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Lanie Molinar Carmelo<p>Okay, this is just stupid! One of the benefits of having a <strong><a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/website" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>website</span></a></strong> is that people can access your services at any time, day or night, right? Well, I just went to the <strong><a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a></strong> website to try and get a benefit verification letter, which I need because I'm trying to reestablish a <strong><a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/VocationalRehabilitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VocationalRehabilitation</span></a></strong> case. I clicked "Sign In" and was greeted by this message:</p><blockquote><p>This service is not available at this time.<br>Please try again during our regular service hours (Eastern Time):</p><p>| Day | Service Hours |<br>|-----|--------------|<br>| Monday-Friday | 4:15 a.m. - 1:00 a.m. |<br>| Saturday | 5:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. |<br>| Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. |<br>| Federal Holidays | Same hours as the day the holiday occurs. |</p><p>If you need immediate assistance:</p><ul><li>You may call us Monday through Friday: 8:00AM - 7:00PM at: 1-800-772-1213</li><li>If you are deaf or hard-of-hearing, call our toll-free TTY number: 1-800-325-0778</li></ul></blockquote><p>This of the website limitation is especially frustrating for me because I have a <strong><a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Non24HourSleepWakeDisorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Non24HourSleepWakeDisorder</span></a></strong> and an unpredictable schedule. It feels like the website is designed without thinking about people like me who need flexibility.<br>Has anyone else out there had similar issues with government services or other websites?<br><a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Vent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vent</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Venting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Venting</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/ChronicIllness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChronicIllness</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/DisabilityRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisabilityRights</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/InclusiveDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InclusiveDesign</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/GovernmentServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentServices</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/PublicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicServices</span></a> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/disability" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>disability@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beehaw.org/c/disability" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>disability@beehaw.org</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/disabilityjustice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>disabilityjustice</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lemmy.ml/c/accessibility" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>accessibility</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/chronicillness" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>chronicillness</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/spooniechat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>spooniechat</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/spoonies" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>spoonies</span></a></span></p>
Strypey<p>"When does this stop? Every other month; earlier today Mega Bastard Utilities announced record profits, and celebrated by murdering 6000 kittens. And now, the weather.</p><p>I blame Thatcher... Yes you can, I think you'll find you can blame Thatcher for pretty much everything. Of course you can. The first leader to make an entire country believe that there was something fundamentally wrong with spending money on public services."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/JonathanPie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JonathanPie</span></a>, 2025</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj-gAUaUF-4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=qj-gAUaUF-</span><span class="invisible">4</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/PublicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicServices</span></a></p>
DBD Cornucopia<p>The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the Ten of Agency (AG-10). The card's focus is anti-claimant fraud. Full details at <a href="https://www.digitalbenefits.uk/deck/agency/10" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">digitalbenefits.uk/deck/agency</span><span class="invisible">/10</span></a></p><p>DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/welfarebenefits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>welfarebenefits</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialprotection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/egovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>egovernment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publicservices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicservices</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/agency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agency</span></a></p>
