for years, I've wanted a Form Corps to fix all the badly designed government forms at every level...but a Form Corps to help people deal with the bad forms & processes is a good idea too - fwiw, civic tech at its best is pretty good at coordinating parts of this & a lot of civic tech folks need work

A new project launched! congressMCP. An MCP server allowing AI agents and MCP clients to interface with the Congress.gov API Check it out: congressmcp.lawgiver.ai

Public schools in FL need to lean in hard to the idea that they are now competing in a hostile market and embrace tech and innovation to be lean and keep resources (money, people, time) as close to students as possible. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/05/10/b...

This is high art

No greater joy exists than taking in a good public transit map.

All of YouTube right now: "Watch me use Cursor to parent my children for me, for free!"

I AM FORTY FUCKING FOUR I HAVE BEEN AN ADULT FOR DECADES DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT A MILLENNIAL IS

A person truly dedicated to efficiency would be laying flat under the desk in this picture surrounded by zip ties and testing different cable management options in real time.

if your state or city doesn't have a digital services group or office of innovation, one thing you can do is start advocating for one.

I still can't believe this incredible writing came from a Star Wars show: "Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction." youtu.be/-asb8zTiuZ4?...

oh cool I’ve been meaning to learn anxiety

So many horrible things have started with a generic WordPress template.

One day someone will make a documentary on Netflix about Tom Holland’s performance as Rihanna on Lip Sync Battle. We need this.

Drake is down so bad after this halftime show that Canada is going to hit us with 200% tariffs and invade Buffalo.

Hey. A lot is changing in the world. It's scary. But remember one thing: at least you're not Drake.

The Spotify Home Screen is just pure chaos now. I just want to listen to Fat Joe’s Lean Back on loop for an hour while I crush emails. Come on.

Y’all you can get a digital+print sub to @wired.com for $6 for the year for the first year. After that it’s $30 a year and that’s still a great price. www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...

Okay, fine. I will start watching Severance.

The whole tech world needs more projects that aren't trying to become billion- (let alone trillion-) dollar ideas, but are happily shooting for success as million-dollar ideas (or less!).

The IRS’ direct file service opened for 25 states today. It’s a historic example of how civic technology can work for good. civic-texts.ghost.io/direct-file-...

A huge component of the AI hype lifecycle is "this technology will live your life for you" and I can't underscore how dismal and bleak that is.

TikTok went down like an hour ago and I’ve already read a full book.

*walks outside for the first time in years*

Young Americans—millennials, Gen Z, and soon Gen A—have faced economic hardship for decades, struggling to accumulate wealth like older generations. While the TikTok ban may have security merits, it removes a platform where young people generate significant wealth and value.

Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy

I just read the phrase “individualized mass transit” and now I’m weighing the pros and cons of throwing my phone into the ocean.

May God have mercy on our souls.

Love when students hack together an awesome civic appusing available data. Big reductions in commute time!

Bill Nye is an absolute legend. To this day I still remember him explaining Earth’s tectonic plates using giant cookies. A whole generation of kids aced their science classes because Nye preloaded all that info into our brains.

Great thread. Real easy to get distracted by the tech and not start with the resident and the problem you’re trying to solve for them.

I don’t think people understand how devastating the end of net neutrality, and consumer protections around internet connectivity, are going to be. Imagine the situation where you pay for 4 or 5 different streaming services, each with different “exclusives” — but for the Internet itself.

I will stop what I’m doing for a real estate show on Netflix.

Now? I’ve been in dark mode for the last decade. You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, molded by it!

Fired up my pandemic-era Animal Crossing town. The residents of Mandalore really needed their town manager to come back and do what Tom Nook won't.

Y'all, Apple TV+ is free this weekend. A perfect time to watch "For All Mankind." Easily one of the best shows out there right now.

I just want to share this as loudly as possible: the M1 8GB Macbook Air is an absolute unit of a computer for the money. 4 years later I am finally hitting the performance ceiling. The switch to ARM made the low range Macs a great deal.

The best part of Christmas is eating the milk and cookies you left out for yourself earlier in the evening.

Absolutely

Hey look a mentions tab!

Obligatory mention of 18F’s very excellent de-risking government IT guide - designed specifically for states to avoid this exact thing #civictech guides.18f.gov/derisking-go...

Thanks to #ELGL for the opportunity to contribute to their Morning Buzz and talk about the power of being a good listener in government. The simple act of listening - to our departments and residents - leads to more impactful solutions and builds trust. elgl.org/from-service...

“Demand for social spaces that are organized around user preferences instead of advertiser preferences or owners’ whims may serve as a model for better spaces for political speech and a move away from “scale at all costs” business models“ www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/o...

Cool! Welcome Waymo! www.theverge.com/2024/12/5/24...

Spot on RE: the distraction creep in car interface design. Sure, more info the better but each feature, each data point adds a layer of distraction. Haven’t seen a car company yet that factors that into design.

Didn't hesitate for a second. I think I watched that Vision Pro review like 4 times because it was so well done. Congrats, @theverge.com!

“Assume he tries hard” is extremely funny.

100 percent here for Gladington.