Wikipedia now has higher standards than all universities

Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-Ting was demonized and harassed because JK Rowling claimed she was male. Her boxing career was disrupted for over a year. Now, she's been cleared to compete as female after further "sex eligibility reviews." This is going to happen again. www.reuters.com/sports/olymp...

i said last year that these people were segregationists and that “merit” just meant “white and male” to these people

Some people have told me they wish they could go to CSS Day or Smashing Conf where I'll be talking this year, but the price is prohibitive, which I totally get. But the CMD school of design is hosting a completely free conf around both of them, with great lineups. the-web-you-want.org

NEW: Wikipedia has banned AI-generated content.

The job market is a dumpster fire right now. So I built The TRAP Job Search Guide — 5 steps from a practitioner who's also been a job seeker. From assessing what you want to negotiating your offer. Special rate — $20 for this market. buymeacoffee.com/traprecruiter/e/523751 ☕

AISES offers STEM scholarships ($1,000-$5,000) for Indigenous students including American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and First Nations. Apply by April 30.

It’s not strange. Grown Americans in positions of power & authority called the police on to campuses, and threatened the future work and livelihood of 20 year olds because they dared to stand against the mass bombing of women and children. And they will never forget it.

Some immigrants with chronic health problems were swept up by ICE in Minnesota, leading to missed medications and, for one man, missed chemotherapy sessions.

CSS Demystified version 2 will be launching next week and I'm starting to get those pre-launch jitters 😅 If you're interested in it, I might also be sending out a special email for people on the waitlist in ~45 minutes... thecascade.dev/courses/css-...

The news has moved on, but ICE is still in Minneapolis. My neighbors are still patrolling streets, driving strangers to work, and providing aid. As a photojournalist at @propublica.org, I wanted to know: What do they look like in their daily lives? So I picked up my camera 👇

Turns out that when every Somali case I have in court suddenly got expedited and reassigned to a new judge, it wasn't just me! The DOJ has officially denied that there is an expedited "Somali Docket," but now the public data refutes their denial. Here are the highlights: 🧵 bklg.org/blog/somali-...

This is probably the least surprising piece of news ever.

“Many discussions still approach AI primarily as a digital technology, but in many of these countries, AI is becoming visible through the infrastructures that sustain it: data centers, mineral extraction, energy demand, water-intensive cooling systems, and digital labor chains…”

Rep Justin Jones made a statement entrance, walking into the Tennessee legislature with an"Abolish ICE" flag. No subtlety. No backing down.🔥🔥

The most powerful man in NC politics state spent $10,000,000 on a state senate seat race and lost by 27 votes! It should be a book and maybe a movie.

NEW: The 9-year-old who begged Ms. Rachel for help getting out of ICE detention so he could attend his spelling bee has now also been released from Dilley. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

When people ask me about restoring trust in higher ed, there's a reason I bring up presidents calling the police on their students and how I find it curious those students' trust is never a concern

The Atlantic during the campus protests

57 of my fellow students were arrested, academically disciplined, and barred from campus 2 weeks before finals. And then the visas of some of those students were quietly revoked. And then the DEI office was killed. And then we watched our mentors’ grants evaporate over “woke”.

AOC: Companies like Palantir are mining endlessly the data and privacy of the American people—keeping track of everything that they say and do. And sending it to a militarized government. 

My resignation letter

Tech Justice Law Project, Abolitionist Law Center, and Center for Constitutional Rights file Amicus brief in Anthropic vs US Dept of War, supporting neither party, and demonstrating that the Dept of War and Anthropic are jointly engaged in war crimes: techjusticelaw.org/wp-content/u...

The University of California Merced is committed to excellence in teaching, research, and public service. It aims to benefit society by discovering and sharing new knowledge and serves as a repository of organized information. They are hiring for a Business Intelligence Analyst. buff.ly/QQ75IO8

Huge result here - the idea that social platforms can be defective products that cause harm is going to send shockwaves through an industry that has claimed essentially blanket protection from liability by saying everything is speech

More good news! A California jury found that Meta and Google were to blame for the depression and anxiety of a woman who compulsively used social media as a small child, awarding her $3 million www.npr.org/2026/03/25/n...

In Diversify Tech this week, 💼 University of California, GitLab, mPulse and more are hiring 📆 MelanInScience is hosting a session on Networking For Introverts ⭐️ How Large Language Models Actually Work ⏰️ Application to speak for P99 CONF-2026 (Virtual) closes soon ➡️ buff.ly/ymbWLWy #WomenInTech

Eleven African countries have spent over $2 billion on Chinese-funded AI surveillance tech, raising concerns about privacy in regions where legal oversight remains scarce https://restofworld.org/2026/africa-china-ai-surveillance/?utm_campaign=row-social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

The Jetsons lied to us

Israeli forces have forcibly evicted a Palestinian family from their home in Silwan, occupied East Jerusalem, arresting one member and taking over the property. The move is part of an intensified campaign in the area, where Palestinian homes are being seized to make way for Israeli settlements.

Kill it with fire, as we say. www.404media.co/this-company...

I had initially assumed the QuitGPT campaign was against all Gen AI companies But I recently went to a tech workers panel and the guy who runs it was there. He didn't show his face because he works for an AI company and he didn't want his employer to know. I was like maybe you should quit first 🫠

😭😭😭🙏 I got so many compliments about the talk. And the most important validation came from the most active maintainer on the project. Kubecon made ❤️

Contribute to the understanding of the Python community by participating in the 2026 Python Developers Survey! We want to know how you use Python ✍🏻🐍 #python #pythondevsurvey

The tide is finally turning. Accountability matters, even if it has felt elusive for so long. The work continues.

Today in AI: Canada rejected the PR application of a McMaster postdoc from the Sorbonne who works in the immunology of aging because the generative AI being used to process applications (😱) entirely hallucinated her credentials. Everyone involved should be fired. archive.is/ELrCI#select...

kudos to Jack in Silver Spring MD, surely on Bluesky

Dems need to be on every news channel saying this. Everyday. All day.

some Coinbase customers are horrified that the Coinbase app is encouraging them to gamble they're so close

PSA for anyone who may have missed it: Bluesky's ATmosphere conference is this weekend, there is a remote attendance option, and there's a whole media/journalism/creators track! atmosphereconf.org#schedule

i think sometimes cis people truly have a hard time understanding that jk rowling is a living person actively using her wealth to fund the international assault on trans lives. she’s not some Complicated Author we can have a spirited debate about separating from the art with!!!!!

AI detectors are very much part and parcel of the same grift as AI text generation, in the same way 'doomers vs boosters' or whatever is all just different flavours of dull-brained tech marketing Creating a fake competition to neuter and defuse real opposition (see: quitgpt selling claude subs)

My 3-year-old: I want to talk to you, Mama. Me: What do you want to talk about? 3 yo: About the rainbow. Me: Ok. Tell me about it. 3 yo: Red. Orange. Green. Blue... 😂

Alice Wong Celebration of Life livestream link. March 25 from 11am-1pm PT. #AliceIsLove

A professional update, as it were! @blockpartyapp.com has been acquired by @joindeleteme.bsky.social!