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@azzaalt.bsky.social
Organizing with Pacific Media Workers Guild | she/they | dreaming + (un)learning.
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حرية، سلام، عدالة
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the people of this great republic yearn for locomotive transport
Amtrak reports Mardi Gras service among most successful ever https://mynbc15.com/news/local/amtrak-provides-boost-to-mobile-businesses
Amtrak's Mardi Gras service boosts Mobile tourism with higher than expected ridership
Amtrak says the new Mardi Gras service that connects Mobile to New Orleans is one of the most successful services ever launched and it's on track to double the
mynbc15.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
the people of this great republic yearn for locomotive transport
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This is the entire thing
There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
December 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This is the entire thing
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Severe weather conditions in Gaza have claimed the lives of 13 people, including babies who froze to death, as Israel continues to block the entry of aid that could provide shelter to 1.5 million Palestinians living in worn-out tents.
December 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Severe weather conditions in Gaza have claimed the lives of 13 people, including babies who froze to death, as Israel continues to block the entry of aid that could provide shelter to 1.5 million Palestinians living in worn-out tents.
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In an effort to win this contest, China is building hegemony by exporting not just its green products but also in a structural shift exporting its technology, engineering, supply chains, and financing.
phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
www.ft.com/content/e517...
phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
www.ft.com/content/e517...
China is building 74% of all current solar and wind projects, report says
Beijing is dominating construction of renewable energy sources, according to Global Energy Monitor
www.ft.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
In an effort to win this contest, China is building hegemony by exporting not just its green products but also in a structural shift exporting its technology, engineering, supply chains, and financing.
phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
www.ft.com/content/e517...
phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
www.ft.com/content/e517...
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"In writing this article, I realized that I could endlessly tie much of our reporting on attacks on civil society and human knowledge to the force multiplier that is AI and the AI maximalist political and economic project." www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
"In writing this article, I realized that I could endlessly tie much of our reporting on attacks on civil society and human knowledge to the force multiplier that is AI and the AI maximalist political and economic project." www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
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Impossible to understand the tech leader zeal for humanoid robots unless you realize their homes are filled with human staff whose presence makes them, in a basic way, uncomfortable. They want servants without the trace of subjectivity.
December 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Impossible to understand the tech leader zeal for humanoid robots unless you realize their homes are filled with human staff whose presence makes them, in a basic way, uncomfortable. They want servants without the trace of subjectivity.
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Guys that Atlantic story is obvious, low tier bait. in the year of our lord 2025 we do not need to be taking the bait. Share some good reporting about worker justice instead
December 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Guys that Atlantic story is obvious, low tier bait. in the year of our lord 2025 we do not need to be taking the bait. Share some good reporting about worker justice instead
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Under my regime, the tech industry must have all new technologies approved by a citizen jury who assess 1) what problem the tech is attempting to address and 2) whether it actually addresses it
December 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Under my regime, the tech industry must have all new technologies approved by a citizen jury who assess 1) what problem the tech is attempting to address and 2) whether it actually addresses it
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around 40 game developers affiliated with @videogameworkers.bsky.social have gathered outside the peacock theater, where the game awards will take place in a few hours, for a “the industry is dead” demonstration
December 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
around 40 game developers affiliated with @videogameworkers.bsky.social have gathered outside the peacock theater, where the game awards will take place in a few hours, for a “the industry is dead” demonstration
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I propose we call that the "MechaHitler Clause."
This admin is obsessed with ensuring that AI generates racist output.
December 12, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I propose we call that the "MechaHitler Clause."
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In a 6-3 vote, the Seattle City Council approved a police guild contract this week that falls short on officer accountability and continues to hinder civilian crisis responders.
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/11/t...
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/11/t...
Three Councilmembers Dissent as City Approves Controversial Seattle Police Guild Contract » The Urbanist
# In a 6-3 vote, Seattle City Council approved a police guild contract that falls short on officer accountability and continues to hinder civilian crisis responders. A parting gift from outgoing Mayor...
www.theurbanist.org
December 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
In a 6-3 vote, the Seattle City Council approved a police guild contract this week that falls short on officer accountability and continues to hinder civilian crisis responders.
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/11/t...
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/11/t...
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🚨 NEW FIRST CONTRACT WINS 🚨
• Salt Lake Tribune journalists
• Workers at Cobalt, Colorado’s largest abortion fund
• Workers at Noisy Creek Inc.
Workers across the Guild are closing out the year with a first-contract blitz. 🧵👇
newsguild.org/salt-lake-tr...
• Salt Lake Tribune journalists
• Workers at Cobalt, Colorado’s largest abortion fund
• Workers at Noisy Creek Inc.
Workers across the Guild are closing out the year with a first-contract blitz. 🧵👇
newsguild.org/salt-lake-tr...
Salt Lake Tribune journalists win first-ever union contract | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
Unionized journalists at The Salt Lake Tribune recently ratified their first-ever contract. 93% of bargaining unit members voted to ratify the contract.
newsguild.org
December 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🚨 NEW FIRST CONTRACT WINS 🚨
• Salt Lake Tribune journalists
• Workers at Cobalt, Colorado’s largest abortion fund
• Workers at Noisy Creek Inc.
Workers across the Guild are closing out the year with a first-contract blitz. 🧵👇
newsguild.org/salt-lake-tr...
• Salt Lake Tribune journalists
• Workers at Cobalt, Colorado’s largest abortion fund
• Workers at Noisy Creek Inc.
Workers across the Guild are closing out the year with a first-contract blitz. 🧵👇
newsguild.org/salt-lake-tr...
