Becks
@boonrs.bsky.social
co-founder of software cooperatively owned by its users, luddite, not from anywhere
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
“All of the great things AI can do might not be known yet, and all of the bad things, too. Let’s just take a more balanced approach as we go.”
Unclear how they square going all in as encouraging a balanced approach....
Unclear how they square going all in as encouraging a balanced approach....
New: CSU goes all in on AI, partnering with Microsoft to create RamGPT www.denverpost.com/2026/01/19/c... via @denverpost #HigherEd
CSU goes all in on AI, partnering with Microsoft to create RamGPT
Some faculty expressed enthusiasm over CSU’s commitment to the budding technology, while others were wary about encouraging plagiarism and skirting critical thinking.
www.denverpost.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:04 PM
“All of the great things AI can do might not be known yet, and all of the bad things, too. Let’s just take a more balanced approach as we go.”
Unclear how they square going all in as encouraging a balanced approach....
Unclear how they square going all in as encouraging a balanced approach....
Not really into a peephole that peeps back. 🕷️
January 13, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Not really into a peephole that peeps back. 🕷️
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The role of cars in our society results in a uniquely American way that state violence is enacted and justified. Renee Good is just the most recent.
If you work in any area of engineering, planning, or public admin, what we do is relevant to our current historical moment, whether we like it or not.
If you work in any area of engineering, planning, or public admin, what we do is relevant to our current historical moment, whether we like it or not.
FYI: Judge Ellis (Chicago ICE case) noted in November that video evidence shows ICE "brake-checked other motorists in an attempt to force accidents that agents could then use as justifications for deploying force."
January 11, 2026 at 8:30 PM
The role of cars in our society results in a uniquely American way that state violence is enacted and justified. Renee Good is just the most recent.
If you work in any area of engineering, planning, or public admin, what we do is relevant to our current historical moment, whether we like it or not.
If you work in any area of engineering, planning, or public admin, what we do is relevant to our current historical moment, whether we like it or not.
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It can be hard to imagine how to defend oneself against an overwhelming force like ICE. But a few enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter-surveillance against ICE, and hopefully protect their communities through clever use of technology. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
How Hackers Are Fighting Back Against ICE
A few enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter surveillance against ICE, and hopefully protect their communities through clever use of technology.
www.eff.org
January 8, 2026 at 11:14 PM
It can be hard to imagine how to defend oneself against an overwhelming force like ICE. But a few enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter-surveillance against ICE, and hopefully protect their communities through clever use of technology. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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Belle journée à tous 😼☀️❄️
December 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Belle journée à tous 😼☀️❄️
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I think that some of you are mostly venting. And I get it. But venting is not organizing. And I'm sorry but I don't think people know how to get 10s of millions of people to do anything besides voting in this country.
December 28, 2025 at 5:41 AM
I think that some of you are mostly venting. And I get it. But venting is not organizing. And I'm sorry but I don't think people know how to get 10s of millions of people to do anything besides voting in this country.
"I live in a world where one of my best friends has been a [NYPD] target ... I need to live in a world where I can privately send that friend money for anything from groceries to car repairs w/o it being woven into some criminal conspiracy ... & w/o having to explain blockchains & wallet addresses."
December 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"I live in a world where one of my best friends has been a [NYPD] target ... I need to live in a world where I can privately send that friend money for anything from groceries to car repairs w/o it being woven into some criminal conspiracy ... & w/o having to explain blockchains & wallet addresses."
Similar subpoenas have been defeated in several other states.
Children’s Hospital Colorado is fighting the DOJ in court over a subpoena about gender-affirming care
Children’s Hospital Colorado is fighting the DOJ in court over a subpoena about gender-affirming care
Children's Hospital Colorado is fighting in court to quash a U.S. Department of Justice subpoena about gender-affirming care.
coloradosun.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Similar subpoenas have been defeated in several other states.
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Empty sprouts shelves? Must have accidentally dreamt myself into Pluribus.
December 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Empty sprouts shelves? Must have accidentally dreamt myself into Pluribus.
I have never come across the word "grapuel" in my life. I've lived in snowy climates for about 16 years. Its precipitation consisting of snow pellets.
Few late December showers coming over the Divide this morning from Boulder northward in response to some jet energy. Mostly light sprinkles but light grapuel possible also #cowx
December 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I have never come across the word "grapuel" in my life. I've lived in snowy climates for about 16 years. Its precipitation consisting of snow pellets.
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The shutting down of power this week, often with little notice and for days, is unprecedented and unacceptable. We can do better, and I will lead the conversation about how we build greater resilience, better support our communities and businesses, and protect health and safety.
December 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The shutting down of power this week, often with little notice and for days, is unprecedented and unacceptable. We can do better, and I will lead the conversation about how we build greater resilience, better support our communities and businesses, and protect health and safety.
