Ashe Dryden
@ashedryden.bsky.social
Studying the impact of tech on the most marginalized people, particularly police surveillance in segregated US cities.
#STS #Sociology #PublicInterestTech #Tech
Critiques #Surveillance #TechnoDeterminism #TechnoSolutionism #AI #Police
#STS #Sociology #PublicInterestTech #Tech
Critiques #Surveillance #TechnoDeterminism #TechnoSolutionism #AI #Police
Pinned
Ashe Dryden
@ashedryden.bsky.social
· Nov 13
An introduction! 🙆🏼♀️💕
I'm interested in how tech & society interact in ways that impact marginalized people.
I'm known for AlterConf & Fund Club.
I talk about sociology, tech, surveillance, anti-capitalism, & books. I’m interested in the history of white supremacy and anti-Black racism in the US.
I'm interested in how tech & society interact in ways that impact marginalized people.
I'm known for AlterConf & Fund Club.
I talk about sociology, tech, surveillance, anti-capitalism, & books. I’m interested in the history of white supremacy and anti-Black racism in the US.
Curious that predictive algorithms are used for criminalization but not prevention of crime at the source.
We could identify people who need food or rent assistance!
But somehow there is never enough money for helping people, but always enough to lock them up. #PredictivePolicing #AI
We could identify people who need food or rent assistance!
But somehow there is never enough money for helping people, but always enough to lock them up. #PredictivePolicing #AI
November 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Curious that predictive algorithms are used for criminalization but not prevention of crime at the source.
We could identify people who need food or rent assistance!
But somehow there is never enough money for helping people, but always enough to lock them up. #PredictivePolicing #AI
We could identify people who need food or rent assistance!
But somehow there is never enough money for helping people, but always enough to lock them up. #PredictivePolicing #AI
For this week's #FridayBookRecs, I have pulled together some of my favorite science fiction series. If you have been wanting to find a book you like and live in that universe for a while, here is your chance.
November 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
For this week's #FridayBookRecs, I have pulled together some of my favorite science fiction series. If you have been wanting to find a book you like and live in that universe for a while, here is your chance.
Shoving AI in everything is like making those gas pump tvs. No one asked for it, no one wants it, and everyone hates it.
November 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Shoving AI in everything is like making those gas pump tvs. No one asked for it, no one wants it, and everyone hates it.
Reposted by Ashe Dryden
OB-GYNs across the country warn that RFK Jr. may withdraw the abortion pill mifepristone from the market.
RFK Jr. Ignores 100+ Studies to Push Abortion Pill Ban—This Is the Mifepristone Explainer You Need
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Ignores 100+ Studies to Push Abortion Pill Ban. This Is the Mifepristone Explainer You Need.
msmagazine.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
OB-GYNs across the country warn that RFK Jr. may withdraw the abortion pill mifepristone from the market.
Reposted by Ashe Dryden
ALL Haymarket EBooks are 80% off through November 7th ✊🏾✊🏿✊🏽
Haymarket Ebooks on sale for $2!
At Haymarket, our mission is to publish books that contribute to struggles for social and economic justice. We strive to make our books a vibrant and organic part of social movements, and we believe t...
www.haymarketbooks.org
October 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
ALL Haymarket EBooks are 80% off through November 7th ✊🏾✊🏿✊🏽
Reposted by Ashe Dryden
Some of the worst people you can think of are having a terrible night and that’s reason enough to celebrate
a cartoon drawing of a man in a green coat holding glowing hands
Alt: Jubilee dancing at a club while throwing out her rainbow plasma from her hands
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Some of the worst people you can think of are having a terrible night and that’s reason enough to celebrate
Eat shit, billionaires
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Eat shit, billionaires
Reposted by Ashe Dryden
Rejecting the premise here. "AI" is not coming for your job. Companies are dumping people because they are putting more money into AI investment, not because there is labor replacement via productivity.
Even in the Amazon announcement, Jassy backed away from the framing that AI took those 14k jobs.