Benjamin P. Taylor<p>Do you want to make <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publicservices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicservices</span></a> work better? Join us! <a href="https://buff.ly/YWQfTzS" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/YWQfTzS</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Benjamin P. Taylor<p>Do you want to make <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publicservices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicservices</span></a> work better? Join us! <a href="https://buff.ly/DtU3RH4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/DtU3RH4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Maho Pacheco 🦝🍻<p>I'd be okay with platforms like YouTube offering a whitelabel option, free of algorithm motivators that serve self-interest.</p><p>But for entities like Amtrak or NOAA to rely on platforms like Twitter or YouTube for alerts and videos is as reckless as using a @gmail email or hosting on Geocities.</p><p>We deserve better, and we can demand it!</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/PublicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicServices</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Accountability</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Hundreds of thousands <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> across <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greece</span></a> over deadly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrainCrash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrainCrash</span></a></p><p>Story by Reuters<br>Published 6:19 AM EST, Fri February 28, 2025</p><p>"Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in cities and towns across Greece on Friday to demand justice on the second anniversary of the country’s deadliest-ever train crash, and striking workers grounded flights and halted sea and train transport.</p><p>"Fifty-seven people were killed when a passenger train filled with students collided with a freight train on February 28, 2023, near the Tempi gorge in central Greece. </p><p>"Two years later, the safety gaps that caused the crash have not been filled, an inquiry found on Thursday. A separate judicial investigation remains unfinished and no one has been convicted in the accident.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MassDemonstrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MassDemonstrations</span></a> were planned in dozens of cities across the country. All international and domestic flights were grounded as air traffic controllers joined seafarers, train drivers, doctors, lawyers and teachers in a 24-hour <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeneralStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralStrike</span></a> to pay tribute to the victims of the crash. Businesses were shut and theatres canceled performances.</p><p>"By early morning, tens of thousands had gathered in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SyntagmaSquare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SyntagmaSquare</span></a> in the center of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Athens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Athens</span></a>, watched by police in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RiotGear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RiotGear</span></a>. A sign read: 'Government of murderers.' Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ center-right government, which won re-election after the crash in 2023, has faced repeated criticism by relatives of the victims for failing to initiate a parliamentary inquiry into political responsibility.</p><p>"The government denies wrongdoing and says it is up to the judiciary to investigate the accident. Friday’s protests reflected mounting anger over the disaster in Greece, where mistrust of government is common following a 2009-2018 debt crisis in which millions lost out on wages and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pensions</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicServices</span></a> suffered from underfunding."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/europe/greece-protests-deadly-train-crash-intl/index.html?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/02/28/europe/gree</span><span class="invisible">ce-protests-deadly-train-crash-intl/index.html?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreeceProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreeceProtests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PowerToThePeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerToThePeople</span></a></p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E483QPutSkg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=E483QPutSk</span><span class="invisible">g</span></a> </p><p>21 <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> staffers resign over refusal to dismantle <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/publicservices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicservices</span></a></p>
Forum55plus<p>Mass Exodus from Musk’s Secret Agency – 21 Top Employees Resign in Protest! <a href="https://blog-demokratie.de/mass-exodus-from-musks-secret-agency-21-top-employees-resign-in-protest/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog-demokratie.de/mass-exodus</span><span class="invisible">-from-musks-secret-agency-21-top-employees-resign-in-protest/</span></a> #<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DataSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataSecurity</span></a>, #<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Doge</span></a>, #<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FederalEmployees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalEmployees</span></a>, #<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GovernmentEfficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentEfficiency</span></a>, #<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a>, #<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protest</span></a>, #<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicServices</span></a>, #<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Resignation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resignation</span></a>, #<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, #<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USAID</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/firings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firings</span></a> imperil <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> services from cities to farm towns</p><p>The Trump admin’s move to fire thousands of federal employees could have a swift &amp; severe impact on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicServices</span></a>, staffers warned Friday, making it harder for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>veterans</span></a> to get mental <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCare</span></a> &amp; hampering <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/electric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electric</span></a> service to some <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/rural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rural</span></a> residents as a beleaguered <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/workforce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workforce</span></a> struggles to cover for lost colleagues.
