civil
@civilmonkey.bsky.social
gratitude for souls of nature in a human world civilized with technology
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When social frustration meets collective intelligence: During France’s #BloquonsTout strike, facilitation expert @apreslabiere.fr tested how citizens can turn anger into constructive dialogue with @agoracitizen.network.
October 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
When social frustration meets collective intelligence: During France’s #BloquonsTout strike, facilitation expert @apreslabiere.fr tested how citizens can turn anger into constructive dialogue with @agoracitizen.network.
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The recordings of this year's @ethberlin.org keynotes & workshops are finally live, feat. so many people I admire and respect! ٩꒰｡•◡•｡꒱۶
Go watch them all on YouTube (and soon StreamETH) ▾
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Ybi2rVoIs&list=PLjOcf_IVqERmocijf0P3_JTt04xgFa1YZ
Go watch them all on YouTube (and soon StreamETH) ▾
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Ybi2rVoIs&list=PLjOcf_IVqERmocijf0P3_JTt04xgFa1YZ
August 16, 2024 at 3:24 PM
The recordings of this year's @ethberlin.org keynotes & workshops are finally live, feat. so many people I admire and respect! ٩꒰｡•◡•｡꒱۶
Go watch them all on YouTube (and soon StreamETH) ▾
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Ybi2rVoIs&list=PLjOcf_IVqERmocijf0P3_JTt04xgFa1YZ
Go watch them all on YouTube (and soon StreamETH) ▾
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Ybi2rVoIs&list=PLjOcf_IVqERmocijf0P3_JTt04xgFa1YZ
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this looks like a nice project. i'm thinking about starting a micro forest project in athens and this could be a way to get some funding for it.
hum.community
hum.community
hum.community - Participatory Funding Platform
Empowering communities through transparent, participatory funding. Connect funders with local groups to create meaningful impact.
hum.community
November 12, 2025 at 10:47 AM
this looks like a nice project. i'm thinking about starting a micro forest project in athens and this could be a way to get some funding for it.
hum.community
hum.community
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“We do not win by tearing each other down, which only emboldens and empowers those who do not want either protocol to succeed.”
“Arguing between us only emboldens those that seek to derail and destroy efforts to build an open social web.”
#activitypub #atproto #atprotocol
“Arguing between us only emboldens those that seek to derail and destroy efforts to build an open social web.”
#activitypub #atproto #atprotocol
September 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
“We do not win by tearing each other down, which only emboldens and empowers those who do not want either protocol to succeed.”
“Arguing between us only emboldens those that seek to derail and destroy efforts to build an open social web.”
#activitypub #atproto #atprotocol
“Arguing between us only emboldens those that seek to derail and destroy efforts to build an open social web.”
#activitypub #atproto #atprotocol
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After engaging presentations from Michael Anthony, S. Karthik Mukkavilli and @milliechapman.bsky.social, we are now discussing the pipeline from AI to Impact, moderated by Sarah Tariq. Take home message: the fairness and trustworthiness of models are key for supporting society as a whole.
October 1, 2025 at 10:21 AM
After engaging presentations from Michael Anthony, S. Karthik Mukkavilli and @milliechapman.bsky.social, we are now discussing the pipeline from AI to Impact, moderated by Sarah Tariq. Take home message: the fairness and trustworthiness of models are key for supporting society as a whole.
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Great presentation today by Melissa Chapman on 'Designing equitable strategies to meet global conservation and restoration targets' in the IED Seminar at ETH Zürich @milliechapman.bsky.social @usyseth.bsky.social
Homepage Environmental Policy Lab: epl.ethz.ch
Homepage Environmental Policy Lab: epl.ethz.ch
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Great presentation today by Melissa Chapman on 'Designing equitable strategies to meet global conservation and restoration targets' in the IED Seminar at ETH Zürich @milliechapman.bsky.social @usyseth.bsky.social
Homepage Environmental Policy Lab: epl.ethz.ch
Homepage Environmental Policy Lab: epl.ethz.ch
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Launching AI for Public Goods Fast Grants!
We'll distribute $150k to advance critical work connecting AI and public goods.
💰 $10k per project
💰 $800 reviewer compensation
PUBLIC GOODS := open source, ecosystem services, climate, urban infrastructure, communication, education, science, and more.
