Amy Sample Ward
@amysampleward.bsky.social
they/them | Co-author of "The Tech that Comes Next: How Changemakers, Philanthropists, and Technologists can build an equitable world" with Afua Bruce | CEO at NTEN | Still believe a better world is possible.
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THREAD: 404 Media has been covering ICE and the technology they've been using to surveil and raid "targets", detain people based on a flawed facial recognition app, and lie about violence on the streets.
They have established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
They have established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
DHS Is Lying To You About ICE Shooting a Woman
At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
www.404media.co
January 25, 2026 at 5:09 PM
THREAD: 404 Media has been covering ICE and the technology they've been using to surveil and raid "targets", detain people based on a flawed facial recognition app, and lie about violence on the streets.
They have established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
They have established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
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NEW: ICE is asking companies to provide information about “commercial Big Data and Ad Tech” products that could “directly support investigations activities,” reports @carolinehaskins.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/ice-as...
ICE Asks Companies About ‘Ad Tech and Big Data’ Tools It Could Use in Investigations
A new federal filing from ICE demonstrates how commercial tools are increasingly being considered by the government for law enforcement and surveillance.
www.wired.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:31 PM
NEW: ICE is asking companies to provide information about “commercial Big Data and Ad Tech” products that could “directly support investigations activities,” reports @carolinehaskins.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/ice-as...
If you are a techie and not sure what to say, tech is a huge enabler for the violence you are witnessing and you can speak to that.
Here's a calling tool that connects you w/ lawmakers and has a script to follow: fftf.link/ICEfunding
Making change requires all of us trying from the angles we can.
Here's a calling tool that connects you w/ lawmakers and has a script to follow: fftf.link/ICEfunding
Making change requires all of us trying from the angles we can.
January 24, 2026 at 8:32 PM
If you are a techie and not sure what to say, tech is a huge enabler for the violence you are witnessing and you can speak to that.
Here's a calling tool that connects you w/ lawmakers and has a script to follow: fftf.link/ICEfunding
Making change requires all of us trying from the angles we can.
Here's a calling tool that connects you w/ lawmakers and has a script to follow: fftf.link/ICEfunding
Making change requires all of us trying from the angles we can.
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We’re doing a survey of people who have stayed in homeless shelters. No paywall. Please send to anyone you think has something to say! Or like/re-post to increase the likelihood the right people will see it. THANKS
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
What is it like to stay in a Portland-area homeless shelter? We want to hear from you
The Oregonian/OregonLive wants to hear directly from people who have used homeless services what works and what doesn't.
www.oregonlive.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:58 PM
We’re doing a survey of people who have stayed in homeless shelters. No paywall. Please send to anyone you think has something to say! Or like/re-post to increase the likelihood the right people will see it. THANKS
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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On Thursday, 7 yr old Diana Crespo suffered a nosebleed that lasted most of the night. The next morning, Diana's parents took her to urgent care at Portland Adventist Health, but they only made it to the parking lot before they were detained by immigration officers.
www.opb.org/article/2026...
www.opb.org/article/2026...
Gresham family detained by immigration officers while seeking medical care for their 7-year-old
The family’s detainment marks the first confirmed detainment of an entire family in Oregon, advocates say.
www.opb.org
January 23, 2026 at 9:24 PM
On Thursday, 7 yr old Diana Crespo suffered a nosebleed that lasted most of the night. The next morning, Diana's parents took her to urgent care at Portland Adventist Health, but they only made it to the parking lot before they were detained by immigration officers.
www.opb.org/article/2026...
www.opb.org/article/2026...
When it all feels like too much, I ground myself in the directive to do what I can, with what I have, from where I am.
If all of us did just that, each day, we would all be doing enough to change everything.
If all of us did just that, each day, we would all be doing enough to change everything.
January 22, 2026 at 7:28 PM
When it all feels like too much, I ground myself in the directive to do what I can, with what I have, from where I am.
If all of us did just that, each day, we would all be doing enough to change everything.
If all of us did just that, each day, we would all be doing enough to change everything.