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St. Louis is now the largest city in the nation to have passed an ethical investment resolution. Doing so is just the latest win for the St. Louis Palestine Solidarity Committee, which told me it "shows what’s possible when organized people act together." ✊
St. Louis Organizers Win Ethical Investment Resolution
A local Palestine solidarity committee championed the resolution to divest city funds from corporations complicit in human rights violations.
newsletter.mariannedhenin.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
St. Louis is now the largest city in the nation to have passed an ethical investment resolution. Doing so is just the latest win for the St. Louis Palestine Solidarity Committee, which told me it "shows what’s possible when organized people act together." ✊
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A year ago, our lawsuits helped make sure congestion pricing would go into effect on January 1, 2025. Now, the results are clear:
Congestion pricing has resulted in a marked drop in air pollution – not just in Lower Manhattan, but throughout the metro region.
Congestion pricing has resulted in a marked drop in air pollution – not just in Lower Manhattan, but throughout the metro region.
Particulate pollution in the air down a whopping 22% in NYC’s congestion pricing zone.
Not only are the streets less congested, but so are our lungs.
e360.yale.edu/digest/new-y...
Not only are the streets less congested, but so are our lungs.
e360.yale.edu/digest/new-y...
In New York City, Congestion Pricing Leads to Marked Drop in Pollution
e360.yale.edu
December 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A year ago, our lawsuits helped make sure congestion pricing would go into effect on January 1, 2025. Now, the results are clear:
Congestion pricing has resulted in a marked drop in air pollution – not just in Lower Manhattan, but throughout the metro region.
Congestion pricing has resulted in a marked drop in air pollution – not just in Lower Manhattan, but throughout the metro region.
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Every disaster movie starts with someone ignoring a scientist…
More than 250 people who were exposed to measles, including dozens of unvaccinated school-aged children, are quarantining in South Carolina as the state wrestles to contain an outbreak that has sickened more than 110 people.
Hundreds Quarantined in South Carolina as Measles Outbreak Shows No Sign of Slowing
The outbreak shows no signs of slowing, likely because of the affected area’s “lower-than-hoped-for vaccination coverage,” a state health official said.
nyti.ms
December 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Every disaster movie starts with someone ignoring a scientist…
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“Why did arrest counts arrive clean and whole, while use-of-force data arrived fragmented and disordered, unfit for analysis? … police differentiate potentially embarrassing data on police actions from crime data …to support dominant narratives about policing” www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Police use of force data collection issues in Florida: A minor critique
Public scrutiny of policing depends on access to data about police activity. Yet, despite widespread calls for transparency, data on police actions re…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
“Why did arrest counts arrive clean and whole, while use-of-force data arrived fragmented and disordered, unfit for analysis? … police differentiate potentially embarrassing data on police actions from crime data …to support dominant narratives about policing” www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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6,000 faculty members at Penn State has filed for a union.
These professors and other faculty will vote on unionizing in the coming year.
If they win their union it will be the largest public union in Pennsylvania.
These professors and other faculty will vote on unionizing in the coming year.
If they win their union it will be the largest public union in Pennsylvania.
December 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
6,000 faculty members at Penn State has filed for a union.
These professors and other faculty will vote on unionizing in the coming year.
If they win their union it will be the largest public union in Pennsylvania.
These professors and other faculty will vote on unionizing in the coming year.
If they win their union it will be the largest public union in Pennsylvania.
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Meta has removed or restricted dozens of accounts belonging to abortion access providers, queer groups and reproductive health organizations in the past weeks in what campaigners call one of the “biggest waves of censorship” on its platforms in years.
December 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Meta has removed or restricted dozens of accounts belonging to abortion access providers, queer groups and reproductive health organizations in the past weeks in what campaigners call one of the “biggest waves of censorship” on its platforms in years.
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Open AI & Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT's alleged role In Connecticut murder-suicide
It is one of a growing number of wrongful death legal actions against AI Chatbot makers across the country.
apnews.com/article/ai-c...
It is one of a growing number of wrongful death legal actions against AI Chatbot makers across the country.
apnews.com/article/ai-c...
Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT's alleged role in Connecticut murder-suicide
The heirs of an 83-year-old Connecticut woman are suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft for wrongful death.
apnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Open AI & Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT's alleged role In Connecticut murder-suicide
It is one of a growing number of wrongful death legal actions against AI Chatbot makers across the country.
apnews.com/article/ai-c...
It is one of a growing number of wrongful death legal actions against AI Chatbot makers across the country.
apnews.com/article/ai-c...
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Really useful analysis of data to show how many people are going to ICE detention from local jails. These arrests are less visible to the public - as compared to raids or street arrests -- so we don't see the full scope.
From @prisonpolicy.org: New analysis of government data from ICE via the Deportation Data Project shows federal agents reliant on local jails and police to reach their arrest numbers.
December 11, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Really useful analysis of data to show how many people are going to ICE detention from local jails. These arrests are less visible to the public - as compared to raids or street arrests -- so we don't see the full scope.
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BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from immigration detention after a federal judge's order Thursday, his attorney's office says.
Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention
A federal judge in Maryland has ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward. U.S.
bit.ly
December 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from immigration detention after a federal judge's order Thursday, his attorney's office says.
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The future is not foreclosed.
December 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The future is not foreclosed.
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115 Democrats just voted to codify the first federal trans segregation law.
December 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
115 Democrats just voted to codify the first federal trans segregation law.
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The titular wokeness being rolled back is the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Washington Post editorial board really speaking truth to power
December 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The titular wokeness being rolled back is the Civil Rights Act of 1964