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ZariaJalan

@zariajalan.bsky.social

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Sometimes you don't survive whole, you just survive in part. But the grandeur of life is that attempt. It is about being as fearless as one can, and behaving as beautifully as one can, under completely impossible circumstances. <3

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ZariaJalan @zariajalan.bsky.social · Jun 4

Hi, I’m Zaria and I just wanted to say welcome to Blacksky ✨✨✨ Whether you're just joining us or have been part of our community, we're truly glad you're here. I'd love to share some helpful tips about the tools we've built to keep our community fun, safe, and empowered 🧵 (1/7)

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ZariaJalan @zariajalan.bsky.social · Sep 3

Yes basically :D although i wonder if people will like having their integrity assessed…🧐

ZariaJalan @zariajalan.bsky.social · Sep 2

Think an AI tool thats like marc lamont hill on the joe budden podcast… but for your social media feed…👀

ZariaJalan @zariajalan.bsky.social · Sep 2

Im designing a tool that use AI to flag when someone is taking someone else out of context. Misquotes, uncharitable interpretations, inaccurate recontextualizations… maybe this should be a bluesky labeler…

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · Aug 6

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · Jul 23

Tenant unions are coming (VERY complimentary).

Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · Jul 23

www.lpm.org/news/2025-07...

Renters burn lease violations as tenants union seeks to expand in Kentucky

A Louisville judge has issued temporary protections for unionizing renters facing alleged retaliation as the Louisville Tenants Union expands into more rural parts of the state.

www.lpm.org

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Jul 4

Like social media manipulation does mean that:
— voters got false information about candidates
— bad actors encouraged people not to vote
— anonymity protects but is also a vehicle for disinformation

That’s just how the thing is now! Online trust is tenuous/damaged! Them’s the breaks

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Jul 4

People on this app get really angry every time I point out that social media manipulation is a real phenomenon that we are all stewing in and that’s having real world consequences and I’m sure part of that is engagement farmers who do that manipulation not liking people talking about it

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · Jul 12

lord grant me the courage to write with the confidence a mediocre white man

screenshot reads: Many (not all) insiders now say AGI — artificial general intelligence — stands a good chance of happening in the next few years. AGI is a generative AI model that could, on intellectually oriented tests, outperform human experts on 90% of questions. That doesn’t mean AI will be able to dribble a basketball, make GDP grow by 40% a year or, for that matter, destroy us. Still, AGI would be an impressive accomplishment — and over time, however slowly, it will change our world.

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ZariaJalan @zariajalan.bsky.social · Jul 6

Thank you :)

ZariaJalan @zariajalan.bsky.social · Jul 6

When y’all want information that’s thorough and trustworthy and not paywalled, where do yall go?

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Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · Jul 3

always thought this song prescient

Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · Jul 3

This house was built with blood and bone
And it crumbled, yes, it crumbled
The statues they made were beautiful
But they were lies of stone, they werе lies of stone

Say a prayer for what has been
We'll be the ones to purify our Fathers' sins
American Requiem
Them old ideas are buried here
Amen

AMEN

Beyoncé · COWBOY CARTER · Song · 2024

open.spotify.com

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · Jul 1

This @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social video is absolutely INCREDIBLE. The numbers he cites, the strategy and results they produced — it’s the future. When have you heard *any* campaign talk about this, ever? (Video split in 2 to fit in Bluesky’s limits)

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✬Communiggty Centric✬ @urbanaudacity.blacksky.app · Jun 30

Still not enough conversation about her being one of the best performers in hip-hop by a wide fucking margin.

Terrance @stickysweett.bsky.social · Jun 29

Doechii debuts "America Has A Problem freestyle" + “Alter Ego” intro at #GlastonburyFestival

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Natasha Jaques @natashajaques.bsky.social · Nov 21

So I tried to post on X about how I'm moving to BlueSky and why. The tweet got less than 10% of the views of my 5 most recent tweets. Think the algorithm is suppressing this information?

Once again, so much for a "free and open town square".

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Genie Lauren @moreandagain.social · Jun 29

"Mamdani has to do more to appeal to black people" . . . lol

Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · Jun 29

Mamdani turned up at BAYO at Barclay Center yesterday and said he was going to fight to get Haiti off the travel ban and he said Haiti correctly

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ZariaJalan @zariajalan.bsky.social · Jun 27

@karenattiah.bsky.social what are you trying to see?

ZariaJalan @zariajalan.bsky.social · Jun 23

You could say the same about being called black, we also demanded to be called african american

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Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · Jun 22

Bart/Homer Simpson meme

THIS IS THE HOTTEST SUMMER OF MY LIFE

THIS IS THE COLDEST SUMMER OF THE REST OF YOUR LIFE

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ZariaJalan @zariajalan.bsky.social · Jun 19

Less so user research and more so exploring ideas of collective governance and what would be required there. We've never really had a platform where the needs of individual users are the focus point... reddit might be the closest with custom moderation rules etc...

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ZariaJalan @zariajalan.bsky.social · Jun 19

Thank you Ted :)

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ZariaJalan @zariajalan.bsky.social · Jun 18

It's me... i'm the product team 😇

But, in all seriousness, FUBU means having a space where the black community decides it's own future, fate, and governance. It's important that there's a part of the internet where the buttons, the rules, and the rankings are governed by afrofuturistic visions.

Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · Jun 18

If we don’t get 200 responses to this, the product team will be very, very mad at me 🙇🏾‍♂️

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Skyah✨Angelou @fiyahangelou.blacksky.app · Jun 16

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imagine what could be accomplished if even 1/4 of
us subscribed…💬
#BlackskysTheLimit

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ZariaJalan @zariajalan.bsky.social · Jun 14

Thanks! It's a tool made by a friend Colin Megill. He created it for democratic decision making. Fun fact, It's actually been piloted for community based policy making in several cities :)

ZariaJalan @zariajalan.bsky.social · Jun 14

Everything you submit and vote on will be shared with the devs and the mods and we’ll also do a short blog post sharing what we learned from you and how we’re approaching incorporating your feedback into the roadmap. Thank you for the support 🙏🏽 (2/2)

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