Samuel Reiji Mayworm
@mayworms.info
🏳️⚧️he/him | PhD student @ the University of Michigan School of Information | online communities + trans tech | librarian sometimes | mayworms.info
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Samuel Reiji Mayworm
@mayworms.info
· Nov 15
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To all the new BlueSky users joining lately — hello, I'm Samuel Mayworm! 👋 I'm a 1st year PhD student at the University of Michigan School of Information (UMSI) studying content moderation, folk theories, trans tech, online communities. Pleasure to meet you all 😄
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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Icy Commute 8”x10” oil
Available on my website.
Available on my website.
January 31, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Icy Commute 8”x10” oil
Available on my website.
Available on my website.
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
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Tomodachi Life stream going great so far
January 29, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Tomodachi Life stream going great so far
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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I will just keep repeating. I have never never never seen anything like this. 30 years of reporting.
Have a larger story on this coming, but I’ve been embedded with this group, and this story from yesterday is part of what they’ve been doing in the city: religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
January 23, 2026 at 2:28 PM
I will just keep repeating. I have never never never seen anything like this. 30 years of reporting.
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It’s notable that the president can go on TV and be a total gutter racist, and somehow this isn’t news in the slightest. Says a lot about the sickness of American society right now.
Trump: "They're paid agitators and insurrectionists. Nobody talks about the fact that $19 billion at a minimum is missing in Minnesota, given to a large degree by Somalians. They've taken it. Somalians. A lot of very low IQ people."
January 20, 2026 at 11:50 PM
It’s notable that the president can go on TV and be a total gutter racist, and somehow this isn’t news in the slightest. Says a lot about the sickness of American society right now.
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THE INDIANA HOOSIERS TAKE HOME THEIR FIRST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 🏆
January 20, 2026 at 4:21 AM
THE INDIANA HOOSIERS TAKE HOME THEIR FIRST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 🏆
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carson beck interception
Indiana wins the National Championship 🔥
Indiana wins the National Championship 🔥
January 20, 2026 at 4:18 AM
carson beck interception
Indiana wins the National Championship 🔥
Indiana wins the National Championship 🔥
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Hm I see 4 people in this picture. Very embarrassing for them.
January 18, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Hm I see 4 people in this picture. Very embarrassing for them.
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In 2026, we're launching an ambitious effort to track legacy news media's coverage of the trans community, with a focus on the words news outlets choose and how those are changing as right wing pressure threatens the independence of our press.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
News Stories Shape Public Perception of Trans Lives. We’re Keeping Score. — Assigned
Our Trans News Tracking Project seeks to catalogue bias at major news organizations in the US.
www.assignedmedia.org
January 15, 2026 at 1:36 PM
In 2026, we're launching an ambitious effort to track legacy news media's coverage of the trans community, with a focus on the words news outlets choose and how those are changing as right wing pressure threatens the independence of our press.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
grew up here
January 14, 2026 at 8:23 PM
grew up here
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Google’s generative AI feature delivered inaccurate health information at the top of search results, potentially leading seriously ill patients to mistakenly conclude they are in good health, according to a recent investigation.
Google removes some AI health summaries after investigation finds “dangerous” flaws
AI Overviews provided false liver test information experts called alarming.
arstechnica.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Google’s generative AI feature delivered inaccurate health information at the top of search results, potentially leading seriously ill patients to mistakenly conclude they are in good health, according to a recent investigation.
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I was just denied access to the ICE processing center at the Whipple Building.
Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.
The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.
The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
JUST NOW: Huge mass of agents in a standoff, weapons drawn as Reps. Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig, and Kelly Morrison attempt to conduct congressional oversight at the Whipple Building, which has been HQ for thousands of ICE agents.
@zeteo.com
@zeteo.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I was just denied access to the ICE processing center at the Whipple Building.
Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.
The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.
