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Harlan Weber

@whereshj.bsky.social
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Design, product, org building for the public interest. Director of Design, Nava PBC. Founder, Code for Boston. Former MA state gov @ MA Digital and MBTA. #twindad. Likes pushing boulders uphill.

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ID4 in Real Time @1996id4.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
After his signature crime bill failed to pass the Senate, President Whitmore's approval has dropped below 40% for the first time since taking office. The Gulf War vet is facing the serious possibility of serving a single term. Unless all sorts of shenanigans happen, of course.
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 15/05/2024
Statue of Liberty, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi & Gustave Eiffel, dedicated 1886, 📸’s by @natlyphoto, PannaPhoto
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vermilionink @vermilionink.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Spending some time this Labor Day to read @monteiro.bsky.social’s excellent “Ruined By Design” because ethics should be at the core of all our work
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Harlan Weber @whereshj.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Really wish I could be there with the rest of the #civictech community, should be a great conference!
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Noel Hidalgo 🗽❤️🚲 @noneck.org · 20/07/2025
open data for the win!
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Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
one of the most earnest traditions of Code for America, during my time there, was a group read-aloud of the Declaration of Independence right before the 4th of July holiday - I just read it to myself & I recommend it today it's not perfect but it's damn good www.archives.gov/founding-doc...
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Declaration of Independence: A Transcription
Note: The following text is a transcription of the Stone Engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum.) The spelling a...
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Christopher Whitaker @civicwhitaker.com · 01/06/2025
If you’re heading back from #cfasummit and wondering what the next big #civictech event is next - its this We’re finally hosting our first national event - it’s free, virtual, and participant led!
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City of Boston Archaeology @archaeology.boston.gov · 13/03/2025
We've arrived on Bluesky! 💙 And we have an exciting proposal! Charlestown property owners! Have you ever looked at your yard, patio, or parking area and wondered, “what is under that?” Or, “I bet a really precisely dug rectangular hole would look amazing right there?” Well, you’re in luck! (🧵1/4)
A group of 4 volunteers digging an archaeological shovel test pit and screening the contents beside the pit as 6 children look on.
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David Colarusso @davidcolarusso.com · 12/03/2025
In addition to dice, attendees will also get breakfast ☕️ 🥐, a hot lunch 🍗 🥗, and a late-afternoon reception with hors d'oeuvres and drinks 🍻 🍷 🧀. Join us in Boston on April 7, 2025 for our annual Legal Innovation & Technology conference: #LITCon2025. Register here: suffolklitlab.org/events/lit-c...
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Legal Innovation & Technology Conference (LIT Con) by Suffolk LIT Lab
LIT Con is the LIT Lab's annual conference to explore legal innovation and technology in clinical education and beyond.
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Mass. Municipal Assn @mma.org · 11/03/2025
It's official, the Mass. Municipal Association is on Bluesky! We're excited to bring you news & info about all things local government. Stay tuned!
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Office of Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 @mayorwu.boston.gov · 06/03/2025
Boston is a home for everyone. We’re inviting all of Boston to watch this year’s State of the City Address live at boston.gov/sotc on the evening of Wednesday, March 19. Join us online as we celebrate the future and families of the City of Boston. #BostonSOTC
Graphic that reads, City of Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu, cordially invites you to watch The State of the City. 市情諮文, el Estado de la Ciudad, Eta Vil la, Stadu di Sidadi, Hiện trạng của Thành Phố. 2025, March 19, Boston.gov/sotc.
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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 01/03/2025
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org
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We're not done yet | 18F
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Alt18F @alt18f.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
18F 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.org
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We're not done yet | 18F
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Reminds me of something I heard again and again reporting in Feb on TTS/18F. A big part of their work was tire-kicking or fixing after the fact contracts gov agencies wld sign with private sector vendors. Many of these contracts are huge and involves vast sums of money. You don't do these very ...
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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Want to tell the public what US government workers actually do, vs. the propaganda spewed by DOGE? This incredible website, "We the Builders," is asking for first-person testimonials from government workers about their actual jobs, and how they make the government work. www.wethebuilders.org
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We are the builders
We find the truth and tell the truth
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VotingWorks @voting.works · 28/01/2025
We're launching our voting system this week. Fully open-source. Designed to the latest federal standard. Particularly easy to use by voters and election administrators. A voting machine every American can trust. Learn more at voting.works/machines
The VotingWorks precinct scannerThe VotingWorks ballot marking device, based on LA County's Voting Solutions for All People
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Ricardo A. Sánchez @ricardoasnchz.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Welcoming our senior Senator @senwarren.bsky.social to my #mapoli starter pack, along with the inimitable @leungboston.bsky.social. go.bsky.app/P6UyLJ3
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Berto @bertoscalese.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
I've updated the Boston News and Journalists Starter Pack again; we're close to maxing this pack out! And if you would rather follow a list, I've made on of those too! Starter park: go.bsky.app/DcD4DaT Boston Journos list: bsky.app/profile/bert...
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 25/11/2024
In the spirit of togetherness, if you live outside the US please share your country's most dangerous cooking method.
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Josh Gee @jgee.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Just sent my annual Snack Cart Thanksgiving special. It's three videos designed to help you kill specific amounts of time throughout the day. Enjoy!
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Snack Cart Thanksgiving special
Three videos to help you take a break from the day
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Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
hi, I'm hiring a new right-hand person at work! are you great at administration, a web & data advocate with practical experience, a strong mentor & manager & all around wonderful teammate with a desire to make SF's digital ~things~ better for people? come work with me! careers.sf.gov/role?id=3743...
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Deputy Chief Digital Services Officer - Digital and Data Services (0932)
The San Francisco Digital and Data Services team is transforming how residents interact with the City by building services designed around the people that use them. San Franciscans need services from ...
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Harlan Weber @whereshj.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Really incredible work from OMB to refine the guidance on the Paperwork Reduction Act to enable better user research. Removes a ton of blockers to delivery great public service experiences in #civictech #govtech. Huge kudos to the OIRA team for making this go! www.whitehouse.gov/omb/briefing...
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Ensuring Effective and Timely Usability Research | OMB | The White House
By OIRA Administrator Richard L. Revesz Cumbersome and poorly designed forms can be frustrating for people interacting with the Federal government. Beyond frustration, a poorly designed form may keep ...
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Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
first draft of a lil civic tech starter pack! focused on practitioners, might do another one on other parts of the ecosystem later. go.bsky.app/Dw5gEA1
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Christopher Whitaker @civicwhitaker.com · 16/11/2024
Given the new obsession with government efficiency, it’s time to lay down a new rule: Be Specific! When we talk about efficiency we have to be specific about what we want to government to be efficient at doing and calling out what problem you’re trying to solve.
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Harlan Weber @whereshj.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
It looks like.... all the friends are actually here? 👀
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