Tamara Kneese
@tamigraph.bsky.social
Climate/AI/labor/death researcher in Oakland. Luddite
I wrote a book about how techno-solutionism fails us in this life + beyond https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300248272/death-glitch/
www.tamarakneese.com
I wrote a book about how techno-solutionism fails us in this life + beyond https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300248272/death-glitch/
www.tamarakneese.com
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Tamara Kneese
@tamigraph.bsky.social
· Nov 4
Our new book, Notes Toward a Digital Workers’ Inquiry, is out today!
Use the code DIGI-WORKERS-HOMIE on the @commonnotions.bsky.social site for a 25% discount
Use the code DIGI-WORKERS-HOMIE on the @commonnotions.bsky.social site for a 25% discount
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Our friends at Revue Ouvrage have translated Notes Toward a Digital Workers’ Inquiry into French! Special thanks to Sandrine Bell for her work. www.revue-ouvrage.org/lenquete-ouv... @commonnotions.bsky.social @tamigraph.bsky.social @gleemie.bsky.social
L’enquête ouvrière du numérique - revue Ouvrage
Par le Capacitor Collective — Un essor de la résistance au travail, du syndicalisme et de l’auto-organisation est en train de se produire à plusieurs endroits tout au long de la chaîne de valeur du ca...
www.revue-ouvrage.org
February 7, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Our friends at Revue Ouvrage have translated Notes Toward a Digital Workers’ Inquiry into French! Special thanks to Sandrine Bell for her work. www.revue-ouvrage.org/lenquete-ouv... @commonnotions.bsky.social @tamigraph.bsky.social @gleemie.bsky.social
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NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention without prescribed medication, lawsuit says
The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress, according to a federal lawsuit.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:25 PM
NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
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According to an organizer, “all signatories are full-time employees, and nearly 30% are Google Cloud workers.”
800 Google employees demand an end to any cloud contracts with ICE and CBP
The petition also called for executives to protect vulnerable Google employees, "from cafeteria workers to data center employees."
www.businessinsider.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:28 PM
According to an organizer, “all signatories are full-time employees, and nearly 30% are Google Cloud workers.”
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Saddened to learn that First Monday will cease publication. It was a quality open-access journal that eschewed the traps of big publishing and promoted innovative thinking & research regarding tech and society. #academicsky
firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...
firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...
First Monday @ 30
| First Monday
firstmonday.org
February 6, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Saddened to learn that First Monday will cease publication. It was a quality open-access journal that eschewed the traps of big publishing and promoted innovative thinking & research regarding tech and society. #academicsky
firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...
firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...
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I wrote about the Epstein files (gift link) www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...
How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo
The emails show the “anti-woke” crusaders are afraid of accountability.
www.theverge.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I wrote about the Epstein files (gift link) www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...
Jersey strong, baby
Looks like NJ-11 is sending an organizer to Congress!
Congratulations @analiliafornj.bsky.social on shaking the political earth tonight!
Can’t wait to keep working with you, from the streets of our neighborhoods to the halls of Congress. #FightDontFold
Congratulations @analiliafornj.bsky.social on shaking the political earth tonight!
Can’t wait to keep working with you, from the streets of our neighborhoods to the halls of Congress. #FightDontFold
February 6, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Jersey strong, baby
Teaching my child about the old ways (putting nutritional yeast on popcorn)
February 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Teaching my child about the old ways (putting nutritional yeast on popcorn)
WaPo reviewing my book was the biggest thrill. Enraging to see so many fantastic reporters lose their jobs because billionaires destroy everything
Review | ‘Death Glitch’ looks at what happens after we’ve logged off for good
Tamara Kneese’s book offers a compelling examination of how big tech companies deal (and don’t) with the deaths of their users.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:22 PM
WaPo reviewing my book was the biggest thrill. Enraging to see so many fantastic reporters lose their jobs because billionaires destroy everything
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My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
February 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
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2000 agents are still here. Woke up this morning to horns and whistles down my street -- panic jumped out of bed ready to run outside, but the cars were being pursued. ICE is still kidnapping people, still getting stymied at every turn, still brutalizing observers because they know they're losing.