<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/02/14/federal-employee-firings-effects-trump-doge/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/nation/2025</span><span class="invisible">/02/14/federal-employee-firings-effects-trump-doge/</span></a></p>
Dailectics<p>⚖️ But, not everyone is on board. Critics worry that consolidating agencies like USAID &amp; CFPB may undermine social services and democracy. Can we balance efficiency with fairness? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicServices</span></a></p>
Toni Aittoniemi<p>Freedom is not about a lack of restrictions. A person removed from a prison camp is not free until they are fed, treated, healed &amp; functioning in society.</p><p>Our possibilities to act make us free in the world.</p><p>Our children are being thrown in a world where there are no public roads, no bridges, everything has toll booths, everything charges them rent. </p><p>Let's re-establish the public lands of the internet! Make internet internet again!</p><p>Sign the manifesto!<br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/publicservices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicservices</span></a></p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI66d8e74nM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=MI66d8e74n</span><span class="invisible">M</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/MorePerfectUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MorePerfectUnion</span></a> </p><p>'Deport Them All'-- Who's to Blame for <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Springfield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Springfield</span></a>'s Immigrant Crisis? </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/MassDeportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MassDeportations</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FuckTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckTrump</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FuckJDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckJDVance</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/HateSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HateSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/SolidarityWithHaitians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolidarityWithHaitians</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/AntiBlackRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiBlackRacism</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/HousingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HousingCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWar</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/PublicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicServices</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/DivideAndConquer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DivideAndConquer</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ClassSolidarityNOW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassSolidarityNOW</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/SupportUnions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupportUnions</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/JDVanceRacistLIAR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JDVanceRacistLIAR</span></a></p>
Esmie<p>Libraries are like beacons of hope in the darkness of public noncommercial spaces and services. They’re truly revolutionary, in every way! </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/tags/LibraryLove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibraryLove</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/tags/HopeInDarkness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HopeInDarkness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/tags/RevolutionarySpaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevolutionarySpaces</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/tags/PublicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicServices</span></a></p>
ICalzada<p>📢 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CfP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CfP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TGPPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TGPPP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpecialIssue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialIssue</span></a> 📢</p><p>💡 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenAI</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UrbanAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UrbanAI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Policy</span></a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrustworthyAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrustworthyAI</span></a> for Whom? 💡</p><p>📆 Deadline: July 31, 2025<br>✍️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Editor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Editor</span></a>: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.eus/@icalzada" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>icalzada@mastodon.eus</span></a></span> 🔗 <a href="https://lnkd.in/d8McEBpp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lnkd.in/d8McEBpp</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Topics:<br>✅ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Misinformation</span></a><br>✅ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenAI</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicServices</span></a><br>✅ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Web3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Web3</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blockchain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blockchain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DAOs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DAOs</span></a><br>✅ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SmartCities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmartCities</span></a><br>✅ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CaseStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaseStudies</span></a></p><p>Join the discussion! 🚀 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenAI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Governance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PolicyMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolicyMaking</span></a></p>
Chris Marpe<p><a href="https://time.com/7211965/trump-federal-websites-data/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">time.com/7211965/trump-federal</span><span class="invisible">-websites-data/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/authoritarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarian</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/publichealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publichealth</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PublicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicServices</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/publicsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicsafety</span></a></p>
LM Little<p>Against the People: How Ford Nation is Dismantling Ontario will be released in February of 2025 <a href="https://rabble.ca/books/against-the-people-and-the-truth-about-populist-doug-ford/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rabble.ca/books/against-the-pe</span><span class="invisible">ople-and-the-truth-about-populist-doug-ford/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DougFord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DougFord</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publicservices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicservices</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corporateCorruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporateCorruption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/healthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthCare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privatization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a></p>
Marsden<p>"Why, given privatisation’s manifold failures, does it retain even a shred of political relevance? Partly because it suits certain interests. But partly because of a political void where the alternative should be.<br>...<br>Opponents of privatisation, then, can get left looking like defenders of an inadequate status quo, lacking feasible reform ideas."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privatisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privatisation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicServices</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/30-01-2025/how-a-failure-of-the-imagination-opens-the-door-to-privatisation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thespinoff.co.nz/politics/30-0</span><span class="invisible">1-2025/how-a-failure-of-the-imagination-opens-the-door-to-privatisation</span></a></p>
Félicien Mazzola<p>Hôtel-de-ville.<br>Sky is the limit. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publicservices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicservices</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retakethepower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retakethepower</span></a></p>
Tales from the EV Studio<p><a href="https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/bring-thames-water-into-public-ownership" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">weownit.org.uk/act-now/bring-t</span><span class="invisible">hames-water-into-public-ownership</span></a></p><p>If you're UK-based please sign the petition to send <a href="https://sunbeam.city/tags/ThamesWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThamesWater</span></a> into <a href="https://sunbeam.city/tags/SpecialAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialAdministration</span></a> and <a href="https://sunbeam.city/tags/renationalisenow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renationalisenow</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://sunbeam.city/tags/PublicOwnership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicOwnership</span></a> of <a href="https://sunbeam.city/tags/publicservices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicservices</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://sunbeam.city/tags/omniasuntcommunia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>omniasuntcommunia</span></a></p>