Hobart
@hobarthears.bsky.social
Aka Kristin. Walking each path one step at a time and listening along the way. Law, birds, conservation, and loads more.
This point on data surveillance and policing is not made often enough. Our focus should be centered on addressing crime before it begins and less on “Aha! I got you!”
4. It still doesn't address the *root* causes of crime. Surveillance is not a theory of sustainably preventing crime or keeping people safe. Surveillance gets convictions, but do convictions lower crime rates city or state-wide? No! Put that money to things that do: housing, education, health.
September 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This point on data surveillance and policing is not made often enough. Our focus should be centered on addressing crime before it begins and less on “Aha! I got you!”
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awake and reporting for earthquake posting duty 🫡
September 22, 2025 at 9:59 AM
awake and reporting for earthquake posting duty 🫡
I missed this back in February and so glad I found it. I love a poem that inspires and keeps giving. Thank you @jzthepoet.bsky.social
Poetry Prompts for Detained Children
Write about the untouchable. Something out of arm’s reach, like freedom...
www.texasobserver.org
September 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I missed this back in February and so glad I found it. I love a poem that inspires and keeps giving. Thank you @jzthepoet.bsky.social
A new genus for the Coopers Hawk — Accipiter cooperii is now Astur cooperii. An interesting explanation (along with other bird changes) published by the American Ornithological Society.
66th Supplement to the Check-list of North American Birds publishes today in Ornithology - American Ornithological Society
The 66th Supplement to the American Ornithological Society’s (AOS’s) Check-list of North American Birds, published today in Ornithology, includes several significant updates to the classification of b...
americanornithology.org
August 22, 2025 at 5:26 AM
A new genus for the Coopers Hawk — Accipiter cooperii is now Astur cooperii. An interesting explanation (along with other bird changes) published by the American Ornithological Society.
Please help the Museum of Jurassic Technology, if you are able!
When the magical Museum of Jurassic Technology caught fire, curator David Wilson fought the flames.
lacmaonfire.blogspot.com/2025/07/jura...
Initial LAFD report is suspicious (mail slot). www.audacy.com/knxnews/news...
Learn how you can help restore: lawrenceweschler.substack.com/p/july-17-20...
lacmaonfire.blogspot.com/2025/07/jura...
Initial LAFD report is suspicious (mail slot). www.audacy.com/knxnews/news...
Learn how you can help restore: lawrenceweschler.substack.com/p/july-17-20...
July 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Please help the Museum of Jurassic Technology, if you are able!
I’m not an astronomer but this read is infectious enthusiasm!
Rubin is just getting started. I don’t know about you, but I’m excited 🧪🔭 three-alpha.space/p/a-revoluti...
A revolution 25 years in the making
You're going to hear a lot more about Rubin. Plus glass beads on the Moon, a very cold exoplanet, and a huge cloud of energised particles.
three-alpha.space
June 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I’m not an astronomer but this read is infectious enthusiasm!
This makes me think I should check out map feeds on Bluesky. Meanwhile, here’s a super cool women’s history map of NYC.
This was such a satisfying project, and one in which I realized for the first time how much my whole life had been spent in a manscape, in places where almost everything was named after men.
#WomensHistoryMonth: The City of Women Map is a fascinating visualization of women’s history and urban transportation. Created by Molly Roy, Rebecca Solnit, and Joshua Jelly-Schapiro, the map renames subway stops after notable women with links to that area, offering an entirely new way to view #NYC.
March 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This makes me think I should check out map feeds on Bluesky. Meanwhile, here’s a super cool women’s history map of NYC.
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Missed our data preservation event yesterday? We've uploaded the entire discussion on our YouTube channel:
Federal data is disappearing. Meet the teams working to rescue it and learn how you can help.
Since the start of the new Trump administration, hundreds of federal data sets and government websites have gone offline without warning, sometimes returning...
youtu.be
February 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Missed our data preservation event yesterday? We've uploaded the entire discussion on our YouTube channel:
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The Acting Solicitor General has notified Congress of DOJ's intent to ask #SCOTUS to overrule Humphrey's Executor—a major 1935 ruling upholding the independence of agencies like the FCC, FTC, NLRB, etc.
fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldoc...
Because *less* independence is what we need...
fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldoc...
Because *less* independence is what we need...
February 13, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The Acting Solicitor General has notified Congress of DOJ's intent to ask #SCOTUS to overrule Humphrey's Executor—a major 1935 ruling upholding the independence of agencies like the FCC, FTC, NLRB, etc.
fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldoc...
Because *less* independence is what we need...
fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldoc...
Because *less* independence is what we need...
Reasonable criticism is not an endorsement of judicial violence.
My response to Chief Justice John Roberts’ Year-End Report is up. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
On Chief Justice Roberts’ 2024 Year-End Report
Challenging Critics & Invoking Heroic Civil Rights-Era Judges To Insulate An Imperial Court
open.substack.com
January 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Reasonable criticism is not an endorsement of judicial violence.
