Elliot Winkler
@mcmire.bsky.social
Makin' stuff at @metamask.io 🦊. Blogging occasionally at https://elliotwinkler.com.
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“Improving our nation through better design” is certainly important work: we know this, because it’s exactly what we were doing when DOGE eliminated 18F entirely.
Improving Our Nation Through Better Design
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and
www.whitehouse.gov
August 23, 2025 at 1:25 AM
“Improving our nation through better design” is certainly important work: we know this, because it’s exactly what we were doing when DOGE eliminated 18F entirely.
Second Life is still going?!?
June 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Second Life is still going?!?
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A weird thing about this article is that the Dems they quote mostly aren't actually ducking the question of Biden's acuity—what they're doing, if anything, as the article itself makes clear, is ducking the gotcha version of the question.
For the most part, leading Democrats are ducking what is fast becoming the first real litmus test of the 2028 campaign: former President Biden's mental acuity.
Dems confront the first real litmus test of 2028: Biden's mental acuity
Some Democrats argue their leaders aren’t owning up to the truth about Biden — and risk keeping the issue alive indefinitely.
www.politico.com
May 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A weird thing about this article is that the Dems they quote mostly aren't actually ducking the question of Biden's acuity—what they're doing, if anything, as the article itself makes clear, is ducking the gotcha version of the question.
It's not just that the Republican Party is bad, it's that every one of them has a worm in their brain (some louder than others) that makes them think that everything the Democrats have done for the past 100 years is the work of Satan and must be corrected at all costs.
March 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
It's not just that the Republican Party is bad, it's that every one of them has a worm in their brain (some louder than others) that makes them think that everything the Democrats have done for the past 100 years is the work of Satan and must be corrected at all costs.
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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
This is like watching a movie where the bad guy is absolutely confident he's about to crush the good guys but then he realizes at the last moment he overlooked one tiny but earth-shattering outcome and the good guys take advantage and win in the end.
Two Republican senators told me tonight this vote shows they can execute the same strategy again — cut Democrats out of the negotiations on a gov’t funding bill, pass it thru the House, and expect Senate Dems to back down and not filibuster it.
“We liked it over here,” one said.
“We liked it over here,” one said.
March 15, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is like watching a movie where the bad guy is absolutely confident he's about to crush the good guys but then he realizes at the last moment he overlooked one tiny but earth-shattering outcome and the good guys take advantage and win in the end.
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I just heard this as well. The entire staff of the National Center for Education Statistics, created in 1867, has been fired.
March 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I just heard this as well. The entire staff of the National Center for Education Statistics, created in 1867, has been fired.
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One thing that the general public is not that aware of re: Tesla is that *they do not manufacture their own battery cells*
They lease space in their factories for third-parties such as Panasonic.
A lot of people invested in Tesla because they thought Tesla was vertically integrated re: the cells.
They lease space in their factories for third-parties such as Panasonic.
A lot of people invested in Tesla because they thought Tesla was vertically integrated re: the cells.
March 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
One thing that the general public is not that aware of re: Tesla is that *they do not manufacture their own battery cells*
They lease space in their factories for third-parties such as Panasonic.
A lot of people invested in Tesla because they thought Tesla was vertically integrated re: the cells.
They lease space in their factories for third-parties such as Panasonic.
A lot of people invested in Tesla because they thought Tesla was vertically integrated re: the cells.
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Spent most of today driving myself insane learning about CoreWeave. This company is a fucking time bomb. They are burdened by $11 billion in debt on $2 billion of revenue - and they lost $800m. This company is a sickly dog with super-Ebola, and it may be the narrative twist that begins the collapse.
March 7, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Spent most of today driving myself insane learning about CoreWeave. This company is a fucking time bomb. They are burdened by $11 billion in debt on $2 billion of revenue - and they lost $800m. This company is a sickly dog with super-Ebola, and it may be the narrative twist that begins the collapse.
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Pitch-perfect response to Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin from @georgetownlaw.bsky.social Dean Bill Treanor.
It’s always a privilege and honor to be part of the GULC community (and to be Bill’s colleague), but *especially* today.
It’s always a privilege and honor to be part of the GULC community (and to be Bill’s colleague), but *especially* today.
March 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Pitch-perfect response to Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin from @georgetownlaw.bsky.social Dean Bill Treanor.
It’s always a privilege and honor to be part of the GULC community (and to be Bill’s colleague), but *especially* today.
It’s always a privilege and honor to be part of the GULC community (and to be Bill’s colleague), but *especially* today.
Instead of spending billions on AI, can we instead start spending billions on, I don't know, SAVING OUR FUCKING COUNTRY?
