Noel Hidalgo 🗽❤️🚲
@noneck.org
Be realistic; demand the impossible!
Orion's father; Lauren's partner; @beta.nyc's Executive Director; 20+ years in Public Interest Tech; NYC COPIC Member; #ASL beginner; #OpenData; #civictech; #PiTech; 🇵🇷; #BikeNYC; Opinion = Own
Orion's father; Lauren's partner; @beta.nyc's Executive Director; 20+ years in Public Interest Tech; NYC COPIC Member; #ASL beginner; #OpenData; #civictech; #PiTech; 🇵🇷; #BikeNYC; Opinion = Own
my Deaf son when i ask him questions in ASL AND his cochlear processors are in my hands.
a little girl with her eyes closed is wearing a white shirt and a black strap around her shoulder
ALT: a little girl with her eyes closed is wearing a white shirt and a black strap around her shoulder
media.tenor.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:22 AM
my Deaf son when i ask him questions in ASL AND his cochlear processors are in my hands.
Department of Government grEed
DOGE was A LOT less likely to cancel contracts from companies that donated money to Republicans than companies that donated to Democrats.
December 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Department of Government grEed
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"We envision a resistance that is...a repudiation of the efficiencies that automated algorithmic education falsely promises: a resistance comprising the collective force of small acts of friction."
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
Four Frictions: or, How to Resist AI in Education - Public Books
We are calling for resistance to the AI industry’s ongoing capture of higher education.
www.publicbooks.org
December 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"We envision a resistance that is...a repudiation of the efficiencies that automated algorithmic education falsely promises: a resistance comprising the collective force of small acts of friction."
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
More than 2020?!?
More patients went to emergency rooms in New York City complaining of flulike symptoms in the week ending Dec. 20 than during any other week in the past decade.
Flu Cases Climb to Highest Levels in New York City in a Decade
The number of patients going to hospital emergency rooms with flulike symptoms has soared.
nyti.ms
December 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
More than 2020?!?
The GOP has a war on Santa?!?
Indiana State Senator wishes you a Merry Christmas by… posting images of himself assaulting Santa Claus.
Are the fascists okay?
Are the fascists okay?
December 26, 2025 at 4:58 AM
The GOP has a war on Santa?!?
Teamwork makes the dream work!
SIL took wife's suggestion to buy me one more hat I didn't need but wanted.
Thanks @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social for all the work you do.
Solidarity.
SIL took wife's suggestion to buy me one more hat I didn't need but wanted.
Thanks @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social for all the work you do.
Solidarity.
December 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Teamwork makes the dream work!
SIL took wife's suggestion to buy me one more hat I didn't need but wanted.
Thanks @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social for all the work you do.
Solidarity.
SIL took wife's suggestion to buy me one more hat I didn't need but wanted.
Thanks @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social for all the work you do.
Solidarity.
Happy 125 days ago since my full proof beer.
a calendar that has the words one day at a time on it
ALT: a calendar that has the words one day at a time on it
media.tenor.com
December 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Happy 125 days ago since my full proof beer.
Reposted by Noel Hidalgo 🗽❤️🚲
Protecting abusers is a full time job
New: As one of his final acts in office, Mayor Adams late on Christmas Eve vetoed a City Council bill that would temporarily allow alleged victims of gender-based violence to sue their perpetrators even if the statute of limitations is expired. www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/24/m...
Mayor Adams vetoes bill that’d make it easier for gender violence victims to sue
As one of his final acts in office, Mayor Adams late on Christmas Eve vetoed a City Council bill that would temporarily allow victims of gender-based violence to sue their perpetrators even if the …
www.nydailynews.com
December 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Protecting abusers is a full time job
Staten Island drivers are dangerous, yet SI live wants you to think this is a government scam.
www.silive.com/transportati...
www.silive.com/transportati...
December 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Staten Island drivers are dangerous, yet SI live wants you to think this is a government scam.
www.silive.com/transportati...
www.silive.com/transportati...
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Always good!!! 🎄
December 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Always good!!! 🎄
In all of the administrative hierarchies, why does the NYPD have an emergency beekeeping person and not parks?
December 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
In all of the administrative hierarchies, why does the NYPD have an emergency beekeeping person and not parks?
Don't forget to power up your Genesis devices before wrapping them.
December 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Don't forget to power up your Genesis devices before wrapping them.
DOGE actually stands for Department of Government Espionage.
When will we look at the power case over the power case? Twitter was a good deal for influence, not profit. DOGE was a cover for data access, not efficiency >> How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little? ↘️ www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:06 PM
DOGE actually stands for Department of Government Espionage.
