Joey Schafer
@schafer.bsky.social
UW-Seattle PhD candidate, studying online attention dynamics & creators/influencers @ HCDE/CIP, advised by @katestarbird.bsky.social . SETS Fellow @ Cornell Tech, working w/ @informor.bsky.social . UAW 4121 Steward. He/Him
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Indeed. We went through a very similar thing, being accused of being the center of the “censorship industrial complex”, interrogated, then defunded. As researchers of conspiracy theories, becoming entangled in one was perhaps productive (for our understanding), but definitely no fun. Disrecommend.
November 26, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Indeed. We went through a very similar thing, being accused of being the center of the “censorship industrial complex”, interrogated, then defunded. As researchers of conspiracy theories, becoming entangled in one was perhaps productive (for our understanding), but definitely no fun. Disrecommend.
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Sooo many folks I’m excited to work with on Mamdani’s technology transition committee. All hands on deck to bring the Affordability Agenda to life: childcare, housing, transportation.
While its easy to get swept up in personality, this is a group focused on peoples real needs. LETS KEEP THE FOCUS.
While its easy to get swept up in personality, this is a group focused on peoples real needs. LETS KEEP THE FOCUS.
November 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Sooo many folks I’m excited to work with on Mamdani’s technology transition committee. All hands on deck to bring the Affordability Agenda to life: childcare, housing, transportation.
While its easy to get swept up in personality, this is a group focused on peoples real needs. LETS KEEP THE FOCUS.
While its easy to get swept up in personality, this is a group focused on peoples real needs. LETS KEEP THE FOCUS.
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People are already doing what you say they *should be* doing. You could join them.
November 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
People are already doing what you say they *should be* doing. You could join them.
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Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
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Our team at the @cip.uw.edu is currently seeking applications for up to two postdoctoral scholar positions. Applications received prior to January 15, 2026 will be given priority. Learn more about the positions, salary range, qualifications and application process: apply.interfolio.com/177901
November 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Our team at the @cip.uw.edu is currently seeking applications for up to two postdoctoral scholar positions. Applications received prior to January 15, 2026 will be given priority. Learn more about the positions, salary range, qualifications and application process: apply.interfolio.com/177901
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every company in 2025
November 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
every company in 2025
Finally tried the HoneyFairyLand tea from @fridaytea.com and it’s SO GOOD
November 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Finally tried the HoneyFairyLand tea from @fridaytea.com and it’s SO GOOD
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Just a reminder that the circulation of the Epstein emails, reminding us not just how many people in power are predators... But how society will close ranks to protect them .... That might be hitting you some place soft, for a lot of reasons.
Be gentle with yourself.
Be gentle with yourself.
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Just a reminder that the circulation of the Epstein emails, reminding us not just how many people in power are predators... But how society will close ranks to protect them .... That might be hitting you some place soft, for a lot of reasons.
Be gentle with yourself.
Be gentle with yourself.
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Preprint w/ (rapid) analysis of Grokipedia, showing it to be “highly derivative of Wikipedia”, but differing, often on controversial topics, in that Grokipedia includes content/cites from low quality (hyper partisan & conspiracy laden) sources like Stormfront & Infowars. arxiv.org/pdf/2511.09685
arxiv.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Preprint w/ (rapid) analysis of Grokipedia, showing it to be “highly derivative of Wikipedia”, but differing, often on controversial topics, in that Grokipedia includes content/cites from low quality (hyper partisan & conspiracy laden) sources like Stormfront & Infowars. arxiv.org/pdf/2511.09685
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Toad was lying in bed.
He had pulled all the covers over his head.
He had pulled all the covers over his head.
November 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Toad was lying in bed.
He had pulled all the covers over his head.
He had pulled all the covers over his head.
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I've been on the road so I'm behind the times—but if you wanted to destroy US science, I can think of no more expedient action.
Blatant unconstitutionality aside, fuck this backwards forwards and sideways.
www.science.org/content/article/u-s-congress-considers-sweeping-ban-chinese-collaborations
Blatant unconstitutionality aside, fuck this backwards forwards and sideways.
www.science.org/content/article/u-s-congress-considers-sweeping-ban-chinese-collaborations
November 14, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I've been on the road so I'm behind the times—but if you wanted to destroy US science, I can think of no more expedient action.
Blatant unconstitutionality aside, fuck this backwards forwards and sideways.
www.science.org/content/article/u-s-congress-considers-sweeping-ban-chinese-collaborations
Blatant unconstitutionality aside, fuck this backwards forwards and sideways.
www.science.org/content/article/u-s-congress-considers-sweeping-ban-chinese-collaborations
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If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
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Rough day to be any sort of survivor of sexual violence. Solidarity to all of you, please be kind to yourselves
November 13, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Rough day to be any sort of survivor of sexual violence. Solidarity to all of you, please be kind to yourselves
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I’m in!
What if instead of Cyber Monday (aka Daddy Bezos Day), we did a Support Indie Media Monday?
What are your favorite indie publications? Who are some of your favorite freelance and indie reporters and commentators?
Can we make this a thing?
