swwweeney
@swwweeney.bsky.social
he/him - ✨ Software Engineer | Focused on meaningful connections | Interests: cultures, languages, food, art, music, and games
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Let's be perfectly clear: executive order or no executive order, "domestic terrorism" has always meant whatever the government at the time wants it to mean.
The FBI used to infiltrate vegan potlucks, y'all.
Don't panic. Don't stop organizing. Just be careful and take care of each other.
The FBI used to infiltrate vegan potlucks, y'all.
Don't panic. Don't stop organizing. Just be careful and take care of each other.
September 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Let's be perfectly clear: executive order or no executive order, "domestic terrorism" has always meant whatever the government at the time wants it to mean.
The FBI used to infiltrate vegan potlucks, y'all.
Don't panic. Don't stop organizing. Just be careful and take care of each other.
The FBI used to infiltrate vegan potlucks, y'all.
Don't panic. Don't stop organizing. Just be careful and take care of each other.
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Flip your center in US history from white people to Black and Indigenous people, look at the Exclusion Acts, and understand the US isn't sliding towards fascism. It is reverting to its original state. And your utopian dreams about European comfort, freedom, etc? Yeah, take a harder look.
February 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Flip your center in US history from white people to Black and Indigenous people, look at the Exclusion Acts, and understand the US isn't sliding towards fascism. It is reverting to its original state. And your utopian dreams about European comfort, freedom, etc? Yeah, take a harder look.
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I don’t think you immediately become a cartoon villain when your net worth hits $1B, but it is impossible to build that kind of wealth without extracting value from other people.
I don’t really care about whether billionaires are “good people.” I care about the material conditions they create
I don’t really care about whether billionaires are “good people.” I care about the material conditions they create
December 7, 2024 at 2:26 PM
I don’t think you immediately become a cartoon villain when your net worth hits $1B, but it is impossible to build that kind of wealth without extracting value from other people.
I don’t really care about whether billionaires are “good people.” I care about the material conditions they create
I don’t really care about whether billionaires are “good people.” I care about the material conditions they create
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taking posting online as implicit consent for having your data used in any which way is shitty in all the normal ways that other smart people are pointing out but it also engenders a relationship with technology and products that is inherently hostile and end of day i don't think tech ppl want that
November 27, 2024 at 9:57 PM
taking posting online as implicit consent for having your data used in any which way is shitty in all the normal ways that other smart people are pointing out but it also engenders a relationship with technology and products that is inherently hostile and end of day i don't think tech ppl want that
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BLUESKY USERS: This man is the Shaun King of the Native Community.
DO NOT FOLLOW.
DO NOT FOLLOW.
November 14, 2024 at 4:07 PM
BLUESKY USERS: This man is the Shaun King of the Native Community.
DO NOT FOLLOW.
DO NOT FOLLOW.
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starving people to death then waiting for the arrival of an aid package to gun them all down there has to be a worse punishment than hell for that i need a worse hell
March 1, 2024 at 1:53 AM
starving people to death then waiting for the arrival of an aid package to gun them all down there has to be a worse punishment than hell for that i need a worse hell
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leap day is a bonus day so anything you do tomorrow doesn’t really count
February 28, 2024 at 11:40 AM
leap day is a bonus day so anything you do tomorrow doesn’t really count
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super cool that all these companies have decided to make customers opt OUT of having their data sold for AI training purposes
"but no one would do it if it was opt-in!"
yeah, THAT IS THE PROBLEM
"but no one would do it if it was opt-in!"
yeah, THAT IS THE PROBLEM
February 27, 2024 at 10:28 PM
super cool that all these companies have decided to make customers opt OUT of having their data sold for AI training purposes
"but no one would do it if it was opt-in!"
yeah, THAT IS THE PROBLEM
"but no one would do it if it was opt-in!"
yeah, THAT IS THE PROBLEM
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“Never again” means “never again for anybody,” not just us.
I would argue that having empathy for the oppressed is a bedrock principle of Judaism, no matter who it is.
October 10, 2023 at 9:02 PM
“Never again” means “never again for anybody,” not just us.
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I don’t want to argue with a nazi in real life. Why the fuck would I want to do that here?
Who wants to hang out at a debate when you can hang out at a party where people are nice to you?
May 14, 2023 at 7:32 PM
I don’t want to argue with a nazi in real life. Why the fuck would I want to do that here?
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I only need 80 more people to hit 1k for my newsletter. Pls let me wake up to a miracle.
May 8, 2023 at 4:09 AM
I only need 80 more people to hit 1k for my newsletter. Pls let me wake up to a miracle.
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If you can swing it, consider making a monthly donation instead of a one-time donation.
One-time donations are great, but funding for organizations like this tends to be boom-or-bust and monthly donations help them have more predictable cash flow.
I learned this from abortion funds.
One-time donations are great, but funding for organizations like this tends to be boom-or-bust and monthly donations help them have more predictable cash flow.
