Gil Durán @gilduran.com California writer. Ida Tarbell stan.
Author: NYT Bestselling “The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy.” https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Nerd-Reich/Gil-Duran/9781668221402
Newsletter: http://www.thenerdreich.com
sasha @sashax.bsky.social Technologist. San Franciscan. Cyclist. Troublemaker. Not in that order.
Climate.us @climate.us We are an independent, nonprofit successor to Climate(.)gov, safeguarding public access to trusted climate data, tools, and information.
Donate: https://www.climate.us/donate
Federation of American Scientists @scientistsorg.bsky.social Striving for a safer world since 1945
science policy | nuclear weapons | clean energy | STEM education | artificial intelligence | data privacy | much much more
Unbreaking @unbreaking.org How the administration is breaking the government and what that means for all of us. All of our content is free to republish and remix. https://unbreaking.org/
Al Shaw @shaw.al developer / reporter / map maker at ProPublica • dm me on signal: ashaw.01 • also at: @a_l@mastodon.social • he/him
🔗 https://shaw.al
Rachael Dietkus @rdietkus.bsky.social care for the public / lifelong advocate / designer / social worker / organizational ecologist / space nerd / tech ethicist / founder of www.socialworkerswho.design
Revolving Door Project @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social Ensuring political appointees serve the public interest.
https://therevolvingdoorproject.org/
Read more of our work at http://revolvingdoorproject.substack.com and http://hackwatch.us
Follow:
Twitter/Post @RevolvingDoorDC
FB/IG: RevolvingDoorProject
Dan Hon @danhon.com Hi, it's me, I'm the problem etc etc
me: about.danhon.com
work: verylittlegravitas.com/
show: verylittlegravitas.com/how-people-work/live
newsletter: thingsthatcaughtmyattention.com
i made: donotreply.cards
DM or Signal danhon.1701
Technologists for the Public Good @publicgood.tech A professional association and community for technologists that serve the public good.
https://www.publicgood.tech/
Jared Cunha @jaredcunha.com Civic technologist, engineering manager, amateur photographer, lover of food, designer turned engineer, accessibility person, Shiba Inu fan
https://jaredcunha.com/
Chris Kuang @chriskuang.com Empowering the next generation of civic technologists @ U.S. Digital Corps. Boston sports, good reads, and more. Views mine. Now in SF!
Breaking into civic tech guide: chriskuang.com/civictech
Chris Given @cmgiven.bsky.social Public policy + technology + data. I used to lead the team designing and building IRS Direct File.
REASON FOR TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE SMARTER INFORMATION
https://chrisgiven.com
DotGov Design @dotgovdesign.bsky.social Empowering civic designers and changemakers in the D.C., MD, and VA area and beyond. An initiative of AIGA DC: dotgovdesign.org // dc.aiga.org
Chuck Borges @chuckborges.bsky.social Father | Combat Veteran | Former PIF | Defender of the Public's Data | https://Chuck4MD.com
It's never wrong to be morally and ethically right with yourself.
Nikki Ramos @nkkrms.bsky.social civic design, fast cars, occasional quips. surviving out of spite?
prev: USDC, refugee asylum, transplant modernization. Views own
Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition) @firedbutfighting.bsky.social Fired federal employees working to protect public health. Learn more at: https://www.firedbutfighting.org
linktr.ee/firedbutfighting
Stephanie M. Lee @stephaniemlee.bsky.social Senior writer at @chronicle.com, writing about scholarship, scholars, and society. stephanie.lee@chronicle.com / Signal: stephaniemlee.07 / stephaniemlee.com / San Francisco
Greg Walker @suddenlygreg.com Software dev. Big ol' nerd. Dog-haver. Formerly at @alt18f.bsky.social. https://suddenlygreg.com
Alliance of Civic Technologists @civictechallies.bsky.social A community dedicated to connecting and supporting all #volunteer #civictech efforts across the nation!
🌐 civictechnologists.org
Mehri & Skalet, PLLC @findjusticelaw.bsky.social A law firm dedicated to fighting for employees, consumers, whistleblowers, small businesses, investors, and many justice seekers against powerful interests
Civic Tech Field Guide @civictechguide.bsky.social Your place to find and be found
https://civictech.guide/
Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info 📣 Speaking for the trees, and:
🌲 600 million forest acres
💚 193 million acres public land
🥾 164,000 miles of trails
🎣 400,000 miles of streams
🪵 Billions of board feet timber
🚰 Trillions of gallons clean water
🚫Not affiliated with USDA Forest Service
AltReclamation 💦 @altreclamation.altgov.info Reclaiming water in the American West, and reclaiming democracy wherever necessary.
