Last week I had the honour of speaking at @CivicTechTO Hacknight #494 in Toronto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6bE_Z_y-Yw
Feel free to watch if you'd like to hear why I wore a tracksuit while speaking, my thoughts on the past five years+, and what I've been up to!
The Department of Education is trying to DOGE the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program,, which helps graduates that take civic and public interest jobs. There was a call for comment.
I commented.
Two years ago Meta blocked Canadian news. I built a workaround.
ShareTheNews.ca lets you share Canadian news on Facebook, with proper headlines and previews — just like before the ban.
Annexation and U.S. threats to our sovereignty are real, but an even more pressing danger is our cultural absorption and loss of national cohesion.
For many Canadians, verified news has largely vanished from everyday life. But most don’t even know the ban exists.
One in five of us are aware that news is blocked in the places where so many continue to spend the bulk of their online lives.
Provincial election turnout is in decline. Some party leaders are doing more media with U.S. outlets than Canadian ones. And our recent federal election edged us closer to a two-party system than ever before.
We didn’t just lose news from our feeds two years ago — we are losing our sense of a shared story.
That's why I built ShareTheNews.
Try it. Use it. Spread the word, and share the news.
P.S. if any links don't work or images don't load, bug me and I'll fix 'em.
We the Builders is a nonprofit civic tech project committed to fighting misinformation, defending public service, and exposing the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the federal government, and they're raising funds for their work.
http://www.givebutter.org/wtb
I added configurable 311 color maps to the latest release of my NYC buildings app for iOS. You can make your own filter, choosing from almost 2k service request types.
It’s fun and interesting to play with; I’m excited to share it!
I'm excited to speak in-person next Tuesday at Civic Tech Toronto and am looking forward to meeting people! (hybrid: ~16 in-person spots remaining, online option available)
RSVP: https://guild.host/events/civic-hacknight-494-4kr6zz
Thank you @CivicTechTO for inviting me!
#Vacature: Open State Foundation zoekt een projectmedewerker (x/v/m)
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Kom jij ons team versterken en werken aan een digitaal transparante overheid?
https://openstate.eu/nl/2025/05/vacature-we-zoeken-een-projectmedewerker-open-overheid/
#OpenOverheid
#Transparantie
#CivicTech
#OpenData
#OpenStandaarden
#OpenSource