Shala
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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If we followed gospel teaching, “pro-family” wouldn’t be short for anti-women and anti-LGBTQ policies, writes Adam Russell Taylor.
I’m Tired of So-Called ‘Christian’ Family Values
If we followed gospel teaching, “pro-family” wouldn’t be short for anti-women and anti-LGBTQ policies.
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December 23, 2024 at 2:00 PM
If we followed gospel teaching, “pro-family” wouldn’t be short for anti-women and anti-LGBTQ policies, writes Adam Russell Taylor.
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Here is my updated pro-democracy Bluesky starter pack.
go.bsky.app/JSLScTv
go.bsky.app/JSLScTv
December 21, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Here is my updated pro-democracy Bluesky starter pack.
go.bsky.app/JSLScTv
go.bsky.app/JSLScTv
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"At Christmas we celebrate the birth of a heavenly king — and yet so many Christians mistakenly idolize an earthly one," writes Adam Russell Taylor for this week's SojoMail.
Preparing for the Coming King (No, I Don’t Mean Trump)
At Christmas we celebrate the birth of a heavenly king — and yet so many Christians mistakenly idolize an earthly one.
buff.ly
December 19, 2024 at 9:30 PM
"At Christmas we celebrate the birth of a heavenly king — and yet so many Christians mistakenly idolize an earthly one," writes Adam Russell Taylor for this week's SojoMail.
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The differences in U.S. life expectancy are so large it's as if the population lives in separate Americas instead of one.
A new study shows a widening gulf in longevity within the U.S. based on geography, race, and income.
Read the full report ➡️ on.cfr.org/3BF1Diy
A new study shows a widening gulf in longevity within the U.S. based on geography, race, and income.
Read the full report ➡️ on.cfr.org/3BF1Diy
December 19, 2024 at 4:02 PM
The differences in U.S. life expectancy are so large it's as if the population lives in separate Americas instead of one.
A new study shows a widening gulf in longevity within the U.S. based on geography, race, and income.
Read the full report ➡️ on.cfr.org/3BF1Diy
A new study shows a widening gulf in longevity within the U.S. based on geography, race, and income.
Read the full report ➡️ on.cfr.org/3BF1Diy
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The chaos monkeys are already running the zoo.
NEW: Trump opposes funding bill, pushing government closer to a shutdown
President-elect is swooping in last minute to blow up a bipartisan short-term deal between Mike Johnson, Chuck Schumer and Hill leaders.
Odds of a shutdown Friday just went up.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
President-elect is swooping in last minute to blow up a bipartisan short-term deal between Mike Johnson, Chuck Schumer and Hill leaders.
Odds of a shutdown Friday just went up.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Trump opposes funding bill, pushing government closer to a shutdown
Elon Musk joined a wave of right-wing fury against a bill to keep the government open. Now, the president-elect says he wants big changes too before this weekend's deadline.
www.nbcnews.com
December 18, 2024 at 11:21 PM
The chaos monkeys are already running the zoo.
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Are you struggling with sorting through the firehoses of mis- and dis-information we're drowning in on the daily? These tips, from @everylibrary.bsky.social, can help: action.everylibrary.org/questions_an...
Questions and Concepts that Uncover Fake News and Bias
Questions and Concepts that Uncover Fake News and Bias
action.everylibrary.org
December 18, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Are you struggling with sorting through the firehoses of mis- and dis-information we're drowning in on the daily? These tips, from @everylibrary.bsky.social, can help: action.everylibrary.org/questions_an...
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Getting students to reflect on and pinpoint what they learned, one professor writes, can provide a “ray of sunshine” at the end of the semester. chroni.cl/41zGZLj
How Do You Close Out Your Course?
Two approaches for gathering students’ end-of-term reflections.
chroni.cl
December 18, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Getting students to reflect on and pinpoint what they learned, one professor writes, can provide a “ray of sunshine” at the end of the semester. chroni.cl/41zGZLj
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We literally just had three years of nonstop economic recovery & job growth & inflation basically stopped in 2023, but sure, now that Trump is elected, the coverage is about how the economy is good and stable 🤷♂️
December 18, 2024 at 2:59 PM
We literally just had three years of nonstop economic recovery & job growth & inflation basically stopped in 2023, but sure, now that Trump is elected, the coverage is about how the economy is good and stable 🤷♂️
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Small-town America voted heavily in Donald Trump’s favor—but several core second-term policies that Trump and the Republican Congress have championed could disproportionately harm those places, Ronald Brownstein writes. theatln.tc/rCwjYZdq
December 14, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Small-town America voted heavily in Donald Trump’s favor—but several core second-term policies that Trump and the Republican Congress have championed could disproportionately harm those places, Ronald Brownstein writes. theatln.tc/rCwjYZdq
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Latest Substack is up. I was wondering whether it would be hard to find enough to write about; in fact there's so much crazy stuff that I can't keep up. open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
From Exorbitant Privilege to Invincible Ignorance
Arithmetic has a well-known globalist bias
open.substack.com
December 13, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Latest Substack is up. I was wondering whether it would be hard to find enough to write about; in fact there's so much crazy stuff that I can't keep up. open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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Republicans have used public concern about Social Security’s future solvency as a cynical excuse to demand cuts in benefits.
But Social Security could easily pay everything it will owe to everyone for the next 75 years if the cap on income subject to SS taxes were eliminated.
Let me explain.
But Social Security could easily pay everything it will owe to everyone for the next 75 years if the cap on income subject to SS taxes were eliminated.
Let me explain.
How the Super Rich Are Killing Social Security | Robert Reich
Social Security taxes are rigged for the rich — and the program is in danger because of it.A CEO earning $20M/yr pays Social Security taxes on ~1% of their i...
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December 11, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Republicans have used public concern about Social Security’s future solvency as a cynical excuse to demand cuts in benefits.
But Social Security could easily pay everything it will owe to everyone for the next 75 years if the cap on income subject to SS taxes were eliminated.
Let me explain.
But Social Security could easily pay everything it will owe to everyone for the next 75 years if the cap on income subject to SS taxes were eliminated.
Let me explain.
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Elon Musk’s comment that Matt Gaetz was the “Judge Dredd America needs” is part of an alarming pattern, writes Adam Serwer:
Republicans Are Confused About the Concept of Bad Guys
Some conservatives are embracing the villains in what are supposed to be cautionary tales.
www.theatlantic.com
December 5, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Elon Musk’s comment that Matt Gaetz was the “Judge Dredd America needs” is part of an alarming pattern, writes Adam Serwer:
