jennifer uncoolidge
@histoftech.bsky.social
Historian of technology, & dad joke aficionado who lives w/a tiny, spotlight-stealing rabbit.
I won’t share AI generated content, except to critique it.
If you see me in person I’ll be wearing a KN95. If you care abt me, put one on too.
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I won’t share AI generated content, except to critique it.
If you see me in person I’ll be wearing a KN95. If you care abt me, put one on too.
www.marhicks.com
Pinned
Hey did I tell y’all what my New Year’s resolution is?
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☀️ Summer School 📚
“Critical AI Literacies for Resisting and Reclaiming"
Organisers and teachers:
👉 @marentierra.bsky.social
👉 @olivia.science
👉 myself
Deadline for application:
🐦 31 March 2026 (early bird fee)
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www.ru.nl/en/education...
“Critical AI Literacies for Resisting and Reclaiming"
Organisers and teachers:
👉 @marentierra.bsky.social
👉 @olivia.science
👉 myself
Deadline for application:
🐦 31 March 2026 (early bird fee)
1/🧵
www.ru.nl/en/education...
Critical AI Literacies for Resisting and Reclaiming | Radboud University
This course is designed to foster critical AI literacies in participants to empower them to develop ways of resisting or reclaiming AI in their own practices and social context.
www.ru.nl
January 16, 2026 at 10:18 PM
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My car is at risk of repo, and that’s my way back and forth to my sister, mom, and sons but also how I get to work across town from my home. After speaking to the bank who I have my loan thru, they said I needed $1,024 to call off the repo. I paid $331 on the spot. I need $700, Any quick loan info?
January 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
My car is at risk of repo, and that’s my way back and forth to my sister, mom, and sons but also how I get to work across town from my home. After speaking to the bank who I have my loan thru, they said I needed $1,024 to call off the repo. I paid $331 on the spot. I need $700, Any quick loan info?
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Yall I need to raise $700 asap.
As some of yall know. Majority of last year for me was spent taking care of my sister who was disabled by a stroke, and my elderly mother who was recovering from surgeries. While doing that…I let some of my own bills fall behind.
As some of yall know. Majority of last year for me was spent taking care of my sister who was disabled by a stroke, and my elderly mother who was recovering from surgeries. While doing that…I let some of my own bills fall behind.
January 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Yall I need to raise $700 asap.
As some of yall know. Majority of last year for me was spent taking care of my sister who was disabled by a stroke, and my elderly mother who was recovering from surgeries. While doing that…I let some of my own bills fall behind.
As some of yall know. Majority of last year for me was spent taking care of my sister who was disabled by a stroke, and my elderly mother who was recovering from surgeries. While doing that…I let some of my own bills fall behind.
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Im still out here trying to get to it. But I need help yall…I hate asking for help…so I’m just trying to do it myself…but I’m tired yall…I’m tired…
January 17, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Im still out here trying to get to it. But I need help yall…I hate asking for help…so I’m just trying to do it myself…but I’m tired yall…I’m tired…
It’s wild to me how saying this same thing 20 years ago, even 10, was regarded as hysterical conspiracy mongering, even when you pointed out all the clear historical precedent
I am glad to see more and more people talking about this, even in newspapers here in Sweden the talk about finding alternatives to US tech have started.
You dont really realise how much we rely on it until now, when they went from being an ally to an enemy.
I just hope we have time to change
You dont really realise how much we rely on it until now, when they went from being an ally to an enemy.
I just hope we have time to change
When countries get hooked on US tech, their governments are constrained in reining in tech’s harms while most of the economic benefits accrue to the United States.
It’s time to break out of that trap — but that means challenging the Silicon Valley model, not creating our own digital colonizers.
It’s time to break out of that trap — but that means challenging the Silicon Valley model, not creating our own digital colonizers.
January 17, 2026 at 7:32 AM
It’s wild to me how saying this same thing 20 years ago, even 10, was regarded as hysterical conspiracy mongering, even when you pointed out all the clear historical precedent
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I am glad to see more and more people talking about this, even in newspapers here in Sweden the talk about finding alternatives to US tech have started.
You dont really realise how much we rely on it until now, when they went from being an ally to an enemy.
I just hope we have time to change
You dont really realise how much we rely on it until now, when they went from being an ally to an enemy.
