Noah Kunin
@noahkunin.bsky.social
Digital factotum. Co-host of the new DOGE watchdog podcast watchcatsshow.bsky.social!
Co-founder of two different departments that DOGE deleted! (CFPB + 18F)
Co-founder of two different departments that DOGE deleted! (CFPB + 18F)
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To hear more about how USDS worked and Itir Cole's helping to make infectious disease outbreaks discoverable, you can listen to this 30-minute interview conducted by Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social and Noah Kunin @noahkunin.bsky.social @altusds.altgov.info
Itir Cole: Preventing a Pandemic (or Not)
WatchCats Episode 8, continuing our series on DOGE casualties at the U.S. Digital Service
www.watchcats.show
May 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
To hear more about how USDS worked and Itir Cole's helping to make infectious disease outbreaks discoverable, you can listen to this 30-minute interview conducted by Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social and Noah Kunin @noahkunin.bsky.social @altusds.altgov.info
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here's today's DOGE IS FOUR LETTERS. it concerns record keeping, why record keeping matters, what's difficult about it, and what you need to do to ensure our records are all kept.
Records, Kept
Records are essential to government functioning.
golikehellmachine.com
March 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
here's today's DOGE IS FOUR LETTERS. it concerns record keeping, why record keeping matters, what's difficult about it, and what you need to do to ensure our records are all kept.
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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 — all while saving millions of dollars. You can still find them here: 18f.org/guides/
18F Guides
A central resource for all 18F guides and methods
18f.org
March 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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 — all while saving millions of dollars. You can still find them here: 18f.org/guides/
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Trump Orders Permanent Govt Shutdown – No, Really … talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
Trump Orders Permanent Govt Shutdown – No, Really …
It hasn’t gotten a lot of attention but Donald Trump’s February 11th...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Trump Orders Permanent Govt Shutdown – No, Really … talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
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Right, so, let’s be clear what’s going on here. A handful of shameless hacks are hoping to cozy up to power by putting an academic gloss on Trump’s crackpot notions. This allows political actors to pretend the plain meaning of the Birthright Citizenship Clause is fiercely contested by legal scholars
March 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Right, so, let’s be clear what’s going on here. A handful of shameless hacks are hoping to cozy up to power by putting an academic gloss on Trump’s crackpot notions. This allows political actors to pretend the plain meaning of the Birthright Citizenship Clause is fiercely contested by legal scholars
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A new paper: The Presidency After Trump v. United States. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers..... Forthcoming, Supreme Court Review.
Comments welcome.
Comments welcome.
March 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A new paper: The Presidency After Trump v. United States. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers..... Forthcoming, Supreme Court Review.
Comments welcome.
Comments welcome.
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Wiped out or fired up? ❤️🔥Thank you so much to @matteowong.bsky.social for writing about us!
18F, a team in the General Services Administration, was tailor-made for government efficiency and technology, writes @matteowong.bsky.social. Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency wiped it out.
DOGE Killed a Government-Efficiency Team
“It’s chaotic, and it feels like it’s chaotic on purpose.”
www.theatlantic.com
March 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Wiped out or fired up? ❤️🔥Thank you so much to @matteowong.bsky.social for writing about us!
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This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
More accurate, fewer words;
"There are plenty of contractors going under".
A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary.
PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.
"There are plenty of contractors going under".
A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary.
PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.
March 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
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The administration got rid of 18F under the cover of night. People who own skyscrapers are afraid of 100 people who make websites.
Not because of the latest tech fad, but because we proved the government can be fixed, the government can be made better and the government can work for the people.
Not because of the latest tech fad, but because we proved the government can be fixed, the government can be made better and the government can work for the people.
March 2, 2025 at 2:51 AM
The administration got rid of 18F under the cover of night. People who own skyscrapers are afraid of 100 people who make websites.
Not because of the latest tech fad, but because we proved the government can be fixed, the government can be made better and the government can work for the people.
