care deeply about this org: the only one dedicated to supporting the people who do the very hard work of civic tech
Heads-up: I’m asking for donations give.socialgoodfund.org/t4pg-fund?re...
Heads-up: I’m asking for donations give.socialgoodfund.org/t4pg-fund?re...
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STRONG AGREE
The only correct pie take is that pies are like dogs—they’re all good, we just have stronger personal attachments to some than others.
November 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
STRONG AGREE
I have houseguests this year, so I will probably skip the gravy thread...but I will say that if you have leftover stuffing, a very nice use of it is to put it in ramekins, crack eggs on top, & serve it for Friday breakfast with some Cholula on top & pumpkin pie on the side
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I have houseguests this year, so I will probably skip the gravy thread...but I will say that if you have leftover stuffing, a very nice use of it is to put it in ramekins, crack eggs on top, & serve it for Friday breakfast with some Cholula on top & pumpkin pie on the side
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I have given
the plum
that was in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for humans
to a groundhog
I am not sorry
my guy
really enjoyed it
the plum
that was in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for humans
to a groundhog
I am not sorry
my guy
really enjoyed it
Big news! The groundhog is back at my sister's and she gave him a plum
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I have given
the plum
that was in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for humans
to a groundhog
I am not sorry
my guy
really enjoyed it
the plum
that was in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for humans
to a groundhog
I am not sorry
my guy
really enjoyed it
this is cool!
New issue of my newsletter: "The Writing Is on the Wall for Handwriting Recognition" — One of the hardest problems in digital humanities has finally been solved, and it's a good use of AI newsletter.dancohen.org/archive/the-...
The Writing Is on the Wall for Handwriting Recognition
One of the hardest problems in digital humanities has finally been solved
newsletter.dancohen.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
this is cool!
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This is what I spent most of last week working on with other people who cannot leave this stuff alone. Gotta put the facts in order in a stable place and then see what meaning emerges.
The fight against authoritarianism has many fronts. At Unbreaking, we choose to work against information overload and for collective understanding. On our Immigration timeline, we track major and representative events from across the US—now filterable by legal case:
unbreaking.org/issues/immig...
unbreaking.org/issues/immig...
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This is what I spent most of last week working on with other people who cannot leave this stuff alone. Gotta put the facts in order in a stable place and then see what meaning emerges.
this is really nice btw! got my copy in October
Here's a free Thanksgiving-adjacent cookbook that helps you reduce food waste, created completely without AI: ivacheung.com/2025/09/afte...
Print copies support a food sovereignty charity!
Print copies support a food sovereignty charity!
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
this is really nice btw! got my copy in October
love love love the civic tech representation here! <3 (Hidalgo, Norrick, Van Dyck, & Voegeli)
November 25, 2025 at 4:54 AM
love love love the civic tech representation here! <3 (Hidalgo, Norrick, Van Dyck, & Voegeli)
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Honored to serve on Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Transition Committee on Technology. For too long, too many New Yorkers have been left behind. NYC deserves governance that centers affordability, equity, and the public good-looking forward to the work ahead. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announces transition committees
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Monday the creation of 17 transition advisory committees made up of more than 400 people.
www.cbsnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Honored to serve on Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Transition Committee on Technology. For too long, too many New Yorkers have been left behind. NYC deserves governance that centers affordability, equity, and the public good-looking forward to the work ahead. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
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There actually has not been enough reflection in the tech community about DOGE
November 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
There actually has not been enough reflection in the tech community about DOGE
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Terumaru, a bright young lightbulb and the mascot of the Tokyu Denki electric company, trapped in a door yesterday:
November 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Terumaru, a bright young lightbulb and the mascot of the Tokyu Denki electric company, trapped in a door yesterday:
btw icymi yesterday, I'm fundraising for an excellent little institution that supports civic tech folks - please read, share, & if you have capacity, give a little!
hi friends, I’m so thrilled @publicgood.tech is on BlueSky! I've been a board member since 2021 & I care deeply about this org: the only one dedicated to supporting the people who do the very hard work of civic tech
Heads-up: I’m asking for donations give.socialgoodfund.org/t4pg-fund?re...
Heads-up: I’m asking for donations give.socialgoodfund.org/t4pg-fund?re...
November 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
btw icymi yesterday, I'm fundraising for an excellent little institution that supports civic tech folks - please read, share, & if you have capacity, give a little!
🙃
"Elon Musk’s social media site X has rolled out a new feature in an effort to increase transparency — and unwittingly revealed that many of the site’s top MAGA influencers are actually foreign actors."
www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...
www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
🙃
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"What the Epstein class understands is that the more accessible information becomes, the more precious nonpublic information is."
If you have the time and patience this is recommended. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o... [email protected] [gift link]
If you have the time and patience this is recommended. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o... [email protected] [gift link]
Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"What the Epstein class understands is that the more accessible information becomes, the more precious nonpublic information is."
If you have the time and patience this is recommended. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o... [email protected] [gift link]
If you have the time and patience this is recommended. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o... [email protected] [gift link]
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What in the Keyser Söze?
Also, isn't this an area for Senate nerds like Wyden or Warren to take leadership and to document the who, what, when of DOGE for future accountability? Is this already happening?
Also, isn't this an area for Senate nerds like Wyden or Warren to take leadership and to document the who, what, when of DOGE for future accountability? Is this already happening?
