#boondoggle
Live, measured metrics for the hashtag #boondoggle from the open social web. Every number carries a named source and the time it was fetched. Nothing is estimated.
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Day-by-day usage
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon public tags API) · fetched 2026-09-08 05:33 UTC0 uses by 0 unique accounts across the window. Real per-day counts, not estimates. Newest bar is today so far.
Related hashtags
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon public search API) · fetched 2026-09-08 05:33 UTCLive pulse
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon tag timeline) · fetched 2026-09-08 05:33 UTCEverything below is measured over the latest 40 public posts (spanning ~29458 hours).
Posting hours (UTC) — busiest: 18:00
Languages: English (40)
Avg boosts / post: 0.6
Top of the latest posts
Errors in Texas-developed learning materials will cost millions https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/25/bluebonnet-learning-corrections-cost-texas-millions/ #texas #boondoggle #education #qualitycontrol #failure
More like a 1.1 million dollar exercise in sticking your head in the sand. Spoiler climate change has made lancelin uninhabitable and folk dont want to accept it. #climatechange #boondoggle #auspol https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-12/lan
boondoggle. n. wasteful or impractical project or activity often involving graft. (per Merriam-Webster) The Reflecting Pool is not wasteful but definitely impractical. Involves graft it does. https://us.cnn.com/2026/07/03/politics/reflectin
What “boondoggle” means
Wiktionary · Wikipediaboondoggle/ˈbuːndɒɡəl/
- nounA braided ring to hold a neckerchief.
- verbTo waste time on a pointless activity.
A boondoggle is a project that is considered a waste of both time and money, yet is often continued due to extraneous policy or political motivations.
“Boondoggle” on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) →#boondoggle across platforms
every network with a public tag surfaceFollow #boondoggle straight to each platform’s own tag page. Where a platform publishes open data we measure it above; the rest lock their numbers behind paid APIs, so we link rather than guess.
Every number above is measured from a named public API at the shown fetch time. Nothing is estimated or extrapolated. Platforms that lock their data behind paid APIs are not shown. Agents: the same numbers, as JSON, at /api/hashtags/boondoggle