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@rthar.bsky.social
digital rights, public (interest) technology, and some philanthropy.
🦣: https://mastodon.publicinterest.town/@robin
Previously on 🐦: @_rthar.
🦣: https://mastodon.publicinterest.town/@robin
Previously on 🐦: @_rthar.
Fuck me, I hate policy circles. Brussels is DC, but 10x boring. Every time I come here for work, I wish it’s the last time.
June 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Fuck me, I hate policy circles. Brussels is DC, but 10x boring. Every time I come here for work, I wish it’s the last time.
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"GOOD FUCKING RIDDANCE"
June 25, 2025 at 2:26 AM
"GOOD FUCKING RIDDANCE"
thank you for bringing hope and joy & making nyc believe. congrats, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social.
June 25, 2025 at 3:49 AM
thank you for bringing hope and joy & making nyc believe. congrats, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social.
lol, lady be wild. rich, white people belong in hell.
June 23, 2025 at 8:49 PM
lol, lady be wild. rich, white people belong in hell.
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Can’t believe I have people in my mentions actually arguing that cuts to science funding are the same as dropping bombs on kids
You know how one is reversible and the other is not? That’s how the fuck they are different you dipshits
You know how one is reversible and the other is not? That’s how the fuck they are different you dipshits
May 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Can’t believe I have people in my mentions actually arguing that cuts to science funding are the same as dropping bombs on kids
You know how one is reversible and the other is not? That’s how the fuck they are different you dipshits
You know how one is reversible and the other is not? That’s how the fuck they are different you dipshits
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“The Netherlands' request to revise the association agreement between the European Union and Israel is ‘legitimate,’ the French foreign minister said Sunday, urging ‘the European Commission to examine’ the file” today.lorientlejour.com/article/1459...
Request for revision of EU/Israel agreement is 'legitimate', says France
The Netherlands' request to revise the association agreement between the European Union and Israel is
today.lorientlejour.com
May 12, 2025 at 5:09 AM
“The Netherlands' request to revise the association agreement between the European Union and Israel is ‘legitimate,’ the French foreign minister said Sunday, urging ‘the European Commission to examine’ the file” today.lorientlejour.com/article/1459...
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"My union organized on behalf of me and other international students with so much effort, love, and care." Rümeysa Öztürk 😭😭🥰
May 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
"My union organized on behalf of me and other international students with so much effort, love, and care." Rümeysa Öztürk 😭😭🥰
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@molily.de consistently captures nuance without pulling any punches
On the environmental impact of AI – Stop with individual carbon footprints already.
Stop with individual carbon footprints already.
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May 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
@molily.de consistently captures nuance without pulling any punches
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Netherlands museum rethinks lending works to US amid Trump arts cuts 📜
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Netherlands museum rethinks lending works to US amid Trump arts cuts
Mauritshuis in The Hague says guarantees would be needed of artworks’ safety amid uncertainty caused by US funding cuts
www.theguardian.com
May 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Netherlands museum rethinks lending works to US amid Trump arts cuts 📜
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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To my newborn son: I am absent not out of apathy, but conviction | Mahmoud Khalil
To my newborn son: I am absent not out of apathy, but conviction | Mahmoud Khalil
Deen, the grief I feel being apart from you is one drop in a sea of sorrow Palestinian families have drowned in for generations
www.theguardian.com
May 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM
To my newborn son: I am absent not out of apathy, but conviction | Mahmoud Khalil
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Let it be known that I too will accept $2 billion in funding on the promise that I will not release anything until I have created God.
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/06/i...
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Ilya Sutskever, ex-OpenAI, gets $2b funding not to release anything until he has ‘super intelligence’
Ex-OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever’s new startup Safe Superintelligence just closed another funding round. For $2 billion, Sutskever promises not to release any product at all until SSI has develop…
pivot-to-ai.com
March 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Let it be known that I too will accept $2 billion in funding on the promise that I will not release anything until I have created God.
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/06/i...
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/06/i...
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New publication by ISP fellow Mila Samdub!
India as the “AI Use Case Capital of the World”: Socio-Economic Development as AI Hype
casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/mila-t-s...
India as the “AI Use Case Capital of the World”: Socio-Economic Development as AI Hype
casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/mila-t-s...
India as the “AI Use Case Capital of the World”: Socio-Economic Development as AI Hype
In February 2023, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on citizens to “identify ten problems of the society that can be solved by AI.” In 2024, Nandan Nilekani, the IT czar who has been a drivin...
casi.sas.upenn.edu
May 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
New publication by ISP fellow Mila Samdub!
India as the “AI Use Case Capital of the World”: Socio-Economic Development as AI Hype
casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/mila-t-s...
India as the “AI Use Case Capital of the World”: Socio-Economic Development as AI Hype
casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/mila-t-s...
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Glad to see so many schools finally following Tufts’ lead.
April 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Glad to see so many schools finally following Tufts’ lead.
