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@phancybozo.bsky.social
· Dec 15
Thank you @jasooooon.bsky.social
This is the most comprehensive coverage Blacksky has received yet
Deeply grateful for @thezodiacheir.bsky.social and @drkalyncoghill.bsky.social for the deep expertise they bring to the #Blacksky team. And thank You if you're locked in with us and helping us build.
This is the most comprehensive coverage Blacksky has received yet
Deeply grateful for @thezodiacheir.bsky.social and @drkalyncoghill.bsky.social for the deep expertise they bring to the #Blacksky team. And thank You if you're locked in with us and helping us build.
Blacksky Is Nothing Like Black Twitter—and It Doesn’t Need to Be
The curated feed, now run by a team of six moderators, is the meeting ground for hundreds of thousands of Black users on Bluesky. Is it ready to meet the moment?
www.wired.com
I had the privilege of listening to one of her talks a few years ago and she is the real fucking deal - congrats, we need you and this work so badly
Congrats to @timnitgebru.bsky.social and @dairinstitute.bsky.social
“Gebru’s contributions to her field landed her among @afro-tech.bsky.social’s 2025 Legacy Leaders in the Future Maker category.”
“Gebru’s contributions to her field landed her among @afro-tech.bsky.social’s 2025 Legacy Leaders in the Future Maker category.”
After Being Fired From Google, Timnit Gebru Launched An AI Research Institute That Is Not Bound To Big Tech's Influence - AfroTech
Timnit Gebru is shaping the future of tomorrow. View this post on Instagram A post shared by AFROTECH (@afro.tech) Non-Linear Career Journey Gebru has always loved math, science , and music. She a...
afrotech.com
April 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I had the privilege of listening to one of her talks a few years ago and she is the real fucking deal - congrats, we need you and this work so badly
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It absolutely rules to see Americans out in the streets. But it is a Saturday. If Trump's big gamble is to isolate America through placing global production instead on the shoulders of its own people, well, this is what must happen next ...
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-only-t...
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-only-t...
The only thing that can stop Trump is a general strike
Unions are a bulwark against fascism. That means that Canadians have to build our labour militancy too.
noraloreto.substack.com
April 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
It absolutely rules to see Americans out in the streets. But it is a Saturday. If Trump's big gamble is to isolate America through placing global production instead on the shoulders of its own people, well, this is what must happen next ...
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-only-t...
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-only-t...
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Cynthia Erivo says they/them pronouns have been around ‘since the dawn of time’ in powerful speech
Cynthia Erivo proclaims her support for the non-binary community at GLAAD Awards
Cynthia Erivo used her time at the GLAAD Media Awards to support non-binary identities and say they/them pronouns have been around since the "dawn of time"
www.thepinknews.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Cynthia Erivo says they/them pronouns have been around ‘since the dawn of time’ in powerful speech
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I wrote this partially because of her back in 2016: theindependent.ca/uncategorize...
Capitalism, feminism, and sex work – The Independent
In a capitalist society, no one is concerned about how empowering someone's job is --- unless it's sex work.
theindependent.ca
March 22, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I wrote this partially because of her back in 2016: theindependent.ca/uncategorize...
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finally made myself read Mahmoud Khalil's letter.
"I have always believed that my duty is not only to liberate myself from the oppressor, but also to liberate my oppressors from their hatred and fear."
that's it, that's the mission.
"I have always believed that my duty is not only to liberate myself from the oppressor, but also to liberate my oppressors from their hatred and fear."
that's it, that's the mission.
March 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
finally made myself read Mahmoud Khalil's letter.
"I have always believed that my duty is not only to liberate myself from the oppressor, but also to liberate my oppressors from their hatred and fear."
that's it, that's the mission.
"I have always believed that my duty is not only to liberate myself from the oppressor, but also to liberate my oppressors from their hatred and fear."
that's it, that's the mission.
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Had the honor of a great, wide-ranging conversation with @ajescoffery.bsky.social! We talked about designing online social spaces, the magic of early 2000s Internet forums, and how social media can be a tool for collective action.
Check it out!
Check it out!
Designing Social Media for Black People with BlackSky's Rudy Fraser / Social Media & Tech Solidarity
YouTube video by Reparative Media
youtu.be
March 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Had the honor of a great, wide-ranging conversation with @ajescoffery.bsky.social! We talked about designing online social spaces, the magic of early 2000s Internet forums, and how social media can be a tool for collective action.
Check it out!
Check it out!
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First they came for the immigrants, and you did not speak out, because you were not an immigrant.
Then they came for the trans, and you did not speak out, because you were not trans.
Then they came for porn, and you shouted at the top of your lungs “WTF?! They’re banning porn now?!? Fml.”
Then they came for the trans, and you did not speak out, because you were not trans.
Then they came for porn, and you shouted at the top of your lungs “WTF?! They’re banning porn now?!? Fml.”
January 18, 2025 at 3:22 AM
First they came for the immigrants, and you did not speak out, because you were not an immigrant.
Then they came for the trans, and you did not speak out, because you were not trans.
