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Caroline Sinders

@carolinesinders.bsky.social
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Human rights centered design, art, and policy www.convocation.design Executive Director @cordlabs

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I keep seeing videos of a guy who catches crabs and lobsters, cracks all the barnacles off them, puts a shrimp in their claws and throws them back. can you imagine. abducted by aliens but they just give you a spa day and hand you two hot dogs and let you go
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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 08/09/2026
this is a funny video, but I want to use it to make a broader point: the creator [see alt txt] says he made it on his local PC using a NVIDIA A4500. that is a 5 year old, professional card costing about $2500 new. if this isn't your baseline for what AI video looks like, you're going to get fooled
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The PS1 startup sound as a lesbian @janus.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
In 2019, I created this chaos magick ritual to bind tech bros as part of a weeklong exhibition at the Tate in London, curated by @carolinesinders.bsky.social. The text was displayed on a physical scroll and the ritual was performed by a live audience during the gallery opening. Feels very relevant!
Black text on an orange gradient background with an abstract sigil at the top.

"We Won't Build It"
This sigil is the bane of tech bros
who move fast and break things who ask forgiveness but not permission
who burn the world behind business models, terms of service, and hooded sweatshirts.
Zuckerberg, Bezos, Thiel, Dorsey - may this mark the end of their reign.
BIND THEM and all who do their bidding.
ENFEEBLE those who aid and abet their wicked ways.
BLIND their facial recognition and flood their machine learning datasets
with noise.
DISABLE their production servers and lock their Github repositories.
WE BIND THEE - the disruptors, the surveillance capitalists, the concentration camp cloud-hosting providers.
May their datacenters melt and their conference rooms be abandoned.
May those in their thrall stand in defiance and refuse to enable their foul deeds.
May their workers sabotage their designs and find refuge from retaliation.
May their works be dismantled
and scorched in the flames
that give birth to a new world.
SO SHALL IT BE !
SO SHALL IT BE !
SO SHALL IT BE !
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Drew Engelhardt @amengel.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Working on a dissertation in American political behavior and need money for survey research? Apply for a grant worth up to $15,000 from the Rapoport Family Foundation. They’re planning on awarding up to 15 grants this cycle. Deadline Oct. 21. www.rapoportfamilyfoundation.com/phdgrant
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Rapoport Doctoral Dissertation Grants
Supporting projects for PhD students doing political science research, democracy and social justice.
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Caroline Sinders @carolinesinders.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
OMG YAAASSSSSSSSSSS!!!! Muchas gracias, Espana! #WorldCup
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Caroline Sinders @carolinesinders.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
This game is taking years off my life rn #VivaEspana but just for today. #WorldCup
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
🚨 NEWS: The European Commission finds addictive design of Instagram & Facebook in breach of the Digital Services Act "Meta did not adequately assess the risks of its addictive design on the physical and mental wellbeing of users, including minors and vulnerable adults" ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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Commission preliminarily finds the addictive design of Instagram and Facebook in breach of the Digital Services Act
Today, the European Commission preliminarily found Meta in breach of the Digital Services Act for the addictive design of Instagram and Facebook.
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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I know im goin on about this a lot but please contact your senators about opposing KOSA and the KIDS Act. Please make friends and family aware of how this will effect them and their privacy.
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Remember, the transphobic EHRC code is being implemented by this government by CHOICE, not because it HAS to. Labour is CHOOSING to implement transphobic segregation.
mirror.co.uk
Trans advocates and MPs urge government to scrap 'segregation' code'
The EHRC Code of Practice is set to pass Parliament today at the end of the 40-day scrutiny period, despite 166 MPs signing a 'prayer' motion to stop it — including more than 90 Labour backbenchers
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Kate Devlin @drkatedevlin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The UK AI pushback: 42% of people are deliberately limiting their AI use and 70% of people think it would be difficult or impossible to avoid being exposed to AI even if they wanted to. New report from us at @kings-dfi.bsky.social : www.kcl.ac.uk/news/over-40...
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Over 40% of people are limiting AI use, as popularity starts to wane | King's College London
People are increasingly choosing to limit or reject the use of AI tools, according to a new report published today by the Digital Futures Institute at King’s College London and Responsible AI UK.
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Caroline Sinders @carolinesinders.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Omg?? I had no idea the balls in the World Cup had SENSORS in them! Truly, we out here splitting hairs. (I’m so sorry and I’ll see myself out now)
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Caroline Sinders @carolinesinders.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
is the answer control?
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Sasha Costanza-Chock @schock.cc · 13/06/2026
If I had a million dollars for every time someone misgendered me At the average rate of 3x / day or approx 1000x/year It would still take 1000 years to get 1 trillion dollars
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
ICE agents are walking around with a list of 20 million people to detain in their pockets because of this Palantir database: www.404media.co/ice-agents-h...
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ICE Agents Have List of 20 Million People on Their iPhones Thanks to Palantir
The comments made by a senior ICE official at a trade show highlight how Palantir is increasing the speed at which ICE operates. Most people detained by ICE have no criminal conviction.