What are your favorite indie publications? Who are some of your favorite freelance and indie reporters and commentators?
Can we make this a thing?
November 13, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I’m in!
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🚨🚨 Just in: Katie Wilson has expanded her lead in the Seattle mayor race. She is now leading by 1,976 votes, which means that the race is no longer in automatic recount territory.
🚨🚨 Just in: Katie Wilson has expanded her lead in the Seattle mayor race. She is now leading by 1,346 votes.
November 12, 2025 at 11:27 PM
🚨🚨 Just in: Katie Wilson has expanded her lead in the Seattle mayor race. She is now leading by 1,976 votes, which means that the race is no longer in automatic recount territory.
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Katie Wilson will continue to get less than 1% of the ink that Mamdani got (except maybe here on Bluesky), but this is a massive victory.
Seattle media, tonight, is going as close as possible to saying Katie Wilson won the mayoral race — without phrasing it as entirely final. (Which is all very defensible at this stage.)
Seattle is shaping up to be the left's second big mayoral win, a sort of West Coast companion to NYC.
Seattle is shaping up to be the left's second big mayoral win, a sort of West Coast companion to NYC.
November 12, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Katie Wilson will continue to get less than 1% of the ink that Mamdani got (except maybe here on Bluesky), but this is a massive victory.
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Seattle media, tonight, is going as close as possible to saying Katie Wilson won the mayoral race — without phrasing it as entirely final. (Which is all very defensible at this stage.)
Seattle is shaping up to be the left's second big mayoral win, a sort of West Coast companion to NYC.
Seattle is shaping up to be the left's second big mayoral win, a sort of West Coast companion to NYC.
November 12, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Seattle media, tonight, is going as close as possible to saying Katie Wilson won the mayoral race — without phrasing it as entirely final. (Which is all very defensible at this stage.)
Seattle is shaping up to be the left's second big mayoral win, a sort of West Coast companion to NYC.
Seattle is shaping up to be the left's second big mayoral win, a sort of West Coast companion to NYC.
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Her vote total grew in today's count. There aren't many ballots left.
So looks like the progressive, Katie Wilson, will be the next mayor of Seattle. She will unseat a centrist.
Will the national democrats listen?
So looks like the progressive, Katie Wilson, will be the next mayor of Seattle. She will unseat a centrist.
Will the national democrats listen?
91 votes.
Wow. The progressive has pulled ahead of the “centrist” incumbent for Seattle mayor.
By 91 votes.
(I’m not sure what centrist means in some local elections in democratic places. Seems to mean right of center corporate democrats.)
www.kuow.org/stories/kati...
Wow. The progressive has pulled ahead of the “centrist” incumbent for Seattle mayor.
By 91 votes.
(I’m not sure what centrist means in some local elections in democratic places. Seems to mean right of center corporate democrats.)
www.kuow.org/stories/kati...
Katie Wilson pulls ahead of Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell – by 91 votes
www.kuow.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Her vote total grew in today's count. There aren't many ballots left.
So looks like the progressive, Katie Wilson, will be the next mayor of Seattle. She will unseat a centrist.
Will the national democrats listen?
So looks like the progressive, Katie Wilson, will be the next mayor of Seattle. She will unseat a centrist.
Will the national democrats listen?
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She's breaking away, folks.
November 12, 2025 at 12:05 AM
She's breaking away, folks.
🎉🎉🎉🎉
SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
November 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
🎉🎉🎉🎉
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🚨🚨 Just in: Katie Wilson has taken a narrow lead in the Seattle mayor race.
November 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
🚨🚨 Just in: Katie Wilson has taken a narrow lead in the Seattle mayor race.
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bluesky branding refresh unveiled
November 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
bluesky branding refresh unveiled
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virtue signalling is good actually
Performative decency is actually *so* important for this reason.
It tricks the 10% of ghouls into thinking that there are only 1% of ghouls.
And it makes the 30% of people that don't care one way or another follow the mostly decent crowd
It tricks the 10% of ghouls into thinking that there are only 1% of ghouls.
And it makes the 30% of people that don't care one way or another follow the mostly decent crowd
November 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
virtue signalling is good actually
"This [moment] has left some with the feeling that the cheapest, most craven campaign strategies end up being the most successful. In meaningful ways, Mamdani’s campaign was a case study to prove whether a more optimistic and human approach could work in our political moment. He proved that it can."
a little late, but i wrote about it
An Antidote to Shamelessness
Zohran Mamdani ran an online campaign based on real people and a real message. It worked.
www.theatlantic.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
"This [moment] has left some with the feeling that the cheapest, most craven campaign strategies end up being the most successful. In meaningful ways, Mamdani’s campaign was a case study to prove whether a more optimistic and human approach could work in our political moment. He proved that it can."
This was a fantastic article, and fits well to be read in concert with the one in the reply inthesetimes.com/article/the-...
The Dawn of a Better Day
Working-class New Yorkers topple a political dynasty and elect Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani.
inthesetimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
This was a fantastic article, and fits well to be read in concert with the one in the reply inthesetimes.com/article/the-...