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

I'm too old for this to be useful much longer but a good thing to say to someone telling you that you'll regret a tattoo/decision/whatever 'when you're older':

"Odd for you to think I'd grow into becoming you rather than more like me."

We’re officially in full airport mode all the time now: everything is crazy expensive, sweatpants are acceptable at all times, nobody’s judging anyone for drinking more than they usually do, and we’re all just out here buying books and coffee to deal with the stress

You're not overwhelmed. You're under attack.

#HoldTheLine! Pass it on!

Everyone at this airport is probably noticing and jealous of my new luggage and how easy rolling and orange it is.

Sure of it.

As we endure these unprecedented assaults on our institutions and Democracy by Felon47 please take these wise words from James Baldwin to heart! We are the #Opposition let’s make their inhumanity our sole focus. Call it out every damn day!!

a key take away from reading a lot of history for me:

the people who survive hard times and eventually brutally humiliate their seemingly invincible enemies are not the people whose first response to adversity is “oh well, guess I’ll die”

Do I just shout into the void here or is there a process