Nima
@boscarino.bsky.social
UCSD Comm and STS PhD student. Studying consent. (Nima/he/they)
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if only some local elected official could have hired 100 mental health nurses and funded peer-run organizations that prevent mental health crises instead of increasing the police budget by $81,000,000
if only
if only
UPDATE: Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says no city can completely eliminate all risks to public safety and steps to protect people won’t be effective without addressing mental health challenges, which he described as the “root cause” of many concerns.
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Sim says Vancouver is 'begging' B.C. for mental health supports after festival attack
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says no city can completely eliminate all risks to public safety and steps to protect people won't be effective without addressing mental health challenges, which he described ...
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September 4, 2025 at 11:07 PM
if only some local elected official could have hired 100 mental health nurses and funded peer-run organizations that prevent mental health crises instead of increasing the police budget by $81,000,000
if only
if only
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Nanaimo, B.C., councillor's motion proposes asking for expansion of unsafe injection sites
Nanaimo, B.C., councillor’s motion proposes asking for closure of safe injection site
Nanaimo, B.C., councillor’s motion proposes asking for closure of safe injection site
A city councillor in Nanaimo, B.C., is expected to push the city to reach out to a B.C. health authority in a bid to close the overdose prevention site next to city hall.
bit.ly
July 27, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Nanaimo, B.C., councillor's motion proposes asking for expansion of unsafe injection sites
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My motion to restore Vancouver's Renter Office may have failed today but on the bright side, I'd be surprised if the word "bollards" has ever been used as many times in a Council meeting as it was today. #Bollards
June 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
My motion to restore Vancouver's Renter Office may have failed today but on the bright side, I'd be surprised if the word "bollards" has ever been used as many times in a Council meeting as it was today. #Bollards
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I'm proud to report that my amendment to the Granville Street Plan has passed - directing staff to explore substantial road safety and accessibility improvements, including benches, bollards, bus bulbs and a bike parkade.
A good day for safer streets for all!
A good day for safer streets for all!
June 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I'm proud to report that my amendment to the Granville Street Plan has passed - directing staff to explore substantial road safety and accessibility improvements, including benches, bollards, bus bulbs and a bike parkade.
A good day for safer streets for all!
A good day for safer streets for all!
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Update: Motion passed unanimously.
HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT.
HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT.
June 4, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Update: Motion passed unanimously.
HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT.
HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT.
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This🧵 on widespread student AI use.
Nope. Totally flipped classroom. In-class handwritten quizzes, responses, bluebook exams. No laptops allowed. I am not dealing with this nonsense.
My entire course prep this summer is researching in-class exercises/assignments.
I look forward to my war on AI.
Nope. Totally flipped classroom. In-class handwritten quizzes, responses, bluebook exams. No laptops allowed. I am not dealing with this nonsense.
My entire course prep this summer is researching in-class exercises/assignments.
I look forward to my war on AI.
This past semester was the most stressful of my academic career. I had 180 students and about half cheated at some point in the semester
They submit weekly reflections where the questions are opinion-based, graded only on effort, don't care about grammar
SO MANY students submitted ChatGPT essays
They submit weekly reflections where the questions are opinion-based, graded only on effort, don't care about grammar
SO MANY students submitted ChatGPT essays
I talked to 15 teachers/professors about how AI and ChatGPT is ruining their lives:
www.404media.co/teachers-are...
www.404media.co/teachers-are...
June 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This🧵 on widespread student AI use.
Nope. Totally flipped classroom. In-class handwritten quizzes, responses, bluebook exams. No laptops allowed. I am not dealing with this nonsense.
My entire course prep this summer is researching in-class exercises/assignments.
I look forward to my war on AI.
Nope. Totally flipped classroom. In-class handwritten quizzes, responses, bluebook exams. No laptops allowed. I am not dealing with this nonsense.
My entire course prep this summer is researching in-class exercises/assignments.
I look forward to my war on AI.
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This interview may not be seen as helpful in this moment to scientists who see "politics" as a dirty word.
But there is no outside the social. We help train Indigenous scientists to do science with joy in support of Indigenous life & governance, and we'll continue amidst volatile settler politics.
But there is no outside the social. We help train Indigenous scientists to do science with joy in support of Indigenous life & governance, and we'll continue amidst volatile settler politics.
Promoting Indigenous sovereignty through scientific research
By encouraging Indigenous participation in the sciences, professor Kim TallBear sees opportunities to reclaim some of what has been lost through colonization
www.ualberta.ca
May 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
This interview may not be seen as helpful in this moment to scientists who see "politics" as a dirty word.
But there is no outside the social. We help train Indigenous scientists to do science with joy in support of Indigenous life & governance, and we'll continue amidst volatile settler politics.
