Byron Allen
@byronallen.bsky.social
AI/ML/Data SME and leader, helping private and public organisations in energy and finance find and industrialize their competitive edge.
5 years later and this article is still incredibly relevant. The blurring of boundaries between church and state in American identity is a massive part of the current state of affairs.
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American Idolism
“Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism,” is a line taken straight from President George Washington’s Farewell Address of…
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June 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
5 years later and this article is still incredibly relevant. The blurring of boundaries between church and state in American identity is a massive part of the current state of affairs.
medium.com/discourse/am...
medium.com/discourse/am...
@gluesenkampperez.house.gov so when you voted for the SAVE Act did you realize it might undermine the ability for married women to vote? What happens when State Department funding goes out the window along w/ the ability to access a new passport, which many will need if the act passes the Senate.
April 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
@gluesenkampperez.house.gov so when you voted for the SAVE Act did you realize it might undermine the ability for married women to vote? What happens when State Department funding goes out the window along w/ the ability to access a new passport, which many will need if the act passes the Senate.
@garyseconomics.bsky.social The key message is growing inequality drives poverty - agreed. But, what's the 'why care' for those harder to reach circles you mentioned? It feels like they need to hear a self-interested - or macro hook like (e.g. cpag.org.uk/news/cost-ch...). What's the best hook?
The cost of child poverty in 2023
The cost of child poverty extends beyond the physical and emotional hardship felt by children growing up in low-income families. In 2008, the total financial cost was estimated to be at least £25 bill...
cpag.org.uk
March 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
@garyseconomics.bsky.social The key message is growing inequality drives poverty - agreed. But, what's the 'why care' for those harder to reach circles you mentioned? It feels like they need to hear a self-interested - or macro hook like (e.g. cpag.org.uk/news/cost-ch...). What's the best hook?
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
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March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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The richest man in the world took over $5K out of this guy's bank account, claiming he was dead. The richest man in the world said he was saving money.
He was not dead.
He was not dead.
I found a ‘dead’ person collecting Social Security in Seattle
“Dead” Ned Johnson turns out to be very much alive. It took him weeks to convince the system he was breathing and to start clawing his benefits back.
www.seattletimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The richest man in the world took over $5K out of this guy's bank account, claiming he was dead. The richest man in the world said he was saving money.
He was not dead.
He was not dead.
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March 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Facebook is blocking readers from sharing The Nerd Reich newsletter.
I assumed this was a simple error rather than nefarious censorship.
But Meta support says my newsletter might be blocked because it "addresses topics like the 'Network State' concept and critiques of tech industry figures." 👀
I assumed this was a simple error rather than nefarious censorship.
But Meta support says my newsletter might be blocked because it "addresses topics like the 'Network State' concept and critiques of tech industry figures." 👀
March 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Facebook is blocking readers from sharing The Nerd Reich newsletter.
I assumed this was a simple error rather than nefarious censorship.
But Meta support says my newsletter might be blocked because it "addresses topics like the 'Network State' concept and critiques of tech industry figures." 👀
I assumed this was a simple error rather than nefarious censorship.
But Meta support says my newsletter might be blocked because it "addresses topics like the 'Network State' concept and critiques of tech industry figures." 👀
'What Tech Calls Thinking' by @adriandaub.bsky.social was a great read (especially given the current politics in the US). It's a few years old but still very relevant🧵
March 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
'What Tech Calls Thinking' by @adriandaub.bsky.social was a great read (especially given the current politics in the US). It's a few years old but still very relevant🧵
Everyone is WRONG about the CFPB
YouTube video by Factually Speaking
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February 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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The offer to federal workers to resign and keep pay and benefits is a "scam," says Randy Erwin of the National Federation of Federal Employees.
'It's a bad deal': Union president warns federal workers against accepting offer
The offer to federal workers to resign and keep pay and benefits is a "scam," says Randy Erwin of the National Federation of Federal Employees. He warns the public will feel federal workforce cuts.
www.npr.org
February 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The offer to federal workers to resign and keep pay and benefits is a "scam," says Randy Erwin of the National Federation of Federal Employees.
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There are *elected* members of Congress fighting back right now against a straight-up coup being orchestrated by an unelected billionaire, and the national press should be covering it live. As far as I can tell, they are not. www.youtube.com/live/C_7LqxL...
Rally against Musk, DOGE at Treasury Department
YouTube video by DD Cyprus1Click
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February 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
There are *elected* members of Congress fighting back right now against a straight-up coup being orchestrated by an unelected billionaire, and the national press should be covering it live. As far as I can tell, they are not. www.youtube.com/live/C_7LqxL...
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At what point is, say, cable news gonna start covering this? Are we saying members of Congress being locked out of federal buildings isn't newsworthy?
For the second day in a row, members of Congress tried to enter a federal building... again, of the federal government they are charged with overseeing and passing funding for... and were prevented from doing so.
This seems like a goddamn problem.
This seems like a goddamn problem.
Over a dozen members of Congress have now been DENIED ENTRY to Treasury.
February 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
At what point is, say, cable news gonna start covering this? Are we saying members of Congress being locked out of federal buildings isn't newsworthy?
In case you needed a video about this deeply concerning event... I like the recommendation at the end to go to indivisible.org in case you feel like doing something about it.
Is Elon Musk Staging a Coup? Unelected Billionaire Seizes Control at Treasury Dept. & Other Agencies
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
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February 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
In case you needed a video about this deeply concerning event... I like the recommendation at the end to go to indivisible.org in case you feel like doing something about it.
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I ran $100 billion in Infrastructure and IRA programs at EPA. We obligated over $70 billion onto signed awards and contracts to protect public health and the environment. All that funding is currently frozen. Here are the facts…
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January 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I ran $100 billion in Infrastructure and IRA programs at EPA. We obligated over $70 billion onto signed awards and contracts to protect public health and the environment. All that funding is currently frozen. Here are the facts…
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The illegal funding freeze still in effect is an incredible waste of taxpayer dollars. Across the country, projects are pausing construction and laying off staff. This will slow work to replace lead pipes, install clean energy, recover from storms, and clean up contaminated land.
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January 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The illegal funding freeze still in effect is an incredible waste of taxpayer dollars. Across the country, projects are pausing construction and laying off staff. This will slow work to replace lead pipes, install clean energy, recover from storms, and clean up contaminated land.
🔌💡 9/X
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Aides to Elon Musk have locked government workers out of computer systems at US agency OPM.
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
January 31, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Aides to Elon Musk have locked government workers out of computer systems at US agency OPM.
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
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That's how some whistleblowers at OPM described it.
January 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
That's how some whistleblowers at OPM described it.
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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).
February 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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).
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Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.