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Comments are still open for the NIST framework for evaluation of AI systems: nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ai/...

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Amy Sample Ward @amysampleward.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I want to find folks following, discussing, and invested in local politics in Milwaukie - I know so much of my daily life bleeds into SE PDX generally, but where are the Milwaukie people/friends? Please say hi!

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Amy Sample Ward @amysampleward.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Got covid+flu shots today and grateful for local places like Le Care that both make it super easy and do it with such gentleness that even kiddos feel seen and at ease.

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Kate Kaye @katekaye.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Prepping for a workshop on Wednesday about researching surveillance tech use in Portland & filing public records requests (see next post). I gave a similar talk @pdxhackerspace.org for @pdxhf.org. Here's the tips and resources page I'll share at the workshop: redtailmedia.org/foia/

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Requesting Portland Tech-related Government Records? First, a Few Tips from Your Friendly Neighborhood Reporter:

Three Keys: Do your Homework! Don’t just “fish” – Be selective and specific. Be mindful of the reputations of the organizations reflected by your requests (media outlets, gr…

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Amy Sample Ward @amysampleward.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Calling all #NPTech friends in #Portland - the next #PDXTechClub event is 9/16 & it's community research night: bring reports you've found interesting, research you're tracking, or data you want to think through together. There's no need to prepare a presentation! RSVP: www.nten.org/connect/comm...

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Ben Waterhouse @beninoregon.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The summer issue of Oregon Humanities, "Revolution," is out today, featuring stories by @leahsottile.bsky.social, @voiceofjakethomas.bsky.social, Kathleen Dean Moore, Kristian Williams, Christina DeVillier, and Derek DeForest. oregonhumanities.org/rll/magazine...

The cover of the summer 2026 issue of Oregon Humanities, with a photo of a dancer leaping in the air, mid-spin, with shadows of movement around him.

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Taylor Griggs @taylorgriggs.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Excited to share @portlandmercury.com 's climate issue, which is out online and in print today. The issue includes stories about personal climate grief and despair, Portland's culpability in the crisis, and the people who want to help. (Plus more!) www.portlandmercury.com/climate-issu...

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Welcome to the Mercury’s Climate Issue - Portland Mercury

The climate crisis is upon us, and its impacts are both depressing and deeply harmful. Here in Portland, more and more of our summer days are spent avoiding wildfire smoke, extreme heat, or both. Even...

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Amy Sample Ward @amysampleward.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The world I want to live in prioritizes public transit and ped/bike safety over everything else because those investments help everyone in diverse and accessible ways. I said so in this survey and hope lots of folks will add their voices too!

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Amy Sample Ward @amysampleward.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Does it count for anything if I stand on my porch and shout "I declare bankruptcy" before I give up and archive all the email in my inbox that I seem to never get to?

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Michael Scott Declares Bankruptcy in The Office

Alt: Michael Scott declares bankruptcy in The Office

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Amy Sample Ward @amysampleward.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

So grateful for all the Portlanders committed to old school "live tweeting" of city council meetings but especially today's Moda center agenda. On a plane, unreliable wifi, but grateful for all your updates!

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Amy Sample Ward @amysampleward.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Afua and I are on the latest @tonymart.bsky.social #NonprofitRadio podcast discussing a new AI report and what it means for the nonprofit workforce. Despite the show's title, please know we never calls ourselves "experts" :) Listen to the show now: tony.ma/NonprofitRad... #NPTech

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Nonprofit Radio for July 20, 2026: A Wide-Ranging AI Conversation With 3 Experts | Tony Martignetti

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Amy Sample Ward @amysampleward.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Portland area #NPTech folks: it's Tech Club time! Join us tomorrow (Wed, July 15) evening to talk about cybersecurity for nonprofits - it's so scary! And, if we are together then we are less scared and can actually do something about it. 6-8 pm at PCC Cascade; FREE and fun, the best people! RSVP:

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Amy Sample Ward @amysampleward.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Didn't realize how much I needed a good, heart-full cry today. This did it.

