Nathan Schneider
@ntnsndr.in
Teaching and writing media studies at CU Boulder. Helping to build a cooperative fediverse with Social.coop. Fan of democratic experiences and divine mysteries. Co-leading metagov.org, start.coop, wagingnonviolence.org.
I love how when you get a newsroom organized cooperatively, they do great coverage of co-ops in the community! Go @coloradosun.com! coloradosun.bluelena.io/index.php?ac...
What’s Working | How Denver's Art Gym went from private passion project to artist co-op
coloradosun.bluelena.io
February 7, 2026 at 3:54 PM
I love how when you get a newsroom organized cooperatively, they do great coverage of co-ops in the community! Go @coloradosun.com! coloradosun.bluelena.io/index.php?ac...
I am heartbroken to see that the journal First Monday is shutting down. I'm all the more grateful I got to check one off the bucket list and publish there last year. But it will be missed.
firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...
firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...
First Monday @ 30
| First Monday
firstmonday.org
February 6, 2026 at 11:20 PM
I am heartbroken to see that the journal First Monday is shutting down. I'm all the more grateful I got to check one off the bucket list and publish there last year. But it will be missed.
firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...
firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...
Yay, our glorious @mediaarchaeology.bsky.social and her fearless leader @loriemerson.net appear in @fastcompany.com this week! Come visit us sometime.
www.fastcompany.com/91483774/the...
www.fastcompany.com/91483774/the...
These historic computing labs teach kids what technology was like before phones, social media, and the cloud - Fast Company
The labs help students and researchers understand computing’s history and future—and stoke an interest in cloud-free technology.
www.fastcompany.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Yay, our glorious @mediaarchaeology.bsky.social and her fearless leader @loriemerson.net appear in @fastcompany.com this week! Come visit us sometime.
www.fastcompany.com/91483774/the...
www.fastcompany.com/91483774/the...
Agentic Coding Mentor: https://nathanschneider.info/2026/02/agentic-coding-mentor/
February 6, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Agentic Coding Mentor: https://nathanschneider.info/2026/02/agentic-coding-mentor/
New blog post: "Constitutional Agents for Online Governance" nathanschneider.info/2026/02/cons...
Constitutional Agents for Online Governance – Writings and rehearsals by Nathan Schneider
nathanschneider.info
February 6, 2026 at 12:05 AM
New blog post: "Constitutional Agents for Online Governance" nathanschneider.info/2026/02/cons...
I've gotta say, one of the most fascinating and telling things I've read lately is Anthropic's new constitution, in which the company apologizes to Claude for creating it in the non-ideal context of capitalism.
February 1, 2026 at 12:19 AM
I've gotta say, one of the most fascinating and telling things I've read lately is Anthropic's new constitution, in which the company apologizes to Claude for creating it in the non-ideal context of capitalism.
Resistance is, among other things, Catholic. www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
A Catholic guide to resisting the ICE crackdown - America Magazine
As the nation veers into policies on war-making and immigration that disturb many, average Catholics are stepping up into activist roles to voice their concerns and assist their neighbors.
www.americamagazine.org
January 30, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Resistance is, among other things, Catholic. www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
Reposted by Nathan Schneider
Its not just secure, it also preserves the video quality
January 27, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Its not just secure, it also preserves the video quality
I am loving this rundown of the labor history of the Gilded Age across the US and Europe. Thank you @tonyannett.bsky.social! moralrevolution.substack.com/p/crucified-...
"Crucified on a Cross of Gold": Inequality, Empire, and the First Age of Globalization
How 1870–1914 Broke the Global Economy (and Democracy)
moralrevolution.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:53 PM
I am loving this rundown of the labor history of the Gilded Age across the US and Europe. Thank you @tonyannett.bsky.social! moralrevolution.substack.com/p/crucified-...
And humanity is a union
January 22, 2026 at 7:11 PM
And humanity is a union
Ooh, I'm excited to read this new book by @andretwp.bsky.social, open access from @ucpress.bsky.social: _Silicon Elsewhere: Nairobi, Global China, and the Promise of Techno-Capital_ www.ucpress.edu/books/silico...
Silicon Elsewhere by Andrea Pollio - ePub + PDF
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
www.ucpress.edu
January 16, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Ooh, I'm excited to read this new book by @andretwp.bsky.social, open access from @ucpress.bsky.social: _Silicon Elsewhere: Nairobi, Global China, and the Promise of Techno-Capital_ www.ucpress.edu/books/silico...
Gosh it is nice to hear some real gospel sometimes. Thanks @jamestalarico.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/o...
January 14, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Gosh it is nice to hear some real gospel sometimes. Thanks @jamestalarico.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/o...
Mastodon totally won this question BTW
social.coop/@ntnsndr/115...
social.coop/@ntnsndr/115...
Has anyone figured out a strategy for optimizing the purchase of unbalanced pairs? Like hot dogs and buns, or bagels and cream cheese?
It can be such an endless cycle. Run out of one with more left of another. Get more of the first, run out of the second.
It can be such an endless cycle. Run out of one with more left of another. Get more of the first, run out of the second.
January 9, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Mastodon totally won this question BTW
social.coop/@ntnsndr/115...
social.coop/@ntnsndr/115...
Another AI is possible.
Collective Governance for AI: Points of Intervention
Made for the world by @metagov.bsky.social
metagov.org/cg-ai/
Collective Governance for AI: Points of Intervention
Made for the world by @metagov.bsky.social
metagov.org/cg-ai/
Collective Governance for AI: Points of Intervention
metagov.org
January 8, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Another AI is possible.
