@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
@wethebuilders.org and our friends at @civictechallies.bsky.social and @publicgood.tech reflected on how this admin is impacting public interest technology.
Check it out: www.wethebuilders.org/posts/one-ye...
Our leaders spoke at @chihacknight.org last week too! www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSki...
A tweet from Big Balls, linking to techforce.gov reads: Our first website using the new America Design System! Building a framework for beautiful, performant, secure and inexpensive websites to be very easy to build in Government.
This tweet from Big Balls says the new “Tech Force” website is their first using the “America Design System.” Here are just a few reasons why that sucks. 🧵
As someone who works with (and contributed to) USWDS and several of it's agency-specific forks, the NDS is truly an insult to the incredible work of teams at @alt18f.bsky.social, @altusds.altgov.info, GSA and others who have spent a decade creating one of the best design systems in the world.
Probably this? trumpaccounts.gov
Chuck is a true hero who wants to serve Maryland. He's building a campaign around true public service.
If you have it in your budget to give to someone who will truly serve the people, please help.
It's shortsighted that they killed the free tax filing service everyone loves. When you kill something good, it becomes clear what people are missing out on.
I wasn't eligible for df last year and used @freetaxusa.bsky.social . It's nearly free and a similar good user experience to Direct File.
EXCLUSIVE: DOGE whistleblower and former SSA Chief Data Officer Chuck Borges is running for office.
In his first interview since announcing his campaign for Maryland State Senate, he describes being sidelined at SSA + why government needs more technologists.
www.wired.com/story/doge-w...
Chuck Borges is an ethical, brave leader with a knack to understand complicated issues and find useful solutions. We're excited to see him run for office.
Attention, Maryland #AltCitizens!! Right now we are all begging for people with a strong sense of ethics and a functioning spine to run for literally anything!! Well here you go!! Our very own SSA whistleblower who stood up to DOGE/this regime is running for your State Senate!!!! Go check him out!!❤️
DC-based friends: come out and support hard working FEMA staff. Like all of us who have worked in civil service, they just want to do their (very critical) work in peace.
Screen capture of White House website
Day 15 of a government shutdown.
👀 What is our President doing?
❌ Negotiating a budget for government? NO
✅ Hosting a ballroom dinner at the White House? Yes
👑 Is this our “let them eat cake” moment?
www.whitehouse.gov/live/
drive.google.com/file/d/1X0ir...
By request. Let’s start a #furloughlife photo thread. Post photos of what you are doing on furlough. Went hiking? Show us. Went to a concert? Show us. Cleaned out garage? Show us that too!
If you aren’t a fed employee, why not offer up some #FedEncouragement or #FedGratitude here.
Check out one of our co-founders on a podcast with @momsrising.org!
It takes a village these days to ensure people get accurate health information.
#SSA #IRS #Data #FederalGovernment
#popcorn
We're excited for this conference put on by @aigadc.bsky.social and will be there to represent.
Early registration is open, so join us!
dotgovdesign.org
Yes yes yes. Local elections can have meaningful impact on your life.
The candidates are accessible and the issues affect you more closely.
We're all busy, but these elections matter.
Many people noticed plainlanguage.gov was migrated to digital.gov/topics/plain..., where it has been *consolidated*.
Our friends at @alt18f.bsky.social posted a version of the original content at plainlanguage.18f.org
Unlike other sites that have disappeared, this one just changed.
This is 100% correct. If you don’t have documents proving legal status, we don’t issue an SSN. No SSN, no benefits. And we don’t just assume the documents are valid. Every applicant’s status is verified with immigration. Every. Single. Time. Period. Don’t believe their lies. Tell your friends.
Here's an action you can take to support veterans and brave VA employees standing up for their care
This is why I loved working working with you all. Why it's still an honor now.
And yet you still go out and do the work. ♥️
That's the thing people don't get. You care even though people aren't kind
1000+ civil servants are demanding a continuing resolution that lets us get back to work serving the public. We demand a bill that allows federal workers to fully serve you, or nothing!
Federal Workers, add your voice below and at the link in bio!
actionnetwork.org/forms/civil-...
I don't have all the answers here. I wish I had more. But please please remember, a free country doesn't censor media, comedians, and federal workers.
A free country doesn't come for people who are trans, people who don't look like the majority.
This is not normal. Pay fucking attention.
8/8
If you have some kind of privilege (as we used to say before 2025, but now we can't. THIS IS NOT NORMAL, EVERYONE!)
If you have some kind of privilege, fucking use it to help others. If you're white or a man, fucking help the rest of us if you think we need it. We may not, but at least try
7/?
Write down memories of what you think a free state looks like. Remember what it felt like. Look back to it.
Ask yourself what the little actions are that you can take to keep yourself grounded in that memory.
How can you support those around you?
6/?
How can you fight this?
Be ready to disrupt confrontations if you see people being harassed. Even a redirection can get people out of a scary situation
Don't think "if I go along with this, it'll end and things will be okay" try to find a way to stop it.
5/?
Do you expect politicans to behave coarsely now? It's not normal
Do you shy away from thinking that people who are trans are under attack because it's just not possible? It is.
If you're young enough to not remember before 2016 politics, know none of this is normal.
4/?
Don't help. Don't change your behavior out of fear. Try to notice when what's normal has changed.
For me, I live near DC and there are more helicopters overhead. I don't want to get used to that. It's not normal.
What has been changing slowly in your world?
3/?
I'm thinking of Timothy Snyder's On Tyranny here. I like this article as a primer.
lithub.com/resist-autho...
2/?