Ariel Kennan
Building the Digital Benefits Network at the Beeck Center at Georgetown University
Ask me about service design, public benefits, product, digital identity, Rules as Code, and civic tech / gov tech.
📍NYC, and often DC
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social
Professor. Sociologist. NYTimes Opinion Columnist. Books: THICK, LowerEd. Forthcoming: 1)Black Mothering & Daughtering and 2)Mama Bears. Beliefs: C.R.E.A.M. + the internet ruined everything good + bring back shame. “I’m just here so I don’t get fined.”
@thesparrowproject.bsky.social
A grassroots public interest newswire amplifying stories from struggles for social, racial, and environmental justice. Posts by Andy Stepanian. https://sparrowmedia.net
@carolynyjohnson.bsky.social
science reporter - Washington Post Email: carolyn.johnson@washpost.com Signal: carojo.55
@hannahnatanson.bsky.social
Reporter for The Washington Post covering the Trump administration's reshaping of the government and its effects. Reach me on Signal at 202 580-5477.
@ddiamond.bsky.social
White House reporter at the Washington Post. Focused on politics, policy and public health. Democracy dies in darkness. Find me on Signal: username dan_diamond.01
@micheleevermore.bsky.social
I care about worker rights and our safety nets, especially unemployment insurance. I've worked for unions, think tanks, universities, a couple of presidential administrations, and Congress. Views my own.
@emmbadger.bsky.social
New York Times journalist covering cities and urban policy for The Upshot. emily.badger@nytimes.com, ebadger.21 on Signal
@nymetrowx.bsky.social
NYC weather forecasts without the hype, supported by our own community.
@larrylevitt.bsky.social
Executive Vice President for Health Policy, KFF. Cal Bear. https://www.kff.org/person/larry-levitt/
@briankrebs.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy
Independent investigative journalist. Covers cybercrime, security, privacy. Author of 'Spam Nation,' a NYT bestseller. Former Washington Post reporter […] [bridged from https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
NYS Assemblymember for District 36. Running for Mayor to freeze the rent, make buses fast + free, and deliver free universal childcare. Democratic Socialist. zohranfornyc.com
@nrmarda.bsky.social
Doing AI shenanigans at Mozilla, previously did tech policy in the Biden White House OSTP
@timmarchman.bsky.social
I’m an editor at WIRED and have previously written and edited for a number of places, including my tinned fish newsletter Popping Tins. Timothy_marchman@wired.com. Signal me at timmarchman.01.
@georgetownprivacy.bsky.social
Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law law.georgetown.edu/privacy-technology-center/
@altusds.altgov.info
The official resistance team of the U.S. Digital Service. We are the Builders. #AltGov Send your stories: submissions@wethebuilders.org https://www.wethebuilders.org/ https://givebutter.com/WTB
@amandarenteria.bsky.social
CEO @CodeforAmerica. @ABC/ @BBC. Fmr Nat Political Dir @HillaryForAmerica. COS @USSenate. COO at @AGBecerra. *opinions are my own.
@jsmalligan.bsky.social
Senior Policy Fellow at the Urban Institute. Analyze disability, retirement and paid leave policy. Served 27 years in the Office of Management and Budget.
@haldaume3.bsky.social
Human-centered AI #HCAI, NLP & ML. Director TRAILS (Trustworthy AI in Law & Society) and AIM (AI Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland). Formerly Microsoft Research NYC. Fun: 🧗🧑🍳🧘⛷️🏕️. he/him.
@geomblog.bsky.social
Director, Center for Tech Responsibility@Brown. FAccT OG. AI Bill of Rights coauthor. Former tech advisor to President Biden @WHOSTP. He/him/his. Posts my own.
@alt18f.bsky.social
Delivered effective, efficient, and secure digital services for the American people until we were forced to stop on March 1. Not an official government account. Reposts are not endorsements. Our new website: https://18f.org/ #AltGov
@makenakelly.bsky.social
reporter @ WIRED covering the politics and power influencing the internet DMs open, Signal: makenakelly.32 FAQ, Instagram, TikTok, & everything else at linktr.ee/makenakelly
@rmac.bsky.social
NYT tech reporter Co-author of Character Limit Signal: rmac.18 ryan.mac@nytimes.com rmac18@protonmail.com https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737290/character-limit-by-kate-conger-and-ryan-mac/ https://linktr.ee/ryan_mac_
@boonsheridan.com
Boonerang™ is self-cleaning and features a safety lock, lower storage drawers, manual clock, countdown timer, ignition, and warming controls. Past lives at 18F, Automattic, NASDAQ, Digitas, etc.