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Europeans can’t vote in the US but they do vote with their feet/flights ↘️ on.ft.com/42Itt8c
April 12, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Europeans can’t vote in the US but they do vote with their feet/flights ↘️ on.ft.com/42Itt8c
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On the European tech dependency: “By tackling its technological dependencies, protecting democratic governance, and upholding fundamental rights, it can foster the kind of competitiveness it truly needs” @marietjeschaake.bsky.social @maxvonthun.bsky.social
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/e...
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/e...
Europe’s Tech Sovereignty Demands More Than Competitiveness | by Marietje Schaake & Max von Thun - Project Syndicate
Marietje Schaake & Max von Thun warn that the European Union’s deregulatory push could undermine its autonomy and fundamental values.
www.project-syndicate.org
April 12, 2025 at 7:08 AM
On the European tech dependency: “By tackling its technological dependencies, protecting democratic governance, and upholding fundamental rights, it can foster the kind of competitiveness it truly needs” @marietjeschaake.bsky.social @maxvonthun.bsky.social
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/e...
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/e...
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Grateful to be part of this community.
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March 30, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Grateful to be part of this community.
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The Swedish Research Council is offering 2 million SEK grants directed at scholars from outside Europe who want to relocate to Sweden and work at Swedish research institutions. The call opens 15 April. www.vr.se/english/just...
New grant for recruiting researchers active outside Europe
In mid-April, the Swedish Research Council will issue a call for grants of 2 million SEK to enable Swedish higher education institutions and other research organisations to recruit prominent researche...
www.vr.se
April 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The Swedish Research Council is offering 2 million SEK grants directed at scholars from outside Europe who want to relocate to Sweden and work at Swedish research institutions. The call opens 15 April. www.vr.se/english/just...
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Jewish students at Columbia have chained themselves to a gate (already locked) to protest ICE detentions of student protestors. They accuse members of our board of trustees of providing information about students to ICE and are demanding accountability.
April 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Jewish students at Columbia have chained themselves to a gate (already locked) to protest ICE detentions of student protestors. They accuse members of our board of trustees of providing information about students to ICE and are demanding accountability.
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Today, FAFP issued a clarion call for the Tufts administration to take proactive, tangible, effective steps to protect the freedom of speech of all community members, in the wake of the illegal detention of Rümeysa Öztürk.
Read and share the email: tinyurl.com/EmailTufts
Read and share the email: tinyurl.com/EmailTufts
Email to Tufts Administration (Sent on April 1st, 2025)
(Sent on April 1st, 2025) To: The Administration, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155 Subject: Concerns around student safety under current administration As the crisis of students, in particular inte...
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April 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Today, FAFP issued a clarion call for the Tufts administration to take proactive, tangible, effective steps to protect the freedom of speech of all community members, in the wake of the illegal detention of Rümeysa Öztürk.
Read and share the email: tinyurl.com/EmailTufts
Read and share the email: tinyurl.com/EmailTufts
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I can see right away that I’m going to disagree with their core thesis:
“Scarcity is a choice. To have the future we want, we have to build and invent more of what we need.”
Cue Frederic Jameson, “it is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.”
“Scarcity is a choice. To have the future we want, we have to build and invent more of what we need.”
Cue Frederic Jameson, “it is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.”
March 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I can see right away that I’m going to disagree with their core thesis:
“Scarcity is a choice. To have the future we want, we have to build and invent more of what we need.”
Cue Frederic Jameson, “it is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.”
“Scarcity is a choice. To have the future we want, we have to build and invent more of what we need.”
Cue Frederic Jameson, “it is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.”
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In case anyone is interested…. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/a-fletcher...
A Fletcher School Faculty Resolution
So I signed something....
danieldrezner.substack.com
March 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
In case anyone is interested…. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/a-fletcher...
There is a history of the American judicial and administrative systems acting on behest of a genocidal state to make political prisoners out of legal residents and citizens. Today is not too late to read about the Holy Land Five.
March 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
There is a history of the American judicial and administrative systems acting on behest of a genocidal state to make political prisoners out of legal residents and citizens. Today is not too late to read about the Holy Land Five.
To say I’m excited would be an understatement.
March 6, 2025 at 11:12 AM
To say I’m excited would be an understatement.
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Are you working with communities concerned about public sector uses of data, digital & AI? Do they want to make their voices heard?
We're hosting an unconference, with @dxw.com, @projectsbyif.bsky.social and @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social in London on 20 March.
connectedbydata.org/events/2025...
We're hosting an unconference, with @dxw.com, @projectsbyif.bsky.social and @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social in London on 20 March.
connectedbydata.org/events/2025...
Engaging people on data and AI: An unconference on giving people and communities a powerful say on public sector technologies
Unconferences are participant-driven meetups that focus on sharing, learning and community building.
This unconference is for people (particularly inside the public sector) who are interested in ensuring that public, community and worker voices are heard in decisions about data, digital and AI.
connectedbydata.org
March 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Are you working with communities concerned about public sector uses of data, digital & AI? Do they want to make their voices heard?
We're hosting an unconference, with @dxw.com, @projectsbyif.bsky.social and @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social in London on 20 March.
connectedbydata.org/events/2025...
We're hosting an unconference, with @dxw.com, @projectsbyif.bsky.social and @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social in London on 20 March.
connectedbydata.org/events/2025...