Maggie Allen
@marglizallen.bsky.social
I am forever grateful for the reminder beep from the microwave. ☕
March 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I am forever grateful for the reminder beep from the microwave. ☕
"We must hold fast to the realization that our cities are for people and unless they work well for people, they are not working well at all. As the people of this world realize what is possible, they will demand that their cities be geared to the humane and the beautiful." - Jim Rouse
March 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"We must hold fast to the realization that our cities are for people and unless they work well for people, they are not working well at all. As the people of this world realize what is possible, they will demand that their cities be geared to the humane and the beautiful." - Jim Rouse
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Watch live: At the Tribune's day-long symposium on Texas cities, panelists discuss how lawmakers can address the state's housing affordability crisis.
A blueprint for Texas cities: Growth, challenges, and opportunities
YouTube video by The Texas Tribune
www.youtube.com
March 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Watch live: At the Tribune's day-long symposium on Texas cities, panelists discuss how lawmakers can address the state's housing affordability crisis.
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Most of what we call "tech" is about getting the right information into a database and trying to prevent the wrong person from reading or updating it.
March 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Most of what we call "tech" is about getting the right information into a database and trying to prevent the wrong person from reading or updating it.
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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 12:34 AM
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
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🎧Listen to TPL Faculty Director, @elizabethlinos.bsky.social on @nprfreshair.bsky.social!
open.spotify.com/episode/0NRI...
Learn more about our work on strengthening the government workforce here 👉 peoplelab.hks.harvard.edu/about/
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Learn more about our work on strengthening the government workforce here 👉 peoplelab.hks.harvard.edu/about/
The Ripple Effect Of Musk's Government Purge
Fresh Air · Episode
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February 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
🎧Listen to TPL Faculty Director, @elizabethlinos.bsky.social on @nprfreshair.bsky.social!
open.spotify.com/episode/0NRI...
Learn more about our work on strengthening the government workforce here 👉 peoplelab.hks.harvard.edu/about/
open.spotify.com/episode/0NRI...
Learn more about our work on strengthening the government workforce here 👉 peoplelab.hks.harvard.edu/about/
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Building codes finally make the news! When was the last time most folks thought about them? Miami building collapse? Vermont floods? LA wildfires? If only there was a way to prepare for a stronger America…
FEMA backtracks on stronger building codes for disasters
www.npr.org/2025/02/20/n...
FEMA backtracks on stronger building codes for disasters
www.npr.org/2025/02/20/n...
Exclusive: Trump administration drops work on stronger building codes for disasters
To help homes survive more intense disasters, FEMA has been developing recommendations for stronger building codes. The Trump Administration has pulled them back.
www.npr.org
February 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Building codes finally make the news! When was the last time most folks thought about them? Miami building collapse? Vermont floods? LA wildfires? If only there was a way to prepare for a stronger America…
FEMA backtracks on stronger building codes for disasters
www.npr.org/2025/02/20/n...
FEMA backtracks on stronger building codes for disasters
www.npr.org/2025/02/20/n...
"All were unvaccinated against measles or had an unknown vaccination status."
Most of the cases are among school-aged children; at least thirteen patients have been hospitalized.
Updates: confirmed measles cases, hospitalizations in West Texas
Updated data and information from public health officials on confirmed measles cases in the region.
radio.kttz.org
February 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"All were unvaccinated against measles or had an unknown vaccination status."
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Wealth inequality. Racial inequality. Information inequality. Gender inequality. Health inequality. Environmental Inequality. Safety Inequality. Opportunity inequality.
Reminding myself to acknowledge these more frequently and more publicly as the chaos machine dials up distraction.
Reminding myself to acknowledge these more frequently and more publicly as the chaos machine dials up distraction.
February 18, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Wealth inequality. Racial inequality. Information inequality. Gender inequality. Health inequality. Environmental Inequality. Safety Inequality. Opportunity inequality.
Reminding myself to acknowledge these more frequently and more publicly as the chaos machine dials up distraction.
Reminding myself to acknowledge these more frequently and more publicly as the chaos machine dials up distraction.
Dear Decision Makers:
Please don't forget to include those closest to the problem in your journey towards solutions.
XO, Public Servants Everywhere
#localgov #commdev #innovation
Please don't forget to include those closest to the problem in your journey towards solutions.
XO, Public Servants Everywhere
#localgov #commdev #innovation
February 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Dear Decision Makers:
Please don't forget to include those closest to the problem in your journey towards solutions.
XO, Public Servants Everywhere
#localgov #commdev #innovation
Please don't forget to include those closest to the problem in your journey towards solutions.
XO, Public Servants Everywhere
#localgov #commdev #innovation
On the bright side, I learned how to make an omelet. 😊
February 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
On the bright side, I learned how to make an omelet. 😊
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Government’s wins are often invisible: Systems that avoid plane crashes; alliances that avert war; surveillance that prevent pandemics.
Government wins are often *the avoidance of loss.*
So how do we tell the story of the destruction of government? The story of future losses *not* averted?
Government wins are often *the avoidance of loss.*
So how do we tell the story of the destruction of government? The story of future losses *not* averted?
February 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Government’s wins are often invisible: Systems that avoid plane crashes; alliances that avert war; surveillance that prevent pandemics.
Government wins are often *the avoidance of loss.*
So how do we tell the story of the destruction of government? The story of future losses *not* averted?
