Devon
@aqueerblack.bsky.social
Anarkata Politic | MSW @ UMich
* Thoughts: lfradio.substack.com
* Principles: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anarkata
* Thoughts: lfradio.substack.com
* Principles: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anarkata
If tech companies want AI to be inevitable why not have environmental activists be your regulatory body ? Why not have climate justice oriented people guide you through the least harmful path? There’d be way more buy in from literally everyone. In this essay I will…
December 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
If tech companies want AI to be inevitable why not have environmental activists be your regulatory body ? Why not have climate justice oriented people guide you through the least harmful path? There’d be way more buy in from literally everyone. In this essay I will…
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NEW: Data Centers, the Climate Crisis, and Community Defense
How Local Activists are Interrupting Big Tech AI Investments
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How Local Activists are Interrupting Big Tech AI Investments
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Data Centers, the Climate Crisis, and Community Defense - UNICORN RIOT
As Trump’s Energy Secretary Chris Wright claims you should “build data centers” if “you want low electricity prices,” more than 200 environmental organizations have joined to “demand a halt to the bui...
unicornriot.ninja
December 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
NEW: Data Centers, the Climate Crisis, and Community Defense
How Local Activists are Interrupting Big Tech AI Investments
unicornriot.ninja/2025/data-ce...
How Local Activists are Interrupting Big Tech AI Investments
unicornriot.ninja/2025/data-ce...
Liberation philosophy + compassion studies + mad studies = ???
December 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Liberation philosophy + compassion studies + mad studies = ???
Long sentences followed by abbreviated thoughts.
December 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Long sentences followed by abbreviated thoughts.
One of the most impactful things us small fries can do to halt the continual extraction from the billionaire class is work with small businesses/operations who are making the very things large corps are copying to sell to us.
December 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
One of the most impactful things us small fries can do to halt the continual extraction from the billionaire class is work with small businesses/operations who are making the very things large corps are copying to sell to us.
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As Prism has reported throughout the year, environmental injustice is not simply a category of harms levied onto vulnerable & disinvested communities of color, but the result of centuries of policy decisions. Legislative spending bills are statements of value and intentions for the future.
Important climate stories you may have overlooked this year
Trump’s dismantling of bedrock environmental protections is just one facet of the administration’s wide-ranging attacks on the planet
prismreports.org
December 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
As Prism has reported throughout the year, environmental injustice is not simply a category of harms levied onto vulnerable & disinvested communities of color, but the result of centuries of policy decisions. Legislative spending bills are statements of value and intentions for the future.
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a firebrand progressive Democrat who represents a Dallas-area district, filed paperwork to enter the race Monday, the deadline for candidates to file to run for the seat.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett enters Texas Senate race as Allred exits
2026 races to watch: Both the Republican and Democratic primaries for Texas Senate are hotly contested.
19thnews.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a firebrand progressive Democrat who represents a Dallas-area district, filed paperwork to enter the race Monday, the deadline for candidates to file to run for the seat.
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Only 2.6% of the people picked up in Homeland Security’s latest immigration crackdown in Chicago had criminal records.
Meanwhile, 100% of the people who are currently president are convicted felons.
Meanwhile, 100% of the people who are currently president are convicted felons.
December 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Only 2.6% of the people picked up in Homeland Security’s latest immigration crackdown in Chicago had criminal records.
Meanwhile, 100% of the people who are currently president are convicted felons.
Meanwhile, 100% of the people who are currently president are convicted felons.
Interesting. Almost as if… he might stand to gain something… 🤔
The “emergency billionaires tax” would offset the billions of dollars being stripped from CA Medicaid recipients.
Despite Progressive Posturing, Newsom Opposes Popular CA Wealth Tax Proposal
The “emergency billionaires tax” would offset the billions of dollars being stripped from CA Medicaid recipients.
buff.ly
December 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Interesting. Almost as if… he might stand to gain something… 🤔
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AI data centers produce massive noise pollution, use huge amounts of water and keep us hooked on fossil fuels.
Poor Communities Are Paying the Price for "Free" AI Tools
AI data centers produce massive noise pollution, use huge amounts of water and keep us hooked on fossil fuels.
inthesetimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
AI data centers produce massive noise pollution, use huge amounts of water and keep us hooked on fossil fuels.
