Reposted by MateoChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 17/06/2026The "hydration break" really is a perfect American capitalist innovation: a nakedly commercial play to insert more ad revenue into a game that doesn't have ads anywhere else in the world, all under the guise of some humanitarian interest in the players' wellbeing. 28972091025
Reposted by MateoCharlie Henry @modalshift.co · 04/03/2026This was a lot of fun to deploy last night with plenty of bugs left to fix. My ETL to grab data from the SoS website was pretty reliable though! texas-election-board.onrender.com 051
Reposted by MateoLos Verdes @losverdesatx.bsky.social · 22/02/2026ᴏᴜʀ 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟨 ꜱᴇᴀꜱᴏɴ ᴏᴘᴇɴᴇʀ ᴛɪꜰᴏ ꜰᴏʀ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜ Honoring the legacy of the Black cowboy as told by the Black Cowboy Museum in Rosenberg, Texas. Learn more and join us in raising funds for the museum: www.losverdesatx.org/blog/2026-se... 📷 1: @zachlyons.com; 2: Katie Ensign 02914
Reposted by MateoMatthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 25/01/2026ZORHAN IS ONLY PLOWING THE BIKE LANES!!!! 1031559203
Reposted by MateoAustin Road Conditions 🤖 @atx-road-condition.bsky.social · 25/01/2026POOR roadway grip reported at: Lakeline Boulevard at US-183, was previously FAIR. Current roadway condition is: ice. 052
Reposted by MateoMargaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter." 68167323384
Mateo @mateooo.bsky.social · 21/01/2026With a big Arctic cold front aiming for #Austin this weekend, I recommend following this account and checking updates before you hit the road. Great work @modalshift.co! 🥶 011
Reposted by MateoRutger Bregman @rutgerbregman.com · 23/12/2025Imagine if serving in government was as prestigious as landing a job at Google. In Finland and Singapore, it basically is. Public service is seen as a privilege, a place where the most ambitious people go to solve the biggest problems. That’s the culture we should be striving for. 719434
Reposted by MateoAndrew Rumbach @andrewrumbach.bsky.social · 03/12/2025This is the conclusion that I hope we will draw from the Zillow drama... that we need a gold-standard national data source for property-level risk to climate hazards that is transparent, accessible, and legally defensible. Private companies can help build it but the public needs to own it.susanpcrawford.substack.comZillow’s climate risk reversal looks like a setback. It’s really a wake‑up call.When private models sow confusion, it’s a flashing warning sign that Washington needs to fix federal flood maps, 06726
Mateo @mateooo.bsky.social · 24/11/2025I’m proud to have worked on this initiative from the data and software side. 🦇💚 010
Reposted by MateoCharlie Henry @modalshift.co · 30/10/2025Day 10, only 2 more days left! modalshift.co/nov-25-election 273
Reposted by MateoZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 12/09/2025New Mexico's economy is a fraction of the size of New York City's. If they can enact universal childcare — and relieve working families of a crushing cost burden — surely we can too. It's just a question of political will.19thnews.orgNew Mexico will be the first state to make child care freeThe program, which is expected to save families $12,000 per child annually, is available to all residents regardless of income. 279167703958
Reposted by MateoPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 13/09/2025Extremist murders by ideology, 2013 to 2022. www.pbump.net/o/reassessin... 24096534304
Reposted by MateoRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024. This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500. Remember this before you order your next pumpkin spice latte. 1037175846342
Reposted by MateoTaylor Barnett-Torabi @taylorbar.net · 06/07/2025please, please dive deeper than NWS/NOAA budget was deeply cut so that’s why what happened in Texas happened. go a layer deeper like: theeyewall.com/chantal-make...theeyewall.comChantal makes landfall near Myrtle Beach and now moving inland as a rainmakerIn brief: After yesterday’s post on Texas, we wanted to raise a couple additional points after some reactions. Plus, TS Chantal made landfall near Myrtle Beach and is now a flooding threat fo… 163
Mateo @mateooo.bsky.social · 29/06/2025A donation to an abortion fund would surely piss off a pro-natalist anti-feminist. 010
Reposted by MateoGod @thegodshow.com · 07/06/2025Welcome to America, where protesting illegal kidnappings without due process is an insurrection, but attacking the nation’s Capitol is not. 23034884414921
Reposted by MateoChris Given @cmgiven.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Direct File is now open source. Finally. A short, personal post about why: chrisgiven.com/2025/05/dire... Massive kudos to the Direct File team for pulling this off and showing their commitment to transparency and earning trust.chrisgiven.comDirect File on GitHubPersonal blog of Chris Given, government technologist. These words are always written by a human; I have no one to blame but myself. 012434
Reposted by MateoJeff Rueter @jeffrueter.bsky.social · 14/05/2025NEW: As ICE's raids stoke fear, La Brigada De Oro has paused its Nashville SC matchday involvement. Co-founder Abel Acosta spoke about a harrowing reality. “Our community is being terrorized right now. It’s in shambles. ... we’re being hunted. That’s how we feel.” www.nytimes.com/athletic/634...nytimes.com‘We’re being hunted. That’s how we feel.’ ICE activity puts an MLS fan group on pauseFor members of Nashville SC's Latin American supporter group, there's a fear of attending games amid local immigration-related raids 13361167
Reposted by MateoDan Hon @danhon.com · 05/04/2025It's like they're speedrunning all the mistakes civic tech learned over the past 25 years. 39219
Reposted by MateoAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Casar: You can quickly explain Doge with just two numbers. First: $8 million a day. That’s how much Elon Musk collects in federal government contracts. Second: $65 a day. That’s how much the average senior—someone who has worked their entire life—gets from Social Security.… 219159526097
