Jenny Stoffel
@wiredpinecone.bsky.social
Data, GIS, Websites.
Literature in translation, Ecolit.
🚴🏻♀️🚣♀️🏔️. 🇩🇪-speaking , 🏳️🌈.
Trying to turn most AI the f off.
I ❤️ my library.
Portland, OR.
Literature in translation, Ecolit.
🚴🏻♀️🚣♀️🏔️. 🇩🇪-speaking , 🏳️🌈.
Trying to turn most AI the f off.
I ❤️ my library.
Portland, OR.
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As I walked down the street
I found myself worrying
that everyone
and that everything
is just getting worse,
but as I walked
I saw a family in masks
and an impromptu protest,
and I reminded myself
not everyone
and not everything.
I found myself worrying
that everyone
and that everything
is just getting worse,
but as I walked
I saw a family in masks
and an impromptu protest,
and I reminded myself
not everyone
and not everything.
July 17, 2025 at 11:48 PM
As I walked down the street
I found myself worrying
that everyone
and that everything
is just getting worse,
but as I walked
I saw a family in masks
and an impromptu protest,
and I reminded myself
not everyone
and not everything.
I found myself worrying
that everyone
and that everything
is just getting worse,
but as I walked
I saw a family in masks
and an impromptu protest,
and I reminded myself
not everyone
and not everything.
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Launching today - our biggest ever project! Sonic Heritage explores the sounds of the world’s most famous sights, with 270 UNESCO World Heritage sites and items of intangible heritage, all reimagined by artists to create a new way to experience these incredible spaces 🏛️🎧 citiesandmemory.com/heritage
April 18, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Launching today - our biggest ever project! Sonic Heritage explores the sounds of the world’s most famous sights, with 270 UNESCO World Heritage sites and items of intangible heritage, all reimagined by artists to create a new way to experience these incredible spaces 🏛️🎧 citiesandmemory.com/heritage
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It doesn't matter if they are ever coming for you.
It was always ever already too much that they were coming for anyone.
It was always ever already too much that they were coming for anyone.
July 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
It doesn't matter if they are ever coming for you.
It was always ever already too much that they were coming for anyone.
It was always ever already too much that they were coming for anyone.
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Depending on who you ask and how much you believe in non-binding announcements, over $1/2 trillion has been promised for new ones of these under Trump 2.0. Meanwhile, Lee Zeldin’s EPA is gutting regulations
'I can't drink the water' - life next to a US data centre
Residents in rural Georgia say the data centre next door has disrupted their water supply.
www.bbc.com
July 10, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Depending on who you ask and how much you believe in non-binding announcements, over $1/2 trillion has been promised for new ones of these under Trump 2.0. Meanwhile, Lee Zeldin’s EPA is gutting regulations
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NEW – Chart: Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ blows US emissions goal by 7bn tonnes | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social Ho Woo Nam
Read here: buff.ly/l700teP
Read here: buff.ly/l700teP
July 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
NEW – Chart: Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ blows US emissions goal by 7bn tonnes | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social Ho Woo Nam
Read here: buff.ly/l700teP
Read here: buff.ly/l700teP
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"If free speech is the bedrock of democracy, fear and paranoia lay the groundwork for authoritarianism."
Our new report details how the Trump administration’s 100-day assault on free expression has created a five-alarm fire for free speech: pen.org/report/trump...
Our new report details how the Trump administration’s 100-day assault on free expression has created a five-alarm fire for free speech: pen.org/report/trump...
A Five-Alarm Fire for Free Speech - PEN America
No federal administration has moved as swiftly to exert broad new controls over what people can say, read, learn, research, and think.
pen.org
April 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
"If free speech is the bedrock of democracy, fear and paranoia lay the groundwork for authoritarianism."
Our new report details how the Trump administration’s 100-day assault on free expression has created a five-alarm fire for free speech: pen.org/report/trump...
Our new report details how the Trump administration’s 100-day assault on free expression has created a five-alarm fire for free speech: pen.org/report/trump...
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The US government holds a tremendous amount of data about US citizens. Now,
The Trump administration is trying to access that data and link it together.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/u...
The Trump administration is trying to access that data and link it together.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/u...
How Musk and Trump Are Working to Consolidate Government Data About You
Databases that Elon Musk’s team is trying to access include more than 300 personal details about members of the U.S. public.
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The US government holds a tremendous amount of data about US citizens. Now,
The Trump administration is trying to access that data and link it together.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/u...
The Trump administration is trying to access that data and link it together.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/u...
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Powering off your phone or laptop erases the key that unlocks its encryption, and so protects against unwanted searches, EFF’s Will Greenberg told @apnews.com. “This is why a border agent can’t simply turn a device on to use a tool like Cellebrite.”