But there is no outside the social. We help train Indigenous scientists to do science with joy in support of Indigenous life & governance, and we'll continue amidst volatile settler politics.
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Missed Opportunities in AI Regulation: Lessons from Canada's AI and Data Act
New from me and @resieber.bsky.social for Data & Policy @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
We draw out the problems with AIDA and ways forward to shift decision-making and control from AI companies to the people!
New from me and @resieber.bsky.social for Data & Policy @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
We draw out the problems with AIDA and ways forward to shift decision-making and control from AI companies to the people!
May 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Missed Opportunities in AI Regulation: Lessons from Canada's AI and Data Act
New from me and @resieber.bsky.social for Data & Policy @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
We draw out the problems with AIDA and ways forward to shift decision-making and control from AI companies to the people!
New from me and @resieber.bsky.social for Data & Policy @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
We draw out the problems with AIDA and ways forward to shift decision-making and control from AI companies to the people!
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"The American Dream" rings extractive. Immigrate to this land to extract it. Leave when all is withdrawn.
The settlers' state looks like a financial account, living lands and waters turned to capital, not seen as living entities with their own histories. We'll see if settler security/ies hold(s).
The settlers' state looks like a financial account, living lands and waters turned to capital, not seen as living entities with their own histories. We'll see if settler security/ies hold(s).
May 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"The American Dream" rings extractive. Immigrate to this land to extract it. Leave when all is withdrawn.
The settlers' state looks like a financial account, living lands and waters turned to capital, not seen as living entities with their own histories. We'll see if settler security/ies hold(s).
The settlers' state looks like a financial account, living lands and waters turned to capital, not seen as living entities with their own histories. We'll see if settler security/ies hold(s).
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What resources are distributed across the AI value chain, and to whom? Who benefits in the AI value chain, and who is harmed?
In "The Ethics of AI Value Chains", @davidthewid.bsky.social & I address these fundamental questions, now out in Big Data & Society!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
In "The Ethics of AI Value Chains", @davidthewid.bsky.social & I address these fundamental questions, now out in Big Data & Society!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
The ethics of AI value chains - Blair Attard-Frost, David Gray Widder, 2025
Researchers, practitioners, and policymakers with an interest in the ethics of artificial intelligence (AI) need more integrative approaches for studying and in...
journals.sagepub.com
May 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
What resources are distributed across the AI value chain, and to whom? Who benefits in the AI value chain, and who is harmed?
In "The Ethics of AI Value Chains", @davidthewid.bsky.social & I address these fundamental questions, now out in Big Data & Society!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
In "The Ethics of AI Value Chains", @davidthewid.bsky.social & I address these fundamental questions, now out in Big Data & Society!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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I'm thrilled that this huge paper is now out — Machine's Eye View: Postmodern Data Science and the Politics of Ground Truth
I advance a critical theory of the epistemic politics of machine learning by tying it postmodernism and actuarial data science journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
I advance a critical theory of the epistemic politics of machine learning by tying it postmodernism and actuarial data science journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Machine's Eye View: Postmodern Data Science and the Politics of Ground Truth - Jathan Sadowski, 2025
This paper advances the critical analysis of machine learning by placing it in direct relation with actuarial science as a way to further draw out their shared ...
journals.sagepub.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I'm thrilled that this huge paper is now out — Machine's Eye View: Postmodern Data Science and the Politics of Ground Truth
I advance a critical theory of the epistemic politics of machine learning by tying it postmodernism and actuarial data science journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
I advance a critical theory of the epistemic politics of machine learning by tying it postmodernism and actuarial data science journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Loved talking w @parismarx.com for @zeteo.com about the AI Coup and the vampiric nature of this technology.
It's us or the machines, my friends. And thought we are far from perfect, I choose us over the bots.
Stay for Charlie Chaplin's anti-fascism at the end!
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It's us or the machines, my friends. And thought we are far from perfect, I choose us over the bots.
Stay for Charlie Chaplin's anti-fascism at the end!
zeteo.com/p/silicon-va...
Silicon Valley’s AI Coup: ‘It’s Draining Our Real World’
Tech reporter Paris Marx joins Naomi to discuss the threat posed by artificial intelligence to democracy.
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April 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Loved talking w @parismarx.com for @zeteo.com about the AI Coup and the vampiric nature of this technology.
It's us or the machines, my friends. And thought we are far from perfect, I choose us over the bots.
Stay for Charlie Chaplin's anti-fascism at the end!
zeteo.com/p/silicon-va...
It's us or the machines, my friends. And thought we are far from perfect, I choose us over the bots.
Stay for Charlie Chaplin's anti-fascism at the end!
zeteo.com/p/silicon-va...
