Emily Best
@ebestinthewest.bsky.social
Founder and CEO Seed&Spark and FilmForward. Godmother of (M)otherboard. Mom. Based in Atlanta (but OTP OK?!)
The terrifying thing is that in my peer group - people in their late 30s and 40’s, whether they have kids or not- are being crushed by healthcare costs. Sure feels like we’re on the precipice of economic collapse. Wheeeee.
andrew chen of 3sixteen explaining why you may not feel the tariffs yet
IG 3sixteen
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August 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The terrifying thing is that in my peer group - people in their late 30s and 40’s, whether they have kids or not- are being crushed by healthcare costs. Sure feels like we’re on the precipice of economic collapse. Wheeeee.
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We're thrilled to announce Contributor Covenant 3.0, a major revision to the most widely adopted code of conduct for open source and other online communities!
www.contributor-covenant.org
www.contributor-covenant.org
Contributor Covenant | A Code of Conduct for Digital Communities
The most widely adopted code of conduct in open source.
www.contributor-covenant.org
July 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We're thrilled to announce Contributor Covenant 3.0, a major revision to the most widely adopted code of conduct for open source and other online communities!
www.contributor-covenant.org
www.contributor-covenant.org
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NEA Grantees with Terminated Grants or Withdrawn Funding: You have 7 calendar days to appeal, so for those receiving their letters late yesterday (May 2), you have until Friday, May 9 to appeal.
We have put together a how-to guide drawing from available resources including @jasonrhody.bsky.social
We have put together a how-to guide drawing from available resources including @jasonrhody.bsky.social
May 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
NEA Grantees with Terminated Grants or Withdrawn Funding: You have 7 calendar days to appeal, so for those receiving their letters late yesterday (May 2), you have until Friday, May 9 to appeal.
We have put together a how-to guide drawing from available resources including @jasonrhody.bsky.social
We have put together a how-to guide drawing from available resources including @jasonrhody.bsky.social
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I have good news for people looking for the example that best illustrates the current VC/ai landscape.
Columbia student suspended over interview cheating tool raises $5.3M to 'cheat on everything' | TechCrunch
On Sunday, 21-year-old Chungin "Roy" Lee announced he’s raised $5.3 million in seed funding from Abstract Ventures and Susa Ventures for his startup,
techcrunch.com
April 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I have good news for people looking for the example that best illustrates the current VC/ai landscape.
Zuckerberg never thought the leopards would eat his face I guess. apnews.com/article/meta...
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes the stand in historic antitrust trial
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced questions about his intentions in acquiring Instagram on the first day of a historic antitrust trial.
apnews.com
April 18, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Zuckerberg never thought the leopards would eat his face I guess. apnews.com/article/meta...
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Maybe everyone can see it now, but the world's richest people have tanked it all to restock assets and get liquid after years of illegally playing with funny money. They used "the wokeness" as a cudgel and it worked. The next Disney princess WILL be white, as we all eat beans under the highway.
April 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Maybe everyone can see it now, but the world's richest people have tanked it all to restock assets and get liquid after years of illegally playing with funny money. They used "the wokeness" as a cudgel and it worked. The next Disney princess WILL be white, as we all eat beans under the highway.
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3 dead so far at Krome ICE detention center in Florida. Max capacity was 500, they have over 4,000 and not enough water and food. Reports say they get 1 cup of water per day.
These are already death camps.
eu.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
english.elpais.com/usa/2025-04-...
These are already death camps.
eu.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
english.elpais.com/usa/2025-04-...
Immigrant women describe 'hell on earth' in ICE detention
No shower for days, cameras trained on the toilet, women crammed into cells 'like sardines,' among the allegations.
eu.usatoday.com
April 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
3 dead so far at Krome ICE detention center in Florida. Max capacity was 500, they have over 4,000 and not enough water and food. Reports say they get 1 cup of water per day.
These are already death camps.
eu.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
english.elpais.com/usa/2025-04-...
These are already death camps.
eu.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
english.elpais.com/usa/2025-04-...
I feel like now is a good time to remind everyone that the Confederacy lasted just about four years. Here is a non-exhaustive list of things that have lasted longer:
April 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I feel like now is a good time to remind everyone that the Confederacy lasted just about four years. Here is a non-exhaustive list of things that have lasted longer:
“I stand here in SPITE of him.” What a perfect moment.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker breaks the record for longest Senate speech, previously held by segregationist Strom Thurmond.
April 1, 2025 at 11:27 PM
“I stand here in SPITE of him.” What a perfect moment.
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THIS IS WHY YOU YELL AT THEM
NOT BECAUSE IT’S FUN
BECAUSE IT MATTERS
NOT BECAUSE IT’S FUN
BECAUSE IT MATTERS
Quite moving hearing Booker just now saying why he started this and referring to his constituents asking him to do more, do things differently, to take risks, and then referencing John Lewis. Sounds like he took the advocacy to heart.
April 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
THIS IS WHY YOU YELL AT THEM
NOT BECAUSE IT’S FUN
BECAUSE IT MATTERS
NOT BECAUSE IT’S FUN
BECAUSE IT MATTERS
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If you are not watching @booker.senate.gov right now, drop everything and turn him on. History in the making.
