#civictech — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #civictech, aggregated by home.social.
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CityCamp NYC AMA is this Friday, August 28, 9:30–10:30am ET — free and virtual.
Curious how CityCamp's unconference format works, or whether it's for you? We'll cover the pitch-and-vote process and answer your questions live. Come with a topic you've been sitting on. RSVP details are in this week's newsletter.
Read this week's full issue: https://beta.nyc/newsletter-2026-week34
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Week of 2026-08-23 by the numbers:
7 political events tracked
Avg. constitutional damage: 30/100
Avg. distraction score: 29/100
2 high-damage events
1 high-distraction eventsData doesn't lie. https://distractionindex.org/week/2026-08-23
#DistractionIndex #Democracy #ConstitutionalRights #CivicTech
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The last 100 bills in one chart! #dataviz #civictech
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New analysis: "Week 85: The Birthright Citizenship Smokescreen—How Vaccine Panic Obscured Constitutional Crisis"
Data-driven breakdown of this week's democratic damage vs. manufactured distractions.
Read: https://distractionindex.org/blog/week-85-2026-08-09
#DistractionIndex #Democracy #ConstitutionalRights #CivicTech
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Did you know?
In 60+ weeks of tracking, the Distraction Index has identified 210+ smokescreen pairs — moments when high-hype events drowned out high-damage ones.
https://distractionindex.org/methodology
#DistractionIndex #Democracy #ConstitutionalRights #CivicTech
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At #CityCampNYC, the community creates the agenda. 📣
Want to know how?
Join our virtual Ask Me Anything on August 28. We’ll walk through the unconference format, explain how to pitch a session, and answer your questions.
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5 events scored as high constitutional damage this week.
- Trump Administration Birthright Citizenship Executive Order Legal Challenge (54.6/100)
- Trump Administration Voting Access Restrictions (53.6/100)
- DOJ Threatens Supreme Court Action on Voter Roll Purges (44/100)These are the events that matter most — and they're often the ones getting the least coverage.
https://distractionindex.org/week/2026-08-16
#DistractionIndex #Democracy #ConstitutionalRights #CivicTech
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The last 100 bills in one chart! #dataviz #civictech
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Tracking: iran_relations, diplomacy, foreign_policy
"Iran Diplomatic Negotiations Stalled" scored 0/100 for constitutional damage this week.
The Distraction Index monitors 31+ events weekly across dozens of policy areas.
https://distractionindex.org/week/2026-08-16
#DistractionIndex #Democracy #ConstitutionalRights #CivicTech
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Did you hear about "Trump Administration Voting Access Restrictions" this week?
It scored 53.6/100 for constitutional damage.
If not, ask yourself why. The Distraction Index tracks what's being buried.
https://distractionindex.org/week/2026-08-16
#DistractionIndex #Democracy #ConstitutionalRights #CivicTech
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OPENSTREETMAP AND REFUGE RESTROOMS AGREE WITH EACH OTHER ON EXACTLY 16 NYC LOCATIONS.
Sixteen. Two volunteer datasets, same city, almost no overlap. Either they're mapping different worlds or nobody's ever reconciled them.
We merged them anyway — that's what public data is for.
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City tech breaks in public this week — and gets rebuilt in public too. Comptroller Levine wants NYC's 8-year-broken veterans portal overhauled; OTI's new PIT Crew (who visited BetaBagels last week) is already on it.
Also: an otter's back in the Bronx River for the first time since the early 1900s.
This week's newsletter: https://beta.nyc/newsletter-2026-week34
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5 events scored as high constitutional damage this week.
- Trump Administration Birthright Citizenship Executive Order Legal Challenge (54.6/100)
- Trump Administration Voting Access Restrictions (53.6/100)
- DOJ Threatens Supreme Court Action on Voter Roll Purges (44/100)These are the events that matter most — and they're often the ones getting the least coverage.
https://distractionindex.org/week/2026-08-16
#DistractionIndex #Democracy #ConstitutionalRights #CivicTech
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In about 40 minutes it's time for our weekly collab call! Join us to ask questions, just chat, hack on the website or improve the data on #Wikidata.
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Govdirectory/Events
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The last 100 bills in one chart! #dataviz #civictech
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The Distraction Index tracks 31+ events per week, scoring each for constitutional damage AND media distraction.
