Tim Chambers
@timothychambers.net
Technologist, researcher, fascinated at how new technologies enable new politics, and vice versa. @tchambers@indieweb.social on Mastodon, which you can follow via: @tchambers.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy
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since this is coming up, I have nothing but appreciation for Mastodon and activitypub. We had another approach we wanted to take and that’s it
it’s pretty normal for folks to root for their communities but it’s not zero sum and we should be rooting for every baby turtle make it off the beach
it’s pretty normal for folks to root for their communities but it’s not zero sum and we should be rooting for every baby turtle make it off the beach
This remains one of my favorite quotes relating to the various flavors of the "open social web."
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Great points in this thread: We don't usually think of 1965 immigration act as on par w/New Deal and Civil Rights, but it was a major liberal achievement and Miller's real project is to undo it. As @larryglickman.bsky.social says this connects w/goal of undoing other great 20th century achievements:
Finally had a chance to read this Incredible piece by @gregsargent.bsky.social that documents Miller’s attempt to undo and reverse the 1965 immigration settlement and reveals how central this effort is to the administration’s reactionary aim to take down the New Deal and civil rights orders.
December 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Great points in this thread: We don't usually think of 1965 immigration act as on par w/New Deal and Civil Rights, but it was a major liberal achievement and Miller's real project is to undo it. As @larryglickman.bsky.social says this connects w/goal of undoing other great 20th century achievements:
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Finally had a chance to read this Incredible piece by @gregsargent.bsky.social that documents Miller’s attempt to undo and reverse the 1965 immigration settlement and reveals how central this effort is to the administration’s reactionary aim to take down the New Deal and civil rights orders.
December 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Finally had a chance to read this Incredible piece by @gregsargent.bsky.social that documents Miller’s attempt to undo and reverse the 1965 immigration settlement and reveals how central this effort is to the administration’s reactionary aim to take down the New Deal and civil rights orders.
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Schools bombed. Football fields destroyed. Swimming pools damaged.
Ukraine’s children are losing the spaces meant for learning, play, and safety.
Read our investigation ⬇️
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...
Ukraine’s children are losing the spaces meant for learning, play, and safety.
Read our investigation ⬇️
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...
How Russia’s Invasion is Impacting Ukraine’s Youth - bellingcat
Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukrainian educational facilities and spaces used by children have been damaged in air strikes or closed because of them.
www.bellingcat.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Schools bombed. Football fields destroyed. Swimming pools damaged.
Ukraine’s children are losing the spaces meant for learning, play, and safety.
Read our investigation ⬇️
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...
Ukraine’s children are losing the spaces meant for learning, play, and safety.
Read our investigation ⬇️
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...
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I'm sure the 22 million people whose healthcare premiums will triple in six days are delighted by this news, you inhuman fuck.
December 26, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I'm sure the 22 million people whose healthcare premiums will triple in six days are delighted by this news, you inhuman fuck.
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I had missed this latest delirium by Adrian Vermeule on birthright citizenship
'Common law?! NAH, it's the Roman law of adoption that should govern the interpretation of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution!'
thenewdigest.substack.com/p/immigratio...
'Common law?! NAH, it's the Roman law of adoption that should govern the interpretation of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution!'
thenewdigest.substack.com/p/immigratio...
December 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I had missed this latest delirium by Adrian Vermeule on birthright citizenship
'Common law?! NAH, it's the Roman law of adoption that should govern the interpretation of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution!'
thenewdigest.substack.com/p/immigratio...
'Common law?! NAH, it's the Roman law of adoption that should govern the interpretation of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution!'
thenewdigest.substack.com/p/immigratio...
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Astronomers made a truly mind-boggling discovery using the JWST:
A runaway super-massive black hole, rocketing through space at a staggering 1,000 km/s, leaving a 200,000 light-year-long tail in its wake in which gas is accumulating and triggering star formation.
🧪
www.space.com/astronomy/bl...
A runaway super-massive black hole, rocketing through space at a staggering 1,000 km/s, leaving a 200,000 light-year-long tail in its wake in which gas is accumulating and triggering star formation.
🧪
www.space.com/astronomy/bl...
James Webb Space Telescope confirms 1st 'runaway' supermassive black hole rocketing through home galaxy at 2.2 million mph: 'It boggles the mind!'
"The forces that are needed to dislodge such a massive black hole from its home are enormous."
www.space.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Astronomers made a truly mind-boggling discovery using the JWST:
A runaway super-massive black hole, rocketing through space at a staggering 1,000 km/s, leaving a 200,000 light-year-long tail in its wake in which gas is accumulating and triggering star formation.
🧪
www.space.com/astronomy/bl...
