Rita
@ritates.bsky.social
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We imagine a future that prioritizes mental and psychological health, filled with community validation, and supported by technological interventions. Such a future isn’t only beneficial to content moderators, but everyone who uses social media platforms...
Imagining a Safer Future for Content Moderators
The Distributed AI Research Institute is a space for independent, community-rooted AI research, free from Big Tech’s pervasive influence.
www.dair-institute.org
May 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM
We imagine a future that prioritizes mental and psychological health, filled with community validation, and supported by technological interventions. Such a future isn’t only beneficial to content moderators, but everyone who uses social media platforms...
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"Det är nu hög tid att Sverige ändrar strategi och omedelbart inför högljudd diplomati gentemot Eritrea. [En Magnitskijlag] skulle ge Sveriges regering fria händer att införa sanktioner mot eritreanska regeringsmedlemmar som kidnappat Dawit Isaak."
#FreeDawit #JournalismIsn'tCrime
#FreeDawit #JournalismIsn'tCrime
DEBATT: Det är dags för högljudd
diplomati mot Eritrea
Som ett mantra har den ena regeringen efter den andra hänvisat till tyst diplomati vilket inte har hjälpt Dawit Isaak. Det är nu hög tid att Sverige ändrar strategi och omedelbart inför högljudd diplo...
www.expressen.se
May 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"Det är nu hög tid att Sverige ändrar strategi och omedelbart inför högljudd diplomati gentemot Eritrea. [En Magnitskijlag] skulle ge Sveriges regering fria händer att införa sanktioner mot eritreanska regeringsmedlemmar som kidnappat Dawit Isaak."
#FreeDawit #JournalismIsn'tCrime
#FreeDawit #JournalismIsn'tCrime
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2019 bezeichnete die SVP Menschen aus Eritrea pauschal als “unintegrierbare Gewalttäter”, der Eritreische Medienbund und Linke POC haben Strafanzeige eingereicht – am 14. Mai wird in Uster nun juristisch verhandelt, wie weit rassistische Rhetorik gehen darf und wann der Rechtsstaat eingreift.
May 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
2019 bezeichnete die SVP Menschen aus Eritrea pauschal als “unintegrierbare Gewalttäter”, der Eritreische Medienbund und Linke POC haben Strafanzeige eingereicht – am 14. Mai wird in Uster nun juristisch verhandelt, wie weit rassistische Rhetorik gehen darf und wann der Rechtsstaat eingreift.
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‘Painting was my final act of defiance’: how a chef from war-torn Eritrea wowed the art world after his death
‘Painting was my final act of defiance’: how a chef from war-torn Eritrea wowed the art world after his death
Ficre Ghebreyesus, who died in 2012, made vertiginous paintings celebrating family, the diaspora and his own turbulent story. His first European solo exhibition charts this remarkable journey
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
‘Painting was my final act of defiance’: how a chef from war-torn Eritrea wowed the art world after his death
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“‘Painting was my final act of defiance’: how a chef from war-torn Eritrea wowed the art world after his death” @guardian #Eritrea #Refugees
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
‘Painting was my final act of defiance’: how a chef from war-torn Eritrea wowed the art world after his death
Ficre Ghebreyesus, who died in 2012, made vertiginous paintings celebrating family, the diaspora and his own turbulent story. His first British solo exhibition charts this remarkable journey
www.theguardian.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
“‘Painting was my final act of defiance’: how a chef from war-torn Eritrea wowed the art world after his death” @guardian #Eritrea #Refugees
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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Join us on March 18 in #Bologna for "Victimized Journalists in Eritrea, Worldwide and Freedom of the Press." We'll explore the repression in #Eritrea since 2001 and examine how press freedom is gradually eroded.
Victimized Journalists in Eritrea, Worldwide and Freedom of the Press - ChannelDraw
It's a valuable event taking place on March 18 in Bologna, "Victimized Journalists in Eritrea, Worldwide and Freedom of the Press."
www.channeldraw.org
March 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Appointing new president to the federally-backed Tigray Interim Administration (TIA) may ease tensions in Tigray, but foundational issues within the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and between the TPLF and the Ethiopian government risk violence (1/7) www.criticalthreats.org/wp-content/u...