Then they came for porn, and you shouted at the top of your lungs “WTF?! They’re banning porn now?!? Fml.”
Then they came for the trans, and you did not speak out, because you were not trans.
Then they came for porn, and you shouted at the top of your lungs “WTF?! They’re banning porn now?!? Fml.”
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Make sure to get the most out of each day. For example, today I took a nap, but then I realized I still had more productive hours left in the day, so I took a SECOND nap.
Never.
Stop.
Hustling.
Never.
Stop.
Hustling.
January 17, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Make sure to get the most out of each day. For example, today I took a nap, but then I realized I still had more productive hours left in the day, so I took a SECOND nap.
Never.
Stop.
Hustling.
Never.
Stop.
Hustling.
I feel like everyone around me knows we're all running on fumes and change feels impossible
we also feel like if we all could donate one fume each we might have enough for a whole spark
but then we go to summon the fume and all that's there is ash and debt
we also feel like if we all could donate one fume each we might have enough for a whole spark
but then we go to summon the fume and all that's there is ash and debt
Here's my new piece. It's a deep dive into why Millennials have been infantilized and why teenagerness has been extended into young adulthood: it's a tool of social control to render entire generations incapable of organizing to fight back.
noraloreto.substack.com/p/inventing-...
noraloreto.substack.com/p/inventing-...
Inventing the whiny, entitled Millennial
How avocado toast became a weapon of generational warfare that stripped Millennials of the autonomy and capacity to resist.
noraloreto.substack.com
January 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I feel like everyone around me knows we're all running on fumes and change feels impossible
we also feel like if we all could donate one fume each we might have enough for a whole spark
but then we go to summon the fume and all that's there is ash and debt
we also feel like if we all could donate one fume each we might have enough for a whole spark
but then we go to summon the fume and all that's there is ash and debt
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You know why I love reading? These days it’s one of the few respites from being constantly advertised to.
December 31, 2024 at 4:54 AM
You know why I love reading? These days it’s one of the few respites from being constantly advertised to.
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Today I've rolled out the rsky-labeler service to automatically label and report anti-Black content.
This means that within milliseconds of someone using an anti-black slur in a post, profile bio, display name, or handle it'll be labeled as antiblack-harassment and reported to @blacksky.app
This means that within milliseconds of someone using an anti-black slur in a post, profile bio, display name, or handle it'll be labeled as antiblack-harassment and reported to @blacksky.app
rsky/rsky-labeler at main · blacksky-algorithms/rsky
An AT Protocol Implementation built in Rust. Contribute to blacksky-algorithms/rsky development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
December 22, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Today I've rolled out the rsky-labeler service to automatically label and report anti-Black content.
This means that within milliseconds of someone using an anti-black slur in a post, profile bio, display name, or handle it'll be labeled as antiblack-harassment and reported to @blacksky.app
This means that within milliseconds of someone using an anti-black slur in a post, profile bio, display name, or handle it'll be labeled as antiblack-harassment and reported to @blacksky.app
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Capitalism? More like crapitalism, am I right?
December 21, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Capitalism? More like crapitalism, am I right?
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Here it is: the best year-end news anaylsis you are going to hear in Canada. Share it with everyone you know and Sandy and Nora will be back in the new year!
sandyandnora.com/episode-304-...
sandyandnora.com/episode-304-...
Episode 304 - A rear-end look at 2024 | Sandy & Nora Talk Politics
Sandy and Nora look back on the biggest news of the year.
sandyandnora.com
December 17, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Here it is: the best year-end news anaylsis you are going to hear in Canada. Share it with everyone you know and Sandy and Nora will be back in the new year!
sandyandnora.com/episode-304-...
sandyandnora.com/episode-304-...
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Why Being a Transgender Person Is So Scary? My Fears and Reality
medium.com/prismnpen...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
medium.com/prismnpen...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Why Being a Transgender Person Is So Scary? My Fears and Reality
Sometimes my fears suffocate and paralyze me. I don't know what to do next.
medium.com
December 15, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Why Being a Transgender Person Is So Scary? My Fears and Reality
medium.com/prismnpen...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
medium.com/prismnpen...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
super inspired by this
maybe we need a #transsky
#transky ?🤔
I might be able to pull the tech skills together, but as a solid introvert definitely not the community building
where my #transfam at, could we pull it together?
#lgbtq #queer #trans
maybe we need a #transsky
#transky ?🤔
I might be able to pull the tech skills together, but as a solid introvert definitely not the community building
where my #transfam at, could we pull it together?
#lgbtq #queer #trans
Thank you @jasooooon.bsky.social
This is the most comprehensive coverage Blacksky has received yet
Deeply grateful for @thezodiacheir.bsky.social and @drkalyncoghill.bsky.social for the deep expertise they bring to the #Blacksky team. And thank You if you're locked in with us and helping us build.
This is the most comprehensive coverage Blacksky has received yet
Deeply grateful for @thezodiacheir.bsky.social and @drkalyncoghill.bsky.social for the deep expertise they bring to the #Blacksky team. And thank You if you're locked in with us and helping us build.
