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Harlan Yu

@harlanyu.bsky.social

Co-founder, Upturn. he/him.

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Anisha Steephen@asteephen.bsky.social · 10mo ago

If you read anything today, read this piece by @bedoyausa.bsky.social. It’s a sharp reminder that the real political stakes aren’t just left vs. right. They are about power vs. the people and who gets to control our economy and our lives. For immigrants, in housing, in labor, in tech, and beyond.

How I Became a Populist

My time at the Federal Trade Commission—before Donald Trump fired me—totally changed the way I see our political divide.

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People's Tech@peoplestechproject.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Packed hearing, dodged questions. At the first-ever City Council hearing on Philly gov’s use of AI and surveillance, City Councilmembers asked powerful, basic questions to open up the city’s black box of technology, and were disappointed by the city’s lack of answers.

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Upturn@upturn.org · 10mo ago

1/ NEW: Read our new report, “Calculated Need: Algorithms and the Fight for Medicaid Home Care.” We show how automated eligibility determinations are political tools that draw a subjective line between who is deserving and undeserving of getting care in their home. www.upturn.org/work/calcula...

Cover of Upturn's new report titled "Calculated Need: Algorithms and the Fight for Medicaid Home Care. A Comparison of Five States' Eligibility Algorithms." The authors are Miriam Osman, Emily Paul, and Emma Weil. Published in October 2025.
Harlan Yu@harlanyu.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Some personal news, as they say. Beyond the work that we do, Upturn is just a really special place with so many brilliant, committed, and caring people - past and present - and I feel incredibly lucky to have been on this journey with them to build Upturn together in the ways that we did.

Upturn@upturn.org · 10mo ago

Our longtime Executive Director @harlanyu.bsky.social announced today his plans to depart Upturn in 2026. Over 15 years, we’ve built a strong, principled & impactful organization fighting for racial, economic & social justice through a tech lens. We’re excited for Harlan and will miss him dearly!

Michael Li (李之樸)@mcpli.bsky.social · last yr.

What congressional Republicans are trying to do to the DC budget perfectly illustrates why DC statehood is essential. DC has a balanced budget. It is half way through its current fiscal year. These are its own (& not the federal government’s) tax dollars - and yet its budget is about to be gutted.

Kathleen J. Frydl@kfrydl.bsky.social · last yr.

The CR's effect on DC is a five alarm fire. By treating the DC as a federal agency & compelling the city to return to 2024 spending, Congress is mandating that DC cut its budget--*its own tax dollars*--by almost 20%. None of this $ will be refunded to the fed gov; it was never theirs.

Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle.bsky.social · last yr.

A quick 🧵: The news of Congress potentially blowing a $1.1 billion hole in D.C.'s budget has certainly riled up a lot of people. But it's part of a larger trend of how Congress's years-long budget dysfunctions have bled into D.C.'s municipal government.

Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle.bsky.social · last yr.

NEW in @51st.news: House Republicans just voted to defund D.C. police and schools. As part of a spending bill to avert a federal government shutdown, they could force D.C. to slash $1.1 billion out of its budget, and no one understands really why. 51st.news/house-republ...

Jameel Jaffer@jameeljaffer.bsky.social · last yr.

Universities have to recognize that these actions pose an existential threat. They need to make clear, through action, that they won’t sit on the sidelines as the Trump administration terrorizes students and faculty alike and runs roughshod over individual rights and the rule of law.