Jack From Wisconsin
@jackfromwisconsin.bsky.social
Student at the UW branch campus in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Wikipedia editor. Progressive.
You all need to be on this wiki: consumerrights.wiki/Main_Page
Documenting how you all are being screwed over by today's companies. Looking for editors interested in taking action against big capital.
Documenting how you all are being screwed over by today's companies. Looking for editors interested in taking action against big capital.
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August 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM
You all need to be on this wiki: consumerrights.wiki/Main_Page
Documenting how you all are being screwed over by today's companies. Looking for editors interested in taking action against big capital.
Documenting how you all are being screwed over by today's companies. Looking for editors interested in taking action against big capital.
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As DC was taken over by Trump’s secret police, where were congressional Democrats? They weren’t in DC and some weren’t even in the US.
Instead of fighting back against the authoritarian takeover here at home, 22 House “Democrats” were being spoon-fed lies about Gaza on a trip paid for by AIPAC.
Instead of fighting back against the authoritarian takeover here at home, 22 House “Democrats” were being spoon-fed lies about Gaza on a trip paid for by AIPAC.
August 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
As DC was taken over by Trump’s secret police, where were congressional Democrats? They weren’t in DC and some weren’t even in the US.
Instead of fighting back against the authoritarian takeover here at home, 22 House “Democrats” were being spoon-fed lies about Gaza on a trip paid for by AIPAC.
Instead of fighting back against the authoritarian takeover here at home, 22 House “Democrats” were being spoon-fed lies about Gaza on a trip paid for by AIPAC.
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that summit could've been an email
August 15, 2025 at 11:12 PM
that summit could've been an email
August 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Disappointing that other nations have largely failed to work together to push back against the Trump tariff bullshit.
A simple pact between the other major economies, a tariff on anyone in this bloc means the whole bloc imposes an equal tariff on the USA.
Job done.
A simple pact between the other major economies, a tariff on anyone in this bloc means the whole bloc imposes an equal tariff on the USA.
Job done.
July 31, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Disappointing that other nations have largely failed to work together to push back against the Trump tariff bullshit.
A simple pact between the other major economies, a tariff on anyone in this bloc means the whole bloc imposes an equal tariff on the USA.
Job done.
A simple pact between the other major economies, a tariff on anyone in this bloc means the whole bloc imposes an equal tariff on the USA.
Job done.
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I think we’re on the cusp of mass attempts to automate teaching, and I also think it is going to be a massive wasteful failure in ways that will make the “learning loss” of the pandemic look like a speed bump next to a mountain.
August 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I think we’re on the cusp of mass attempts to automate teaching, and I also think it is going to be a massive wasteful failure in ways that will make the “learning loss” of the pandemic look like a speed bump next to a mountain.
If #brightline can deliver as promised: LA(ish) to Las Vegas in 2 hours... You'll see high speed rail projects 'pick up steam' across the nation. We badly need it here in America.
🔗 www.vvdailypress.com/story/news/2...
🔗 www.vvdailypress.com/story/news/2...
Brightline West Vegas-to-LA rail closes out July with work projects in the High Desert
Brightline West is closing out July with field investigation work along Interstate 15 for its nearly $12 billion Las Vegas to Southern California high-speed rail project.
www.vvdailypress.com
August 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
If #brightline can deliver as promised: LA(ish) to Las Vegas in 2 hours... You'll see high speed rail projects 'pick up steam' across the nation. We badly need it here in America.
🔗 www.vvdailypress.com/story/news/2...
🔗 www.vvdailypress.com/story/news/2...
Absolutely spineless news coverage. A woman gets fucked over by health insurance companies, and the lesson is "It was [woman's] fault" is insane.
The fault lies solely on the demonic system that enabled this to happen in the first place.
🔗 www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
The fault lies solely on the demonic system that enabled this to happen in the first place.
🔗 www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
August 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Absolutely spineless news coverage. A woman gets fucked over by health insurance companies, and the lesson is "It was [woman's] fault" is insane.
The fault lies solely on the demonic system that enabled this to happen in the first place.
🔗 www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
The fault lies solely on the demonic system that enabled this to happen in the first place.
🔗 www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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This is no time to go high. If GOP states redraw maps, then Democratic states should redraw maps.
Give the same energy. They will never play fair or by the rules. Ever.
