@jakebrewer

Sr. Tech Advisor at @Whitehouse, working to make gov't smarter. Co-founder @DefineAmerican, Former: @Change @US_Ignite @SunFoundation. Views here are my own

 Washington, DC
Joined March 2008
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What every teacher and administrator in that school should have said. xitter.cf/POTUS/status/644193755…
President Obama
@POTUS4416 Sep 2015
Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It's what makes America great.
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Internet win of the day. boingboing.net/2015/09/16/ar…

Arab-looking man of Syrian descent found in garage building what looks like a bomb

Omar Ghabra won Twitter with these photos, and this quip: "An Arab-looking man of Syrian descent in a garage w/his accomplice building what appears to be a bomb. Arrest them."…

boingboing.net
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It was basically a VHS vs Betamax situation in the early 20th century. xitter.cf/sethdmichaels/status/6…
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Hope the rest of the country fully celebrates Ahmed's ingenuity as result of this, while his school/town failed him xitter.cf/Raspberry_Pi/status/64…
Raspberry Pi
@Raspberry_Pi16 Sep 2015
Unbelievable. Any way to get in touch with this kid? We’ve some dangerous-looking electronics we’d like to give him. dallasnews.com/news/communit…
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Way to go, Julian and Team! xitter.cf/ittakesii/status/64362…
Julián Gustavo Gómez 𓆡🇦🇷@TheJulianGomez15 Sep 2015
I'm so proud to be working @DefineAmerican. Today @CNN pledged not to use "illegal" ahead of the #GOPDebate within hours of our petition.
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If you've yet to see the new College Scorecard from @USEdgov, you should: collegescorecard.ed.gov/ Backstory: ed.gov/blog/2015/09/under-th…

Home | College Scorecard

The U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard has the most reliable data on college costs, graduation rates, and post-college earnings.

collegescorecard.ed.gov
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Congress: "...a 19th-century institution often using 20th-century technology to respond to 21st-century problems." politico.com/magazine/story/…

‘Coming to the House of Representatives From Silicon Valley Is Like Going in a Time Machine’

Welcome to the woeful world of technology in Congress.

politico.com
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If you want to see more police data transparency, you can help create it xitter.cf/DJ44/status/6433931188…
DJ Patil (NARA)@DJ4414 Sep 2015
Just a reminder, we're still cranking on this! xitter.cf/internetrebecca/status…
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.@USDS is doing groundbreaking work to make gov't serve you better. Read the backstory on the #CollegeScorecard: xitter.cf/USDS/status/6427218852…
U.S. DOGE Service
@USDS12 Sep 2015
Presenting the #CollegeScorecard: Brought to you by the power of #opendata (via @UsEdGov) medium.com/@USDigitalService…

Under the hood: Building a new College Scorecard with students

by Lisa Gelobter Chief Digital Service Officer, U.S. Department of Education

medium.com
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Mr. Robot feels exactly like watching "Dexter" but about hacking with machines not knives.
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Thank you, @MrMikeBlake - such an inspiration to see all that's happening in the Bronx today. #yeswecode
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Apply: Solutions Summit @UN 27 Sept lifting up science, tech, innovation for #SDGs solutions-summit.org #action2015
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The future is bright. Also: adorable. xitter.cf/uscto/status/642059723…
Megan Smith -Archive@USCTO4410 Sep 2015
Such a joy meeting these aspiring engineers at the #GrowingHope #yeswecode event today in the Bronx
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#Conundrums xitter.cf/joseiswriting/status/6…
Jose Antonio Vargas
@joseiswriting8 Sep 2015
So...wait...you celebrate Kim Davis for choosing which law to follow...yet castigate "illegal aliens" for breaking the law?
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Super helpful reminders on the new phones at work. @ The White House instagram.com/p/7NdDVGmThp/ – at Washington, DC
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A Socratic Dialogue with @taylorswift13 mcsweeneys.net/articles/tayl… Happy Friday, y'all.
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Self-driving car to self-driving car: "jesus.. can you believe these *people*!" mobile.nytimes.com/2015/09/0… "They're awful. Also: what's jesus?"
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Cheers, to a life of fascinating, deep intellectual curiosity. Rest in peace, @OliverSacks. And thank you.
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If 90s wrestling was reality TV, then Jesse Ventura probably takes "1st" title. But Donald is most realized version. xitter.cf/joseiswriting/status/6…
Jose Antonio Vargas
@joseiswriting27 Aug 2015
In a country addicted to reality TV, Donald Trump is our 1st reality TV candidate. And he makes the Kardashians look good. @emergingUS
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#tbt to late August 2007 in Mwenga DRC, and my awesome young cook for the evening. instagram.com/p/65ky_NGTs0/
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