The headline should be, "DHS to keep 2,000 immigration officers in Minnesota."
Instead, it seems the entirety of the traditional media went with, "DHS to withdraw 700 immigration officers from Minnesota."
This presser worked like a charm.
Instead, it seems the entirety of the traditional media went with, "DHS to withdraw 700 immigration officers from Minnesota."
This presser worked like a charm.
Homan in Minneapolis: "Effective immediately, we will draw down 700 people effective today."
February 4, 2026 at 4:35 PM
2000 agents are still here. Woke up this morning to horns and whistles down my street -- panic jumped out of bed ready to run outside, but the cars were being pursued. ICE is still kidnapping people, still getting stymied at every turn, still brutalizing observers because they know they're losing.
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New! Anuli Akanegbu’s report “(404) Job Not Found” interrogates what it means to be perceived as “AI literate” in today’s labor market, & how those perceptions are shaping the career outcomes of Black workers who are already navigating a wide range of inequities. 1/6 datasociety.net/library/404-...
February 4, 2026 at 4:01 PM
New! Anuli Akanegbu’s report “(404) Job Not Found” interrogates what it means to be perceived as “AI literate” in today’s labor market, & how those perceptions are shaping the career outcomes of Black workers who are already navigating a wide range of inequities. 1/6 datasociety.net/library/404-...
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DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
After Border Patrol shot two people in Portland, DHS claimed they were "vicious gang members" tied to a past shooting.
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘A smear campaign’
Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:02 AM
DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
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As we navigate the undermining of democratic processes & witness how tech facilitates/resists authoritarianism, join us on Feb 20@12pm to hear from @technolua.bsky.social @tamigraph.bsky.social @thakurdhanaraj.bsky.social @royapak.bsky.social B.Wylie, J.Bolthouse
dtdlab.virginia.edu/event/digita...
dtdlab.virginia.edu/event/digita...
February 2, 2026 at 3:01 PM
As we navigate the undermining of democratic processes & witness how tech facilitates/resists authoritarianism, join us on Feb 20@12pm to hear from @technolua.bsky.social @tamigraph.bsky.social @thakurdhanaraj.bsky.social @royapak.bsky.social B.Wylie, J.Bolthouse
dtdlab.virginia.edu/event/digita...
dtdlab.virginia.edu/event/digita...
What we’ve learned is that Nazi shaped = Nazi and pedophile shaped = pedophile
January 31, 2026 at 8:02 PM
What we’ve learned is that Nazi shaped = Nazi and pedophile shaped = pedophile
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New commentary by @cellllla.bsky.social, @perhaxis.bsky.social and myself: "The tech worker movement and the rise of the tech oligarchy". www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The tech worker movement and the rise of the tech oligarchy
Published in Science as Culture (Ahead of Print, 2026)
www.tandfonline.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:24 PM
New commentary by @cellllla.bsky.social, @perhaxis.bsky.social and myself: "The tech worker movement and the rise of the tech oligarchy". www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The mother of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, who is detained with the father in an ICE Texas facility, says the boy "is getting sick because the food they receive is not of good quality. He has stomach pain, he’s vomiting, he has a fever and he no longer wants to eat.”
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE illegally detaining, moving Minnesota children to Texas faster than courts can respond
ICE is pulling Minnesota immigrant families with legal status out of their driveways, homes and school commutes and sending them to Texas within hours — in at least two cases against a judge’s order. ...
www.mprnews.org
January 30, 2026 at 12:02 AM
The mother of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, who is detained with the father in an ICE Texas facility, says the boy "is getting sick because the food they receive is not of good quality. He has stomach pain, he’s vomiting, he has a fever and he no longer wants to eat.”
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Microsoft Research NYC is hiring a researcher in the space of AI and society!
January 29, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Microsoft Research NYC is hiring a researcher in the space of AI and society!
