Flock D+A
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Practicing small architecture in big contexts, LGBTQIA+, dreaming of the mycelial network #flockdna#flockdesignandarchitecture
I had a real pleasure talking to Rebecca Tucker and Deborah Hutton for their public research project/podcast on teaching undergraduate art histories in the Now Times (other guests have included Laura Holzman, @mafowler.bsky.social, Maggie M. Williams, Christine Hahn, & @kerrylucinda.bsky.social).
Art History on Fire - Colorado College
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Our new report on AI uncovers how Trump’s tax policy fueled Big Tech’s AI ambitions. In 2025, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta received a $49.7B tax cut, paying an effective rate of just 4.9% rather than the statutory rate of 21%, increasing their cash reserves to rapidly scale AI infrastructure. Watch:
"We're going for our families, we're going for humanity" Artemis II has launched. Follow us for coverage throughout the 10-day mission go.nature.com/4c4ib1G
Artemis II mission is about to fly humans to the Moon — here’s the science they’ll do
Set to lift off this week, the NASA flight will take astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years.
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Black History Month! Decorate your home. Educate yourself. Work for Equity.#AudreLorde
Stonewall inn Gingerbread. Celebrate the season of queer liberation !!!
Multiple sources have confirmed that ICE/Border Patrol is headed back to the Raleigh and Durham areas for undefined deportation actions. We've heard 50 ICE agents, charter flights and hotels booked for all of them in the Raleigh area. Let us know what you hear.
CIMA, 2:40 pm: "We have visual confirmation of immigration agents in the downtown Asheville area. If you see suspicious activity or a family member has been arrested, contact the community line at 1-888-839-2839. Our allies are ready to provide support with food, transportation and more." #avlnews
Do we need to be designing spaces that can protect our communities from ICE? Can a neighborhood create something like an Eruv that delineates a collective "private domain"? #SafeSpace#CollectiveDomain#NoICE
billions of ticketing records are sold to the US government; the DHS, and records show agencies like ICE, CBP, ATF, TSA, and others. @josephcox.bsky.social found a way for you to opt-out of this in this essential guide to prevent even more gov surveillance
404 Media@404media.co · 11mo agoWhen you book a flight through major travel sites, a data broker owned by U.S. airlines will sell details about your flight—your name, credit card used, and where you’re flying to the government. We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide: www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
@privatepage0.bsky.social re: your backpack. Just FYI - the Scrap Exchange in Durham NC has the best bathroom graffiti.
Indie director Barbara Marques has been kidnapped by ICE. She is legally married to a U.S. citizen & was at a green card mtg when she was abducted and prevented from seeing her lawyer. Her husband Tucker May does not know where she is. Please spread the word so he can find her /1
One more thing to contact your reps about ... The current administration is pushing to undermine a core element of the Fair Housing Act - Disparate Impact. Without it, discriminatory housing policies will continue to thrive behind the sheerist of veils. All architects need to speak out.
Farm workers in Washington state are calling on you to support the first UFW backed boycott in nearly 20 years! #BoycottWindmillMushrooms
A reminder to all architects and designers... Boycott and Divest from companies supporting the genocide. Call out all firms that participate. Write your specifications to avoid companies that profit from the destruction. Support RIBA members' call for the ouster of the war criminals from the UAI.
«to claim that we cannot degrow (a biophysical imperative) because it would lower VAT revenues (a social convention) is as absurd as saying we shouldn’t stop a car heading at full speed toward a wall because it would cut off the music on the radio.»
Håkon Nordhagen@hakonnordhagen.bsky.social · last yr.«During lockdown, many people wondered whether their jobs justified the risk of spreading the virus by going to work. Today, the question is similar: does my job justify the risk of environmental collapse? And more broadly, at the level of each region and each company: what do we really need?»
Who are the architects and engineers who planned and drew up the new, morally bankrupt, immigrant detention facility in the Everglades? #architecture#ImmigrantRights
We don't knowingly use AI in our practice although we are being pressured by software companies to do so. If you do use AI, educate yourself on the energy use and demands. This article by Science News is a great place to start. www.sciencenews.org/article/ai-e...
How much energy does your AI prompt use? It depends
AI models such as ChatGPT consume serious power. Experts break down where that energy goes, and what you can do to help.
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Advocate for the construction workers on your projects. Elongated exposure to high heat can cause severe damage to kidneys and other internal organs. No building is worth the health of our community members. Discuss work plans w clients and builders!! #architecture
Within the first few minutes of Tuesday’s House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing on planned Republican Medicaid cuts—which would render more than 8 million Americans uninsured—a contingent of protesters entered the room in Washington. Here is what happened⬇️
25 arrested while protesting GOP Medicaid cuts
"You will kill me."
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We have buttons!! Come join us at the Climate Action Fair in Pittsboro at #ThePlant to support the efforts of the Haw River Assembly and local organizations to keep us informed and supported and safe! #Climate#Action#HawRiver#AlamanceCounty#ChathamCounty#Architecture
The sudden firing of the US Archivist is more than a staffing decision—it’s a warning sign for democracy. When the power to preserve or erase history becomes political, the truth is at risk.
The Archivist of the United States Was Fired: Why This Matters for Democracy
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We'll be at the climate fair this Saturday! Come by and say hello! #ClimateActionFair#pittsboro#HawRiver#thePlant
🚨Every vote counts. We don’t change the rules after the votes have been counted. 🚨We need everyone at this action on Monday! #ncpol #indivisible #RiggsWon www.mobilize.us/megaphonenc/...
Protect Our Votes with Justice Allison Riggs · Megaphone North Carolina
Losing Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin is trying to overturn election results by throwing out over 65,000 ballots. Join us and North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs in a rally ...
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Support the waterways of North Carolina! Help the Haw River Assembly monitor and support the health of our watershed. Join the Haw River Assembly and/or donate to help keep their work alive. #riverkeepers#waterprotection www.hawriver.org