We'll distribute $150k to advance critical work connecting AI and public goods.
💰 $10k per project
💰 $800 reviewer compensation
PUBLIC GOODS := open source, ecosystem services, climate, urban infrastructure, communication, education, science, and more.
Announcing AI for Public Goods Fast Grants (AI4PG) 2025
Up to $10K for AI research improving decision making in public goods funding.
Fast review (within 4 weeks), simple applications (max 1000 words), open to any researchers worldwide. Call for reviewers now open!
recerts.org/ai4pg2025
Up to $10K for AI research improving decision making in public goods funding.
Fast review (within 4 weeks), simple applications (max 1000 words), open to any researchers worldwide. Call for reviewers now open!
recerts.org/ai4pg2025
Recerts
Recerts Journal of Mechanism Design for Public Goods
recerts.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Launching AI for Public Goods Fast Grants!
We'll distribute $150k to advance critical work connecting AI and public goods.
💰 $10k per project
💰 $800 reviewer compensation
PUBLIC GOODS := open source, ecosystem services, climate, urban infrastructure, communication, education, science, and more.
We'll distribute $150k to advance critical work connecting AI and public goods.
💰 $10k per project
💰 $800 reviewer compensation
PUBLIC GOODS := open source, ecosystem services, climate, urban infrastructure, communication, education, science, and more.
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CYPHERPUNK RETREAT 2025 Recap
TL;DR — Human-first approach can unlock meaningful conversations.
🧩 Interdisciplinarity — only together are we strong.
🧩 Same values — diverse approaches. Truly productive.
🧩 Lasting impact — for the whole ecosystem (web2, web3, foss)
TL;DR — Human-first approach can unlock meaningful conversations.
🧩 Interdisciplinarity — only together are we strong.
🧩 Same values — diverse approaches. Truly productive.
🧩 Lasting impact — for the whole ecosystem (web2, web3, foss)
September 30, 2025 at 9:36 AM
CYPHERPUNK RETREAT 2025 Recap
TL;DR — Human-first approach can unlock meaningful conversations.
🧩 Interdisciplinarity — only together are we strong.
🧩 Same values — diverse approaches. Truly productive.
🧩 Lasting impact — for the whole ecosystem (web2, web3, foss)
TL;DR — Human-first approach can unlock meaningful conversations.
🧩 Interdisciplinarity — only together are we strong.
🧩 Same values — diverse approaches. Truly productive.
🧩 Lasting impact — for the whole ecosystem (web2, web3, foss)
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🚀Big news!
DAVINCI.vote has been featured in the new State of Private Voting 2026 report by Shutter Network & Privacy Ethereum
The report highlights our architecture, ZK approach, and progress toward scalable private voting
Huge thanks 🖤🗳️
blog.shutter.network/state-of-pr...
DAVINCI.vote has been featured in the new State of Private Voting 2026 report by Shutter Network & Privacy Ethereum
The report highlights our architecture, ZK approach, and progress toward scalable private voting
Huge thanks 🖤🗳️
blog.shutter.network/state-of-pr...
State of Private Voting 2026
An in-depth analysis of private voting protocols in the Ethereum ecosystem.
blog.shutter.network
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🚀Big news!
DAVINCI.vote has been featured in the new State of Private Voting 2026 report by Shutter Network & Privacy Ethereum
The report highlights our architecture, ZK approach, and progress toward scalable private voting
Huge thanks 🖤🗳️
blog.shutter.network/state-of-pr...
DAVINCI.vote has been featured in the new State of Private Voting 2026 report by Shutter Network & Privacy Ethereum
The report highlights our architecture, ZK approach, and progress toward scalable private voting
Huge thanks 🖤🗳️
blog.shutter.network/state-of-pr...
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If you haven’t heard of @cyd.social and discovered how to claw back your data this is an excellent intro.
