I know a lot of folks are stressed about what is happening in LA (myself included) and don’t know what to do. And lots of folks want to help but aren’t able to or comfortable physically protesting. Here’s my thinking…(a short thread) @altusds.altgov.info

Conditions are shifting. Expect icy fronts to spread well beyond Los Angeles by tomorrow. Initial efforts aimed to freeze traffic and attention in LA, but local crews appear to have salted the roads early.

Marines on our streets. The governor threatened with arrest. This moment echoes the darkest chapters of history - abroad, AND here at home. This is what a manufactured crisis looks like. Our latest newsletter breaks it all down: bit.ly/WTB_NoKings #WeTheBuilders #StandUpNotBack #CivicDefense

Former US Digital Service engineer Elizabeth Schweinsburg is one of the great ones. Always willing to help with security issues, a great interviewer, and an absolute powerhouse for security in government. This award is well-deserved! niccs.cisa.gov/resources/sf...

We see you. We hear you. And we've got one thing to say:

You cannot stand with Trump and stand with America. If you support Trump and what he is doing then you support the unmaking of America. #NoKings #NoKingsInAmerica #LosAngeles #ICE

If you are National Guard or Active Duty Miltary and are being ordered to violate the Constitutional rights of US citizens, there is help. Call the GI Rights Hotline at 1-877-447-4487

⚠️ Roughly 500 Marines from the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in California have been mobilized to respond to the protests in Los Angeles. It’s not clear when they would actually deploy to Los Angeles.

To be absolutely clear, the deployment of Marines into #LA and the threat of arresting Newsom is a marked escalation and a worsening constitutional crisis. To our peeps in #LosAngeles: Trump is scared. You are amazing and an inspiration. Stay safe. activistchecklist.org/protest/

@kevinroose.com it makes sense you’d have Sahil on Hard Fork but the way you asked about the “Office Space interviews” as if they didn’t really happen was kind of infuriating. They did. You just haven’t bothered to have anyone from USDS or 18F on to ask. Maybe fix that. cc: @caseynewton.bsky.social

While Trump flies around on a foreign government’s jet and plans a $700 million parade, everyday Americans are losing healthcare and public workers are being laid off. 📫 Check out our latest newsletter: https://bit.ly/4j6CVqQ #WeTheBuilders #RebuildGovernment

Imagine going to a Springsteen concert and being mad because it got “political”. As if he hasn’t been making political content his entire career. So stupid.

SCOOP: Since SSA installed new anti-fraud checks on claims made over the phone, only 2 claims out of over 110,000 were found to likely be fraudulent, according to internal documents I obtained. The policy has slowed down payments, though. Retirement claim processing is down 25%

@altusds.altgov.info maybe an article about how a lot of the offices cut cost zero dollars is in order?

You're right on this one. The pendulum always swings. And the harder you pull it, the bigger the backswing. Are you ready to start to rebuild? We are

Elon Musk is out, but DOGE is still inside the federal government. We’re already planning how to rebuild. Read more in today’s Built to Serve newsletter 🛠️ https://bit.ly/4d8DK1c #WeTheBuilders #BuiltToServe #DOGE

#altCitizen all day long

Good to see a rejection of the right and Trumpism continue around the globe. May it continue until it reaches us.

Story time. Have you ever wondered why the CDC is headquartered in Atlanta? The answer in one word: MALARIA. CDC started to prevent the spread of malaria, so we went where the mosquitoes were. Now, the division that houses our founding mission has an uncertain future. www.cdc.gov/museum/histo...

Saw this pop up in the news and in different times I would be heartened to see police make an effort to protect and care for people like this but in today’s climate, with the chance this will be weaponized against vulnerable communities, this is a hard pass for me. www.wgal.com/article/auti...

People are having to finance their groceries and are late on repayment at a growing rate and Trump is more worried about enacting his tariffs which will drive UP the costs of goods in America while shredding the programs that help Americans. www.cnbc.com/2025/04/26/a...

Is this the “winning” Trump keeps talking about? www.bbc.com/news/videos/...

