Reposted by Matt BaileyZD Dochterman @zddochterman.bsky.social · 12/09/2026My story is now free-to-read on @trollbreathmag.bsky.social! Purple fog, paramilitary violence, and a woman who thinks performing 'blood metal' can transform the world. Hope you check it out along with the other stories in here! 183
Reposted by Matt BaileyTrollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Welcome to our latest Free Fiction Friday! Z.D. Dochterman offers us a fabulous slipstream tale of Maria, the gas mask gangs, killer purple fog, patricide, blood metal music, and a cat named Korpse with a K. This story is punk and it rocks. magazine.trollbreath.com/gaels-severe... 1149
Reposted by Matt BaileyMartin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 08/09/2026NEWS, as they say: @notus.com is no longer; say hello to The Washington Sun! 🌞 Oh, and: We’ve struck a deal to carry daily weather reports from @capitalweather.com! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/b...nytimes.comPolitics News Site NOTUS Rebrands as The Washington SunA trademark dispute scuttled its plans to relaunch as The Washington Star, so the site chose a different name. 19633165
Matt Bailey @mattmattmatt.bsky.social · 05/08/2026@lizlevin.bsky.social welcome to internet! We've been talking about you <3 111
Reposted by Matt BaileyJaneese4DC @janeese4dc.bsky.social · 03/08/2026DoorDash claims to support DC’s autonomy… while actively undermining it. If you’ve already deleted your account and the app from your phone, then I hope you’ll join Free DC on August 7 and call on DoorDash to withdraw support from H.R. 9720. Oppose federal attacks on the people of DC. 011246
Reposted by Matt BaileyMayaDRocha @mayadrocha.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Can't talk about it yet, but my Billy-Elliot-In-Space story has finally found a home ✨️⚡️🪰 141
Reposted by Matt BaileyMayaDRocha @mayadrocha.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Author website up ✌🏽mayadworskyrocha.comMayaDworskyRocha.com 011
Reposted by Matt BaileyMartin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 06/07/2026D.C.'s official 311 app broke, so an enterprising resident decided to build his own. City officials are less than entertained by the renegade app, while civic hackers say D.C. could learn a little something from them: www.notus.org/metro/washin...notus.orgD.C.’s Broken 311 App Has Sparked a Debate Over Government, Tech and AIA new generation of technologists and hackers say they can build better apps than the District can. 14111
Reposted by Matt BaileyJaneese4DC @janeese4dc.bsky.social · 26/06/2026The Supreme Court decision is a devastating setback for our immigrant neighbors who have built their lives, careers, and communities here in Washington, DC, home to over 3,000 TPS holders. 13010
Reposted by Matt BaileyAna Brandusescu @anabrandusescu.bsky.social · 22/06/2026"The opacity around the Palantir contract is typical for business deals involving that company. “No matter what we do on policies around open government, features including more transparency on contracts in the Department of Defence and law enforcement have not come to fruition,” Brandusescu said.theijf.orgNDP’s Lewis slams secret federal contract with PalantirCompany calls Lewis’ comments ‘inaccurate and baseless’ 2177
Reposted by Matt BaileyMartin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 21/06/2026NEWS: The D.C. Board of Elections has run the tabulation rounds under ranked-choice voting, and it looks like Oye Owolewa and @aparnafordc.bsky.social have jumped across the 50% threshold in their races. The animation can be viewed here: electionresults.dcboe.org/election_res... 0369
Reposted by Matt BaileyAlex Koma @alexkoma.bsky.social · 21/06/2026At last, we have them! Aparna Raj wins in Ward 1, as expected, and Oye Owolewa takes it in the at-large race in the eighth round of tabulation. Here’s a look at the results: 0145
Reposted by Matt BaileyRebecca Williams @rebeccawilliams.info · 17/06/2026At the very end of this, I promote a report Cynthia Conti-Cook and I published last week for the Surveillance Resistance Lab. It covers: - What is digital ID? (more and more things) - Who is shaping these systems? (cops and corporations) - Handy demands for advocates thecrcr.org/wp-content/u...thecrcr.org 143
Reposted by Matt BaileyRebecca Williams @rebeccawilliams.info · 17/06/2026I wrote about digital ID's shadow: classification, deservedness, and gatekeeping: rebeccawilliams.info/classificati...rebeccawilliams.infoClassification, Deservedness, & GatekeepingIf the shadow of every ID check is permission, then the shadow of digital ID systems is the ability to deny permissions in more places, more often, and with less friction. 47426
Matt Bailey @mattmattmatt.bsky.social · 18/06/2026I'm very excited to share this story with the world. Published today in The Gullet, "A Lemon Doesn't Greet You" is the story of my lemon tree, it's alien (and stubborn!) ways, and how it helps me live. Beautiful art by @laurieperng.bsky.social. thegullet.substack.com/p/a-lemon-do...thegullet.substack.comA Lemon Doesn't Greet YouBy Matt Bailey 011
Matt Bailey @mattmattmatt.bsky.social · 15/06/2026I spoke with @fastcompany.com about the World Cup security apparatus and its longer term ramifications. I appreciate the able job they did breaking down such a complex and important issue. www.fastcompany.com/91558863/the...fastcompany.comThe World Cup security buildout won’t end when the games doMore than $1 billion is going toward security for the 2026 tournament. The bigger question is what happens to the surveillance infrastructure after the crowds go home. 102
