Tori Boeck
@toriboeck.bsky.social
you know, the one from twitter
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This article is going to haunt me for a while, but I think I'm still glad I read it.
The first time I tried to read this piece…I couldn’t get through it because I was uncontrollably sobbing by the time I got near the end
It’s beautiful and heartbreaking.
Read it: www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
It’s beautiful and heartbreaking.
Read it: www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
“The River House Broke. We Rushed in the River.”
The July 4 Texas flooding ripped our Kerr County home from its pillars, pulling us into the water and into the night. Then morning came.
www.texasmonthly.com
July 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This article is going to haunt me for a while, but I think I'm still glad I read it.
Ugh this fellow Ubahn passenger won't stop staring at me
July 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Ugh this fellow Ubahn passenger won't stop staring at me
If you had, say, 26 eggs sitting in your fridge, what would you be making to use up these eggs in the next couple weeks?
June 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
If you had, say, 26 eggs sitting in your fridge, what would you be making to use up these eggs in the next couple weeks?
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It's not the main point here, but you absolutely do not have to credit DOGE with inventing the concept of "what if government was more efficient".
I know everyone is obsessed with efficiency just now but I find this framing really irresponsible. There is no DOGE done right because DOGE is a power play by fascists demos.co.uk/research/dog...
DOGE done better: The case for progressive efficiency and a streamlined state
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
demos.co.uk
June 5, 2025 at 11:52 AM
It's not the main point here, but you absolutely do not have to credit DOGE with inventing the concept of "what if government was more efficient".
Am I out of touch for actually being excited about Berlin having a chance to host the summer Olympics (and for thinking the city can definitely pull it off)?
May 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Am I out of touch for actually being excited about Berlin having a chance to host the summer Olympics (and for thinking the city can definitely pull it off)?
Love raising my city kid who, every time we pass a certain bush on the way to Kita, reminds me about the time we saw two rats fighting there.
May 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Love raising my city kid who, every time we pass a certain bush on the way to Kita, reminds me about the time we saw two rats fighting there.
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Here is proof that the outfit was produced.
Thanks once again for your contribution, @debblanch44.bsky.social!
Should I put this design’s file and those of others on GitHub?
Is anyone interested in producing any of the dozen-plus different designs for their colleagues or friends?
Let me know!
Thanks once again for your contribution, @debblanch44.bsky.social!
Should I put this design’s file and those of others on GitHub?
Is anyone interested in producing any of the dozen-plus different designs for their colleagues or friends?
Let me know!
May 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Here is proof that the outfit was produced.
Thanks once again for your contribution, @debblanch44.bsky.social!
Should I put this design’s file and those of others on GitHub?
Is anyone interested in producing any of the dozen-plus different designs for their colleagues or friends?
Let me know!
Thanks once again for your contribution, @debblanch44.bsky.social!
Should I put this design’s file and those of others on GitHub?
Is anyone interested in producing any of the dozen-plus different designs for their colleagues or friends?
Let me know!
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I helped build a government AI system. DOGE fired me, rolled the AI out to the whole agency, and implied the AI can do my job and the jobs of the others they've fired.
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
March 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I helped build a government AI system. DOGE fired me, rolled the AI out to the whole agency, and implied the AI can do my job and the jobs of the others they've fired.
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
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March 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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"Your team's advice carries more weight than an external consultant" is a sentiment I heard from agency partners on a regular basis. They knew we had their best interests, rather than self-interest, in mind when we made a recommendation. 3/
March 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"Your team's advice carries more weight than an external consultant" is a sentiment I heard from agency partners on a regular basis. They knew we had their best interests, rather than self-interest, in mind when we made a recommendation. 3/
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18F alum here. While I appreciate the well-deserved attention the 18F team is getting, let's address a fundamental misunderstanding of why 18F was so effective in working with other govt agencies to improve their digital services and why starting a consulting company is not a substitute. 1/
If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company.