April 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Appointing new president to the federally-backed Tigray Interim Administration (TIA) may ease tensions in Tigray, but foundational issues within the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and between the TPLF and the Ethiopian government risk violence (1/7) www.criticalthreats.org/wp-content/u...
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A violent power struggle in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region risks sparking another civil war in Ethiopia, which could, in turn, expand quickly to include Ethiopian rival Eritrea and destabilize the Red Sea region. [Eritrea-Ethiopia timeline] (6/7)
April 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
A violent power struggle in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region risks sparking another civil war in Ethiopia, which could, in turn, expand quickly to include Ethiopian rival Eritrea and destabilize the Red Sea region. [Eritrea-Ethiopia timeline] (6/7)
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Det är 8602 dagar sen Dawit Isaak fängslades i Eritrea och inget händer.
Det är 16 dagar sedan Joakim Medin fängslades i Turkiet och inget händer.
April 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Det är 8602 dagar sen Dawit Isaak fängslades i Eritrea och inget händer.
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➡️ Find our work thus far on www.dair-institute.org/tigray-genoc....
➡️ More importantly, we have a statement describing the unbridled war mongering currently spreading on ALL social media platforms, setting the stage for all out war between Ethiopia & Eritrea:
www.dair-institute.org/blog/tigray-...
➡️ More importantly, we have a statement describing the unbridled war mongering currently spreading on ALL social media platforms, setting the stage for all out war between Ethiopia & Eritrea:
www.dair-institute.org/blog/tigray-...
Social Media Platforms Are Spreading Violent Warmongering Content Encouraging All-Out War Between Ethiopia and Eritrea, Again
The Distributed AI Research Institute is a space for independent, community-rooted AI research, free from Big Tech’s pervasive influence.
www.dair-institute.org
April 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
➡️ Find our work thus far on www.dair-institute.org/tigray-genoc....
➡️ More importantly, we have a statement describing the unbridled war mongering currently spreading on ALL social media platforms, setting the stage for all out war between Ethiopia & Eritrea:
www.dair-institute.org/blog/tigray-...
➡️ More importantly, we have a statement describing the unbridled war mongering currently spreading on ALL social media platforms, setting the stage for all out war between Ethiopia & Eritrea:
www.dair-institute.org/blog/tigray-...
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Pope Francis washing refugees feet. Some were Muslim, others Hindu, Catholic and Coptic Christians from Mali, Eritrea, Syria and Pakistan.
April 21, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Pope Francis washing refugees feet. Some were Muslim, others Hindu, Catholic and Coptic Christians from Mali, Eritrea, Syria and Pakistan.
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‘It’s a step towards hope’: a refugee’s journey from wartorn Eritrea
Hagos fled conscription, experienced torture & detention on his long & dangerous journey, placed in Wethersfield asylum camp, now running the Marathon.
Give him a cheer if you see him🥳
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...
Hagos fled conscription, experienced torture & detention on his long & dangerous journey, placed in Wethersfield asylum camp, now running the Marathon.
Give him a cheer if you see him🥳
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...
‘It’s a step towards hope’: a refugee’s journey from wartorn Eritrea to the London Marathon
Hagos Kidana Abrha’s ability to run helped him to escape conflict in Africa, before a perilous trip to the UK
www.theguardian.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
‘It’s a step towards hope’: a refugee’s journey from wartorn Eritrea
Hagos fled conscription, experienced torture & detention on his long & dangerous journey, placed in Wethersfield asylum camp, now running the Marathon.
Give him a cheer if you see him🥳
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...
Hagos fled conscription, experienced torture & detention on his long & dangerous journey, placed in Wethersfield asylum camp, now running the Marathon.
Give him a cheer if you see him🥳
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...
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It’s World Press Freedom Day. A lot of journalists quite literally put their lives on the line to bring truth from the depths of repressive regimes. Here are a few to remember, who have been kidnapped, forcibly disappeared or held hostage.
May 3, 2025 at 10:49 PM
It’s World Press Freedom Day. A lot of journalists quite literally put their lives on the line to bring truth from the depths of repressive regimes. Here are a few to remember, who have been kidnapped, forcibly disappeared or held hostage.
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RSF:s generalsekreterare:
Joakim Medin måste omedelbart släppas.