As someone who has allegedly grown up middle class I can tell you that when you are in an environment with folks of extreme amounts of wealth… class distinctions do not matter in the slightest. We are arguing over crumbs 🤷🏾♀️
December 3, 2025 at 11:54 PM
As someone who has allegedly grown up middle class I can tell you that when you are in an environment with folks of extreme amounts of wealth… class distinctions do not matter in the slightest. We are arguing over crumbs 🤷🏾♀️
what even is “the shrinking middle class?” Hasn’t it always been very wealthy people and everyone else ?
December 3, 2025 at 11:52 PM
what even is “the shrinking middle class?” Hasn’t it always been very wealthy people and everyone else ?
Lmao
Speaker Mike Johnson said he opposed a ban on lawmakers trading stock because it might lead to fewer people wanting to become lawmakers. “You don’t want another deterrence for good people running for office,” Johnson said.
Mike Johnson Says He Opposes Bill Banning Lawmakers From Stock Trading
Amid concerns over insider trading, Johnson says a stock ban would deter “good people” from running for office.
truthout.org
December 3, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Lmao
The same rules will always apply from spellcheck to LLMs: double check your work.
Policymakers need to regulate AI to ensure it isn't undermining our rights and safety.
The AI Trapdoor Lying in Wait for Workers | ACLU
“The pilots were well aware of which lever to pull. It was ‘human error’ that caused the mistake. But laying the blame on the pilots wasn’t ever going to solve the problem.”
www.aclu.org
December 3, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The same rules will always apply from spellcheck to LLMs: double check your work.
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"If you tax the rich, they'll just leave."
Massachusetts' tax on millionaires has fixed bridges, funded buses, hired teachers, and made community college and school meals free.
The state has 39% more millionaires than they did before.
Tax the rich.
Massachusetts' tax on millionaires has fixed bridges, funded buses, hired teachers, and made community college and school meals free.
The state has 39% more millionaires than they did before.
Tax the rich.
December 2, 2025 at 11:18 PM
"If you tax the rich, they'll just leave."
Massachusetts' tax on millionaires has fixed bridges, funded buses, hired teachers, and made community college and school meals free.
The state has 39% more millionaires than they did before.
Tax the rich.
Massachusetts' tax on millionaires has fixed bridges, funded buses, hired teachers, and made community college and school meals free.
The state has 39% more millionaires than they did before.
Tax the rich.
Going to start working on a piece about what I will call “American compassion” explained through social welfare policy in the 20th and 21st century and maybe (just maybe) its connection to the politics of slavery amongst the American elite class.
December 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Going to start working on a piece about what I will call “American compassion” explained through social welfare policy in the 20th and 21st century and maybe (just maybe) its connection to the politics of slavery amongst the American elite class.
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Last month, we launched a map to help our readers track the GOP’s rapidly-evolving gerrymandering scheme — days after, legacy media followed. Get real-time updates from an outlet committed to providing all the pro-democracy news you need to know, always👇
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Live Redistricting Tracker: All the Republican Gerrymanders — and Democrats’ Counter-Moves
Facing increasingly dire polls, President Donald Trump is determined to prevent Democrats from reclaiming the U.S. House in the 2026 midterm elections. So he’s pressuring Republican-controlled states ...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Last month, we launched a map to help our readers track the GOP’s rapidly-evolving gerrymandering scheme — days after, legacy media followed. Get real-time updates from an outlet committed to providing all the pro-democracy news you need to know, always👇
https://bit.ly/47tdiN9
https://bit.ly/47tdiN9
Love a good word salad tbh 🤷🏾♀️
November 26, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Love a good word salad tbh 🤷🏾♀️
Prioritizing balance in our collective well being will bring positive relationships with the world around us.
November 26, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Prioritizing balance in our collective well being will bring positive relationships with the world around us.
What is the likelihood that this administration’s negligence may end up bringing about student loan forgiveness when the pendulum swings again?
November 26, 2025 at 5:39 AM
What is the likelihood that this administration’s negligence may end up bringing about student loan forgiveness when the pendulum swings again?
Combahee river collective’s identity politics is to pop culture identity politics as ‘clock it’ is to ‘what’s not clocking to you.’
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Combahee river collective’s identity politics is to pop culture identity politics as ‘clock it’ is to ‘what’s not clocking to you.’
Follow the money I guess 🤷🏾♀️
November 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Follow the money I guess 🤷🏾♀️
Remembering how the ACA was seen as a radical piece of legislation even though it accomplished what some countries would consider the barest of minimums for healthcare systems.
November 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Remembering how the ACA was seen as a radical piece of legislation even though it accomplished what some countries would consider the barest of minimums for healthcare systems.