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Tim Reierson
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Former volunteer for #CrisisTextLine. Terminated for questioning data ethics and monetization. (Still) Seeking change. he/him RYE er sun

🌈 #DataEthics 🌈 #Consent 🌈 #Organize 🌈 #CrisisLineWorkers
🌈reform #988Lifeline reformcrisistextline.com/ref
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1/ Things i worry about. What's to stop #Vibrant #VibrantEmotionalHealth private corp fm giving access to #ICE to surveil #CrisisLine conversations? ANS: nothing & we wouldn't know abt it if they did. There are 100s of millions of reasons ($$$) fed money for #988Lifeline admin to cooperate/betray
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I hate being femme and online and the lack of talk of how much this is flattening of a person
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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hey simon just making sure you're aware armin is a racist who has expressed support for DHH bsky.app/profile/colo... i'm surprised to see a board member of the PSF in his replies like this given your recent widely-publicized rejection of NSF funding to avoid compromising your commitment to diversity
Are you still massively pro-apartheid or have you moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Kids as young as 3 and 4 years old are being hauled into immigration court in Seattle and read their rights.

They’re being told they have the right to an attorney despite having no capacity to hire one or understand what that means.

As Rep Jayapal says, that’s not due process… it’s a farce.
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Link is to announcement of places to avoid for those vulnerable to #ICE kidnappings. Such as #Walmart #HomeDepot. Suggests avoiding going out at night.

👉Those of us with white privilege & w/o vulnerabilities can help by shopping at latinx markets, places of business to keep the $ flowing there.
November 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
windows apps. A couple programs I researched, are free (or workable free versions) & I'm happy with them:
1. miller column-style file mgr: Direttore
apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nsbt...
2. email file type converter (msg to eml & to pdf + others): 4n6 Email Converter
forensiksoft.com/email-conver...
November 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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#404Media endorses #BetterHelp in podcast at 19:07. Terrible for #mh advocacies fighting to protect personal privacy & control over data--these are supposed to be journalists we can trust. + irony- this episode w #ICE pulling data fm #healthcare system! @404media.co
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqJL...
How to Fight Back Against AI Bot Scrapers
YouTube video by 404 Media
www.youtube.com
July 19, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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@seattlechamber.bsky.social why are you sponsoring a “mural contest” with @dicksdrivein.bsky.social ? Muralists and illustrators are all small business owners, and this practice actively devalues our profession. How was this in line with your mission of creating a vibrant business community?
November 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
#Seattle #Queer
@3dollarbillcinema.bsky.social is offering free showing of 1986 film Parting Glances. Reserve your spot at linked page.
7pm Weds Dec 3, 2025
Northwest Film Form, 1515 12th Ave, Seattle WA USA
"Tickets are free but registration is encouraged"
www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6742638
Three Dollar Bill Cinema Presents: Parting Glances
Brown Paper Tickets - The first and only fair trade ticketing company!
www.brownpapertickets.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
#AIResist #AIDefeat #NoGenAI
I found this article about inserting metadata into pdfs. Any other options people know about? I don't want my shared pdfs getting mined to calibrate "AI" models at all.
pdfa.org/defending-yo...
btw I don't use Adobe because it's an "AI" bad actor itself afaik.
Part 1: Defending Your PDFs: Blocking AI Models from Scraping Your Data – PDF Association
pdfa.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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pca.st/episode/7362...
Just found out they are taking money from #betterhelp ... Boo... Shame on y'all...
secondhandtherapypod.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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"Major insurers including Great American, Chubb, and WR Berkley are asking U.S. regulators for permission to exclude widespread AI-related liabilities from corporate policies."
AI is too risky to insure, say people whose job is insuring risk | TechCrunch
Major insurers including AIG, Great American, and WR Berkley are asking U.S. regulators for permission to exclude AI-related liabilities from corporate policies. One underwriter describes the AI model...
techcrunch.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Leaked trans code is a victory for women everywhere, provided they don’t look a bit too mannish
Leaked trans code is a victory for women everywhere, provided they don't look a bit too mannish
The EHRC trans code is a disaster. So well done, especially to the anti-trans left who think aligning with Trump is the right thing to do.
www.thecanary.co
November 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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1st person experience based research project.