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Steph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Just in time for #Bike Summer, it's the #PCEF -funded Adaptive E-bike Rebate Program! * $8,500 new adaptive e-bikes OR * Up to $2,800 for electric/wheelchair conversions; AND * $300 for approved accessories Learn more and apply: portlandebikerebate.com/adaptive-app...

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Adaptive Applicants - Portland Rides

Eligibility requirements, eligible bike types and accessories, what you'll need if you're selected, and participating shops.

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Amy Sample Ward @amysampleward.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

NTEN and @bridgespangroup.bsky.social have partnered on a survey to help document the diversity of experiences and approaches to #AI in #nonprofits and we want to hear from you! This is a survey to help elevate the diversity of priorities, concerns, and hopes for tech: www.surveymonkey.com/r/5277QR7

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Survey: 2026 State of Nonprofit AI Adoption and Governance

NTEN and Bridgespan want to hear from nonprofit staff and leaders across the sector about the realities and opportunities of artificial intelligence tools in your work. Your responses are anonymous an...

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FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez @agomezfcc.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

One year ago, this administration walked away from a bipartisan commitment to help connect every American, regardless of income, zip code, or language. You can't lead in AI with a workforce locked out of the digital economy. It is time to restore Digital Equity Act funding now.

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Amy Sample Ward @amysampleward.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Portland, OR friends - it's time for the next Tech Club event! Join us to talk about concerns, risks, and your biggest questions about AI as we explore PCC's new AI Lab. What is the world we want to create? Let's talk about it together! www.nten.org/connect/comm...

Event poster that reads:
Beyond the Hype: Responsible AI Adoption for Nonprofits

Thursday, May 14th
6 - 8 pm
PCC Willow Creek Opportunity Center AI Lab - Room 309
241 SW Edgeway Dr, Hillsboro, OR

Free parking - ADA accessible - Elevator access - Transit nearby

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Tony Martignetti @tonymart.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

#NonprofitRadio returns with a two-part podcast: first, Rubin Singh of OneTenth Consulting on human factors in nonprofit tech adoption and management; then @amysampleward.bsky.social, NTEN’s CEO, covers everything about #26NTC.

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Nonprofit Radio for April 6, 2026: Consider The Human Factors & A Conversation With The NTEN CEO | Tony Martignetti

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Amy Sample Ward @amysampleward.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Can we build a more shared resource in space than we have yet to do on earth? Join me and some incredible guests for an @openlunar.bsky.social conversation tomorrow to explore big questions together. When is the moon truly for everyone? 9 am PT | 6 pm CET openlunar.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

An event flier with a graphic of the moon and the event details:
Moonlit Talk
When is the moon truly "for everyone"?
Wednesday, March 25 - 9 am PT, 12 pm ET, 6 pm CET

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Portland: Neighbors Welcome @portlandneighborswelcome.org · 16/03/2026

Hey folks, we're hiring an Organizing Director! Location: Portland, OR Position Type: Full-time exempt at 32 hours Salary: $95,000 Benefits: $500 monthly healthcare stipend, generous PTO, flexible schedule, hybrid work options, professional development portlandneighborswelcome.org/hiring

Flyer with yellow background and a photo of people with signs saying "Portland Neighbors Welcome" at a rally at the bottom. Text:

We're hiring our first ever Organizing Director!
Location: Portland, OR
Position Type: Full-time exempt at 32 hours
Salary: $95,000
Benefits: $500 monthly healthcare stipend, generous PTO, flexible schedule,
hybrid work options, professional development
Priority Deadline: April 1

Apply: https://portlandneighborswelcome.org/hiring

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progressivebeat.bsky.social @progressivebeat.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

The Democratic Party in Oregon's state legislature is absolutely rotten with money. "Dan Meek, an attorney who for years has been at the center of efforts to curtail money in Oregon politics, labeled it “the bill to destroy campaign finance reform in Oregon.”'

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Voters in This State Overwhelmingly Said Yes to Limiting Money in Politics. Then the State Legislature Had Its Say.

