Mariam Baksh
@mariambaksh.bsky.social
Journalist contemplating US artificial intelligence policy and life at large. RE “where are you from??” Long live the global south, @UFJSchool @IRWorkshop @TheProspect @Marketplace Signal: +1 650 679 1886
On the left, the NYT valorizing Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski for standing up to Trump. On the right, a commenter on the blog of a local independent writer, a few days later when she cast the deciding vote to block release of the Epstein files.
September 11, 2025 at 10:38 AM
On the left, the NYT valorizing Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski for standing up to Trump. On the right, a commenter on the blog of a local independent writer, a few days later when she cast the deciding vote to block release of the Epstein files.
from my inbox this recess week, pls send help:
July 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
from my inbox this recess week, pls send help:
Our little station in Fort Reno Park today. No kings, dammnit.
June 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Our little station in Fort Reno Park today. No kings, dammnit.
More news from the big hair front : never blow drying again!
June 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
More news from the big hair front : never blow drying again!
Big hair energy, after reporting on another day of AI mumbo jumbo.
June 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Big hair energy, after reporting on another day of AI mumbo jumbo.
More Gaza-war protesters here at the AI+ Expo, during Eric Schmidt’s session: “no tech for genocide.” 🪧
(Yesterday: “Palantir has blood on its hands” 🩸)
(Yesterday: “Palantir has blood on its hands” 🩸)
June 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
More Gaza-war protesters here at the AI+ Expo, during Eric Schmidt’s session: “no tech for genocide.” 🪧
(Yesterday: “Palantir has blood on its hands” 🩸)
(Yesterday: “Palantir has blood on its hands” 🩸)
Pray tell, who is the Democrats' witness here?
April 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Pray tell, who is the Democrats' witness here?
This is from Michael Kratsios' response to a questionnaire in advance of his confirmation hearing to lead OSTP. I suspect this answer to number 6 is standard for revolving door personnel, but I still LOL'd
February 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This is from Michael Kratsios' response to a questionnaire in advance of his confirmation hearing to lead OSTP. I suspect this answer to number 6 is standard for revolving door personnel, but I still LOL'd
whoa, how did this make it past the censors?!
(from NTIA-DOE request for comment on the facilitation of data centers facilitating AI)
(from NTIA-DOE request for comment on the facilitation of data centers facilitating AI)
December 16, 2024 at 6:31 PM
whoa, how did this make it past the censors?!
(from NTIA-DOE request for comment on the facilitation of data centers facilitating AI)
(from NTIA-DOE request for comment on the facilitation of data centers facilitating AI)
Democrats who voted for the "non-profit killer" bill. Amazing. Just as an example, Allred, first on the list here, is the civil rights lawyer who ran against Ted Cruz for the Senate. He would now hand overwhelming censorship power to the Trump administration.
November 21, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Democrats who voted for the "non-profit killer" bill. Amazing. Just as an example, Allred, first on the list here, is the civil rights lawyer who ran against Ted Cruz for the Senate. He would now hand overwhelming censorship power to the Trump administration.
Hah, this is kind of how I feel about Trump 2.0 🙃
November 16, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Hah, this is kind of how I feel about Trump 2.0 🙃
They were preparing to contest it.
November 6, 2024 at 1:17 PM
They were preparing to contest it.