Gave a talk with @yaelwrites.com and @micahflee.com at HOPE about breaking free from Big Tech
Interested in what Cyd is, how it works, and other Lockdown Systems projects? We gave a talk at HACKERS ON PLANET EARTH! Check it out www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnbw... @micahflee.com @redshiftzero.bsky.social @yaelwrites.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
If you haven’t heard of @cyd.social and discovered how to claw back your data this is an excellent intro.
live now:
@fundingthecommons.bsky.social Buenos Aires streaming online: streameth.org/65a90bf67932...
full program: fundingthecommons.notion.site/Funding-the-...
inspiring talks as always
in person in BA: luma.com/ftc-ba-2025 (50% ticket discount: FTC-GITCOIN50)
@fundingthecommons.bsky.social Buenos Aires streaming online: streameth.org/65a90bf67932...
full program: fundingthecommons.notion.site/Funding-the-...
inspiring talks as always
in person in BA: luma.com/ftc-ba-2025 (50% ticket discount: FTC-GITCOIN50)
Funding the Commons: Buenos Aires | Funding the Commons
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November 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
live now:
@fundingthecommons.bsky.social Buenos Aires streaming online: streameth.org/65a90bf67932...
full program: fundingthecommons.notion.site/Funding-the-...
inspiring talks as always
in person in BA: luma.com/ftc-ba-2025 (50% ticket discount: FTC-GITCOIN50)
@fundingthecommons.bsky.social Buenos Aires streaming online: streameth.org/65a90bf67932...
full program: fundingthecommons.notion.site/Funding-the-...
inspiring talks as always
in person in BA: luma.com/ftc-ba-2025 (50% ticket discount: FTC-GITCOIN50)
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The most beautiful and subversive speech on #privacy I've heard so far.
Privacy, in practice, means we have the ability to control intimate decisions and maintain autonomy over expressions of love, appreciation, and care - J.Inness
by @meredithmeredith.bsky.social 🦋
media.ccc.de/v/38c3-feeli...
Privacy, in practice, means we have the ability to control intimate decisions and maintain autonomy over expressions of love, appreciation, and care - J.Inness
by @meredithmeredith.bsky.social 🦋
media.ccc.de/v/38c3-feeli...
Feelings are Facts: Love, Privacy, and the Politics of Intellectual Shame
A debut of new research and analysis, focused on emotions and the affective register—love! shame! intimacy!
What happens when we put lov...
media.ccc.de
January 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The most beautiful and subversive speech on #privacy I've heard so far.
Privacy, in practice, means we have the ability to control intimate decisions and maintain autonomy over expressions of love, appreciation, and care - J.Inness
by @meredithmeredith.bsky.social 🦋
media.ccc.de/v/38c3-feeli...
Privacy, in practice, means we have the ability to control intimate decisions and maintain autonomy over expressions of love, appreciation, and care - J.Inness
by @meredithmeredith.bsky.social 🦋
media.ccc.de/v/38c3-feeli...
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Explore Cypherpunk Congress expert recommendations: @evacide.bsky.social x @eff.org
Books:
"IBM and the Holocaust" by Edwin Black
"Your Face Belongs to U"s by @kashhill.bsky.social
"The Hank Show" by @mckenziefunk.com
Apps: I’ve also had fun playing around with @germnetwork.com recently.
1/
Books:
"IBM and the Holocaust" by Edwin Black
"Your Face Belongs to U"s by @kashhill.bsky.social
"The Hank Show" by @mckenziefunk.com
Apps: I’ve also had fun playing around with @germnetwork.com recently.
1/
November 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Explore Cypherpunk Congress expert recommendations: @evacide.bsky.social x @eff.org
Books:
"IBM and the Holocaust" by Edwin Black
"Your Face Belongs to U"s by @kashhill.bsky.social
"The Hank Show" by @mckenziefunk.com
Apps: I’ve also had fun playing around with @germnetwork.com recently.
1/
Books:
"IBM and the Holocaust" by Edwin Black
"Your Face Belongs to U"s by @kashhill.bsky.social
"The Hank Show" by @mckenziefunk.com
Apps: I’ve also had fun playing around with @germnetwork.com recently.
1/
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And now for some good climate news: "Last year alone, the world installed 553 GW of solar power—roughly as much as 100 million US homes use—which is 1,500% more than the IEA had projected: ☀️⬇️ www.fastcompany.com/91430305/ren...
