Siobhan O'Flynn
@sioflynn.bsky.social
Canadian Studies UofT. 🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦
Kids' data privacy, AI & policy; DH; Artificial intimacy; digital & geolocative storytelling; game studies.
How did I end up with ALL the cats?
T'karanto, Treaty 13
Kids' data privacy, AI & policy; DH; Artificial intimacy; digital & geolocative storytelling; game studies.
How did I end up with ALL the cats?
T'karanto, Treaty 13
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The chart in this article is insane.
February 7, 2026 at 10:02 PM
The chart in this article is insane.
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"The flights have also become increasingly harder to track, and information or data about the passengers is difficult to get. That's where observers like Benson have stepped in.
Today's plane will head to Texas."
Today's plane will head to Texas."
One man tracking people being deported & deportation flights at the Minneapolis airport.
One person creating a record for future inquiries & potential prosecutions.
Trevor Paglen's deep surveillance documentation now being done by everyday people.
www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...
One person creating a record for future inquiries & potential prosecutions.
Trevor Paglen's deep surveillance documentation now being done by everyday people.
www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...
Minneapolis now has daily deportation flights. One man has been documenting them
A professional airplane enthusiast has been tracking the federally chartered deportation flights out of the Minneapolis airport as DHS sends immigration detainees to other states and, eventually, othe...
www.npr.org
February 7, 2026 at 11:47 PM
"The flights have also become increasingly harder to track, and information or data about the passengers is difficult to get. That's where observers like Benson have stepped in.
Today's plane will head to Texas."
Today's plane will head to Texas."
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In a statement released Saturday following the ouster of Washington Post CEO Will Lewis, the Post's union called for Jeff Bezos to sell the paper.
Washington Post union calls for Jeff Bezos to sell the paper after CEO ouster
In a statement released Saturday following the ouster of Washington Post CEO Will Lewis, the Post's union called for Jeff Bezos to sell the paper.
www.businessinsider.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:12 AM
In a statement released Saturday following the ouster of Washington Post CEO Will Lewis, the Post's union called for Jeff Bezos to sell the paper.
One man tracking people being deported & deportation flights at the Minneapolis airport.
One person creating a record for future inquiries & potential prosecutions.
Trevor Paglen's deep surveillance documentation now being done by everyday people.
www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...
One person creating a record for future inquiries & potential prosecutions.
Trevor Paglen's deep surveillance documentation now being done by everyday people.
www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...
Minneapolis now has daily deportation flights. One man has been documenting them
A professional airplane enthusiast has been tracking the federally chartered deportation flights out of the Minneapolis airport as DHS sends immigration detainees to other states and, eventually, othe...
www.npr.org
February 7, 2026 at 7:20 PM
One man tracking people being deported & deportation flights at the Minneapolis airport.
One person creating a record for future inquiries & potential prosecutions.
Trevor Paglen's deep surveillance documentation now being done by everyday people.
www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...
One person creating a record for future inquiries & potential prosecutions.
Trevor Paglen's deep surveillance documentation now being done by everyday people.
www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...
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Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
Wow
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Wow
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The DHS funding deadline is six days away and we can’t settle for empty reforms with the regime’s death squads.
Demand that Democrats hold the line and refuse to fund DHS without ironclad limits on ICE and CBP, actual accountability for abuses, and clear guardrails to stop raids and intimidation.
Demand that Democrats hold the line and refuse to fund DHS without ironclad limits on ICE and CBP, actual accountability for abuses, and clear guardrails to stop raids and intimidation.
Tell Your Members of Congress to rein in ICE NOW
On January 24, federal forces with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. This was just over two weeks after the killing of Renee Good. These killings are a direc...
act.indivisible.org
February 7, 2026 at 2:08 PM
The DHS funding deadline is six days away and we can’t settle for empty reforms with the regime’s death squads.
Demand that Democrats hold the line and refuse to fund DHS without ironclad limits on ICE and CBP, actual accountability for abuses, and clear guardrails to stop raids and intimidation.
Demand that Democrats hold the line and refuse to fund DHS without ironclad limits on ICE and CBP, actual accountability for abuses, and clear guardrails to stop raids and intimidation.
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Swiftynomics: At times reading like a self-help book, it carries hefty political analysis
Swiftynomics: At times reading like a self-help book, it carries hefty political analysis
Misty L. Heggeness offers a rich economics history and veritable coterie of feminist heroes, drilling deep into the concept of care-privilege
www.irishtimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Swiftynomics: At times reading like a self-help book, it carries hefty political analysis
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An attorney for a man convicted of assaulting the ICE officer who later killed Renée Good is planning to ask for a new trial, contending that the fatal shooting calls for a reexamination of the earlier case and whether proper training was followed.
Lawyer wants new trial in earlier case involving ICE officer who shot Renée Good
The attorney for Roberto Carlos Muñoz-Guatemala, who was convicted of assaulting Jonathan Ross, is seeking records regarding the ICE officer’s training.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Yup. Can’t believe the extent of voluntary self surveillance.
hey i made this if you need it you can use it
how's this?
February 7, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Yup. Can’t believe the extent of voluntary self surveillance.
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February 7, 2026 at 2:16 AM
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And here's a secret of the past decade: a lot of the crucial organizing/resistance work is done by women who look like nice mom-type ladies, often suburban variety, sometimes through nice organizations like churches. Sorry if anyone needs it to look like Che Guevara.
