Noel Hidalgo 🗽❤️🚲
@noneck.org
Be realistic; demand the impossible!
Orion's father; Lauren's partner; @beta.nyc's Executive Director; 20+ years in Public Interest Tech; NYC COPIC Member; #ASL beginner; #OpenData; #civictech; #PiTech; 🇵🇷; #BikeNYC; Opinion = Own
Orion's father; Lauren's partner; @beta.nyc's Executive Director; 20+ years in Public Interest Tech; NYC COPIC Member; #ASL beginner; #OpenData; #civictech; #PiTech; 🇵🇷; #BikeNYC; Opinion = Own
This order also lumps in kids seeking cancer treatment, Deaf individuals, and anyone else who is "not normal."
What a gross group of individuals claiming to defend the US Constitution.
What a gross group of individuals claiming to defend the US Constitution.
"U.S. visas can be denied for obesity, cancer and diabetes, Rubio says"
It's eugenics & ableism & even if it appears race-neutral, it will likely disprop. impact the Global South b/c of who needs a visa, who is disprop. affected by these conditions, & who has fewer resources to prove they can pay.
It's eugenics & ableism & even if it appears race-neutral, it will likely disprop. impact the Global South b/c of who needs a visa, who is disprop. affected by these conditions, & who has fewer resources to prove they can pay.
U.S. visas can be denied for obesity, cancer and diabetes, Rubio says
The Trump administration has directed visa officers to consider obesity and other chronic health conditions when deciding whether to grant visas to immigrants.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:45 AM
This order also lumps in kids seeking cancer treatment, Deaf individuals, and anyone else who is "not normal."
What a gross group of individuals claiming to defend the US Constitution.
What a gross group of individuals claiming to defend the US Constitution.
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Every dataset tells a story — about housing, parks, schools, and so much more. 📊
Come learn how to unlock these stories with NYC Open Data. Join a Discovering NYC Open Data class with the NYC Open Data team and start exploring your city!
📅 Friday, Nov 21 at 12 pm
🔗 RSVP: www.beta.nyc/event/e25112
Come learn how to unlock these stories with NYC Open Data. Join a Discovering NYC Open Data class with the NYC Open Data team and start exploring your city!
📅 Friday, Nov 21 at 12 pm
🔗 RSVP: www.beta.nyc/event/e25112
November 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Every dataset tells a story — about housing, parks, schools, and so much more. 📊
Come learn how to unlock these stories with NYC Open Data. Join a Discovering NYC Open Data class with the NYC Open Data team and start exploring your city!
📅 Friday, Nov 21 at 12 pm
🔗 RSVP: www.beta.nyc/event/e25112
Come learn how to unlock these stories with NYC Open Data. Join a Discovering NYC Open Data class with the NYC Open Data team and start exploring your city!
📅 Friday, Nov 21 at 12 pm
🔗 RSVP: www.beta.nyc/event/e25112
Are you an educator who wants to teach the next generation how to use data and public space advocacy WHILE building core digital & data skills?
BetaNYC has a two part class to teach you these core concepts!
Join us next week. First class is on Wednesday, Nov 19th.
BetaNYC has a two part class to teach you these core concepts!
Join us next week. First class is on Wednesday, Nov 19th.
Discover how data, design, and policy can drive community change. 💡
We’re teaching a hands-on workshop with the Public Interest Tech New York Regional Hub—no prior experience needed! Come curious, leave equipped.
🔗 RSVP: www.beta.nyc/event/e251119
We’re teaching a hands-on workshop with the Public Interest Tech New York Regional Hub—no prior experience needed! Come curious, leave equipped.
🔗 RSVP: www.beta.nyc/event/e251119
November 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Are you an educator who wants to teach the next generation how to use data and public space advocacy WHILE building core digital & data skills?
BetaNYC has a two part class to teach you these core concepts!
Join us next week. First class is on Wednesday, Nov 19th.
BetaNYC has a two part class to teach you these core concepts!
Join us next week. First class is on Wednesday, Nov 19th.
As of today, I'm the treasurer of PS347's PTA!
My first elected office as a parent.
My first elected office as a parent.
November 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
As of today, I'm the treasurer of PS347's PTA!
My first elected office as a parent.
My first elected office as a parent.
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This exact same dynamic—dehumanizing fake content made entirely bc Facebook pays people to make it—played out in Myanmar in the run-up to a genocide. @karenhao.bsky.social laid it out in the starkest terms:
www.technologyreview.com/2021/11/20/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2021/11/20/1...
November 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This exact same dynamic—dehumanizing fake content made entirely bc Facebook pays people to make it—played out in Myanmar in the run-up to a genocide. @karenhao.bsky.social laid it out in the starkest terms:
www.technologyreview.com/2021/11/20/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2021/11/20/1...
I swear every NYC Sheriff car just drove by my Greenpoint apartment.
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I swear every NYC Sheriff car just drove by my Greenpoint apartment.
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This week I wrote about the rise of the e-bike dad - this piece was originally going to run alongside the story I did in September about the bike boom in general, and we didn't have space in print, but here it is:
www.economist.com/united-state...
www.economist.com/united-state...
Parents on e-bikes are transforming the school run
They’re smug, snug and often faster than drivers
www.economist.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This week I wrote about the rise of the e-bike dad - this piece was originally going to run alongside the story I did in September about the bike boom in general, and we didn't have space in print, but here it is:
www.economist.com/united-state...
www.economist.com/united-state...