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Hello I've decided to use Blue Sky now. In unrelated news, my book 'Influencer Creep' will be published with University of California press in October 2025. It's about the ways influencer culture has transformed creative work.
Preorder here: www.ucpress.edu/books/influe...
Preorder here: www.ucpress.edu/books/influe...
April 13, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Hello I've decided to use Blue Sky now. In unrelated news, my book 'Influencer Creep' will be published with University of California press in October 2025. It's about the ways influencer culture has transformed creative work.
Preorder here: www.ucpress.edu/books/influe...
Preorder here: www.ucpress.edu/books/influe...
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📢 We are hiring! 📢 If you are:
✊ Passionate about strengthening systems that help orgs thrive
🌱Dedicated to creating socially just, inclusive and resilient orgs
⚖️ And have experience bringing an equity lens to managing people and operational systems
This may be the job for you!
✊ Passionate about strengthening systems that help orgs thrive
🌱Dedicated to creating socially just, inclusive and resilient orgs
⚖️ And have experience bringing an equity lens to managing people and operational systems
This may be the job for you!
Work with us
Current openings
bcpolicy.ca
April 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
📢 We are hiring! 📢 If you are:
✊ Passionate about strengthening systems that help orgs thrive
🌱Dedicated to creating socially just, inclusive and resilient orgs
⚖️ And have experience bringing an equity lens to managing people and operational systems
This may be the job for you!
✊ Passionate about strengthening systems that help orgs thrive
🌱Dedicated to creating socially just, inclusive and resilient orgs
⚖️ And have experience bringing an equity lens to managing people and operational systems
This may be the job for you!
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Submitted the final version of my next book on AI, Big Tech, and the geopolitical struggles over them. Now hopefully nothing important happens on those topics before it comes out...
Pre-order here: www.amazon.co.uk/Silicon-Empi...
Pre-order here: www.amazon.co.uk/Silicon-Empi...
April 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Submitted the final version of my next book on AI, Big Tech, and the geopolitical struggles over them. Now hopefully nothing important happens on those topics before it comes out...
Pre-order here: www.amazon.co.uk/Silicon-Empi...
Pre-order here: www.amazon.co.uk/Silicon-Empi...
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This was a key factor of the California nurses strike (ie forced use of AI tools through EHR updates), also very common in education settings.
We often hear about "AI replacing workers" & not enough about workers being forced to use AI in ways that fundamentally disrupt the nature of their work!
We often hear about "AI replacing workers" & not enough about workers being forced to use AI in ways that fundamentally disrupt the nature of their work!
Per leaked memo, Shopify is making AI tools mandatory, whether they help or not.
This is exactly like RTO - "we paid for all of this (empty real estate/magic beans) so you better start using it." Then the C-suite can pat themselves on the back for making a wise (real estate/magic beans) investment.
This is exactly like RTO - "we paid for all of this (empty real estate/magic beans) so you better start using it." Then the C-suite can pat themselves on the back for making a wise (real estate/magic beans) investment.
April 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This was a key factor of the California nurses strike (ie forced use of AI tools through EHR updates), also very common in education settings.
We often hear about "AI replacing workers" & not enough about workers being forced to use AI in ways that fundamentally disrupt the nature of their work!
We often hear about "AI replacing workers" & not enough about workers being forced to use AI in ways that fundamentally disrupt the nature of their work!
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I've cracked the code of why byelection lineups are so long in Vancouver today.
It's not just a turnout question.
Compared to the 2017 byelection, the city decreased the number of election workers by EIGHTY PERCENT.
From 1,250 in 2017 to 250 this time around.
This was a staff recommendation.
It's not just a turnout question.
Compared to the 2017 byelection, the city decreased the number of election workers by EIGHTY PERCENT.
From 1,250 in 2017 to 250 this time around.
This was a staff recommendation.
April 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I've cracked the code of why byelection lineups are so long in Vancouver today.
It's not just a turnout question.
Compared to the 2017 byelection, the city decreased the number of election workers by EIGHTY PERCENT.
From 1,250 in 2017 to 250 this time around.
This was a staff recommendation.
It's not just a turnout question.
Compared to the 2017 byelection, the city decreased the number of election workers by EIGHTY PERCENT.
From 1,250 in 2017 to 250 this time around.
This was a staff recommendation.
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Fact check friday coming soon, to a new home 💞
Thanks @jameswsthomson.com and @nationalobserver.com for keeping this alive!!!
Thanks @jameswsthomson.com and @nationalobserver.com for keeping this alive!!!
We're very excited to announce journalists @rachelgilmore.bsky.social and Emily Baron Cadloff are teaming up with National Observer staff for a biweekly election fact-checking segment.
First post coming tomorrow! Follow for updates.
