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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 3d

My mom might not have let me install it on her computer if it had come like that

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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 5d

Haha! They must have read my weirdest America article, a theological argument for epub over pdf.

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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 5d

Apostolic exhortation, excuse me

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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 5d

Thank GOODNESS that the Vatican has improved the typography and layout of its document pages. And, far more importantly, Pope Leo has just issued an encyclical about care for the poor: www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 5d

Amazing. AmbitioUS has been such an important supporter of solidarity economies in culture industries, and I'm thrilled to hear that they're continuing to build on that record.

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 5d

Some Catholics may be having a vigil for Charlie Kirk & some other Catholics may very well be housing & clothing poor people & fighting for immigrants.

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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 6d

@medlabboulder.bsky.social is on 💥 while I'm on sabbatical

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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 6d

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis speaking with employee ownership advocates, remembering how he started his campaign at an EO grocery store. And he has ensured we have the best EO policy in the country.

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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 6d

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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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 9d

At this week's Metagov Seminar, join me to celebrate my colleague Lori Emerson's gorgeous new book, Other Networks, a sourcebook of stories and designs for networks that are not the internet: https://luma.com/4kfjgd6a

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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 9d

Today is the tenth anniversary of the death of Grace Lee Boggs, one of the great guides of my life. In her spirit, let us always keep asking ourselves, "What time is it on the clock of the world?"

If you're in Detroit, consider going to this.

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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 10d

Wow!

Jonathan Bellack @bellack.com · 10d

Governable Spaces by @ntnsndr.in is outstanding and influential. If you read one thing, this is the one. 1/4

Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life – Writings and rehearsals by Nathan Schneider

nathanschneider.info

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P. Dominikus Kraschl OFM @dominikuskraschl.bsky.social · 11d

Many Blessings on the Feast of St. Francis!

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jacky. @jacky.wtf · 11d

I find some guidance in @ntnsndr.in's works, namely www.ucpress.edu/books/govern... (which looks back to see how we can go forward)

Governable Spaces by Nathan Schneider - Paper

Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

www.ucpress.edu

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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 11d

Coming this month! The Co-op Cincy Symposium, which has been the leading edge of connecting co-ops and unions. coopcincy.org/events/2025/...

Union Co-op Symposium — Co-op Cincy

🌍 Celebrate the Year of the Cooperative at the 7th Union Co-op Symposium! October 17–18, 2025 | Cincinnati, Ohio From Breakdown to Breakthrough: Building a Stronger Community In a time when so many systems are failing us, cooperatives are showing the world what’s possible. That’s why

coopcincy.org

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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 12d

bahahaha—I'd love to see the driver in the AUR that can run those things wirelessly from the desktop there

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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 14d

Today, a last-minute pilgrimage in Bremen to the resting place of Ivan Illich, my guide for so many years. In a cemetery full of stone markers and manicured flowers, his is a simple wood cross in a patch of vernacular herbs.

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𝕮 @chrisshank.com · Apr 10

"Implicit Feudalism: Why Online Communities Still Haven’t Caught Up with My Mother’s Garden Club" by Nathan Schneider (2021)

www.colorado.edu/lab/medlab/2...

Implicit Feudalism: Why Online Communities Still Haven’t Caught Up with My Mother’s Garden Club

Alongside whatever else mothers and sons talk about, I have begun receiving regular updates on the governance of my mother’s neighborhood garden club. They make

www.colorado.edu

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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 14d

Fixed, thank you!

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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 17d

Can we repurpose the word "sloppy" for when people misuse AI in ways when they should have been thinking for themselves?

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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 17d

I'm really looking forward to hosting this @metagov.bsky.social seminar on the governance of bees, fireflies, and plants with my colleage @oritpeleg.bsky.social: luma.com/pzbp4zq1

Seminar: Governance Among Plants & Insects with Dr. Orit Peleg · Zoom · Luma

Dr. Orit Peleg seeks to understand the behavior of disordered living systems by merging tools from physics, biology, engineering, and computer science. At the…

luma.com

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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 18d

I keep thinking about this cade say on AI and nuclear reactions. zenodo.org/records/1718...

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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 19d

After experiencing a wonderful panel on my Exit to Community concept, I learned that the Trump administration is targeting the foundation that initially funded that work.

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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 19d

Wow, this is insanely exciting, via @atproto.com: A new 2SLGBTQIA+ Bluesky platform, @transrights.northsky.social, structured as a worker co-op! atprotocol.dev/the-first-in... Now we only need a million more of these:)

The First Indiesky Grant: Northsky

Announcing the first IndieSky grant. We're supporting NorthSky's PDS migration tools, including educational resources to teach everyone about the network.

atprotocol.dev

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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 19d

Elders need to act like elders

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19d

OBAMA: It's fair to say that 80% of the world's problems involve old men hanging on who are afraid of death and insignificance, and they won't let go. They build pyramids, and they put their names on everything. They get very anxious about it.

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