Nicole Schwartz
@circuitswan.bsky.social
Brains are inversely proportionate to common sense - me, Nicole Schwartz. Formerly known as AmazonV. she/her
@DianaInitiative @dcskytalks
@DianaInitiative @dcskytalks
iceout.org is a community-driven tracker of ICE activity across the country. You can sign up for alerts in your neighborhood, along with anywhere your community may be located. You can also report what you see. This is for keeping people safe now, but it also will act as helpful documentation
People Over Papers - Report ICE Activity
Report and track ICE activity in your community. A community-driven platform to document immigration enforcement.
iceout.org
January 26, 2026 at 3:23 AM
iceout.org is a community-driven tracker of ICE activity across the country. You can sign up for alerts in your neighborhood, along with anywhere your community may be located. You can also report what you see. This is for keeping people safe now, but it also will act as helpful documentation
Reposted by Nicole Schwartz
ChongLy Scott Thao is a US citizen, and longtime St. Paul resident. He has no criminal record. His mother was a nurse who treated US troops during the Vietnam War.
15 ICE thugs kicked in his door Sunday, and dragged him, cuffed, into single digit temperatures wearing only a blanket.
15 ICE thugs kicked in his door Sunday, and dragged him, cuffed, into single digit temperatures wearing only a blanket.
Behind the disturbing image of ICE snatching a half-naked, elderly Hmong American from his home
DHS has claimed without evidence that they were looking for someone else when they took ChongLy Scott Thao.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM
ChongLy Scott Thao is a US citizen, and longtime St. Paul resident. He has no criminal record. His mother was a nurse who treated US troops during the Vietnam War.
15 ICE thugs kicked in his door Sunday, and dragged him, cuffed, into single digit temperatures wearing only a blanket.
15 ICE thugs kicked in his door Sunday, and dragged him, cuffed, into single digit temperatures wearing only a blanket.
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Neuroinclusion in the Cybersecurity Industry
www.proquest.com/docview/3292...
www.proquest.com/docview/3292...
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Neuroinclusion in the Cybersecurity Industry - ProQuest
Explore millions of resources from scholarly journals, books, newspapers, videos and more, on the ProQuest Platform.
www.proquest.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:50 AM
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Neuroinclusion in the Cybersecurity Industry
www.proquest.com/docview/3292...
www.proquest.com/docview/3292...
Reposted by Nicole Schwartz
strongly recommend involving witness. their work is invaluable. check out/share this training. cc @samgregory.bsky.social
PRACTICAL TIPS ON FILMING IMMIGRATION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT - Library
This slide deck is from a training session on “Practical Tips on Filming Immigration and Law Enforcement”, created in collaboration between WITNESS and the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC). The s...
library.witness.org
January 18, 2026 at 7:58 PM
strongly recommend involving witness. their work is invaluable. check out/share this training. cc @samgregory.bsky.social
Reposted by Nicole Schwartz
I decided I’m tired of being scared and angry and wanted to do something about it. Here is a great list of ways you can help the people of Minnesota who are currently living under an illegal occupation by the federal government.
Want to help support people in Minnesota right now? Check out standwithminnesota.com
Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:10 PM
I decided I’m tired of being scared and angry and wanted to do something about it. Here is a great list of ways you can help the people of Minnesota who are currently living under an illegal occupation by the federal government.
If my company were collecting some (aggregate, psuedo anonymized) data around utilization of open source projects related to AI - What Data would you want to see? Version, number unique users by month? number of unique hosts per month? what else? Country?
January 14, 2026 at 3:34 PM
If my company were collecting some (aggregate, psuedo anonymized) data around utilization of open source projects related to AI - What Data would you want to see? Version, number unique users by month? number of unique hosts per month? what else? Country?
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards or access everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards or access everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
www.irishtimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:42 AM
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards or access everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards or access everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Reposted by Nicole Schwartz
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
Reposted by Nicole Schwartz
🚀 The DjangoCon US 2026 CFP is OPEN!
We’re heading BACK to Chicago and looking for talks from all experience levels.
Got an idea about Django, Python, or the web? We want to hear it!
👉 Submit here: pretalx.com/djangocon-us...
#DjangoConUS #Django #Python
We’re heading BACK to Chicago and looking for talks from all experience levels.
Got an idea about Django, Python, or the web? We want to hear it!
👉 Submit here: pretalx.com/djangocon-us...
#DjangoConUS #Django #Python
January 6, 2026 at 6:05 PM
🚀 The DjangoCon US 2026 CFP is OPEN!
We’re heading BACK to Chicago and looking for talks from all experience levels.
Got an idea about Django, Python, or the web? We want to hear it!
👉 Submit here: pretalx.com/djangocon-us...
#DjangoConUS #Django #Python
We’re heading BACK to Chicago and looking for talks from all experience levels.
Got an idea about Django, Python, or the web? We want to hear it!
👉 Submit here: pretalx.com/djangocon-us...
#DjangoConUS #Django #Python
Are you writing code for AI/ML purposes? What tool(s) are you using to help manage your models, data, environments? What do they make better for you? What still frustrates you / do you wish just worked?