Matt Bailey @mattmattmatt.bsky.social · 15/06/2026It's alive! Neon Civics is a new home for my work that pushes the hardest at the boundaries of the future and what we can do with it. I'd love to cook up schemes with you all related to elections, cybersecurity, privacy - and the arts! Now's the time to imagine new civic futures. neoncivics.org 000
Matt Bailey @mattmattmatt.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Such a beautiful story by Liz Levin! The ghosts in the history of our art, the women elided and flattened by the masterpieces. 021
Reposted by Matt BaileyJohn Wilbanks @wilbanks.bsky.social · 30/04/2026OK I reposted this earlier (too early, the 6AM flight out of Knoxville is punishing) but to reiterate: using good UX to create informed consent interfaces is now shown to be at least non-inferior to traditional informed consent done in conversation. And maybe superior. 121
Matt Bailey @mattmattmatt.bsky.social · 09/04/2026I did this last year and it was so useful, so heartwarming, and such an incredible boon to my writing process and community! 011
Reposted by Matt BaileyRebecca Williams @rebeccawilliams.info · 21/02/2026the latest on discord id checks 1193
Reposted by Matt BaileyAlex Koma @alexkoma.bsky.social · 06/02/2026.@janeese4dc.bsky.social just dropped her plan for universal childcare in the city. In short, she wants to beef up the childcare subsidy (but stops short of wanting it free for all) and expand the pay equity fund. Details here: janeesefordc.com/wp-content/u... 053
Reposted by Matt BaileyRebecca Williams @rebeccawilliams.info · 16/01/2026USDS/DOGE’s tools will never dismantle USDS/DOGE’s house. DOGE could *only exist* via the unaccountable pathways forged by USDS. Those gaps need to be filled & corrected. We don’t need a different Project 2025 (tech edition), we need a functioning democracy.wired.comFormer USDS Leaders Launch Tech Reform Project to Fix What DOGE BrokeThe plan, which is still in its early stages, is spearheaded by former USDS administrator Mikey Dickerson. 12615
Reposted by Matt BaileyMartin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 15/01/2026The rulemaking can be found here: www.dcboe.org/about-us/off...dcboe.orgRulemaking | District of Columbia Board of Elections 032
Reposted by Matt BaileyMartin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 15/01/2026SOME RCV NEWS: The D.C. Board of Elections has issued emergency rules spelling out how ranked-choice voting will work when it's first used for the June 16 election. There's details on what happens if there's an overvote, an undervote, if a voter skips a ranking, and more. 23314
Reposted by Matt BaileyMartin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Solid turnout and energy at @janeese4dc.bsky.social’s official mayoral campaign launch at the Howard Theatre tonight. 16711
Reposted by Matt BaileyRebecca Williams @rebeccawilliams.info · 04/01/2026It’s important to point out this is a global phenomena where getting food is now a surveillance hot spot. Also, I’ll go out on the limb here and say the impact assessment won’t stop this and it should be stopped.biometricupdate.comFoodstuffs releases privacy assessment for FRT trial in NZ grocery stores | Biometric UpdateThe New Zealand grocery retailer has published a Privacy Impact Assessment for its trial of in-store facial recognition technology. 1224
Reposted by Matt BaileyMartin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 08/01/2026NEWS: In a report detailing an October public hearing on MPD's cooperation with ICE, @brianneknadeau.bsky.social says that @mayorbowser.dc.gov should rescind the mayoral order that allows local police to work with federal agencies and the D.C. Council should strengthen the sanctuary-city law. 23715
Reposted by Matt BaileyJaneese4DC @janeese4dc.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Our moment is now! Come celebrate our campaign launch and party with us for a DC that works for everyone. janeesefordc.eventbrite.com 0179
Reposted by Matt BaileyCM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 07/01/2026DC has the fastest-growing rat population among 15 major cities, according to recent research. Rodents are more than a nuisance—they carry diseases that can spread to humans and pose serious public health risks to our residents. I’m introducing the RAT Amendment Act to fight back. 🧵 292
Reposted by Matt BaileyApex Magazine and Book Company @apexmag.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Our flash fiction contest is BACK, and our Patrons have selected the perfect theme to start the year! 🎆🥂 January's theme is INTERRUPTED RITES. 🌬️🕯️ Time to break cycles, blow out candles, sweep up salt circles and reclaim traditions. You have until the 31st to submit! www.patreon.com/posts/januar...media.tenor.coma pixel art of a mountain and trees with a stop time and continue walking signAlt: Pixel art of a lonely road through a purple forest at night. A text box in the center asks "Stop time and continue walking?" with -Yes and -No options. The cursor is highlighting the Yes option. 01410
Matt Bailey @mattmattmatt.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Kipling apparently wrote a poem about #undersea #telegraph cables. He's the actual worst, but this is pretty good and super weird! www.poetryverse.com/rudyard-kipl...poetryverse.comThe Deep Sea Cables - poem by Rudyard Kipling | PoetryVerseRead Rudyard Kipling's The Deep-sea Cables, a classic poem about the mysteries of deep-sea communication. 000