Some 78% of Oregon voters approved limiting campaign contributions in 2020. Four years later, the Legislature finally adopted limits, but an advocate for tighter controls says recent changes render Or...

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Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

I wrote about the House hearing today, how Congress is trying to strip anonymity from the Internet, and the devastating effects that has for journalists, whistleblowers, LGBTQ ppl, immigrants, civil rights activists, abortion providers and anyone challenging power for @theintercept.com

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Congress Is Considering Abolishing Your Right to Be Anonymous Online

The bipartisan push to remove anonymity from the internet is ushering in an era of unprecedented mass surveillance and censorship.

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Amy Sample Ward @amysampleward.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

If there are funders waiting for the "right time" to support us anonymizing participant / service recipient data in vulnerable nonprofits, this is it. Demand for our security cohorts is through the roof but funders are telling me "security isn't something we've heard from our grantees." We're ready.

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Amy Sample Ward @amysampleward.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

It doesn't have to be this way. We belong to each other. All of the children belong to all of us. Our responsibility is to each other. My heart breaks open over again every day with grief in service to breaking open to a better world. Let us build from grief toward love.

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EPIC @epic.org · 13/02/2026

An article in the NYT today revealed Meta’s plan to take advantage of current political turmoil to sneak facial recognition into their smart glasses without enforcement bodies or privacy advocates noticing. But EPIC has noticed—and is ensuring that enforcers do, too. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...

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Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses

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Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Joseph Gordon-Levitt made a 12-minute response video to people mad at him supporting mass surveillance and censorship, and somehow got even MORE wrong about Section 230 than his original congressional testimony.

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My Response To Joseph Gordon-Levitt

YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz

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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

30 countries use mail voting

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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

I brought an actual desk out into the snow and gathered a bunch of my neighbors to sing this anti-ICE protest song. On the desk is: -A mug from the North Dakota AFL-CIO I happened to have in my cabinet, containing two (2) pride flags -A photo of Anne Feeney -A sign that reads "Abolish ICE"

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Evan Greer - "You Will Have to Come Through Us" [Tiny Desk 2026]

YouTube video by Evan Greer

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Joshua Earle, Ph.D. @cyborgapologist.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work. "We build our world. We can build it differently."

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Amy Sample Ward @amysampleward.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Local #PDX area tech + social good friends, there's still time to join us this afternoon to help launch the Portland Nonprofit Tech Club! Come network, help suggest future topics/speakers, and spend some time with good people. www.nten.org/connect/comm...

Event flier that reads:

Portland Nonprofit Tech Club Meetup
Wednesday, February 4

5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
Annex @ Taborspace
5441 SE Belmont Street
Portland, OR

Use lower-level entrance on Belmont or entrance on 54th Ave (with easy ADA access) for direct access to Annex.

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Amy Sample Ward @amysampleward.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Thank you @wyden.senate.gov (see thread) - we need everyone joining these efforts. Surveillance tech is fueling violence across our country and communities. Call on your elected leaders to stop it: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...

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No Funding for ICE Surveillance Tech!

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FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez @agomezfcc.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

At a time when millions of families are already struggling with the rising cost of living, the FCC should be focused on making connectivity more affordable. Instead, it is erecting new barriers that risk raising phone and internet bills for the people who can least afford it. 🧵

FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gomez issued the following statement after the FCC proposed changes to the Lifeline program that could cause eligible households to lose critical federal support, increasing phone and internet bills for families who stand to lose up to $9.25 per month, and as much as $34.25 per month on Tribal lands.

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Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Congress claimed it was passing the "TikTok ban" bill to protect American data privacy, but the results from last week's deal to save the US version of the short-form video app show anything but. Read the latest from @publicknowledge.bsky.social Director of Government Affairs Sara Collins:

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Congress Picked a Fight With TikTok When It Should Have Fixed Tech Policy

Congress' bipartisan mobilization for the so-called "TikTok ban" was a missed opportunity for American data privacy.