The fact that Americans have to pre-research where they will get emergency medical care is a fundamental failure of health care in the USA.
This is not health care. It is billionaire wealth care.
This is not health care. It is billionaire wealth care.
a woman is making a face and saying `` so frustrating '' with her hands .
ALT: a woman is making a face and saying `` so frustrating '' with her hands .
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The fact that Americans have to pre-research where they will get emergency medical care is a fundamental failure of health care in the USA.
This is not health care. It is billionaire wealth care.
This is not health care. It is billionaire wealth care.
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An 18-year dataset from the North Sea reveals that rogue waves are not freak accidents but particular products of ordinary swells stacking up—an insight that could make prediction possible
Dangerous Rogue Waves Aren’t Random—They’re Predictable
An 18-year dataset from the North Sea reveals that rogue waves are not freak accidents but particular products of ordinary swells stacking up—an insight that could make prediction possible
www.scientificamerican.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
An 18-year dataset from the North Sea reveals that rogue waves are not freak accidents but particular products of ordinary swells stacking up—an insight that could make prediction possible
Generation substack.
emailing in a semi-literate manner isn’t a sign of stupidity, it’s another form of rich asshole arrogance because you don’t think you owe anyone coherent thoughts
November 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Generation substack.
Bubs, just you wait till you hit your mid-40…
Also, I’m starting to think that his guy never played with his kids.
Also, I’m starting to think that his guy never played with his kids.
JD Vance calls ibuprofen "useless medication" and implies it's not "necessary, safe and effective."
November 13, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Bubs, just you wait till you hit your mid-40…
Also, I’m starting to think that his guy never played with his kids.
Also, I’m starting to think that his guy never played with his kids.
And yet 8 caved just a few days later…
Trump declares that Republicans have lost the shutdown. Absolutely zero reason for Dems to cave at this point
November 13, 2025 at 2:59 AM
And yet 8 caved just a few days later…
Sewer socialism FTW!
Local media is calling it: Katie Wilson will be the next mayor of Seattle.
Wilson ousts Mayor Bruce Harrell after running as a progressive challenger.
Her win is a west coast companion to Mamdani’s as a statement victory for the left.
Wilson ousts Mayor Bruce Harrell after running as a progressive challenger.
Her win is a west coast companion to Mamdani’s as a statement victory for the left.
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Sewer socialism FTW!
Imagine the brave new world where Federal agents perform Kavanaugh Stops asking to see your "national identity."
If you're a US Citizen, are you willing to hand over your iPhone?
In 2016, I started carrying my US Passport card for this very reason. Now, I have my RealID.
If you're a US Citizen, are you willing to hand over your iPhone?
In 2016, I started carrying my US Passport card for this very reason. Now, I have my RealID.
Apple introduces Digital ID, a new way to create and present an ID in Apple Wallet
Digital ID is a new way for users to create an ID in Apple Wallet using their U.S. passport, and present it with the privacy of iPhone or Apple Watch.
www.apple.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Imagine the brave new world where Federal agents perform Kavanaugh Stops asking to see your "national identity."
If you're a US Citizen, are you willing to hand over your iPhone?
In 2016, I started carrying my US Passport card for this very reason. Now, I have my RealID.
If you're a US Citizen, are you willing to hand over your iPhone?
In 2016, I started carrying my US Passport card for this very reason. Now, I have my RealID.
REST IN PENNY www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Common cents: US Mint to press its final penny
Last one-cent coin to be pressed in Philadelphia after Trump ordered them to be canceled, citing rising costs
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
REST IN PENNY www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Farm workers are proud to stand in solidarity with Starbucks workers.
Los campesinos se enorgullecen de solidarizarse con los trabajadores de Starbucks.
#NoContractNoCoffee
Los campesinos se enorgullecen de solidarizarse con los trabajadores de Starbucks.
#NoContractNoCoffee
November 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Farm workers are proud to stand in solidarity with Starbucks workers.
Los campesinos se enorgullecen de solidarizarse con los trabajadores de Starbucks.
#NoContractNoCoffee
Los campesinos se enorgullecen de solidarizarse con los trabajadores de Starbucks.
#NoContractNoCoffee
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New: A judge in Washington has ruled images from Flock surveillance cameras are public records and that anyone can request them. Highlights the pervasiveness of this tech and just how much surveillance is being done. Very notable ruling
www.404media.co/judge-rules-...
www.404media.co/judge-rules-...
Judge Rules Flock Surveillance Images Are Public Records That Can Be Requested By Anyone
A Washington judge said images taken by Flock cameras are "not exempt from disclosure" in public record requests.
www.404media.co
November 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
New: A judge in Washington has ruled images from Flock surveillance cameras are public records and that anyone can request them. Highlights the pervasiveness of this tech and just how much surveillance is being done. Very notable ruling
www.404media.co/judge-rules-...
www.404media.co/judge-rules-...
oh god, this would be great!!!
I really like the idea that I saw a Canadian post: in Canada if lawmakers don’t come up w a budget, it triggers an election.
There is no shutdown.
There is no shutdown.
November 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
oh god, this would be great!!!
November 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Mamdani-elect is already making slaying the billionaires.
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Mamdani-elect is already making slaying the billionaires.
November 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Senator, you have my vote.
Fight don’t fold.
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Senator, you have my vote.
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Seriously.
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Seriously.
