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When I was working at #USDS and had #GEHA health insurance, I used a telehealth service they offered called #MDLive.
It was a dumpster fire, which I've posted about before.
Here's something I haven't posted about: since I stopped using MDLive, they have without explanation sent me several refund checks.
Most recently, yesterday they sent me two $100 checks. With those, they've now refunded every dollar I ever paid them.
I don't know why, I just shake my head and cash the checks. -
When I was working at #USDS and had #GEHA health insurance, I used a telehealth service they offered called #MDLive.
It was a dumpster fire, which I've posted about before.
Here's something I haven't posted about: since I stopped using MDLive, they have without explanation sent me several refund checks.
Most recently, yesterday they sent me two $100 checks. With those, they've now refunded every dollar I ever paid them.
I don't know why, I just shake my head and cash the checks. -
When I was working at #USDS and had #GEHA health insurance, I used a telehealth service they offered called #MDLive.
It was a dumpster fire, which I've posted about before.
Here's something I haven't posted about: since I stopped using MDLive, they have without explanation sent me several refund checks.
Most recently, yesterday they sent me two $100 checks. With those, they've now refunded every dollar I ever paid them.
I don't know why, I just shake my head and cash the checks. -
When I was working at #USDS and had #GEHA health insurance, I used a telehealth service they offered called #MDLive.
It was a dumpster fire, which I've posted about before.
Here's something I haven't posted about: since I stopped using MDLive, they have without explanation sent me several refund checks.
Most recently, yesterday they sent me two $100 checks. With those, they've now refunded every dollar I ever paid them.
I don't know why, I just shake my head and cash the checks. -
When I was working at #USDS and had #GEHA health insurance, I used a telehealth service they offered called #MDLive.
It was a dumpster fire, which I've posted about before.
Here's something I haven't posted about: since I stopped using MDLive, they have without explanation sent me several refund checks.
Most recently, yesterday they sent me two $100 checks. With those, they've now refunded every dollar I ever paid them.
I don't know why, I just shake my head and cash the checks. -
I've been here since the 2022 Great Twitter Exodus, and I've apparently never posted an #introduction, so…
I'm a #GenX techie who's lived in #Boston since the late 80's.
My 15 minutes of fame were being fired by #DOGE from #USDS early in 2025 and sounding the alarm in every media outlet that'd listen since nobody else was doing it. I'm not a fan of limelight, so I stopped when others took up the baton.
My politics are aggressively progressive and antifascist, and I post about them a lot.
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I've been here since the 2022 Great Twitter Exodus, and I've apparently never posted an #introduction, so…
I'm a #GenX techie who's lived in #Boston since the late 80's.
My 15 minutes of fame were being fired by #DOGE from #USDS early in 2025 and sounding the alarm in every media outlet that'd listen since nobody else was doing it. I'm not a fan of limelight, so I stopped when others took up the baton.
My politics are aggressively progressive and antifascist, and I post about them a lot.
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I've been here since the 2022 Great Twitter Exodus, and I've apparently never posted an #introduction, so…
I'm a #GenX techie who's lived in #Boston since the late 80's.
My 15 minutes of fame were being fired by #DOGE from #USDS early in 2025 and sounding the alarm in every media outlet that'd listen since nobody else was doing it. I'm not a fan of limelight, so I stopped when others took up the baton.
My politics are aggressively progressive and antifascist, and I post about them a lot.
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I've been here since the 2022 Great Twitter Exodus, and I've apparently never posted an #introduction, so…
I'm a #GenX techie who's lived in #Boston since the late 80's.
My 15 minutes of fame were being fired by #DOGE from #USDS early in 2025 and sounding the alarm in every media outlet that'd listen since nobody else was doing it. I'm not a fan of limelight, so I stopped when others took up the baton.
My politics are aggressively progressive and antifascist, and I post about them a lot.
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I've been here since the 2022 Great Twitter Exodus, and I've apparently never posted an #introduction, so…
I'm a #GenX techie who's lived in #Boston since the late 80's.
My 15 minutes of fame were being fired by #DOGE from #USDS early in 2025 and sounding the alarm in every media outlet that'd listen since nobody else was doing it. I'm not a fan of limelight, so I stopped when others took up the baton.
My politics are aggressively progressive and antifascist, and I post about them a lot.