A runaway super-massive black hole, rocketing through space at a staggering 1,000 km/s, leaving a 200,000 light-year-long tail in its wake in which gas is accumulating and triggering star formation.
🧪
www.space.com/astronomy/bl...
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I hate how much of the media business model these days has become "annoy readers until they pay." Paywalls, registration walls, see half the article before you need to subscribe, pop up reminders, etc.
I'm hoping @techdirt.com can prove there's a better way.
But it needs your support to prove it.
I'm hoping @techdirt.com can prove there's a better way.
But it needs your support to prove it.
Techdirt Doesn’t Annoy You Into Paying, And That’s Worth Paying For
We're a few weeks into our end of year crowdfunding campaign—donate $100 or more (check out that $230 option!) and we'll send you our first commemorative challenge coin celebrating 30 years of Section 230. I've already laid out…
We're a few weeks into our end of year crowdfunding campaign—donate $100 or more (check out that $230 option!) and we'll send you our first commemorative challenge coin celebrating 30 years of Section 230. I've already laid out…
Techdirt Doesn’t Annoy You Into Paying, And That’s Worth Paying For
We're a few weeks into our end of year crowdfunding campaign—donate $100 or more (check out that $230 option!) and we'll send you our first commemorative challenge coin celebrating 30 years of Section 230. I've already laid out why our coverage matters, why we're not selling out (because we’re not like Bari Weiss), and why we're one of the only sites getting Section 230 right…
www.techdirt.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I hate how much of the media business model these days has become "annoy readers until they pay." Paywalls, registration walls, see half the article before you need to subscribe, pop up reminders, etc.
I'm hoping @techdirt.com can prove there's a better way.
But it needs your support to prove it.
I'm hoping @techdirt.com can prove there's a better way.
But it needs your support to prove it.
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How are these fits of presidential incontinence never covered as their own news events in NYT? Hours of sick hateful bile from the curdled joyless leader of the Christian nationalists sitting in the ruins of the tinsel trimmed White House he’s demolishing — seems like a story to me.
December 27, 2025 at 3:32 AM
How are these fits of presidential incontinence never covered as their own news events in NYT? Hours of sick hateful bile from the curdled joyless leader of the Christian nationalists sitting in the ruins of the tinsel trimmed White House he’s demolishing — seems like a story to me.
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Though the capital spending on artificial intelligence—about 11% of GDP—isn’t as extreme as the tech boom in 1999, the possibility that the hundreds of billions of dollars invested in AI turns out to be a dud is a significant risk for markets.
Why Nvidia Is the Biggest Risk to the Stock Market—Not Tariffs
Louis Gave sees the possibility that the hundreds of billions of dollars invested in artificial intelligence turns out to be a dud as the bigger risk for markets.
www.barrons.com
August 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Though the capital spending on artificial intelligence—about 11% of GDP—isn’t as extreme as the tech boom in 1999, the possibility that the hundreds of billions of dollars invested in AI turns out to be a dud is a significant risk for markets.
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OPINION: The TikTok deal represents yet another instance of the Trump administration sidelining national security in favor of trade-positive headlines—and it undermines long-term U.S. credibility on tech-security threats.
TikTok Isn’t Safe from China’s Propaganda After Trump’s New Deal
Trade is taking precedence over security, Justin Sherman writes in a guest commentary.
www.barrons.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
OPINION: The TikTok deal represents yet another instance of the Trump administration sidelining national security in favor of trade-positive headlines—and it undermines long-term U.S. credibility on tech-security threats.
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I mean, one political candidate just did this bsky.app/profile/katm... It only takes one domino to fall for the rest of them to fall
This has always been a Bluesky-first campaign. But as of today, we will no longer be using Twitter. At all.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
December 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I mean, one political candidate just did this bsky.app/profile/katm... It only takes one domino to fall for the rest of them to fall
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Where prices have increased the most this year, per CPI data. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
December 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Where prices have increased the most this year, per CPI data. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
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Texas Republicans kicked off redistricting plans in the summer, and five more states have updated new congressional maps since then, with many lawsuits moving through courts. @bolts's @taniel answers reader questions on the subject, from how it is constitutional to where things stand at the […]
Original post on flipboard.social
flipboard.social
December 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Texas Republicans kicked off redistricting plans in the summer, and five more states have updated new congressional maps since then, with many lawsuits moving through courts. @bolts's @taniel answers reader questions on the subject, from how it is constitutional to where things stand at the […]
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From our family to yours, merry Christmas! We hope your day is filled with good people and good food.
December 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
From our family to yours, merry Christmas! We hope your day is filled with good people and good food.
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Oil exports, Venezuela’s financial lifeblood, have plummeted after the U.S. took action against three ships that have been used to carry its crude.