January 10, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Are you writing code for AI/ML purposes? What tool(s) are you using to help manage your models, data, environments? What do they make better for you? What still frustrates you / do you wish just worked?
working on Xena season two rewatch, more damaged DVDs :( docs.google.com/document/d/1...
xena rewatch
Background I recently binge rewatched Xena, i should have been being productive but couldnt make myself Pleased https://www.whoosh.org/ is still online Pulled out my trusty DVDs Sadly episode 2 on ...
docs.google.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:45 PM
working on Xena season two rewatch, more damaged DVDs :( docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Xena season one rewatch docs.google.com/document/d/1...
xena rewatch
I recently binge rewatched Xena, i should have been being productive but couldnt make myself Pleased https://www.whoosh.org/ is still online Pulled out my trusty DVDs Sadly episode 2 on the DVD doe...
docs.google.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Xena season one rewatch docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Captcha Check
amazonv.dreamwidth.org
January 1, 2026 at 6:25 AM
I had almost forgot about the comments in the credits
Cackle
Cackle
January 1, 2026 at 3:31 AM
I had almost forgot about the comments in the credits
Cackle
Cackle
Hooves and Harlots
Best episode
Best episode
December 31, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Hooves and Harlots
Best episode
Best episode
Sadly season one disk one of Xena is damaged, I will need to find a new one. My best possession.. Rewatching now
December 31, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Sadly season one disk one of Xena is damaged, I will need to find a new one. My best possession.. Rewatching now
So apparently it's weird i just sit down (on a holiday day off) say after dinner then just read until a new book (900 pages or less) is complete? thats normal? and slower than my sister was? also MIL snarked i had a large library downstairs, that is barely a % of my books, only 5? billy bookcases
December 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
So apparently it's weird i just sit down (on a holiday day off) say after dinner then just read until a new book (900 pages or less) is complete? thats normal? and slower than my sister was? also MIL snarked i had a large library downstairs, that is barely a % of my books, only 5? billy bookcases
Reposted by Nicole Schwartz
I've waited 3 years to make this post
December 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I've waited 3 years to make this post
Need some quality book recommendations to fill your winter days? Try catalo.ai (it currently relies on importing your read books from goodreads)
Catalo.ai
catalo.ai
December 29, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Need some quality book recommendations to fill your winter days? Try catalo.ai (it currently relies on importing your read books from goodreads)
Reposted by Nicole Schwartz
If you have time swing on over for the Cybersecurity Cares Streamathon today Dec 18 raising funds for @dianainitiative.bsky.social , @blackgirlshack.bsky.social , @soberincyber.bsky.social , Mental Health Hackers, and Women's Society of Cyberjutsu
Stream:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Vi...
Stream:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Vi...
Cybersecurity Cares Streamathon 2025
YouTube video by Cybersecurity Cares
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
If you have time swing on over for the Cybersecurity Cares Streamathon today Dec 18 raising funds for @dianainitiative.bsky.social , @blackgirlshack.bsky.social , @soberincyber.bsky.social , Mental Health Hackers, and Women's Society of Cyberjutsu
Stream:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Vi...
Stream:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Vi...
Reposted by Nicole Schwartz
And suddenly, hope.
Cat a' Cruthachadh published a post on Ko-fi
ko-fi.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
You are going to die, it might be sudden and unexpected, fucking do the work NOW to make life easier on those left behind. sites.google.com/site/amazonv...
AmazonV - On Death
No matter how old you are, you need to discuss death with your parents, your children (when they are older), your significant others, and any other family you feel you might be involved when you die o...
sites.google.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:45 AM
You are going to die, it might be sudden and unexpected, fucking do the work NOW to make life easier on those left behind. sites.google.com/site/amazonv...
Reposted by Nicole Schwartz
Something unblocked and I can write again.
From my fact-checker: "Even I, who have read too damned many of these, learned something... I'd not even wanted to look because ugh llm explainers are overdone, but this one's worth it."
ko-fi.com/post/Why-LLM...
From my fact-checker: "Even I, who have read too damned many of these, learned something... I'd not even wanted to look because ugh llm explainers are overdone, but this one's worth it."
ko-fi.com/post/Why-LLM...
Why "AI" sucks at words but is great at cancer detection.
Cat a' Cruthachadh published a post on Ko-fi
ko-fi.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Something unblocked and I can write again.
From my fact-checker: "Even I, who have read too damned many of these, learned something... I'd not even wanted to look because ugh llm explainers are overdone, but this one's worth it."
ko-fi.com/post/Why-LLM...
From my fact-checker: "Even I, who have read too damned many of these, learned something... I'd not even wanted to look because ugh llm explainers are overdone, but this one's worth it."
ko-fi.com/post/Why-LLM...
The amazing Kirsten Renner has publish a book "CLIMB: The Framework to Overcome and Succeed" You should go nab a copy www.amazon.com/CLIMB-Framew...
OMG not sure how I missed this, she is such a gifted speaker, and smart, talented, and always giving of her knowledge.
OMG not sure how I missed this, she is such a gifted speaker, and smart, talented, and always giving of her knowledge.
CLIMB: The Framework to Overcome and Succeed
CLIMB: The Framework to Overcome and Succeed [Renner, Kirsten Sireci] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. CLIMB: The Framework to Overcome and Succeed
www.amazon.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The amazing Kirsten Renner has publish a book "CLIMB: The Framework to Overcome and Succeed" You should go nab a copy www.amazon.com/CLIMB-Framew...
OMG not sure how I missed this, she is such a gifted speaker, and smart, talented, and always giving of her knowledge.
OMG not sure how I missed this, she is such a gifted speaker, and smart, talented, and always giving of her knowledge.
Join the SANS Institute Holiday Hack Challenge, novices to experts.
It’s free and open to all skill levels!
Play Now www.sans.org/cyber-ranges...
It’s free and open to all skill levels!
Play Now www.sans.org/cyber-ranges...
Holiday Hack Cybersecurity Challenge 2025 | SANS Institute
Join the global cybersecurity community in the most festive and challenging event of the year! The SANS Holiday Hack Challenge cyber range offers FREE, high-quality, and super fun hands-on cybersecuri...
www.sans.org
December 9, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Join the SANS Institute Holiday Hack Challenge, novices to experts.
It’s free and open to all skill levels!
Play Now www.sans.org/cyber-ranges...
It’s free and open to all skill levels!
Play Now www.sans.org/cyber-ranges...