Diami
@diami.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Communication
Bronx Virtual Life Lab
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"The problem is not that algorithms manage workers — it is that they have become employers without accountability, and our legal system has not caught up."
A nonprofit last year released a damning investigation finding that gig platforms are using algorithmic systems not simply to manage workers but to systematically extract labor while evading legal obligations, yet the response from government has been timid, David Sathuluri writes
Why Gig Platform Wage Theft is a Governance Crisis
A report exposed an AI governance crisis in the gig economy, yet the response in Washington has been inadequate, David Sathuluri writes.
buff.ly
January 16, 2026 at 1:54 PM
"The problem is not that algorithms manage workers — it is that they have become employers without accountability, and our legal system has not caught up."
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I’ve argued this for years—that the original sin of internet governance was the uninterrogated belief that enhancing modalities for communication was necessarily positive/progressive w/o consideration of norms/rules & accountability. We’re living in the world of this “internet freedom.”
Feel free?
Feel free?
Abolish the senses
How the post-truth politics of Donald Trump and Elon Musk engineered the brutal, unpopular ICE occupation -- and what the resistance is actually about.
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:48 PM
I’ve argued this for years—that the original sin of internet governance was the uninterrogated belief that enhancing modalities for communication was necessarily positive/progressive w/o consideration of norms/rules & accountability. We’re living in the world of this “internet freedom.”
Feel free?
Feel free?
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San Diego Comic-Con will no longer allow AI 'art' to be displayed at their event
"Material created by AI either partially or wholly, is not allowed in the art show"
This follows backlash from artists after SDCC initially indicated AI-generated work would be permitted
"Material created by AI either partially or wholly, is not allowed in the art show"
This follows backlash from artists after SDCC initially indicated AI-generated work would be permitted
January 14, 2026 at 10:45 PM
San Diego Comic-Con will no longer allow AI 'art' to be displayed at their event
"Material created by AI either partially or wholly, is not allowed in the art show"
This follows backlash from artists after SDCC initially indicated AI-generated work would be permitted
"Material created by AI either partially or wholly, is not allowed in the art show"
This follows backlash from artists after SDCC initially indicated AI-generated work would be permitted
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“Alpha males” in the tweets, fascist subs in Senate seats.
Two of five Republican senators who earlier supported the bill were successfully flipped after pressure from President Donald Trump.
Senate Republicans Shoot Down Venezuela War Powers Resolution
Two of five Republican senators who earlier supported the bill were successfully flipped after pressure from President Donald Trump.
www.forbes.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:54 AM
“Alpha males” in the tweets, fascist subs in Senate seats.
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When the fascist government says "Send us a list of all your Jews," that's not --- historically --- a "good" thing.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration’s demand for ‘lists of Jews’
Groups say EEOC demand for names and personal details echoes dark history and threatens safety and civil rights
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:45 PM
When the fascist government says "Send us a list of all your Jews," that's not --- historically --- a "good" thing.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Age-verification laws aim to protect youth, but often overlook serious privacy and security risks, say Matt Brennan and Graham Muise. As governments adopt age-gating requirements, it’s important to examine how different systems work and what risks they may introduce for users.
When Age Gating Puts User Privacy at Risk | TechPolicy.Press
Matt Brennan and Graham Muise examine the privacy and cybersecurity risks associated with age-verification systems.
buff.ly
January 14, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Age-verification laws aim to protect youth, but often overlook serious privacy and security risks, say Matt Brennan and Graham Muise. As governments adopt age-gating requirements, it’s important to examine how different systems work and what risks they may introduce for users.
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🚨Border Patrol whistleblower outraged by ICE's conduct exposes over a dozen secret ICE programs in documents leaked to me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/21-secret-...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/21-secret-...
21 Secret ICE Programs Revealed
Leaked documents detail the dizzying scope of ICE operations
www.kenklippenstein.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:40 PM
🚨Border Patrol whistleblower outraged by ICE's conduct exposes over a dozen secret ICE programs in documents leaked to me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/21-secret-...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/21-secret-...
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some more details on this shit: zeteo.com/p/trump-ice-...
Via @andrewperez.bsky.social and me for @zeteo.com
Via @andrewperez.bsky.social and me for @zeteo.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:20 PM
some more details on this shit: zeteo.com/p/trump-ice-...
Via @andrewperez.bsky.social and me for @zeteo.com
Via @andrewperez.bsky.social and me for @zeteo.com
Praxis is learning how k core decomposition will expose your entire e-crew and have you building data centers for CECOT
January 14, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Praxis is learning how k core decomposition will expose your entire e-crew and have you building data centers for CECOT
May we all have the courage of young Claudette Colvin
January 14, 2026 at 2:23 AM
May we all have the courage of young Claudette Colvin
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if you think about it, "a new technology makes it easier to coerce someone indirectly without the subject of coercion being able to blame the person financing the coercion" means society can tolerate even less inequality in power than it could before the technology was created
January 12, 2026 at 7:55 PM
if you think about it, "a new technology makes it easier to coerce someone indirectly without the subject of coercion being able to blame the person financing the coercion" means society can tolerate even less inequality in power than it could before the technology was created
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"They found that hyperscale data center developers often choose to build in rural communities rather than urban locations, not to create jobs and increase a community's economy, but because of low costs and abundant land."
www.kare11.com/article/news...
www.kare11.com/article/news...