Reposted by MateoWaldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 18/03/2025Hi, I'm the guy who used to oversee the federal government's agency IT telecommunications contracts. This is extremely bad. There is absolutely no need for this. Not only is it a huge security exposure, but the simplest explanation for this is that it is meant to be a security exposure.nytimes.comElon Musk’s Starlink Expands Across White House ComplexTrump administration officials said the company donated the internet service, saying the gift had been vetted by the lawyer overseeing ethics issues in the White House Counsel’s Office. 576182518047
Reposted by Mateo🎃 Loch Jessi Monster 🎃 @jessimurray.bsky.social · 17/03/2025The literal opposite of the goals of civic tech 03110
Reposted by MateoDan Hon @danhon.com · 02/03/2025You should know that a big part of 18F's work was to make sure multi-million to multi-*hundreds*-of-millions dollar contracts at fed *and* state level didn't go to shitty enterprise IT consultancies that *repeatedly* delivered tech that didn't work, was late, or didn't even do what it needed to 5846351190
Reposted by MateoAlt18F @alt18f.bsky.social · 01/03/202518F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people: 18f.org18f.orgWe're not done yet | 18F 697187356803
Reposted by MateoMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 02/03/2025If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company. It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create. They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms. I’m happy to invest and/or help 334111574319897
Reposted by MateoRebecca Williams @rebeccawilliams.info · 26/02/2025Hello! I used my esoteric knowledge gleaned from my DC years to write about how Congress could EASILY defund DOGE: www.techpolicy.press/how-congress...techpolicy.pressHow Congress Can Delete DOGE | TechPolicy.PressRebecca Williams explores how DOGE’s budget can be restricted—if Congress decides to act. 8273125
Reposted by MateoSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 23/02/2025Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns. 100% of his salary is paid by WA state. Elon fired him. Share his story. 5851864610041
Mateo @mateooo.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Good for you Michelle. You make la comunidad verde proud! Keep grinding!💚🖤 111
Reposted by MateoDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 21/02/2025New, at Can We Still Govern: Rachael worked as a govt technologist, specializing in trauma-informed design of public services. Then the Trump admin promised to put her and other public employees "in trauma." She explains what this means. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-weapon...donmoynihan.substack.comThe Weaponization of TraumaThe human toll being being paid by public employees 10245114
Reposted by MateoDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Please stop saying it saved money until you understand the value of what was cut. They are downsizing, and if the stuff getting cut had real value, its not a saving. 28070781487
Reposted by MateoAllison Good @allisonwgood.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Hearing DOGE is cutting off access to EIA and NREL datasets 🔌💡 1614673
Reposted by MateoKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 03/02/2025@wired.com: “6 young men—all apparently between the ages of 19 and 24 who have little to no government experience are now playing critical roles in Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)” & are heading up Musk’s hostile takeover of our government www.wired.com/story/elon-m...wired.comThe Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government TakeoverEngineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure. 29034061584
Reposted by MateoSoraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 31/01/2025Washington is full of rule-following valedictorians who were inspired by the West Wing and did Model UN and moot court and studied their heroes and who believe in using government to help people. That's nice, but you need to learn how to swing on the illiterate bullies who steal lunch money. 231137682444
Reposted by MateoAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it. Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice. But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word. They aren’t firing for a reason. 275913437824317
Mateo @mateooo.bsky.social · 29/01/2025yup... www.404media.co/github-is-sh...404media.coGitHub Is Showing the Trump Administration Scrubbing Government Web Pages in Real TimeWatch the Trump administration play DEI whac-a-mole on this government agency's GitHub page. 010
Mateo @mateooo.bsky.social · 21/01/2025If paint on the ground slows down your buses, you have bigger problems. Blaming sharrows, lmao 040
Reposted by MateoThe Cooligans @soccercooligans.com · 14/01/2025Bad Bunny was performing in the subway a few blocks away from our studio, but we felt is was more important to discuss why Sebastian Driussi didn’t report for his Austin FC medical evaluation over the life-changing experience of watching Benito sing to us at the Rockefeller subway stop. #Dedication 7344
Reposted by MateoDr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 10/01/20252024 was the most extreme year on record for the contiguous U.S., measured by NOAA's Climate Extremes Index. This measures the fraction of the country experiencing various extremes, e.g. below or much above average temps, drought, hurricanes, % of precipitation falling in extreme one-day events. 24317
Mateo @mateooo.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Lol, I think this PDF crashed my browser. You're a saint, Nathan. 020
Reposted by MateoNathan Bernier @kutnathan.bsky.social · 10/01/2025BREAKING: The curtain is finally lifting on Austin's long-planned light-rail system. ATP just released a detailed report on the planned 9.8-mile route. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) will be open to comment for 60 days. atptx.org/milestones/a... Story coming..atptx.orgAustin Light Rail Progress Update - Austin Transit PartnershipWhat is the DEIS? It stands for Draft Environmental Impact Statement and it’s a report required for all federally funded infrastructure projects that outlines the potential environmental benefits and ... 1245
Mateo @mateooo.bsky.social · 10/01/2025standard silly season stuff for the greatest club in the world. onward thru the fog. 010