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Billy Pierce

@billwpierce.co

philly | phd candidate @ upenn annenberg, incoming jd candidate @ stanford studying the political economy of the internet

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Jon Bois@jonbois.bsky.social · 4d ago

it's gotta be embarrassing to be a shortstop and explain to people what you do. yeah i'm an infielder. no i'm not the guy who throws it. no i don't have my own base. huh? no no, it's totally cool with ballpark security, they told me i can stand out there. hm? no, not "sportstop." shortstop. mhm

Victor Pickard@victorpickard.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I urge my friends and neighbors in Philly to support Chris Rabb. I have known Chris for many years and he is the real deal. He has been a fantastic PA state rep and promises to be a progressive champion in the US Congress if we elect him. Let’s make it so!

John Nichols@nicholsuprising.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Meet Chris Rabb: The AOC and Ro Khanna-backed congressional candidate who is determined to check and balance Donald Trump’s imperialism — and to reset budget priorities so that human needs are prioritized over bloated spending on the military-industrial complex.

Billy Pierce@billwpierce.co · 3mo ago

I truly do not understand how anyone who has had a single interaction with the current health insurance system can oppose universal healthcare... you're telling me this system works for you?! you're content with this labyrinth of chaos, bureaucracy and opacity?!

Billy Pierce@billwpierce.co · 4mo ago

re: my #ATmosphereConf presentation: for folks interested in quantifying PDS centralization/atmosphere health, check out @nbartley.bsky.social's new dashboard!! it provides a bunch of added info including cross-PDS interactions, geographic mapping, etc. atproto.barn.city

ATProto Health

AT Protocol ecosystem health dashboard

atproto.barn.city

NNathan Bartley@nbartley.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I've been interested in understanding the distribution of PDSes and general 'ecosystem resilience' for a little bit now, and inspired by @billwpierce.co's talk at #ATmosphereConf I made a dashboard I hope can add to the conversation link: atproto.barn.city (served by my macmini so bear with me)

Mike Hixenbaugh@mikehixenbaugh.com · 6mo ago

On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast. The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me. But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.

On Nov. 16, a mental health counselor recorded in Kamilla’s medical records that her mother reported the girl had lost her appetite after being “served food that contained worms.” A week later, the couple said, children were told to gather in the gym for what they believed would be a Thanksgiving celebration. Excitement spread as families saw tables set with turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, they said. The children waited expectantly. But when a parent asked when the celebration would begin, Oksana said, staff told them the holiday meal was for employees, not detainees. The children, she said, watched despondently as the feast was packed away.
Max Kennerly@maxkennerly.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The Trump admin is scrambling because the secret police it sends out for kidnappings and rioting has been killing people on video then brazenly lying about it, but Schumer's instinct is to whip his caucus into taking a position *more conservative* than that held by the median voter. He's got to go.

Murshed Zaheed@murshedz.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Majority of the country now wants to abolish and/or dismantle ICE and yet Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. told the caucus the message had to be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.” Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity. So pathetic and weak.