Katie DT (she/they/mama)
@katiedt.bsky.social
I'm a public librarian, organizer, and white queer person who will profoundly miss Black Twitter.
"Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings." - Le Guin
"Nobody's free until everybody's free." - Hamer
"Hope is a discipline." - Kaba
"Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings." - Le Guin
"Nobody's free until everybody's free." - Hamer
"Hope is a discipline." - Kaba
It’s only persecution if it’s from the Persécution region of France. Otherwise it’s just sparkling consequences.
August 22, 2023 at 11:07 AM
It’s only persecution if it’s from the Persécution region of France. Otherwise it’s just sparkling consequences.
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cop: is this your chocolate factory?
willy wonka: why do you ask?
cop: we've received reports of maimed children and slave labor
wonka: that 8 year old owns it now
willy wonka: why do you ask?
cop: we've received reports of maimed children and slave labor
wonka: that 8 year old owns it now
August 16, 2023 at 3:19 PM
cop: is this your chocolate factory?
willy wonka: why do you ask?
cop: we've received reports of maimed children and slave labor
wonka: that 8 year old owns it now
willy wonka: why do you ask?
cop: we've received reports of maimed children and slave labor
wonka: that 8 year old owns it now
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A movie that wears liberal feminism on its sleeve made a billion dollars and a musician who does same is a Beatles-level phenomenon, anyway here’s why people who think Amelia Bedelia is too sexual for school libraries speak for the mainstream of America
August 16, 2023 at 4:37 PM
A movie that wears liberal feminism on its sleeve made a billion dollars and a musician who does same is a Beatles-level phenomenon, anyway here’s why people who think Amelia Bedelia is too sexual for school libraries speak for the mainstream of America
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“Uncertainty is unnerving because it’s unpredictable but also because it demands a lot of us. If the future does not yet exist and we are creating the future in the present, then we have tremendous responsibility to actually engage.”
Writer Rebecca Solnit on Finding Hope in Times of Catastrophe
"You can't have hope without action, but you can't have action without hope."
tricycle.org
July 31, 2023 at 5:37 PM
“Uncertainty is unnerving because it’s unpredictable but also because it demands a lot of us. If the future does not yet exist and we are creating the future in the present, then we have tremendous responsibility to actually engage.”
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Ok Jack’s adoption listing was six years old. Apparently he was banned from SIX states do to an incident with a goat. God i hope this is true. 😭
July 31, 2023 at 6:47 PM
Ok Jack’s adoption listing was six years old. Apparently he was banned from SIX states do to an incident with a goat. God i hope this is true. 😭
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Here's what we've been waiting for! DPLA has made a GPS-based app that tracks what books have been banned in your area and makes them available to you legally and for free.
Readers get freedom, book banners get mad, authors get paid! Thebannedbookclub.info
Readers get freedom, book banners get mad, authors get paid! Thebannedbookclub.info
July 20, 2023 at 9:35 PM
Here's what we've been waiting for! DPLA has made a GPS-based app that tracks what books have been banned in your area and makes them available to you legally and for free.
Readers get freedom, book banners get mad, authors get paid! Thebannedbookclub.info
Readers get freedom, book banners get mad, authors get paid! Thebannedbookclub.info
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My latest at Wired is up discussing the recent crises at Bluesky and Reddit, and what it says about content moderation.
I received comment from Bluesky's press office and analyse their reply here.
But, in short, balancing top-down and bottom-up moderation is hard; both sites are getting it wrong.
I received comment from Bluesky's press office and analyse their reply here.
But, in short, balancing top-down and bottom-up moderation is hard; both sites are getting it wrong.
It's Twilight of the Mods for Bluesky and Reddit
Moderating a site isn't easy—just ask Elon. But Bluesky and Reddit are contrasting examples of how not to do it.
www.wired.com
July 20, 2023 at 7:57 PM
My latest at Wired is up discussing the recent crises at Bluesky and Reddit, and what it says about content moderation.
I received comment from Bluesky's press office and analyse their reply here.
But, in short, balancing top-down and bottom-up moderation is hard; both sites are getting it wrong.
I received comment from Bluesky's press office and analyse their reply here.
But, in short, balancing top-down and bottom-up moderation is hard; both sites are getting it wrong.
Support your local library workers. Use the library. Go to a board meeting. Pay attention.
How book-banning campaigns have changed the lives and education of librarians – they now need to l...
Librarians are defending the rights of readers and writers in the battle raging across the US over censorship, book challenges and book bans. That conflict has even changed how librarians are trained.
theconversation.com
July 20, 2023 at 3:30 PM
Support your local library workers. Use the library. Go to a board meeting. Pay attention.
Make Racists Afraid Again
July 20, 2023 at 1:10 PM
Make Racists Afraid Again
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Whenever someone gets mad at me I ignore them for two days and then send them my updated terms of service
July 14, 2023 at 7:19 PM
Whenever someone gets mad at me I ignore them for two days and then send them my updated terms of service
I will absolutely not be using the term “skeet” for a post and you can’t make me
July 13, 2023 at 6:54 PM
I will absolutely not be using the term “skeet” for a post and you can’t make me
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I want everyone to read this:
The cost of community moderation. Read this and realize BlueSky expects **us** to moderate.
For free.
This is real.
https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/25/18229714/cognizant-facebook-content-moderator-interviews-trauma-working-conditions-arizona
The cost of community moderation. Read this and realize BlueSky expects **us** to moderate.
For free.
This is real.
https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/25/18229714/cognizant-facebook-content-moderator-interviews-trauma-working-conditions-arizona
The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America
"I’m fucked up."
www.theverge.com
July 13, 2023 at 3:41 PM
I want everyone to read this:
The cost of community moderation. Read this and realize BlueSky expects **us** to moderate.
For free.
This is real.
https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/25/18229714/cognizant-facebook-content-moderator-interviews-trauma-working-conditions-arizona
The cost of community moderation. Read this and realize BlueSky expects **us** to moderate.
For free.
This is real.
https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/25/18229714/cognizant-facebook-content-moderator-interviews-trauma-working-conditions-arizona
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i am just catching up on this but it seems pretty bad (and outright deluded) to launch a social network without explicitly blocking people from using the most well-known racial slur in the english language as a username
July 13, 2023 at 6:10 PM
i am just catching up on this but it seems pretty bad (and outright deluded) to launch a social network without explicitly blocking people from using the most well-known racial slur in the english language as a username
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Platforms are reluctant to admit that they are making editorial choices. I’ll put it this way: you don’t have to be a fancy spot with a dress code, but if people know it’s ok to shit on the floor in your establishment you’re going to get a lot of floor shitters and other customers will go elsewhere.
July 13, 2023 at 2:51 PM
Platforms are reluctant to admit that they are making editorial choices. I’ll put it this way: you don’t have to be a fancy spot with a dress code, but if people know it’s ok to shit on the floor in your establishment you’re going to get a lot of floor shitters and other customers will go elsewhere.
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The bottom line is that you CANNOT ADDRESS RACISM WITH CODE.
Automation helps but you need teams of trained professionals who speak the local language, who understand context and nuance and who understand reclaiming and dogwhistles so they can make INFORMED JUDGMENT CALLS.
Automation helps but you need teams of trained professionals who speak the local language, who understand context and nuance and who understand reclaiming and dogwhistles so they can make INFORMED JUDGMENT CALLS.
July 13, 2023 at 5:16 AM
The bottom line is that you CANNOT ADDRESS RACISM WITH CODE.
Automation helps but you need teams of trained professionals who speak the local language, who understand context and nuance and who understand reclaiming and dogwhistles so they can make INFORMED JUDGMENT CALLS.
Automation helps but you need teams of trained professionals who speak the local language, who understand context and nuance and who understand reclaiming and dogwhistles so they can make INFORMED JUDGMENT CALLS.
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people need to stop acting like jack is a magical genie who caused all the problems
he's just a money guy here, he didnt make shit
the problem is people with tech brain are all like that
he's just a money guy here, he didnt make shit
the problem is people with tech brain are all like that
July 13, 2023 at 4:43 AM
people need to stop acting like jack is a magical genie who caused all the problems
he's just a money guy here, he didnt make shit
the problem is people with tech brain are all like that
he's just a money guy here, he didnt make shit
the problem is people with tech brain are all like that
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Lmao ayo this been the trending word for hours 😭
==The Bluesky Breeze (v2.2)==
Analyzing what's Trending on the :10s, every 10!
