Ben Kittelson
@benkittelson56.bsky.social
Local government nerd.
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Great to join @benkittelson56.bsky.social on the GovLove podcast to talk about Public Servant Pulse! Listen to the podcast-- and if you are a state or local government employee, take the survey & share!
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Public Servant Pulse
Public Servant Pulse, developed by The People Lab, based at the Harvard Kennedy School, is an annual survey that seeks to better understand the experiences, perspectives, and challenges of state and l...
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July 10, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Great to join @benkittelson56.bsky.social on the GovLove podcast to talk about Public Servant Pulse! Listen to the podcast-- and if you are a state or local government employee, take the survey & share!
🏛️📝➡️ bit.ly/4eV2891
🎧🎙️ ➡️ bit.ly/4pgrbXI
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logging on to bsky dot app
June 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
logging on to bsky dot app
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Ok friends - need your help spreading the word! If you work in state or local government, please take this survey and share with your networks! bit.ly/3Rsihtn It's the first-of-its-kind national effort to elevate the voices of local public servants! (1/2)
Public Servant Pulse
Public Servant Pulse, developed by The People Lab, based at the Harvard Kennedy School, is an annual survey that seeks to better understand the experiences, perspectives, and challenges of state and l...
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May 28, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Ok friends - need your help spreading the word! If you work in state or local government, please take this survey and share with your networks! bit.ly/3Rsihtn It's the first-of-its-kind national effort to elevate the voices of local public servants! (1/2)
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And they’re right to do it
I feel like @edsbs.bsky.social needs to know this is part of a new park in downtown Jacksonville
May 16, 2026 at 2:52 PM
And they’re right to do it
I feel like @edsbs.bsky.social needs to know this is part of a new park in downtown Jacksonville
May 16, 2026 at 2:48 PM
I feel like @edsbs.bsky.social needs to know this is part of a new park in downtown Jacksonville
🙏
Microsoft starts removing "unnecessary" Copilot buttons from Windows 11 apps.
www.theverge.com/news/909640/...
www.theverge.com/news/909640/...
April 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
🙏
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This is so, so well-articulated.
April 3, 2026 at 11:23 AM
This is so, so well-articulated.
Love this, makes my Budget Analyst heart happy
The City’s Budget is our future. And you deserve to know how it works.
January 30, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Love this, makes my Budget Analyst heart happy
“We have bought unconditionally the economists’ line that competition and innovation would solve all problems, and that we would finally accomplish a technological end-run around biological reality and the human condition.” - Wendell Berry
December 24, 2025 at 12:49 AM
“We have bought unconditionally the economists’ line that competition and innovation would solve all problems, and that we would finally accomplish a technological end-run around biological reality and the human condition.” - Wendell Berry
My wrapped is “Ben finds out about MJ Lenderman and also reaches new levels of parrot-headedneas”
December 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
My wrapped is “Ben finds out about MJ Lenderman and also reaches new levels of parrot-headedneas”
My kid got a Kramer-in-Seinfeld level sitcom greeting at daycare today. A cheer went up when we entered the classroom and they yelled her name.
I assume she must be a toddler physical comedy phenom
I assume she must be a toddler physical comedy phenom
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
My kid got a Kramer-in-Seinfeld level sitcom greeting at daycare today. A cheer went up when we entered the classroom and they yelled her name.
I assume she must be a toddler physical comedy phenom
I assume she must be a toddler physical comedy phenom
a new circle of hell is getting feedback at work that is clearly written by AI
October 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
a new circle of hell is getting feedback at work that is clearly written by AI
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu:
“Silence in the face of oppression is not an option. The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response by today. So here it is…Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures.”
“Silence in the face of oppression is not an option. The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response by today. So here it is…Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures.”
August 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu:
“Silence in the face of oppression is not an option. The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response by today. So here it is…Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures.”
“Silence in the face of oppression is not an option. The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response by today. So here it is…Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures.”
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Hot take, people who hate cities shouldn’t be in charge of cities
August 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Hot take, people who hate cities shouldn’t be in charge of cities
It is called the executive branch because the execute the laws of Congress, not because they get to make up their own laws.
This happens all the time at the local level too, people are surprised when a mayor can't just waive a magic wand and make things happen. Democracy requires building buy-in
This happens all the time at the local level too, people are surprised when a mayor can't just waive a magic wand and make things happen. Democracy requires building buy-in
I continue to be struck by this language of “in accordance with the president’s priorities,” which treats the executive branch as an extension of the person of the president, and not a mechanism for instituting the will of Congress
July 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
It is called the executive branch because the execute the laws of Congress, not because they get to make up their own laws.
This happens all the time at the local level too, people are surprised when a mayor can't just waive a magic wand and make things happen. Democracy requires building buy-in
This happens all the time at the local level too, people are surprised when a mayor can't just waive a magic wand and make things happen. Democracy requires building buy-in
*log on*
*uninstall AI add ons in every program I use*
*repeat endlessly until one of us dies*
*uninstall AI add ons in every program I use*
*repeat endlessly until one of us dies*
July 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
*log on*
*uninstall AI add ons in every program I use*
*repeat endlessly until one of us dies*
*uninstall AI add ons in every program I use*
*repeat endlessly until one of us dies*
Trying to reason with hurricane season
Weather Service offices in Miami, Jacksonville, Puerto Rico and Houston “lack at least a third of all the meteorologists required...
