"How can I convince someone who sees a bloated bureaucracy where I see an imperfect system of support and obligation that underpins our relationship to one another?"

I needed this essay by @ashmont.bsky.social.

open.substack.com/pub/rovingwo...

Recently picked up a paper copy of @isthmusmadison.bsky.social and ... I loved it. I loved the paper. I loved the quiet in my mind, without the tabs. My kid played next to me and knew I was available. I got to read and learn about my community. Thank you Isthmus!

Elon Musk staff has been caught installing hard drives inside the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Treasury Department, and the General Services Administration (GSA).

I feel like I have been particularly baffled lately

Meta is facing an antitrust trial in April. The company has lots of other business before the U.S. government. And Trump once threatened to send Zuckerberg to jail. That's just some of the background for today's big Meta changes. There's more in this AM's Reliable Sources newsletter: cnn.it/3C7tFDp