@baratunde.com, host of the How To Citizen podcast, explains what makes our new app Roundabout different: “It's really about finding your neighbors and doing stuff together instead of performing for followers you'll never meet. And it's pretty important that the business model is non-extractive.”

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cool to see other technologists getting excited about what we’re building at @newpublic.org !

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With Roundabout, our new local community app, we’re reimagining a lot of familiar surfaces and features of “social media.” Here’s how Roundabout is different: Let’s dive in! 🧵

"It's time make technology that connects us where our feet are" says Katie-beth, one of six community stewards that the Roundabout team and I are working with as we build new tech for communities, with communities!

“WE MAKE, THEY TAKE” From @moreperfectunion.bsky.social — 50 billboards across 8 states are driving home the message that working Americans (teachers, nurses, etc) keep 🇺🇸 running, but billionaires keep taking more & more. Share if you agree. More: perfectunion.us/wemaketheyta...

new insane tech job listing just dropped

"As they try to understand why they’re losing the support of the multiracial working class—and formulate a plan to win such voters back—Democrats might start by focusing on what they can do to connect with and help the self-employed." washingtonmonthly.com/2025/01/05/c...

"How is it possible that a swim club 800 miles away manages to be more compelling than a group meeting half a mile from my door? Or a venture-funded peer group appears to have more clout than [AA] that’s existed for 89 years?" Thought provoking, and super fun writing! H/T @newpublic.substack.com