“The Nat’l Hurricane Center is short 5 specialists, despite assurances from the Trump administration that it is fully staffed.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“The Nat’l Hurricane Center is short 5 specialists, despite assurances from the Trump administration that it is fully staffed.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Key US weather monitoring offices understaffed as hurricane season starts
National Weather Service offices in hurricane-prone areas are reeling from job cuts and a hiring freeze imposed by Trump
www.theguardian.com
June 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Trying to reason with hurricane season
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I am a street camera extremist. Put a robot on every single intersection; ticket every single driver who speeds or runs a red light, every single time.
May 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I am a street camera extremist. Put a robot on every single intersection; ticket every single driver who speeds or runs a red light, every single time.
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Well, my main thought is that it is too mid to be destroying labor and the earth for.
There are a lot of critiques of LLMs that I agree with but "they suck and aren't useful" doesn't really hold water.
I understand people not using them because of social, economic, and environmental concerns. And I also understand people using them because they can be very useful.
Thoughts?
I understand people not using them because of social, economic, and environmental concerns. And I also understand people using them because they can be very useful.
Thoughts?
April 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Well, my main thought is that it is too mid to be destroying labor and the earth for.
True public service journalism:
"In addition to avoiding getting drunk and falling out of a boat on top of an alligator, Mazzotti says if a gator is chasing you, run straight, don't zig-zag.
'The more you zig-zag the more you stay in the gator's territory. They'll give up after about 15 feet.'"
"In addition to avoiding getting drunk and falling out of a boat on top of an alligator, Mazzotti says if a gator is chasing you, run straight, don't zig-zag.
'The more you zig-zag the more you stay in the gator's territory. They'll give up after about 15 feet.'"
Don't pet a gator when you're drunk and other tips to keep you from becoming a casualty via University of #Florida study. www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2...
UF study finds risky human behavior is the cause for most alligator bites
There have been 490 alligator attacks in Florida since 1948, including 27 that were fatal, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
www.palmbeachpost.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
True public service journalism:
"In addition to avoiding getting drunk and falling out of a boat on top of an alligator, Mazzotti says if a gator is chasing you, run straight, don't zig-zag.
'The more you zig-zag the more you stay in the gator's territory. They'll give up after about 15 feet.'"
"In addition to avoiding getting drunk and falling out of a boat on top of an alligator, Mazzotti says if a gator is chasing you, run straight, don't zig-zag.
'The more you zig-zag the more you stay in the gator's territory. They'll give up after about 15 feet.'"
For the latest GovLove Podcast episode I talked about how local governments can manage disruption in a world that is changing quickly. This topics continues to be timely *gestures at the state of the world* and ncIMPACT has useful tools to help organizations manage change
elgl.org/podcast-mana...
elgl.org/podcast-mana...
Podcast: Managing Disruption in a Rapidly Changing World with Michael Welker, ncIMPACT - ELGL
Michael Welker Director of Policy and Research Partnerships ncIMPACT Initiative LinkedIn Michael Welker, Director of Policy and Research Partnerships for the ncIMPACT Initiative at the UNC School of G...
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April 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
For the latest GovLove Podcast episode I talked about how local governments can manage disruption in a world that is changing quickly. This topics continues to be timely *gestures at the state of the world* and ncIMPACT has useful tools to help organizations manage change
elgl.org/podcast-mana...
elgl.org/podcast-mana...
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The world knows about climate change mostly because of great American researchers, and that work has been largely centered at NOAA.
Trump and Musk are now shutting down that brilliant work. They are contemptible, short-sighted, and sold out
www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump and Musk are now shutting down that brilliant work. They are contemptible, short-sighted, and sold out
www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump seeks to end climate research at premier U.S. climate agency
White House aims to end NOAA’s research office; NASA also targeted
www.science.org
April 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The world knows about climate change mostly because of great American researchers, and that work has been largely centered at NOAA.
Trump and Musk are now shutting down that brilliant work. They are contemptible, short-sighted, and sold out
www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump and Musk are now shutting down that brilliant work. They are contemptible, short-sighted, and sold out
www.science.org/content/arti...
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There is no conceivable rational policy justification for this, and no one will bother to even attempt to offer one.
BREAKING from @science.org: The Trump admin is seeking to kill nearly all climate research at NOAA, its climate science agency.
Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.
Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.
Trump seeks to end climate research at premier U.S. climate agency
White House aims to end NOAA’s research office; NASA also targeted
www.science.org
April 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
There is no conceivable rational policy justification for this, and no one will bother to even attempt to offer one.
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"There must be a better solution, something in-between an Amazon Prime Bump and a Bureaucratic Bump. People are getting hurt while we’re waiting around for a solution."
The city said it would take three years to install a speed bump. So I bought my own on the Internet.
I tried to get one of the richest and most influential cities on earth to fix a street they already believe to be dangerous.
substack.com
April 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
"There must be a better solution, something in-between an Amazon Prime Bump and a Bureaucratic Bump. People are getting hurt while we’re waiting around for a solution."