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Logan Arkema

@loganarkema.bsky.social
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Federal Unionist | Civic Technologist | Spirit Fan | DC E-Biker | Holding Power Accountable | Posts my own etc. | He/him

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treb @treblaw.bsky.social · 23h
yeah I use ai, I am ai-ming to drink some beers tonight
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JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
just secured my first round of funding for my startup! it's called OMELAS. Its goal is to make Omelas in real life
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Logan Arkema @loganarkema.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
@wmatagm.bsky.social if cracking down on fare evasion means sharing the bus with ICE, I (and my paid monthly pass) are just going to bike instead.
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Logan Arkema @loganarkema.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@gaoemployees.org members do this every day. We are proud to count hundreds of PhDs and experts with years of practical expertise, across technical disciplines, to our work assisting Congress.
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Logan Arkema @loganarkema.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Dang it, another episode of "Heeeeeyyyy Spirits 😮‍💨" (instead of my preferred podcast, "Hey! Spirits! 😃")
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New, from me: Once memory-holed, DOGE is now the subject of revisionism. To better understand why DOGE failed, I talked to people in the civic tech movement that DOGE displaced, who continue to offer the alternative model for how to modernize govt. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/doge-vs-ci...
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DOGE vs. Civic Tech
As DOGE revisionism picks up, a contrast with the civic tech movement it displaced illuminates its failure
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Logan Arkema @loganarkema.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Finally got the bike helmet stickered up
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Spirit Squadron @spiritsquadron.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
we love former theater kids!
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Logan Arkema @loganarkema.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Turns out if you yell enough they let you do it from the best spot in the stadium. Absolutely pleasure being a first time capo for the best supporters in the NWSL with @spiritsquadron.bsky.social and @freedcproject.bsky.social !
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Spirit Squadron @spiritsquadron.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
YOU ASK, WE DELIVERED - we have restocked our custom Free DC x Spirit Squadron scarves! You can donate for them, starting now, using ONLY the link in our bio. As before, all proceeds raised will go to @ayudadmv.bsky.social. Reminder: these scarves are for PICK UP ONLY, starting at tomorrow’s game.
fundraiser for Ayuda: donate $25 and you will receive a custom free dc x spirit squadron soccer scarf. Pick up only. $15 from every $25 donation will go to Ayuda. Please see caption for more information. Link in bio. Photos of green and yellow side of scarf that says rise up dc and white side of scarf with red stripes that says no one is illegal in black letters. Free dc, spirit squadron, and Ayuda logos at bottom. spirit fan holding scarf showing white side with red stripes and it says no one is illegal in black letters.

Photo by Yohan Maitland, photographer
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 23/09/2026
Trump’s allies in the Senate just blocked the bipartisan Protect America’s Workforce Act. The House already voted to undo the worst act of union-busting in US history. Tell your senators: stand up for federal workers and their union rights! go.aflcio.org/PAWA
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CALL: Tell the Senate to Pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act
Fill out this form to receive a call or dial 844-994-4554 to get started. It’s time to restore federal workers’ collective bargaining rights, and protect ALL union members’ rights in this country. Urg...
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Logan Arkema @loganarkema.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
For every two (2) Spirit goals I will be two (2) Audi Beers' worth of money poorer. One beer's worth of money because I'm pledging $10 for every Spirit goal, and a second beer's worth of money because I will need another beer after two goals.
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Alvaro M. Bedoya @bedoyausa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Gavin Newsom caved to that pressure. So did Xavier Becerra. And eventually, so did Attorney General Rob Bonta, agreeing to a weak settlement that will be exceedingly difficult to enforce. People want champions who are not afraid of rich bullies. Newsom, Becerra, and Bonta did not meet that mark.
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Guthrie “NCAA Soccer Jon Rothstein” @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
NWSLPA absolutely should push for that in their next contract
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 20/09/2026
"Unions might be a good idea at other workplaces, but it just so happens that they’re actually not a good idea at this workplace—where, coincidentally, I just so happen to own a substantial share of the company’s equity." buff.ly/xIVz3wT
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I Support Unions, but They’re Just Not the Right Fit for the Company I Happen to Own
“Unions might be a good idea at other workplaces, but it just so happens that they’re actually not a good idea at this workplace—where, coincidentally, I jus...
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
when ai leaves u behind
7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2: 
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4: 
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6: 
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy. 
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”
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Logan Arkema @loganarkema.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Begging Portland supporters to iron their flags - those squares are Crisp
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Jason Anderson @jasondcsoccer.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Spirit record in Portland before today: 0W-5D-10L, -22 GD Spirit record after conceding first before today: 0W-1D-6L, -7 GD. Lots to correct and get sorted over the past couple months, but there's also room to acknowledge that this was a really significant comeback win.