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Haken dran – das Social-Media-Update der c't: Ein Wort-Lüge-Verhältnis von 1:1 (mit Torsten Beeck)
Kapitelmarken, KI-unterstützt 00:00:25 - Nachhak 00:03:27 - #TikTok #USDS JV unter Druck 00:12:42 - Upscrolled und Skylight Social 00:28:08 - #Threads findet #FIFA "gefährlich" 00:31:19 - #WhatsApp wird zum #VLOP 00:36:32 - #Meta pausiert #KI-Avatare für Teenager 00:39:52 - EU leitet zweite #DSA-Untersuchung gegen #X ein 00:51:55 - Social-Media-Verbote für Minderjährige in #UK und #Frankreich 00:57:11 - Funktionen und Emotionen 01:03:52 - Wie kommt der Graue Haken 2025 zu Markus #Söder?
Webseite der Episode: https://hakendran.podigee.io/531-ein-wort-luge-verhaltnis-von-1-1-mit-torsten-beeck
Mediendatei: https://audio.podigee-cdn.net/2327694-m-3a36fab909ac4d017dfe475683bf0719.mp3?source=feed
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Haken dran – das Social-Media-Update der c't: Ein Wort-Lüge-Verhältnis von 1:1 (mit Torsten Beeck)
Kapitelmarken, KI-unterstützt 00:00:25 - Nachhak 00:03:27 - #TikTok #USDS JV unter Druck 00:12:42 - Upscrolled und Skylight Social 00:28:08 - #Threads findet #FIFA "gefährlich" 00:31:19 - #WhatsApp wird zum #VLOP 00:36:32 - #Meta pausiert #KI-Avatare für Teenager 00:39:52 - EU leitet zweite #DSA-Untersuchung gegen #X ein 00:51:55 - Social-Media-Verbote für Minderjährige in #UK und #Frankreich 00:57:11 - Funktionen und Emotionen 01:03:52 - Wie kommt der Graue Haken 2025 zu Markus #Söder?
Webseite der Episode: https://hakendran.podigee.io/531-ein-wort-luge-verhaltnis-von-1-1-mit-torsten-beeck
Mediendatei: https://audio.podigee-cdn.net/2327694-m-3a36fab909ac4d017dfe475683bf0719.mp3?source=feed
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Haken dran – das Social-Media-Update der c't: Ein Wort-Lüge-Verhältnis von 1:1 (mit Torsten Beeck)
Kapitelmarken, KI-unterstützt 00:00:25 - Nachhak 00:03:27 - #TikTok #USDS JV unter Druck 00:12:42 - Upscrolled und Skylight Social 00:28:08 - #Threads findet #FIFA "gefährlich" 00:31:19 - #WhatsApp wird zum #VLOP 00:36:32 - #Meta pausiert #KI-Avatare für Teenager 00:39:52 - EU leitet zweite #DSA-Untersuchung gegen #X ein 00:51:55 - Social-Media-Verbote für Minderjährige in #UK und #Frankreich 00:57:11 - Funktionen und Emotionen 01:03:52 - Wie kommt der Graue Haken 2025 zu Markus #Söder?
Webseite der Episode: https://hakendran.podigee.io/531-ein-wort-luge-verhaltnis-von-1-1-mit-torsten-beeck
Mediendatei: https://audio.podigee-cdn.net/2327694-m-3a36fab909ac4d017dfe475683bf0719.mp3?source=feed
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Haken dran – das Social-Media-Update der c't: Ein Wort-Lüge-Verhältnis von 1:1 (mit Torsten Beeck)
Kapitelmarken, KI-unterstützt 00:00:25 - Nachhak 00:03:27 - #TikTok #USDS JV unter Druck 00:12:42 - Upscrolled und Skylight Social 00:28:08 - #Threads findet #FIFA "gefährlich" 00:31:19 - #WhatsApp wird zum #VLOP 00:36:32 - #Meta pausiert #KI-Avatare für Teenager 00:39:52 - EU leitet zweite #DSA-Untersuchung gegen #X ein 00:51:55 - Social-Media-Verbote für Minderjährige in #UK und #Frankreich 00:57:11 - Funktionen und Emotionen 01:03:52 - Wie kommt der Graue Haken 2025 zu Markus #Söder?
