In the Ballot Hub, you'll find BISC's expert analysis of ballot measures, landscape trends, attacks and threats, issue research, and more.
Wisconsin town revolts against a Trump-backed data center project
At least four local data center-related ballot measures are set to appear on ballots this year, with the first vote coming Tuesday in Port Washington, Wisconsin.
Data Center Watch
Free weekly updates on the political risks facing American data center projects
America's data center growth hot spots, mapped
Virginia and Texas lead the way, but they're becoming a major political fight.
Where Republicans and Democrats stand on AI data centers
Five charts exploring how Republicans and Democrats feel about AI data centers and what that might mean for the road ahead
bnewbold.net
It has been a wild 18 months working at Bluesky on atproto. Goalposts and narratives have a way of getting pulled around by crises and the priorities of the week, making it is easy to lose track of the big picture. In this post, i'm dredging up some of my own early notes on goals and values for the protocol, to see how much progress has been made.
Civic Dashboard
Toronto City Council shouldn't feel complicated. We make it easy for Toronto residents to track councillor votes and get involved in local decisions.
Data Center Proposal Tracker
Explore data center proposals across the United States. Stay informed on AI-driven growth and infrastructure projects shaping the future.
Data Center Proposal Tracker
Explore data center proposals across the United States. Stay informed on AI-driven growth and infrastructure projects shaping the future.
On Long Term Software Development - Bert Hubert's writings
Recently the Dutch Electoral Board (where I am also a very part time advisor) invited me to do a talk reflecting on their open source Abacus vote tabulation software. Much software is now provided as a service, and is typically deployed continuously (CD, continuous deployment), surrounded by enough automated testing (CI, continuous integration) that we can be reasonably sure that a new revision is likely to at least work to some extent.
Priorities | celeste4sos.com
The right to vote, better representation and election integrity.
communitycheck/design at main · rosestt/communitycheck
A design specification for attaching representative public opinion data to viral social media posts — correcting the gap between what people think and what they think others think. - rosestt/commun...
Is the Left Making a ‘Massive Strategic Blunder’ on Data Centers?
A conversation with Holly Jean Buck, author of a buzzy story about Bernie Sanders’ proposal for a national data center moratorium.
Project 2025 Tracker
A comprehensive, community-driven initiative to track the implementation of Project 2025's policy proposals