Exclusive: DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter reut.rs/4abeTdx
Exclusive: DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter
The Department of Government Efficiency claimed to have slashed tens of billions of dollars in expenditures, but it was impossible for outside financial experts to verify that because the unit did not provide detailed public accounting of its work.
reut.rs
November 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
What in the Keyser Söze?
Also, isn't this an area for Senate nerds like Wyden or Warren to take leadership and to document the who, what, when of DOGE for future accountability? Is this already happening?
Also, isn't this an area for Senate nerds like Wyden or Warren to take leadership and to document the who, what, when of DOGE for future accountability? Is this already happening?
"what the hell is actually going on" has been a solid response to DOGE from the beginning, but this is very confusing (Angela is in a position to know whereof she speaks)
This is going to come as a surprise to current federal employees who were, as of Friday, interviewing people DOGE sent them.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"what the hell is actually going on" has been a solid response to DOGE from the beginning, but this is very confusing (Angela is in a position to know whereof she speaks)
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" If you know someone who has been detained and released by ICE, our REBUILD Program provides FREE therapy to help them regain stability and support." www.darknessrisingproject.org/help-me-find...
REBUILD - Darkness Rising Project
Need help finding a Black therapist? We can help.
www.darknessrisingproject.org
November 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
" If you know someone who has been detained and released by ICE, our REBUILD Program provides FREE therapy to help them regain stability and support." www.darknessrisingproject.org/help-me-find...
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I got a billion dollar change request from a government contractor.
November 23, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I got a billion dollar change request from a government contractor.
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I got a job working at the Illinois unemployment office during the Great Recession and discovered that my software was from 1975.
Then I got really, really, irritated
Then I got really, really, irritated
November 23, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I got a job working at the Illinois unemployment office during the Great Recession and discovered that my software was from 1975.
Then I got really, really, irritated
Then I got really, really, irritated
tldr:
- had bad feet for pointe work
- tried doing poetry alongside shitty phone job
- went to publishing school, could only get a tech publishing job
- the web happened
- left abusive publisher, went to big web broker
- discovered UX
- went to small UX firm
- discovered civic tech
- kept at it
- had bad feet for pointe work
- tried doing poetry alongside shitty phone job
- went to publishing school, could only get a tech publishing job
- the web happened
- left abusive publisher, went to big web broker
- discovered UX
- went to small UX firm
- discovered civic tech
- kept at it
November 23, 2025 at 1:30 AM
tldr:
- had bad feet for pointe work
- tried doing poetry alongside shitty phone job
- went to publishing school, could only get a tech publishing job
- the web happened
- left abusive publisher, went to big web broker
- discovered UX
- went to small UX firm
- discovered civic tech
- kept at it
- had bad feet for pointe work
- tried doing poetry alongside shitty phone job
- went to publishing school, could only get a tech publishing job
- the web happened
- left abusive publisher, went to big web broker
- discovered UX
- went to small UX firm
- discovered civic tech
- kept at it
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Check out this incredible thread about the work at @publicgood.tech. Inspired? Consider donating!
hi friends, I’m so thrilled @publicgood.tech is on BlueSky! I've been a board member since 2021 & I care deeply about this org: the only one dedicated to supporting the people who do the very hard work of civic tech
Heads-up: I’m asking for donations give.socialgoodfund.org/t4pg-fund?re...
Heads-up: I’m asking for donations give.socialgoodfund.org/t4pg-fund?re...
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Check out this incredible thread about the work at @publicgood.tech. Inspired? Consider donating!
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Basically, support everything @publicgood.tech and @cydharrell.bsky.social do, yes yes!
hi friends, I’m so thrilled @publicgood.tech is on BlueSky! I've been a board member since 2021 & I care deeply about this org: the only one dedicated to supporting the people who do the very hard work of civic tech
Heads-up: I’m asking for donations give.socialgoodfund.org/t4pg-fund?re...
Heads-up: I’m asking for donations give.socialgoodfund.org/t4pg-fund?re...
November 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Basically, support everything @publicgood.tech and @cydharrell.bsky.social do, yes yes!
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This is cool. Let’s support
the people we support are the people who made DirectFile, made the asylum app that was shut down, made the easy Covid test ordering site & the online passport renewal pilot, as well as many many useful online services in cities, states, courts, transit districts, etc around the country
November 22, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This is cool. Let’s support
hi friends, I’m so thrilled @publicgood.tech is on BlueSky! I've been a board member since 2021 & I care deeply about this org: the only one dedicated to supporting the people who do the very hard work of civic tech
Heads-up: I’m asking for donations give.socialgoodfund.org/t4pg-fund?re...
Heads-up: I’m asking for donations give.socialgoodfund.org/t4pg-fund?re...
November 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
hi friends, I’m so thrilled @publicgood.tech is on BlueSky! I've been a board member since 2021 & I care deeply about this org: the only one dedicated to supporting the people who do the very hard work of civic tech
Heads-up: I’m asking for donations give.socialgoodfund.org/t4pg-fund?re...
Heads-up: I’m asking for donations give.socialgoodfund.org/t4pg-fund?re...
thank you Bush tax cuts & Citizens United 😬
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 22, 2025 at 4:38 AM
thank you Bush tax cuts & Citizens United 😬
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I confess I have to check 100% of the time I see MTG in a post
Finally, Magic the Gathering quit congress.
November 22, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I confess I have to check 100% of the time I see MTG in a post