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"Terrible things are happening outside ... poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared." — Anne Frank (Jan 13, 1943)
January 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
"Terrible things are happening outside ... poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared." — Anne Frank (Jan 13, 1943)
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‼️CONGRESS VOTES ON ICE FUNDING TOMORROW‼️
📲🚨+1 813-213-3989🚨📲
CALL NOW AND TELL YOUR REPS: NO FUNDING FOR ICE TERROR ‼️‼️
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...
📲🚨+1 813-213-3989🚨📲
CALL NOW AND TELL YOUR REPS: NO FUNDING FOR ICE TERROR ‼️‼️
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No Funding for ICE Surveillance Tech!
www.fightforthefuture.org
January 21, 2026 at 8:01 PM
‼️CONGRESS VOTES ON ICE FUNDING TOMORROW‼️
📲🚨+1 813-213-3989🚨📲
CALL NOW AND TELL YOUR REPS: NO FUNDING FOR ICE TERROR ‼️‼️
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...
📲🚨+1 813-213-3989🚨📲
CALL NOW AND TELL YOUR REPS: NO FUNDING FOR ICE TERROR ‼️‼️
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...
NTEN and 40+ other orgs demand Congress vote no on funding that fuels surveillance of our communities by ICE, including automated license plate readers, access to data broker databases, spyware, drones, facial recognition, phone snooping and surveillance, and social media and internet use trackers.
40+ tech and justice orgs including @18millionrising.bsky.social @accessnow.org @stopspyingny.bsky.social and @ultraviolet.bsky.social demand lawmakers take swift action to stem the tide on ICE violence and the tech and data spending that help it spread!
www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2026-01...
www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2026-01...
40+ tech & justice organizations call on Congress to vote NO on funding for ICE’s multi-billion dollar panopticon and to abolish the agency
Citing extraordinary abuse of power and of surveillance technologies, a coalition of over 40 tech and justice organizations has issued an urgent letter calling on Congress to vote NO on all funding fo...
www.fightforthefuture.org
January 21, 2026 at 6:53 PM
NTEN and 40+ other orgs demand Congress vote no on funding that fuels surveillance of our communities by ICE, including automated license plate readers, access to data broker databases, spyware, drones, facial recognition, phone snooping and surveillance, and social media and internet use trackers.
So much is hard or scary or awful across tech topics, so please help me uplift one small spot of light!
The Pizzigati Prize provides $10k to support an open source project helping communities and making positive social impact. Applications are open until Feb 2! www.nten.org/change/pizzi...
#NPTech
The Pizzigati Prize provides $10k to support an open source project helping communities and making positive social impact. Applications are open until Feb 2! www.nten.org/change/pizzi...
#NPTech
The Pizzigati Prize | NTEN
Celebrate software developers who create open source technology for good.
www.nten.org
January 19, 2026 at 5:38 PM
So much is hard or scary or awful across tech topics, so please help me uplift one small spot of light!
The Pizzigati Prize provides $10k to support an open source project helping communities and making positive social impact. Applications are open until Feb 2! www.nten.org/change/pizzi...
#NPTech
The Pizzigati Prize provides $10k to support an open source project helping communities and making positive social impact. Applications are open until Feb 2! www.nten.org/change/pizzi...
#NPTech
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ICE surveillance sweeps up activists, organizers, journalists, family members, and entire communities. When the government buys access to location data and online histories, everyone’s rights are at risk. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
ICE Is Going on a Surveillance Shopping Spree
We need to have a hard look at the surveillance industry. It is a key enabler of vast and untold violations of human rights and civil liberties, and it continues to be used by aspiring autocrats to
www.eff.org
January 18, 2026 at 11:01 PM
ICE surveillance sweeps up activists, organizers, journalists, family members, and entire communities. When the government buys access to location data and online histories, everyone’s rights are at risk. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Quick edit- not passed, it’s actually going into effect AND there’s a federal version of this bill you can press lawmakers to support so these protections can be extended NATIONWIDE.
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/data...
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/data...
