Zhian
@zkamvar.bsky.social
I'm mostly on Mastodon with all the nerds. I'm here to follow people who aren't on Mastodon.
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More on how we demolished a freeway and repurposed the land into a beautiful park! We can continue this climate action with political will. youtu.be/l2_yNrP0hCY?...
Harbor Drive: Portland's Demolished Freeway
YouTube video by Peter Dibble
youtu.be
February 12, 2026 at 5:11 PM
More on how we demolished a freeway and repurposed the land into a beautiful park! We can continue this climate action with political will. youtu.be/l2_yNrP0hCY?...
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🌟 Sex workers at Sheri’s Ranch, a legal brothel in Pahrump, Nevada, are unionizing with the Communications Workers of America @cwaunion.bsky.social
Last week, management fired several pro-union workers—including the union’s primary organizer, Jupiter Jetson
thenevadaindependent.com/article/sex-...
Last week, management fired several pro-union workers—including the union’s primary organizer, Jupiter Jetson
thenevadaindependent.com/article/sex-...
Sex workers at Pahrump brothel are unionizing, alleging unfair contracts and conditions - The Nevada Independent
In the last week, the brothel has fired three workers who challenged a new contract that they say is unfair. Lawyers have filed an injunction with the federal labor board.
thenevadaindependent.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:33 AM
🌟 Sex workers at Sheri’s Ranch, a legal brothel in Pahrump, Nevada, are unionizing with the Communications Workers of America @cwaunion.bsky.social
Last week, management fired several pro-union workers—including the union’s primary organizer, Jupiter Jetson
thenevadaindependent.com/article/sex-...
Last week, management fired several pro-union workers—including the union’s primary organizer, Jupiter Jetson
thenevadaindependent.com/article/sex-...
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I really want people to think about this. After all the insane lawsuits, all the threats, all the bullshit weve seen from this admin and the targets who kneeled in fear, an average Joe called the president a Pedophile protector to his face and didn't get touched. That's the Power of a union.
NEWS: Ford worker who heckled Trump kept his job, got 'no discipline' on his record, UAW says.
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
UAW: Ford worker who heckled Trump kept job, 'no discipline' on record
The United Auto Workers union said TJ Sabula remains employed and called out the president for making an obscene gesture toward the worker.
www.detroitnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I really want people to think about this. After all the insane lawsuits, all the threats, all the bullshit weve seen from this admin and the targets who kneeled in fear, an average Joe called the president a Pedophile protector to his face and didn't get touched. That's the Power of a union.
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Generative AI cannot compete with human creativity, no matter how loudly its supporters claim that it can. We're fighting for a Los Angeles that nurtures and supports art and the people who make it.
February 10, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Generative AI cannot compete with human creativity, no matter how loudly its supporters claim that it can. We're fighting for a Los Angeles that nurtures and supports art and the people who make it.
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This is a good outcome, but we can’t forget that it began with agents snatching Ozturk off the street and then holding her in overcrowded immigration detention, where she suffered multiple asthma attacks. All bc the Trump administration disagreed with her op-ed in the college paper.
An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a little less than a year after federal agents arrested her on a street near Tufts University
Immigration Court Drops Case Against Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk
The Turkish national had been arrested by plainclothes federal officers outside her apartment.
on.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:10 AM
This is a good outcome, but we can’t forget that it began with agents snatching Ozturk off the street and then holding her in overcrowded immigration detention, where she suffered multiple asthma attacks. All bc the Trump administration disagreed with her op-ed in the college paper.
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This is House Rep. Paul Evans asking HB 4085 (AV) bill sponsor Shelly Boshart Davis a simple question about how we'd hold robotaxis accountable for crashes.
...long awkward silence...
Then she has no answer other than to say, "Other states allow them so it must be fine."
...long awkward silence...
Then she has no answer other than to say, "Other states allow them so it must be fine."
February 9, 2026 at 10:36 PM
This is House Rep. Paul Evans asking HB 4085 (AV) bill sponsor Shelly Boshart Davis a simple question about how we'd hold robotaxis accountable for crashes.
...long awkward silence...
Then she has no answer other than to say, "Other states allow them so it must be fine."
...long awkward silence...
Then she has no answer other than to say, "Other states allow them so it must be fine."
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Remember: Data gathered for one purpose will inevitably be used for other purposes. Especially when that data is gathered by, or on behalf of, the government.
(linked post is a thread)
(linked post is a thread)
New from 404 Media: ICE is using a new facial recognition app to identify people, leaked emails show. Point camera at person, reveal their identity. It uses the CBP system that records peoples' faces as they enter or exit the U.S. Now, turned inwards to be used by ICE www.404media.co/ice-is-using...
ICE Is Using a New Facial Recognition App to Identify People, Leaked Emails Show
The new tool, called Mobile Fortify, uses the CBP system which ordinarily takes photos of people when they enter or exit the U.S., according to internal ICE emails viewed by 404 Media. Now ICE is usin...
www.404media.co
June 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Remember: Data gathered for one purpose will inevitably be used for other purposes. Especially when that data is gathered by, or on behalf of, the government.
(linked post is a thread)
(linked post is a thread)
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To repeat.
