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A wild philosopher appears! Booster for the commons 🌱 FOSS, civics, libraries, digital autonomy, human rights. Hats include @matrix.org @petalumapride.org @northbaypython.org 🤹🏻‍♀️ she/ella | they/elle 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🦓 ♾️ riley.pub

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🐘 @[email protected] @robin.riley.pub · Feb 16

I've assembled a list of 40+ outlets that I find valuable, prominently featuring:

* nonprofit, co-operative, and independent news rooms,
* outlets relevant to Petaluma and the Bay Area,
* international outlets,
* and, yes, a selection of for-profit outlets.

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40+ sources of news and information for the US in 2025

Staying informed is critical, and a bit challenging these days. A revisionist and censorious US administration, a media and political landscape significantly captured by billionaires, misinformation a...

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 59m

Whenever anyone says how much of the U.S. economy is tied to AI right now, I'm like...damn, what if a single rich person had any idea other than "try to zero out labor costs through theft."

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🐘 @[email protected] @robin.riley.pub · 10h

I went in to present before the Library Commission for the first time today, and it was lovely. But because it's still kind of a new community to me, I was nervous.

And apparently nervous Robin is very bad at calibrating the strength of her handshakes 🤣

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redrum scare(d) corncob (no one said it made sense) @inquiline.myatproto.social · 10h

It's DARVO all the way down

Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 22h

'By applying protections meant for vulnerable groups to shield government actors, Apple has created — within its own ecosystem — a new kind of protected class: state power itself."

migrantinsider.com/p/scoop-appl...

SCOOP: Apple Quietly Made ICE Agents a Protected Class

Internal emails show tech giant used anti-hate-speech rules meant for minorities to block an app documenting immigration enforcement.

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🐘 @[email protected] @robin.riley.pub · 10h

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malena @seachanger.bsky.social · 10h

my self talk as the ED of a small nonprofit

Alex Hanna-ween @alexhanna.bsky.social · 10h

I don't care that you did it at the last minute. I care that you happened to put a single iota of thought into it. Even if that single iota is your last brain cell hanging on with the power of Red Bull

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🐘 @[email protected] @robin.riley.pub · 11h

We've been driving a Polestar 2 since 2020 and are v happy with it. Not suggesting that exact model so much as another vote in favor of considering Polestar ☺️

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 15h

POV: you are going to be bitten

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 14h

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 14h

This is the lesson of 2025

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 15h

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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Acting the Fulemin @actingthefulemin.bsky.social · 12h

the Jays beating the Yankees is an important reminder that as dark as things may seem, bad things can still happen to bad people

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🐘 @[email protected] @robin.riley.pub · 15h

☝️ is where you can find me on the fediverse/Mastodon.

Wanna give it a try? I'm happy to help answer any questions you may have.

Garth Marenghi's Catbus @hayao.lol · 16h

so the devs are going all in defending Jesse Singal and making this platform a safe space for TERFs

I know posters generally dislike Mastodon & understand why, but the influx of bksy shitposters this week has really improved the vibe + the Phanpy app also does wonders making it poster friendly

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 16h

As the Supreme Court term begins, keep this framework in mind: Autocratic Legalism.

Instead of “rule of law” (law constrains the power), we get “rule by law” (law as a weapon for power).

Authoritarians usually have to install allies. Trump started his second term with that step already complete.

The only effective opposition is through the language of morality and documented harm—not legal technicalities that can be swept away with a 6–3 vote.” The text is centered on a neutral background, with “morality” and “documented harm” slightly emphasized to underscore the moral and empirical contrast with “legal technicalities.”

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interACT Advocates @interact.bsky.social · 19h

The Council of Europe sets a standard to protect intersex rights! The guidance includes banning nonconsensual surgeries on kids. Given to 46 European countries, it seeks to ensure access to justice, accountability, & compensation when bodily integrity is violated. www.ilga-europe.org/press-releas...

Council of Europe Adopts Landmark Intersex Rights Recommendation

The Council of Europe adopts a landmark Recommendation on Equal Rights for Intersex Persons, setting a new gold standard for intersex human rights across Europe.

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Laura Weiss @lauralew105.bsky.social · 18h

Apropos of nothing, here's my essay for @newrepublic.com from earlier this year about Covid's continued influence on our lives, whether we like it or not:
newrepublic.com/article/1927...
(Thanks again to @dceiver.bsky.social for letting me write it.)