Data centers target rural communities for lower costs, not to create high-quality jobs, study finds
Local governments often tell residents that the power-hungry developments will bring numerous tech jobs to their communities. A new study contradicted that.
www.kare11.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:50 AM
"They found that hyperscale data center developers often choose to build in rural communities rather than urban locations, not to create jobs and increase a community's economy, but because of low costs and abundant land."
www.kare11.com/article/news...
www.kare11.com/article/news...
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Rep. Angie Craig: "We were told because this facility is being funding by the 'Big Beautiful Bill,' not the congressional appropriations act, that we would not be allowed to enter the facility. That's complete nonsense ... I informed them they were violating the law. They said they didn't care."
January 10, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Rep. Angie Craig: "We were told because this facility is being funding by the 'Big Beautiful Bill,' not the congressional appropriations act, that we would not be allowed to enter the facility. That's complete nonsense ... I informed them they were violating the law. They said they didn't care."
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another data point suggesting members of the inner circle may just be fleecing the old man with ai-generated slop behind closed doors. they wouldn’t be able to do that in front of reporters, so they played the real video of the murder, and it confused him
Trump also says Renee Good “behaved horribly” and insists she *ran over* an ICE agent
Questioned on that claim, Trump beckons an assistant to play the video on a laptop
When the video doesn’t show an ICE agent was run over, Trump starts stammering and trails off
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Questioned on that claim, Trump beckons an assistant to play the video on a laptop
When the video doesn’t show an ICE agent was run over, Trump starts stammering and trails off
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
January 8, 2026 at 12:53 PM
another data point suggesting members of the inner circle may just be fleecing the old man with ai-generated slop behind closed doors. they wouldn’t be able to do that in front of reporters, so they played the real video of the murder, and it confused him
The anglophone online tendency is Rabocheye Delo.
January 7, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The anglophone online tendency is Rabocheye Delo.
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Fraud was the excuse: this is the real goal, revealed - reduce safety net funding, but only in blue states.
“Minnesota, New York, California, Illinois and Colorado will be cut off from around $7 billion in funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which provides cash assistance to households with children, according to two people familiar with the matter.”
Monstrously cruel.
Monstrously cruel.
Health Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Fraud was the excuse: this is the real goal, revealed - reduce safety net funding, but only in blue states.
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this is how every outlet should refer to X
January 6, 2026 at 5:11 PM
this is how every outlet should refer to X
If they stick to the pretense of elections, this will all be the prelude to sanewashing Vance. If they intend to ditch voting, expect some serious populist red meat this year.
Trump: "They have the worst policy. How we have to even run against these people -- I won't say cancel the election, they should cancel the election, because the fake news with say, 'He wants the elections canceled. He's a dictator.' They always call me a dictator. Nobody is worse than Obama."
January 6, 2026 at 5:19 PM
If they stick to the pretense of elections, this will all be the prelude to sanewashing Vance. If they intend to ditch voting, expect some serious populist red meat this year.
Increasingly clear societies didn't reopen after pandemic lockdowns, but that they relaunched as something else. Very strange how people continue to subtract or minimize COVID as a variable in their analyses.
January 6, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Increasingly clear societies didn't reopen after pandemic lockdowns, but that they relaunched as something else. Very strange how people continue to subtract or minimize COVID as a variable in their analyses.
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After Jan. 6, 2021, we sifted through thousands of videos taken by Parler users to create an immersive, first-person view of the Capitol riot as experienced by those who were there.
Revisit our full archive, five years later:
Revisit our full archive, five years later:
What Parler Saw During the Attack on the Capitol
ProPublica sifted through thousands of videos taken by Parler users to create an immersive, first-person view of the Capitol riot as experienced by those who were there.
projects.propublica.org
January 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
After Jan. 6, 2021, we sifted through thousands of videos taken by Parler users to create an immersive, first-person view of the Capitol riot as experienced by those who were there.
Revisit our full archive, five years later:
Revisit our full archive, five years later:
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
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There is going to be an after him time. It's crazy how many folks are completely burning down their reps and credibility. They have a $50+ billion endowment. What is the point of having F U money, if you're too scared to tell somebody F U?
Harvard has removed a resident dean -- a Black lecturer in psychology -- for writing posts critical of Trump and law enforcement
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
Dunster House Resident Dean Gregory Davis Removed After Resurfaced Social Media Posts | News | The Harvard Crimson
Gregory K. Davis was removed from his post as Dunster House resident dean effective immediately, according to a message circulated to House affiliates Monday morning.
www.thecrimson.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:08 PM
There is going to be an after him time. It's crazy how many folks are completely burning down their reps and credibility. They have a $50+ billion endowment. What is the point of having F U money, if you're too scared to tell somebody F U?
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The expanded travel ban took effect on Jan 1. This on top of all the other anti-immigrant and anti-refugee actions taken since the admin’s first day in power.
January 3, 2026 at 3:01 PM
The expanded travel ban took effect on Jan 1. This on top of all the other anti-immigrant and anti-refugee actions taken since the admin’s first day in power.
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White supremacy at work.
As of yesterday morning, an expanded travel ban went into effect, banning visas that allowed adoption from 39 countries.
As of yesterday morning, an expanded travel ban went into effect, banning visas that allowed adoption from 39 countries.
New order makes it harder for Americans to adopt
Four visas related to adoption are banned for 39 nations starting Thursday.
www.newsweek.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:20 PM
White supremacy at work.
As of yesterday morning, an expanded travel ban went into effect, banning visas that allowed adoption from 39 countries.
As of yesterday morning, an expanded travel ban went into effect, banning visas that allowed adoption from 39 countries.