–Vi är mycket oroade över att Joakim Medin flyttats till högsäkerhetsfängelset Marmara. RSF kräver att Joakim Medin omedelbart släpps,säger Thibaut Bruttin, generalsekreterare för RSF.
Joakim Medin måste omedelbart släppas.
–Vi är mycket oroade över att Joakim Medin flyttats till högsäkerhetsfängelset Marmara. RSF kräver att Joakim Medin omedelbart släpps,säger Thibaut Bruttin, generalsekreterare för RSF.
RSF:s generalsekreterare: Joakim Medin måste omedelbart släppas - Reportrar utan gränser
Den svenska journalisten Joakim Medin sitter fängslad i högsäkerhetsfängelset Marmara i staden Silivri, Turkiet. Han greps på Istanbuls flygplats den 27 mars, dit han rest för att rapportera om den [....
www.reportrarutangranser.se
April 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
RSF:s generalsekreterare:
Joakim Medin måste omedelbart släppas.
–Vi är mycket oroade över att Joakim Medin flyttats till högsäkerhetsfängelset Marmara. RSF kräver att Joakim Medin omedelbart släpps,säger Thibaut Bruttin, generalsekreterare för RSF.
Joakim Medin måste omedelbart släppas.
–Vi är mycket oroade över att Joakim Medin flyttats till högsäkerhetsfängelset Marmara. RSF kräver att Joakim Medin omedelbart släpps,säger Thibaut Bruttin, generalsekreterare för RSF.
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Efter Trump-administrationens order om att avveckla US Agency for Global Media (USAGM)slår RSF larm. Nio fängslade journalister och deras kollegor världen över riskerar att bli måltavlor. RSF kräver att dessa journalister friges och att säkerheten för samtliga medarbetare garanteras.
Trump stoppar USAGM – journalister i fara världen över - Reportrar utan gränser
Efter Trump-administrationens order om att avveckla US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) slår Reportrar utan gränser (RSF) larm. Nio fängslade journalister och deras kollegor världen över riskerar att b...
www.reportrarutangranser.se
March 18, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Efter Trump-administrationens order om att avveckla US Agency for Global Media (USAGM)slår RSF larm. Nio fängslade journalister och deras kollegor världen över riskerar att bli måltavlor. RSF kräver att dessa journalister friges och att säkerheten för samtliga medarbetare garanteras.
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This is the sort of high caliber, robust reporting that the ongoing, tragic cycle of migrant domestic worker abuse in the Middle East needs.
Abdi's must read NY Times probe into the trafficking, exploitation and deaths of Ugandan and Kenyan women in Saudi Arabia.
Thank you Abdi!
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cc: FIFA.
Abdi's must read NY Times probe into the trafficking, exploitation and deaths of Ugandan and Kenyan women in Saudi Arabia.
Thank you Abdi!
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cc: FIFA.
For more than a year, my colleague Justin Scheck and I looked into why domestic workers from across East Africa, who are promised jobs and a better life in Saudi Arabia, continued to face abuse, starvation and death. Here's what we found.
East African Housekeepers Face Rape, Assault and Death in Saudi Arabia (Gift Article)
East African leaders and Saudi royals are among those profiting off a lucrative, deadly trade in domestic workers.
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This is the sort of high caliber, robust reporting that the ongoing, tragic cycle of migrant domestic worker abuse in the Middle East needs.
Abdi's must read NY Times probe into the trafficking, exploitation and deaths of Ugandan and Kenyan women in Saudi Arabia.
Thank you Abdi!
____
cc: FIFA.
Abdi's must read NY Times probe into the trafficking, exploitation and deaths of Ugandan and Kenyan women in Saudi Arabia.
Thank you Abdi!
____
cc: FIFA.
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Number of Italian spyware victims likely higher than previously stated, researchers say. The Paragon spyware scandal in Italy erupted after WhatsApp confirmed Israeli-made spyware Graphite, developed by Paragon Solutions, had been used to target at least 90 individuals, journalists and activists.
www.euractiv.com
March 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Number of Italian spyware victims likely higher than previously stated, researchers say. The Paragon spyware scandal in Italy erupted after WhatsApp confirmed Israeli-made spyware Graphite, developed by Paragon Solutions, had been used to target at least 90 individuals, journalists and activists.