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And to repeat:
The political faction saying we must all have to log legal ID before speaking or accessing speech on the Internet,
and the political faction who believe transgenderism is a dangerous mental contagion that spreads by speech about transgenderism,
are the same faction.
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And to repeat:
The political faction saying we must all have to log legal ID before speaking or accessing speech on the Internet,
and the political faction who believe transgenderism is a dangerous mental contagion that spreads by speech about transgenderism,
are the same faction.
Age verification is deanonymization,
Deanonymization is censorship.
The Supreme Court is now taking away your right to anonymously *read* a form of speech. If speaking can mean that your readers have to subject themselves to potential consequences to read it, how can there be freedom of speech?
Deanonymization is censorship.
The Supreme Court is now taking away your right to anonymously *read* a form of speech. If speaking can mean that your readers have to subject themselves to potential consequences to read it, how can there be freedom of speech?
NEW: In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court held that age verification for explicit sites is constitutional. The majority said it protects minors without violating free speech; dissenters warned it burdens adults’ rights and ignores First Amendment precedent.
by @mattburgess1.bsky.social:
by @mattburgess1.bsky.social:
February 9, 2026 at 7:40 PM
To repeat.
--
And to repeat:
The political faction saying we must all have to log legal ID before speaking or accessing speech on the Internet,
and the political faction who believe transgenderism is a dangerous mental contagion that spreads by speech about transgenderism,
are the same faction.
--
And to repeat:
The political faction saying we must all have to log legal ID before speaking or accessing speech on the Internet,
and the political faction who believe transgenderism is a dangerous mental contagion that spreads by speech about transgenderism,
are the same faction.
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Every headline like this reminds me that these are just the cases we hear about because of lawsuits, and there are many more without any kind of legal representation
NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention without prescribed medication, lawsuit says
The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress, according to a federal lawsuit.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Every headline like this reminds me that these are just the cases we hear about because of lawsuits, and there are many more without any kind of legal representation
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Decomposition final boss
February 6, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Decomposition final boss
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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On Mastodon there's a bot which once an hour takes a randomly selected "Heathcliff" strip and randomly assigns it a caption from a randomly selected comment on "PornHub".
masto.ai/@HourlyPornh...
I am haunted by this one.
masto.ai/@HourlyPornh...
I am haunted by this one.
February 7, 2026 at 6:14 PM
On Mastodon there's a bot which once an hour takes a randomly selected "Heathcliff" strip and randomly assigns it a caption from a randomly selected comment on "PornHub".
masto.ai/@HourlyPornh...
I am haunted by this one.
masto.ai/@HourlyPornh...
I am haunted by this one.
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thinking about the FL Studio arcade machine again
February 1, 2026 at 6:19 AM
thinking about the FL Studio arcade machine again
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LMAO this is not what a data center power outage would do
January 26, 2026 at 8:44 PM
LMAO this is not what a data center power outage would do
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i hate living in the second act of CABARET. i miss living in the first act of CABARET
January 25, 2026 at 5:27 AM
i hate living in the second act of CABARET. i miss living in the first act of CABARET
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If this interests you, after making this video Reid dropped an hourlong documentary video about the Buchla Touché. I haven't watched it yet. Questions I assume it answers: How similar is this to the Buchla 400? What happened to the other three units, besides the one in the museum in Vancouver?
Touché: Don Buchla’s Rare Polyphonic Keyboard Instrument
YouTube video by Sarah Belle Reid
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:02 PM
If this interests you, after making this video Reid dropped an hourlong documentary video about the Buchla Touché. I haven't watched it yet. Questions I assume it answers: How similar is this to the Buchla 400? What happened to the other three units, besides the one in the museum in Vancouver?
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Duckduckgo has a survey for pro/anti-AI and I cackled so hard at the (current) results
https://voteyesornoai.com
https://voteyesornoai.com
Are you YES AI or NO AI? Vote now.
Big Tech doesn't care if you want AI or not. They should.
voteyesornoai.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Duckduckgo has a survey for pro/anti-AI and I cackled so hard at the (current) results
https://voteyesornoai.com
https://voteyesornoai.com
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Anyone else have an encounter with a total stranger that they will never stop thinking about? I often think about the time I was in a bookstore waiting for a bathroom to open up, and a guy in one of the bathrooms was taking an incredibly loud crap while repeatedly yelling “SIRI, WHAT CITY IS THIS”
January 17, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Anyone else have an encounter with a total stranger that they will never stop thinking about? I often think about the time I was in a bookstore waiting for a bathroom to open up, and a guy in one of the bathrooms was taking an incredibly loud crap while repeatedly yelling “SIRI, WHAT CITY IS THIS”
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The kids are alright.
January 14, 2026 at 12:16 AM
The kids are alright.
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spent the day using claude code in earnest for work and, well, www.wikihow.com/Run-Away-fro...
How to Run Away from Home and Live in the Woods: 9 Steps
If you need to, for whatever reason, run away and live in the woods, please read this article as a very basic overview of the bare necessities, then look at more detailed wikiHows, and accredited wild...
www.wikihow.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:46 AM
spent the day using claude code in earnest for work and, well, www.wikihow.com/Run-Away-fro...