Ben Kittelson @benkittelson56.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I do remember in HS in the aughts teachers being untrusting of Wikipedia, sort of a trust but verify since it was open sourced. The ones that knew how regular encyclopedias were written were less worried 2610
Reposted by Ben KittelsonThe People Lab @thepeoplelab.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Great to join @benkittelson56.bsky.social on the GovLove podcast to talk about Public Servant Pulse! Listen to the podcast-- and if you are a state or local government employee, take the survey & share! 🏛️📝➡️ bit.ly/4eV2891 🎧🎙️ ➡️ bit.ly/4pgrbXIbit.lyPublic Servant PulsePublic Servant Pulse, developed by The People Lab, based at the Harvard Kennedy School, is an annual survey that seeks to better understand the experiences, perspectives, and challenges of state and l... 011
Reposted by Ben KittelsonNE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 08/06/2026logging on to bsky dot app 1240638
Reposted by Ben KittelsonElizabeth Linos @elizabethlinos.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Ok friends - need your help spreading the word! If you work in state or local government, please take this survey and share with your networks! bit.ly/3Rsihtn It's the first-of-its-kind national effort to elevate the voices of local public servants! (1/2)bit.lyPublic Servant PulsePublic Servant Pulse, developed by The People Lab, based at the Harvard Kennedy School, is an annual survey that seeks to better understand the experiences, perspectives, and challenges of state and l... 149
Reposted by Ben KittelsonBUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 16/05/2026And they’re right to do it 1319316
Ben Kittelson @benkittelson56.bsky.social · 16/05/2026I feel like @edsbs.bsky.social needs to know this is part of a new park in downtown Jacksonville 2401
Ben Kittelson @benkittelson56.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Pair it with expanding the House, part of why gerrymandering has so much power is we've been fighting over the same 435 seats since 1929 1121
Ben Kittelson @benkittelson56.bsky.social · 25/04/2026How hard will it be for people to buy those evs in Canada and bring them back? 10531
Reposted by Ben KittelsonCameron Blevins @cblevins.bsky.social · 03/04/2026This is so, so well-articulated. 97107603880
Ben Kittelson @benkittelson56.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Love this, makes my Budget Analyst heart happy 000
Ben Kittelson @benkittelson56.bsky.social · 29/01/2026I was going to say Cigar Thoughts' very own Jacson Bevens but now that feels insulting 000
Ben Kittelson @benkittelson56.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Yes. Moral leadership is more important than whatever priors the polling can confirm. 000
Ben Kittelson @benkittelson56.bsky.social · 24/12/2025He’s talking about farming in 1989 but could easily be about half a dozen other things including climate change 000
Ben Kittelson @benkittelson56.bsky.social · 24/12/2025“We have bought unconditionally the economists’ line that competition and innovation would solve all problems, and that we would finally accomplish a technological end-run around biological reality and the human condition.” - Wendell Berry 100
Ben Kittelson @benkittelson56.bsky.social · 11/12/2025the way i read this i thought the article was going to be about how Rubio has been beefing with Calibri for years 000
Ben Kittelson @benkittelson56.bsky.social · 05/12/2025My wrapped is “Ben finds out about MJ Lenderman and also reaches new levels of parrot-headedneas” 000
Ben Kittelson @benkittelson56.bsky.social · 24/11/2025You are not wrong, Rogue One just stands out in the disney era because the other movies have been more bad. It's a decent action flick in comparison to the sequels and prequels.. a low bar. 020
Ben Kittelson @benkittelson56.bsky.social · 21/11/2025My kid got a Kramer-in-Seinfeld level sitcom greeting at daycare today. A cheer went up when we entered the classroom and they yelled her name. I assume she must be a toddler physical comedy phenom 000
Ben Kittelson @benkittelson56.bsky.social · 06/10/2025do work -> ai feedback to turn it into ai slop -> repeat step one 000
Ben Kittelson @benkittelson56.bsky.social · 06/10/2025a new circle of hell is getting feedback at work that is clearly written by AI 100
Reposted by Ben KittelsonThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19/08/2025Boston Mayor Michelle Wu: “Silence in the face of oppression is not an option. The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response by today. So here it is…Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures.” 500252537179
Reposted by Ben KittelsonRay Delahanty | CityNerd @nerd4cities.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Hot take, people who hate cities shouldn’t be in charge of cities 271632252
Ben Kittelson @benkittelson56.bsky.social · 02/07/2025It is called the executive branch because the execute the laws of Congress, not because they get to make up their own laws. This happens all the time at the local level too, people are surprised when a mayor can't just waive a magic wand and make things happen. Democracy requires building buy-in 010
