Shayne
byteforge.bsky.social
Shayne
@byteforge.bsky.social
Durham · photography · computer nerd · dad

tech @crisistextline.bsky.social

thinking a lot about privacy, tech ethics, and how we build systems that support humans

Always down to chat code, community, mental health, or breakfast burritos 🌯
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I will match donations up to $1000 for the Trevor project

Send me your receipt and I’ll send you mine

If you can’t donate, RT so someone else will

give.thetrevorproject.org/campaign/753...
Donate to The Trevor Project
Donate to support The Trevor Project: https://give.thetrevorproject.org/campaign/752576/donate
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December 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Hey guys- White nationalists have helped a white woman in Minnesota raise $300k after she was filmed calling a five-year-old Black child the n-word.

The local NAACP chapter is fundraising for the boy and his family to get legal help. The least we could do is out-fundraise the nazis.

Donate here:
Donate to Help Us Seek Justice for a 5-Year-Old Facing Racial Hate, organized by Rochester Branch NAACP
On April 30, 2025, in a City of Rochester public park, a whit… Rochester Branch NAACP needs your support for Help Us Seek Justice for a 5-Year-Old Facing Racial Hate
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May 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Please help us correct misinformation!

Our hotline is being incorrectly shared as "Canada's national suicide hotline open toll free for Americans".

We are not a general crisis hotline, we exist exclusively to support the trans community.

Find out more @ translifeline.org
Home - Trans Lifeline
Radicalcommunity care Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support for our community that’s been divested from police since day one. We’re run by and for
translifeline.org
April 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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books

like/repost if u agree
April 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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The most enduring image of Salvadoreans is as prop for Kristi Noem propaganda. To be Salvadorean in the US means to be hypervisible yet voiceless. I created this starter pack as a way to remind everyone that we’re real people and that we exist. If you’re Salvadorean reach out so I can add you. 🇸🇻
April 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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I just landed in San Salvador a little while ago, and I look forward to meeting with the team at the U.S. embassy to discuss the release of Mr. Abrego Garcia.

I also hope to meet with Salvadoran officials and with Kilmar himself. He was illegally abducted and needs to come home.
Just landed in El Salvador to discuss release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
April 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Grabbed at his appointment to become a citizen. Is this who we are? 😕🇺🇸
April 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Homelessness is one of our great challenges and directly tied to our oligarchical system. As New Deal programs become increasingly eroded, communities large and small across the U.S. are facing record levels of homelessness.

Durham is not immune to this nationwide trend.
April 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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I'm not saying journalists should never interview admitted propagandists. There are journalistic reasons to do so. But if we do, we must be prepared to -- in fact it is our duty to -- challenge vociferously all unsubstantiated claims. Otherwise, we ourselves become propagandists.
April 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Take a look inside our Classroom Empathy: Tools for Effective Teaching toolkit is filled with 20+ free, printable activities and resources!✨

Looking for lesson plans? We’ve got you covered! Download your free copy at crisistextline.org/classroom-empathy today! ❤️
April 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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the hard part of software engineering was never the code
April 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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For the millionth time: Black Americans are the patriots White America pretends to be.

Put THAT in my damn gravestone and bury me on this hill. ✊🏽🇺🇸
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker breaks the record for longest Senate speech, previously held by segregationist Strom Thurmond.
April 2, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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I know it’s a lot of doom and gloom and people don’t know where to start so my suggestion is find your neighborhood/close by community fridge. Take when you need and donate when you can. That is something you can do.
February 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Senator Andy Kim just went to the USAID building, talked to the security guard there to confirm employees are being barred entry, and then did a press gaggle right there in front to call it out.

This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.
February 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Some cute critters and pretty trees for your Sunday morning!
December 8, 2024 at 4:16 PM