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I have a Punjabi name, I'm not named after food. I do UXey things for my day job. Otherwise I'm a home cook, TV watcher, podcast listener, and a slow knitter. Child-free cat lady. Jaded optimist. Philadelphia. she/her
“The most important thing about a technology isn't what it does, it's who it does it for and who it does it to.” – @doctorow.pluralistic.net lnk.to/onthemedia/b...
On the Media
The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.
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We are happy to announce that IAC27 is returning to Philadelphia April 14th - 17th, 2027, where we’ll be hosted by Arch Street Meeting House again! (Don’t worry, their AC is installed now 🙌) Your new chairs, Jaimie Yakaboski, Lisa Ellis, and Sara Mooney are hard at work planning out IAC27!
At my dentist appointment this morning, I'm trying to figure out a seemingly broken elevator, the woman at the front desk asks, "you looking for immigration." 1. Oh! There's anything immigration related in this medical building? But also, 2. Validation for why I carry my passport these days.
Attn: West Philly! You will like this.
David Dylan Thomas@daviddylanthomas.bsky.social · 2w agoWHITE MEAT: APPETIZER will be screening with Blaxploitation classic SUGAR HILL at the next VHS Club Tuesday, August 4th at 7pm. No tickets, just show up at Green Line Cafe at 45th & Locust in Philly. Bonus: @duskyprojects.bsky.social & I will be talking social justice zombies beforehand. #BlackSky
My hummingbird bird buddy is a piece of junk and their customer service is all chatbot and you cannot find a human.
India’s education minister stepped down on Saturday, in a major victory for a student protest movement that has challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
India’s Education Minister Steps Down, Handing Win to Protesters
With Dharmendra Pradhan offering his resignation, the student protest movement achieved a major victory against the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
trib.al
The family tried so hard to not believe it was happening… but it was.
Charlotte Clymer@charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 2w agoThis story is crazy. It would appear Trump admin officials rigged their nationally televised high school civics contest to keep a young man from a Sikh family out of the finalists. www.notus.org/national/ame...
The Castle Bravo nuclear test marked a new chapter in the Cold War. But for the crew of a Japanese fishing vessel, the impact proved fatal. Their story introduced the world to "fallout" and reshaped conversations about nuclear weapons and their human cost. Read the latest from Distillations ⬇️
Atomic Tuna
An ill-fated fishing voyage pulls back the curtain on U.S. nuclear testing in the Pacific.
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Tomorrow, the House will vote on the NDAA, which includes a provision to merge parts of our military with the IDF. This amendment is an existential threat to American sovereignty and democracy. Every member of Congress must vote NO.
Out of nowhere, Jonas Vingegaard crashed out of the Tour de France. A lot of people are assigning blame and trying to figure out why, when really, it's very simple: the unavoidable cruelty of professional cycling. defector.com/jonas-vingeg...
Jonas Vingegaard Felled Yet Again By The Cruelty Of His Sport | Defector
ÉVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Exactly 84 minutes after Jonas Vingegaard spiked his right collarbone into a curb and limped into an ambulance and out of the Tour de France, the assembled press watched him ...
defector.com
After 18 months of work, we dropped eps 1 and 2 of our new season, The News. We think this project is making some real interventions, as @chenjerai.bsky.social likes to say, into the scattered and confused debates about "the media." Check it! @dannagal.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
S8 E1: The Myth of the Echo Chamber
Podcast Episode · Scene on Radio · S8 E1 · 40m
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A test I will fail: can I not touch my phone/avoid all spoilers till after I get home in two hours and watch game highlights?
Disinformation about immigration and immigrants in the US is rampant. Those opposed to building a diverse and multicultural society will have you believe all kinds of terrible things about our fellow humans. They take advantage of the ambiguity of the immigration system to perpetuate their message.
This is a huge deal - New York City is getting it's own Public Interest Technology Crew! (PIT CREW) www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...
Mayor Mamdani Launches “Public Interest Technology (PIT) Crew” to Rapidly Build Digital Solutions to Public Problems
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The hardest part of a summer morning is when it's time to stop watching for hummingbirds and go inside to stare at the computer for 8 hours.
Why is it so hard for liberal Dems to speak like this? Never mind. We know why 💰
I got COVID for the first time this week. Grateful it's very mild. Grateful for mRNA. Grateful that my sweet caretaker hasn't come down with it (yet).
Anyone know about any south asian diaspora retirement communities (leaning progressive minded a plus) in/around the triangle (NC). Please repost for reach. Thank you.
Climate.us is live. Built by members of the team behind Climate.gov, this new independent nonprofit website keeps trusted climate information easy to find, easy to use, and harder to erase. #ClimateForUs #ClimateUS
We've never had a steady period. COVID levels were always in flux--until now. For the past month, we've remain flat between 13 and 15 PMMov. Still no sign of a summer surge. data.wastewaterscan.org/tracker?char...
WastewaterSCAN Dashboard
WastewaterSCAN Data Dashboard tracks infectious diseases across the US via wastewater surveillance.
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Sensemaker Summer School week two is here 🎉 Five sessions, five incredible facilitators, one big week of learning together. Which one are you most excited for? Link in bio to register.
World Cup’s first Sikh player hopes to ‘pave the way’ for others of South Asian heritage Sarpreet Singh made his debut for New Zealand in their 2-2 draw against Iran
World Cup’s first Sikh player hopes to ‘pave the way’ for others
Sarpreet Singh made his debut for New Zealand in their 2-2 draw against Iran
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Check it out! The AI Con is onsale for just $1.99 for the ebook on bookshop.org: bookshop.org/p/books/the-... w/ @alexhanna.bsky.social
The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want
How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want
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hey, this is a fairly nerdy news item, but you should absolutely know about it. (looks like there are links in other posts in the thread.) the Post Office is really contemplating not delivering ballots unless states expose their voters' data to DOJ. I hate saying read that again but, read it again
Unbreaking@unbreaking.org · 2mo agoThe USPS’s proposed rule—which among other things will force it to *refuse to deliver ballots* for states that don’t fork over their voter rolls to the White House—drew opposition from congressional Democrats, the NAACP, and its own union.
The road closures for the "UFC Freedumb 250" are insane. I strongly recommend avoiding the "Federal core" of DC between 6/11 & 6/14: 250.dc.gov/traffic-clos... (the REAL DC will be fine 😸)
250.dc.gov
So, here's a moment for a billionaire to do some good in this world...start a network. Bring back Colbert, get all the folks from 60 Minutes and call it 61 Minutes or something. Do good nightly news! Hire all these fantastic journalists who were let go recently from WaPo, NYT, AJC, NPR, etc.
Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2mo agoWell, about that:
