Genuine question: what ideas do people have for real theories of change to fight surveillance in this moment.
Like, it's not like you can run a "tell Palantir to stop being Palantir" campaign or a "Tell ICE to stop being fucking fascists" campaign.
What is actionable, winnable? Where do we focus?
Here's an update on the various Washington state bills I've been working on. The rest of the session's likely to be even more intense than it's been so far.
There's a more-detailed summary on my Mastodon account at neuromatch.social/@jdp23/11604... ... longer posts and basic formatting FTW.
Trump: "The problem is nobody wants to go fishing anymore. They don't want to get in boats. They don't want anything to do with boats. I think we've destroyed the boat market. Other than that it's been very effective."
I would PAY to listen to an interview where Rubio is asked numerous questions about Fonts. Which fonts are PATRIOTIC? Which fonts are for WEAKLINGS? Etc...
The thing with Trump is that he folds under the slightest pressure. Which is why it’s so infuriating that so many people make zero effort to push back on him.
Outside the CDC, people are chanting “USA, not RFK.” They are fed up with having one unqualified person dictate the nation’s health. #USANotRFK
Thousands of DC residents chanting “fuck Jeff Bezos” outside of the P Street Whole Foods
"Let me exercise my role as G7 chair" -- Carney steps in to stop Trump from taking more questions
I signed the final bills Melissa Hortman shepherded through the most narrowly divided legislature in the county. All of them bipartisan.
We debated, we found common ground, and we compromised.
That’s how democracy should function.
We are witnessing an epidemic of the abuse of the power of the federal government, including the criminal system, to target and intimidate Democrats and their supporters. Trump will escalate this until people stand up to him.
It is time we all have the courage to peacefully stand up and say enough!
Listening to Black women is a path for the tech industry to get beyond its history of aiding hate, racists, sexists, nativists, and anti-LGBTQ+ bigots, and move in the direction of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion within the industry.
Similarly, from the "To Save Tech, Listen to Black Women" SXSW panel @digitalsista.bsky.social @safiyanoble.bsky.social and I proposed in 2018 ...
But no.
It's almost like tech doesn't want to get beyond its history of aiding hate, racists, sexists, nativists, and anti-LGBTQ+ bigots
The billionaires are SO STUPID.
How much are they responsible for how stupid this timeline is?
This is just one post of a thread.
Remember too that a number of the people fighting those fires saving lives are incarcerated adults. Incarcerated teenagers, as well.
Mental health tip: If you're suffering or dealing with chronic anxiety due to the LA fires (or intensely struggling for whatever other reason), research has shown that playing TETRIS can help prevent PTSD!
I'll repost in the am, but JUST remembered this:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed the first case of severe bird flu in the United States: A patient hospitalized in Louisiana
If 77 -- SEVENTY SEVEN! --of the smartest people in the world so publicly denounced me as unfit (subtext "dummy"), I would die of shame.
Just Elon Musk sharing an AI image of the New York Times engulfed in flame as a white nationalist Pepe mascot celebrates newfound influence.
This is literally true.
School vouchers were pioneered as a way to help white supremacists send their kids to a new wave of private "segregation academies" created expressly for the purpose.
From my book WHITE FLIGHT:
Yes! and @digitalsista.bsky.social is another one I followed from Twitter days who exposed this kind of network. So many good folks there did so much hard work on this and got ignored.
While looking for a light skin man. He could just walk.
Seeing the mug shot of Nick Fuentes made my day.
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I'll grab it for data purposes.
Assigned media is great and everyone should read their reporting. They are doing good, on the ground, trans-centric journalism.
you didn't download it?
Thanks! And for safety-related issues, social threat modeling provides a good framework for looking at how functionality's likely to be exploited -- medium.com/a-change-is-... cites
@digitalsista.bsky.social as well as Coral project, which
@blackamazon.bsky.social was involved with.
A farm worker'w hand holding up strawberries just harvested
Much of the food you eat this holiday season comes to your table from the hard-working hands of farm workers who harvest our food. #WeFeedYou
I was already excited to click on a news story about Rudy Giuliani having a meltdown in court today and YELLING at the judge. But nothing prepared me for the courtroom sketch
It's annoying to watch.
these yt boy narratives are always annoying to even listen to.