Government wins are often *the avoidance of loss.*
So how do we tell the story of the destruction of government? The story of future losses *not* averted?
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We got a Costco membership for the first time in our lives today. They asked why & I said because treat your workers well, you value diversity, & you didn’t cave in to authoritarian demands. He said: “We’ve been getting lots of folks saying that, thanks for joining.”
Who needs a gallon of ketchup?
Who needs a gallon of ketchup?
February 16, 2025 at 2:46 AM
We got a Costco membership for the first time in our lives today. They asked why & I said because treat your workers well, you value diversity, & you didn’t cave in to authoritarian demands. He said: “We’ve been getting lots of folks saying that, thanks for joining.”
Who needs a gallon of ketchup?
Who needs a gallon of ketchup?
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Something about the doge nonsense brought back a vague memory from my admin law grad school course.
There’s a pretty famous case that holds contracts can’t be invalidated by the government after the fact! Seems like all these savings won’t hold..
Fletcher v. Peck: www.oyez.org/cases/1789-1...
There’s a pretty famous case that holds contracts can’t be invalidated by the government after the fact! Seems like all these savings won’t hold..
Fletcher v. Peck: www.oyez.org/cases/1789-1...
February 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Something about the doge nonsense brought back a vague memory from my admin law grad school course.
There’s a pretty famous case that holds contracts can’t be invalidated by the government after the fact! Seems like all these savings won’t hold..
Fletcher v. Peck: www.oyez.org/cases/1789-1...
There’s a pretty famous case that holds contracts can’t be invalidated by the government after the fact! Seems like all these savings won’t hold..
Fletcher v. Peck: www.oyez.org/cases/1789-1...
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Octavia Abell and I wrote this before last night's news but the message still holds true - the underlying philosophy behind blanket federal worker purges is harmful for the American public.
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
Dismantling government won’t make it more efficient–investing in it will
COMMENTARY | The work federal employees do is often invisible, but it’s always essential.
www.govexec.com
February 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Octavia Abell and I wrote this before last night's news but the message still holds true - the underlying philosophy behind blanket federal worker purges is harmful for the American public.
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
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The phrases “dessert books” and “nutritious books” are so gross
February 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The phrases “dessert books” and “nutritious books” are so gross
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The Trump administration is reviewing contracts across the federal housing agency. Some employees worry about potentially "devastating" cuts, though union leaders also hope some good may come of it.
HUD is bracing as DOGE seeks to cut waste, fraud. Union leaders have a suggestion
The Trump administration is reviewing contracts across the federal housing agency. Some employees worry about potentially "devastating" cuts, though union leaders also hope some good may come of it.
www.npr.org
February 11, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The Trump administration is reviewing contracts across the federal housing agency. Some employees worry about potentially "devastating" cuts, though union leaders also hope some good may come of it.
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JUST IN:
Federal judges orders HHS, CDC, and FDA to restore “by no later than 11:59 pm” today their websites and datasets to pre-January 30th status.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Federal judges orders HHS, CDC, and FDA to restore “by no later than 11:59 pm” today their websites and datasets to pre-January 30th status.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
JUST IN:
Federal judges orders HHS, CDC, and FDA to restore “by no later than 11:59 pm” today their websites and datasets to pre-January 30th status.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Federal judges orders HHS, CDC, and FDA to restore “by no later than 11:59 pm” today their websites and datasets to pre-January 30th status.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Don't judge me for my open tabs, Google.
February 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Don't judge me for my open tabs, Google.
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Seems like a good time to say this again.
February 4, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Seems like a good time to say this again.
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Dismantling institutions, whack-a-mole style.
Treasury, USAID, FBI, GSA, Education, Energy.
It's happening so fast, it's impossible for people to truly appreciate the chaos that's being thrust upon so many people - from workers, to the public, to our environment.
Treasury, USAID, FBI, GSA, Education, Energy.
It's happening so fast, it's impossible for people to truly appreciate the chaos that's being thrust upon so many people - from workers, to the public, to our environment.
February 4, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Dismantling institutions, whack-a-mole style.
Treasury, USAID, FBI, GSA, Education, Energy.
It's happening so fast, it's impossible for people to truly appreciate the chaos that's being thrust upon so many people - from workers, to the public, to our environment.
Treasury, USAID, FBI, GSA, Education, Energy.
It's happening so fast, it's impossible for people to truly appreciate the chaos that's being thrust upon so many people - from workers, to the public, to our environment.
Will absolutely be watching this thread!
Hey folks - anyone have seen good tracking on any public data that has been removed? Similarly, seeing any efforts to mirror data?
January 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Will absolutely be watching this thread!
Hug a public servant today. ❤️
January 31, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Hug a public servant today. ❤️
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The deep and fundamental misunderstanding that is leading to so many harmful policies.
January 31, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The deep and fundamental misunderstanding that is leading to so many harmful policies.
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A shake up in govt shakes up people's lives - a pause means rent checks don't get paid and people get evicted, small businesses can't meet their obligations. We're all about to learn a lot about what our government does for us.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump's Federal Funding Pause Threatens State Financials
President Donald Trump’s federal funding pause threatens more than $1 trillion that flows to states, cities and other local governments, putting everything from transit infrastructure to housing proje...
www.bloomberg.com
January 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
A shake up in govt shakes up people's lives - a pause means rent checks don't get paid and people get evicted, small businesses can't meet their obligations. We're all about to learn a lot about what our government does for us.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...