Edwin 🇵🇷
@edtorr.bsky.social
Edwin Torres
I build technology to create better solutions for people.
edtorr.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Bad Bunny's 30-show residency in his native home and his focus on island culture, music and issues "means everything" to Puerto Ricans in the island and the U.S. mainland.
"It feels like we're home," one fan said.
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"It feels like we're home," one fan said.
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Bad Bunny has given Puerto Rico a 'new influence' on the world stage, proud fans say
The global superstar's 30-show residency in his homeland and his focus on its culture, music and issues "means everything" to Puerto Ricans on the island and the U.S. mainland.
nbcnews.to
July 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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"Technology has become the spinal cord of government. ... Just look at DOGE's approach. When they began cutting across the government, where did they go first? Not to policy offices, not to secretary suites, not to planning departments. They went directly to the levers of IT systems and operations."
Revisiting the Origins of Civic Tech
In an era of DOGE, what can we learn from a different approach to tech and government
donmoynihan.substack.com
July 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM
"Technology has become the spinal cord of government. ... Just look at DOGE's approach. When they began cutting across the government, where did they go first? Not to policy offices, not to secretary suites, not to planning departments. They went directly to the levers of IT systems and operations."
After almost a year mostly using IG Stories and Reels I forgot how to use platforms like Bluesky.
July 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
After almost a year mostly using IG Stories and Reels I forgot how to use platforms like Bluesky.
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Our appeal to the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board seeks to hold the administration accountable for its actions and defend the rule of law.
Fired federal tech staffers file retaliation claim to a panel whose chairwoman Trump also fired
A group of roughly 80 fired federal employees are appealing their terminations to an administrative body in charge of protecting the rights of federal employees from partisan political practices.
apnews.com
May 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Our appeal to the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board seeks to hold the administration accountable for its actions and defend the rule of law.
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Getting ready for our panel- You can carry on where 18F left off! #CfASummit
May 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Getting ready for our panel- You can carry on where 18F left off! #CfASummit
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"Former 18F director Lindsay Young ... is concerned that Doge’s cuts will have long-lasting effects on government functions. 'In government, it’s just so much easier to tear things down than it is to build things up,' Young said." @not-young.bsky.social
The chaos Elon Musk and Doge are leaving behind in Washington
Though Musk promised modernization and efficiency, what’s left is a trail of uncertainty and reduced functionality
www.theguardian.com
May 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"Former 18F director Lindsay Young ... is concerned that Doge’s cuts will have long-lasting effects on government functions. 'In government, it’s just so much easier to tear things down than it is to build things up,' Young said." @not-young.bsky.social
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How it started // How it’s going
April 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
How it started // How it’s going
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Flanked by cuatros and congas, Bad Bunny wields the power of Puerto Rico in a joyous and defiant Tiny Desk.
Bad Bunny: Tiny Desk Concert
Flanked by cuatros and congas, Bad Bunny wields the power of Puerto Rico in a joyous and defiant Tiny Desk.
www.npr.org
April 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Flanked by cuatros and congas, Bad Bunny wields the power of Puerto Rico in a joyous and defiant Tiny Desk.
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Assassin’s Creed Twitter account just torched Elon Musk on his own platform
March 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Assassin’s Creed Twitter account just torched Elon Musk on his own platform
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How an obscure US government office has become a target of Elon Musk
How an obscure US government office has become a target of Elon Musk
Rightwing campaign propelled by tech billionaire accuses General Services Administration’s 18F of being a far-left cell
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Federal employees in a…
www.theguardian.com
March 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
How an obscure US government office has become a target of Elon Musk
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I wrote about my favorite project that I worked on at @alt18f.bsky.social (minus the "alt"). It's about prototyping, learning from users, and the power of great product owners. It's also about what's missing, now that 18F isn't out there doing this anymore. matthenry.fyi/posts/the-be...
Mischief & Craft - The Best Project I've Ever Worked on
A love letter to cross-functional teams and learning from users
matthenry.fyi
March 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I wrote about my favorite project that I worked on at @alt18f.bsky.social (minus the "alt"). It's about prototyping, learning from users, and the power of great product owners. It's also about what's missing, now that 18F isn't out there doing this anymore. matthenry.fyi/posts/the-be...
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See what we rescued on the Data Rescue Tracker. www.datarescueproject.org/data-rescue-... and baserow.datarescueproject.org/public/grid/...
The Data Rescue Tracker
The Data Rescue Tracker is a collaborative tool built to catalog existing public data rescue efforts so that we can coordinate better across initiatives. At this stage, you can use the tool to help re...
www.datarescueproject.org
March 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
See what we rescued on the Data Rescue Tracker. www.datarescueproject.org/data-rescue-... and baserow.datarescueproject.org/public/grid/...
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“There was a real deep philosophy behind the work that [18F was] doing, a real deep sense of intentionality, and a real deep commitment to delivering the best possible outcome for the American taxpayer.” (Side note: Our commitment still stands. 🇺🇸)
Trying to make sense of the elimination of 18F
Former GSA Administrator Dan Tangherlini discusses the termination of the GSA tech team.
fedscoop.com
March 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
“There was a real deep philosophy behind the work that [18F was] doing, a real deep sense of intentionality, and a real deep commitment to delivering the best possible outcome for the American taxpayer.” (Side note: Our commitment still stands. 🇺🇸)
For those who are following my moving saga, I finally finished it today. It only took me from 2023 until now.
March 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
For those who are following my moving saga, I finally finished it today. It only took me from 2023 until now.
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"'Anyone can make something look nice,' the employee said. But following the correct protocols to ensure government systems don’t break 'is a lot more complicated. And I don’t think [DOGE agents] care about it at all.'"
As turmoil spills into public view, Elon Musk’s DOGE is racing to finish slashing federal bureaucracy and move on to the more constructive work of building digital tools for the government.
DOGE hunts for ‘wins’ amid tensions with Trump administration, backlash
DOGE sees an urgent need to champion “wins,” as Elon Musk’s group finishes slashing federal bureaucracy and moves to building digital tools for the government.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
"'Anyone can make something look nice,' the employee said. But following the correct protocols to ensure government systems don’t break 'is a lot more complicated. And I don’t think [DOGE agents] care about it at all.'"
I started this project back in 2021, but I never really finished anything. I spent some time last week and this week to finally work on a first iteration. edtorr.com
Edwin Torres
I build technology to create better solutions for people.
edtorr.com
March 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I started this project back in 2021, but I never really finished anything. I spent some time last week and this week to finally work on a first iteration. edtorr.com
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Once 18F, always 18F ✊
We had a heartfelt team going away call for 18F last week. I think it finally hit and I’m so angry and sad. So many committed folks doing amazing work and I’ll miss them all. The culture @alt18f.bsky.social built is a testament to everyone who passed through over the years.
March 8, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Once 18F, always 18F ✊
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We had a heartfelt team going away call for 18F last week. I think it finally hit and I’m so angry and sad. So many committed folks doing amazing work and I’ll miss them all. The culture @alt18f.bsky.social built is a testament to everyone who passed through over the years.
March 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
We had a heartfelt team going away call for 18F last week. I think it finally hit and I’m so angry and sad. So many committed folks doing amazing work and I’ll miss them all. The culture @alt18f.bsky.social built is a testament to everyone who passed through over the years.