Webseite der Episode: https://hakendran.podigee.io/531-ein-wort-luge-verhaltnis-von-1-1-mit-torsten-beeck
Mediendatei: https://audio.podigee-cdn.net/2327694-m-3a36fab909ac4d017dfe475683bf0719.mp3?source=feed
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Former #USDS Leaders Launch Tech Reform Project to Fix What #DOGE Broke
The plan, which is still in its early stages, is spearheaded by former USDS administrator #MikeyDickerson.
Called #TechViaduct its goal is to create complete reboot how #US delivers services to citizens. Viaduct cadre of experienced federal tech officials is in process of cooking up specifics on how to remake government, aiming to produce initial recommendations by the spring.
https://www.wired.com/story/former-usds-leaders-launch-tech-reform-project-doge/
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Former #USDS Leaders Launch Tech Reform Project to Fix What #DOGE Broke
The plan, which is still in its early stages, is spearheaded by former USDS administrator #MikeyDickerson.
Called #TechViaduct its goal is to create complete reboot how #US delivers services to citizens. Viaduct cadre of experienced federal tech officials is in process of cooking up specifics on how to remake government, aiming to produce initial recommendations by the spring.
https://www.wired.com/story/former-usds-leaders-launch-tech-reform-project-doge/
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Former #USDS Leaders Launch Tech Reform Project to Fix What #DOGE Broke
The plan, which is still in its early stages, is spearheaded by former USDS administrator #MikeyDickerson.
Called #TechViaduct its goal is to create complete reboot how #US delivers services to citizens. Viaduct cadre of experienced federal tech officials is in process of cooking up specifics on how to remake government, aiming to produce initial recommendations by the spring.
https://www.wired.com/story/former-usds-leaders-launch-tech-reform-project-doge/
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Former #USDS Leaders Launch Tech Reform Project to Fix What #DOGE Broke
The plan, which is still in its early stages, is spearheaded by former USDS administrator #MikeyDickerson.
Called #TechViaduct its goal is to create complete reboot how #US delivers services to citizens. Viaduct cadre of experienced federal tech officials is in process of cooking up specifics on how to remake government, aiming to produce initial recommendations by the spring.
https://www.wired.com/story/former-usds-leaders-launch-tech-reform-project-doge/
https://archive.ph/aUptk -
Former #USDS Leaders Launch Tech Reform Project to Fix What #DOGE Broke
The plan, which is still in its early stages, is spearheaded by former USDS administrator #MikeyDickerson.
Called #TechViaduct its goal is to create complete reboot how #US delivers services to citizens. Viaduct cadre of experienced federal tech officials is in process of cooking up specifics on how to remake government, aiming to produce initial recommendations by the spring.
https://www.wired.com/story/former-usds-leaders-launch-tech-reform-project-doge/
https://archive.ph/aUptk -
"The value of tech expertise in #government is real. That’s why #USDS and #18F existed and succeeded for over a decade.
This isn’t that…They gutted the #institutionalknowledge, fired the people who knew how to do this right, and replaced it with a system where people from private companies get guaranteed access to government data and decision-making through employees who are explicitly planning to return to those same companies." @mmasnick.bsky.social
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/23/trump-admin-reinvents-us-digital-services-program-after-elon-musk-fired-all-their-actual-tech-experts/ -
"The value of tech expertise in #government is real. That’s why #USDS and #18F existed and succeeded for over a decade.
This isn’t that…They gutted the #institutionalknowledge, fired the people who knew how to do this right, and replaced it with a system where people from private companies get guaranteed access to government data and decision-making through employees who are explicitly planning to return to those same companies." @mmasnick.bsky.social
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/23/trump-admin-reinvents-us-digital-services-program-after-elon-musk-fired-all-their-actual-tech-experts/ -
"The value of tech expertise in #government is real. That’s why #USDS and #18F existed and succeeded for over a decade.
This isn’t that…They gutted the #institutionalknowledge, fired the people who knew how to do this right, and replaced it with a system where people from private companies get guaranteed access to government data and decision-making through employees who are explicitly planning to return to those same companies." @mmasnick.bsky.social
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/23/trump-admin-reinvents-us-digital-services-program-after-elon-musk-fired-all-their-actual-tech-experts/ -
"The value of tech expertise in #government is real. That’s why #USDS and #18F existed and succeeded for over a decade.