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Logan Arkema @loganarkema.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The spirit of solidarity and support from workers everywhere can do incredibly things - happy Labor Day to all but especially the NWSLPA ('s Spirit members)
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Hey Spirits! @heyspirits.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
MÉLISSA BETHI HAS NEVER LOST TO THE PORTLAND THORNS HOW ABOUT THAT STAT WOW WHAT A STAT
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Rose Room Collective @roseroomco.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
THANK YOU ETSY WITCH WHEREVER YOU ARE AND THANK YOU RASHI FOR HIRING THEM! THAT’S A SPIRIT WIN!!!
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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Spiritually and culturally I don’t think I’ve ever felt more aligned with a group than disgruntled lesbians. Skill issue for Gaines
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Molly White @molly.wiki · 05/09/2026
Huge congratulations to the US-based Wikimedia Foundation employees who voted with 92% support in favor of unionizing, and shoutout to the tireless work of the organizers.
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Wikimedia Foundation Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Form Union with CWA
U.S. workers form first recognized unit as global union movement builds across Wikimedia Foundation
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 05/09/2026
Labor Day weekend is a celebration of worker power and all that we can accomplish when we stand together in solidarity. Let’s show the billionaires and anti-worker politicians who we are and how we fight! www.mobilize.us/aflcio/?tag_ids=265…
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IFPTE @ifpte.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
As we celebrate Labour Day this year, honor working families everywhere, and remember that ‘all work has dignity’, let’s also take pride that the IFPTE family is only getting stronger every day, and with every fight.
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Labor Day Message 2026 — IFPTE
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Logan Arkema @loganarkema.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Can't wait to listen to Hey Spirits (joyfully) instead of Hey Spirits (morosely)
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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 25/08/2026
🚨BREAKING: Our union of over 12,000 baristas are officially calling for a Starbucks boycott. Read this statement penned by Starbucks workers on why a boycott from ALL customers, allies, and organizations is necessary to fight back against corporate greed:
BOYCOTT STARBUCKS is written inside a zig-zaggy speech bubble against crumbled paper. Beside it are the Starbucks Workers United logo and an image of a coffee cup being poured out.We, the 12,000 and growing members of Starbucks Workers United, call on everyone who stands with working people to boycott Starbucks until they finalize a contract with union baristas and stop union-busting.
What we’re fighting for is simple: a minimum $17/hr wage, enough hours to live on, better staffing in our stores, and basic workplace protections. Every year, our living costs rise but our wages don’t keep up – a growing pressure many American workers are feeling as corporate greed accelerates unchecked in our country. 
Starbucks is banking on customers' blind loyalty to the integrity and values this company once stood for in order to keep squeezing them for profits. At a time when working-class people across the country are struggling in a challenging economy, it is no longer possible to be both a Starbucks customer and in support of workers; choosing to spend money at Starbucks is choosing a law breaking corporation over the baristas who make your coffee everyday exactly as you ask for it.
Starbucks has violated U.S. labor law more than any other company in modern history–the NLRB and its judges have found that Starbucks committed hundreds of labor violations and there are currently more than 550 unresolved unfair labor practice charges still pending against the company. Instead of finalizing a fair and reasonable union contract, Starbucks has repeatedly demonstrated a lack of care for the workers who fuel the company’s profits by wasting millions of dollars on AI and technology that doesn’t work, launching countless gimmicky drinks designed to distract from real problems, and inventing pointless policies that do nothing but make our jobs harder. 
This ongoing, irrational behavior by Starbucks and its refusal to settle a fair union contract with workers leaves us with no other choice than to call for a boycott. We know when working people stand up together, we win. 
No Contract? No Coffee.
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 26/08/2026
so Trump 2.0’s war on every single non-evil job did destroy my career and traumatize me a lil bit, but the thing is that, like many people in my position, I’m quite capable of synthesizing that trauma into a single-minded thirst for revenge
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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 21/08/2026
i just think if u wait on the subway platform for everyone to get off the train before getting on like a good girl instead of elbowing through everyone like an asshole you should get a medal or perhaps tokens that can be redeemed for prizes and perks. @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @governor.ny.gov
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Logan Arkema @loganarkema.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Never criticized a FIFA internal adjudication in my life.
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Bruno Fernandes needs punched in the throat @thombomb816.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
She really sat up there, in front of a microphone and said her and Meghann Burke and Haley Hopkins was friends? It’s the audacity of the lies for me.
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Rachel Levinson-Waldman @rlevinsonwaldman.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This blockbuster story about DHS's and DOJ's joint investigation of individuals and orgs who committed no crimes should be getting ALL the attention. With a functional legislative branch, it would be kicking off a major Congressional investigation as well. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/u...
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U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown (Gift Article)
The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes.
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Logan Arkema @loganarkema.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
One group that cares a lot about democracy *and* state capacity? Federal Unions. It's why I organize with @fedworkersunited.bsky.social and wrote specifically about how we can minimize these tradeoffs on privacy and technology issues for @ifpte.bsky.social : www.ifpte.org/news/ifpte-t...