Give the same energy. They will never play fair or by the rules. Ever.
August 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This is no time to go high. If GOP states redraw maps, then Democratic states should redraw maps.
Give the same energy. They will never play fair or by the rules. Ever.
Give the same energy. They will never play fair or by the rules. Ever.
Works great!
Just set up bridging on the social web between this account (Mastodon) and BlueSky. I'll share this on BlueSky to see if it's working.
August 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Works great!
Some pictures from the "Harvester Homecoming" show in Fort Wayne, Indiana. I'm here with a buddy of mine that's super into International Harvester and owns a couple himself.
Lots of cool history and vehicles here.
Lots of cool history and vehicles here.
August 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Some pictures from the "Harvester Homecoming" show in Fort Wayne, Indiana. I'm here with a buddy of mine that's super into International Harvester and owns a couple himself.
Lots of cool history and vehicles here.
Lots of cool history and vehicles here.
I just want to update, this article has been peer reviewed and is now considered one of Wikipedia's "Good Articles".
This means all claims are verified with in-line citations, the text has been copy-edited, and it is a comprehensive overview of the subject.
This means all claims are verified with in-line citations, the text has been copy-edited, and it is a comprehensive overview of the subject.
I've started a new #Wikipedia article on the unfortunate closures of the UW branch campuses. It is a shame that our state has let these institutions crumble instead of stepping up and providing the support that they need.
🔗Link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closure...
🔗Link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closure...
Closures of the University of Wisconsin branch campuses - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
August 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I just want to update, this article has been peer reviewed and is now considered one of Wikipedia's "Good Articles".
This means all claims are verified with in-line citations, the text has been copy-edited, and it is a comprehensive overview of the subject.
This means all claims are verified with in-line citations, the text has been copy-edited, and it is a comprehensive overview of the subject.
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I really wish the book deals would stop and our "leaders" started LEADING. Enough of this no action BS. Enough of staying silent to fascism. Ms. Harris could be talking every week about what the Democrats are doing, yet she's been absolutely silent. Where are our leaders?
August 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I really wish the book deals would stop and our "leaders" started LEADING. Enough of this no action BS. Enough of staying silent to fascism. Ms. Harris could be talking every week about what the Democrats are doing, yet she's been absolutely silent. Where are our leaders?
The UK is attempting to force #Wikipedia to collect your ID. The WMF is suing to keep Wikipedia free and accessible to all.
Fuck surveillance capitalism.
medium.com/wikimedia-po...
Fuck surveillance capitalism.
medium.com/wikimedia-po...
Wikipedia’s Nonprofit Host Brings Legal Challenge to New Online Safety Act (OSA) Regulations
The Wikimedia Foundation is legally challenging OSA’s broad new categorization rules, which risk imposing Category 1 duties on Wikipedia
medium.com
August 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The UK is attempting to force #Wikipedia to collect your ID. The WMF is suing to keep Wikipedia free and accessible to all.
Fuck surveillance capitalism.
medium.com/wikimedia-po...
Fuck surveillance capitalism.
medium.com/wikimedia-po...
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Remember! Not all internet platforms are Big Tech! Regulators should not treat Wikipedia the same as large corporate platforms that monetize users' identities and activities.
🌐 Not all platforms are Big Tech.
Treating public interest ones like Wikipedia the same as ad-driven platforms is damaging.
Read @britocruz.bsky.social to understand why regulation must be nuanced in order to protect diversity and uphold the public interest.
gamarevista.uol.com.br/colunistas/f...
Treating public interest ones like Wikipedia the same as ad-driven platforms is damaging.
Read @britocruz.bsky.social to understand why regulation must be nuanced in order to protect diversity and uphold the public interest.
gamarevista.uol.com.br/colunistas/f...
Nem toda internet é big tech — Gama Revista
Quando se fala em regulação das redes, parece que todo mundo já sabe do que estamos falando. E, quase sempre, o alvo imaginário são as grandes plataformas: redes sociais, buscadores, marketplaces e seus “algoritmos”. É o “capitalismo de vigilância”, o “tecnofeudalismo”, a envelopagem que se preferir. Em suma, o debate fica centrado nessas enormes empresas […]
gamarevista.uol.com.br
July 30, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Remember! Not all internet platforms are Big Tech! Regulators should not treat Wikipedia the same as large corporate platforms that monetize users' identities and activities.