This isn’t that…They gutted the #institutionalknowledge, fired the people who knew how to do this right, and replaced it with a system where people from private companies get guaranteed access to government data and decision-making through employees who are explicitly planning to return to those same companies." @mmasnick.bsky.social
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/23/trump-admin-reinvents-us-digital-services-program-after-elon-musk-fired-all-their-actual-tech-experts/ -
"The value of tech expertise in #government is real. That’s why #USDS and #18F existed and succeeded for over a decade.
This isn’t that…They gutted the #institutionalknowledge, fired the people who knew how to do this right, and replaced it with a system where people from private companies get guaranteed access to government data and decision-making through employees who are explicitly planning to return to those same companies." @mmasnick.bsky.social
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/23/trump-admin-reinvents-us-digital-services-program-after-elon-musk-fired-all-their-actual-tech-experts/ -
Trump Admin Reinvents US Digital Services Program After Elon Musk Fired All Their Actual Tech Experts
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Trump Admin Reinvents US Digital Services Program After Elon Musk Fired All Their Actual Tech Experts
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Trump Admin Reinvents US Digital Services Program After Elon Musk Fired All Their Actual Tech Experts
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Trump Admin Reinvents US Digital Services Program After Elon Musk Fired All Their Actual Tech Experts
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Trump Admin Reinvents US Digital Services Program After Elon Musk Fired All Their Actual Tech Experts
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#US government launches 'Tech Force' to replace #IT staff #DOGE fired
Washington rediscovers that modern IT doesn’t run itself
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/15/us_government_tech_force/If ONLY we had something like a US Digital Service... we could call it #USDS and they could help modernize IT across #FederalGovernment.... why has NO ONE thought of this?!?!? </s>
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#US government launches 'Tech Force' to replace #IT staff #DOGE fired
Washington rediscovers that modern IT doesn’t run itself
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/15/us_government_tech_force/If ONLY we had something like a US Digital Service... we could call it #USDS and they could help modernize IT across #FederalGovernment.... why has NO ONE thought of this?!?!? </s>
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#US government launches 'Tech Force' to replace #IT staff #DOGE fired
Washington rediscovers that modern IT doesn’t run itself
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/15/us_government_tech_force/If ONLY we had something like a US Digital Service... we could call it #USDS and they could help modernize IT across #FederalGovernment.... why has NO ONE thought of this?!?!? </s>
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#US government launches 'Tech Force' to replace #IT staff #DOGE fired
Washington rediscovers that modern IT doesn’t run itself
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/15/us_government_tech_force/If ONLY we had something like a US Digital Service... we could call it #USDS and they could help modernize IT across #FederalGovernment.... why has NO ONE thought of this?!?!? </s>
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#US government launches 'Tech Force' to replace #IT staff #DOGE fired
Washington rediscovers that modern IT doesn’t run itself
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/15/us_government_tech_force/If ONLY we had something like a US Digital Service... we could call it #USDS and they could help modernize IT across #FederalGovernment.... why has NO ONE thought of this?!?!? </s>
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DOGE no longer has ‘centralized leadership’ under White House tech team, personnel head says
The Department of Government Efficiency, a cornerstone of the second Trump administration’s efforts to remake the federal government,…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #DepartmentofGovernmentEfficiency #doge #ElonMusk #Musk #scottkupor #usds
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Questions Remain About DOGE’s Disbanding, Mission, and What Comes Next
Reuters first reported this past Sunday that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had “disbanded” eight months ahead…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #dailybrief #DepartmentofGovernmentEfficiency #DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices #disbanded #doge #ElonMusk #Musk #UnitedStatesDigitalService #usds
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Also, some #MSPB actions currently in process are frozen. For example, the #USDS employees illegally fired on February 14 reached a settlement with the government immediately before the shutdown, and that settlement has a specific timeline for payout, but the clock is frozen until the shutdown ends.
That's small potatoes for me since I found a new job pretty quickly, but a big deal for my colleagues who didn't or who may even be still unemployed nine months later.
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#politics #USPol #shutdown -
Also, some #MSPB actions currently in process are frozen. For example, the #USDS employees illegally fired on February 14 reached a settlement with the government immediately before the shutdown, and that settlement has a specific timeline for payout, but the clock is frozen until the shutdown ends.
