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The reason the IRS has no data-leaking API is not because they don't know how to schedule a "hackathon." Instead it's because the API: 1. Likely violates the Privacy Act of 1974 2. Is not within the IRS's mandate 3. Would be a huge target for attacks against the privacy of all Americans

submitted 15 days ago • 11 comments

There’s a teenage Coloradan in that El Salvador prison

submitted 17 days ago • 3 comments

Here's a script for calling reps. "I am a constituent from {town} in {zipcode} and I work in {Industry} which will be ruined by tariffs with {Country}. I am calling to remind you that Congress has delegated tariff authority to the White House, but has the authority remove tariff unilaterally.

submitted 17 days ago • 4 comments

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

submitted 50 days ago • 3299 comments

To all those saying "shouldn't we root out government inefficiency? What's wrong with DOGE?" a quick background on Constitutional law and why the WAY it is being violated exposes the true motives of the criminals:

submitted 71 days ago • 98 comments

Said it before and I’ll say it again. Cutting $4.5T in taxes for 800 billionaires but not $1.7T in exploitative student debt for 45M Americans is the modern version of let them eat cake.

submitted 54 days ago • 15 comments

You cannot determine whether you saved or cost money based solely on one side of the ledger. Example: I saved my household $2K by not paying the mortgage.

submitted 63 days ago • 1504 comments