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404 Media @404media.co · 25/01/2026

THREAD: 404 Media has been covering ICE and the technology they've been using to surveil and raid "targets", detain people based on a flawed facial recognition app, and lie about violence on the streets. They have established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.

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DHS Is Lying To You About ICE Shooting a Woman

At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.

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Louise Matsakis @lmatsakis.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

NEW: ICE is asking companies to provide information about “commercial Big Data and Ad Tech” products that could “directly support investigations activities,” reports @carolinehaskins.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/ice-as...

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ICE Asks Companies About ‘Ad Tech and Big Data’ Tools It Could Use in Investigations

A new federal filing from ICE demonstrates how commercial tools are increasingly being considered by the government for law enforcement and surveillance.

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Amy Sample Ward @amysampleward.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

If you are a techie and not sure what to say, tech is a huge enabler for the violence you are witnessing and you can speak to that. Here's a calling tool that connects you w/ lawmakers and has a script to follow: fftf.link/ICEfunding Making change requires all of us trying from the angles we can.

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No Funding for ICE Surveillance Tech!

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Lillian Mongeau Hughes @lmonghughes.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

We’re doing a survey of people who have stayed in homeless shelters. No paywall. Please send to anyone you think has something to say! Or like/re-post to increase the likelihood the right people will see it. THANKS www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

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What is it like to stay in a Portland-area homeless shelter? We want to hear from you

The Oregonian/OregonLive wants to hear directly from people who have used homeless services what works and what doesn't.

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Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

On Thursday, 7 yr old Diana Crespo suffered a nosebleed that lasted most of the night. The next morning, Diana's parents took her to urgent care at Portland Adventist Health, but they only made it to the parking lot before they were detained by immigration officers. www.opb.org/article/2026...

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Gresham family detained by immigration officers while seeking medical care for their 7-year-old

The family’s detainment marks the first confirmed detainment of an entire family in Oregon, advocates say.

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Amy Sample Ward @amysampleward.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

When it all feels like too much, I ground myself in the directive to do what I can, with what I have, from where I am. If all of us did just that, each day, we would all be doing enough to change everything.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

"Terrible things are happening outside ... poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared." — Anne Frank (Jan 13, 1943)

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Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 21/01/2026

‼️CONGRESS VOTES ON ICE FUNDING TOMORROW‼️ 📲🚨+1 813-213-3989🚨📲 CALL NOW AND TELL YOUR REPS: NO FUNDING FOR ICE TERROR ‼️‼️ www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...

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No Funding for ICE Surveillance Tech!

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Amy Sample Ward @amysampleward.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

NTEN and 40+ other orgs demand Congress vote no on funding that fuels surveillance of our communities by ICE, including automated license plate readers, access to data broker databases, spyware, drones, facial recognition, phone snooping and surveillance, and social media and internet use trackers.

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Amy Sample Ward @amysampleward.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

So much is hard or scary or awful across tech topics, so please help me uplift one small spot of light! The Pizzigati Prize provides $10k to support an open source project helping communities and making positive social impact. Applications are open until Feb 2! www.nten.org/change/pizzi... #NPTech

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The Pizzigati Prize | NTEN

Celebrate software developers who create open source technology for good.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 18/01/2026

ICE surveillance sweeps up activists, organizers, journalists, family members, and entire communities. When the government buys access to location data and online histories, everyone’s rights are at risk. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

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ICE Is Going on a Surveillance Shopping Spree

We need to have a hard look at the surveillance industry. It is a key enabler of vast and untold violations of human rights and civil liberties, and it continues to be used by aspiring autocrats to

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Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 10/01/2026

Quick edit- not passed, it’s actually going into effect AND there’s a federal version of this bill you can press lawmakers to support so these protections can be extended NATIONWIDE. www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/data...

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Data Brokers Harm Abuse Survivors, We Need a Law to Stop Them

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Amy Sample Ward @amysampleward.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

And can media please stop using the term "nonconsensual deepfakes" - by the very definition, no one is consenting to a deepfake.

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