Jacquelyn Mason
@jacquelynmason.bsky.social
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Hey y’all! I am safe but I still need some help reaching my latest goal of 1000 for housing and food costs. If you are able to donate and/or repost, I would truly appreciate it 🧡
Donate to I'm Suing My Negligent Landlord, organized by Clarkisha Kent
If you’ve been following me on Twitter for the last two years in particular, then you k… Clarkisha Kent needs your support for I'm Suing My Negligent Landlord
www.gofundme.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Hey y’all! I am safe but I still need some help reaching my latest goal of 1000 for housing and food costs. If you are able to donate and/or repost, I would truly appreciate it 🧡
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Hey everyone! I haven’t officially updated this but my sister is up for a new job, but in the interim, we need assistance with food and housing.
If you are able to donate and/or repost this fund, that would be amazing!
We are in need of just under 1000.
If you are able to donate and/or repost this fund, that would be amazing!
We are in need of just under 1000.
Donate to I'm Suing My Negligent Landlord, organized by Clarkisha Kent
If you’ve been following me on Twitter for the last two years in particular, then you k… Clarkisha Kent needs your support for I'm Suing My Negligent Landlord
www.gofundme.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Hey everyone! I haven’t officially updated this but my sister is up for a new job, but in the interim, we need assistance with food and housing.
If you are able to donate and/or repost this fund, that would be amazing!
We are in need of just under 1000.
If you are able to donate and/or repost this fund, that would be amazing!
We are in need of just under 1000.
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LMAOOOOO
A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying
A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying
Human Rights Watch Doesn’t Want Any Riyadh Comedy Festival Money
Taking money from those who took money from Saudi Arabia would impact perception of the org’s independence.
www.vulture.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
LMAOOOOO
A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying
A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying
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Your pressure made Disney, Sinclair and Nexstar back down. But don’t let up. They’re still pushing for deals that will let them get bigger and swallow up more stations. And don’t let them rewrite what happened either. We all saw the coercion and censorship with our own eyes.
"Trump's war on free speech is no joke—and it's not over. Carr threatened the licenses of ABC affiliates with mafia-like threats because his boss in the White House didn't like Kimmel's views, a chilling violation that would've forced previous FCC chairs to resign." - @notaaroncraig.bsky.social
'The Fight Doesn’t End Here': Despite Kimmel's Return, Accountability Demanded for Trump's FCC Chair, Media Execs | Common Dreams
Despite Jimmy Kimmel's return to the air, advocates say the fight against the Trump administration's war on dissent "doesn’t end here." They called for investigations into FCC chair Brendan Carr and the media executives who caved to his censorship demands.
www.commondreams.org
September 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Your pressure made Disney, Sinclair and Nexstar back down. But don’t let up. They’re still pushing for deals that will let them get bigger and swallow up more stations. And don’t let them rewrite what happened either. We all saw the coercion and censorship with our own eyes.
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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Since @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social is so concerned about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social housing maybe he should address his own property tax bill of just $213 a year thanks to a sweetheart deal he supported when he served in the state Assembly that will last through 2032. nypost.com/2022/01/23/r...
Exclusive | Rep. Hakeem Jeffries pays just $200 in property taxes thanks to sweetheart subsidy law
Public records show that Jeffries and his family reside in a condo unit in Prospect Heights, paying just $213 a year in property taxes.
nypost.com
August 16, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Since @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social is so concerned about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social housing maybe he should address his own property tax bill of just $213 a year thanks to a sweetheart deal he supported when he served in the state Assembly that will last through 2032. nypost.com/2022/01/23/r...
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AOC here with a digital literacy lesson of the day: we’re all vulnerable to manipulation, especially when we’re outraged, and even when that outrage is warranted. I’ve had politically left friends reach out to me this week w/ some pretty wild & very scary scenarios… & they cited BlueSky as a source.
I cannot emphasize enough how true & real this is.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
People on this app get really angry every time I point out that social media manipulation is a real phenomenon that we are all stewing in and that’s having real world consequences and I’m sure part of that is engagement farmers who do that manipulation not liking people talking about it
July 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM
AOC here with a digital literacy lesson of the day: we’re all vulnerable to manipulation, especially when we’re outraged, and even when that outrage is warranted. I’ve had politically left friends reach out to me this week w/ some pretty wild & very scary scenarios… & they cited BlueSky as a source.
