Mark Jurva

@markjurva.bsky.social

Meanderer . . . Portland, Oregon . . . When not lallygagging around I'm @jurvalaw.bsky.social . . . and I feel fine.

In this world there are presently 41 million refugees and 67 million internally displaced persons. It is a true international crisis that requires multilateral attention and action. There is not a moral code or theological doctrine that would disagree. www.unhcr.org/us/

UNHCR US |

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organisation dedicated to saving lives and protecting the rights of refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people.

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8/ As the @nytimes.com reported, DraftKings uses machine learning and data scientists to entice losing customers with promos to keep them going — even if those are the customers at risk of becoming addicts. The company says it doesn’t unfairly target people.

How DraftKings Uses A.I. to Target the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose

Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction.

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Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵

Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.

This was a known outcome among some of us then young lawyers at the time. But the L.A. Law generation of lawyers practicing at the time took a turd of the constitution for profit and allowed fear to upend our rights to privacy and liberty. (I was a timid, fearful child lawyer at the time, so. . .)

Inequality Media@inequalitymedia.bsky.social · 3w ago

Trump's massive surveillance state and attacks on our civil liberties wouldn't have been possible without the PATRIOT Act. Watch this prescient warning from Russ Feingold, the only Senator to vote against its passage after 9/11.

i am incredibly excited to share our research about how paying people’s rent through mutual aid made an impact on minnesota this year we accidentally collected more data than anyone ever has for an effort like this, and can very seriously say we prevented an eviction bubble that everyone expected

Aaron Sojourner@aaronsojourner.org · 3w ago

Program's up! 30+ teams share evidence abt impacts on health, educ, & econ + community response. Great folks @ziibiing.com @ottergoose.net @aaronrosenthal.bsky.social @chrisuggen.bsky.social @casemcnich.bsky.social @ngraetz.bsky.social @craigstetter.bsky.social docs.google.com/document/u/1...

Documenting the Impact of US DHS Activity in MN

Conference Date: Sept 22, 2026

Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs

Purpose

In December 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began a significant, sustained agent surge in Minnesota that affected the daily lives of many residents, but had severe impacts on immigrant communities and communities of color.

This one-day, in-person convening provides researchers from across disciplines and organizations with an opportunity to share and discuss research related to the effects of Operation Metro Surge and Operation PARRIS.

"The raw patty sat in a petri dish on a bare plate, where it shone wetly under the studio lights." Somers, Erin. "Where's the Beef: The Lab-Grown-Meat Revolution that Wasn't." Harper's, Sept. 2026, pp. 23-30.