Wouldn't it be funny to spin those oil plants back up to power our AI datacenters? That's what's coming. One datacenter consuming as much power as an ENTIRE STATE is completely unsustainable. "AI" will cook us alive long before it could become sentient.
Coming to Cheyenne: An AI data center that will require more electricity than what's needed to power all Wyoming homes apnews.com/article/ai-a...
Cheyenne to host massive AI data center using more electricity than all Wyoming homes combined
A massive AI data center proposed near Cheyenne, Wyoming, would use more electricity than all homes in the state combined.
apnews.com
July 30, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Wouldn't it be funny to spin those oil plants back up to power our AI datacenters? That's what's coming. One datacenter consuming as much power as an ENTIRE STATE is completely unsustainable. "AI" will cook us alive long before it could become sentient.
God, we're really going back to having one railroad company. We've done this before, it didn't fucking work.
Competition is ostensibly the force which unleashes the power of capitalism and markets. “Building the better mousetrap,” they would say.
Yet M&A is the flavour of the month again.
The amount of energy that “capitalists” spend on reducing competition is remarkable.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Yet M&A is the flavour of the month again.
The amount of energy that “capitalists” spend on reducing competition is remarkable.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Union Pacific deal could create first coast-to-coast US freight railroad
Union Pacific agrees to buy Norfolk Southern, establishing a $250bn colossus with 50,000 miles of track.
www.bbc.com
July 30, 2025 at 12:46 AM
God, we're really going back to having one railroad company. We've done this before, it didn't fucking work.
Tony, I thank you for your service as our governor. You genuinely care. Sadly, that's rare these days. I also thank you for stepping aside and leaving the floor open to newer candidates!
July 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Tony, I thank you for your service as our governor. You genuinely care. Sadly, that's rare these days. I also thank you for stepping aside and leaving the floor open to newer candidates!
Finally a huge win for America. Meet America's Mayor.
Hope and solidarity won tonight, and will win again in November.
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Finally a huge win for America. Meet America's Mayor.
Something I didn't even consider, AI being the death of #wikipedia because of web crawlers, not AI-written articles. Infrastructure is expensive and the WMF doesn't have endless cash. I really hope we are able to block these requests and keep Commons human-only.
The Wikimedia Foundation, which owns Wikipedia, says its bandwidth costs have gone up 50% since Jan 2024 — a rise they attribute to AI crawlers.
AI companies are killing the open web by stealing visitors from the sources of information and making them pay for the privilege
AI companies are killing the open web by stealing visitors from the sources of information and making them pay for the privilege
April 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Something I didn't even consider, AI being the death of #wikipedia because of web crawlers, not AI-written articles. Infrastructure is expensive and the WMF doesn't have endless cash. I really hope we are able to block these requests and keep Commons human-only.
On, Wisconsin!
Let’s fucking go.
April 2, 2025 at 2:19 AM
On, Wisconsin!
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what booker is doing right now is an example of what i mean when i say things like “we need more ambition right now.” there is room in american politics right now for people with ambition to take big stands and reap the rewards. he’s doing it!
April 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
what booker is doing right now is an example of what i mean when i say things like “we need more ambition right now.” there is room in american politics right now for people with ambition to take big stands and reap the rewards. he’s doing it!
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Cory Booker just gave the longest speech in the history of Congress and concluded by apologizing to everyone who had to stay up all night keeping the chamber open and operating.
April 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Cory Booker just gave the longest speech in the history of Congress and concluded by apologizing to everyone who had to stay up all night keeping the chamber open and operating.
It is so exhausting to have everyone looking at #Wisconsin every year to see if our state will be "forward" or "backward". Can we get back to our roots of #Progressive politics?
Do we not teach about "Fighting Bob" in schools anymore?
🔗 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...
Do we not teach about "Fighting Bob" in schools anymore?
🔗 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...
en.wikipedia.org
April 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
It is so exhausting to have everyone looking at #Wisconsin every year to see if our state will be "forward" or "backward". Can we get back to our roots of #Progressive politics?
Do we not teach about "Fighting Bob" in schools anymore?
🔗 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...
Do we not teach about "Fighting Bob" in schools anymore?
🔗 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...