AltStateGov @altstategov.altgov.info #AltGov
State Government Worker (not state dept)
Covering all the ways the actions of the Regime are impacting the work of state governments.
DMs open to reporting impacts you're seeing relating to program funding cuts.
Be an #AltCitizen.
Alt-NIHscience4ALL @alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info Science geek who believes science is for everyone! ALL should be included in the scientific process! All views shared are personal.
Andre Francisco @andre-francisco.bsky.social Content and comms for #civictech organizations. Director of Comms at Civilla. Formerly Ad Hoc, 18F, POGO.
AltPressSec @altpresssec.altgov.info Not a real fed Press Sec but watched she/her on TV and said “Hey, I can do that, but with facts.” When in doubt, refer to the First Amendment and The AP Stylebook, in that order. Verified #AltGov. 🗒️ 🇺🇸
#AltGov #AltFam
🎼🎶 Laurie MacNamara @lauriedelray.bsky.social “It is the nature of stone to be satisfied. It is the nature of water to want to be somewhere else.” - Mary Oliver
Martin Fowler @martinfowler.com Software Design Loudmouth. Works for Thoughtworks. Also hikes, watches theater, and plays modern board games. He/him.
host of https://martinfowler.com
Hillary Hartley @hillaryh.bsky.social Nerding out and helping governments deliver better. 
@galefernow.bsky.social @galefernow.bsky.social All views are my own. 
Clive Thompson @clivethompson.bsky.social Writer, musician, hobbyist coder. Wired / NYT Magazine / Mother Jones, author of "Coders". Blog at clivethompson.medium.com. Free "Linkfest" newsletter ("the opposite of doomscrolling"): https://shorturl.at/XcutG. Built https://www.weirdoldbookfinder.net/
Andrew Dunkman @dunkman.me Software developer, public servant, DC resident, and anti-automobiler doing my best to avoid meme culture. Former Chief of Delivery at 18F. https://dunkman.me
Benjamin Chait @benjaminchait.net 👨💻 https://benjaminchait.net
Waldo Jaquith @waldo.net Thought follower. Public servant. Male software developer. Alumnus of 18F, the Obama White House, Georgetown's Beeck Center, U.S. Digital Response, the Biden-Harris Transition Team, Biden administration, GSA, and Treasury. He/him. Charlottesville, VA, USA.
TJ @tjsls.bsky.social Vet, Fed employee, dog dad, lifting, gaming, personal life a mess, trying to rebuild, dines on ashes. Enjoys the Platypus
AltSSA @altssa.altgov.info Your friendly local SSA agent just trying to survive. DMs are open. Yes there’s 2 of us (Hi Rogue SSA👋). We are #AltGov. Not affiliated with AltNPS. This account is not an official SSA account. FDT. Release the Epstein files. Preferred name: AltSSAssy ❤️
@fundk.bsky.social @fundk.bsky.social 
Laura Nash @laurajnash.bsky.social co-host of The Short Game https://shortgame.fm/
also ux/design but I mostly talk about museums, tv, and video games here
Matt Henry 🥄 @matthenry.fyi Tech, law, philosophy, and abolition. Web optimist. I build design systems for governments. This is (obviously?) a personal account. he/him
logan mcdonald @loganmcdonald.dev Previous 18F/GSA. Friendly neighborhood ops engineer.
CivicTracker @civictracker.us One Place to Track Everything.
Follow presidential actions, Supreme Court decisions, and social media — all in real time.
CivicTrack is nonpartisan and independent.
For inquiries: contact@civictracker.us
Federal US domain bot @fed-us-domain-bot.bsky.social Posts when a Federal US .gov domain is added or removed. The Wayback machine can help you browse deleted sites: https://web.archive.org/
NOTE: A website can be unresponsive or show a 404, but this bot will only trigger when the domain itself is removed.
Jacob Harris @jacobharr.is Former Twitter user, but I left when it became a Nazi bar. Made the nytimes Twitter bot, worked for the NYT before moving into civic technology. Living in Takoma Park, MD and fighting for a hopeful and humane future. (He/him) More info at jacobharr.is
CREW @citizensforethics.org CREW (Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington) fights for the democracy Americans deserve and aims to build a government that is accountable, transparent and ethical.
citizensforethics.org
FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social https://linkin.bio/fedscoop/
Ethan Marcotte @ethanmarcotte.com designer, writer, roommate to two kittens. here’s my website: https://ethanmarcotte.com/
I think you deserve a union, and I wrote a book about that: https://youdeserveatechunion.com/
hi friend
(headshot by @elaina.bsky.social)
CivicTechies @civictechies.bsky.social We are federal public service technologists advocating for our values and exercising our rights. Being united and organized as a community matters more than ever.