Data Brokers Harm Abuse Survivors, We Need a Law to Stop Them
Data Brokers Harm Abuse Survivors, We Need a Law to Stop Them
www.fightforthefuture.org
January 10, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Quick edit- not passed, it’s actually going into effect AND there’s a federal version of this bill you can press lawmakers to support so these protections can be extended NATIONWIDE.
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/data...
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/data...
And can media please stop using the term "nonconsensual deepfakes" - by the very definition, no one is consenting to a deepfake.
Publishing CSAM is unequivocally illegal under federal law.
We don’t need any new laws to address what is happening on X / Grok.
The Trump regime is simply choosing not to enforce the law on a company owned by their political ally.
It’s that simple.
We don’t need any new laws to address what is happening on X / Grok.
The Trump regime is simply choosing not to enforce the law on a company owned by their political ally.
It’s that simple.
January 9, 2026 at 6:27 PM
And can media please stop using the term "nonconsensual deepfakes" - by the very definition, no one is consenting to a deepfake.
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Excited to kick off 2026 with @amysampleward.bsky.social and @gtak.bsky.social on #NonprofitRadio! Tune in as they share insights and predictions for the #nonprofit world this year. Don't miss out on what's next! tony.ma/NonprofitRad...
Nonprofit Radio for January 5, 2026: 2026 Outlook | Tony Martignetti
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January 6, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Excited to kick off 2026 with @amysampleward.bsky.social and @gtak.bsky.social on #NonprofitRadio! Tune in as they share insights and predictions for the #nonprofit world this year. Don't miss out on what's next! tony.ma/NonprofitRad...
"Instead of designing and using tools to build a society, our society changes to adapt to the demands of our tools." Over and over again. We can make a different choice. henry.codes/writing/a-we...
A Website To End All Websites | Henry From Online
How to win the war for the soul of the internet, and build the Web We Want.
henry.codes
January 3, 2026 at 8:59 PM
"Instead of designing and using tools to build a society, our society changes to adapt to the demands of our tools." Over and over again. We can make a different choice. henry.codes/writing/a-we...
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The world's richest 0.001% now control 3x as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity combined.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The world's richest 0.001% now control 3x as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity combined.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
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TOMORROW: Congress is pushing through a package of bills which include an online ID check mandate that would fence off the internet & kill anonymity online.
Contact committee members that are considering these bills + make your opposition crystal clear using our call tool at
badinternetbills.com
Contact committee members that are considering these bills + make your opposition crystal clear using our call tool at
badinternetbills.com
Bad Internet Bills
All of the bad internet bills. One website.
badinternetbills.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
TOMORROW: Congress is pushing through a package of bills which include an online ID check mandate that would fence off the internet & kill anonymity online.
Contact committee members that are considering these bills + make your opposition crystal clear using our call tool at
badinternetbills.com
Contact committee members that are considering these bills + make your opposition crystal clear using our call tool at
badinternetbills.com
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🚨 EVERYONE PLEASE RESKEET THIS FOR VISIBILITY!!! 🚨
A big coalition of LGBTQ+, abortion access, and human rights groups led by @fightforthefuture.org are organizing a WEEK OF ACTION this week against online ID checks, aka "age verification" laws.
Join us: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
A big coalition of LGBTQ+, abortion access, and human rights groups led by @fightforthefuture.org are organizing a WEEK OF ACTION this week against online ID checks, aka "age verification" laws.
Join us: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
December 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
🚨 EVERYONE PLEASE RESKEET THIS FOR VISIBILITY!!! 🚨
A big coalition of LGBTQ+, abortion access, and human rights groups led by @fightforthefuture.org are organizing a WEEK OF ACTION this week against online ID checks, aka "age verification" laws.
Join us: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
A big coalition of LGBTQ+, abortion access, and human rights groups led by @fightforthefuture.org are organizing a WEEK OF ACTION this week against online ID checks, aka "age verification" laws.
