Joey Schafer
@schafer.bsky.social
UW-Seattle PhD candidate, studying online attention dynamics & creators/influencers @ HCDE/CIP, advised by @katestarbird.bsky.social . SETS Fellow @ Cornell Tech, working w/ @informor.bsky.social . UAW 4121 Steward. He/Him
Just finished it, and it was SO good! Highly recommend @older.bsky.social’s “Infomocracy” if you have not read it :) 📚 #booksky
Have been in a bit of a fiction reading slump but just started Infomocracy by @older.bsky.social and it is SO GOOD
January 4, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Just finished it, and it was SO good! Highly recommend @older.bsky.social’s “Infomocracy” if you have not read it :) 📚 #booksky
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As you start a new year with new goals & new plans, remember: growth is an organic thing made of twists, knots, scabs & die-off. You can't grow a healthy plant without some funny-lookin leaves!
Tbh, my fave plants at the tea house are the ones with the odd growth patterns.
Tbh, my fave plants at the tea house are the ones with the odd growth patterns.
January 4, 2026 at 1:05 AM
As you start a new year with new goals & new plans, remember: growth is an organic thing made of twists, knots, scabs & die-off. You can't grow a healthy plant without some funny-lookin leaves!
Tbh, my fave plants at the tea house are the ones with the odd growth patterns.
Tbh, my fave plants at the tea house are the ones with the odd growth patterns.
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So @cantwell.senate.gov has a post out on the Trump actions and let’s just say it’s a disappointment. (See below.)
No condemnation. No statement of action that she wants Congress to take.
Do better.
bsky.app/profile/cant...
No condemnation. No statement of action that she wants Congress to take.
Do better.
bsky.app/profile/cant...
President Trump’s actions today with Venezuela raise more questions than answers. Is America going to be involved in running and stabilizing Venezuela? Today's actions raise many questions about the stability of the region and our policy towards South America.
January 4, 2026 at 1:05 AM
So @cantwell.senate.gov has a post out on the Trump actions and let’s just say it’s a disappointment. (See below.)
No condemnation. No statement of action that she wants Congress to take.
Do better.
bsky.app/profile/cant...
No condemnation. No statement of action that she wants Congress to take.
Do better.
bsky.app/profile/cant...
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Already Congress is coming up with excuses not to do anything.
For shame.
For shame.
January 4, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Already Congress is coming up with excuses not to do anything.
For shame.
For shame.
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Hey Siri, what is selection bias?
@wlrnnews.bsky.social
Venezuelans interviewed in Weston and Doral — cities with the largest concentration of Venezuelan-Americans in the U.S. — said they are ecstatic over Maduro’s ouster, and are hopeful of a promising future.
Venezuelans interviewed in Weston and Doral — cities with the largest concentration of Venezuelan-Americans in the U.S. — said they are ecstatic over Maduro’s ouster, and are hopeful of a promising future.
Jubilation. Joy. Hope. Venezuelans in South Florida celebrate Maduro's ouster with guarded optimism
Venezuelans interviewed in Weston and Doral — cities with the largest concentration of Venezuelan-Americans in the nation — said they are ecstatic over Maduro’s ouster from their beloved homeland, and...
www.wlrn.org
January 3, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Hey Siri, what is selection bias?
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Hey Senator Maria @cantwell.senate.gov, we need to hear you unequivocally condemning this illegal, unconstitutional, and immoral violence from the Trump administration.
@cantwell.senate.gov silence from you on the illegal bombing of Caracas and kidnapping of the leader of Venezuela??
Are you “fine” with sending the next generation of American kids to die in this administration’s oil war???
What happened to your oath to uphold the constitution??
Are you “fine” with sending the next generation of American kids to die in this administration’s oil war???
What happened to your oath to uphold the constitution??
January 3, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Hey Senator Maria @cantwell.senate.gov, we need to hear you unequivocally condemning this illegal, unconstitutional, and immoral violence from the Trump administration.
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It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
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Feel free not to displace your anger onto people who are simply stating facts. Knowing who to actually be mad at is praxis.
January 3, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Feel free not to displace your anger onto people who are simply stating facts. Knowing who to actually be mad at is praxis.
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Impeach, convict and remove. I don't know what Congress is there for otherwise.
January 3, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Impeach, convict and remove. I don't know what Congress is there for otherwise.
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In our name, with our money, ostensibly for oil, but mostly because we have a president who's addicted to power and attention and needs to deflect from being friends with the world’s most famous pedophile. Shame on these fucking monsters who run my country. They need out.
