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Hightide Store DTLA Online Not your average Japanese stationery and home goods store, based in LA and born in Fukuoka, Japan, now available online.

i think they have great notebooks!!

hightidestoredtla.com

i can only imagine what the 2026 version of this would be

Dr. Janell Green Smith, a midwife who advocated for Black maternal health, dies of childbirth complications Dr. Janell Green Smith, a South Carolina midwife and advocate for Black maternal health, has died due to complications during childbirth.

thegrio.com/2026/01/04/d...

more duck timeline cleanses please , yay 2026!!!

From the confession community on Reddit Explore this post and more from the confession community

As I and others have written, algorithmic wage discrimination combined with the myth of “independent contracting” allows platform companies to use “desperation scores” to determine how little to pay drivers.

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uhm… this is actually too cool.

One thing I wrote about here is how technology has made buses *way* more convenient while techno-futurists were obsessed with flying taxis and self-driving cars.

goldmine of a post

Our latest report— Implementing Mission Barbados: A roadmap for state transformation—co-authored with Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley shows how Barbados is working to align finance with national goals around six missions.

Read the report ➡️ buff.ly/3Xk7nHB

What to Read After You Watch Pluribus - Reactor Hi Carol, we have some book recommendations for you

Hi Carol, we have some book recommendations for you. Here's what to read after finishing Pluribus:

#PLURIBUS

Manousos from Pluribus

big fan of this guy

*waves at civic tech* ❤️

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all the procurement questions in a nutshell 🚊

What it will take to deliver for New Yorkers: transform how the city delivers A special edition. Your source of tech and innovation jobs in government.

I wrote about 10 things Mamdani's incoming administration can do to transform how the city delivers to ensure his agenda becomes a reality.

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aww i forgot how much cool stuff is buried in here.

States Advance Medical Debt Protections as Federal Support Turns to Opposition - KFF Health News Federal officials reversed their stance on medical debt credit reporting, then came a lawsuit in Colorado. As lawmakers in other states forge ahead with attempts to protect consumers from medical debt...

Glad to see states stepping in on medical debt since the federal government is...what it is, currently.

what if technology wasn't something that was done to us, but instead something that we do?

Dear Mayor-Elect Mamdani, here are 8 gov tech ideas for your first 100 days. - BetaNYC Dear Mayor-Elect Mamdani, here are 8 gov tech ideas for your first 100 days!

How should Mayor Mamdani make #govtech work for all New Yorkers?

@beta.nyc is presenting 8 actionable #CivicTech ideas for the incoming administration. Also, we have gathered community recommendations at the bottom of our ideas.

Read more on here.

www.beta.nyc/2025/11/18/d...

redownloaded bluesky in 2026 — hello feed my old friend 🎶

hi friends, I’m so thrilled @publicgood.tech is on BlueSky! I've been a board member since 2021 & I care deeply about this org: the only one dedicated to supporting the people who do the very hard work of civic tech

Heads-up: I’m asking for donations give.socialgoodfund.org/t4pg-fund?re...

Image is a popular astronaut meme. An astronaut is looking at the earth from space saying wait, I am worthy of love? An astronaut is behind him holding up flowers and saying always have been

A message for you all to carry through the year

Previously on ‘Severance’: Who the Hell Can Remember? It can take years for a streaming series to return for another season. Maybe this one weird trick would help platforms convince viewers to tune in again.

Would you like a vintage Mo Ryan Rant (tm)? Check this out! In which I talk about a VERY annoying trend in TV, the growing and frequently ridiculous gaps between seasons. What if there was something TV purveyors could do to address this (there is!!)

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As #Severance s2 finally streams tonight, I just wanted to say thanks to all the incredible fans who have waited so long and stuck with us. Our hope is you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it.

It’s never finished till you engage with it. So excited for the dialogue to begin.

Praise Kier

the “i’m going to create an environment that is so toxic” but it says “i’m going to create a map that is so agricultural”

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