March 4, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Instead of spending billions on AI, can we instead start spending billions on, I don't know, SAVING OUR FUCKING COUNTRY?
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We’re receiving word that General Services Administration leadership are firing more people tonight. Our dedicated colleagues should be eating dinner with their families or putting their kids to bed, not having their lives upended. The public will suffer, too. We stand with all of you.
March 4, 2025 at 1:48 AM
We’re receiving word that General Services Administration leadership are firing more people tonight. Our dedicated colleagues should be eating dinner with their families or putting their kids to bed, not having their lives upended. The public will suffer, too. We stand with all of you.
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JFC. The US Economic Policy Uncertainty Index is at its highest level since 2000, higher than during the Financial Crisis, higher than during COVID
February 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
JFC. The US Economic Policy Uncertainty Index is at its highest level since 2000, higher than during the Financial Crisis, higher than during COVID
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18F, the federal government’s technology shop, was just demolished by Musk’s team. It was a cost-recoverable org, charging agencies for their expertise, using a consulting model. Its cost to government was negligible, its benefits huge. My team there once saved DoD $500 million.
A thread about 18F:
A thread about 18F:
18F is *precisely* what Musk and team claim should exist within government. But when his team found it, they destroyed it, because it is evidence that government works well (can’t have that!), and because like Zelensky, 18F didn’t bend the knee.
March 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
18F, the federal government’s technology shop, was just demolished by Musk’s team. It was a cost-recoverable org, charging agencies for their expertise, using a consulting model. Its cost to government was negligible, its benefits huge. My team there once saved DoD $500 million.
A thread about 18F:
A thread about 18F:
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I see folks asking about forking all the 18F GitHub repos so there are copies. Don’t worry, that was done at scale by multiple organizations, weeks ago, anticipating this.
March 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I see folks asking about forking all the 18F GitHub repos so there are copies. Don’t worry, that was done at scale by multiple organizations, weeks ago, anticipating this.
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Keep an eye on the so-called “school choice” moves happening around the country. The segregationist impulse behind choice initiatives remains strong, and the weird carve-out with tax dollars remains super weird. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Texas may allow families to pay for private schools with public funds
School voucher bill likely to benefit wealthier families, allowing $10,000 of taxpayer dollars per student per year
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Keep an eye on the so-called “school choice” moves happening around the country. The segregationist impulse behind choice initiatives remains strong, and the weird carve-out with tax dollars remains super weird. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
It's December 2019 again. But this time, there are no surprises. The oncoming tsunami is crystal clear.
February 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
It's December 2019 again. But this time, there are no surprises. The oncoming tsunami is crystal clear.
archive.org was never so important until now.
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
archive.org
February 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
archive.org was never so important until now.
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There are literally not enough journalists employed in the US to cover the bad shit that is happening right now. We are now going to experience the social consequences of a weakened news industry--which are the same as the benefits of a weakened news industry, to those who weakened it.
February 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
There are literally not enough journalists employed in the US to cover the bad shit that is happening right now. We are now going to experience the social consequences of a weakened news industry--which are the same as the benefits of a weakened news industry, to those who weakened it.
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Turns out the Drizz is kind of a hero
February 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Turns out the Drizz is kind of a hero
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while The Horrors persist, let us celebrate less horrors overall…. because all three mega fires in Los Angeles are finally 100% contained!!
February 1, 2025 at 5:19 AM
while The Horrors persist, let us celebrate less horrors overall…. because all three mega fires in Los Angeles are finally 100% contained!!
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what Musk is doing is as close to the government being taken over by a hostile foreign power in our lifetimes, the coverage should reflect that
January 31, 2025 at 9:27 PM
what Musk is doing is as close to the government being taken over by a hostile foreign power in our lifetimes, the coverage should reflect that
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Start your own website. Run your own blog. Use decentralized and open-sourced platforms
@ghost.org is a great open-sourced blogging platform and website builder
Pixelfed is doing great work for images and runs on the social web
Support open social projects so your homes on the web don't fall apart
@ghost.org is a great open-sourced blogging platform and website builder
Pixelfed is doing great work for images and runs on the social web
Support open social projects so your homes on the web don't fall apart
January 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Start your own website. Run your own blog. Use decentralized and open-sourced platforms
@ghost.org is a great open-sourced blogging platform and website builder
Pixelfed is doing great work for images and runs on the social web
Support open social projects so your homes on the web don't fall apart
@ghost.org is a great open-sourced blogging platform and website builder
Pixelfed is doing great work for images and runs on the social web
Support open social projects so your homes on the web don't fall apart