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Erica @ All Things Open @ericastanley.com · 1d

Having such a great time @allthingsopen.bsky.social, catching up w/ old friends, making new ones, & hearing from some of the best to get on stage!

For day 2, I'll share my quest to balance #AI innovation w/ #opensource #SLMs without losing focus on performance, privacy, & the planet. See you there!

All Things Open 2025 is happening in Raleigh, NC, October 12-14.

This promotional speaker graphic features Erica Stanley--Technology Leader, Community Organizer, Investor, and Advisor.

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 10h

Pretending to the world that you are the president of peace while waging war at home is diabolical.

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 2d

Really would like people to shift their thinking to the point where they see themselves and the people around them as the people who will collectively navigate through this moment.

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 5d

I'd like to thank the Center for Cultural Innovation - AmbitioUS!
Their support of Blacksky Algorithms with a $30K grant will help us further our development of infrastructure for online communities (moderation, deliberation, and peer-to-peer payment tools). 🎉

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 5d

It really can't be said enough: the goal of the "anti-woke" movement was always to destroy social norms against bigotry. And it worked. And there's a whole lot of purportedly "left" thinkers & commentators who helped it -- indeed, it couldn't have been done without them.

They should feel bad.

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 6d

Heya PC gamers:

Just a reminder that if you're updating MSI Afterburner today you should ONLY download it from MSI's official website.

That's MSI dot com. Be 100% certain of the address, because there have been fakes released with malware and ransomware.

www.msi.com

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CryHavocDOW @cryhavocdow.bsky.social · 7d

It's kinda funny he hasn't played a charismatic vampire yet.

SinnamonS @sinnamonscouture.bsky.social · 7d

Good morning 🌞 and happy Tuesday dolls! I hope everyone has a glorious day today! 🩷🌸

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 6d

there is a government shutdown with no end in sight and it’s not even really the lead story rn because the president can’t stop invading American cities for no reason other than spite

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 6d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 7d

I hear and see your concerns. Over the weekend, a couple users hosted on Blacksky's PDS were banned from the Bluesky app and thus the Bluesky API servers. This was a weakness of our system I've been aware of and hoped we had more time to address before any kind of public incident. 1/11

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 7d

You don't have to be good at fascism to be good at it unfortunately.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Feb 5

that said: I think the "it's not fascism unless they're good at it" brand of analysis probably isn't the move

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 7d

I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that all these data centers are going into communities that have been historically targeted for exploitation and have the least amount of civic power wielded by the people living there.

wordinblack.com/2025/09/alab...

Why Are Plans for This Alabama Data Center So Hush-Hush?

Officials in Bessemer, Alabama, are mum on Project Marvel, a proposed data center the size of 18 Walmart Supercenters.

wordinblack.com

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Jen Anderson @jen-and.bsky.social · 7d

This man is risking his life to help as many people as he can. Please help if possible.

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 7d

For the first time in history renewable energy sources are now generating more power than coal worldwide.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 7d

Someone should start asking why we’re hearing and seeing Stephen Miller so much all of a sudden.

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Miss Aja @brat2381.bsky.social · 8d

apnews.com/article/tere...

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Author Myron J. Clifton @deardean22.bsky.social · 8d

Our lived experience is other folks worst nightmare..

These are just *some of the ways Black people have long lived under fascism

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 8d

I dunno man, try listening to marginalized people *before* shit goes wrong, and maybe it won't keep being like that

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 10d

also, in keeping with Vance’s view of american identity, only white people are fully American with the right to critique or dissent. nonwhites must show proper gratitude (supporting Trump or marrying JD Vance) before they can speak critically of the country (in approved ways, of course)

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 10d

Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.

Tweet from the VP:
Joy Reid has had such a good life in this country. It's been
overwhelmingly kind and gracious to her. She is far wealthier than most.
Yet she oozes with contempt.
My honest, non-trolling advice to Joy Reid is that you'd be a much
happier person if you showed a little gratitude

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A Virginian @avirginian1.bsky.social · 10d

Notice this frame is applied only to people who aren't white. Does Vance ask Elon Musk and Peter Thiel to show gratitude for the country and stop trying to undermine a democracy they immigrated to? @joyannreid.bsky.social and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social believe in America. Musk, Thiel, Vance don't.

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Mikal Lewis @mikal-el.com · 10d

News editors are ill-equipped to cover crises that challenge national myths.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 14d

“My life’s mission is to make mutual aid a normal, everyday practice in American culture.” — Rudy Fraser, Blacksky founder.

For @rude1.blacksky.team, mutual aid is accountable community care, a value that Blacksky carries online to help people connect.

Full episode with @rabble.nz, out now.

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Ruha Benjamin @ruha9.bsky.social · 16d

they ask me to imagine
but they want me to imagine
their futures
and i keep imagining
mine.

Ruha’s hand pointing to pink graffiti that reads “Fuck ICE”

Ruha standing in front of Trump tower in Chicago with these words of Octavia E. Butler overlaying the image:

“Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought. To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears. To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool. To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen. To be led by a liar is to ask to be told lies. To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery"

Ruha standing in front of tall historic building in Chicago with these words overlaying the image.

they ask me to imagine
but they want me to imagine
their futures
and i keep imagining
mine.

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JazzReads📚 @jazzreads.bsky.social · 16d

So exhausting..

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Joanna Schwartz @jcschwartzprof.bsky.social · 16d

Justice Kavanaugh: “If the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully
in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16d

79. American citizen.

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