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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Palantir “shamelessly used mock-MoMA branding for the logo + as a leitmotif for the entire [AIPcon] event… The conference employed, as a projected stage backdrop for Karp, Abstract Expressionish painting simulations… Flashing above their heads was the tagline THERE IS ONLY THE ARTIST AND THE WORK.”
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Epic Fury: The Dark Art of Defense Tech
Artist Simon Denny offers a close reading of the dark art of defense tech in an essay for Artforum's May issue.
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Caroline Sinders @carolinesinders.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
This makes me so angry www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/u...
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Why Two Big Companies Just Cut Paid Family Leave
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
When people ask "If it was really rape, why didn't they report it to the police?" I reach into my file of stories like this one and I keep throwing them until that person stops. sfist.com/2026/05/11/s...
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DA Dismisses Sexual Assault Case In San Francisco Involving Four Baltimore Police Officers
Four off-duty police officers from Baltimore, Maryland were accused of sexually assaulting a California woman while visiting San Francisco in late 2024, but the SF District Attorney’s office determine...
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 19/04/2026
EU: The European Union will require sale of mobile phones with “user-replaceable and longer-lasting batteries” starting in 2027. The regulation demands “availability of spare parts and manuals for 10 years to curb planned obsolescence”.
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AL @jebushchrist.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Someday, with luck and hard work, she will have a name too.
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Caroline Sinders @carolinesinders.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Who’s gonna be at #TakeBackTech this weekend in Atlanta? I’m so excited to be there as a part of my work with New Orleans’ Eye on Surveillance coalition! And I’ll be there repping my human rights, tech and digital security lab @cordlabs.bsky.social! Let’s hang if you’re around :)
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Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Notifications for deleted shouldn't remain in any OS notification database, and we've asked Apple to address this. In the meantime, you can prevent any preview text from your Signal messages from appearing in your notifications. Signal Settings > Notifications > Show “No Name or Content”
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Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Daily bunny no.3285 made it home safely
Bunnies in a raft pull up next to a spaceship capsule, which has just splashed down and is floating in the open sea. Visible in the capsule, two bunnies wave at the ones in the boat.
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De|Center @thedecenter.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Our urgent statement on escalating rhetoric & attacks on essential systems in Iran. Under international law, both what is said and what is done carry legal consequences. Accountability must be applied consistently & forcefully — or it ceases to function the-decenter.ghost.io/urgent-state... #iran
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Urgent Statement: Threats of war crimes and genocide in Iran must face accountability
The US’ rhetoric threatening essential systems in Iran raises acute legal concerns. Under international law, both what is said and what is done carry legal consequences. From the US to inside Iran to ...
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Artangel @artangelldn.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
📺 Watch Now: The Last X Years Online Programme A decade on from the Cambridge Analytica Scandal, this three-part talk series considers the digital forces shaping democracy today. Chaired by @carolinesinders.bsky.social Watch online until 31 March: www.artangel.org.uk/event/the-la...
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Jillian C. York @jillian.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
In about 25 minutes I'll be live with @carolinesinders.bsky.social and Aparna Surendra discussing regulation of the public sphere. Join us! tickets.artangel.org.uk
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Artangel – Artangel has always gone where others fear to tread. We collaborate with artists who defy boundaries to give form to extraordin...
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Claims of 40 dead after an Israeli airstrike on a elementary girl’s school in Iran www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
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Jonah Blank @jonahblank.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
We'll all have plenty to say today about Trump's unprovoked attack on #Iran. But let's remember the most important things: ♦️Many people will be killed. For nothing. ♦️That may include many US troops. For nothing. ♦️The regime may fall. Or not. And there's absolutely no plan for what comes next.
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Veni Kunche @veni.dev · 28/02/2026
I would like to remind people that AI has already been used to kill people OpenAI and Microsoft supplied Israel with AI models to track and kill people in Gaza which led to increased civilian deaths apnews.com/article/isra...
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How US tech giants supplied Israel with AI models, raising questions about tech's role in warfare
U.S. tech giants have quietly empowered Israel to track and kill many more alleged militants more quickly in Gaza and Lebanon through a sharp spike in artificial intelligence and computing services.
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Fared Al Mahlool | فريد المحلول @faredalmahlool.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
BREAKING — 51 Iranian children are dead after a strike hits Minab girls elementary school in Iran.
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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
At least we know in the hours before the attack Hegseth was laser focused on keeping Americans safe
Hegseth strikes deal with Scouts: Girls allowed for now, DEI is banned
In announcing the Pentagon’s agreement with Scouting America, the defense secretary assailed the group for welcoming transgender children but stopped short of saying they would be denied entry.
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Mike Ananny 🇨🇦 @mikeananny.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Imagine a world where the terms of this agreement—between two of the world’s most powerful & dangerous organizations—were precisely specified & robustly debated through transparent, accessible, & accountable public processes. But no. We get swagger, threats, proprietary systems, & tweets.
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Caroline Sinders @carolinesinders.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
My partner just asked why isn’t there capital punishment for being a billionaire. Once your net worth gets close to a billion, all new money should just get taken from you and it’s like yes babe, let’s fucking gooooooo.
