The deadline to submit a public comment is April 11th.
Tag: civic engagement
No system can enforce itself.
I’m glad other people are articulating this issue, because I see people often saying “we need a system where this can’t happen!” or saying the system is the problem, or that they think some “mechanism” should be put in place to stop things going wrong.
Don’t listen to bad advice on civic engagement.
If you want to engage in democracy, consider carefully about where you get advice.
Tiktok is dead, long live tiktok.
All the platforms with their black box manipulative algorithms are problematic.
Your voice does matter.
Though it may seem that things will keep going, and Trump nominees will pass into the administration, it’s still important to register their unpopularity with your elected officials so that this is at the forefront of their understanding — that there is widespread opposition.
Community notes is not freedom and social media algorithms do not make for a community center.
Almost any flawed org, coffee klatch, or chat group is going to have more social ROI and less disinformation than mixing it up with fake accounts and targeted marketing on the big platforms.
Letters to reps.
each person who writes really makes a larger difference than you might expect
Lots of stuff presented as “public health” is not.
Is it a product cult or MLM? Is it just some PR operation? Are they providing effective strategies and information or just wasting a lot of time? There may indeed be different paths and approaches that people want to take with things, but the problem is that it’s not always clear what you’re getting into […]
Don’t assume CDC HICPAC will recommend controlling infection in hospitals
Don’t Wait For Everybody – Episode 008
Public comment to US Census Bureau on the criteria for disability
The qualifying definition being proposed is designed perfectly to undercount disabled people in America.
My public comment to HHS on: Discrimination on the Basis of Disability in Health and Human Service Programs or Activities
A Proposed Rule by the Health and Human Services Department
Public comment to CDC HICPAC committee November 2023 by Chloe
Why is it that I have to continually ask about safety precautions when I need healthcare?