That's small potatoes for me since I found a new job pretty quickly, but a big deal for my colleagues who didn't or who may even be still unemployed nine months later.
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#politics #USPol #shutdown -
Also, some #MSPB actions currently in process are frozen. For example, the #USDS employees illegally fired on February 14 reached a settlement with the government immediately before the shutdown, and that settlement has a specific timeline for payout, but the clock is frozen until the shutdown ends.
That's small potatoes for me since I found a new job pretty quickly, but a big deal for my colleagues who didn't or who may even be still unemployed nine months later.
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#politics #USPol #shutdown -
Also, some #MSPB actions currently in process are frozen. For example, the #USDS employees illegally fired on February 14 reached a settlement with the government immediately before the shutdown, and that settlement has a specific timeline for payout, but the clock is frozen until the shutdown ends.
That's small potatoes for me since I found a new job pretty quickly, but a big deal for my colleagues who didn't or who may even be still unemployed nine months later.
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#politics #USPol #shutdown -
Also, some #MSPB actions currently in process are frozen. For example, the #USDS employees illegally fired on February 14 reached a settlement with the government immediately before the shutdown, and that settlement has a specific timeline for payout, but the clock is frozen until the shutdown ends.
That's small potatoes for me since I found a new job pretty quickly, but a big deal for my colleagues who didn't or who may even be still unemployed nine months later.
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#politics #USPol #shutdown -
TLDR The former U.S. Digital Service (USDS) employees who were improperly fired by DOGE on February 14 have been certified as a class by the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) and have reached a settlement with the government over their firing. I am a member of the class and stand to benefit from this settlement. Read the whole thread for additional details. Feel free to reply with any questions you have after reading the thread.
#politics #USPol #USDS #DOGE #MSPB
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TLDR The former U.S. Digital Service (USDS) employees who were improperly fired by DOGE on February 14 have been certified as a class by the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) and have reached a settlement with the government over their firing. I am a member of the class and stand to benefit from this settlement. Read the whole thread for additional details. Feel free to reply with any questions you have after reading the thread.
#politics #USPol #USDS #DOGE #MSPB
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TLDR The former U.S. Digital Service (USDS) employees who were improperly fired by DOGE on February 14 have been certified as a class by the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) and have reached a settlement with the government over their firing. I am a member of the class and stand to benefit from this settlement. Read the whole thread for additional details. Feel free to reply with any questions you have after reading the thread.
#politics #USPol #USDS #DOGE #MSPB
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TLDR The former U.S. Digital Service (USDS) employees who were improperly fired by DOGE on February 14 have been certified as a class by the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) and have reached a settlement with the government over their firing. I am a member of the class and stand to benefit from this settlement. Read the whole thread for additional details. Feel free to reply with any questions you have after reading the thread.
#politics #USPol #USDS #DOGE #MSPB
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TLDR The former U.S. Digital Service (USDS) employees who were improperly fired by DOGE on February 14 have been certified as a class by the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) and have reached a settlement with the government over their firing. I am a member of the class and stand to benefit from this settlement. Read the whole thread for additional details. Feel free to reply with any questions you have after reading the thread.
#politics #USPol #USDS #DOGE #MSPB
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Sitting in the shade, wearing my favorite #USDS T shirt, waiting for the #AllstonBrightonParade to pass by. Hoping for a selfie with #MichelleWu.
#Allston #Brighton #Boston #BostonMA #BrightonMA #parade -
Sitting in the shade, wearing my favorite #USDS T shirt, waiting for the #AllstonBrightonParade to pass by. Hoping for a selfie with #MichelleWu.
#Allston #Brighton #Boston #BostonMA #BrightonMA #parade -
Sitting in the shade, wearing my favorite #USDS T shirt, waiting for the #AllstonBrightonParade to pass by. Hoping for a selfie with #MichelleWu.
#Allston #Brighton #Boston #BostonMA #BrightonMA #parade -
Sitting in the shade, wearing my favorite #USDS T shirt, waiting for the #AllstonBrightonParade to pass by. Hoping for a selfie with #MichelleWu.
#Allston #Brighton #Boston #BostonMA #BrightonMA #parade