reeseric.ci

Reese Ricci Armstrong's (they/them) little homepage on the interwebs.

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AuDHD student advocate, community organizer, youth liberationist, democratic socialist & computer artist from austin. 🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

about the web and free software

I love the web. It's one of the last truly free digital mediums like Email and IRC that are not run by companies.

It allows me to express myself however I want, with no restrictions.

Free (as in freedom) software carries this torch beyond the browser, into your operating system, your word processor, everything on your computer.

now!

I'm the campaign manager for Arshia Papari's campaign for Texas House (HD 49). He's running on freezing the rent, taxing the rich and protecting students' rights on campus!

updated 2026-07-04

my work

organizations/campaigns/events

• Arshia for Texas - I am the campaign manager for Arshia Papari's campaign for Texas State Representative, HD 49, to build a Texas that ensures a dignified life for all.
• Reese for Travis County - I ran for Travis County commissioner in Precinct 2 to deliver for the working class and build the student socialist movement.
• Students United - I kickstarted a union drive with LASA YDSA at LASA High School to organize students for a more dignified life.
• LASA YDSA - I was the co-chair of the Young Democratic Socialists of America chapter at the Liberal Arts and Science Academy in Austin, Texas.
• Obl.ong - I built and chair the steering committee of Obl.ong, a democratic nonprofit domain registry providing free .obl.ong domains to all.
• Hard Fork - I am a co-chair emeritus and active member building up a new, democratic organization and community for creative technologists!
• Hack Austin! - I ran the first high-school hackathon in Austin since 2020 on October 16th, 2022 with ~18 people!
• Say NO to i-Ready - a successful petition against the use of "i-Ready" in Austin ISD with over 160 signatures!

software projects

• Protovoters - free, accessible voter files for democracy.
• United - free and open membership software for collective organizations
• turbowarp.sh - ssh client for scratch (yes, that scratch)
• Obl.ong Panel - multi-tenant domain services
• 2Posit - a firefox extension to watch PlayPosits at 10x speed
• shortie.sh - a very nerdy url shortener
• tools - a collection of webtools I've made
• oclock - an ad-free version of time.is that uses the new Temporal API and only relies on the system clock.

A more updated list can be found at my codeberg git remote.

in the news

• Cook, Trey. “A High School Socialist Is Taking on the Bosses in Texas.” Jacobin, 3 Mar. 2026.
• McNeel, Bekah, Stolhandske. “Why Texas Students Keep Walking Out of Class.” Texas Monthly, 23 Feb. 2026.
• Tackett, Maya. “McCallum Community Rallies against ICE.” The Shield, 23 Mar. 2026.
• Pelletier, Arwen. “The Shield Interviews Reese Armstrong.” The Shield, 2 Mar. 2026.
• McAfee, Katy. “Travis County Commissioner Candidates Vow to Keep ICE out, Protect the Environment and Add Housing.” KUT 90.5, KUT Radio, Austin’s NPR Station, 20 Feb. 2026.
• Houseal, Jane. “Hundreds of Students Have Walked Off Campus to Protest ICE–Here’s What They Have to Say.” Teen Vogue, 19 Feb. 2026.
• Heath, Keri. “Thousands of Austin Students Walk out of Class to Protest ICE.” Austin-American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026.
• Fisher, Lina. “Criticisms Abound in Travis County Commissioners Court Races.” The Austin Chronicle, 29 Jan. 2026.
• Stansbury, Amy. “Vote For Travis County Commissioner, Precinct 2.” The Austin Common, 20 Feb. 2026.
• McLeod, Haley. “Meet the Democratic Candidates in the 2026 Race for Travis County Precinct 2 Commissioner.” Community Impact, 16 Jan. 2026.
• Freeman, Andrew. “Protests Continue Outside ICE Facility in Downtown Austin.” KEYE, 17 June 2025.

writing

• In Defense of the Student Movement - If we want to win material change, at our schools and in the world, we have to be comfortable organizing the people around us, having conversations, and building power.
• I'm running for Travis County commissioner - The vision and why of my run for Travis County commissioner
• On Hack Club - An overview of the unfair operations and union busting at The Hack Foundation.
• The Ultimate Guide to Printing Custom T-Shirts - my advice on printing custom tees.
• Reese's Browser Guide - browsers to avoid and browsers to consider.

client work

• Midtown Rulers - the digital presence for a Central Austin youth basketball program. No paper was ever used.
• Ladies Let's Talk - the digital presence for a nonprofit helping Austin refugees to speak English. (This has significantly changed since I first built it years ago)

quick info

talk to me

I would love to talk to you too! Please reach out

• email: me@reeseric.ci
• signal: @reesericci.73373
• irc: reesericci@irc.hardfork.ngo or reesericci@libera.chat
• matrix: reesericci:matrix.org
• dial me: +15128297248
• fedi (mastodon): @reesericci@social.hardfork.ngo
• instagram: @reeseric.ci

webrings 'n' friends :)

Made with ❤ by Reese Armstrong since 2015