Join us: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
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Really great coverage from @wired.com about our week of action against online ID verification and how these bills are setting a dangerous precedent by making the internet more exploitative rather than safer.
www.wired.com/story/age-ve...
www.wired.com/story/age-ve...
The Age-Gated Internet Is Sweeping the US. Activists Are Fighting Back
Half of the country now requires age verification to watch porn or access “harmful” content. Digital rights advocates are pushing back against legislation they say will make the internet less safe.
www.wired.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Really great coverage from @wired.com about our week of action against online ID verification and how these bills are setting a dangerous precedent by making the internet more exploitative rather than safer.
www.wired.com/story/age-ve...
www.wired.com/story/age-ve...
No words, so many feelings.
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
www.instagram.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:18 AM
No words, so many feelings.
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This is real news. Reporters, please report on it.
ELEVEN former top FCC officials, Republican and Democratic, came together to condemn FCC Chairman Carr's abuses of power and efforts to suppress legal speech.
It's not just Jimmy Kimmel. The FCC's jawboning and chill on legal speech is ongoing.
ELEVEN former top FCC officials, Republican and Democratic, came together to condemn FCC Chairman Carr's abuses of power and efforts to suppress legal speech.
It's not just Jimmy Kimmel. The FCC's jawboning and chill on legal speech is ongoing.
Government has no business policing media for viewpoint bias or balance. The FCC must repeal its news distortion policy, urges a bipartisan group of 11 former FCC Chairs, Commissioners & other top officials in a petition we filed today with @protectdemocracy.org
protectdemocracy.org/work/fcc-new...
protectdemocracy.org/work/fcc-new...
November 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
This is real news. Reporters, please report on it.
ELEVEN former top FCC officials, Republican and Democratic, came together to condemn FCC Chairman Carr's abuses of power and efforts to suppress legal speech.
It's not just Jimmy Kimmel. The FCC's jawboning and chill on legal speech is ongoing.
ELEVEN former top FCC officials, Republican and Democratic, came together to condemn FCC Chairman Carr's abuses of power and efforts to suppress legal speech.
It's not just Jimmy Kimmel. The FCC's jawboning and chill on legal speech is ongoing.
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My latest column for the Chronicle of Higher Ed is now live. It's an argument for including AI-critical voices in campus conversations and policymaking workgroups, and I'm proud to get this dissenting piece into the mainstream genAI/higher ed discourse. Please read and share if you're so inclined 🙂
Advice | Sometimes We Resist AI for Good Reasons
Why higher ed needs to listen to the contrarians in setting policies on using tools like ChatGPT in faculty work.
www.chronicle.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
My latest column for the Chronicle of Higher Ed is now live. It's an argument for including AI-critical voices in campus conversations and policymaking workgroups, and I'm proud to get this dissenting piece into the mainstream genAI/higher ed discourse. Please read and share if you're so inclined 🙂
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#NonprofitRadio is offering fresh perspectives on the #nonprofit landscape, featuring insights on the influence of AI and more, with @gtak.bsky.social and @amysampleward.bsky.social. Check it out here: tony.ma/NonprofitRad...
September 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
#NonprofitRadio is offering fresh perspectives on the #nonprofit landscape, featuring insights on the influence of AI and more, with @gtak.bsky.social and @amysampleward.bsky.social. Check it out here: tony.ma/NonprofitRad...
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Suppose you tried to solve math problems by rolling dice to get the answer
Sometimes, the dice will give the correct answer. Other times, not.
If you were to insist that the wrong answers were the *dice* malfunctioning, people would rightly mock the shit out of you.
Sometimes, the dice will give the correct answer. Other times, not.
If you were to insist that the wrong answers were the *dice* malfunctioning, people would rightly mock the shit out of you.
September 15, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Suppose you tried to solve math problems by rolling dice to get the answer
Sometimes, the dice will give the correct answer. Other times, not.
If you were to insist that the wrong answers were the *dice* malfunctioning, people would rightly mock the shit out of you.
Sometimes, the dice will give the correct answer. Other times, not.
If you were to insist that the wrong answers were the *dice* malfunctioning, people would rightly mock the shit out of you.