I just hope we have time to change
When countries get hooked on US tech, their governments are constrained in reining in tech’s harms while most of the economic benefits accrue to the United States.
It’s time to break out of that trap — but that means challenging the Silicon Valley model, not creating our own digital colonizers.
It’s time to break out of that trap — but that means challenging the Silicon Valley model, not creating our own digital colonizers.
Escaping the trap of US tech dependence
Canada needs real digital sovereignty, not our own digital colonizers
disconnect.blog
January 17, 2026 at 7:03 AM
I am glad to see more and more people talking about this, even in newspapers here in Sweden the talk about finding alternatives to US tech have started.
You dont really realise how much we rely on it until now, when they went from being an ally to an enemy.
I just hope we have time to change
You dont really realise how much we rely on it until now, when they went from being an ally to an enemy.
I just hope we have time to change
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Talk to your governor, maybe he can do something
January 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Talk to your governor, maybe he can do something
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#Chicago is a raging inferno of COVlD right now.
The CDC places Illinois in "Very High" transmission, especially in Chicago.
We estimate that 1 in 17 residents statewide are actively infectious. If people are not testing or isolating, there is a 78% chance of exposure in a room of 25 people.
The CDC places Illinois in "Very High" transmission, especially in Chicago.
We estimate that 1 in 17 residents statewide are actively infectious. If people are not testing or isolating, there is a 78% chance of exposure in a room of 25 people.
January 17, 2026 at 6:09 AM
#Chicago is a raging inferno of COVlD right now.
The CDC places Illinois in "Very High" transmission, especially in Chicago.
We estimate that 1 in 17 residents statewide are actively infectious. If people are not testing or isolating, there is a 78% chance of exposure in a room of 25 people.
The CDC places Illinois in "Very High" transmission, especially in Chicago.
We estimate that 1 in 17 residents statewide are actively infectious. If people are not testing or isolating, there is a 78% chance of exposure in a room of 25 people.
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If MBJ ended Chicago’s Century of Humiliation early he would be written down as as a successful mayor despite his many steppings on rakes.
Mayor Johnson considering buying back rights to Chicago parking meters: Sources
Mayor Johnson considering buying back rights to Chicago parking meters: Sources
Sources told ABC7 Chicago that Mayor Brandon Johnson's office is considering an attempt to buy back the rights to the city's parking meters, which were sold in 2008 for more than $1 billion. Revenue since...
abc7chicago.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:42 AM
If MBJ ended Chicago’s Century of Humiliation early he would be written down as as a successful mayor despite his many steppings on rakes.
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Maine Governor Janet Mills’ response to reports of ICE coming to Portland and Lewiston:
Governor Mills' Statement on Potential Federal Law Enforcement Operations in Maine
Governor Janet Mills issued a video statement this evening acknowledging speculation that the Federal government may conduct Federal law enforcement operations in Maine in the coming days.In her state...
www.maine.gov
January 15, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Maine Governor Janet Mills’ response to reports of ICE coming to Portland and Lewiston:
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Lewiston, Maine: “One property manager whose tenants are almost exclusively African immigrants showed a reporter a form being passed around so undocumented parents could designate temporary guardians for their children in the event of their arrest.”
Immigrants prepare for their arrests and leave Lewiston ahead of ICE action
One property manager showed a reporter a form being passed around so undocumented parents could designate temporary guardians for their children in the event of their arrest.
www.bangordailynews.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Lewiston, Maine: “One property manager whose tenants are almost exclusively African immigrants showed a reporter a form being passed around so undocumented parents could designate temporary guardians for their children in the event of their arrest.”
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if you can’t use language to reflect very straightforward power differentials then maybe you shouldn’t be in the language business.
January 16, 2026 at 1:58 PM
if you can’t use language to reflect very straightforward power differentials then maybe you shouldn’t be in the language business.
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seeing corporate outlets repeatedly refer to ICE beating the shit out of protesters as “clashes” may be the thing that sends me over the edge
January 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM
seeing corporate outlets repeatedly refer to ICE beating the shit out of protesters as “clashes” may be the thing that sends me over the edge
love that there’s a person wearing a respirator in this image too. Wish it were more than one. But, still, every broken chain of transmission counts. Every visible anti-ableist act also helps.