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American civil society is full of abject cowards, that is the issue. The government is a mafia state but it is winning because most American elite institutions are devoid of anything resembling integrity and are folding rather than stand on principles that were little more than marketing.
March 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
American civil society is full of abject cowards, that is the issue. The government is a mafia state but it is winning because most American elite institutions are devoid of anything resembling integrity and are folding rather than stand on principles that were little more than marketing.
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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Criminalizing the distribution of deepfake nudes will result in lawsuits against teenagers but not the grown-up AI grifters who make their awful actions possible.
My analysis of the Take It Down Act:
fakedup.org/the-real-pro...
My analysis of the Take It Down Act:
fakedup.org/the-real-pro...
The real problem with the Take It Down Act is not free speech
🤥 Faked Up #40: America's bill against deepfake nudes doesn't go after the core problem; TikTok grifters claim Obama has impeached Trump; and new research finds that state media labels don't affect pe...
fakedup.org
March 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Criminalizing the distribution of deepfake nudes will result in lawsuits against teenagers but not the grown-up AI grifters who make their awful actions possible.
My analysis of the Take It Down Act:
fakedup.org/the-real-pro...
My analysis of the Take It Down Act:
fakedup.org/the-real-pro...
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Gavin Newsom said his 13 year old was being influenced by far right podcasters… so Newsom created his own podcast to have them on and be friends with them. Incredible example being set. We are so cooked
March 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Gavin Newsom said his 13 year old was being influenced by far right podcasters… so Newsom created his own podcast to have them on and be friends with them. Incredible example being set. We are so cooked
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I wrote about why the most important Oscar nominee is the movie about how living under authoritarian rule can feel surprisingly normal.
The Year’s Most Urgent Best Picture Contender Is the One Almost No One Has Seen
I’m Still Here has a warning—and a reason for hope.
slate.com
March 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I wrote about why the most important Oscar nominee is the movie about how living under authoritarian rule can feel surprisingly normal.
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The people who were warning you 8+ years ago were right therecord.media/hegseth-orde...
Exclusive: Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning
The secretary of Defense has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions, sources tell Recorded Future News.
therecord.media
March 1, 2025 at 7:07 AM
The people who were warning you 8+ years ago were right therecord.media/hegseth-orde...
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A succinct argument about how the Trump administration's "anti-DEI" guidance are an infringement on the free speech rights of educators, misunderstand the law, and ultimately undermine education: theconversation.com/anti-dei-gui...
Anti-DEI guidance from Trump administration misinterprets the law and guts educators’ free speech rights
A letter from the Trump administration warns educational institutions that they’ll lose federal funding if they don’t abandon so-called DEI programs. That could change education in the US.
theconversation.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
A succinct argument about how the Trump administration's "anti-DEI" guidance are an infringement on the free speech rights of educators, misunderstand the law, and ultimately undermine education: theconversation.com/anti-dei-gui...
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“Because the key insight is this: The tech sector operates as a winner-take-all economy. But our political economy is based on perpetual competition.” @jvl.bsky.social
Winner Take All
Why the tech bros want authoritarian government.
www.thebulwark.com
February 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
“Because the key insight is this: The tech sector operates as a winner-take-all economy. But our political economy is based on perpetual competition.” @jvl.bsky.social
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wrote about the scourge of non-English-language propaganda and misinformation across the U.S., and why any serious effort to reestablish a durable liberal-media apparatus *has* to be multilingual in nature: slate.com/technology/2...
There’s a Big Reason Why Nonwhite Voters Swung Right—and You Don’t Hear About It
Foreign-language propaganda is thriving. Democrats are struggling to fight it.
slate.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
wrote about the scourge of non-English-language propaganda and misinformation across the U.S., and why any serious effort to reestablish a durable liberal-media apparatus *has* to be multilingual in nature: slate.com/technology/2...