Collective Governance for AI: Points of Intervention
Made for the world by @metagov.bsky.social
metagov.org/cg-ai/
Collective Governance for AI: Points of Intervention
Made for the world by @metagov.bsky.social
metagov.org/cg-ai/
Has anyone figured out a strategy for optimizing the purchase of unbalanced pairs? Like hot dogs and buns, or bagels and cream cheese?
It can be such an endless cycle. Run out of one with more left of another. Get more of the first, run out of the second.
It can be such an endless cycle. Run out of one with more left of another. Get more of the first, run out of the second.
January 8, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Has anyone figured out a strategy for optimizing the purchase of unbalanced pairs? Like hot dogs and buns, or bagels and cream cheese?
It can be such an endless cycle. Run out of one with more left of another. Get more of the first, run out of the second.
It can be such an endless cycle. Run out of one with more left of another. Get more of the first, run out of the second.
In times like these, where do you find public examples of integrity as a model for our children?
January 8, 2026 at 3:12 AM
In times like these, where do you find public examples of integrity as a model for our children?
End your year right with this gorgeous Lost Prophets episode on the great Catholic Worker founder Peter Maurin—prophet of "a world where it is easier to be good." www.lostprophets.org/p/3-peter-ma...
#3. Peter Maurin (ft. Kelly Johnson)
A lost prophet with a three-point plan to blow the “dynamite of the Church"
www.lostprophets.org
December 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
End your year right with this gorgeous Lost Prophets episode on the great Catholic Worker founder Peter Maurin—prophet of "a world where it is easier to be good." www.lostprophets.org/p/3-peter-ma...
Reposted by Nathan Schneider
Hot off the Substack press!
Collective Governance for AI: Points of Intervention (Digital Zine Release)
Check out our latest community-led research output and learn about how to leverage Metagov's community infrastructure for collaborations.
metagov.substack.com/p/collective...
Collective Governance for AI: Points of Intervention (Digital Zine Release)
Check out our latest community-led research output and learn about how to leverage Metagov's community infrastructure for collaborations.
metagov.substack.com/p/collective...
Collective Governance for AI: Points of Intervention (Digital Zine Release)
Check out our latest community-led research output and learn about how to leverage Metagov's community infrastructure for collaborations.
metagov.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Hot off the Substack press!
Collective Governance for AI: Points of Intervention (Digital Zine Release)
Check out our latest community-led research output and learn about how to leverage Metagov's community infrastructure for collaborations.
metagov.substack.com/p/collective...
Collective Governance for AI: Points of Intervention (Digital Zine Release)
Check out our latest community-led research output and learn about how to leverage Metagov's community infrastructure for collaborations.
metagov.substack.com/p/collective...
People keep figuring this out. One by one we'll get there.
NEW: Behind Italy’s beauty (and parmesan) is a radical tradition of cooperatives.
In some areas, they make up nearly a fifth of the GDP.
We went to Emilia-Romagna, one of the richest regions in the country, to investigate how Italy’s workers built a more democratic economy.
In some areas, they make up nearly a fifth of the GDP.
We went to Emilia-Romagna, one of the richest regions in the country, to investigate how Italy’s workers built a more democratic economy.
We Found A Solution To America's Inequality. It's Not Where You'd Expect.
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:43 AM
People keep figuring this out. One by one we'll get there.
This is an extraordinary summary of the state of crypto-authoritarianism by @joseatiles.bsky.social: botpopuli.net/the-crypto-s...
The Crypto-State
A familiar story about cryptocurrencies is that they emerged under the promise of financial emancipation. Crypto-assets and blockchain technologies were ...
botpopuli.net
December 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This is an extraordinary summary of the state of crypto-authoritarianism by @joseatiles.bsky.social: botpopuli.net/the-crypto-s...
It feels especially horrific that the president is dismantling Colorado's atmospheric research gem the same week that we are home from work and school because of apocalyptic winds. weatherkit.apple.com/alertDetails...
Weather Alert
weatherkit.apple.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
It feels especially horrific that the president is dismantling Colorado's atmospheric research gem the same week that we are home from work and school because of apocalyptic winds. weatherkit.apple.com/alertDetails...
It is misery that Alex Karp has just bought this holy place, where I've been praying when I can for 20 years. www.realtor.com/news/celebri...
www.realtor.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:26 PM
It is misery that Alex Karp has just bought this holy place, where I've been praying when I can for 20 years. www.realtor.com/news/celebri...
When a math problem is hard, break it up into smaller problems that aren't so hard. Same with political economy.
Collective Governance for AI: Points of Intervention metagov.org/cg-ai/
Collective Governance for AI: Points of Intervention metagov.org/cg-ai/
December 15, 2025 at 11:01 PM
When a math problem is hard, break it up into smaller problems that aren't so hard. Same with political economy.
Collective Governance for AI: Points of Intervention metagov.org/cg-ai/
Collective Governance for AI: Points of Intervention metagov.org/cg-ai/
Reposted by Nathan Schneider
Good read. @ntnsndr.in interviews @bnewbold.net about the history of Bluesky from his perspective as a protocol engineer. A great deal of pragmatism and such a unique set of circumstances allowed the network to succeed as it did. protocol.ecologies.info/interviews/n...
December 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Good read. @ntnsndr.in interviews @bnewbold.net about the history of Bluesky from his perspective as a protocol engineer. A great deal of pragmatism and such a unique set of circumstances allowed the network to succeed as it did. protocol.ecologies.info/interviews/n...