Renewable energy and EVs have grown so much faster than experts predicted 10 years ago
A decade after the Paris agreement, climate action is moving quicker than you might think.
www.fastcompany.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
And now for some good climate news: "Last year alone, the world installed 553 GW of solar power—roughly as much as 100 million US homes use—which is 1,500% more than the IEA had projected: ☀️⬇️ www.fastcompany.com/91430305/ren...
starting now: monthly Regen Pollination call
a space for meet others working on earth regeneration as peers
not focused on any specific technology or region
good for soul, soil and planet
www.regenerationpollination.earth/events
today there'll also be a presentation about shareable.net
a space for meet others working on earth regeneration as peers
not focused on any specific technology or region
good for soul, soil and planet
www.regenerationpollination.earth/events
today there'll also be a presentation about shareable.net
Events | Regeneration Pollination
www.regenerationpollination.earth
November 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
starting now: monthly Regen Pollination call
a space for meet others working on earth regeneration as peers
not focused on any specific technology or region
good for soul, soil and planet
www.regenerationpollination.earth/events
today there'll also be a presentation about shareable.net
a space for meet others working on earth regeneration as peers
not focused on any specific technology or region
good for soul, soil and planet
www.regenerationpollination.earth/events
today there'll also be a presentation about shareable.net
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I still don't get why PRH chose to trust little ol me with this book, but I am eternally grateful.
Thank you to my support system for grounding me. Thank you to Chelsea Clinton for offering her words. And thank you to every reader. This book is now yours.
Buy #TheDoubleTax now: annagifty.com! ✨
Thank you to my support system for grounding me. Thank you to Chelsea Clinton for offering her words. And thank you to every reader. This book is now yours.
Buy #TheDoubleTax now: annagifty.com! ✨
IT'S OFFICIAL. I WROTE MY FIRST BOOK! 🤯
#TheDoubleTax unpacks the cost of being a woman, why the bill runs higher for women of color, and how closing the gaps moves us ALL forward. #blacksky #booksky #econsky
PRE-ORDER NOW: tinyurl.com/doubletax-or...
Get Involved: tinyurl.com/doubletax-join
#TheDoubleTax unpacks the cost of being a woman, why the bill runs higher for women of color, and how closing the gaps moves us ALL forward. #blacksky #booksky #econsky
PRE-ORDER NOW: tinyurl.com/doubletax-or...
Get Involved: tinyurl.com/doubletax-join
September 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I still don't get why PRH chose to trust little ol me with this book, but I am eternally grateful.
Thank you to my support system for grounding me. Thank you to Chelsea Clinton for offering her words. And thank you to every reader. This book is now yours.
Buy #TheDoubleTax now: annagifty.com! ✨
Thank you to my support system for grounding me. Thank you to Chelsea Clinton for offering her words. And thank you to every reader. This book is now yours.
Buy #TheDoubleTax now: annagifty.com! ✨
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if there's one thing that will really set bsky apart in the long run it will be useful utilities for power users and cool experiences like this.
I made a thing!
I was playing around with the AT protocol and as a little experiment I made a website that visualises activity around Bluesky: nightsky.hctr.dev
It listens to all new posts and shows them as little stars across a night sky 🌃
Every star is someone, somewhere, posting something
I was playing around with the AT protocol and as a little experiment I made a website that visualises activity around Bluesky: nightsky.hctr.dev
It listens to all new posts and shows them as little stars across a night sky 🌃
Every star is someone, somewhere, posting something
Nightsky | hctr.dev
See live conversations from all over Bluesky as a dynamic night sky
nightsky.hctr.dev
November 17, 2024 at 3:05 AM
if there's one thing that will really set bsky apart in the long run it will be useful utilities for power users and cool experiences like this.
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Turning 6 (!) years old in a month the community tier in Interintellect (you can attend public events for free and hang out worldwide with the other intellectual seekers) is so vibrant 🪁 interintellect.com/community
I just sent this in my newsletter: "I ...
I just sent this in my newsletter: "I ...
February 20, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Turning 6 (!) years old in a month the community tier in Interintellect (you can attend public events for free and hang out worldwide with the other intellectual seekers) is so vibrant 🪁 interintellect.com/community
I just sent this in my newsletter: "I ...
I just sent this in my newsletter: "I ...
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reposting so I go back to read it later
Hello, new followers 👋
Please enjoy our free online zine about strange, weird & uncanny experiences in relation with nature(s)
futurenatures.org/zine-strange...