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Fire is out. Thanks to all the firefighters who got on this so quickly. It looked dicey for a bit
December 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Fire is out. Thanks to all the firefighters who got on this so quickly. It looked dicey for a bit
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Friday 12:04 am: Great detail in this summary of the breadth of what NCAR does. Way too important to our nation to be caught up in politics:
December 19, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Friday 12:04 am: Great detail in this summary of the breadth of what NCAR does. Way too important to our nation to be caught up in politics:
Free Palestine made a showing at the Lights of December parade in Boulder, thanks to @xians4palestine.bsky.social #BoycottChevron
December 14, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Free Palestine made a showing at the Lights of December parade in Boulder, thanks to @xians4palestine.bsky.social #BoycottChevron
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Colorado regulators want rules in place to shield ordinary household and business customers from getting stuck paying for increased generating and transmission capacity.
More data centers are coming to Colorado, demanding more power than they'll need. Will customers foot the bill?
Colorado regulators want rules in place to shield ordinary from getting stuck paying for increased generating and transmission capacity
coloradosun.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Colorado regulators want rules in place to shield ordinary household and business customers from getting stuck paying for increased generating and transmission capacity.
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THREAD. Today our lawyers will be in a small courtroom in Colorado fighting for a constitutional right for children to hug their parents. Did you know that millions of children every year are barred from hugging their parents because of new policies? Do you know who benefits?
December 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
THREAD. Today our lawyers will be in a small courtroom in Colorado fighting for a constitutional right for children to hug their parents. Did you know that millions of children every year are barred from hugging their parents because of new policies? Do you know who benefits?
This was obvious with the snap funding freeze, the state freed up $10 million dollars and all went to large food access organizations. The full tapestry of orgs that help out different groups are invisible to many.
Not every hungry person can fill out paperwork or go to a central location.
Not every hungry person can fill out paperwork or go to a central location.
OPINION: "Colorado’s state grant system too often shuts out the very organizations closest to the communities it aims to serve," writes Jorge De Santiago, executive director of El Centro AMISTAD in #Boulder County. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/11/25/j...
Opinion | Jorge De Santiago: Colorado's grant system should work for all — not just the biggest nonprofits
Small, community-rooted organizations like mine are being left behind by a system that wasn’t built for us.
boulderreportinglab.org
November 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
This was obvious with the snap funding freeze, the state freed up $10 million dollars and all went to large food access organizations. The full tapestry of orgs that help out different groups are invisible to many.
Not every hungry person can fill out paperwork or go to a central location.
Not every hungry person can fill out paperwork or go to a central location.
A friend moved into a place built in the 60s and it has amazing original stove, a Frigidaire flair. It's gorgeous, the burners are on a pull out drawer you can stow away. My photo doesn't do it justice.
Can fun electric stove r&d get some of that AI money?
Can fun electric stove r&d get some of that AI money?
November 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A friend moved into a place built in the 60s and it has amazing original stove, a Frigidaire flair. It's gorgeous, the burners are on a pull out drawer you can stow away. My photo doesn't do it justice.
Can fun electric stove r&d get some of that AI money?
Can fun electric stove r&d get some of that AI money?
People used to say I was being hyperbolic when I would list the similarities between Saudi and the US. I grew up in Saudi and my ived to the US as a young adult.
Relieved it's more obvious to people now, it's always been there
Relieved it's more obvious to people now, it's always been there
From a few days ago, but this moving piece by @karenattiah.bsky.social for The Guardian is cogent, illuminating, and infuriating.
Fuck Trump, and fuck all the fascist collaborators, including Bezos and his monsters corrupting the Washington Post. MBS murdered their reporter.
Fuck Trump, and fuck all the fascist collaborators, including Bezos and his monsters corrupting the Washington Post. MBS murdered their reporter.
The Saudification of America is under way | Karen Attiah
Jamal Khashoggi’s plight and murder was a warning sign for the US, of the impending loss of freedom and censorship that would sweep the country
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
People used to say I was being hyperbolic when I would list the similarities between Saudi and the US. I grew up in Saudi and my ived to the US as a young adult.
Relieved it's more obvious to people now, it's always been there
Relieved it's more obvious to people now, it's always been there
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ICE conduct in Colorado “unlawful”: Federal judge restricts how immigration officers can arrest people in the state coloradosun.com/2025/11/25/f... via @taydolven.bsky.social #copolitics
ICE conduct in Colorado "unlawful”: Federal judge restricts how immigration officers can arrest people in the state
The ruling is a win in federal court for ACLU, Colorado law firms who sued ICE to stop “indiscriminate” arrests and detentions
coloradosun.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
ICE conduct in Colorado “unlawful”: Federal judge restricts how immigration officers can arrest people in the state coloradosun.com/2025/11/25/f... via @taydolven.bsky.social #copolitics
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New resource⚡️ Block it! Don’t Build It. Don’t Fill It. Don’t Fuel It.
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
November 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
New resource⚡️ Block it! Don’t Build It. Don’t Fill It. Don’t Fuel It.
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
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Yeah, this is a real reminder that your opsec is only as good as your humans.
November 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Yeah, this is a real reminder that your opsec is only as good as your humans.
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AOC: Should this AI bubble pop, we should not be entertaining a bailout of these corporations while healthcare is being denied to Americans and SNAP is being denied to Americans —
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
AOC: Should this AI bubble pop, we should not be entertaining a bailout of these corporations while healthcare is being denied to Americans and SNAP is being denied to Americans —