anna@germ 🍂🍁🍎
@anna.germnetwork.com
Founding engineer and community lead @germnetwork.com
Come hang out with us on Discord! discord.gg/tefK6VR8GS
DM me on Germ!!
https://ger.mx/A90mZOwHe7PRaZSu9BJ_58nDaCBQwsyz6PqTb7IL1YkC#did:plc:hg7e37e3kl5m5ra7udzyw6ta
Come hang out with us on Discord! discord.gg/tefK6VR8GS
DM me on Germ!!
https://ger.mx/A90mZOwHe7PRaZSu9BJ_58nDaCBQwsyz6PqTb7IL1YkC#did:plc:hg7e37e3kl5m5ra7udzyw6ta
Full stack engineering role for the SF #hiring crowd docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Job Description - Full Stack Software Engineer
Fullstack Software Engineer @ Curious Cardinals November 2025 SF based Quick Facts Funding raised: $7M+ Number of Employees: 10 (and growing) Website: https://www.curiouscardinals.com/ Founders: Aud...
docs.google.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Full stack engineering role for the SF #hiring crowd docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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THEY ARE SO ON THE PULSE
November 7, 2025 at 4:06 AM
THEY ARE SO ON THE PULSE
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So congrats on replacing those terrible ball players at little league and the minors with robots, I’m sure we’ll find another way to make pro ball players.
November 3, 2025 at 3:21 AM
So congrats on replacing those terrible ball players at little league and the minors with robots, I’m sure we’ll find another way to make pro ball players.
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today’s information came out piecemeal, and people should be able to share their own situations on their own time, but I could share this much ^ as it is pretty cut and dry on the facts.
Teen Vogue also no longer has any trans staffers as of today.
Teen Vogue also no longer has any trans staffers as of today.
November 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
today’s information came out piecemeal, and people should be able to share their own situations on their own time, but I could share this much ^ as it is pretty cut and dry on the facts.
Teen Vogue also no longer has any trans staffers as of today.
Teen Vogue also no longer has any trans staffers as of today.
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
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Exgoose me? You’re funding Gander how?
We're inviting Canadians to become co-owners.
Over 1.5k Canadians have invested from $255 to $10K or more, totalling $1.2M so far!
Become an owner! Tell friends, family, frenemies... anyone who wants better socials in Canada 🇨🇦
frontfundr.com/gandersocial
We're inviting Canadians to become co-owners.
Over 1.5k Canadians have invested from $255 to $10K or more, totalling $1.2M so far!
Become an owner! Tell friends, family, frenemies... anyone who wants better socials in Canada 🇨🇦
frontfundr.com/gandersocial
November 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Exgoose me? You’re funding Gander how?
We're inviting Canadians to become co-owners.
Over 1.5k Canadians have invested from $255 to $10K or more, totalling $1.2M so far!
Become an owner! Tell friends, family, frenemies... anyone who wants better socials in Canada 🇨🇦
frontfundr.com/gandersocial
We're inviting Canadians to become co-owners.
Over 1.5k Canadians have invested from $255 to $10K or more, totalling $1.2M so far!
Become an owner! Tell friends, family, frenemies... anyone who wants better socials in Canada 🇨🇦
frontfundr.com/gandersocial
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New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
October 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
And this thread is helpful if anyone is wondering why we put a link in your bio instead of a (non-character-limited) separate record👀
The desirable property of link in bio is that folks can see it from any app view and remove it if it is unexpected. It is important that folks can, outside of the Germ app, tell if someone is claiming to be them in Germ, and stop it.
October 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
And this thread is helpful if anyone is wondering why we put a link in your bio instead of a (non-character-limited) separate record👀
A lot of questions come up about this (why isn't my link clickable? can I swap out anchr:// for https:// to make it clickable?) ... thank you Tessa for this explainer!!
👻 Something a little tricky about our ATProto integration rollout is that folks in the beta can have clickable links in their bios (your https:// link), but everyone else can chat with those users (if friends) by clicking that link and setting up an anchr:// key in their bios! 🎃
October 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
A lot of questions come up about this (why isn't my link clickable? can I swap out anchr:// for https:// to make it clickable?) ... thank you Tessa for this explainer!!
I really like when people have seasonal emojis in their names on here🎃👻🦇
October 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I really like when people have seasonal emojis in their names on here🎃👻🦇
Other actions if people want more ways to support the Stanford 11 ➡️➡️➡️ bit.ly/S11actiontoo...
stanford is pushing for felony charges against 11 protestors for Palestine, and demanding hundreds of thousands of dollars in restitution. you can sign this open letter petitioning them to drop the charges (thanks @timnitgebru.bsky.social for putting this on my radar)
Support the Stanford 12! Drop the charges on students!
We, students, faculty, community members, and concerned organizations, demand that the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office drop the felony charges brought against twelve Stanford University ...
actionnetwork.org
October 23, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Other actions if people want more ways to support the Stanford 11 ➡️➡️➡️ bit.ly/S11actiontoo...
wish i was having tessa's kinda night😔🤘
October 23, 2025 at 7:03 AM
wish i was having tessa's kinda night😔🤘
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Hey Siri, show me an example of environmental racism.
If you breathe in too much nitrogen oxide, you are at a higher risk for heart disease, lung damage, and more.
