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Nicole Wong

@nicolewong.bsky.social

Forever OOO. Formerly US Deputy CTO, also previously at Google, Twitter, Perkins Coie. Now board member for Mozilla Foundation, Tech Talent Project, CalMatters & Open Technology Fund. Currently studying words.

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Tyler McBrien@tylermcbrien.com · 4mo ago

🚨 NEW TOOL for U.S. legal journalists ⚖️ I turned @allyjar.bsky.social's incredible crowdsourced Google doc on accessing state court records into an interactive map. Check it out and let me know about any errors, missing information, or ways I can improve this thing (link below)

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Linda Skitka@lindaskitka.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I’m offering a lightly used set of regalia in UC Berkeley colors to a junior faculty member, preference for a mom and 1st gen scholar. DM me your details— I’ll ship for free.

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Nicole Wong@nicolewong.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Such a terrific choice to lead EFF’s future. Huge appreciation for the decades of brilliant advocacy led by Cindy Cohen. And congratulations @nicoleozer.bsky.social !!! 👏

Nicole Ozer@nicoleozer.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I’m EFF’s next Executive Director! So proud to take the torch from Cindy Cohn and lead @eff.org forward in its next chapter. Here’s the link to the EFF announcement – www.eff.org/press/releas... Together, we can meet the challenges and keep building a future where technology works for the people.

Nicole Wong@nicolewong.bsky.social · 8mo ago

My brilliant friend @alondra.bsky.social just published a must-read piece on the Trump Admin’s sham AI policy that shifts public governance to executive discretion. “This is not deregulation. Not in the least. It is hyper-regulation by other means.” #AIpolicy www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The mirage of AI deregulation

One of the most interventionist approaches to technology governance in the United States in a generation has cloaked itself in the language of deregulation. In early December 2025, President Donald Tr...

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AAUP@aaup.org · 11mo ago

The Trump admin’s offer to give preferential treatment to institutions that toe the party line reeks of bribery in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological agenda. This is corruption. Adherence to ‘loyalty oaths’ would usher in a new era of thought policing in American higher education.

Universities Must Reject Trump Admin 'Loyalty Oath' Compacts

The AAUP and AFT warn that the Trump administration’s offer to give preferential treatment to colleges and universities that court government favor in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological...

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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 12mo ago

Jeffries: "Trump, get back to DC. Why are you at a golf event right now & the govt is 4 days away from closing? That's outrageous. And it speaks to the fact that these extremists could care less about the health, safety, and economic well-being of the American people. They're on vacation right now."

Nicole Wong@nicolewong.bsky.social · last yr.

Many thanks to @annabower.bsky.social for her coverage of this hearing to prevent the unlawful removal of children to Guatemala in the dead of night. Judge Sooknanan answered a call at 2 in the morning as planes were readied to take off. She is doing exceptional work to protect these children.

Anna Bower@annabower.bsky.social · last yr.

DEVELOPING: Advocates are seeking a court order to block the Trump administration’s effort to deport hundreds of unaccompanied minor children to Guatemala. Judge abruptly moved 3 pm hearing up to 12:30 after she was notified that some children “are in the process of being removed" today.

MINUTE ORDER: The Court received notification that putative class members are in the process of being removed from the United States. The hearing previously set for August 31, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. in Courtroom 14 has been rescheduled to August 31, 2025, at 12:30 p.m. in Courtroom 14 before Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan. Zoom information will be emailed to the parties. Signed by Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan on 8/31/2025. (Icak) (Entered: 08/31/2025)
Mozilla @mozilla.org · last yr.

@thecoalition.bsky.social just launched its report on the current state of independent tech research. TL;DR: It's not great. And this work is integral to building a good tech future. Dig in to the full report here ⤵️ @louisbarclay.bsky.social independenttechresearch.org/citr-report-...

The State of Independent Technology Research 2025

A report on the struggle to keep public-interest technology research alive—and the growing Coalition working to protect it.

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Mozilla @mozilla.org · last yr.

The future of tech can be good, but to get there it starts with radical and collective hope. This kind of hope isn’t just about imagining something better, it’s about doing the work to get there, together. Together, we can make good on the original promise of the internet ⤵️ bit.ly/4lymKUH

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Nicole Wong@nicolewong.bsky.social · last yr.

Make time to see this remarkable @bampfa.bsky.social exhibit. It’s about quilts, but it’s mostly about history and connection and resilience and it’s just what we need. ❤️

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Berkeleyside@berkeleyside.org · last yr.

The ambitious exhibition, which the community can see for free Sunday, is both a display of profound artistic expression and an act of defiance after federal funds to preserve and show the quilts were slashed.

Nicole Wong@nicolewong.bsky.social · last yr.

Berkeley declared itself a “City of Refuge” in 1971 and affirmed its determination to protect all of its residents this year. So proud of my city. ❤️

The Berkeley Scanner@berkeleyscanner.com · last yr.

The city of Berkeley landed on a shortlist of "sanctuary jurisdictions" published Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Justice. The DOJ described the localities as "having policies, laws, or regulations that impede enforcement of federal immigration laws."