# campaigns & politics (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover campaigns & politics. Page: Feed: --- ## [People Have the Power — How Volunteers Pushed Government into the 21st Century](https://www.zagaja.com/2026/06/civic-tech-volunteers/) _2026-06-24 · {"twitter" =\> "mzagaja"} · Zagaja.com_ On Tuesday nights, in a room we didn’t pay for, I watched a dozen people give away the most valuable thing they had. They were software engineers, data scientists and one patient designer. Most of them had day jobs that paid them well to build software for companies that already had everything. Then they came here, after work, to build software for their community. ## [The Revolution Starts Now — Reflections on Civic Tech’s Early Days](https://www.zagaja.com/2026/05/the-revolution-starts-now/) _2026-05-11 · {"twitter" =\> "mzagaja"} · Zagaja.com_ I am barely a footnote in the movement you might call Civic Tech. While folks like Mikey Dickerson were rescuing Healthcare.gov in 2013 I was running a mayoral race in New Haven, Connecticut. After my candidate dropped out of the race I did not get a job fixing Obamacare, I ended up enrolling in it. Unemployed, with more swagger than skills, I walked into the offices of SeeClickFix on Chapel St… ## [Ray-Ban Meta AI Glasses Review](https://www.zagaja.com/2025/05/ray-ban-meta-ai-glasses-review/) _2025-05-24 · {"twitter" =\> "mzagaja"} · Zagaja.com_ A couple weeks ago I donned my Ray-Ban Meta AI Glasses and glimpsed the future. Heavier and bulkier than my typical Warby Parker spectacles, but able to pass for typical Wayfarer sunglasses. They are imperfect, but they are the first pair of smart glasses worth owning. ## [Lessons from a Second Trump Victory](https://www.zagaja.com/2024/11/lessons-second-trump-victory/) _2024-11-09 · {"twitter" =\> "mzagaja"} · Zagaja.com_ “I feel like I am walking on eggshells.” ## [Yubikey is the Digital Seat Belt We Need Today](https://www.zagaja.com/2024/09/yubikey-digital-seatbelt/) _2024-09-02 · {"twitter" =\> "mzagaja"} · Zagaja.com_ Another day another breach. Yesterday I got a notice in my mailbox that Ticketmaster was compromised and my data was once again in the hands of hackers. Like you I have grown numb to these notices. The private sector is content to lull us into complacency when it comes to security. They tell us buying mediocre solutions like Crowdstrike are the answer while ignoring hardware security keys that can…