I learned this from abortion funds.
Here’s a material way to free Black moms who are in pretrial detention! National Bailout is running their annual Free Black Mamas campaign for Mother’s Day. Their bail fund helps to interrupt mass incarceration.
Donate here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/freeblackmamas
Donate here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/freeblackmamas
Donate to #FreeBlackMamas
With your generous support we are able to continue to bail out community members, provide life-changing supportive services and resource groups who are organizing to transform the criminal justice system.
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May 7, 2023 at 5:01 PM
If you can swing it, consider making a monthly donation instead of a one-time donation.
One-time donations are great, but funding for organizations like this tends to be boom-or-bust and monthly donations help them have more predictable cash flow.
I learned this from abortion funds.
One-time donations are great, but funding for organizations like this tends to be boom-or-bust and monthly donations help them have more predictable cash flow.
I learned this from abortion funds.
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A reminder that Black women started ringing the alarm on AI before this
For half a century, “the Godfather of A.I.” nurtured the technology at the heart of chatbots like ChatGPT. Now, he worries it will cause serious harm and has quit his job at Google
‘The Godfather of A.I.’ Leaves Google and Warns of Danger Ahead
For half a century, Geoffrey Hinton nurtured the technology at the heart of chatbots like ChatGPT. Now he worries it will cause serious harm.
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2023 at 5:09 PM
A reminder that Black women started ringing the alarm on AI before this
Have you preordered Tears of the Kingdom yet?
May 3, 2023 at 12:02 AM
Have you preordered Tears of the Kingdom yet?
I wonder if a paid “bounty” system for community tasks would be helpful… I can see benefits, but then can’t help but think of some of the issues that open source contribution has. 🤔
May 2, 2023 at 11:37 PM
I wonder if a paid “bounty” system for community tasks would be helpful… I can see benefits, but then can’t help but think of some of the issues that open source contribution has. 🤔
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Let's do a "Hire Me" thread!
If you are underrepresented + looking for a new role in tech, reply with your details!
Introduce yourself, tell us the role you are looking for, link to your website/LinkedIn and where people can reach you. I will repost
If you are underrepresented + looking for a new role in tech, reply with your details!
Introduce yourself, tell us the role you are looking for, link to your website/LinkedIn and where people can reach you. I will repost
May 1, 2023 at 6:16 PM
Let's do a "Hire Me" thread!
If you are underrepresented + looking for a new role in tech, reply with your details!
Introduce yourself, tell us the role you are looking for, link to your website/LinkedIn and where people can reach you. I will repost
If you are underrepresented + looking for a new role in tech, reply with your details!
Introduce yourself, tell us the role you are looking for, link to your website/LinkedIn and where people can reach you. I will repost
Definitely gonna check these out! Thread has some great picks as well.
Horror movie lovers, what are your top 4 fav horror films?
Here are my top 4 of less known but fantastic South Korean horror
Seoul station https://g.co/kgs/rJPmZJ
Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum https://g.co/kgs/QLeqJU
Bedeviled https://g.co/kgs/J4HrM3
Wailing https://g.co/kgs/wTQKDB
@rog.ie
Here are my top 4 of less known but fantastic South Korean horror
Seoul station https://g.co/kgs/rJPmZJ
Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum https://g.co/kgs/QLeqJU
Bedeviled https://g.co/kgs/J4HrM3
Wailing https://g.co/kgs/wTQKDB
@rog.ie
May 1, 2023 at 3:57 PM
Definitely gonna check these out! Thread has some great picks as well.
Good morning Skyline, it’s leg day! 😤
May 1, 2023 at 1:16 PM
Good morning Skyline, it’s leg day! 😤
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@aliafonzy.bsky.social is bringing in so many great people (and is an incredibly cool person❤️) I just have to give her a shout out for how she’s built so much of this community. Follow her if you’re not already!!
April 30, 2023 at 4:23 AM
@aliafonzy.bsky.social is bringing in so many great people (and is an incredibly cool person❤️) I just have to give her a shout out for how she’s built so much of this community. Follow her if you’re not already!!
Same.
Would vote for @aoc.bsky.social in a heartbeat.
The media doesn’t cover all the cool tech work with data her team does behind the scenes. I’ve enjoyed every time I’ve worked with them.
If we win 2024, it’s going to be thanks to that kind of work.
The media doesn’t cover all the cool tech work with data her team does behind the scenes. I’ve enjoyed every time I’ve worked with them.
If we win 2024, it’s going to be thanks to that kind of work.
April 29, 2023 at 10:57 PM
Same.
Agreed.
We shouldn’t attach the idea of ROI to healthcare, housing or education. It reduces people to numbers, stripping their humanity away & commodifies basic human rights.
April 29, 2023 at 3:48 PM
Agreed.
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I think ostracizing fascists is good, actually. They used to wear hoods for a reason
April 29, 2023 at 3:25 PM
I think ostracizing fascists is good, actually. They used to wear hoods for a reason