Saw the news Tesla is looking for a new CEO now. I hope as part of their selection process they ask Musk to write down five things he did this week so they can train his replacement. Maybe make it a weekly thing. @teslatakedown.com

Love seeing Bella Ciao performed in Milan for Liberation Day: www.instagram.com/reel/DI6K9Zl...

www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-... I kindly invite RFK Jr to go fuck himself with a rusty spoon. Sideways. No lube.

ATTN FEDERAL WORKERS: It has come to my attention that several agencies are now offering WiFi for you to use with your PERSONAL devices. If I were you, I would NOT use that WiFi. I suspect it's a way for DOGE to monitor your personal communications.

Guys I think there was a mistake on the tariffs sheets yesterday. Russia wasn’t on the list of countries getting a tariff. Why not? Guys?

To our STLT family, if you have been affected by the funding cuts, we would love to hear your stories! You can reach out to us on BSky or Signal (altCDC.99). We are happy to remove identifiers if you wish to remain anonymous. Unlike our NatSec leadership, *we* know how to protect privacy.

Why government can’t be run like a business no matter how many times edgelord Elon and his crew of billionaires wishes it were so. hbr.org/2017/03/the-...

Musk: the President has never killed anyone. Please tell all the people who lost folks to COVID that. #dogeinterviewfactcheck

Musk: I’m not a fascist or a white supremacist. Also Musk #dogeinterviewfactcheck

DOGE: Elon says @tesla is a peaceful company that’s never hurt anyone but they’re actively doing union busting. So that’s bullshit. #dogeinterviewfactcheck Also, the left is not going after electric vehicles.

DOGE interview: just Elon talking now. Again, where is Amy Gleason? If she’s in charge she should be answering these questions not Elon. I hope the courts are paying attention. @altusaid.altgov.info @altusds.bsky.social @alt18f.bsky.social

No scalpel, all hatchet: www.newsweek.com/doge-layoffs...

DOGE interview: they continue to say civil servants are doing good work but they’re still going to RIF people.

DOGE Interview: so far Elon has only offered anecdotes. If there’s widespread fraud at SBA and SSA it would be easy to prove and show the proof. But it’s only anecdotes. #dogeinterviewfactcheck @altssa.altgov.info @alt18f.bsky.social @altusds.bsky.social

DOGE interview saying they need to make cuts because you can’t run a business like this. But again, government isn’t a business. Staffing is a huge expense in the private sector but it’s 3% of gov expenses. Cutting staff isn’t going to reduce costs the way they think it will. @altusds.bsky.social

DOGE interview: “we have a solvency problem” Then fucking tax the billionaires. There’s like four or five on stage there. Make them pay their taxes. @altusds.bsky.social @rbreich.bsky.social #dogeinterviewfactcheck

DOGE interview talking about how important it is to fight fraud and yet they have tried to fire the Inspector Generals who were tasked with fighting fraud. @altusds.bsky.social #dogeinterviewfactcheck

“We are applying private business standards to the federal government” the government 👏 is 👏 not 👏 a 👏 business #dogeinterviewfactcheck

Once again the DOGE guys saying that the civil servants are good and hardworking but these fuckers have been downgrading and insulting federal employees constantly.

Elon: Do you think that Peter Thiel's Palantir system is not doing a good job at NIH? Would you like to go on record about that?

NIH systems do talk to each other. @palantir has been connecting computer systems at NIH for years. Does ELON and DOGE think they’re not a good job. #dogeinterviewfactcheck

In their efforts to prevent fraud at SSA DOGE has broken access to many systems over many days. The sites keep going down. @altssa.altgov.info @altusds.bsky.social #dogeinterviewfactcheck

Not all systems at the government are over fifty years old. Many are modern cloud systems. @foxnewscorporation.bsky.social @altusds.bsky.social #dogeinterviewfactcheck

The DOGE guys saying that the paper process for retirement is an injustice to civil servants but firing them isn’t? Calling them liars and lazy and criminals isn’t? #dogeinterviewfactcheck

We did not find any survey software costing a billion dollars. I promise you. #dogeinterviewfactcheck