Please enjoy our free online zine about strange, weird & uncanny experiences in relation with nature(s)
futurenatures.org/zine-strange...
Future Natures
Better futures are not only possible—they already exist in the making.
futurenatures.org
September 8, 2024 at 12:46 PM
reposting so I go back to read it later
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We are all intertwined within our context, embedded in places that either nourish us or deplete us.
I recently moved from a very depleting context to a very nourishing one, and the way that shift has expressed itself in my body surprised me.
Thanks for reading!
I recently moved from a very depleting context to a very nourishing one, and the way that shift has expressed itself in my body surprised me.
Thanks for reading!
April 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
We are all intertwined within our context, embedded in places that either nourish us or deplete us.
I recently moved from a very depleting context to a very nourishing one, and the way that shift has expressed itself in my body surprised me.
Thanks for reading!
I recently moved from a very depleting context to a very nourishing one, and the way that shift has expressed itself in my body surprised me.
Thanks for reading!
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The community you seek is seeking you. Full calendar and details here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Featuring events with @norarahimian.bsky.social, @indiejenfischer.bsky.social, @bigsto.bsky.social, and others this month! #CultureFix
Featuring events with @norarahimian.bsky.social, @indiejenfischer.bsky.social, @bigsto.bsky.social, and others this month! #CultureFix
October 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The community you seek is seeking you. Full calendar and details here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Featuring events with @norarahimian.bsky.social, @indiejenfischer.bsky.social, @bigsto.bsky.social, and others this month! #CultureFix
Featuring events with @norarahimian.bsky.social, @indiejenfischer.bsky.social, @bigsto.bsky.social, and others this month! #CultureFix
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Looking forward to an afternoon of top content on Global Encryption Day. 🥳 events.zoom.us/ev/Aso_-Lzbz...
A Shield in Uncertain Times: The Role of Encryption
The Encryption Summit 2025: A Shield in Uncertain Times, The Role of Encryption
events.zoom.us
October 21, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Looking forward to an afternoon of top content on Global Encryption Day. 🥳 events.zoom.us/ev/Aso_-Lzbz...
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Please SIGN: For 30 years, eastern Congo has faced relentless violence. Now rebels hold Goma, and Virunga’s gorillas face new threats. Together we can demand accountability and peace for both people and nature. ✍️ www.rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/12... #RainforestRescue #ActForRainforest
#petition DRC: People and nature in eastern Congo need peace!
For 30 years, the people of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have endured constant violence. Recently, the conflict has intensified: A rebel militia has taken control of the city of Goma...
www.rainforest-rescue.org
October 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Please SIGN: For 30 years, eastern Congo has faced relentless violence. Now rebels hold Goma, and Virunga’s gorillas face new threats. Together we can demand accountability and peace for both people and nature. ✍️ www.rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/12... #RainforestRescue #ActForRainforest
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All the more reason for Open Source reforestation data. It's that easy to make an site appear to be planted when it's not.
#restore.eco
#restore.eco
🛰️🔥This diffusion model app is crazy - it edited the Planet NICFI satellite image changing some areas affected by deforestation, fire & logging to something else - mostly "reforested" them - and it actually looks good 📷
app: huggingface.co/spaces/OzzyG...
app: huggingface.co/spaces/OzzyG...
November 12, 2024 at 8:38 PM
All the more reason for Open Source reforestation data. It's that easy to make an site appear to be planted when it's not.
#restore.eco
#restore.eco
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I came to Blue Sky with my publication groundtruth.app. The response has been amazing, so many keen forest readers. Our motivation is accountability in reforestation, but our vehicle is Forest News. Free, for you, always....
🌳 Explore the latest in forest news: Big Tech, Amazon reforestation, AI, blockchain, and more! 📰 #ClimateAction #Forests 🌍
groundtruth.app/ground-truth...
groundtruth.app/ground-truth...
Ground Truth Weekly Forest News December 19
Big Tech Symbiosis Coalition for nature-based carbon credits, amazon native reforestation, national project, FAO, VERRA, blockchain forest monitoring, and more...
groundtruth.app
December 20, 2024 at 5:51 PM
I came to Blue Sky with my publication groundtruth.app. The response has been amazing, so many keen forest readers. Our motivation is accountability in reforestation, but our vehicle is Forest News. Free, for you, always....