April 1, 2025 at 11:10 PM
If you are not watching @booker.senate.gov right now, drop everything and turn him on. History in the making.
I’m only just realizing how toxic the movie Ladybugs really was.
March 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I’m only just realizing how toxic the movie Ladybugs really was.
I’d like to see these corporate “leaders” refuse the 15% tax break in favor of funding education. I’d like to see some actual leadership.
March 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I’d like to see these corporate “leaders” refuse the 15% tax break in favor of funding education. I’d like to see some actual leadership.
Congratulations, @coralineada.bsky.social!!!! Pub day is so exciting and you have offered the world a handbook for building the pro social future we could all hope for (and work toward)
It's here! "We Just Build Hammers: Stories from the Past, Present, and Future of Responsible Tech" brings to life tales of the unsung heroes of responsible tech and the science fiction that inspired them.
thehammerbook.com
#TechJustice #EthicalSource #ResponsibleTech #TechEthics #TheFutureIsSoft
thehammerbook.com
#TechJustice #EthicalSource #ResponsibleTech #TechEthics #TheFutureIsSoft
We Just Build Hammers: A New Book by Coraline Ada Ehmke
Stories of visionaries from the past, present, & future of responsible tech, and the science fiction that inspired them. Available now from Apress.
thehammerbook.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Congratulations, @coralineada.bsky.social!!!! Pub day is so exciting and you have offered the world a handbook for building the pro social future we could all hope for (and work toward)
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A lot of people are going to die from this
First, they said postponed; now the meeting is canceled. That means no flu shots next year.
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots
The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A lot of people are going to die from this
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Reminder that being kind is punk.
March 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Reminder that being kind is punk.
It would be a shame if you had to report book banning, abstinence education, forcing 10 commandments, anti trans sports policies to this website (which doesn’t verify emails lol)
March 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
It would be a shame if you had to report book banning, abstinence education, forcing 10 commandments, anti trans sports policies to this website (which doesn’t verify emails lol)
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"Alternative news sources like social media and podcasts were much more prevalent among “swing voters” (52 percent) and new Trump voters (59 percent) compared to the overall electorate (43 percent)."
www.chip50.org/reports/2024...
navigatorresearch.org/2024-post-el...
www.chip50.org/reports/2024...
navigatorresearch.org/2024-post-el...
2024 US Elections: Sources of News and Information | The COVID States Project
Report #113
www.chip50.org
February 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"Alternative news sources like social media and podcasts were much more prevalent among “swing voters” (52 percent) and new Trump voters (59 percent) compared to the overall electorate (43 percent)."
www.chip50.org/reports/2024...
navigatorresearch.org/2024-post-el...
www.chip50.org/reports/2024...
navigatorresearch.org/2024-post-el...
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Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
February 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
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For those following the story of unidentified men violently dragging a protester from a local Idaho GOP meeting, it turns out they were from a private security firm called LEAR Asset Management. But neither the sheriff (who watched it all go down) or the GOP will take responsibility for hiring them.
UPDATE on town hall chaos: Woman who was dragged out speaks, police chief condemns security, name of security firm confirmed
A legislative town hall organized by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee devolved into chaos Saturday when unidentified, plainclothes security personnel dragged a Post Falls woman from th...
cdapress.com
February 24, 2025 at 3:46 AM
For those following the story of unidentified men violently dragging a protester from a local Idaho GOP meeting, it turns out they were from a private security firm called LEAR Asset Management. But neither the sheriff (who watched it all go down) or the GOP will take responsibility for hiring them.
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Rest in Power Roberta Flack
February 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Rest in Power Roberta Flack
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It's pretty cool that Eater put together resources for restaurants about how to handle ICE raids
What Should You Do if ICE Comes to Your Restaurant?
We spoke to legal experts about what restaurant owners and workers can do to protect themselves from immigration raids
www.eater.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
It's pretty cool that Eater put together resources for restaurants about how to handle ICE raids
If ever there were an argument why artists are so incredibly important right now, and why they are such a profound threat to AI as a cultural shift, it’s this: newsocialist.org.uk/transmission...
AI: The New Aesthetics of Fascism
It's embarrassing, destructive, and looks like shit: AI-generated art is the perfect aesthetic form for the far right.
newsocialist.org.uk
February 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
If ever there were an argument why artists are so incredibly important right now, and why they are such a profound threat to AI as a cultural shift, it’s this: newsocialist.org.uk/transmission...
These stories make it honestly hard to continue. Where is the men’s outrage? Why do I only ever see women sharing these stories?
According to ProPublica, dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since abortion bans were implemented, compared with maternal deaths in the state immediately before the pandemic.
Report: Sepsis, maternal deaths surged in Texas following abortion bans
A new ProPublica analysis finds a 50 percent increase in life-threatening infections since SB8 took effect in 2021.
www.motherjones.com
February 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
These stories make it honestly hard to continue. Where is the men’s outrage? Why do I only ever see women sharing these stories?