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I love this line. It's so true it hurts.
"Few IT projects are displays of rational decision-making from which AI can or should learn. "
spectrum.ieee.org/it-managemen...
"Few IT projects are displays of rational decision-making from which AI can or should learn. "
spectrum.ieee.org/it-managemen...
November 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I love this line. It's so true it hurts.
"Few IT projects are displays of rational decision-making from which AI can or should learn. "
spectrum.ieee.org/it-managemen...
"Few IT projects are displays of rational decision-making from which AI can or should learn. "
spectrum.ieee.org/it-managemen...
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The idea that “Big Balls” at DOGE would vibe code America to a balanced budget is in the top 3 of silliest ideas to come out of the union of Silicon Valley and politics.
November 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The idea that “Big Balls” at DOGE would vibe code America to a balanced budget is in the top 3 of silliest ideas to come out of the union of Silicon Valley and politics.
Wasn’t this the guy running the DOGE kids?
Wild — Boring Company CEO Steve Davis just made some lofty claims about the NASHVILLE Teslas-only tunnel’s capacity & potential
-20,000 people an hour?
-2 miles under Broadway?
-A tunnel from Nashville to Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Memphis?
No wonder Elon hired this guy.
-20,000 people an hour?
-2 miles under Broadway?
-A tunnel from Nashville to Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Memphis?
No wonder Elon hired this guy.
November 26, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Wasn’t this the guy running the DOGE kids?
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NEW: DOGE no longer exists as a "centralized entity," according to the head of the government’s personnel agency --- But the longstanding White House tech team Trump used to house DOGE continues to work on tech projects throughout federal agencies.
www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
DOGE no longer has ‘centralized leadership’ under White House tech team, personnel head says
The team that was altered to house DOGE — formerly the U.S. Digital Service — is also still doing its own technology work across agencies.
www.nextgov.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
NEW: DOGE no longer exists as a "centralized entity," according to the head of the government’s personnel agency --- But the longstanding White House tech team Trump used to house DOGE continues to work on tech projects throughout federal agencies.
www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
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Some outlets are reporting that DOGE "doesn't exist" anymore. But the fine print on that overturns the whole story: DOGE is just dropping its tarnished brand, not the chainsaw. 🧵
November 24, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Some outlets are reporting that DOGE "doesn't exist" anymore. But the fine print on that overturns the whole story: DOGE is just dropping its tarnished brand, not the chainsaw. 🧵
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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
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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!
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This piece is good, but omits a big source of Musk’s remaining influence in government: namely people given key appointments during the transition who were never officially part of DOGE and who are still in those positions doing DOGE-aligned work—people like my old boss at GSA who came from Tesla.
"Guys, seriously, get your own lawyer if you need it. Elon’s great, but you need to watch your own back.”
What happened to DOGE after Musk left.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
What happened to DOGE after Musk left.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Inside the DOGE Succession Drama Elon Musk Left Behind
What really happened when he logged out of Washington.
www.politico.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This piece is good, but omits a big source of Musk’s remaining influence in government: namely people given key appointments during the transition who were never officially part of DOGE and who are still in those positions doing DOGE-aligned work—people like my old boss at GSA who came from Tesla.
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.
Seems familiar.
"Personnel office staffers also began to conduct 15-minute interviews with DOGE staffers to determine what exactly each did. At least one Cabinet member was informed that he was free to fire any name he found from lists of DOGE employees."
Oh, poor things
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Oh, poor things
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Inside the DOGE Succession Drama Elon Musk Left Behind
What really happened when he logged out of Washington.
www.politico.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Seems familiar.
Highly recommend joining up with this group!
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November 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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From 18F alum @matthenry.fyi: "If [sites like America By Design] are any indication of what was coming down the pike as the future of government websites, it's a bad sign for the people who have to build and maintain those sites, it's a bad sign for USWDS, and it's a bad sign for you as a user ... "
That’s a wrap on my federal service. I wrote about my time in gov, and how it ended. matthenry.fyi/posts/moving... 1/
Mischief & Craft - Moving On
Thoughts at the end of a really bad, horrible, no good year.
matthenry.fyi
November 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
From 18F alum @matthenry.fyi: "If [sites like America By Design] are any indication of what was coming down the pike as the future of government websites, it's a bad sign for the people who have to build and maintain those sites, it's a bad sign for USWDS, and it's a bad sign for you as a user ... "
Good thread from a great fed. Continue losing so much talent this year.
That’s a wrap on my federal service. I wrote about my time in gov, and how it ended. matthenry.fyi/posts/moving... 1/
Mischief & Craft - Moving On
Thoughts at the end of a really bad, horrible, no good year.
matthenry.fyi
November 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Good thread from a great fed. Continue losing so much talent this year.