@sydneyg.bsky.social
Econ PhD candidate at UC Irvine, public & political economy, social security, and (studying) financial crimes Cat lady, Clemson tiger, Costco lover Weird and anti-social in that cool, aloof way Website: www.sydneyagordon.com
@bbkogan.bsky.social
Senior Director of Federal Budget Policy for the Center for American Progress doing budget, tax, and econ. Formerly: Biden OMB, Biden Transition Team, Senate Budget Committee (Murray and Sanders). CBO and OMB’s biggest fan! Personal account.
@beeckcenter.bsky.social
We connect government and the civic tech ecosystem to tackle problems that no one can solve alone to create a people-centered, digitally enabled government for all. Based at Georgetown University. https://beeckcenter.georgetown.edu/
@icpsr.bsky.social
Digital Behavioral & Social Science Data Archive with 800+ member institutions worldwide. ICPSR is a unit within the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. Web: icpsr.umich.edu Help: icpsr-help@umich.edu
@mike.teczno.com
Oakland, Maps, Bikes, etc. Also @migurski@mastodon.social and formerly @migurski on the birdsite.
@ipfs.tech
Building blocks for a better web. Open protocols to store, verify, and share data across distributed networks 💎. https://ipfs.tech
@crampell.bsky.social
MSNBC anchor/co-host of The Weekend: Primetime, Sat/Sun 6-9pm. Washington Post syndicated op-ed columnist. Econ, politics, immigration, tax, etc. + occasional theater nerdery.
@mosh.bsky.social
Software, systems, and society. 💎 @ipfs.tech squirrel-herder, Google Forms inventor, velodrome racer, safe streets advocate. Philly + everywhere.
@lilybatch.bsky.social
Kopple Family Professor, NYU Law. Faculty Director @taxlawcenter.org. Former Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy at Treasury; Deputy Director, National Economic Council; Chief Tax Counsel, Senate Finance Committee.
@jpt.sh
a while ago i created OpenStates.org. now I teach. i think we can make a better world. https://jpt.sh https://unnamed.computer
@jamellebouie.net
The real jbouie. Columnist for the New York Times Opinion section. Co-host of the Unclear and Present Danger podcast. b-boy-bouiebaisse on TikTok. jbouienyt on Twitch. National program director of the CHUM Group. Send me your mutual aid requests.
@ssoka.bsky.social
@clarenceokoh.bsky.social
Civil rights attorney & writer focused on race, technology & the law. Co-founder of the @noticecoalition.bsky.social Alabama native fluent in country grammar & cuisine. www.clarenceokoh.com Posts are my own
@ant.bsky.social
Archiving US Gov Websites with @archive.org & @EOTArchive.org 📚 Internet Archive.org 🏛️ Past: 🗽 Atoms.com 👟
@fedsagainstdoge.bsky.social
Inspiring, empowering, and supporting federal workers to feel brave enough to directly resist and defy dangerous, unlawful and illegal orders. IG: https://www.instagram.com/federalworkersagainstdoge/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/fedsagainstdoge
@deptofworkers.bsky.social
Department of People Who Work for a Living. Providing accountability for Elon and the anti-worker DOGE. https://deptofpeoplewhowork.org
@jennamclaughlin.bsky.social
NPR Cybersecurity Correspondent (currently) reporting on the transformation of the federal government including by DOGE. Send me a tip: Text JennaMcLaughlin.54 on Signal from personal (nonwork) devices.
@shannonbond.bsky.social
🎙️NPR correspondent currently covering federal government restructuring efforts & all things DOGE send tips on Signal to shannonbond.01 https://www.npr.org/people/763523701/shannon-bond
@dell.bsky.social
Sr. writer @wired.com. w/ the @newsguild.org. privacy & national security + DOGE > Send tips via @signal.org ➜ dell.3030
@bcmerchant.bsky.social
author of Blood in the Machine, tech writer, luddite newsletter: https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/ cohost, System Crash: https://systemcrash.info/
@datarescueproject.org
Public data are for the public. We want to ensure our data are not gone forever. Read more about our efforts: https://www.datarescueproject.org/press/