January 17, 2026 at 5:45 AM
love that there’s a person wearing a respirator in this image too. Wish it were more than one. But, still, every broken chain of transmission counts. Every visible anti-ableist act also helps.
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ICE/CBP is following school busses now.
My husband (a school bus driver) was just in an urgent all-hands meeting about it this afternoon.
My husband (a school bus driver) was just in an urgent all-hands meeting about it this afternoon.
January 16, 2026 at 10:52 PM
ICE/CBP is following school busses now.
My husband (a school bus driver) was just in an urgent all-hands meeting about it this afternoon.
My husband (a school bus driver) was just in an urgent all-hands meeting about it this afternoon.
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Cartoonists, I’d love to hear your stories! For local resources, please check out @defend612.bsky.social
defend612.com
defend612.com
![ICE OUT
Cartoonists against ICE
Calling on cartoonists and artists to tell your stories about the ICE occupation of your towns and cities!
*4-panel comics*
*3:4 Instagram format*
Use this Blue: *There is a color drop block of blue to copy *
Use these hashtags:
#iceout[your city]
#iceoutmpls
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January 16, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Cartoonists, I’d love to hear your stories! For local resources, please check out @defend612.bsky.social
defend612.com
defend612.com
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if I see you dooming on the timeline you have to donate to the Minneapolis strike fund
"This is a verified page fundraising support for the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO and Working Partnerships' 2026 rapid response effort to meet the needs of impacted union members, worker center members, and their families..."
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workingpartnerships.betterworld.org/campaigns/su...
Support Impacted Union Families! | Working Partnerships
workingpartnerships.betterworld.org
January 17, 2026 at 2:16 AM
if I see you dooming on the timeline you have to donate to the Minneapolis strike fund
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MN ICE watch is measurably de-escalating violence. Attraction to ICE for newbies is social approval & group power. Now, larger group meets them with social censure. They're using more agents (taken from elsewhere) to conduct relatively fewer arrests, lowering abductions there & beyond.
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 AM
MN ICE watch is measurably de-escalating violence. Attraction to ICE for newbies is social approval & group power. Now, larger group meets them with social censure. They're using more agents (taken from elsewhere) to conduct relatively fewer arrests, lowering abductions there & beyond.
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We love this store and are proud to shop there.
Given the timing, we consider this to be targeted harassment as punishment for exercising our First Amendment rights.
We're still handing out free whistles. And we just got in hundreds of new yard signs.
Keep resisting, Minnesota. We love you.
We're still handing out free whistles. And we just got in hundreds of new yard signs.
Keep resisting, Minnesota. We love you.
January 17, 2026 at 4:45 AM
We love this store and are proud to shop there.
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
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All - I'm seeing a LOT of misinformation in replies to this, and I just want to repeat what I've replied to a lot of others. PLEASE stop saying that you know what the law is if you don't.
This is an I-9 audit and requires 72 hour response or a business can face business ending fines.
This is an I-9 audit and requires 72 hour response or a business can face business ending fines.
January 17, 2026 at 4:07 AM
All - I'm seeing a LOT of misinformation in replies to this, and I just want to repeat what I've replied to a lot of others. PLEASE stop saying that you know what the law is if you don't.
This is an I-9 audit and requires 72 hour response or a business can face business ending fines.
This is an I-9 audit and requires 72 hour response or a business can face business ending fines.
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DHS employees entered our store this afternoon and served us a Notice of Inspection, demanding copies of I9 forms for each employee.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
January 17, 2026 at 12:23 AM
DHS employees entered our store this afternoon and served us a Notice of Inspection, demanding copies of I9 forms for each employee.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
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DHS blames Minnesota family driving home from kids’ athletic event for their family (including 6-month old baby) being tear-gassed, then deletes tweet.
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
2 children, including infant, hospitalized after federal agents deployed tear gas in Minneapolis
Follow for live updates on President Donald Trump’s administration, including unrest in Minnesota over ICE operations.
www.cnn.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:11 AM
DHS blames Minnesota family driving home from kids’ athletic event for their family (including 6-month old baby) being tear-gassed, then deletes tweet.
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
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Update to the update. We're all talking about UVA but don't sleep on the changes at George Mason and VMI.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
January 17, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Update to the update. We're all talking about UVA but don't sleep on the changes at George Mason and VMI.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...