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🚨 Best conference alert!!🚨 Submit to SIGCIS 2026! Hybrid at UC Berkeley this June, with CFP deadline in just under 3 weeks. Keynote by the remarkable Dwai Banerjee!!
Submissions for our upcoming hybrid conference, SIGCIS 2026: Known Error (June 17-18, Berkeley, CA) are due 2/16. Dwai Banerjee is our keynote speaker. See the full CFP here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
SIGCIS 2026 CFP: Known Error
The Special Interest Group for Computing, Information, and Society (SIGCIS) welcomes submissions to their 17th Annual Conference SIGCIS 2026: Known Error 🧯⚠️🪠 🚩 June 17-18 2026 | School of Informatio...
docs.google.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:57 AM
🚨 Best conference alert!!🚨 Submit to SIGCIS 2026! Hybrid at UC Berkeley this June, with CFP deadline in just under 3 weeks. Keynote by the remarkable Dwai Banerjee!!
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A kindergartener is one of a growing number of children in Maine who have been left without a parent as the Trump administration carries out a major immigration enforcement effort, according to local officials.
‘I want my mom’: Kindergartner left without her mother for several days as ICE detains parents in Maine - The Boston Globe
A growing number of children across Maine have been left without a parent as immigration enforcement surges in the state.
trib.al
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
A kindergartener is one of a growing number of children in Maine who have been left without a parent as the Trump administration carries out a major immigration enforcement effort, according to local officials.
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Join Capacitor Collective as they celebrate the release of NOTES TOWARD A DIGITAL WORKERS' INQUIRY, "an exemplary demonstration of how inquiry can function simultaneously as a mode of collective action and a form of critical theory."
2/12/26 in Toronto and 2/13/26 Montreal. Save the dates!
2/12/26 in Toronto and 2/13/26 Montreal. Save the dates!
January 28, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Join Capacitor Collective as they celebrate the release of NOTES TOWARD A DIGITAL WORKERS' INQUIRY, "an exemplary demonstration of how inquiry can function simultaneously as a mode of collective action and a form of critical theory."
2/12/26 in Toronto and 2/13/26 Montreal. Save the dates!
2/12/26 in Toronto and 2/13/26 Montreal. Save the dates!
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My neighbor, a single mother of two in South Minneapolis, was abducted today and everything about it is heartbreaking. There is an immediate (and steep) financial need for lawyer costs.
I know there are so, so many of these right now, but please consider this dear family: gofund.me/9516b14f7
I know there are so, so many of these right now, but please consider this dear family: gofund.me/9516b14f7
Donate to Support Single Mother of Two Obtain Freedom, organized by Holly Andersen
On January 26, Liliana Solís, a single mother of two children, went to her … Holly Andersen needs your support for Support Single Mother of Two Obtain Freedom
gofund.me
January 27, 2026 at 1:04 AM
My neighbor, a single mother of two in South Minneapolis, was abducted today and everything about it is heartbreaking. There is an immediate (and steep) financial need for lawyer costs.
I know there are so, so many of these right now, but please consider this dear family: gofund.me/9516b14f7
I know there are so, so many of these right now, but please consider this dear family: gofund.me/9516b14f7
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The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents border patrol officers at the National Border Patrol Council, calls on Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to resign or be fired
January 27, 2026 at 2:07 AM
The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents border patrol officers at the National Border Patrol Council, calls on Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to resign or be fired
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The woman who survived five gunshots from a Border Patrol agent in Chicago, only to be criminally charged and then cleared, now wants a judge’s permission to share records showing how the feds respond when agents use deadly force.
@chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
@chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Woman shot by Border Patrol in Chicago asks judge to let her release evidence
Marimar Martinez is blocked from releasing evidence in her case by what's known as a "protective order." Though standard, her attorney says it's “become an albatross” around her neck and “keeps the en...
chicago.suntimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:18 PM
The woman who survived five gunshots from a Border Patrol agent in Chicago, only to be criminally charged and then cleared, now wants a judge’s permission to share records showing how the feds respond when agents use deadly force.
@chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
@chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...