So why is Elon’s supercomputer allowed to use 33 gas turbines that are pouring nitrogen oxide into Memphis’ air, increasing their NOx levels by 79% in a single year?
Turns out, it’s not.
So why is Elon’s supercomputer allowed to use 33 gas turbines that are pouring nitrogen oxide into Memphis’ air, increasing their NOx levels by 79% in a single year?
Turns out, it’s not.
October 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Hey Siri, show me an example of environmental racism.
We’ll be adding new people to the beeeeeta!! So come hang:) discord.gg/ynbVSknK
It’s Tuesday, so that means we’ll be in our Discord at 1pm PST.
Come for new Germ friends, troubleshooting, and maybe a jump off the waitlist 🐇🎩✨
Come for new Germ friends, troubleshooting, and maybe a jump off the waitlist 🐇🎩✨
October 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
We’ll be adding new people to the beeeeeta!! So come hang:) discord.gg/ynbVSknK
And jumping into the conversation should be a lot faster now......................................we made some big performance updates to loading new friends’ ATProto cards 🏃♀️💨
Everyone’s updating to 2.3.0.
You can watch from the feed… or jump into the conversation. 🏄♀️
You can watch from the feed… or jump into the conversation. 🏄♀️
October 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
And jumping into the conversation should be a lot faster now......................................we made some big performance updates to loading new friends’ ATProto cards 🏃♀️💨
finally!!! all our juicy bug fixes have made it off TestFlight and are now live on the App Store🙏🙏
Germ DM 2.3.0 is live! 😎📲
We’ve also shipped a new build to our beta users and brought more of you off the waitlist🌻📬
For Germ users in our ATProto beta, your friends will now have a much easier time chatting with you—even if they’re not off the waitlist yet 👀▶️
We’ve also shipped a new build to our beta users and brought more of you off the waitlist🌻📬
For Germ users in our ATProto beta, your friends will now have a much easier time chatting with you—even if they’re not off the waitlist yet 👀▶️
October 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
finally!!! all our juicy bug fixes have made it off TestFlight and are now live on the App Store🙏🙏
What’s the consensus on app.bsky records? Is there any steam to make standardized (com.atproto?) profile records and/or blocks? Or have we sort of landed on using the app.bsky record as the standard for blocks/follows/profile
October 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
What’s the consensus on app.bsky records? Is there any steam to make standardized (com.atproto?) profile records and/or blocks? Or have we sort of landed on using the app.bsky record as the standard for blocks/follows/profile
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ok this is really fun, i got pdsfs running locally, and now i can browse my atproto repository in Finder
October 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
ok this is really fun, i got pdsfs running locally, and now i can browse my atproto repository in Finder
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Is everyone appreciating how utterly sick this is
Shelters that house unaccompanied minors are bracing for "Freaky Friday," the start of an ICE operation that will first issue letters to children, seeking to pressure them to return to the countries they've fled in exchange for a cash payment. If they decline, their parents will be targeted by ICE.
October 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Is everyone appreciating how utterly sick this is
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so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff
www.404media.co/iceblock-own...
www.404media.co/iceblock-own...
ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’
Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...
www.404media.co
October 3, 2025 at 2:38 AM
so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff
www.404media.co/iceblock-own...
www.404media.co/iceblock-own...
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Abolish ICE.
Arkansas police pulled over an Indian GrubHub driver wh ois married to a U.S. citizen. They found a bottle of Opium-brand perfume, arrested him for narcotics possession, and turned him over to ICE, where he was held for 30 days.
He has now been stripped of his immigration status.
He has now been stripped of his immigration status.
Traffic stop in Benton leads to ICE detention, deportation risk
What began as a routine traffic stop in Benton ended with a man jailed, detained by immigration authorities for a month, and now living under the threat of deportation —
www.bentoncourier.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Abolish ICE.
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New from 404 Media: airlines are selling *5 billion* ticketing records to the government for warrantless searching, per new docs we obtained. ARC is a data broker owned by United, American, Delta, etc. Then sells peoples' travel info to ICE, Secret Service, FBI etc www.404media.co/airlines-sel...
Airlines Sell 5 Billion Plane Ticket Records to the Government For Warrantless Searching
New documents obtained by 404 Media show how a data broker owned by American Airlines, United, Delta, and many other airlines is selling masses of passenger data to the U.S. government.
www.404media.co
September 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
New from 404 Media: airlines are selling *5 billion* ticketing records to the government for warrantless searching, per new docs we obtained. ARC is a data broker owned by United, American, Delta, etc. Then sells peoples' travel info to ICE, Secret Service, FBI etc www.404media.co/airlines-sel...
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In answer to your question, yes he is.
Why publish one story about A.I. gone wrong when you can publish two?
Here's my other story today on how the NYPD used facial recognition tech to arrest the wrong man for public lewdness.
The perp was 5'6''. Cops charged Trevis Williams, who is 6'2''.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/n...
Here's my other story today on how the NYPD used facial recognition tech to arrest the wrong man for public lewdness.
The perp was 5'6''. Cops charged Trevis Williams, who is 6'2''.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/n...
How the N.Y.P.D.’s Facial Recognition Tool Landed the Wrong Man in Jail
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 7:34 PM
In answer to your question, yes he is.
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There's an @pp For That
August 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
There's an @pp For That