The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
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Becca Good, the wife of Renee Good, has released her first public statement since the shooting
“We were raising our son to believe that no matter where you come from or what you look like, all of us deserve compassion and kindness. Renee lived this belief every day.”
“We were raising our son to believe that no matter where you come from or what you look like, all of us deserve compassion and kindness. Renee lived this belief every day.”
Renee Macklin Good’s wife says she nurtured kindness
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
www.mprnews.org
January 9, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Becca Good, the wife of Renee Good, has released her first public statement since the shooting
“We were raising our son to believe that no matter where you come from or what you look like, all of us deserve compassion and kindness. Renee lived this belief every day.”
“We were raising our son to believe that no matter where you come from or what you look like, all of us deserve compassion and kindness. Renee lived this belief every day.”
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new LGBTQ Nation article by @faefyx.bsky.social featuring research by me (w/ @mayworms.info, @shoreingber.bsky.social, @naz-andalibi.bsky.social)
"Not everyone wants to use [AI] – [yet] they are often required to use it without meaningful consent."
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/ai-d...
"Not everyone wants to use [AI] – [yet] they are often required to use it without meaningful consent."
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/ai-d...
AI disproportionately discriminates against trans people. It doesn't have to be this way. - LGBTQ Nation
Trans people could experience tremendous benefits from AI if we worked to solve this problem.
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:14 PM
new LGBTQ Nation article by @faefyx.bsky.social featuring research by me (w/ @mayworms.info, @shoreingber.bsky.social, @naz-andalibi.bsky.social)
"Not everyone wants to use [AI] – [yet] they are often required to use it without meaningful consent."
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/ai-d...
"Not everyone wants to use [AI] – [yet] they are often required to use it without meaningful consent."
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/ai-d...
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🔊 Zohran Mamdani has become the first Muslim mayor of New York City with a swearing-in ceremony just after midnight. Hear more on today's episode of the Reuters World News podcast reut.rs/3NnMJ5A
January 1, 2026 at 1:05 PM
🔊 Zohran Mamdani has become the first Muslim mayor of New York City with a swearing-in ceremony just after midnight. Hear more on today's episode of the Reuters World News podcast reut.rs/3NnMJ5A
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I've waited 3 years to make this post
December 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I've waited 3 years to make this post
been here many, many, many times throughout my life
December 27, 2025 at 2:56 AM
been here many, many, many times throughout my life
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Last Wednesday I finally presented my Qualifying Exam on Designing Trans Tech with Decolonial Theory!
Thank you to my committee members for your help in finally becoming a PhD Candidate 😎
Looking forward to my proposal as I'm just starting my first dissertation study :)
Thank you to my committee members for your help in finally becoming a PhD Candidate 😎
Looking forward to my proposal as I'm just starting my first dissertation study :)
December 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Last Wednesday I finally presented my Qualifying Exam on Designing Trans Tech with Decolonial Theory!
Thank you to my committee members for your help in finally becoming a PhD Candidate 😎
Looking forward to my proposal as I'm just starting my first dissertation study :)
Thank you to my committee members for your help in finally becoming a PhD Candidate 😎
Looking forward to my proposal as I'm just starting my first dissertation study :)
LinkedIn Wrapped…?
December 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
LinkedIn Wrapped…?
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🤖 image processing for #JWST 🔭 data (C3D-19_CWEBTILE-1-10). RGB Filters: 356, 200, 115
PI: Kakiichi, Koki, program 05893. CRVAL: 150.230958, 2.39798
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.
PI: Kakiichi, Koki, program 05893. CRVAL: 150.230958, 2.39798
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.
December 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
🤖 image processing for #JWST 🔭 data (C3D-19_CWEBTILE-1-10). RGB Filters: 356, 200, 115
PI: Kakiichi, Koki, program 05893. CRVAL: 150.230958, 2.39798
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.
PI: Kakiichi, Koki, program 05893. CRVAL: 150.230958, 2.39798
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.