Federal Workers Alliance for Democracy @workers4democracy.bsky.social Supporting federal workers to directly resist and defy dangerous, unlawful and illegal orders.
Donate: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/federal-workers-alliance-for-democracy-contributions/
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/FederalWorkersForDemocracy
Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit group working to prevent authoritarianism. This account is owned and operated by Protect Democracy United.
Follow us on other platforms ➡️ https://protdem.org/m/stay-connected
Politico @politico.com Nobody knows politics and policy like we do.
www.politico.com
AltUSDA🐮🌱 Growing America’s Recalcitrance @altusda.altgov.info Big USDA’s bratty little unsanctioned sibling 🌱🐮
Do Right and Feed Everyone.
Empower our farms & people.
#climatesmart #nutrition #urbanag #conservation #foodsecurity #diversity #bullsonparade #renegade
🚜💨🥦🥕⚗️🏡🌎🌈🐮✊
WIRED @wired.com For Future Reference.
Sign up for our newsletters: https://wrd.cm/newsletters
Find our WIRED journalists here: https://go.bsky.app/Boj9b5E
ABOLISH ICE (anti-ICE merch in bio) @fed-up-studio.bsky.social Anti-ICE merch: www.etsy.com/shop/FedUpStudio
Our country is under attack by fascist/racist agents of Trump. ICE OUT.
Grab a sticker, bumper sticker, pin, or yard sign to show your opposition to ICE.
Federal Workers United @fedworkersunited.bsky.social Federal workers fighting to defend public services and rebuild government for a more democratic, equitable, and just country.
JOIN OUR MOVEMENT ⤵️
savepublicservices.com
SAVE THE SSA/EPA/VA PETITIONS:
https://linktr.ee/funfedworkers
U.S. Digital Response @usdigitalresponse.org USDR works alongside state, local, and tribal governments to modernize how they deliver digital services and better meet the public's needs.
https://www.usdigitalresponse.org
Code for America @codeforamerica.org Government can work for the people, by the people, in the new digital age. Let’s make it work for everyone.
codeforamerica.org
Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org We use the law to advance a bold, vibrant democracy for all people by defending progress, disrupting extremism, and building for the future. Join us at democracyforward.org
Alt US Army Corps of Engineers @alt-usace.bsky.social Fed employee. Resistance. #AltGov #Altfam.
Dream job- steward to Turtle Island waters, lands, and people — no matter who is in the casa blanca. None of us are free until all of us are. Not official USACE Account.
USACE staff can DM with any stories. 
Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social Facts & strategy, in an authoritarian takeover.
Rightwing billionaires want to privatize NIH and use it to control universities.
We work to cure diseases like cancer.
Pers views. #science #medicine
Micah Sifry ❌👑 @msifry.bsky.social Writer, organizer, theconnector.substack.com. Podcast: https://centerforballotfreedom.org/this-old-democracy/
Mad Houser/AltHUD @madhouser.altgov.info Retrofitting reality and rebuilding community from the brutal bunker in SW. Opinionated Fed. Huddie. Not associated with AltNPS.
#AltGov #Bandofothers #Altpoetsociety
Mad Houser Haiku:
Mad about housing
Mad at the state of the world
Mad as a hatter
makena kelly @makenakelly.bsky.social writing about politics + the internet
formerly: @wired.com, @theverge.com
DMs open, Signal: makenakelly.32
FAQ, Instagram, + everything else at linktr.ee/makenakelly
Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social A New Yorker in LA. Skateboarding. (Casual) football. Fitchecks. ex-18F. #CivicTech. This is a personal account. R/T’s ≠ endorsements
Psst.org @psst-org.bsky.social Helping people in AI/tech keep the public informed. Concerned about something you're seeing at work? You don't have to go public:
🔐 Save it in the Psst Safe
👀 We'll help you take it from there
www.psst.org
Anne Petersen @apetersen.bsky.social Hello (including you, trolls 👋). Lead and sole full-time staff @ U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) [government / civic]; past 18F, UIC. People first. Not for you. Views mine. None of this is endorsement. South side Chicagoan. Singular (th).
mediajunkie @xianlandia.com likes making stuff with other people
can leap tall buildings, given a running start
crumlish.me
xoxo.zone/@xian
layersofmeta.com
he/they
Alt U.S. Department of Labor @alt-dol.altgov.info The resistance team for the U.S. Department of Labor. Not an official government account. #resist #AltGov #NoKings ❌👑
Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social Personal Account. Carol Kakalec Kohn Professor of Social Policy. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. I ❤️ surveys. I 😖Administrative Burden. My views do not represent the views of my lovely employer!
