AC
@salty-af.bsky.social
service/experience designer, civic tech; 18F alum
stl stuff
stl stuff
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Where is St. Louis Interactive Food Map?
What is Mayor Spencer waiting for?
What is Mayor Spencer waiting for?
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Where is St. Louis Interactive Food Map?
What is Mayor Spencer waiting for?
What is Mayor Spencer waiting for?
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WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
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The Democratic Party would do well to look to the social programs of the Black Panther Party as inspiration if SNAP disappears on Saturday. Just running party-sponsored food drives and regular party-sponsored spaghetti dinners in some major cities would be both helpful and good PR.
October 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The Democratic Party would do well to look to the social programs of the Black Panther Party as inspiration if SNAP disappears on Saturday. Just running party-sponsored food drives and regular party-sponsored spaghetti dinners in some major cities would be both helpful and good PR.
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“[Borges] ... told his young child he had to make a difficult decision. 'I said that sometimes you make difficult choices, sometimes you have to do what’s right. My child understands right and wrong, and sometimes even doing what’s right has consequences.'"
He accused DOGE of risking Social Security data. It cost him his career.
Charles Borges says Musk’s cost-cutting team uploaded a copy of a mainframe database containing the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
“[Borges] ... told his young child he had to make a difficult decision. 'I said that sometimes you make difficult choices, sometimes you have to do what’s right. My child understands right and wrong, and sometimes even doing what’s right has consequences.'"
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Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
October 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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I love frog so much
ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert
October 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I love frog so much
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Not surprised by this. Frogs can lay up to 5,000 eggs at a time. There will be more frogs
October 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Not surprised by this. Frogs can lay up to 5,000 eggs at a time. There will be more frogs
brilliant tbh, Johnnie Brock's hook us up
![Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.
There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.
What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.
It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lzlqyldh7nfc34pfffvd24ko/bafkreiap6asa64jdjb2vlv4c2sdritjrntsibvsv7baj6o4cgwcfgsjeny@jpeg)
October 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
brilliant tbh, Johnnie Brock's hook us up
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"The inspector general’s office for the General Services Administration ... said it will look at the impact of several DOGE-backed projects at GSA—including its mass termination of government leases and its decision to shutter its tech office 18F."
Agency watchdog will see if DOGE-led projects improved efficiency
DOGE officials no longer take up residence in GSA’s headquarters. But its legacy on government operations will be a priority for its IG office in FY 2026.
federalnewsnetwork.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
"The inspector general’s office for the General Services Administration ... said it will look at the impact of several DOGE-backed projects at GSA—including its mass termination of government leases and its decision to shutter its tech office 18F."
Full day of back to back meetings and it’s the best I’ve felt in 6 months 🤷♀️
September 25, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Full day of back to back meetings and it’s the best I’ve felt in 6 months 🤷♀️
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Donald Trump is way less popular than he wants you to believe.
And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.
And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.
September 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Donald Trump is way less popular than he wants you to believe.
And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.
And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.
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I’ve decided it’s past time I start describing “artificial intelligence” as a failed technology, and I’d like you to join me.
ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/agains...
I’ve decided it’s past time I start describing “artificial intelligence” as a failed technology, and I’d like you to join me.
ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/agains...
Against the protection of stocking frames. — ethanmarcotte.com
“Artificial intelligence” is a failed technology. It’s time we described it that way.
ethanmarcotte.com
September 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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I’ve decided it’s past time I start describing “artificial intelligence” as a failed technology, and I’d like you to join me.
ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/agains...
I’ve decided it’s past time I start describing “artificial intelligence” as a failed technology, and I’d like you to join me.
ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/agains...
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This is one of those hearings that is worth watching in real time
Today’s important Senate hearing of HHS/CDC/ACIP and other things that aren’t acronyms:
www.youtube.com/live/BIlWI98...
www.youtube.com/live/BIlWI98...
Senate HELP Hearing
YouTube video by Senate HELP Committee Republicans
www.youtube.com
September 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This is one of those hearings that is worth watching in real time
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"The shock troops of DOGE, at the Social Security Administration and myriad other federal agencies, were the advance guard ... . And despite the highly public departure of DOGE’s leader, Elon Musk, that campaign continues today."