👏 #crisislines #suicideresearch
The questionnaire will close on Monday 1st December at 5pm. I've had an incredible response so far ❤️🙏 Thank you so much. Roughly 50 people have questionnaires still open, and others may still want to share their experiences. I will post several more reminders over the next 10 days. Thank you.
Hi, I'm v new to bsky. I'm a PhD student focusing on harm in UK mental health services, & I would like to hear about your experiences of harm in services between 2010-2025. (Mental health services includes NHS, charities, companies, private therapists & other orgs) 1/7 tinyurl.com/yt2ydvxx
November 22, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Meanwhile in Spokane...
"Police Chief Kevin Hall acknowledged Monday at a City Council Public Safety committee meeting that the camping law has been difficult to enforce, w/ zero citations issued & zero accepted offers for social services when approached by police."
www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
Spokane council, mayor's office look for urgent fix to homeless laws they passed three months ago
Three months ago, the Spokane City Council approved a new law backed by Mayor Lisa Brown outlawing the homeless from camping anywhere within city limits, though with numerous exceptions and an emphasi...
www.spokesman.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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I did my research & here's where to get your trans flag:
https://prideflagsd.com
This San Diego USA company is super. They have ALL the flags. As they say, "If your neighbor doesn't like your flag, you can always get a bigger one." (1/3)
November 8, 2024 at 4:07 PM
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You might think "AI" offers a meaningful vision of a better world, but damn, "AI" is some Andrew Cuomo level shit: just this empty but entitled presumption that we will all keep going along with the exploitation. 2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/a-better-wor...
A Better World is Possible
Greetings from Maine where Kin, Poppy, and I are visiting family for a few days. As such – as summer – today's missive is a little shorter than usual. And, quite unlike recent emails, today's newslet...
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com
June 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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$87,000/year is a steal for the chance to learn from racists who hang out with pedos
Larry Summers discusses his “statement of regret” for his disturbing messages to Jeffrey Epstein with Harvard students
November 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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A Reverence Lesson:

A person is a marriage between an independent will & a distinct consciousness.

Their body is THEIR instrument of experience & expression.

Loving a person requires seeking to keep their personal inhibitions to remain intact, regardlessly of whether we benefit or agree.
November 19, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Critical washing = EVERY study, & there are 100s maybe 1000s, that propose "digital scalable solutions" after accepting as a given the "mental health crisis" & "lack of resources" for human care. "AI"so-called behavior "prediction" even "suicide prediction" studies. Study/fix the resourcing failure!
November 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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A huge web of private companies, local law enforcement agencies, and elected officials is enabling — and profiting from — the regime's anti-immigrant agenda. See the map: bit.ly/3TgUZEq

View from browser, not app. Key on bottom (mobile) or side (computer). Click on pins for info & sources.
November 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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"Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend"

Steven W. Thrasher on Meeting and Collaborating with the Outspoken Founder of the Disability Visibility Project

published by @literaryhub.bsky.social | art by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social lithub.com/remembering-...
Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend
Though we were in frequent conversation for a decade, I only got to meet my friend Alice Wong in person just once. And when I did, I  was a bundle of nerves—and that was before she cussed me out wi…
lithub.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Best ALT text award for landscape photography goes to:
Max Lobur! @lobur.bsky.social

what a pleasure to read and for sighted individuals, to see
November 18, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Erasing a report created under the Not Invisible Act?

But i'd say "under the guise" of complying w executive (dis)order.

This reporting give visibility and the report is linked from the article.
The Trump administration took down a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the Department of Justice’s website nearly 300 days ago to comply with an executive order against DEI.

It still hasn’t been restored.
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
oklahomawatch.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM