@jedr.blacksky.app
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Reminded that one reason "open source" was coined against "free/libre" was to exclude licenses barring use by Apartheid police in South Africa. That's what motivated the "no discrimination against fields of endeavor" clause in the OSI's definition.
January 12, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Reminded that one reason "open source" was coined against "free/libre" was to exclude licenses barring use by Apartheid police in South Africa. That's what motivated the "no discrimination against fields of endeavor" clause in the OSI's definition.
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The big push for state digital driver's licenses is effectively a movement to increase the power of government and big companies to control individuals.
Our leaders can't rush the adoption of digital licenses or our civil liberties will pay the price.
Our leaders can't rush the adoption of digital licenses or our civil liberties will pay the price.
How to Give the Government New Power to “Un-Person” Someone, in Three Easy Steps | ACLU
States That Adopt Digital Driver’s Licenses Need to Rethink How IDs are Revoked
www.aclu.org
January 7, 2026 at 12:26 AM
The big push for state digital driver's licenses is effectively a movement to increase the power of government and big companies to control individuals.
Our leaders can't rush the adoption of digital licenses or our civil liberties will pay the price.
Our leaders can't rush the adoption of digital licenses or our civil liberties will pay the price.
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Or more Marxistly, AI critique reifies a political-economic movement as a technological force. This mystification helps naturalize the disruption of existing labor arrangements while directing critique away from the movement seeking to remake social relations through AI.
January 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Or more Marxistly, AI critique reifies a political-economic movement as a technological force. This mystification helps naturalize the disruption of existing labor arrangements while directing critique away from the movement seeking to remake social relations through AI.
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it's because we look at generative AI as a technology that does things, as the thing we need to fight, instead of focusing on the movement trying to remake the world using AI.
one thing I've been pondering this week is whether genAI is inherently an oligarchic project and—if so—why there isn't a stronger leftist movement against AI as a plan to take away jobs
The plan is to crash the economy to suppress wages.
January 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
it's because we look at generative AI as a technology that does things, as the thing we need to fight, instead of focusing on the movement trying to remake the world using AI.
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The sign on Kristi Noem's podium reads "One of ours, all of yours." The reader will recall that this was a fascist rallying cry in the Spanish Civil War. What it means is that one of "our" people is worth all of "your" people.
January 11, 2026 at 5:43 PM
The sign on Kristi Noem's podium reads "One of ours, all of yours." The reader will recall that this was a fascist rallying cry in the Spanish Civil War. What it means is that one of "our" people is worth all of "your" people.
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I'm hearing about this in a few states. My big question is whether it is preparation for a crackdown on resistance to ICE operations, or a preemptive crackdown on anti war protesters after the planned invasion of Greenland
my friend is a postal worker in minneapolis and they all got letters at work today to show to police to prove they are essential workers authorized to be out. i guess we're to the "papers please" era now officially.
January 11, 2026 at 10:02 PM
I'm hearing about this in a few states. My big question is whether it is preparation for a crackdown on resistance to ICE operations, or a preemptive crackdown on anti war protesters after the planned invasion of Greenland
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January 6, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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cannot stress enough that they are abducting legal observers left and right and people are hearing about this happening to other people and still immediately going “alright where can i go to help now”
January 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
cannot stress enough that they are abducting legal observers left and right and people are hearing about this happening to other people and still immediately going “alright where can i go to help now”
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This is the same area in St. Paul where ice just rammed a driver and pulled them out of their vehicle on the street. Video of that is starting to make it into the public
I really cannot stress, even if someone who has done this academically for years now how fast this is accelerating
I really cannot stress, even if someone who has done this academically for years now how fast this is accelerating
January 11, 2026 at 9:48 PM
This is the same area in St. Paul where ice just rammed a driver and pulled them out of their vehicle on the street. Video of that is starting to make it into the public
I really cannot stress, even if someone who has done this academically for years now how fast this is accelerating
I really cannot stress, even if someone who has done this academically for years now how fast this is accelerating
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Too many people are trying to differentiate between ICE and police.
I will hold your hand as I say this:
Police in the US treat marginalized people the way ICE treats everyone. They're far more similar than you want to admit.
Defunding the police and abolishing ICE are the same fight.
I will hold your hand as I say this:
Police in the US treat marginalized people the way ICE treats everyone. They're far more similar than you want to admit.
Defunding the police and abolishing ICE are the same fight.
January 10, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Too many people are trying to differentiate between ICE and police.
I will hold your hand as I say this:
Police in the US treat marginalized people the way ICE treats everyone. They're far more similar than you want to admit.
Defunding the police and abolishing ICE are the same fight.
I will hold your hand as I say this:
Police in the US treat marginalized people the way ICE treats everyone. They're far more similar than you want to admit.
Defunding the police and abolishing ICE are the same fight.
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At this point don’t see any other way out of this except to impeach the President.
January 11, 2026 at 4:28 PM
At this point don’t see any other way out of this except to impeach the President.
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I think it’s important to point out: ICE does NOT have the same authority as a police officer. They do NOT have the power to enforce laws, only to engage in their specific tasks.
IE: they don’t do traffic, etc. impeding traffic is not a penalty ICE can enforce against
IE: they don’t do traffic, etc. impeding traffic is not a penalty ICE can enforce against
January 11, 2026 at 8:08 PM
I think it’s important to point out: ICE does NOT have the same authority as a police officer. They do NOT have the power to enforce laws, only to engage in their specific tasks.
IE: they don’t do traffic, etc. impeding traffic is not a penalty ICE can enforce against
IE: they don’t do traffic, etc. impeding traffic is not a penalty ICE can enforce against
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Find a way to be with people as much as possible. It's the way you will make it through this period of time.
January 11, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Find a way to be with people as much as possible. It's the way you will make it through this period of time.
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Cambridge/Boston folks:
Kamilah Cole presenting
An Arcane Inheritance at @harvardbookstore.bsky.social with Karen Winn
Monday, Jan 12, 2026
7:00pm
Harvard Book Store
Cambridge, MA 02138
Free; No tickets are required
#Lit #BlackSky
www.instagram.com/p/DTVZzGjEum-/
Kamilah Cole presenting
An Arcane Inheritance at @harvardbookstore.bsky.social with Karen Winn
Monday, Jan 12, 2026
7:00pm
Harvard Book Store
Cambridge, MA 02138
Free; No tickets are required
#Lit #BlackSky
www.instagram.com/p/DTVZzGjEum-/
January 11, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Cambridge/Boston folks:
Kamilah Cole presenting
An Arcane Inheritance at @harvardbookstore.bsky.social with Karen Winn
Monday, Jan 12, 2026
7:00pm
Harvard Book Store
Cambridge, MA 02138
Free; No tickets are required
#Lit #BlackSky
www.instagram.com/p/DTVZzGjEum-/
Kamilah Cole presenting
An Arcane Inheritance at @harvardbookstore.bsky.social with Karen Winn
Monday, Jan 12, 2026
7:00pm
Harvard Book Store
Cambridge, MA 02138
Free; No tickets are required
#Lit #BlackSky
www.instagram.com/p/DTVZzGjEum-/
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it has been brought to my attention (by my sister) that i received a two page spread in locus magazine???? this is an incredible honor wow 🥹
you can grab a digital or physical issue here: subscribers.locusmag.com/subscribe
you can grab a digital or physical issue here: subscribers.locusmag.com/subscribe
January 10, 2026 at 9:32 PM
it has been brought to my attention (by my sister) that i received a two page spread in locus magazine???? this is an incredible honor wow 🥹
you can grab a digital or physical issue here: subscribers.locusmag.com/subscribe
you can grab a digital or physical issue here: subscribers.locusmag.com/subscribe
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Assemblyman Anil Beephan has made a statement.
One account confirming from one of the victims (name redacted for privacy)
#DutchessCounty #NY #Pawling
One account confirming from one of the victims (name redacted for privacy)
#DutchessCounty #NY #Pawling
January 11, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Assemblyman Anil Beephan has made a statement.
One account confirming from one of the victims (name redacted for privacy)
#DutchessCounty #NY #Pawling
One account confirming from one of the victims (name redacted for privacy)
#DutchessCounty #NY #Pawling
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Agameowmnon
we’re in the vet’s office waiting room and they just called for Agamemnon. we all looked at the Great Dane but it turns out Agamemnon is an orange kitten in a backpack that makes him look like an astronaut cheese puff
January 11, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Agameowmnon
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Two good recent discussions on Makdisi Street about how people continue to fight for the people of Gaza and Palestine.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_gZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsIm...