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Tips to keep democracy alive in 2025:
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
2025: Keep democracy alive. FrameLab New Year's resolutions
Advice for defeating the authoritarian threat
www.theframelab.org
January 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Tips to keep democracy alive in 2025:
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
In a scathing report on Netflix, @tavlin.bsky.social reports:
“It doesn’t matter if it’s good or bad, if a user is on their phone or cleaning their room. What matters is that it’s on, and that it stays on…”
www.nplusonemag.com/issue-49/ess...
“It doesn’t matter if it’s good or bad, if a user is on their phone or cleaning their room. What matters is that it’s on, and that it stays on…”
www.nplusonemag.com/issue-49/ess...
Casual Viewing | Will Tavlin
A decade before Airbnb persuaded homeowners to transform their homes into hotels, Netflix convinced its users to turn theirs into mini Netflix warehouses. Customers who held onto their DVDs for longer...
www.nplusonemag.com
December 29, 2024 at 5:53 AM
In a scathing report on Netflix, @tavlin.bsky.social reports:
“It doesn’t matter if it’s good or bad, if a user is on their phone or cleaning their room. What matters is that it’s on, and that it stays on…”
www.nplusonemag.com/issue-49/ess...
“It doesn’t matter if it’s good or bad, if a user is on their phone or cleaning their room. What matters is that it’s on, and that it stays on…”
www.nplusonemag.com/issue-49/ess...
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This is so huge and important. Grateful to President Biden for this important decision. Thankful for the advocates who have worked so hard over years for this. (Yes, wish it was 40 of 40, bu this is good. Great, even). apnews.com/article/bide...
Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump can resume executions
The move spares the lives of people convicted in killings, including the slayings of police and military officers, people on federal land and those involved in deadly bank robberies or drug deals.
apnews.com
December 23, 2024 at 1:53 PM
This is so huge and important. Grateful to President Biden for this important decision. Thankful for the advocates who have worked so hard over years for this. (Yes, wish it was 40 of 40, bu this is good. Great, even). apnews.com/article/bide...
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NEW: After reviewing leaked documents, we have found UnitedHealth is strategically limiting access to a treatment for thousands of children with autism across the country in order to cut costs.
Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.
www.propublica.org/article/unit...
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Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.
www.propublica.org/article/unit...
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UnitedHealth Is Strategically Limiting Access to Critical Treatment for Kids With Autism
Leaked internal documents show that the insurance giant is culling providers of applied behavior analysis from its network and scrutinizing the medical necessity of therapy. Advocates say the company’...
www.propublica.org
December 13, 2024 at 1:34 PM
NEW: After reviewing leaked documents, we have found UnitedHealth is strategically limiting access to a treatment for thousands of children with autism across the country in order to cut costs.
Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.
www.propublica.org/article/unit...
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Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.
www.propublica.org/article/unit...
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NEW: Joe Biden has a moral, ethical responsibility to clear the federal death row
Tonight, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/joe-biden-...
Tonight, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/joe-biden-...
Joe Biden has a moral, ethical responsibility to clear the federal death row
The Biden administration must do all it can to unwind the federal death penalty. Also: News on Texas's death penalty. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
www.lawdork.com
November 18, 2024 at 2:10 AM
NEW: Joe Biden has a moral, ethical responsibility to clear the federal death row
Tonight, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/joe-biden-...
Tonight, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/joe-biden-...
Super fascinating research on the human brain!
Scientists Imaged and Mapped a Tiny Piece of Human Brain. Here's What They Found
With the help of an artificial intelligence algorithm, the researchers produced 1.4 million gigabytes of data from a cubic millimeter of brain tissue
www.smithsonianmag.com
May 11, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Super fascinating research on the human brain!
Beware of the Big Cat! Or maybe not that big.😂
Mountain lion spotted in residential area of South San Francisco
A mountain lion was spotted in a residential area of South San Francisco Tuesday morning.
www.nbcbayarea.com
March 27, 2024 at 4:03 AM
Beware of the Big Cat! Or maybe not that big.😂
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The latest FBI data confirm that crime in the U.S. decreased significantly in 2023. The number of murders dropped 13 percent from the previous year.
Pretty much every category of crime decreased in pretty much every part of the country (the exception being car thefts).
Pretty much every category of crime decreased in pretty much every part of the country (the exception being car thefts).
March 19, 2024 at 6:29 PM
The latest FBI data confirm that crime in the U.S. decreased significantly in 2023. The number of murders dropped 13 percent from the previous year.
Pretty much every category of crime decreased in pretty much every part of the country (the exception being car thefts).
Pretty much every category of crime decreased in pretty much every part of the country (the exception being car thefts).
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Tell Congress: Instead of passing an overreaching and unconstitutional TikTok ban, they should solve the real problem of out-of-control privacy invasions by enacting comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation.
Congress Should Give Up on Unconstitutional TikTok Bans
Congress’ unfounded plan to ban TikTok under the guise of protecting our data is back, this time in the form of a new bill—the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications
www.eff.org
March 13, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Tell Congress: Instead of passing an overreaching and unconstitutional TikTok ban, they should solve the real problem of out-of-control privacy invasions by enacting comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation.