So grateful for all the Portlanders committed to old school "live tweeting" of city council meetings but especially today's Moda center agenda. On a plane, unreliable wifi, but grateful for all your updates!

Afua and I are on the latest @tonymart.bsky.social #NonprofitRadio podcast discussing a new AI report and what it means for the nonprofit workforce. Despite the show's title, please know we never calls ourselves "experts" :) Listen to the show now: tony.ma/NonprofitRad... #NPTech

Portland area #NPTech folks: it's Tech Club time! Join us tomorrow (Wed, July 15) evening to talk about cybersecurity for nonprofits - it's so scary! And, if we are together then we are less scared and can actually do something about it. 6-8 pm at PCC Cascade; FREE and fun, the best people! RSVP:

Didn't realize how much I needed a good, heart-full cry today. This did it.

Victoria Law@victorialaw.bsky.social · last mo.

Kwaneta Harris’s Octavia Butler-inspired science fiction! scalawagmagazine.org/2026/06/lett...

Just in time for #Bike Summer, it's the #PCEF -funded Adaptive E-bike Rebate Program! * $8,500 new adaptive e-bikes OR * Up to $2,800 for electric/wheelchair conversions; AND * $300 for approved accessories Learn more and apply: portlandebikerebate.com/adaptive-app...

Adaptive Applicants - Portland Rides

Eligibility requirements, eligible bike types and accessories, what you'll need if you're selected, and participating shops.

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Steph Routh (she/they)@stephrouth.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Just in time for great weather and terrible gas prices, it's Portland's PCEF-funded E-bike Rebate Program: * Standard: up to $1,600 * Cargo: up to $2,350 * Adaptive: up to $8,500 Eligibility: Income at or below 60% AMI, age 18 or over, and live in Portland. Check it out: portlandebikerebate.com

NTEN and @bridgespangroup.bsky.social have partnered on a survey to help document the diversity of experiences and approaches to #AI in #nonprofits and we want to hear from you! This is a survey to help elevate the diversity of priorities, concerns, and hopes for tech: www.surveymonkey.com/r/5277QR7

Survey: 2026 State of Nonprofit AI Adoption and Governance

NTEN and Bridgespan want to hear from nonprofit staff and leaders across the sector about the realities and opportunities of artificial intelligence tools in your work. Your responses are anonymous an...

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One year ago, this administration walked away from a bipartisan commitment to help connect every American, regardless of income, zip code, or language. You can't lead in AI with a workforce locked out of the digital economy. It is time to restore Digital Equity Act funding now.

Public Knowledge@publicknowledge.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Trump administration's anti-civil rights agenda has landed the Digital Equity Act in its crosshairs — but the fight isn't over yet. Read the latest from Broadband Policy Director @alisavalentin.bsky.social: publicknowledge.org/inequity-is-...

NEW: Ahead of our meetings with @massgovernor.bsky.social and @massago.bsky.social this week @fightforthefuture.org is sharing a draft of proposed alternative social media legislation. Our model bill cracks down on Big Tech abuses without destroying privacy and throwing LGBTQ+ youth under the bus.

Fight for the Future releases draft of proposed social media legislation that protects ALL kids from Big Tech

Massachusetts-based digital rights group Fight for the Future has released a working draft of a model bill they are offering as an alternative to the well-intentioned legislation put forth by Governor...

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Portland, OR friends - it's time for the next Tech Club event! Join us to talk about concerns, risks, and your biggest questions about AI as we explore PCC's new AI Lab. What is the world we want to create? Let's talk about it together! www.nten.org/connect/comm...

I simply cannot hold it in any longer: We're running a workshop at @facct.bsky.social! 🎉 Alongside @renjieb.bsky.social @ftollon.bsky.social and Christine R. Kirkpatrick, I will be facilitating a workshop at the intersection of futures thinking, dialogue and AI governance 🔮 doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

#NonprofitRadio returns with a two-part podcast: first, Rubin Singh of OneTenth Consulting on human factors in nonprofit tech adoption and management; then @amysampleward.bsky.social, NTEN’s CEO, covers everything about #26NTC.

Nonprofit Radio for April 6, 2026: Consider The Human Factors & A Conversation With The NTEN CEO | Tony Martignetti

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Can we build a more shared resource in space than we have yet to do on earth? Join me and some incredible guests for an @openlunar.bsky.social conversation tomorrow to explore big questions together. When is the moon truly for everyone? 9 am PT | 6 pm CET openlunar.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Hey folks, we're hiring an Organizing Director! Location: Portland, OR Position Type: Full-time exempt at 32 hours Salary: $95,000 Benefits: $500 monthly healthcare stipend, generous PTO, flexible schedule, hybrid work options, professional development portlandneighborswelcome.org/hiring

The Democratic Party in Oregon's state legislature is absolutely rotten with money. "Dan Meek, an attorney who for years has been at the center of efforts to curtail money in Oregon politics, labeled it “the bill to destroy campaign finance reform in Oregon.”'