If you're in the US, contact your members of Congress: actionnetwork.org/letters/emai...
#Gaza #GazaGenocide
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_gZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsIm...
If you're in the US, contact your members of Congress: actionnetwork.org/letters/emai...
#Gaza #GazaGenocide
"Is God Listening?" w/ Munther Isaac
YouTube video by Makdisi Street
www.youtube.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Two good recent discussions on Makdisi Street about how people continue to fight for the people of Gaza and Palestine.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_gZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsIm...
If you're in the US, contact your members of Congress: actionnetwork.org/letters/emai...
#Gaza #GazaGenocide
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_gZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsIm...
If you're in the US, contact your members of Congress: actionnetwork.org/letters/emai...
#Gaza #GazaGenocide
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Well this is something.
Yesterday, Netanyahu joined Hungarian extremist PM Viktor Orbán's re-election launch via video, alongside German & Austrian far-right parties AfD & FPÖ, which are officially boycotted by Israel over their antisemitism
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Netanyahu joins Germany's AfD, far-right Europeans in backing Orbán as campaign begins
The AfD and Austria's FPÖ Are Boycotted by Israel Over Their Antisemitic Roots and Members. Launching an Uphill Re-election Bid, Orbán Invited International Far-right Allies to His Illiberal Fidesz Pa...
www.haaretz.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Well this is something.
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Mayor who told ICE to get the fuck out of Minneapolis sics cops on people protesting ICE.
The Minneapolis Police Department has declared tonight’s protest outside a downtown hotel an unlawful assembly, calling it a public nuisance, and ordered the crowd to disperse. bit.ly/3Yu1KW3
January 10, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Mayor who told ICE to get the fuck out of Minneapolis sics cops on people protesting ICE.
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In this new essay, Christine Sun discusses the politics of translation, with a particular focus on a simultaneously published Chinese and English anthology of SFF stories.
Read it now, for free! www.speculativeinsight.com
Read it now, for free! www.speculativeinsight.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:42 AM
In this new essay, Christine Sun discusses the politics of translation, with a particular focus on a simultaneously published Chinese and English anthology of SFF stories.
Read it now, for free! www.speculativeinsight.com
Read it now, for free! www.speculativeinsight.com
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A big reason Americans can’t save themselves is that they refuse to know they’re in danger. They go wah! I’m tired of being depressed by alerts to the dangerous state of the country & world. It affects my bougie idea of what mental health is. They go what a shame if what’s really happening happened.
January 11, 2026 at 7:59 PM
A big reason Americans can’t save themselves is that they refuse to know they’re in danger. They go wah! I’m tired of being depressed by alerts to the dangerous state of the country & world. It affects my bougie idea of what mental health is. They go what a shame if what’s really happening happened.
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Manufacturing consent.
Israeli officials say Iran regime far from collapse as Trump reportedly mulls strikes
www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...
Israeli officials say Iran regime far from collapse as Trump reportedly mulls strikes
www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...
Israeli officials say Iran regime far from collapse as Trump reportedly mulls strikes
U.S. Media Reports Citing American Officials Say the Trump Administration Is Weighing Both Military and Non-military Actions Against the Iranian Regime
www.haaretz.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Manufacturing consent.
Israeli officials say Iran regime far from collapse as Trump reportedly mulls strikes
www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...
Israeli officials say Iran regime far from collapse as Trump reportedly mulls strikes
www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...
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A really interesting look at the crossover between punk and folk music. A lot of today’s more exciting American artists are coming more from this tradition than they are traditional country or folk.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThYc4gHo/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThYc4gHo/
This big feature on No Depression took months of work! I track the origins of today’s Americana stars in little known underground folk punk and crust punk communities! @Sunny War @Nick shoulders @Bri...
TikTok video by Hearth Music🎵
www.tiktok.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:28 PM
A really interesting look at the crossover between punk and folk music. A lot of today’s more exciting American artists are coming more from this tradition than they are traditional country or folk.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThYc4gHo/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThYc4gHo/
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The people who are not moved by children being massacred in school shootings because of the policies they support will not be moved by a white mother being killed by authorities either. That’s effortless for them.
January 11, 2026 at 5:52 PM
The people who are not moved by children being massacred in school shootings because of the policies they support will not be moved by a white mother being killed by authorities either. That’s effortless for them.