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elle_mccann

@stereogab Srsly. Found @ Mt. Pleasant Library. Most of the other mags had headlines abt confidence, followed by contradicting subtext. odd. about 11 hours ago via web in reply to stereogab
Quiz: Do you know when to shut up? instagr.am/p/LYlCp0AzHW/ about 15 hours ago via Instagram
Well. Shucks. (Amazing news to follow...in a few weeks.) 12:58 PM Jun 1st via web
Shout out to everyone who attended #viphack: sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2012/05/3… #tcamp12 cc @PewStates 11:41 AM May 31st via web
Outsude the @sunfoundation office. #dontleaveimportantdocumentsontheofficeduringaflood instagr.am/p/LSwafKgzLs/ 6:44 AM May 31st via Instagram
LettersOfNote "I'm sure your mother was fully justified in proclaiming your room a disaster." twitpic.com/9lyx01 2:48 AM May 17th via TweetDeck Retweeted by elle_mccann and 1155 others
danielschuman Calling about #THOMAS bulk access? Here's some talking points 4 tomorrow's heairng sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2012/05/3… #opengov #opendata 3:15 PM May 30th via TweetDeck Retweeted by elle_mccann and 2 others
rufuspollock New @OKFN @OpenSpending report on role of #technology in promoting #fiscal #transparency and #accountability openspending.org/blog/2012/05/2… 2:39 PM May 30th via web Retweeted by elle_mccann and 1 other
56 hrs 2 go! Support #publicart: Help @artaround hit its @Kickstarter goal. $ goes to sustainable/awesome #opendata app kickstarter.com/projects/92512… 3:07 PM May 30th via web
@kerryrm @konklone Also: Whoa. cc @scottindc niemanlab.org/2012/05/revers… 2:57 PM May 30th via web in reply to kerryrm
@kerryrm @ScottinDC It's not like it reads "Discover the dirty secrets hidden in the tweets that ur politicians shared & then hid from you!" 2:56 PM May 30th via web in reply to kerryrm
@kerryrm @ScottinDC Only the word "promptly" is charged. 2:55 PM May 30th via web in reply to kerryrm
@kerryrm @ScottinDC Sure, it can strike you that way, but the text is also plainly descriptive of the objective functions of the site. 2:55 PM May 30th via web in reply to kerryrm
@kerryrm @konklone And we're not above criticism :]. Can only speak 4 me, but was mostly reactin 2 the "gotcha" stuff, not crit in general. 2:43 PM May 30th via web in reply to kerryrm
Politics 101: Feeling out of your depth or bored with discourse on politics? Bring up a sex scandal! 2:27 PM May 30th via web
Remember when "gotcha journalism" meant writing subjective crap based on entrapment? Oh, wait: That's still what it means. 1:58 PM May 30th via web
@kerryrm @konklone Getting a bit existentialist here. Public tweets are already being recorded... 1:44 PM May 30th via web in reply to kerryrm
JohnWonderlich having Congress vote publicly sure exposes Congress flawed analysis 1:38 PM May 30th via web Retweeted by elle_mccann
angai369 hold interns accountable! RT @SunFoundation: Announcing Politwoops: Deleted Tweets from U.S. Politicians snlg.ht/JukxSx #opengov 12:15 PM May 30th via TweetDeck Retweeted by elle_mccann and 2 others
stereogab Congressman Jeff Miller's Office Sends Birther Twitter Poll, Deletes It slate.com/blogs/weigel/2… via @slate 10:16 AM May 30th via Tweet Button Retweeted by elle_mccann and 1 other

Name Laurenellen McCann
Location Washington, DC
Web http://sunlightfo...
Bio Nt'l Policy Manager w/@SunFoundation, creator of @ArtAround, & digger of joyful strangeness. Loves robots, nature, & the information commons. Opinions = my own.