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This is really worth reading. @adamserwer.bsky.social stitches together so much so clearly: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Great Resegregation
The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.
www.theatlantic.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This is really worth reading. @adamserwer.bsky.social stitches together so much so clearly: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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"The term DEI, frequently invoked by the Trump administration, functions as a smoke screen"
read @adamserwer.bsky.social on the real goals of the 'anti-DEI' rhetoric
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
read @adamserwer.bsky.social on the real goals of the 'anti-DEI' rhetoric
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Great Resegregation
The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.
www.theatlantic.com
February 22, 2025 at 10:48 PM
"The term DEI, frequently invoked by the Trump administration, functions as a smoke screen"
read @adamserwer.bsky.social on the real goals of the 'anti-DEI' rhetoric
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
read @adamserwer.bsky.social on the real goals of the 'anti-DEI' rhetoric
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Excellent remarks at the Paris AI summit by @alondra.bsky.social: "The purpose of AI is not scale or efficiency. The purpose of AI is people."
h/t @jpalfrey.bsky.social
www.techpolicy.press/three-fallac...
h/t @jpalfrey.bsky.social
www.techpolicy.press/three-fallac...
Three Fallacies: Alondra Nelson's Remarks at the Elysée Palace on the Occasion of the AI Action Summit | TechPolicy.Press
Dr. Nelson was an invited speaker at a dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Palais de l'Élysée on February 10, 2025.
www.techpolicy.press
February 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Excellent remarks at the Paris AI summit by @alondra.bsky.social: "The purpose of AI is not scale or efficiency. The purpose of AI is people."
h/t @jpalfrey.bsky.social
www.techpolicy.press/three-fallac...
h/t @jpalfrey.bsky.social
www.techpolicy.press/three-fallac...
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Senator Mark Warner spills the beans about "the real story" of how the TikTok ban went down. Turns out, its passage had more to do with the Gaza war than China. www.kenklippenstein.com/p/tiktok-ban...
TikTok Ban Fueled by Israel, Not China
Congressional insiders spill the beans on how the law was passed
www.kenklippenstein.com
February 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Senator Mark Warner spills the beans about "the real story" of how the TikTok ban went down. Turns out, its passage had more to do with the Gaza war than China. www.kenklippenstein.com/p/tiktok-ban...
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the title, she's perfect
I am extremely freaking thrilled to announce that Bad Company is *officially* available for preorder wherever you buy books. (I am linking to Bookshop but buy it wherever!) I worked so, so hard on this book, and it would mean a ton to me if you ordered it. bookshop.org/a/109816/978...
February 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
the title, she's perfect
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It’s impossible to talk about the history of Silicon Valley without talking about eugenics, right up to the present — including the ideologies driving genAI development. This makes a lot more sense with that history in mind. A good overview from @parismarx.com: www.disconnect.blog/p/why-silico...
February 15, 2025 at 1:24 AM
It’s impossible to talk about the history of Silicon Valley without talking about eugenics, right up to the present — including the ideologies driving genAI development. This makes a lot more sense with that history in mind. A good overview from @parismarx.com: www.disconnect.blog/p/why-silico...
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The trend of tech oligarchs going to any length to kiss the ring of President Donald Trump makes it even more urgent to pass privacy, competition, and AI laws in US states and at the federal level, argues Ben Winters, Director of AI and Data Privacy at the Consumer Federation of America.
Fickle Loyalties of Tech Oligarchs Intensifies the Dire Need for US Data Privacy, Competition, and AI Legislation | TechPolicy.Press
Without basic constraints, there is little to protect regular people from the whims of the oligarchs, writes Ben Winters.
www.techpolicy.press
February 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The trend of tech oligarchs going to any length to kiss the ring of President Donald Trump makes it even more urgent to pass privacy, competition, and AI laws in US states and at the federal level, argues Ben Winters, Director of AI and Data Privacy at the Consumer Federation of America.
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A coalition of news organizations said in a court filing that video exhibits from a Jan. 6 riot case had "disappeared" from a government platform that provided access to evidence used in court.
Jan. 6 video evidence has 'disappeared' from public access, media coalition says
A coalition of news organizations said in a court filing that video exhibits from a Jan. 6 riot case had "disappeared" from a government platform that provided access to evidence used in court.
www.npr.org
February 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
A coalition of news organizations said in a court filing that video exhibits from a Jan. 6 riot case had "disappeared" from a government platform that provided access to evidence used in court.