Trump’s Tanker Crackdown Paralyzes Venezuelan Oil Exports
Oil exports, the country’s financial lifeblood, have plummeted after the United States took action against three ships that have been used to carry its crude.
nyti.ms
December 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Oil exports, Venezuela’s financial lifeblood, have plummeted after the U.S. took action against three ships that have been used to carry its crude.
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Ukraine's Zelenskiy said he spoke with President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner for about an hour on how to end the war with Russia reut.rs/3N16lMJ
Ukraine, US negotiators discussed how to bring peace closer, Zelenskiy says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner for about an hour on how to end the w...
reut.rs
December 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Ukraine's Zelenskiy said he spoke with President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner for about an hour on how to end the war with Russia reut.rs/3N16lMJ
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Jimmy Kimmel appeared on British television screens on Christmas Day to deliver a so-called “alternative Christmas message,” in which he said tyranny was “booming” in the U.S.
Kimmel Tells U.K. Viewers ‘Tyranny Is Booming’ in America
Chosen by a British TV station to give an “alternative” to the king’s speech, Jimmy Kimmel said it had been a great year for the U.S. “from a fascism perspective.”
nyti.ms
December 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Jimmy Kimmel appeared on British television screens on Christmas Day to deliver a so-called “alternative Christmas message,” in which he said tyranny was “booming” in the U.S.
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This post appeared under this Techmeme headline:
The coming years will be defined by an overwhelming, and so far successful, attempt to pretend AV technology is something that exists.
It truly doesn't.
What we pretend to be "autonomy" is really heavily dependent on constant human intervention. This is a great example of the mirage:
It truly doesn't.
What we pretend to be "autonomy" is really heavily dependent on constant human intervention. This is a great example of the mirage:
When robot taxis get stuck, a secret army of humans comes to the rescue
Waymo robotaxis get stranded when a passenger leaves the door open. Tow truck operators can get paid $22 to close a door and set them free again.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This post appeared under this Techmeme headline:
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Merry Christmas to those who like being wished Merry Christmas and have a very nice Thursday to those who do not
December 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Merry Christmas to those who like being wished Merry Christmas and have a very nice Thursday to those who do not
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“The Constitution of the Roberts Court is not color-blind. It is a Constitution that permits discrimination on the basis of race, but forbids alleviating discrimination on the basis of race.”
Such a good @adamserwer.bsky.social piece.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Such a good @adamserwer.bsky.social piece.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Conservatives Want the Antebellum Constitution Back
The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments are in trouble.
www.theatlantic.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
“The Constitution of the Roberts Court is not color-blind. It is a Constitution that permits discrimination on the basis of race, but forbids alleviating discrimination on the basis of race.”
Such a good @adamserwer.bsky.social piece.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Such a good @adamserwer.bsky.social piece.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Nina Jankowicz: “They’re not doing this because they have any evidence of censorship — they lost a Supreme Court case that made those claims… They’re doing this because the group of researchers and advocates have stood up to liars like Donald Trump and the platforms that enable them.”
“Chilling and unconstitutional” — @attorneynora.bsky.social @freepress.bsky.social
U.S. Bars 5 European Tech Regulators and Researchers
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Nina Jankowicz: “They’re not doing this because they have any evidence of censorship — they lost a Supreme Court case that made those claims… They’re doing this because the group of researchers and advocates have stood up to liars like Donald Trump and the platforms that enable them.”
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The government has broad authority to control admission but courts have held *repeatedly*, over more than half a century, that the First Amendment bars the government from denying visas to foreign citizens simply because it dislikes what they have to say. 1/
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...
They Seek to Curb Online Hate. The U.S. Accuses Them of Censorship.
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The government has broad authority to control admission but courts have held *repeatedly*, over more than half a century, that the First Amendment bars the government from denying visas to foreign citizens simply because it dislikes what they have to say. 1/
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...
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"Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment & threats have changed their lives. More than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges & their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement. Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live." www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives
More than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges and their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement. Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live.
www.nbcnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment & threats have changed their lives. More than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges & their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement. Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live." www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
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Bari Weiss just sent this Christmas Eve email to the CBS News staff about "building trust," which includes her tripling down on spiking the CECOT piece "to make sure it's comprehensive and fair."
One CBS staffer tells me: "She really has no idea how insulting she comes across."
One CBS staffer tells me: "She really has no idea how insulting she comes across."
December 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Bari Weiss just sent this Christmas Eve email to the CBS News staff about "building trust," which includes her tripling down on spiking the CECOT piece "to make sure it's comprehensive and fair."
One CBS staffer tells me: "She really has no idea how insulting she comes across."
One CBS staffer tells me: "She really has no idea how insulting she comes across."