First post coming tomorrow! Follow for updates.
April 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Fact check friday coming soon, to a new home 💞
Thanks @jameswsthomson.com and @nationalobserver.com for keeping this alive!!!
Thanks @jameswsthomson.com and @nationalobserver.com for keeping this alive!!!
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Extreme inequality is fuelled by the super-rich and the housing crisis, writes @1alexhemingway.bsky.social.
These inequalities damage our economy and social fabric, lower economic growth, worsen health and social outcomes and distort democracy and politics, he says.
jacobin.com/2025/04/cana...
These inequalities damage our economy and social fabric, lower economic growth, worsen health and social outcomes and distort democracy and politics, he says.
jacobin.com/2025/04/cana...
Canada’s Inequality Is Driven by Billionaire Wealth
New data show that Canada’s inequality crisis is driven by both billionaire wealth and runaway housing costs. Without a meaningful fix, both democracy and economic growth will be distorted by entrench...
jacobin.com
April 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Extreme inequality is fuelled by the super-rich and the housing crisis, writes @1alexhemingway.bsky.social.
These inequalities damage our economy and social fabric, lower economic growth, worsen health and social outcomes and distort democracy and politics, he says.
jacobin.com/2025/04/cana...
These inequalities damage our economy and social fabric, lower economic growth, worsen health and social outcomes and distort democracy and politics, he says.
jacobin.com/2025/04/cana...
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Vancouver! Join me and my brother Seth Klein for The New Shock Doctrine: Charting Canada’s Path in a Time of Crisis.
To beat Trump and his oligarchs, we must innovate, not imitate
In person at UBC’s Chan Centre on April 26 at 7:30pm.
To beat Trump and his oligarchs, we must innovate, not imitate
In person at UBC’s Chan Centre on April 26 at 7:30pm.
March 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Vancouver! Join me and my brother Seth Klein for The New Shock Doctrine: Charting Canada’s Path in a Time of Crisis.
To beat Trump and his oligarchs, we must innovate, not imitate
In person at UBC’s Chan Centre on April 26 at 7:30pm.
To beat Trump and his oligarchs, we must innovate, not imitate
In person at UBC’s Chan Centre on April 26 at 7:30pm.
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Mark Carney talking about how he created a “department of government transformation” (sounds eerily DOGE-like) and is intent on using AI to make the public service more efficient (screaming of Starmerism) definitely sets off red flags 🚩🚩
March 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Mark Carney talking about how he created a “department of government transformation” (sounds eerily DOGE-like) and is intent on using AI to make the public service more efficient (screaming of Starmerism) definitely sets off red flags 🚩🚩
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Tired of calls for unlocking AI's full potential. Time to unlock the full potential of investing in public health and public education so nurses and teachers are no longer underpaid and overworked.
March 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Tired of calls for unlocking AI's full potential. Time to unlock the full potential of investing in public health and public education so nurses and teachers are no longer underpaid and overworked.
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Popular Music Books in Process Series / Tues March 18 5pm ET / Liz Pelly, Andrew deWaard, and Brian Fauteux
"Spotify, Satellites, and C-Suites: Three Presentations on the Streaming Music Industries"
To join listerv or contact organizers for zoom link: iaspm-us.wildapricot.org/Popular-Musi...
"Spotify, Satellites, and C-Suites: Three Presentations on the Streaming Music Industries"
To join listerv or contact organizers for zoom link: iaspm-us.wildapricot.org/Popular-Musi...
March 14, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Popular Music Books in Process Series / Tues March 18 5pm ET / Liz Pelly, Andrew deWaard, and Brian Fauteux
"Spotify, Satellites, and C-Suites: Three Presentations on the Streaming Music Industries"
To join listerv or contact organizers for zoom link: iaspm-us.wildapricot.org/Popular-Musi...
"Spotify, Satellites, and C-Suites: Three Presentations on the Streaming Music Industries"
To join listerv or contact organizers for zoom link: iaspm-us.wildapricot.org/Popular-Musi...
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Health Minister Jose Osborne and Dr. Daniel Vigo held a presser today about how doctors have been updated on how substance use disorder and the mental health act interact. No new policy or laws introduced. Spoke with Vigo about this in October for @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2024/10...
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We Spoke with the Man Behind the NDP’s Involuntary Care Proposal | The Tyee
Dr. Daniel Vigo says the new services will better address patient needs under existing mental health legislation. Critics aren’t convinced.
thetyee.ca
March 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Health Minister Jose Osborne and Dr. Daniel Vigo held a presser today about how doctors have been updated on how substance use disorder and the mental health act interact. No new policy or laws introduced. Spoke with Vigo about this in October for @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2024/10...
thetyee.ca/News/2024/10...