Voters in This State Overwhelmingly Said Yes to Limiting Money in Politics. Then the State Legislature Had Its Say.

Some 78% of Oregon voters approved limiting campaign contributions in 2020. Four years later, the Legislature finally adopted limits, but an advocate for tighter controls says recent changes render Or...

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I wrote about the House hearing today, how Congress is trying to strip anonymity from the Internet, and the devastating effects that has for journalists, whistleblowers, LGBTQ ppl, immigrants, civil rights activists, abortion providers and anyone challenging power for @theintercept.com

Congress Is Considering Abolishing Your Right to Be Anonymous Online

The bipartisan push to remove anonymity from the internet is ushering in an era of unprecedented mass surveillance and censorship.

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If there are funders waiting for the "right time" to support us anonymizing participant / service recipient data in vulnerable nonprofits, this is it. Demand for our security cohorts is through the roof but funders are telling me "security isn't something we've heard from our grantees." We're ready.

It doesn't have to be this way. We belong to each other. All of the children belong to all of us. Our responsibility is to each other. My heart breaks open over again every day with grief in service to breaking open to a better world. Let us build from grief toward love.

An article in the NYT today revealed Meta’s plan to take advantage of current political turmoil to sneak facial recognition into their smart glasses without enforcement bodies or privacy advocates noticing. But EPIC has noticed—and is ensuring that enforcers do, too. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...

Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt made a 12-minute response video to people mad at him supporting mass surveillance and censorship, and somehow got even MORE wrong about Section 230 than his original congressional testimony.

My Response To Joseph Gordon-Levitt

YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz

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30 countries use mail voting

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6mo ago

Trump: "We're the only country in the world that has mail in ballots"

I brought an actual desk out into the snow and gathered a bunch of my neighbors to sing this anti-ICE protest song. On the desk is: -A mug from the North Dakota AFL-CIO I happened to have in my cabinet, containing two (2) pride flags -A photo of Anne Feeney -A sign that reads "Abolish ICE"

Evan Greer - "You Will Have to Come Through Us" [Tiny Desk 2026]

YouTube video by Evan Greer

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Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work. "We build our world. We can build it differently."

Aparna Nair@disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work. "Where are your citations?"

Local #PDX area tech + social good friends, there's still time to join us this afternoon to help launch the Portland Nonprofit Tech Club! Come network, help suggest future topics/speakers, and spend some time with good people. www.nten.org/connect/comm...

Thank you @wyden.senate.gov (see thread) - we need everyone joining these efforts. Surveillance tech is fueling violence across our country and communities. Call on your elected leaders to stop it: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...

No Funding for ICE Surveillance Tech!

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Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · 6mo ago

1. ICE is using Palantir apps to collect biometric data on protestors. I'm working closely with @markey.senate.gov to stop this.

At a time when millions of families are already struggling with the rising cost of living, the FCC should be focused on making connectivity more affordable. Instead, it is erecting new barriers that risk raising phone and internet bills for the people who can least afford it. 🧵

Congress claimed it was passing the "TikTok ban" bill to protect American data privacy, but the results from last week's deal to save the US version of the short-form video app show anything but. Read the latest from @publicknowledge.bsky.social Director of Government Affairs Sara Collins:

Congress Picked a Fight With TikTok When It Should Have Fixed Tech Policy

Congress' bipartisan mobilization for the so-called "TikTok ban" was a missed opportunity for American data privacy.

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THREAD: 404 Media has been covering ICE and the technology they've been using to surveil and raid "targets", detain people based on a flawed facial recognition app, and lie about violence on the streets. They have established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.

DHS Is Lying To You About ICE Shooting a Woman

At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.

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NEW: ICE is asking companies to provide information about “commercial Big Data and Ad Tech” products that could “directly support investigations activities,” reports @carolinehaskins.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/ice-as...

ICE Asks Companies About ‘Ad Tech and Big Data’ Tools It Could Use in Investigations

A new federal filing from ICE demonstrates how commercial tools are increasingly being considered by the government for law enforcement and surveillance.

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If you are a techie and not sure what to say, tech is a huge enabler for the violence you are witnessing and you can speak to that. Here's a calling tool that connects you w/ lawmakers and has a script to follow: fftf.link/ICEfunding Making change requires all of us trying from the angles we can.

No Funding for ICE Surveillance Tech!

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Amy Sample Ward@amysampleward.bsky.social · 7mo ago

NTEN and 40+ other orgs demand Congress vote no on funding that fuels surveillance of our communities by ICE, including automated license plate readers, access to data broker databases, spyware, drones, facial recognition, phone snooping and surveillance, and social media and internet use trackers.

We’re doing a survey of people who have stayed in homeless shelters. No paywall. Please send to anyone you think has something to say! Or like/re-post to increase the likelihood the right people will see it. THANKS www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

What is it like to stay in a Portland-area homeless shelter? We want to hear from you

The Oregonian/OregonLive wants to hear directly from people who have used homeless services what works and what doesn't.

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