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A while back I mentioned I helped to build a government AI tool. DOGE "deleted" (fired) my whole org (@alt18f.bsky.social) and took the tool to become their "AI-first strategy." But what is the strategy? What are they actually planning to do? I’m trying to piece it together. Here’s what I think 🧵

I am a former incarcerated firefighter. I served in a California fire camp from 2009 to 2012. Misinformation is afire on the internet, so here are facts about the prison firefighter program, all in one place. A thread.

Who could've guessed Orange Man and his fascist acolytes would attack California officials based on a profound misunderstanding - and by "profound misunderstanding" I mean "deliberate lie" - about the circumstances surrounding the Palisades fires?

The final US Presidential vote count is out (yes, I know, rest of the world!). According to Cook Political Report analysis, the election was decided by just 229,766 votes across MI, PA and WI out of about 155.2 million cast nationally.