The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security
DOGE has ignored urgently needed reforms and upgrades at the Social Security Administration, according to dozens of insiders and 15 hours of candid interviews with the former acting chief of the agenc...
www.propublica.org
September 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"The shock troops of DOGE, at the Social Security Administration and myriad other federal agencies, were the advance guard ... . And despite the highly public departure of DOGE’s leader, Elon Musk, that campaign continues today."
I expected more birds when I added a bird bath this year - uhh, a hawk 🤷♀️
September 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I expected more birds when I added a bird bath this year - uhh, a hawk 🤷♀️
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"18F employees believed that the judiciary was resistant to adopting their approach, and eventually decided to stop working with the administrative office, according to three people involved in the work."
Federal Courts Slow to Fix Vulnerable System After Repeated Hacking
www.nytimes.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
"18F employees believed that the judiciary was resistant to adopting their approach, and eventually decided to stop working with the administrative office, according to three people involved in the work."
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Whistleblower reports, letters of dissent, appeals, refusals, resignations—this week saw many civil servants taking personal risks to honor their oath and serve the public interest the best they can. We recognize your courage. 🇺🇸
August 29, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Whistleblower reports, letters of dissent, appeals, refusals, resignations—this week saw many civil servants taking personal risks to honor their oath and serve the public interest the best they can. We recognize your courage. 🇺🇸
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Missouri’s cowardly governor call for an extraordinary session on September 3 to redraw our maps & destroy our IP process.
Republicans in DC have so massively failed, they know their only hope of winning the midterms is to cheat. When Trump told Kehoe to jump, rather than lead, he asked “how high”.
Republicans in DC have so massively failed, they know their only hope of winning the midterms is to cheat. When Trump told Kehoe to jump, rather than lead, he asked “how high”.
August 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Missouri’s cowardly governor call for an extraordinary session on September 3 to redraw our maps & destroy our IP process.
Republicans in DC have so massively failed, they know their only hope of winning the midterms is to cheat. When Trump told Kehoe to jump, rather than lead, he asked “how high”.
Republicans in DC have so massively failed, they know their only hope of winning the midterms is to cheat. When Trump told Kehoe to jump, rather than lead, he asked “how high”.
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<3 <3
BREAKING: Big moment as CDC staff stage a mass walkout.
They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base.
(🎥 AP)
They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base.
(🎥 AP)
August 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
<3 <3
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I wrote about the administration’s “national design studio,” and how its shoddy construction isn’t a mistake. It’s a clear signal of priorities, and ones we need to actively, urgently rebuke. ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/a-noti...
I wrote about the administration’s “national design studio,” and how its shoddy construction isn’t a mistake. It’s a clear signal of priorities, and ones we need to actively, urgently rebuke. ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/a-noti...
A notional design studio. — ethanmarcotte.com
A design language, if you can keep it.
ethanmarcotte.com
August 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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I wrote about the administration’s “national design studio,” and how its shoddy construction isn’t a mistake. It’s a clear signal of priorities, and ones we need to actively, urgently rebuke. ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/a-noti...
I wrote about the administration’s “national design studio,” and how its shoddy construction isn’t a mistake. It’s a clear signal of priorities, and ones we need to actively, urgently rebuke. ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/a-noti...
who could of predicted
The entire Social Security database, dumped on a random cloud server: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
who could of predicted
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Not trying to rag on the reporter, who is a "breaking news" guy, but this is where it matters that your reporters with substantive knowledge of a topic are not there to provide context. We basically get a mention of the problems of Healthcare.gov and no discussion of anything that happened after.
August 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Not trying to rag on the reporter, who is a "breaking news" guy, but this is where it matters that your reporters with substantive knowledge of a topic are not there to provide context. We basically get a mention of the problems of Healthcare.gov and no discussion of anything that happened after.
meanwhile in the deep red of Bolivar...
August 26, 2025 at 1:46 AM
meanwhile in the deep red of Bolivar...
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"Website design is my passion." americabydesign.gov
August 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
"Website design is my passion." americabydesign.gov