Lynn Stahl @msbtterswrth.altgov.info Award-winning Baltimore based web developer, HCD product lead for federal agencies, mother (humans, dogs, cats, chickens…), democracy enthusiast, nature lover. #civtech #resist #altgov #swiftie 🥄
Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown @beeckcenter.bsky.social Building government for all.
Based at Georgetown University.
https://beeckcenter.georgetown.edu/
Lane Becker @lanebecker.bsky.social Prestidigitation, double shuffling, honey-fugling, hornswaggling, & skullduggery. @ Wikimedia/Wikipedia. Previously @ IFTF, 18F, Code for America.
John Yuda 🥄 @yuda.org “There are but two parties now: traitors and patriots. And I want hereafter to be ranked with the latter.” - Ulysses S. Grant
Husband, dad, dog walker, cyclist, outdoors enthusiast, occasional reluctant driver, Alexandrian, federal employee. 5 USC § 3331
Claire B @clairemarieb.bsky.social Erstwhile fed, still public servant
Mark Headd @mheadd.bsky.social Author of "The SpecOps Method: A New Approach to Legacy System Modernization." https://spec-ops.ai/book.html #CivicTech #AI #SpecOps #OpenData
Jessi Murray @jessimurray.bsky.social I’m a Chief Product Officer in civic tech with a focus on equity and meeting people where they are. I have cute corgi and too many hobbies. Former progressive challenger. Personal account
MA > WA > MA again
Boon Sheridan v2.6 @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.
Eric Mill @konklone.com What is me? Who are I going?? The answers and more!!
Currently making Wikipedia safer. Been around the block a time or two: https://konklone.com (This is a personal account.)
Amanda C 🥄 @amandaesque.bsky.social Bureaucromancer. I enjoy filling out forms because it feels like taking a test where I know all the answers. MSP, she/her.
Rebecca Refoy @bexiez.bsky.social Opinionated loud mouth.
🥄 Former 18F, Peace Corps Guinea 🇬🇳
📍Washington, DC (she/her)
AC @salty-af.bsky.social service/experience designer, civic tech; 18F alum
stl stuff
Annalee @flowerhorne.com Writer, Quaker, candlestick maker. Open source technologist and occasional tailor.
Fiction in F&SF, Futurescapes, Fireside, Friends' Journal, and places that don't start with F. They.
Ann Lewis @ann-lewis.bsky.social Tech exec, former TTS Director at GSA, former @moveon.org CTO, @scsatcmu.bsky.social grad, bio/pics: https://annlewis.tech/ (Personal account)
Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social Policy Professor, Ford School, University of Michigan.
Irish immigrant. Administrative burdens guy.
Free newsletter, Can We Still Govern?: https://donmoynihan.substack.com
Melody Joy Kramer @mkramer.bsky.social engagement + crowdsourcing products ProPublica; librarian, journalist, hyperlocal information ecosystems, public(s) and participation, digital archives, dogs, civic joy, mom, mummer, philly, carrboro north carolina, learning asl!
🌈 melodykramer.github.io
Rebecca Piazza @rdpiazza.bsky.social Service delivery / Product / Public benefits / Civic tech. Strongly held opinions about DC statehood and Midwest casseroles.
Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social cyberpunk is a warning, not a manual
she/her. dayjob & usual location: City & County of San Francisco (this is a personal account)
ex-18F; on the board @publicgood.tech ; wrote a small book about doing this: https://cydharrell.com/book/
Edwin 🇵🇷 @edtorr.bsky.social Civic Tech | Puerto Rico | 18F Alumni
https://edtorr.com
Mastodon: https://mastodon.world/@edtorr
heather @hbillings.bsky.social Former director of engineering for 18F. Friendly curmudgeon, authoritative walker, front-end tinkerer.
@caleywoods.bsky.social @caleywoods.bsky.social 
Mel Choyce @melchoyce.bsky.social Designerd. Civic tech enthusiast. "Looks like [s]he stepped off the set of 'The Sandlot'," according to some alt-right weirdo.
Kate F @k8080.bsky.social Service Design and Civic Tech /// Former 18F, Lab at OPM, IRS Direct File
Randy Hart @randyhart.bsky.social RIF’d 18F ACQStacker
@colinmurphy01.bsky.social @colinmurphy01.bsky.social 18F PM, Cleveland native
Dave Luetger @dlootz.bsky.social Designer in civic tech. Former 18F + NASA. Musician, video game enjoyer, and Chicagoland transplant. Mostly re-posts of people cooler than me. he/him.
Woodworking journey: @okay-woodworking.bsky.social
luetger.com // 18f.org
Ron Bronson @ronbronson.com ronbronson.com
Alt US Digital Service @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