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Love this! I have exactly the same feeling riding over bridges in this city. Each time I do it I take in the view and think about how lucky I am to live here. It's a feeling that's hard to experience any other way other than on the seat of a bicycle.
Rama Duwaji, New York City's next First Lady, on the joys of riding a Citi Bike:
December 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Love this! I have exactly the same feeling riding over bridges in this city. Each time I do it I take in the view and think about how lucky I am to live here. It's a feeling that's hard to experience any other way other than on the seat of a bicycle.
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American medical practice conversation I just had...
Surgeon's office: "are you ok with having surgery as part of your course of care?"
Me: "well, i was told to talk to a surgeon as part of my course of care. so, yes?"
(1/2)
Surgeon's office: "are you ok with having surgery as part of your course of care?"
Me: "well, i was told to talk to a surgeon as part of my course of care. so, yes?"
(1/2)
December 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
American medical practice conversation I just had...
Surgeon's office: "are you ok with having surgery as part of your course of care?"
Me: "well, i was told to talk to a surgeon as part of my course of care. so, yes?"
(1/2)
Surgeon's office: "are you ok with having surgery as part of your course of care?"
Me: "well, i was told to talk to a surgeon as part of my course of care. so, yes?"
(1/2)
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Americans having to bootleg broadcast news about our government’s offshored concentration camp is a level of fascism that immediately precedes democratic societies dropping leaflets on us from weather balloons.
And now someone has uploaded a version that wasn't filmed off a TV.
There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.
There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.
Pulled 60 Minutes segment on CECOT : CBS : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
This is a screen recording of a 60 Minutes segment about the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison in El Salvador, which was intended to be...
archive.org
December 23, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Americans having to bootleg broadcast news about our government’s offshored concentration camp is a level of fascism that immediately precedes democratic societies dropping leaflets on us from weather balloons.
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WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you HAVE TO WATCH this news story. You actually can’t make this up. Ford claims without evidence that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Annex businesses tell Ford to back off Bloor bike lanes
Stores in the Annex say the Bloor bike lanes have been a big boost to business. As Michelle Mackey reports, the neighborhood's BIA wants the province to back off its new bill that could see the lanes ...
toronto.citynews.ca
December 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you HAVE TO WATCH this news story. You actually can’t make this up. Ford claims without evidence that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
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For many, the end of the year is an opportunity to catch up on reading or to purchase books as gifts. In 2025, a number of authors joined the Tech Policy Press podcast, providing fresh insights into how technology interacts with people, politics, and power. Check out the list:
Tech Policy Press: The Year in Books 2025 | TechPolicy.Press
In 2025, a number of authors joined the Tech Policy Press podcast, providing fresh insights into how technology interacts with people, politics, and power.
www.techpolicy.press
December 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
For many, the end of the year is an opportunity to catch up on reading or to purchase books as gifts. In 2025, a number of authors joined the Tech Policy Press podcast, providing fresh insights into how technology interacts with people, politics, and power. Check out the list:
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another variation on the them: the UN did a small experiment where they spun up "AI refugees." The real refugees and the organizations that worked with them weren't happy.
The UN Made AI-Generated Refugees
The AIs are designed to teach people about atrocities in Sudan.
www.404media.co
December 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
another variation on the them: the UN did a small experiment where they spun up "AI refugees." The real refugees and the organizations that worked with them weren't happy.
The GOP says that liberals are killing off American industry, yet Jim Beam is shutting down for a YEAR due to tariffs.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Bourbon maker Jim Beam halts production at main distillery for a year
US distillers face uncertainty after President Trump imposed tariffs on countries around the world.
www.bbc.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The GOP says that liberals are killing off American industry, yet Jim Beam is shutting down for a YEAR due to tariffs.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
For those of you who caught the flu this year, what were the worst symptoms?
December 21, 2025 at 10:58 PM
For those of you who caught the flu this year, what were the worst symptoms?
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Speaking as someone who stopped breathing last night because the power went out, we are NOT equipped for the disablity impacts of our failing power infrastructure. Great read from @juliametraux.bsky.social
What a crumbling power grid means for disabled Americans
Angela Frederick’s new book calls to put disability at the center of disaster planning.
grist.org
December 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Speaking as someone who stopped breathing last night because the power went out, we are NOT equipped for the disablity impacts of our failing power infrastructure. Great read from @juliametraux.bsky.social
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Stephen Miller is employing state terror in service of the open goal of shifting the ethnic mix of the country. In numerous ways he's doing this at the expense of public safety.
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and u...
newrepublic.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Stephen Miller is employing state terror in service of the open goal of shifting the ethnic mix of the country. In numerous ways he's doing this at the expense of public safety.
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...