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Warrantless surveillance, supercharged. See what happens when they get a budget equivalent to a nation's military, while the social safety net gets cut? Abolish ICE is the moderate position.

Japanese artist Narumi Takada's 2021 textile piece, "Stepping on Fresh Snow" with snow created using punch needle and straight/satin stitches for the boot and paw prints #Womensart

Never mind that this isn’t the definition of doxing in the first place, but you can’t dox a federal employee. If you’re a public servant, your identity isn’t “hidden.” It’s on public records. People can access those public records.

Been testing out more distraction management tools this week while in a virtual writing boot camp. So far, fairly effective. Doesn't clear off my massive backlog of writing but mitigates some potentially lost time and headspace. Brick is kinda neat, and a good companion to Cold Turkey Blocker.

"So if the violence of the deportations, and the crackdowns, and the cuts, and the raids, and the air strikes, haven’t been enough for you, let something so simple and evil as the daytime execution of a poet move you to action."

this was also consensus opinion for center-right types after george floyd’s murder five years ago. the state media apparatus will be working overtime the next few weeks to reprogram them

flyer says EMERGENCY RALLY in response to ice killing of Minneapolis protester, Wednesday Jan 7, 6pm, Foley Square NYC spread the word and go if you can

Oh yeah for sure. Definitley try to get non-insured individual pricing at your local hospital. Definitely a Good Idea.

Huzzah! #SSWR2026, there is now an official account.

as i said once before, acknowledging the existence of rachel dolezal doesn't discredit the movement for racial justice, it discredits rachel dolezal. the same goes for HR departments putting a woke veneer over a labor strategy.

Finally, CBS's transformation is complete.

i see flock is having a totally normal day

NYT and WaPo claimed they refused to publish the plan to abduct Maduro when they had it because they feared making soldiers vulnerable, but clearly it wasn’t exactly a secret

Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago

this is repulsive, but for those who didn't live through "shock and awe" in iraq: it's the norm with the bootlickers who largely make up the dc/nyc press

Welp, won't be stepping foot in any @wegmansofficial.bsky.social locations anytime soon. Time for stronger consumer data privacy laws in New York. gothamist.com/news/nyc-weg...

I was 18 in 2003 & am now 41. This meme is spot on.

"Corporations and consultants are lined up on 'presigned contracts' so they are ready to leap into action as soon as disaster strikes...the Bush administration...pioneered preemptive reconstruction" Naomi Klein, The Shock Doctrine

This war will destabilize the entire region and set off a global shockwave of anti-Americanism vs. no it won’t

Mamdani: I have been told that this is the occasion to reset expectations, that I should use this opportunity to encourage the people of New York to ask for little and expect even less. I will do no such thing. The only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations.

Some good news to start off 2026.

I liked this from @superwuster.bsky.social

For all the jokes about Sauron, I’m not seeing anyone talk about Flock being an investor & that these systems include license plate readers. Serious privacy concerns here b/c obviously this company will have access to the same nationwide database as cities who install Flock readers.

Relatives Gather From Across The Country To Stare Into Screens Together https://theonion.com/relatives-gather-from-across-the-country-to-stare-into-1819575960/

Bari’s complaint was “there’s nothing new here” and while that’s untrue it’s also irrelevant “we intentionally sent people to be tortured in a hellhole and bragged about it and The Hague is too good for everyone involved” is a story that simply cannot be told enough

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The part I'm hung up on is "able to have contentious disagreements." People fetishize "being able to disagree" when they've spent their life being the one obnoxious asshole everyone else in the room has to argue with until they leave.

It's fun to be part of a thoughtful community like @metagov.bsky.social, and get to weigh in on projects like this.

a big part of the issue surrounding the use of chatgpt/LLMs in academic research comes down to process vs. product. a lot of us know that the process of doing research matters because that's where intellectual work is done; but some "academics" and lots of techies only care about a fast product

We're hiring interns in the Computational Social Science group at Microsoft Research NYC! If you're interested in designing AI‑based systems and understanding their impact at both individual and societal scales, apply here by Jan 9, 2026: apply.careers.microsoft.com/careers/job/...

The science behind gender-affirming care has been endorsed by every major medical organization. This isn't about science or medicine. It's about the discomfort many non-trans people feel over the *existence* of trans people.

Have you ever wanted to read a PhD dissertation, but been turned off by how long and boring they are? Honestly, that's fair! So I turned my anthropology dissertation into a YouTube video to make it more interesting. Enjoy!

Slopocalypse now

Oh wow, photos of the damage from the M7.0 earthquake in Alaska (originally Yukon Geological Survey on FB, via Dan Shugar). #earthquake #alaska

For those working on next semester's syllabi: www.aaup.org/about/progra...

To see the preliminary guidelines (NOT FINALIZED), download them here: indigenousdatalab.org/2024/11/27/p...

Having been a part of two instances of Digital IDEAS (2023: Digital Physical Entanglements: Environments, Bodies, and Space & 2025: At The Intersections of Brokenness & Survivalism) - if this stuff interests you, apply! Go have a blast thinking critically with amazing folks about tech & culture.

Snowfall in Prospect Park today. Grateful for these simple yet magical pleasures that still make me feel like a kid who experiences wonder in the world around me, especially in these times.

a wealth tax is a winning issue.

Is it possible I just saw a snowy owl fly over Prospect Heights in Brooklyn?? Maybe I’m just too enchanted by this snow, but that’s sure what it looked like, swooping over these beautiful branches as I walked through the neighborhood (bird not pictured, couldn’t grab my phone fast enough)

I am so disgusted with this administration, on so many levels.

Got to try this last night; tonight is their closing night for a refresh. Delicious food and a great experience in my old neighborhood.

"Wherein Newsletter Guy is aghast to discover" <--- I want this on a coffee mug.

I got to pet a stray cat in my backyard today. I call that a win.

“…these influencers are not that different from the people in the White House. And political access journalism is not that different from inserting yourself into YouTube drama.” Everything on the margins makes it way to the center.

This book looks really awesome and I plan to read it soon. Check it out below, and check out more of Mattie's work here: mattielubchansky.com

From @beta.nyc's updated list of tech related policy proposals for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social: "How can NYC lead the way in treating data like infrastructure that redistributes both the political and economic power of data back to New Yorkers?" jamilellis541631.substack.com/p/the-mamdan...