New IG reel from Feds Against DOGE: why VA data privacy matters
Watch this video and then get involved! The only way we stop this if if people get off the sidelines.
Category Archives: Politics
Boston Herald article about my termination by DOGE
The article about my firing from USDS and VA is fair, accurate, and even-handed.
I *DO* Know How To Explain To You That You Should Care About Other People
“Go ahead and make me.” OK, we will.
The fundamental challenge for civil society: most people are stupid and/or assholes
This explains everything.
I endorse Kamala Harris for president
It shouldn’t need to be said, and yet, it does.
Boston online poll-worker training thread
Thread of posts about online Boston poll-worker training.
2024 Massachusetts ballot questions: my recommendations
YES, YES, YES, YES, YES.
The Bible does not justify what Israel is doing in Gaza
Anyone who understands Jewish law understands that what God commanded the Jews to do in the Bible does not justify what Israel is doing in Gaza. The only people who really believe otherwise are Evangelical Christian supremacists, and it’s antisemitic.
The Paradox of Tolerance vis à vis freedom of expression
Just as we can’t effectively fight intolerance with tolerance, we can’t effectively fight bad speech with more speech.
Endorsements for 2023 Boston City Council election
I endorse: Ruthzee Louijeune, Julia Mejia, Henry Santana, Liz Breadon, Joel Richards, Enrique Pepén, Benjamin Weber, Tania Fernandes Anderson, and Sharon Durkan.