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1/ The night of the raid, Jonahyker López awoke to the sound of a helicopter over his building and federal agents yelling, “Open the door!” López told me he sat on the edge of his bed, wishing that his own door would become invisible. But the door came down and agents burst in. 🧵
November 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
1/ The night of the raid, Jonahyker López awoke to the sound of a helicopter over his building and federal agents yelling, “Open the door!” López told me he sat on the edge of his bed, wishing that his own door would become invisible. But the door came down and agents burst in. 🧵
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i think the synthesis so far of the LA/DC/Chicago experiences is:
1) vulnerable people should hide and wait it out to whatever extent they can
2) other people should help them do that, financially and otherwise
3) other people should also get loud
4) not violent though
1) vulnerable people should hide and wait it out to whatever extent they can
2) other people should help them do that, financially and otherwise
3) other people should also get loud
4) not violent though
Greg Bovino is leading a rebel cavalry terrorizing America—and it's important to recognize that it's in retreat. While the trauma and terror Bovino’s raiders instill is real and damaging, it’s remarkable to note how ineffective the force has turned out to be. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/trump-bord...
Trump, Border Patrol Retreat in Failure from Chicago
Five important lessons of the first six months of Trump’s immigration raids — and why CBP’s Greg Bovino is the Nathan Bedford Forrest of the Trump era.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
November 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
i think the synthesis so far of the LA/DC/Chicago experiences is:
1) vulnerable people should hide and wait it out to whatever extent they can
2) other people should help them do that, financially and otherwise
3) other people should also get loud
4) not violent though
1) vulnerable people should hide and wait it out to whatever extent they can
2) other people should help them do that, financially and otherwise
3) other people should also get loud
4) not violent though
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If I were writing a long article about how Saudi Arabia is bribing Trump with big-dollar real estate deals, I think I’d at least mention that this is plainly unconstitutional. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
Trump Organization Is Said to Be in Talks on a Saudi Government Real Estate Deal
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
If I were writing a long article about how Saudi Arabia is bribing Trump with big-dollar real estate deals, I think I’d at least mention that this is plainly unconstitutional. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
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I will say it again; the Democrats need openly create a list of civil servants called the Dirty Dozen that will be subject to impeachment in 2026, The Constitution provides that “… all civil Officers of the United States” are subject to removal from office upon impeachment.”
November 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I will say it again; the Democrats need openly create a list of civil servants called the Dirty Dozen that will be subject to impeachment in 2026, The Constitution provides that “… all civil Officers of the United States” are subject to removal from office upon impeachment.”
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Woody Guthrie~ All You Fascists Bound To Lose
YouTube video by UnAmericanBandstand
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Growing up in a time when “selling out” was the most shameful thing you could do and then being forced to live through the 2020s feels like being kicked in the head by a horse every day
November 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Growing up in a time when “selling out” was the most shameful thing you could do and then being forced to live through the 2020s feels like being kicked in the head by a horse every day
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2026 has to be the start of restoration AND accountability. Those who broke the law should pay the consequences.
We made the mistake once before allowing lawyers to avoid accountability for crap like this during the Bush years.
We aren’t going to make that mistake again.
We aren’t going to make that mistake again.
Memo Blessing Boat Strikes Is Said to Rely on Trump’s Claims About Cartels
Accounts of a secret Justice Department memo offer a window into how administration lawyers approved the president’s desired course of action.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Accounts of a secret Justice Department memo offer a window into how administration lawyers approved the president’s desired course of action.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
November 14, 2025 at 12:26 AM
2026 has to be the start of restoration AND accountability. Those who broke the law should pay the consequences.
I fucking hate paying fees on my $500M while having a glass of wine with my wife at 11pm.
This guy gets me.
This guy gets me.
Eric Trump: "You can send $500 million worth of bitcoin on a Sunday night at 11pm while having a glass of wine with your wife for virtually zero fees."
November 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I fucking hate paying fees on my $500M while having a glass of wine with my wife at 11pm.
This guy gets me.
This guy gets me.
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Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
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thinking about how i get anxious writing emails because i don't want to sound like a moron while larry summers is apparently typing emails like this:
u kno she dint want to talk tomorrow. make me bad pheel.
u kno she dint want to talk tomorrow. make me bad pheel.
November 13, 2025 at 1:38 AM
thinking about how i get anxious writing emails because i don't want to sound like a moron while larry summers is apparently typing emails like this:
u kno she dint want to talk tomorrow. make me bad pheel.
u kno she dint want to talk tomorrow. make me bad pheel.
Hell yes my dream job has always been to haggle over paperwork and I totally understand what a deductible is I swear. Sign me up bub.
Trump: "I want the money to go into an account for people where they buy their own health insurance. It's so good. The insurance will be better. It'll cost less. Everybody is gonna be happy. They're gonna feel like entrepreneurs. They're actually able to go out & negotiate their own insurance"
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Hell yes my dream job has always been to haggle over paperwork and I totally understand what a deductible is I swear. Sign me up bub.
Dems “stayed strong” for 40 days of Trump dicking over SNAP recipients and federal employees.
They didn’t even last a weekend of Trump dicking over the airline industry.
They didn’t even last a weekend of Trump dicking over the airline industry.
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Dems “stayed strong” for 40 days of Trump dicking over SNAP recipients and federal employees.
They didn’t even last a weekend of Trump dicking over the airline industry.
They didn’t even last a weekend of Trump dicking over the airline industry.
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.