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
March 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
18F alum here. While I appreciate the well-deserved attention the 18F team is getting, let's address a fundamental misunderstanding of why 18F was so effective in working with other govt agencies to improve their digital services and why starting a consulting company is not a substitute. 1/
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You should know that a big part of 18F's work was to make sure multi-million to multi-*hundreds*-of-millions dollar contracts at fed *and* state level didn't go to shitty enterprise IT consultancies that *repeatedly* delivered tech that didn't work, was late, or didn't even do what it needed to
March 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
You should know that a big part of 18F's work was to make sure multi-million to multi-*hundreds*-of-millions dollar contracts at fed *and* state level didn't go to shitty enterprise IT consultancies that *repeatedly* delivered tech that didn't work, was late, or didn't even do what it needed to
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A new Insta trend: workplaces (esp hospitals & care homes) in Germany show how they, how *we* all rely on migrants who work there, how they are part of this country, our friends, colleagues. We'd be poorer w/o them. They are appreciated. They are us.
#GoodMorning, everyone
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#GoodMorning, everyone
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February 25, 2025 at 6:37 AM
A new Insta trend: workplaces (esp hospitals & care homes) in Germany show how they, how *we* all rely on migrants who work there, how they are part of this country, our friends, colleagues. We'd be poorer w/o them. They are appreciated. They are us.
#GoodMorning, everyone
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#GoodMorning, everyone
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But these savings require both federal employees savvy enough to look for alternatives, and a healthy competitive ecosystem of vendors. The US was *just* rebuilding institutional capacity to scrutinize and save on contracts. It's a damn shame to lose that, and it's the opposite of efficient. (3/3)
February 19, 2025 at 4:28 AM
But these savings require both federal employees savvy enough to look for alternatives, and a healthy competitive ecosystem of vendors. The US was *just* rebuilding institutional capacity to scrutinize and save on contracts. It's a damn shame to lose that, and it's the opposite of efficient. (3/3)
Got that German passport but still not German enough to give a shit about PhD plagiarism scandals in German politics
February 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Got that German passport but still not German enough to give a shit about PhD plagiarism scandals in German politics
My coworker just gifted me this, wanting to make sure I'm ready to fully embrace my German citizenship
February 3, 2025 at 9:33 AM
My coworker just gifted me this, wanting to make sure I'm ready to fully embrace my German citizenship
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Gibt es schon Doktorarbeiten, die erklären, was an der deutschen politischen Psyche Talkshows so erfolgreich und einflussreich gemacht hat? Kenne das aus anderen Demokratien gar nicht 😬
Es gab noch nie einen Grund eine Talk Show zu gucken, so langweilig kann mir nicht sein
February 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Gibt es schon Doktorarbeiten, die erklären, was an der deutschen politischen Psyche Talkshows so erfolgreich und einflussreich gemacht hat? Kenne das aus anderen Demokratien gar nicht 😬
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The digital infrastructure of the United States Government is both critical and fragile. Many of us who work in digital government have been trying to figure out what’s going on as norms and protocols are being subverted — Thread on some of what we know so far:
February 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The digital infrastructure of the United States Government is both critical and fragile. Many of us who work in digital government have been trying to figure out what’s going on as norms and protocols are being subverted — Thread on some of what we know so far:
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This seems to me to be an excellent list of principles
January 30, 2025 at 7:53 AM
This seems to me to be an excellent list of principles
Two days ago I was naturalized as a German citizen (!!) and yesterday I already received my election notice in the mail and it turns out German efficiency is not just a punchline
January 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Two days ago I was naturalized as a German citizen (!!) and yesterday I already received my election notice in the mail and it turns out German efficiency is not just a punchline
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Just got 20 of these printed.
January 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Just got 20 of these printed.
Can someone tell me what medical condition Germans mean when they talk about having "Rheuma"? Is it arthritis? Or is it just a vague catch-all for swollen, painful joints? Somehow I've never been able to figure this out (and afaik in English we don't talk about someone having "rheumatism")
January 17, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Can someone tell me what medical condition Germans mean when they talk about having "Rheuma"? Is it arthritis? Or is it just a vague catch-all for swollen, painful joints? Somehow I've never been able to figure this out (and afaik in English we don't talk about someone having "rheumatism")
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