60+ weeks of data. 1,500+ scored events. Open source. No ads.
Built because democracy needs data, not just opinions.
https://distractionindex.org
Subscribe: https://distractionindex.substack.com#DistractionIndex #Democracy #ConstitutionalRights #CivicTech
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🏆 Nominations are open for BetaNYC’s Civic Innovator Awards.
We’re celebrating groups, teams, and organizations helping shape a more open, accessible, and equitable New York City.
Nominate up to three changemakers by August 31: https://beta.nyc/civic-innovator-26
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NO ADS. NO TRACKING. NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED. THIS IS NOT A GROWTH STRATEGY.
It's a bathroom finder. It should ask nothing of you, sell nothing about you, and get out of your way. If that limits how big this gets, fine — the alternative is worse.
Some things should just be a public utility.
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Smokescreen pair spotted:
Distraction: "Trump Backs Republican Challenger to Oust Letitia James" (hype: 34.8/100)
Buried: "Trump Administration Voting Access Restrictions" (damage: 53.6/100)One dominated your feed. The other actually mattered.
https://distractionindex.org/smokescreen
#DistractionIndex #Democracy #ConstitutionalRights #CivicTech
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5 events scored as high constitutional damage this week.
- Trump Administration Birthright Citizenship Executive Order Legal Challenge (54.6/100)
- Trump Administration Voting Access Restrictions (53.6/100)
- DOJ Threatens Supreme Court Action on Voter Roll Purges (44/100)These are the events that matter most — and they're often the ones getting the least coverage.
https://distractionindex.org/week/2026-08-16
#DistractionIndex #Democracy #ConstitutionalRights #CivicTech
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Breaking down the last 100 bills in the US #government. #dataviz #civictech
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Want the Distraction Index delivered to your inbox?
Every week, we publish a data-driven analysis of democratic damage vs. manufactured distractions.
Subscribe free: https://distractionindex.substack.com
Or read the latest at https://distractionindex.org
#DistractionIndex #Democracy #ConstitutionalRights #CivicTech
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This week's Distraction Index (2026-08-16):
29 events scored.
Highest constitutional damage: "Trump Administration Birthright Citizenship Executive Order Legal Challenge" (54.6/100)
Top distraction: "DOJ Pressed on Epstein Files Redactions Related to Trump" (49.8/100)
Full report: https://distractionindex.org/week/2026-08-16
#DistractionIndex #Democracy #ConstitutionalRights #CivicTech
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How do the civic tech ideas in Plurality hold up in real-life citizen participation?
Reviewer Ralf Grötker weighs in on the book's collaborative origin - Read the Q&A 👇 https://netopia.eu/ralf-grotker/ #Plurality #CivicTech #DigitalDemocracy #BookReview #GovTech
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How do the civic tech ideas in Plurality hold up in real-life citizen participation?
Reviewer Ralf Grötker weighs in on the book's collaborative origin - Read the Q&A 👇 netopia.eu/ralf-grotker/ #Plurality #CivicTech #DigitalDemocracy #BookReview #GovTech
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Python for the public good. 🌍🐍
Meet Alamin Magaga, AI Engineer at YandyTech Community, at #PyConAfrica2026.
🎤 Building Civic Tech with Python: APIs, Data, and Systems for Public Good
Discover how Python, APIs, and data can power systems that address real-world civic challenges and create meaningful impact across Africa.
📅 October 11, 2026
📍 Kampala, Uganda
🎟️ Get your ticket
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🗺️ Heute Abend stellen wir beim OK Lab Flensburg unseren offenen Stadtplaner vor!
Mit Open Data, OpenStreetMap & GIS wollen wir Flensburg gemeinsam sichtbar, analysierbar und mitgestaltbar machen.
💚 Alle Interessierten sind willkommen – auch ohne Tech-Vorkenntnisse!
🕕 ab 18 Uhr
📍 Aktivitetshuset, Norderstraße 49, Flensburg
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Looking at the last 100 bills in the US #government. #dataviz #civictech
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Want the Distraction Index delivered to your inbox?
Every week, we publish a data-driven analysis of democratic damage vs. manufactured distractions.
Subscribe free: https://distractionindex.substack.com
Or read the latest at https://distractionindex.org
#DistractionIndex #Democracy #ConstitutionalRights #CivicTech