Even in the Amazon announcement, Jassy backed away from the framing that AI took those 14k jobs.
Much like dictatorship or climate change, the threat of AI taking your job is no longer hypothetical. It's here, as shown by last week's bloodbath at UPS, Amazon, etc.
Should the government be sending us $1,000 a month? Is there any alternative to UBI? My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
Should the government be sending us $1,000 a month? Is there any alternative to UBI? My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
AI is coming for your job. Will the government pay you? | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, the tragic neutering of Teen Vogue.
www.inquirer.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Rejecting the premise here. "AI" is not coming for your job. Companies are dumping people because they are putting more money into AI investment, not because there is labor replacement via productivity.
Even in the Amazon announcement, Jassy backed away from the framing that AI took those 14k jobs.
Even in the Amazon announcement, Jassy backed away from the framing that AI took those 14k jobs.
Reposted by Ashe Dryden
Kudos to whoever snaps up all the recently laid off Teen Vogue writers.
November 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Kudos to whoever snaps up all the recently laid off Teen Vogue writers.
Reposted by Ashe Dryden
NYC is going to have the world's biggest media-manufactured crime panic in history the second Mamdani is elected. They aren't even going to wait until he is inaugurated. Whether or not you like the guy, you need to start preparing now for the fire hose of disinformation that is about to activate.
November 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
NYC is going to have the world's biggest media-manufactured crime panic in history the second Mamdani is elected. They aren't even going to wait until he is inaugurated. Whether or not you like the guy, you need to start preparing now for the fire hose of disinformation that is about to activate.
Reposted by Ashe Dryden
if you see that AI-generated video going around, of some NYPD officer telling an ICE officer what he’s doing is against the law, one straightforward way to tell it’s AI is this will literally never happen
November 3, 2025 at 1:43 AM
if you see that AI-generated video going around, of some NYPD officer telling an ICE officer what he’s doing is against the law, one straightforward way to tell it’s AI is this will literally never happen
Reposted by Ashe Dryden
It takes effort, it takes word of mouth, and, yes, it takes money. We and outlets with similar values and commitments are taking on a juggernaut.
But we can win, with your help. Memberships are currently 15% off. Please join us in defying the algorithm!
f.mtr.cool/zjzkkqnrzd
But we can win, with your help. Memberships are currently 15% off. Please join us in defying the algorithm!
f.mtr.cool/zjzkkqnrzd
The Flytrap
Feminist cultural criticism against the algorithm
f.mtr.cool
November 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
It takes effort, it takes word of mouth, and, yes, it takes money. We and outlets with similar values and commitments are taking on a juggernaut.
But we can win, with your help. Memberships are currently 15% off. Please join us in defying the algorithm!
f.mtr.cool/zjzkkqnrzd
But we can win, with your help. Memberships are currently 15% off. Please join us in defying the algorithm!
f.mtr.cool/zjzkkqnrzd
Police surveillance produces mountains of data that, stripped of context, can create a story - true or otherwise. That this person had to collect surveillance data on themselves to resolve this situation is a warning sign for the future.
futurism.com/future-socie... #police #surveillance #flock
futurism.com/future-socie... #police #surveillance #flock
Woman Baffled When Cops Accuse Her of Random Crime, Saying They Have Cameras Everywhere
Officers accused a Denver woman of stealing a $25 package after an AI camera flagged her car as being in the area.
futurism.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Police surveillance produces mountains of data that, stripped of context, can create a story - true or otherwise. That this person had to collect surveillance data on themselves to resolve this situation is a warning sign for the future.
futurism.com/future-socie... #police #surveillance #flock
futurism.com/future-socie... #police #surveillance #flock
Reposted by Ashe Dryden
The music cuts off awkwardly before the end, but this is an incredible NYC Halloween costume compilation.
October 31, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The music cuts off awkwardly before the end, but this is an incredible NYC Halloween costume compilation.
