Chris Dwan (he/him)
@somershade1
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Hyper local in Somerville, MA. FOIA requests & long threads live-tweeting city meetings. Transparency and Accountability. Also @fdmts and @informaticshobo
Somerville, MA
Joined February 2019
I’m planing to mostly stop using this site. Going forward, my local politics posts will be at and tech-nerd / genomics content will be at I also write longer form stuff on Medium as ‘fdmts.’
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"A casual observer of Somerville politics, dropping in on a meeting or two, might get the impression that the city is overcommitted. It’s actually much worse than it appears at a first glance."
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RT @AuntyCourtney: I was reprimanded at work for sending a resident to City Hall because and I quote, “No one is at City Hall anymore.” G…
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RT @AuntyCourtney: Hey #Somerville, just a reminder that @SMEA2018 members still haven’t received a new contract. It has been over three ye…
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@carsNbikelane I’ve gone from ~100 followers to 700+ in less than a week. The momentum is real. Also, blocking works and the algorithm appears to mostly support ‘what people I follow posted, most recent first.’ No complaints so far.
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@badusername2121 I do so truly respect your unwavering commitment to this, your one single issue.
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Evergreen.
'I never thought leopards would eat MY face,' sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party.
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RT @paularambles: just a reminder that if you’re storing a bunch of stuff on an external hard drive and you haven’t touched it in >10 years…
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RT @JonahFurman: About 4,000 blue collar jobs killed by layoffs or plant closures announced in just 48 hours since the election. Case New…
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@orwellian If you’ve got a bunny that doesn’t mind pets, get ‘em out there and make ‘em count for something. That’s what I say.
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