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a picture of a ladder that says mnf on the top
ALT: a picture of a ladder that says mnf on the top
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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Love it when our nation’s defense contractors all spend their Friday nights subtweeting each other about killing everyone in the world
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Blue @bluestigma.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
"I hope you die" is weak. "I hope that obscure Japanese-only game you wanna play gets a fan translation done entirely by ChatGPT" is way more hurtful. It's real. It could happen to anyone.
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Ich thynke but litel of a Mondaye bleake Tuesday grey and Wednesdaye eke Thursdaye Ich care not for thee Yet Fridaye Ich am yn love [dreamye lute arpeggio] Mondaye thou kanst fall awaye Tuesdaye, Wednesdaye, myne herte slaye No mirthe ys founde upon Thursdaye Yet Fridaye Ich am yn love
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Caroline Sinders @carolinesinders.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
I utilized all of the tactics these women list for YEARS to manage my adhd. it was so refreshing when i saw a psychiatrist who looked at my extensive calendar + workflows to stay on track and said 'you have ADHD." and then prescribed me medication, which helps SO MUCH www.thecut.com/article/surg...
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They Thought It Was Burnout or Aging. It Was ADHD.
A wave of midlife diagnoses in women is revealing the disorder’s hormonal link.
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Eriol Fox @erioldoesdesign.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
huge thanks @gerwitz.com for tagging me & yes i totally agree re. more designers (and other non-code contributors) are needed in FOSS. I've been a core maintainer over at opensourcedesign.net/along with other lovely folks for 7+ years @jancborchardt.net @elio.bsky.social hachyderm.io/@simulo@hci....
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Eriol Fox @erioldoesdesign.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
github.com/iamkingsleey/ www.linkedin.com/in/victory-b... @carolinesinders.bsky.social and saptaks.website We do a lot of pretty 'invisible' work to advocate for design and designers in FOSS as well as many of us doing active paid and unpaid work as designers in FOSS.
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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Metry and her husband of 4 years go to DHS to get their I-130 in motion. "Good news" a DHS employee told them, the form to start her naturalization was approved. DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
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Caroline Sinders @carolinesinders.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
completely chuffed at seeing 'potato internet' , a project by myself, trammell hudson and motang yang mentioned in @aixdesign.bsky.social slow ai report! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ www.figma.com/proto/j9isk2...
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Caroline Sinders @carolinesinders.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
@aendra.com loved your talk at protocols for publishers!
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Serife (Sherry) Wong @serife.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Open AI's Brockman & wife donated 25 million to Trump in September. Plus they gave 50 million to dark money super PAC with Andreessen H & Palantir's Lonsdale. These are not normal token sums compared to the other techies. They are some of the largest www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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OpenAI’s president is a Trump mega-donor
Greg Brockman said he started ‘getting involved politically’ in 2025.
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Caroline Sinders @carolinesinders.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
At #fosdem? Come to the open source design dev room (I’m on the OSD steering committee and volunteering this year) AND come see a talk I’m giving this afternoon :) fosdem.org/2026/schedul...
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Caroline Sinders @carolinesinders.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
If you're wondering how to help in Minneapolis, here is a list of amazing mutual aid groups there. Consider donating: linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid
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@mplsmutualaid | Linktree
Clearinghouse of mutual aid for our neighbors
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Shannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Watching this Labour government try to kill UK universities is like watching an animal disembowel itself. You just sit there thinking ‘Why?? Why would you rip out something that has always kept you alive?’
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Leandro Ucciferri @leandro.im · 30/01/2026
This reads like a bland puff piece @restofworld.org, you should know better. It only takes a quick search to find a myriad of evidence about UpScrolled's content governance problems. restofworld.org/2026/upscrol...
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Meet UpScrolled, the anti-censorship TikTok alternative
The company's CEO says users are flooding the platform after the sale of TikTok in the U.S.
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Caroline Sinders @carolinesinders.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Note to self: if a talk requires you to sign up with a university's special software, say no. Context: I have spent a full human hour wrangling w/ a very finicky system that is impossible to set up without having a national ID number in this university's country (I don't live in said country).
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Vittoria Elliott @telliotter.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Hi there, if you're in law enforcement, a legal observer, a government worker, or a tech worker and you're in MN/or have any info about what's happening now with ICE and law enforcement operations, you can reach me at Vittoria89.82. We can speak anonymously.
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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 11/12/2025
Fucking incredible dystopian shit, comparing super rich people risking millions if not billions of lives just to make more money to people that risked their life actually building incredible things that would then make millions of dollars for super rich people.
TIME cover showing a bunch of billionaires imposed into the famous photo of engineers sitting on a steel bar as they're building a skyscraper.
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Ben Wray @benwray1989.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Was great to talk to @parismarx.com about Europe's subservience to the US tech-industrial complex. We have a wide ranging discussion on: - Nexperia and the chip war - the EU's deregulation agenda - Risks of Uberisation - The Platform Work Directive. Have a listen ⬇️ bsky.app/profile/tech...
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