It's Friday, so that means #FridayBookRecs! For Halloween I thought magical realism would be appropriate. The genre presents "a realistic view of the world while incorporating magical elements, often blurring the lines between speculation and reality." #books ✨📚✨
October 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
It's Friday, so that means #FridayBookRecs! For Halloween I thought magical realism would be appropriate. The genre presents "a realistic view of the world while incorporating magical elements, often blurring the lines between speculation and reality." #books ✨📚✨
Reposted by Ashe Dryden
October 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Reposted by Ashe Dryden
“some people abuse SNAP” your soul is rotten
October 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
“some people abuse SNAP” your soul is rotten
Reposted by Ashe Dryden
Ahead of the 1st shutdown of US food aid to hungry Americans in 60 years, some of the 200,000 Little Free Library locations are converting into food pantries. Thanks @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Ahead of the 1st shutdown of US food aid to hungry Americans in 60 years, some of the 200,000 Little Free Library locations are converting into food pantries. Thanks @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social
Reposted by Ashe Dryden
In hindsight it’s too bad that Y2K didn’t shut down all of the computers.
October 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
In hindsight it’s too bad that Y2K didn’t shut down all of the computers.
Reposted by Ashe Dryden
It seems like the only way tech companies are able to compel AI usage is by coercion in performance review processes?
(via The Information "AI Agenda" newsletter)
(via The Information "AI Agenda" newsletter)
October 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
It seems like the only way tech companies are able to compel AI usage is by coercion in performance review processes?
(via The Information "AI Agenda" newsletter)
(via The Information "AI Agenda" newsletter)
Reposted by Ashe Dryden
We are so excited to reprint Bitch Media pieces and bring back feminist blogging to the internet but! We can't do it without the money to pay for the project. So if you've been meaning to subscribe, here's 15% off your sub: f.mtr.cool/qsagdlbizy
The Flytrap
Feminist cultural criticism against the algorithm
f.mtr.cool
October 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
We are so excited to reprint Bitch Media pieces and bring back feminist blogging to the internet but! We can't do it without the money to pay for the project. So if you've been meaning to subscribe, here's 15% off your sub: f.mtr.cool/qsagdlbizy
Reposted by Ashe Dryden
Good morning, faculty colleagues of all ranks and types of employment. By show of hands, comments, puke emoji, etc., how many of of you are experiencing claims that your institution is in a “budget crisis,” that is going under- or unexplained, yet has resulted in austerity?
October 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Good morning, faculty colleagues of all ranks and types of employment. By show of hands, comments, puke emoji, etc., how many of of you are experiencing claims that your institution is in a “budget crisis,” that is going under- or unexplained, yet has resulted in austerity?
Reposted by Ashe Dryden
insane long shot but is anyone I know looking to hire entry level roles remote / in LA?
someone I care about a lot is trying to get out of a bad situation + support her daughter but the only path she sees to get her own space + stability is the military and I would love to help her not choose that
someone I care about a lot is trying to get out of a bad situation + support her daughter but the only path she sees to get her own space + stability is the military and I would love to help her not choose that
October 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
insane long shot but is anyone I know looking to hire entry level roles remote / in LA?
someone I care about a lot is trying to get out of a bad situation + support her daughter but the only path she sees to get her own space + stability is the military and I would love to help her not choose that
someone I care about a lot is trying to get out of a bad situation + support her daughter but the only path she sees to get her own space + stability is the military and I would love to help her not choose that
Reposted by Ashe Dryden
Source call: I'm looking for someone who has experience SNAP EBT theft to speak with me for a story on skimming. Happy to protect their identity.
Find me at nalms@govexec.com if you can help. Thanks!
Find me at nalms@govexec.com if you can help. Thanks!
October 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Source call: I'm looking for someone who has experience SNAP EBT theft to speak with me for a story on skimming. Happy to protect their identity.
Find me at nalms@govexec.com if you can help. Thanks!
Find me at nalms@govexec.com if you can help. Thanks!