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#Malta ‘refuses’ to cooperate in migrant rescue missions – leaked EU memo – Leaked documents from an EU military operation suggest Malta “refuses” to participate in rescue missions in its designated search and rescue area.
Malta ‘refuses’ to cooperate in migrant rescue missions – leaked EU memo
‘Murderous policy’ of failing to uphold its search and rescue obligations at sea
timesofmalta.com
March 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM
#Malta ‘refuses’ to cooperate in migrant rescue missions – leaked EU memo – Leaked documents from an EU military operation suggest Malta “refuses” to participate in rescue missions in its designated search and rescue area.
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April 10 @ 1pm ET: Join "Predatory Data" author @anitachan.bsky.social, @xriskology.bsky.social, @timnitgebru.bsky.social, & @mwoluchem.bsky.social for a discussion of the 21st century eugenics revival in big tech and how to resist it. RSVP and join us online! datasociety.net/events/resis...
March 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
April 10 @ 1pm ET: Join "Predatory Data" author @anitachan.bsky.social, @xriskology.bsky.social, @timnitgebru.bsky.social, & @mwoluchem.bsky.social for a discussion of the 21st century eugenics revival in big tech and how to resist it. RSVP and join us online! datasociety.net/events/resis...
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This article by @faisalahali.bsky.social about Somalia is also the most accurate description of the never ending wars between Ethiopia & Eritrea.
"The alternative,...will “bestow a vulgar concreteness” to the...condition of “two bald men fighting over a comb.”
www.geeska.com/en/they-can-...
"The alternative,...will “bestow a vulgar concreteness” to the...condition of “two bald men fighting over a comb.”
www.geeska.com/en/they-can-...
They can all talk to MbZ but can’t talk to each other …
All Somali leaders maintain strong ties with the UAE, yet none are on speaking terms with each other.
www.geeska.com
March 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
This article by @faisalahali.bsky.social about Somalia is also the most accurate description of the never ending wars between Ethiopia & Eritrea.
"The alternative,...will “bestow a vulgar concreteness” to the...condition of “two bald men fighting over a comb.”
www.geeska.com/en/they-can-...
"The alternative,...will “bestow a vulgar concreteness” to the...condition of “two bald men fighting over a comb.”
www.geeska.com/en/they-can-...
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THREAD: This is Naima, an Ethiopian migrant. She was kidnapped by Libyan human traffickers, who sent footage of her being tortured to her family, demanding a ransom of $6,000 for her life.
The images went viral this week. Libya is a hub of trafficker brutality, murder and extortion. Know more.
The images went viral this week. Libya is a hub of trafficker brutality, murder and extortion. Know more.
January 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
THREAD: This is Naima, an Ethiopian migrant. She was kidnapped by Libyan human traffickers, who sent footage of her being tortured to her family, demanding a ransom of $6,000 for her life.
The images went viral this week. Libya is a hub of trafficker brutality, murder and extortion. Know more.
The images went viral this week. Libya is a hub of trafficker brutality, murder and extortion. Know more.
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I got on Bloomberg News yesterday to talk about AI and the DeepSeek hullabaloo.
You can find my segment starting on minute 58.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh7-...
You can find my segment starting on minute 58.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh7-...
A Big Day for Tech Earnings | Bloomberg: The Close 1/29/2025
YouTube video by Bloomberg Television
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I got on Bloomberg News yesterday to talk about AI and the DeepSeek hullabaloo.
You can find my segment starting on minute 58.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh7-...
You can find my segment starting on minute 58.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh7-...
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Want to learn more about accessible technology? Do you live near the Bay Area? West Valley College invites you to their Assistive Technology Fair, and I’m thrilled to be their keynote speaker! Join us on Wednesday February 12, and the link to RSVP is below.
www.westvalley.edu/calendar/eve...
www.westvalley.edu/calendar/eve...
February 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Want to learn more about accessible technology? Do you live near the Bay Area? West Valley College invites you to their Assistive Technology Fair, and I’m thrilled to be their keynote speaker! Join us on Wednesday February 12, and the link to RSVP is below.
www.westvalley.edu/calendar/eve...
www.westvalley.edu/calendar/eve...