January 3, 2026 at 7:28 AM
In our name, with our money, ostensibly for oil, but mostly because we have a president who's addicted to power and attention and needs to deflect from being friends with the world’s most famous pedophile. Shame on these fucking monsters who run my country. They need out.
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Multiple explosions in Caracas, Venezuela.
No to pointless foreign wars and bloodshed.
No to pointless foreign wars and bloodshed.
January 3, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Multiple explosions in Caracas, Venezuela.
No to pointless foreign wars and bloodshed.
No to pointless foreign wars and bloodshed.
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BREAKING: Hearing reports of explosions in Caracas, Venezuela. Source with family on the ground says people advising each other to shelter in place.
January 3, 2026 at 6:33 AM
BREAKING: Hearing reports of explosions in Caracas, Venezuela. Source with family on the ground says people advising each other to shelter in place.
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AP confirms apnews.com/article/vene...
At least 7 explosions and low-flying aircraft are heard in Venezuela's Caracas
At least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft are heard in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas. Venezuela’s government does not immediately respond to a request for comment.
apnews.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:06 AM
AP confirms apnews.com/article/vene...
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This man really wants to start another awful quagmire of a war.
January 3, 2026 at 7:07 AM
This man really wants to start another awful quagmire of a war.
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January 3, 2026 at 7:07 AM
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It is kind of wild that no big media outlet has busted open the story of who is making DHS' posts on X. Whoever that may be is certainly plugged into hardcore white supremacist internet propaganda with a harder edge. "Groyper" would be underselling it. This is Daily Stormer-tier sludge.
January 1, 2026 at 2:01 AM
It is kind of wild that no big media outlet has busted open the story of who is making DHS' posts on X. Whoever that may be is certainly plugged into hardcore white supremacist internet propaganda with a harder edge. "Groyper" would be underselling it. This is Daily Stormer-tier sludge.
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.
Every single song on this is just absolutely fantastic
Every single song on this is just absolutely fantastic
December 29, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.
Every single song on this is just absolutely fantastic
Every single song on this is just absolutely fantastic
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www.berkeleyside.org/2025/06/12/s... - I enjoy learning about stuff like this.
One of Berkeley’s hottest music acts is a band of city librarians
Kids flock to parks and Freight & Salvage to hear librarian Michael Kwende read silly books with perfect rhythm, backed up by his bookish bandmates.
www.berkeleyside.org
December 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
www.berkeleyside.org/2025/06/12/s... - I enjoy learning about stuff like this.
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Please be aware of possible scams! My client, Mel Curth, is not seeking any donations at this time. She is grateful for your support and instead requests folks that want to help to donate to the local organizations of your choice!
December 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Please be aware of possible scams! My client, Mel Curth, is not seeking any donations at this time. She is grateful for your support and instead requests folks that want to help to donate to the local organizations of your choice!
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Still got it baby
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December 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Still got it baby
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In case you missed this earlier this week, our team put out a report documenting our approach to "rapid research" during elections, crises, & other breaking news events. It demonstrates a role for university researchers — relying on contextual and methodological expertise — to act as "sensemakers".
Since 2020, our team has iterated on a model for “rapid research” to help surface, analyze, & resolve rumors about election administration. This work demonstrates an innovative role for researchers to support public sensemaking during rapidly unfolding events.
uw.pressbooks.pub/rapidresearc...
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Being Sensemakers: A Framework for University-Based Rapid Research of Elections, Crisis Events, and Beyond – Simple Book Publishing
A framework for university-based rapid research of elections, crisis events, and beyond
uw.pressbooks.pub
December 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
In case you missed this earlier this week, our team put out a report documenting our approach to "rapid research" during elections, crises, & other breaking news events. It demonstrates a role for university researchers — relying on contextual and methodological expertise — to act as "sensemakers".
Have been in a bit of a fiction reading slump but just started Infomocracy by @older.bsky.social and it is SO GOOD
December 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Have been in a bit of a fiction reading slump but just started Infomocracy by @older.bsky.social and it is SO GOOD
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Are there any data on people who may have taken their own lives when their research funding was cut? Any investigative news reports or similar? I have heard bad things through the grapevine.
Please reach out if you’re ever in the darkness.
Please reach out if you’re ever in the darkness.
December 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Are there any data on people who may have taken their own lives when their research funding was cut? Any investigative news reports or similar? I have heard bad things through the grapevine.
Please reach out if you’re ever in the darkness.
Please reach out if you’re ever in the darkness.