==Analysis==
Posts with text counted: 1,247
Unique Words*: 639
Unique Emojis*: 5
*used by 2+ users
⚠️ CATEGORY 1 WORDICANE: slurs
===Bonus=Poem===
racist opinion weed
jokes wtf slur issue www harmful
instance server
Analyzing what's Trending on the :10s, every 10!
==Analysis==
Posts with text counted: 1,247
Unique Words*: 639
Unique Emojis*: 5
*used by 2+ users
⚠️ CATEGORY 1 WORDICANE: slurs
===Bonus=Poem===
racist opinion weed
jokes wtf slur issue www harmful
instance server
July 13, 2023 at 5:32 AM
Lmao ayo this been the trending word for hours 😭
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Like I wanna be clear - this is the least real *big* chance for BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, Disabled folks, poor folks, and sex workers to have a community we all exist in semi-harmony together. If Bluesky fails, it WILL schism because every other platform is hostile to 2+ of those groups.
We gotta make it.
We gotta make it.
Oh nah if Bluesky dies all I have is the corporate dystopia of threads and the burned out husk of twitter. That’s half the reason I’m so goddamn mad on here this past week.
July 13, 2023 at 3:48 AM
Like I wanna be clear - this is the least real *big* chance for BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, Disabled folks, poor folks, and sex workers to have a community we all exist in semi-harmony together. If Bluesky fails, it WILL schism because every other platform is hostile to 2+ of those groups.
We gotta make it.
We gotta make it.
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I said it! bSky doesn't want to moderate much at all. They just want to "toss it back to the states" and have people make a BlackSky, a LibSky, a NaziSky, etc etc. That's why they're so intent on trying to get to Federation before too many people are here
That way, they can (for example) have a not-racist zone and a racist zone all at once with a separation between the two and different rules in each "room".
That's my guess because this thing was made by Jack, and these guys want to grow forever, include everyone, and not had to moderate it much.
That's my guess because this thing was made by Jack, and these guys want to grow forever, include everyone, and not had to moderate it much.
July 13, 2023 at 4:00 AM
I said it! bSky doesn't want to moderate much at all. They just want to "toss it back to the states" and have people make a BlackSky, a LibSky, a NaziSky, etc etc. That's why they're so intent on trying to get to Federation before too many people are here
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The 13 CEOs at 12 media companies (Netflix has co-CEOs) average about $32 million in compensation each per year, with a few hitting over $50 mil.
The the increase that the WGA is asking for —the total amount for all 11,500 WGA members—is less than what these guys make together.
The the increase that the WGA is asking for —the total amount for all 11,500 WGA members—is less than what these guys make together.
Saturday morning cartoon villains had more empathy than these ghouls. https://deadline.com/2023/07/writers-strike-hollywood-studios-deal-fight-wga-actors-1235434335/
July 12, 2023 at 3:29 AM
The 13 CEOs at 12 media companies (Netflix has co-CEOs) average about $32 million in compensation each per year, with a few hitting over $50 mil.
The the increase that the WGA is asking for —the total amount for all 11,500 WGA members—is less than what these guys make together.
The the increase that the WGA is asking for —the total amount for all 11,500 WGA members—is less than what these guys make together.
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this is almost certainly the title of a phillip k dick novella
July 11, 2023 at 4:51 PM
this is almost certainly the title of a phillip k dick novella
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And if you can't see how the "let's legalize discrimination" and also "you shouldn't boycott something or speak out against something a person or business does because that's 'cancel culture'" narratives work together, then you're missing the big picture. It's not good.
July 11, 2023 at 5:18 PM
And if you can't see how the "let's legalize discrimination" and also "you shouldn't boycott something or speak out against something a person or business does because that's 'cancel culture'" narratives work together, then you're missing the big picture. It's not good.
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For years, the right used to say that the correct response to stuff like this wasn't the government banning discrimination but that companies would avoid discrimination simply because doing otherwise would encourage boycotts and hurt their business.
But then came their anti-"cancel culture" push...
But then came their anti-"cancel culture" push...
July 11, 2023 at 5:17 PM
For years, the right used to say that the correct response to stuff like this wasn't the government banning discrimination but that companies would avoid discrimination simply because doing otherwise would encourage boycotts and hurt their business.
But then came their anti-"cancel culture" push...
But then came their anti-"cancel culture" push...
This is a whole mood, as I think the kids may be saying these days
July 9, 2023 at 5:46 PM
This is a whole mood, as I think the kids may be saying these days