Randy Nichols
@rj-nichols.bsky.social
Here's one more social media platform I probably won't use much. Formerly r_j_nichols on Twitter.
Media political economist - video games, labor, information.
Pop culture fan: music, books, tv, film, photography, the San Antonio Spurs.
Media political economist - video games, labor, information.
Pop culture fan: music, books, tv, film, photography, the San Antonio Spurs.
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Randy Nichols
@rj-nichols.bsky.social
· Nov 13
So, a bit of context is probably in order.
First, I hated Twitter long before most of you - before Elon wrecked it, before anyone was talking about algorithmic bubbles, I'd figured out Twitter wasn't for me.
I don't expect I'll enjoy this much more, but...
First, I hated Twitter long before most of you - before Elon wrecked it, before anyone was talking about algorithmic bubbles, I'd figured out Twitter wasn't for me.
I don't expect I'll enjoy this much more, but...
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UDC 2025 Conference Graphic
March 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
UDC 2025 Conference Graphic
This is just a reminder that the deadline to submit for the June Union for Democratic Communications is fast approaching, and I'm hoping to see you all there!
www.democraticcomm.org
www.democraticcomm.org
Union for Democratic Communications
www.democraticcomm.org
January 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
This is just a reminder that the deadline to submit for the June Union for Democratic Communications is fast approaching, and I'm hoping to see you all there!
www.democraticcomm.org
www.democraticcomm.org
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Want to do something about Trump’s anti-immigrant executive orders?
Download a community defense playbook at defendandrecruit.org, sign up for a training, and check out this op-ed in Teen Vogue today.
Download a community defense playbook at defendandrecruit.org, sign up for a training, and check out this op-ed in Teen Vogue today.
January 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Want to do something about Trump’s anti-immigrant executive orders?
Download a community defense playbook at defendandrecruit.org, sign up for a training, and check out this op-ed in Teen Vogue today.
Download a community defense playbook at defendandrecruit.org, sign up for a training, and check out this op-ed in Teen Vogue today.
The deadline to submit to UDC 2025 is fast approaching.
Hope to see some of you this June!
www.democraticcomm.org
Hope to see some of you this June!
www.democraticcomm.org
Union for Democratic Communications
www.democraticcomm.org
January 13, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The deadline to submit to UDC 2025 is fast approaching.
Hope to see some of you this June!
www.democraticcomm.org
Hope to see some of you this June!
www.democraticcomm.org
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Preservation is at the heart of what we do. This year, we released the Vanishing Culture report— detailing instances of cultural loss and emphasizing the role that libraries and archives play in preserving materials.
Help us in saving these resources:https://archive.org/donate/?origin=blsky-eoy2024
Help us in saving these resources:https://archive.org/donate/?origin=blsky-eoy2024
December 27, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Preservation is at the heart of what we do. This year, we released the Vanishing Culture report— detailing instances of cultural loss and emphasizing the role that libraries and archives play in preserving materials.
Help us in saving these resources:https://archive.org/donate/?origin=blsky-eoy2024
Help us in saving these resources:https://archive.org/donate/?origin=blsky-eoy2024
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As data centers cause America to run out of power, Arizona is emblematic of the sacrifices ordinary people face to fuel the boom.
In the shadows of Arizona’s data center boom, thousands live without power
As data centers drain America’s power grids, a fierce battle is being waged for electricity. On Navajo Nation land, many are on the losing end.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 23, 2024 at 3:10 PM
As data centers cause America to run out of power, Arizona is emblematic of the sacrifices ordinary people face to fuel the boom.
We probably need to start combining some ideas: it's really something like a plutocratickleptokakistocracy.
December 19, 2024 at 6:58 PM
We probably need to start combining some ideas: it's really something like a plutocratickleptokakistocracy.
Good book recs - thanks and kee'em coming in that thread.
Today's best-of's is the best recipe you've tried in '24.
Today's best-of's is the best recipe you've tried in '24.
December 14, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Good book recs - thanks and kee'em coming in that thread.
Today's best-of's is the best recipe you've tried in '24.
Today's best-of's is the best recipe you've tried in '24.
One of my favorite personal holiday traditions is to ask friends for their best-of's from the previous year. Each day I'll post a new category for friends to respond to. I'm also doing this on Facebook for those who follow me there.
Today's category: favorite reads from 2024.
Today's category: favorite reads from 2024.
December 13, 2024 at 9:08 PM
One of my favorite personal holiday traditions is to ask friends for their best-of's from the previous year. Each day I'll post a new category for friends to respond to. I'm also doing this on Facebook for those who follow me there.
Today's category: favorite reads from 2024.
Today's category: favorite reads from 2024.
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The mainstream media almost always embarrasses itself when it covers games, and it’s been no different with Luigi Mangione. www.pastemagazine.com/games/among-...