The Pandemic Never Ended

Five years after Covid arrived on these shores, many believe the anxieties of the plague years are in the rearview mirror. But the threat is far from over.

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Phildini @phildini.net · 18h

This is a huge problem and part of why @civic.band exists -- we're indexing minutes data from 809 (and growing) municipalities, backed up to searchable sqlite DBs, a CDN, and a git repo of the OCR'd text.

If you (or anyone) wants to explore 9 million pages of civic data: civic.band

CivicBand: Government and Municipality Meeting Data

Dive into City Meeting Data Across the U.S.

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Eleanor Courtemanche @ecourtem.bsky.social · 19h

Pale light of autumn

A delicate white aster growing from a sidewalk crack with its flowers illuminated by a low pale sunbeam

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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 19h

CA, pls call the Governor before 10/12 & ask him to sign 5 trans rights bills which passed the state legislature. SB 418 Ensure Equal Access to Care for All; AB 82 Health Data Privacy & Safety; SB 59 Transgender Privacy Act; SB 497 Transgender State of Refuge; AB 1084 The Transgender Records Act

South Bay Queer Solidarity @sbqsolidarity.bsky.social · 12d

A huge win for trans people in California: the state legislature passed five bills protecting our rights!

Now it's time to call on Governor Gavin Newsom to sign them. Contact him before October 12th: transfamilysos.org/action-neede...

#TransRights #TransYouth #TransCalifornia

Action Needed: Urge Governor Newsom to Sign Five Critical Trans Rights Bills

TransFamily Support Services is proud to co-sponsor five critical trans rights bills that have officially passed the California Legislature. This is a major victory—one made possible through a powerfu...

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victoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 20h

I lived in fear of this day, and it’s here. I finally got called out by The Onion

The Onion @theonion.com · 20h

Passenger Glued To Airplane Window Like It Fucking 1956 https://theonion.com/passenger-glued-to-airplane-window-like-it-fucking-1956-1832728158/

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 19h

New: Apple banned an app that simply archived videos of ICE abuses. Rather than other apps that record ICE official's real-time location, Eyes Up is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." Videos from TikTok etc. Every submission manually reviewed

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Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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The Mercury News @mercurynews.com · 19h

New California law makes Diwali a state holiday starting in 2026 trib.al/iXMXN0L

New California law makes Diwali a state holiday starting in 2026

Starting next year, California schools can close and state employees can take the day off for Diwali.

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lena @lenazun.bsky.social · 20h

The Verge is right, this one is a banger shop.eff.org/products/let...

'Let's Sue the Government' T-Shirt

When privacy is at stake, we don’t stay quiet.EFF has filed suit against OPM and DOGE over unauthorized access to millions of government employees’ personal records. Wear this ringer tee to signal: ou...

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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 23h

During the past year, my lab hosted a cohort of communities around the world adopting open social networks. Together, they've created a beautiful cookbook full of their lessons and reflections. Come to the launch event on November 3: https://www.colorado.edu/lab/medlab/2025/launch-event-open-social-

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Sonoma Land Trust @sonomalandtrust.bsky.social · 22h

Cute coyote alert! We caught these playful pups on our wildlife camera at Little Black Mountain Preserve. Coyotes live in close-knit family groups, working together to hunt, defend their territory, and teach pups survival skills. Coyotes keep small rodent populations in check and clean up carrion.

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Anna E. Cook @annaecook.com · 22h

Accessibility is popular, it's rare I meet anyone who thinks it doesn't matter.

Usually it's the systemic failures that make us de-prioritize it, things like perceived tight timelines, low budgets, lack of resources.

Regardless, the future world is accessible. There's too many of us that want it

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malena @seachanger.bsky.social · 20h

If you want to learn more about depaving and green transformation as a community tool to fight the climate legacy of urban redlining, Depave PDX is offering our first Depave 101 webinar next Wednesday the 15th. Beam in from wherever you are to join the depave movement!
www.depave.org/network-even...

Intro to Depave Webinar — Depave

Have a project idea, interest in getting involved, or just have some questions you want answered about our work? Learn more about Depave through this live webinar introduction to the organization!

www.depave.org

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