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IFPTE Tells Congress That Privacy Improvements Should Focus On Workers and Users — IFPTE
IFPTE is proud to join labor organizations, civil society groups, and members of the public in responding to Representative Lori Trahan's (D-MA) request for information (RFI) to reform the Privacy Act...
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Jack Church @jackwchurch.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Broke: Go to NWSL games for the atmosphere and the community Woke: Go to NWSL games so you don’t have to hear shitty commentary
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Courtney Andros @courtstar413.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I feel like we all need tshirts made after that. “I Survived the NWSL Disney Debacle 2026”
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Logan Arkema @loganarkema.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Do Willow Bay and Bob Iger know the names of half the players on the team they own serious question
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Logan Arkema @loganarkema.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Switching to ESPN deportes for Angel City v Spirit easily best thing I did for my sanity all weekend
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SkyE Jordan @skyfyefutbol.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
ESPN Mickey Mouse network put the game back on tv! Y’all deal with this on tv for these acfc game for ESPN? I am not doing this again lmfaooo
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Logan Arkema @loganarkema.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
ESPN's Disney Corporate ownership be more blatant challenge
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Hey Spirits! @heyspirits.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Well, that was really annoying. Not the game, whatever they did to interrupt the broadcast.
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Logan Arkema @loganarkema.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Hi tech expert who works for Congress here 👋 (speaking in my personal capacity). We exist! We do everything OTA did at GAO - Congress just doesn't use us enough! Could we improve what and how we deliver? Sure, but we exist!! I've written technology assessments!!
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Nathan Sanders and Bruce Schneier say we must distinguish AI's technological problems from its capitalism problems. Developers are solving the first, they argue, while leaving the second to market incentives. Structural reforms will be necessary to steer industry toward the public interest.
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Separating AI’s Technological Problems From its Capitalism Problems
Nathan E. Sanders and Bruce Schneier say integrating a technology as disruptive as AI responsibly requires deep structural reforms.
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Logan Arkema @loganarkema.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Stories like this are exactly why workers with @fedworkersunited.bsky.social are organizing. Union busting not only makes life hell for public servants on the job, but our inability to do our jobs leads to reduced public services for veterans and the rest of the public we serve. Join us!
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 11/08/2026
When VA workers have a union contract and a stronger voice on the job, they can make sure veterans get the care they deserve. This is another victory for our AFGE union family and the heroes they care for every day.
federalnewsnetwork.com
Judge orders VA again to maintain collective bargaining with AFGE | Federal News Network
The judge’s decision came after VA officials reportedly informed AFGE of their intention to re-terminate the collective bargaining agreement on Aug. 8.
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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
this gets me heated! I see people complain about the ads on my show, moaning about how I could just make it independently and they'd subscribe for ad-free content... buddy, I have a union job & you'll have to pry that out of my cold dead hands.
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Anna Meier @annameier.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
If you have so much work to do that you feel you need AI in order to get it all done: you don't. You need a union.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The idea that deep institutional damage can be easily rolled back seems like a very odd take for a conservative. The damage to the civil service system is huge, and legislation is needed to reassure future hires they won’t be fired on a whim.
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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
There are no video games without video game developers. Trillionaire corporations will continue to treat devs as line items on a balance sheet unless we fight back. Join us on August 18th to #SaveGameWorkers, as we rally across nine studios in the US and Canada. More location details to come soon.
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Spirit Squadron @spiritsquadron.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
It has been one year since the federal government deployed the national guard to DC under the guise of a “crime emergency” despite violent crime in DC hitting a 30-year low. It quickly became clear that the federal takeover was, in part, intended to intimidate, harass, and arrest immigrants.
Fundraiser for Ayuda: donate $25 to free dc and you will receive a custom free dc x spirit squadron soccer scarf. $15 from every &25 donation will go to Ayuda. Link in bio! 
 Scarf photos: one side is teal green with yellow graphic design and “rise up dc” in thick white letters, has the spirit squadron crest on both ends, and yellow and green fringe. The other side is white and says no one is illegal in black letters, with red stripes above and below, and the free dc logo on one end and a dc flag on the other. The logos for free dc, spirit squadron, and ayuda are at the bottom rolled up scarf showing both the dark teal and white and red sides, with the spirit squadron logo and the dc flag folded scarf showing both the dark teal and white and red sides, with the spirit squadron logo and the free dc logo
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People Who Work @deptofworkers.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
No worker, including federal workers, should be forcefully relocated to keep their jobs. Especially to buildings that may or may not still have…bedbugs?! www.npr.org/2026/08/03/nx-s1-589608…
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Bedbugs, bad Wi-Fi: Federal workers say forced summer relocations have been chaos
Federal agencies are rushing to move hundreds of workers into new buildings. Employees say the moves are significantly disrupting their work.
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