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maker + coder + beer + bourbon - bullshit In civic tech since the Clinton administration. Previously 18F/cloud.gov and consultant to USAID, DOL, VA, CFPB, CMS, DCSA, SEC and HUD https://penguinpub.com/linuxbozo

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Yes.

05.04.2025 04:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Donald Trump is following through on his promise to lower prices by making stocks much more affordable for the American people. Promises made, promises kept.

12.03.2025 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4817    πŸ” 580    πŸ’¬ 133    πŸ“Œ 44

And despite everything that we’ve achieved, everything that we could achieve and are still capable of, not a single person is arguing for our future as the next best thing. No one is telling us that we can do great things; just leadership across the board yearning for what once was or seemed to be

09.03.2025 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 108    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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DOGE Is Putting Major Government Efficiency Projects at Risk In its apparent quest to cut government spending and improve efficiency, DOGE has fired entire tech teams devoted to those very things.

Here's what we lose when teams like USDS and 18F are suddenly deleted.

New from me:
www.wired.com/story/doge-m...

07.03.2025 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1129    πŸ” 388    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 18

But, but, Goonies never say die!

07.03.2025 03:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And I suggest that the United States should seize and nationalize Tesla, SpaceX, and Starlink. We can both make suggestions!

06.03.2025 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1515    πŸ” 300    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 9
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18F Guides A central resource for all 18F guides and methods


You might know us from the guides we have put together, like the de-risking guide and the UX guide. Governments all around the world have used them to make services more accessible and add more value to the public β€” all while saving millions of dollars. You can still find them here: 18f.org/guides/

03.03.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 911    πŸ” 231    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 13

hi

02.03.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

hi

02.03.2025 03:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
We're not done yet | 18F

18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org

01.03.2025 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 19049    πŸ” 6945    πŸ’¬ 710    πŸ“Œ 451

It’s just endless vandalism with these creeps

01.03.2025 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That has the makings of a very large company. In addition to all those that were eliminated, there are even more who spent time with 18F and would have gladly stayed if not for the fact of strict term limits with the hiring authority used to bring these talented folks into government.

02.03.2025 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder if FIFA told the US it had to be a dictatorship with a poor human rights record before it was allowed to host the World Cup.

26.02.2025 07:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2054    πŸ” 505    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 27
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Knappogue Castle Whiskey How the Irish Make Single Malt

www.knappoguewhiskey.com

10.02.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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