One Tech Tip: Locking down your device when crossing borders
Travelers should prepare for extra scrutiny of devices when crossing borders, especially when entering the U.S.
apnews.com
April 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Powering off your phone or laptop erases the key that unlocks its encryption, and so protects against unwanted searches, EFF’s Will Greenberg told @apnews.com. “This is why a border agent can’t simply turn a device on to use a tool like Cellebrite.”
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All of this
yes, all of this,
and still
the pandemic as well.
yes, all of this,
and still
the pandemic as well.
April 9, 2025 at 5:29 PM
All of this
yes, all of this,
and still
the pandemic as well.
yes, all of this,
and still
the pandemic as well.
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There’s been some alarming news about honeybees so here’s some important context. If you want to help bees, help native bees - bumbles in particular.
Instead of honey bee hives, plant native plants. Contact your local native plant society or garden shop and every where you can, plant native.
Instead of honey bee hives, plant native plants. Contact your local native plant society or garden shop and every where you can, plant native.
Honey bees are domesticated animals introduced from Europe — and aren't endangered, unlike many of North America's over 3600 species of native bees. Honey bees crowd out native bees from food & spread diseases to them. Instead of adding another hive, plant native flowers!
xerces.org/blog/want-to...
xerces.org/blog/want-to...
Want to Save the Bees? Focus on Habitat, Not Honey Bees
Keeping honey bee hives will not help the 3,600 bee species native to North America. In fact, it might do the opposite. The best solution to bee declines is to address underlying causes like habitat l...
xerces.org
April 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
There’s been some alarming news about honeybees so here’s some important context. If you want to help bees, help native bees - bumbles in particular.
Instead of honey bee hives, plant native plants. Contact your local native plant society or garden shop and every where you can, plant native.
Instead of honey bee hives, plant native plants. Contact your local native plant society or garden shop and every where you can, plant native.
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"The problem with a delayed response is that the more power leaders with authoritarian tendencies accumulate, the harder it is to mount an effective resistance. The opposition is thus more likely to succeed if it acts early..."
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
How to Save a Democracy
Americans can learn from opponents of authoritarianism elsewhere.
www.foreignaffairs.com
March 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"The problem with a delayed response is that the more power leaders with authoritarian tendencies accumulate, the harder it is to mount an effective resistance. The opposition is thus more likely to succeed if it acts early..."
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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Another good reminder to donate to @archive.org today.
FTC removes posts critical of big tech from its website
FTC removes posts critical of big tech from its website
The FTC has removed over 300 blog posts published during the agency’s leadership under former chair Lina Khan, Wired reports. These include posts that are critical of companies like Amazon and Microsoft for their handling of customer data. The FTC did not…
tcrn.ch
March 19, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Another good reminder to donate to @archive.org today.
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Folks, they have less than 1k comments so far. Posts arguing about which way to hang toilet paper have more comments in facebook groups. If you are in any way involved in art: writing, music, acting, film MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD
The government is about to give OpenAI the ability to legally steal if we do not flood this page in the next 12 hours.
OpenAI will have immunity from all lawsuits regarding copyright infringement. All other AI companies will follow.
Do you despise AI? Dissent, retweet. Do something. #furry #art
OpenAI will have immunity from all lawsuits regarding copyright infringement. All other AI companies will follow.
Do you despise AI? Dissent, retweet. Do something. #furry #art
Request for Information on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan
On behalf of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the NITRD NCO requests input from all interested parties on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan ("Plan"). Th...
www.federalregister.gov
March 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Folks, they have less than 1k comments so far. Posts arguing about which way to hang toilet paper have more comments in facebook groups. If you are in any way involved in art: writing, music, acting, film MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD
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Presumably, most people following this account are already fighting back against the outrages of the Musk/Trump regime.
Thus, learning about a new outrage may not be able to spur you to further action, because you're already doing everything you can.
Right?
newrepublic.com/post/192660/...
Thus, learning about a new outrage may not be able to spur you to further action, because you're already doing everything you can.
Right?
newrepublic.com/post/192660/...
March 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Presumably, most people following this account are already fighting back against the outrages of the Musk/Trump regime.
Thus, learning about a new outrage may not be able to spur you to further action, because you're already doing everything you can.
Right?
newrepublic.com/post/192660/...
Thus, learning about a new outrage may not be able to spur you to further action, because you're already doing everything you can.
Right?
newrepublic.com/post/192660/...
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The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
restoredcdc.org
March 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
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Watch the Sci-Fi Short Film “I’m Not a Robot”: Winner of a 2025 Academy Award.
Great short film to watch this weekend...