Mainstream Media's Coverage of Luigi Mangione's Games Connection Is Embarrassing
Accused healthcare CEO assassin Luigi Mangione plays games, and the mainstream media has no idea how to report on that.
www.pastemagazine.com
December 11, 2024 at 5:04 PM
The mainstream media almost always embarrasses itself when it covers games, and it’s been no different with Luigi Mangione. www.pastemagazine.com/games/among-...
Check out the Union for Democratic Communications CfP - hope to see you here in Tacoma this June!
www.democraticcomm.org
www.democraticcomm.org
Union for Democratic Communications
www.democraticcomm.org
December 4, 2024 at 5:56 AM
Check out the Union for Democratic Communications CfP - hope to see you here in Tacoma this June!
www.democraticcomm.org
www.democraticcomm.org
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Democratic Communiqué (special issue) Call for Submissions: Freedom of Expression, Campus Politics, Academic Freedom, and the War on Gaza
Info at: www.democraticcomm.org/journal
Info at: www.democraticcomm.org/journal
Journal — Union for Democratic Communications
www.democraticcomm.org
December 3, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Democratic Communiqué (special issue) Call for Submissions: Freedom of Expression, Campus Politics, Academic Freedom, and the War on Gaza
Info at: www.democraticcomm.org/journal
Info at: www.democraticcomm.org/journal
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📽️ WATCH: Porsha Ngumezi is the fifth case ProPublica has reported on in which a woman died after not receiving a D&C or its second-trimester equivalent in time, or at all: https://propub.li/49gkSv3
Video: @carissaqmb.bsky.social
Video: @carissaqmb.bsky.social
Porsha Ngumezi Died After Not Getting a D&C in a Texas Hospital
Porsha Ngumezi, a 35-year-old mother of two living in Houston, Texas, was 11 weeks pregnant when she died last year after doctors did not give her a D&C, or ...
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2024 at 6:30 PM
📽️ WATCH: Porsha Ngumezi is the fifth case ProPublica has reported on in which a woman died after not receiving a D&C or its second-trimester equivalent in time, or at all: https://propub.li/49gkSv3
Video: @carissaqmb.bsky.social
Video: @carissaqmb.bsky.social
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Some experts said Porsha Ngumezi’s death raises serious questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid the standard of care and reach for less-effective options that could expose their patients to more risks.
Read the full investigation below ⬇️
Read the full investigation below ⬇️
A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments.
Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
propub.li
December 2, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Some experts said Porsha Ngumezi’s death raises serious questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid the standard of care and reach for less-effective options that could expose their patients to more risks.
Read the full investigation below ⬇️
Read the full investigation below ⬇️
Brown butter cheesecake with bourbon blueberry compote.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 29, 2024 at 3:47 AM
Brown butter cheesecake with bourbon blueberry compote.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving!
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How residents of Medford, MA, united to end conservative minority rule, elect a progressive majority, and build the community each of us deserves | By Jessica Farrell and
Zac Bears @convergencemag.bsky.social ky.social
convergencemag.com/articles/ste...
Zac Bears @convergencemag.bsky.social ky.social
convergencemag.com/articles/ste...
Step By Step, We Built a Movement to Transform Our Local Government
Another city is possible: Members of Our Revolution in Medford, MA united residents to end conservative minority rule, elect a progressive majority, and build the community each of us deserves.
convergencemag.com
November 23, 2024 at 2:52 PM
How residents of Medford, MA, united to end conservative minority rule, elect a progressive majority, and build the community each of us deserves | By Jessica Farrell and
Zac Bears @convergencemag.bsky.social ky.social
convergencemag.com/articles/ste...
Zac Bears @convergencemag.bsky.social ky.social
convergencemag.com/articles/ste...
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1/IMPORTANT thread about Bluesky funding and origins. Many folks know that it was seeded by Jack Dorsey around a libertarian vision of a magical network that wouldn’t need moderation because it would be decentralized and baked into a protocol (somehow).
November 13, 2024 at 3:47 PM
1/IMPORTANT thread about Bluesky funding and origins. Many folks know that it was seeded by Jack Dorsey around a libertarian vision of a magical network that wouldn’t need moderation because it would be decentralized and baked into a protocol (somehow).
So, a bit of context is probably in order.
First, I hated Twitter long before most of you - before Elon wrecked it, before anyone was talking about algorithmic bubbles, I'd figured out Twitter wasn't for me.
I don't expect I'll enjoy this much more, but...
First, I hated Twitter long before most of you - before Elon wrecked it, before anyone was talking about algorithmic bubbles, I'd figured out Twitter wasn't for me.
I don't expect I'll enjoy this much more, but...
November 13, 2024 at 6:00 AM
So, a bit of context is probably in order.
First, I hated Twitter long before most of you - before Elon wrecked it, before anyone was talking about algorithmic bubbles, I'd figured out Twitter wasn't for me.
I don't expect I'll enjoy this much more, but...
First, I hated Twitter long before most of you - before Elon wrecked it, before anyone was talking about algorithmic bubbles, I'd figured out Twitter wasn't for me.
I don't expect I'll enjoy this much more, but...