Not because of the latest tech fad, but because we proved the government can be fixed, the government can be made better and the government can work for the people.
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Me live with @normative.bsky.social and @noahkunin.bsky.social talking about DOGE and the weaponization of the US government. watchcats.transistor.fm/episodes/hen... I am really glad to see Julian and Noah put together a podcast on watching DOGE - it's going to be an essential listen.
WatchCats | Henry Farrell: Weaponizing Infrastructure, Controlling Chokepoints, "Efficiency" as Governance | WatchCats #2
We're back! After reacting to Elon Musk's latest Bart Simpson level trolling on X, we talk briefly on how we're going to ramp up production in order to meet the deluge of news and noise coming out ...
watchcats.transistor.fm
February 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Me live with @normative.bsky.social and @noahkunin.bsky.social talking about DOGE and the weaponization of the US government. watchcats.transistor.fm/episodes/hen... I am really glad to see Julian and Noah put together a podcast on watching DOGE - it's going to be an essential listen.
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Once power forms, it rarely concedes. Moved our schedule around in order to meet the moment that DOGE is creating.
watchcats.transistor.fm/episodes/hen...
watchcats.transistor.fm/episodes/hen...
WatchCats | Henry Farrell: Weaponizing Infrastructure, Controlling Chokepoints, "Efficiency" as Governance | WatchCats #2
We're back! After reacting to Elon Musk's latest Bart Simpson level trolling on X, we talk briefly on how we're going to ramp up production in order to meet the deluge of news and noise coming out ...
watchcats.transistor.fm
February 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Once power forms, it rarely concedes. Moved our schedule around in order to meet the moment that DOGE is creating.
watchcats.transistor.fm/episodes/hen...
watchcats.transistor.fm/episodes/hen...
@austinwalker.bsky.social yo have you been tracking the NRx crowd at Praxis? This is basically straight out of @friends-table.bsky.social material, specifically I'm guessing the setup for what is to come in the sequel to Palisade. www.praxisnation.com/news/declara...
Transcript of Speech from the Praxis World Congress
A Speech by Dryden Brown Delivered at the First Praxis World Congress
www.praxisnation.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
@austinwalker.bsky.social yo have you been tracking the NRx crowd at Praxis? This is basically straight out of @friends-table.bsky.social material, specifically I'm guessing the setup for what is to come in the sequel to Palisade. www.praxisnation.com/news/declara...
Heyo! My new DOGE tracking podcast
@WatchCatsShow is live on YouTube! Come join up if you want to to chat about the DOGE news of the day.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzy0...
@WatchCatsShow is live on YouTube! Come join up if you want to to chat about the DOGE news of the day.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzy0...
February 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Heyo! My new DOGE tracking podcast
@WatchCatsShow is live on YouTube! Come join up if you want to to chat about the DOGE news of the day.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzy0...
@WatchCatsShow is live on YouTube! Come join up if you want to to chat about the DOGE news of the day.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzy0...
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People of the Internet! A thing I am doing! The indefatigable @noahkunin.bsky.social and I have launched an occasional podcast called WatchCats to keep track of the inscrutable doings of the newly-christened DOGE. watchcats.transistor.fm/episodes/noa...
WatchCats | Noah Kunin and Julian Sanchez: Who watches the Watch DOGEs? | WatchCats #0
Noah Kunin and Julian Sanchez introduce the idea behind WatchCats!~~~Want to support the podcast? Join our Substack!--SOCIALS--XBlueSky
watchcats.transistor.fm
January 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
People of the Internet! A thing I am doing! The indefatigable @noahkunin.bsky.social and I have launched an occasional podcast called WatchCats to keep track of the inscrutable doings of the newly-christened DOGE. watchcats.transistor.fm/episodes/noa...
I spoke with @fedscoop.bsky.social's @carolinenihill.bsky.social about my immediate reactions to the USDS DOGE Executive Order.
Key takeaway:
What data is going to be data is going to be collected from the agencies and where is it going? 🤔
fedscoop.com/federal-it-e...