Great short film to watch this weekend...
Watch the Sci-Fi Short Film “I’m Not a Robot”: Winner of a 2025 Academy Award
Victoria Warmerdam, the writer and director of the short film, 'I’m Not a Robot,' summarizes the plot of her 22-minute film as follows:
www.openculture.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Watch the Sci-Fi Short Film “I’m Not a Robot”: Winner of a 2025 Academy Award.
Great short film to watch this weekend...
Great short film to watch this weekend...
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"As information professionals, open advocates, and communities who just give a damn, it’s important to educate ourselves on the tactics pro-censorship advocates have used to push their agenda forward so we can effectively fight against it" @librariansreed.bsky.social in our latest:
In Profile: Neo-Censorship in U.S. Libraries, with Michelle Reed
Neo-Censorship in U.S. Libraries: An Investigation Into Digital Content Suppression is a painfully timely report into digital censorship in the United States, released by Library Futures in February…
buff.ly
March 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"As information professionals, open advocates, and communities who just give a damn, it’s important to educate ourselves on the tactics pro-censorship advocates have used to push their agenda forward so we can effectively fight against it" @librariansreed.bsky.social in our latest:
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DOGE’s access to our personal information is an unprecedented invasion of privacy.
Tell your Congress members to protect our data NOW.
Tell your Congress members to protect our data NOW.
Call Congress: Keep DOGE Out of Our Data
Trump has given DOGE unrestricted access to our personal info, from finances to health records. Call Congress and take action now.
action.aclu.org
March 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
DOGE’s access to our personal information is an unprecedented invasion of privacy.
Tell your Congress members to protect our data NOW.
Tell your Congress members to protect our data NOW.
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The mass firing of the federal tech workers at 18F is already being subsumed by fresh hells. But it's important that we take a beat to understand what just happened—that elimination of 18F is one of DOGE's most extreme political acts yet.
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/the-mass-f...
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/the-mass-f...
The mass firing of federal tech workers at 18F is one of DOGE's most extreme political acts yet
The federal digital services team 18F had a diverse workforce and openly inclusive policies. That's why DOGE killed it.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
March 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The mass firing of the federal tech workers at 18F is already being subsumed by fresh hells. But it's important that we take a beat to understand what just happened—that elimination of 18F is one of DOGE's most extreme political acts yet.
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/the-mass-f...
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/the-mass-f...
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Sam Altman says GPT-4.5 has "a magic to it i haven't felt before."
I'm reminded of Peter Nagy and Gina Neff's article about "the conjuration of algorithms—a strategically deployed narrative device that uses the principles of magic to manipulate the public perception of technologies."
I'm reminded of Peter Nagy and Gina Neff's article about "the conjuration of algorithms—a strategically deployed narrative device that uses the principles of magic to manipulate the public perception of technologies."
Conjuring algorithms: Understanding the tech industry as stage magicians - Peter Nagy, Gina Neff, 2024
In this article, we introduce the term “conjuration of algorithms” to describe how the tech industry uses the language of magic to shape people’s perceptions of...
journals.sagepub.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Sam Altman says GPT-4.5 has "a magic to it i haven't felt before."
I'm reminded of Peter Nagy and Gina Neff's article about "the conjuration of algorithms—a strategically deployed narrative device that uses the principles of magic to manipulate the public perception of technologies."
I'm reminded of Peter Nagy and Gina Neff's article about "the conjuration of algorithms—a strategically deployed narrative device that uses the principles of magic to manipulate the public perception of technologies."
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My prediction in @wired.com: 2025 is the year of AI agents.
The coming psychopolitical regime "directs the environments where our ideas are born, developed, and expressed. Its power lies in its intimacy—it infiltrates our subjectivity.
We will be playing an imitation game that ultimately plays us."
The coming psychopolitical regime "directs the environments where our ideas are born, developed, and expressed. Its power lies in its intimacy—it infiltrates our subjectivity.
We will be playing an imitation game that ultimately plays us."
AI Agents Will Be Manipulation Engines
Surrendering to algorithmic agents risks putting us under their influence.
www.wired.com
December 23, 2024 at 10:21 PM
My prediction in @wired.com: 2025 is the year of AI agents.
The coming psychopolitical regime "directs the environments where our ideas are born, developed, and expressed. Its power lies in its intimacy—it infiltrates our subjectivity.
We will be playing an imitation game that ultimately plays us."
The coming psychopolitical regime "directs the environments where our ideas are born, developed, and expressed. Its power lies in its intimacy—it infiltrates our subjectivity.
We will be playing an imitation game that ultimately plays us."
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Democracies stand with Ukraine.
March 1, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Democracies stand with Ukraine.