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scary trash wizard the iv @ourcityburning.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

evergreen reminder that i am still looking for work: ive got ten years in customer success with a focus on moderation and accessibility, I’ve helped run four conferences with international attendance in the past couple of years, and im pretty good with words (even if words won’t save yr life).

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adoaboutthings.bsky.social @adoaboutthings.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Begging a journalist to ask these ex-anthropic/open ai freaks if they have any human friends before we ask them their thoughts on human extinction

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adoaboutthings.bsky.social @adoaboutthings.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Canada is going to lead on open source AI. Ok. Has this government l even deployed an open source CRUD app? Genuinely asking.

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adoaboutthings.bsky.social @adoaboutthings.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Vibe coding can be neat but why is it the people who tell me I need to vibe-code more always have the worst vibes? I ain’t going vibe coding with these bad vibes.

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jenny (phire) @phirephoenix.com · 20/03/2026

I know everything is horrific but next week I'm moderating a panel with two labour experts I really admire about work as a site of moral courage and I'm really excited for the chat!! It's the last conversation in the Wayfinding event series and there are still some tix left!! luma.com/wayfinding5

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Wayfinding: Work · Luma

A conversation about work as a site of moral courage and collective action, featuring Rafael Grohmann and Viet Vu, moderated by Jenny Zhang. With very few…

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adoaboutthings.bsky.social @adoaboutthings.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

So we can completely discredit the Nobel Peace Prize after this right?

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bianca wylie @biancawylie.com · 19/12/2025

culturally, in govt, IT is operations, which is instrumentalist/not “high status” work, relative to what governments have to do writ large. this is arguably a good thing. but progressive technocrats keep trying to push tech into strategy and ideology, which would be worse.

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 18/12/2025

Workers at Code for America are bargaining for a fair contract, but management is demanding cuts to their benefits and time-off. Show your solidarity with OPEIU Tech Workers Union Local 1010: sign the letter to stand with workers for dignity, respect and benefits. bit.ly/3YmQDhH

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Fair Union Contract at Code for America

Friend, Thank you for your union solidarity and past support of one of our OPEIU, AFL-CIO campaigns. It's time to rally to show solidarity to the workers at Code for America who are organizing for a fair second contract! Workers at Code for America, a...

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adoaboutthings.bsky.social @adoaboutthings.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Look at me. I am so brave. I’m a provocateur. I will write the same tired cancel culture piece. I will not write about people in power screwing workers over but will contort myself to defend some random disciplined worker that actually hurling racial slurs is actually an act of worker solidarity.

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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Tell @rockstargames.com to stop WASTING their talent! Join this letter writing campaign to Toronto's Minister of Labour and show support to the workers picketing at the Oakville studio! actionnetwork.org/events/solid...

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Solidarity Picket for Fired Rockstar Workers

On October 30th, three Rockstar Toronto employees were fired with immediate effect and without investigation. They were swept up in a brazen and ruthless union-busting effort to terminate over 30 work...

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adoaboutthings.bsky.social @adoaboutthings.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

My thoughts on the Nuzzi, Lizza and Condé Nast masthead mess

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adoaboutthings.bsky.social @adoaboutthings.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

My thoughts on the Nuzzi, Lizza and Condé Nast masthead mess

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 12/11/2025

WE WON! After 42 days of striking we have a tentative agreement in hand that protects our existing 4 day work week, establishes a minimum salary, and adds protections against AI replacing jobs at our workplace!

After 7 months of bargaining, and 42 days of striking Kickstarter United has voted to end the strike

Graphic with multiple picket signs that reads "[up arrow] Minimum Salary", "4 day Work Week", and a big cancel sign over "AI Replacing Jobs" and so much more. Go to kickstarterunited.org to see it all!

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CODE-CWA @codecwa.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Today, nearly 400 workers with Blizzard's Platform & Technology department have formed a union with @cwaunion.bsky.social! “We are forming a union to hold leadership accountable and to ensure that we can focus on building amazing experiences for the gaming community.” 💪

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Activision Blizzard’s Platform and Technology Workers Form Union with Communications Workers of America

Today, nearly 400 video game workers within Blizzard’s Platform & Technology department have voted strongly in favor of union representation with CWA.

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Ethan Marcotte @ethanmarcotte.com · 02/10/2025

The workers of Kickstarter United, one of the tech industry’s first unions, are on STRIKE. They‘re not calling for a boycott yet; if you want to support them, they’ve got specific asks outlined below.

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adoaboutthings.bsky.social @adoaboutthings.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

They were single issue voters in wanting to say the R-slur. They’re still supremely unfunny because if you aren’t funny without the R-slur, you are definitely not going to be funny with it

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adoaboutthings.bsky.social @adoaboutthings.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

I think a very underrated reason why they hate the migration off of X is that now there are less libs for them to own as if saying the R-slur that’s rampant on there is owning the libs.

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adoaboutthings.bsky.social @adoaboutthings.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

This is by no means the most important thing but why does AI have the guy looking like Joe Biden?

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Joining us at Civic Spark is @adoaboutthings.bsky.social! Andrew presented at our 9th Hacknight. Now almost a decade later, it’s a real pleasure to have him back on the stage! Andrew is a designer and researcher at Nava PBC and a former co-organizer of Civic Tech Toronto. 🎟️ civic-spark.com

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Waldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 30/05/2025

IRS’s Direct File wasn't open source while it was being developed. But somebody just made it public!

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GitHub - IRS-Public/direct-file: Direct File

Direct File. Contribute to IRS-Public/direct-file development by creating an account on GitHub.

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OPEIU Local 153 @opeiulocal153.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

SESAME WORKER W!!!! @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social

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adoaboutthings.bsky.social @adoaboutthings.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

This was one of the fun gonzo journalism pieces I remember reading on car dealers where the guy just snuck into their convention? slate.com/news-and-pol...

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At a Blowout Party for Unsung Republican Heavyweights, the Men Were Drunk—and Anxious

A journey into the Republican soul in 2023.

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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 03/04/2025

Rich tech leaders are sharing their ideas about how political decisions should be made. Vass Bednar, executive director of McMaster University’s master of public policy in digital society, has to wonder: Is a Canadian version of DOGE in our future? thewalrus.ca/are-a-handful-of...

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Clive Thompson @clivethompson.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

So, the DOGE kids intend to rewrite the social-security administration's COBOL code-base! and they want to do it ... ... in *a few months* I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ... ... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here 1/9

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 25/03/2025

In Canada, we pay a lot of attention to what happens south of the border. But as we watch Elon Musk wreak havoc through the US government, we shouldn’t ignore how our own tech elite is embracing a similar politics — and calling for a DOGE of their own. They can’t be allowed to succeed.

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Elon Musk started aligning with Donald Trump even before he won. Now Canada’s tech industry is following a similar playbook

Canada's tech leaders are leaning toward a right-wing agenda that appears to mimic what is happening south of the border.

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OPEIU Local 153 @opeiulocal153.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

SESAME STREET WORKERS ARE UNIONIZING!!! ✊ This morning, workers at the nonprofit behind Sesame Street delivered their letter asking for voluntary recognition to management! Read all about it: www.opeiulocal153.org/news/employe...

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Dan Hon @danhon.com · 02/03/2025

You should know that a big part of 18F's work was to make sure multi-million to multi-*hundreds*-of-millions dollar contracts at fed *and* state level didn't go to shitty enterprise IT consultancies that *repeatedly* delivered tech that didn't work, was late, or didn't even do what it needed to

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