February 7, 2026 at 12:40 AM
And here's a secret of the past decade: a lot of the crucial organizing/resistance work is done by women who look like nice mom-type ladies, often suburban variety, sometimes through nice organizations like churches. Sorry if anyone needs it to look like Che Guevara.
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Something robust of this nature is SO needed! 👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fossil fuel firms may have to pay for climate damage under proposed UN tax
Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation could also force ultra-rich to pay global wealth tax
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Something robust of this nature is SO needed! 👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How incredibly sad.
Last episode of Post Reports.
Cancelled @washingtonpost.com last night.
Cancelling Prime today.
Cancelled Uber. AppleTV. Paramount.
#resistandunsubscribe
@profgalloway.com
Last episode of Post Reports.
Cancelled @washingtonpost.com last night.
Cancelling Prime today.
Cancelled Uber. AppleTV. Paramount.
#resistandunsubscribe
@profgalloway.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
How incredibly sad.
Last episode of Post Reports.
Cancelled @washingtonpost.com last night.
Cancelling Prime today.
Cancelled Uber. AppleTV. Paramount.
#resistandunsubscribe
@profgalloway.com
Last episode of Post Reports.
Cancelled @washingtonpost.com last night.
Cancelling Prime today.
Cancelled Uber. AppleTV. Paramount.
#resistandunsubscribe
@profgalloway.com
"If ICE gains access to large administrative datasets—e.g. MedicAid or SNAP—ICE can then use AI to merge that personal data with commercially available cellphone and social media data...license plate data, to make surveillance and arrests still easier."
americancommunitymedia.org/immigration/...
americancommunitymedia.org/immigration/...
ICE’s New Data Weapon Threatens Surge in Warrantless Arrests
ICE's expanding arsenal of surveillance tools allows the agency to target entire communities, raising the risk of arbitrary arrests and detention.
americancommunitymedia.org
February 6, 2026 at 8:27 PM
"If ICE gains access to large administrative datasets—e.g. MedicAid or SNAP—ICE can then use AI to merge that personal data with commercially available cellphone and social media data...license plate data, to make surveillance and arrests still easier."
americancommunitymedia.org/immigration/...
americancommunitymedia.org/immigration/...
Palantir & ICE are testing this surveillance tech in real time in the US
404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for the Palantir-made tool called ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
www.404media.co
February 6, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Palantir & ICE are testing this surveillance tech in real time in the US
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U.S. Dealers In Full Panic Mode After Canada Green-Lights Chinese Cars. Please for help fall on deaf ears of the man who made it happen.
#leopardsatemyface #Politics #News
#leopardsatemyface #Politics #News
U.S. Dealers In Full Panic Mode After Canada Green-Lights Chinese Cars
NADA CEO on Chinese cars coming to America: "It’s bad for our industry, it’s bad for our country, it’s bad for consumers."
www.thedrive.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:17 AM
U.S. Dealers In Full Panic Mode After Canada Green-Lights Chinese Cars. Please for help fall on deaf ears of the man who made it happen.
#leopardsatemyface #Politics #News
#leopardsatemyface #Politics #News
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Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
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I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
February 6, 2026 at 2:35 AM
I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
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Corporatist fascism, plain and simple.
DHS is trying to get tech companies to hand over data on Trump critics.
This is unconstitutional, and Congress must shut it down, before we turn into East Germany.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/h...
DHS is trying to get tech companies to hand over data on Trump critics.
This is unconstitutional, and Congress must shut it down, before we turn into East Germany.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/h...
Homeland Security is trying to force tech companies to hand over data about Trump critics | TechCrunch
The use of administrative subpoenas, which are not subject to judicial oversight, are used to demand a wealth of information from tech companies, including the owners of anonymous online accounts docu...
techcrunch.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Corporatist fascism, plain and simple.
DHS is trying to get tech companies to hand over data on Trump critics.
This is unconstitutional, and Congress must shut it down, before we turn into East Germany.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/h...
DHS is trying to get tech companies to hand over data on Trump critics.
This is unconstitutional, and Congress must shut it down, before we turn into East Germany.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/h...
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Tonight on Nation to Nation: Is U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat of annexation slowing Greenland’s push for more autonomy from Denmark?
Greenland’s path to decolonization interrupted by U.S.
Greenland, an Inuit-majority territory after decades of pushing toward self-determination, is caught back into great-power colonialism.
www.aptnnews.ca
February 6, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Tonight on Nation to Nation: Is U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat of annexation slowing Greenland’s push for more autonomy from Denmark?
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Scott Bessent the Secretary of Treasury and Trump crony, having a very difficult time admitting that Donald Trump is trying to steal 10 billion dollars from our taxes, so that he can pocket it.
February 6, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Scott Bessent the Secretary of Treasury and Trump crony, having a very difficult time admitting that Donald Trump is trying to steal 10 billion dollars from our taxes, so that he can pocket it.
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"MI's lawsuit makes a compelling case - if Big Oil had not colluded to suppress competition, renewables would have begun scaling far earlier than they ultimately did" - @aaronregunberg.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/2056...
newrepublic.com/article/2056...
Michigan Wants to Make Big Oil Pay for Climate Change
They’re trying a novel approach: suing oil companies for antitrust violations based on their work to discourage renewables.
newrepublic.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:46 PM
"MI's lawsuit makes a compelling case - if Big Oil had not colluded to suppress competition, renewables would have begun scaling far earlier than they ultimately did" - @aaronregunberg.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/2056...
newrepublic.com/article/2056...