Blacksky Is Nothing Like Black Twitter—and It Doesn’t Need to Be
The curated feed, now run by a team of six moderators, is the meeting ground for hundreds of thousands of Black users on Bluesky. Is it ready to meet the moment?
www.wired.com
December 15, 2024 at 12:00 AM
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The GOP's Transphobia Is As Much of A "Distraction" As Hitler's Anti-Semitism Was. Will Democrats Learn From History?
www.madycast.com/p/t...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.madycast.com/p/t...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
The GOP's Transphobia Is As Much of A "Distraction" As Hitler's Anti-Semitism Was. Will Democrats Learn From History?
American liberals dismissed the threat Hitler posed to Jews when he rose to power on a wave of economic populism combined with genocidal rhetoric. Democrats must avoid repeating this history.
www.madycast.com
December 12, 2024 at 9:55 PM
The GOP's Transphobia Is As Much of A "Distraction" As Hitler's Anti-Semitism Was. Will Democrats Learn From History?
www.madycast.com/p/t...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.madycast.com/p/t...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
maybe another few decades and they'll realize trans bodies also work different
and acknowledge they don't need to be changed
one can dream
and acknowledge they don't need to be changed
one can dream
Breaking: doctors starting to suspect that women's bodies work differently than men's
Breaking: doctors starting to suspect that women's bodies work differently than men's
REGINA, SK - In a groundbreaking speech, Dr. Jeremy Edgar of Fairmont Grover Health Research Institute, delivered new findings that the female body may have innate biological differences than male bod...
www.thebeaverton.com
December 13, 2024 at 12:18 AM
maybe another few decades and they'll realize trans bodies also work different
and acknowledge they don't need to be changed
one can dream
and acknowledge they don't need to be changed
one can dream
does anyone have some people or resources writing about this stuff for Canada? I feel like I have to hunt for what the trans landscape is here. Alberta in particular is trying to give the US a run for their money in passing bigoted legislation.
#transrights #canada #alberta #lgbtq #queer
#transrights #canada #alberta #lgbtq #queer
"As always the 'both sides-ism' of the Times is shattering," writes @rikiwilchins.bsky.social, founder of The Transexual Menace.
Instead of reporting on actual news, the New York Times goes after trans people again
For trans people, the question isn’t “Are trans advocates being too loud and strident,” but “How am I going to survive the next four years under Trump?” Riki Wilchins says.
www.advocate.com
December 1, 2024 at 1:25 AM
does anyone have some people or resources writing about this stuff for Canada? I feel like I have to hunt for what the trans landscape is here. Alberta in particular is trying to give the US a run for their money in passing bigoted legislation.
#transrights #canada #alberta #lgbtq #queer
#transrights #canada #alberta #lgbtq #queer
excellent thread about machine learning, social media, ethics & privacy
Hi, so I've spent the past almost-decade studying research uses of public social media data, like e.g. ML researchers using content from Twitter, Reddit, and Mastodon.
Anyway, buckle up this is about to be a VERY long thread with lots of thoughts and links to papers. 🧵
Anyway, buckle up this is about to be a VERY long thread with lots of thoughts and links to papers. 🧵
First dataset for the new @huggingface.bsky.social @bsky.app community organisation: one-million-bluesky-posts 🦋
📊 1M public posts from Bluesky's firehose API
🔍 Includes text, metadata, and language predictions
🔬 Perfect to experiment with using ML for Bluesky 🤗
huggingface.co/datasets/blu...
📊 1M public posts from Bluesky's firehose API
🔍 Includes text, metadata, and language predictions
🔬 Perfect to experiment with using ML for Bluesky 🤗
huggingface.co/datasets/blu...
November 28, 2024 at 4:27 AM
excellent thread about machine learning, social media, ethics & privacy
okay look
I totally slept on gag order and Kesha in general tbh
I didn't know I needed something to believe in to eat the acid while living in my head and walking a fine line, but I did
only love can save us now ❤️
I totally slept on gag order and Kesha in general tbh
I didn't know I needed something to believe in to eat the acid while living in my head and walking a fine line, but I did
only love can save us now ❤️
November 27, 2024 at 8:27 PM
okay look
I totally slept on gag order and Kesha in general tbh
I didn't know I needed something to believe in to eat the acid while living in my head and walking a fine line, but I did
only love can save us now ❤️
I totally slept on gag order and Kesha in general tbh
I didn't know I needed something to believe in to eat the acid while living in my head and walking a fine line, but I did
only love can save us now ❤️
my first post on here was an evil nyan waffle cat gif in reply to something about aquarius zoomies. immediate 20% increase of cats and beautiful nebulas in my discover feed.
this is the algorithm I like to see in the world - one that boosts cats and space facts.
this is the algorithm I like to see in the world - one that boosts cats and space facts.
November 25, 2024 at 3:36 AM
my first post on here was an evil nyan waffle cat gif in reply to something about aquarius zoomies. immediate 20% increase of cats and beautiful nebulas in my discover feed.
this is the algorithm I like to see in the world - one that boosts cats and space facts.
this is the algorithm I like to see in the world - one that boosts cats and space facts.