Key takeaway:
What data is going to be data is going to be collected from the agencies and where is it going? 🤔
fedscoop.com/federal-it-e...
Federal IT experts take wait-and-see approach with Elon Musk’s DOGE
The newly rebranded U.S. Digital Service is charged with governmentwide software modernization, but experts are uncertain about its leadership and direction.
fedscoop.com
January 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I spoke with @fedscoop.bsky.social's @carolinenihill.bsky.social about my immediate reactions to the USDS DOGE Executive Order.
Key takeaway:
What data is going to be data is going to be collected from the agencies and where is it going? 🤔
fedscoop.com/federal-it-e...
Key takeaway:
What data is going to be data is going to be collected from the agencies and where is it going? 🤔
fedscoop.com/federal-it-e...
Me: "New political identity dropping: Scientist!"
You: "Does that mean you're now a Scientologist?"
Me: "😑".
You: "Does that mean you're now a Scientologist?"
Me: "😑".
January 17, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Me: "New political identity dropping: Scientist!"
You: "Does that mean you're now a Scientologist?"
Me: "😑".
You: "Does that mean you're now a Scientologist?"
Me: "😑".
𝗠ake the 𝗘fficiency 𝗢ffice 𝗪ork.
𝗠𝗘𝗢𝗪!
𝗠𝗘𝗢𝗪!
January 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
𝗠ake the 𝗘fficiency 𝗢ffice 𝗪ork.
𝗠𝗘𝗢𝗪!
𝗠𝗘𝗢𝗪!
Zomg. OpenAI o3 beat the human threshold on ARC.
December 20, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Zomg. OpenAI o3 beat the human threshold on ARC.
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Let’s build a stronger Democratic Party that delivers for working people—across all our communities.
Let's organize year-round, communicate everywhere, and remind everyone what we really stand for.
Let's organize year-round, communicate everywhere, and remind everyone what we really stand for.
December 12, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Let’s build a stronger Democratic Party that delivers for working people—across all our communities.
Let's organize year-round, communicate everywhere, and remind everyone what we really stand for.
Let's organize year-round, communicate everywhere, and remind everyone what we really stand for.
Genuinely curious how many people are grok-ing the AI subplot in Arcane.
IMHO it’s a borderline masterful way of addressing it without being overly didactic.
IMHO it’s a borderline masterful way of addressing it without being overly didactic.
November 24, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Genuinely curious how many people are grok-ing the AI subplot in Arcane.
IMHO it’s a borderline masterful way of addressing it without being overly didactic.
IMHO it’s a borderline masterful way of addressing it without being overly didactic.
One thing they're absolutely right about, and it is the tip of the iceberg. You actually look under the hood, it will immediately radicalize you that we should either have single-payer / UHC or get rid of insurance all together and replace it w/direct payments.
www.startribune.com/rfk-jr-weigh...
www.startribune.com/rfk-jr-weigh...
RFK Jr. weighs major changes to how Medicare pays physicians
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and advisers say the system drives doctors to perform costly surgeries rather than combating chronic disease.
www.startribune.com
November 23, 2024 at 7:15 PM
One thing they're absolutely right about, and it is the tip of the iceberg. You actually look under the hood, it will immediately radicalize you that we should either have single-payer / UHC or get rid of insurance all together and replace it w/direct payments.
www.startribune.com/rfk-jr-weigh...
www.startribune.com/rfk-jr-weigh...
Back on Twitter, Kelsey Hightower is spitting some extreme truth about infrastructure and platforms - highly recommend you take a listen to the recorded version when it's done: https://twitter.com/kelseyhightower/status/1676271835896504320
Tweet by @kelseyhightower
twitter.com
July 4, 2023 at 5:07 PM
Back on Twitter, Kelsey Hightower is spitting some extreme truth about infrastructure and platforms - highly recommend you take a listen to the recorded version when it's done: https://twitter.com/kelseyhightower/status/1676271835896504320