Ben Kittelson @benkittelson56.bsky.social · 02/07/2025*log on* *uninstall AI add ons in every program I use* *repeat endlessly until one of us dies* 000
Ben Kittelson @benkittelson56.bsky.social · 13/06/2025oh so he's big and energetic/smart as heck. We had a Pyrenees mix and I think that dog was smarter than most people I've met 000
Reposted by Ben KittelsonDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 28/05/2025I am a street camera extremist. Put a robot on every single intersection; ticket every single driver who speeds or runs a red light, every single time. 2929922
Reposted by Ben KittelsonTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Well, my main thought is that it is too mid to be destroying labor and the earth for. 212276308
Ben Kittelson @benkittelson56.bsky.social · 17/04/2025True public service journalism: "In addition to avoiding getting drunk and falling out of a boat on top of an alligator, Mazzotti says if a gator is chasing you, run straight, don't zig-zag. 'The more you zig-zag the more you stay in the gator's territory. They'll give up after about 15 feet.'" 000
Ben Kittelson @benkittelson56.bsky.social · 17/04/2025For the latest GovLove Podcast episode I talked about how local governments can manage disruption in a world that is changing quickly. This topics continues to be timely *gestures at the state of the world* and ncIMPACT has useful tools to help organizations manage change elgl.org/podcast-mana...elgl.orgPodcast: Managing Disruption in a Rapidly Changing World with Michael Welker, ncIMPACT - ELGLMichael Welker Director of Policy and Research Partnerships ncIMPACT Initiative LinkedIn Michael Welker, Director of Policy and Research Partnerships for the ncIMPACT Initiative at the UNC School of G... 000
Reposted by Ben KittelsonBill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 11/04/2025The world knows about climate change mostly because of great American researchers, and that work has been largely centered at NOAA. Trump and Musk are now shutting down that brilliant work. They are contemptible, short-sighted, and sold out www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgTrump seeks to end climate research at premier U.S. climate agencyWhite House aims to end NOAA’s research office; NASA also targeted 823796
Reposted by Ben KittelsonDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 11/04/2025There is no conceivable rational policy justification for this, and no one will bother to even attempt to offer one. 2023568
Reposted by Ben KittelsonThe War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 11/04/2025"There must be a better solution, something in-between an Amazon Prime Bump and a Bureaucratic Bump. People are getting hurt while we’re waiting around for a solution."substack.comThe city said it would take three years to install a speed bump. So I bought my own on the Internet.I tried to get one of the richest and most influential cities on earth to fix a street they already believe to be dangerous. 1017627
Reposted by Ben KittelsonMina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Don’t look up. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/c... 1092056330
Ben Kittelson @benkittelson56.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Nothing will get a Monday morning going like breaking up your dog’s attempt at playing(?) with a possum in the backyard. The joys of dog ownership. 100
Reposted by Ben KittelsonNorm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Headed to the New York Stock Exchange tomorrow morning to raise up a single closed fist on the trading room floor, so everyone know that it’s fourth down. The traders need to be aware of the stakes. 1640221
Ben Kittelson @benkittelson56.bsky.social · 05/04/2025The best part is that it doesn’t matter which Fayetteville you went through, because if there’s a protest in any Fayetteville things are bad 440223
Ben Kittelson @benkittelson56.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Weather has been making the turn into summer which means it’s Sublime season open.spotify.com/track/0vtJ9D...open.spotify.com40oz. To FreedomSublime · 40oz. To Freedom · Song · 1992 000
Reposted by Ben KittelsonEzra Klein @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show. @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social discusses the parents revolution on smartphones that his book “The Anxious Generation” has started. open.spotify.com/episode/1hKD... youtu.be/RN2GhPal4qA?...youtu.be‘Our Kids Are the Least Flourishing Generation We Know Of’ | The Ezra Klein ShowYouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show 3317629
Ben Kittelson @benkittelson56.bsky.social · 01/04/2025I tell people I'm like a dog that needs to go for a walk 000
Ben Kittelson @benkittelson56.bsky.social · 28/03/2025and it happening after he drilled the clown was too funny 110
Ben Kittelson @benkittelson56.bsky.social · 28/03/2025*holds up drill* "Everyone gets an IO" *drill whirs* - my new favorite character 1120
