Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is fun and fascinating, and has a beautiful illustration of the fact that coordination is not the same as actual governance. medium.com/@pportela/th...medium.comThe Polite Commons —Notes from an artificial society of LLM agents 000
Reposted by Eric JacksonTab C @drtcombs.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I'm increasingly convinced that people who say "numbers never lie" have never worked with real data. Numbers absolutely lie, and they lie in multiple insidious ways that can only be predicted by people with actual expertise in the subject matter the data is attempting to measure. 1122
Reposted by Eric JacksonMekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 08/09/2026Good news, the answer is(was?) no. Every few years similar charts make the rounds. Usually to blame smartphones for declines, but more recently LLMs. What really happened is this: High school completion rates in OECD countries are going up. This pulls PISA scores down. It's a one-time shift. 67835
Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · 06/09/2026What a gorgeous story! Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/s...nytimes.comThe 92-Year-Old Mathematician and the Teenage Apprentice (Gift Article)Joan Birman thought her major discoveries were behind her. Then came an email from a young neighbor — a girl who knew little but wanted to learn. 021
Reposted by Eric JacksonTom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · 26/08/2026What horseshit. She embraced gay people at the height of the AIDS crisis, embraced trans people at the height of the war against them, supported Black communities and artists, and wrote the most pro-worker's rights feminist pop song of all time. Neutral my ass 4561251508
Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I found this really thought-provoking for my own work helping facilitate conversations in my different roles, even though in none of them am I primarily a facilitator. Dear Dave: A letter on hosting, complexity and practice www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot/d...chriscorrigan.comDear Dave: A letter on hosting, complexity and practiceA humpback whale called “Nova” that we saw the other day. She is about to dive deep. Over the past year I have been corralling my thinking on the Art of Hosting, complexity, dialogic co… 000
Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · 19/08/2026In my latest article I step again into the debate over whether people are capable of governing themselves. I look at ways the question sometimes says more about the questioner than “the people” & land on a principle for discovering grounds for working together. deepweave.substack.com/p/user-error 000
Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Wikimedia, the nonprofit behind Wikipedia, is refusing to voluntarily recognize the union a supermajority of its employees voted for and has retained a well-known union-busting legal firm to represent it before the NLRB. I emailed them today letting them know I will no longer be donating. 011
Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Finally back writing after more the 3 months unable to find my way forward. Thinking about how we build new foundations for our democracy. deepweave.substack.com/p/foundationsdeepweave.substack.comFoundationsEmbarking on Absurd Adventures 000
Reposted by Eric JacksonDuncan Stibbard Hawkes @dstibbardhawkes.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Children drive all sorts of things, including me, to distraction; but they also shape culture. Important theory piece. 0134
Reposted by Eric JacksonDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026New w @pamherd.bsky.social: Mamdani just announced PIT Crew — an NYC tech unit that will build digital public products. Takeaway: Mamdani is reclaiming a vision of tech in govt for progressives, one not driven by consultants and which solves real problems. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/mamdani-in...donmoynihan.substack.comMamdani invests in tech capacity to “solve real problems”What PIT Crew says about how he is governing, and tech in government 141148282
Reposted by Eric JacksonAnnette Gordon-Reed @agordonreed.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Don’t know who to credit for this. But it is how I feel. 5497193011
Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Keep scrolling - it's powerful. sheets.works/data-viz/str...sheets.worksThe night the earth shook, strangers started to drawAt least 9,235 volunteers drew two million buildings for rescuers they will never meet. Every edit is in the logs. I charted them. 000
Reposted by Eric JacksonKathy says @kathological.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Can I just brag for a sec? My clay work is featured and I’m quoted in this article. Also, I miss my mom, maybe most of all, when I need to brag. 💔 She was proud of every good thing I ever did. thelaurelofasheville.com/arts/wnc-cra...thelaurelofasheville.comWNC Crafts 2026: Odyssey Gallery of Ceramic Arts Boasts a Long, Fruitful History in the River Arts District - The Laurel of AshevilleThe Odyssey Gallery of Ceramic Arts has undergone evolutionary changes through the years since Brian and Gail McCarthy began the organization under the name Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts in 1993. 1153
Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Extremely interesting paper by @zephoria.bsky.social & collaborators: Reckoning with the Political Economy of AI: Avoiding Decoys in Pursuit of Accountability (arxiv.org/abs/2604.16106). 100
Reposted by Eric JacksonDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 20/06/2026It is endlessly astonishing to me that anyone is ever surprised by Donald Trump. There has never been a more transparent human being in all of history. Everything you need to know about him is right on the surface. You can understand him entirely, without remainder, with five minutes of exposure.newyorker.comThe Israeli Ultra-Hawks Who Feel Betrayed by Trump’s Iran DealIsaac Chotiner interviews Shimon Riklin, an anchor on Israel’s right-leaning Channel 14, and a Benjamin Netanyahu ally, who feels stabbed in the back by Trump’s Iran deal. 53841147
Reposted by Eric JacksonAparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 13/06/2026how very dare you 910212
Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Nice articulation of Constitution's *thick* accountability vs the narrow/thin one of unitary executive theory. Impt for nat'l governance, but interesting too for local: how to design a system able to wrestle productively w interests varying across dimensions: space, time, level of abstraction. 010
Reposted by Eric JacksonJamila Michener @povertyscholar.bsky.social · 10/06/2026There is a problem with the stories we tell & the way we perceive how change happens. The Union of Pinnacle Tenants, the largest tenant-led union in NYC—are the reason Mamdani took action. Organized people power is pivotal. Top down stories of elected heroes (even ones we like) are not sufficient. 232139755
Reposted by Eric JacksonJosh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 09/06/2026I've just posted a new (fairly short!) paper on unitary executive theory's impoverished theory of democratic accountability. Give it a read -- I'd love to hear any thoughts! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....papers.ssrn.comOf Multiplicity and Accountability<div> Unitary executive theory has, since <i>Myers v. United States</i>, been premised on a conception of democratic accountability. On this view, the presiden 1226868
Reposted by Eric Jacksonblair @blairaf.com · 29/05/2026One of the more misogynistic takes currently trending in the AI policy space is "women use less AI than men because they have less tech literacy" Ok but have you considered that women use less AI than men because we have more tech literacy? 252104291943
Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · 13/04/2026My latest newsletter article explores the "field theory" of social change and the need to rebuild civic competency: deepweave.substack.com/p/a-romp-thr...deepweave.substack.comA Romp Through the FieldsFrom Despair to Prayer to Project Management 010
Reposted by Eric JacksonMekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 09/04/2026This is the fundamentally false premise that people believe, despite all evidence to the contrary.🤷🏿♂️ The truth is: 1) Negative, divisive content, is not the most engaging content. It's not close. 2) Algorithms reward negative, divisive content, because billionaires buy platforms and make it so. 1227489
Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · 26/03/2026My latest article explores how action in smaller systems can impact larger ones. deepweave.substack.com/p/upside-out...deepweave.substack.comUpside-Out and Inside-DownThinking About Impacting the Large From the Small 000
Reposted by Eric JacksonDr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 21/03/2026“It’s inevitable” “you can’t roll it back” “you just have to accept it” 152442141
Reposted by Eric JacksonJay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 01/02/2026"When in doubt, draw a distinction." Not sure where he got it, but in grad school one of my teachers taught me that. This (long) thread is about the key distinctions I rely on as a critic. There's a Twitter version from 2021. This one builds on that one. I will post them one at a time. Ready? 13844243
Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Nice thread. "Bottom line: System planning extends beyond minimizing costs. If we want models to inform planning and policy, non-economic deployment limits need to be explicit, transparent, and stress-tested." 010
Reposted by Eric JacksonNathan K. Hensley @nathankhensley.bsky.social · 12/12/2025it’s been a consistent strategic disadvantage and evidence of a longstanding center-liberal naïveté to believe that institutions of the law will solve antagonisms that are fundamentally political 1286
Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Language matters. In thinking about organizing, we can fall into the trap of considering some people "not organized." Everything is always organized, just often in ways that leave people vulnerable. Naming & acknowledging it changes how we approach problems. deepweave.substack.com/p/nothing-is...deepweave.substack.comNothing Is Not OrganizedWe Can't Address Challenges Our Language Won't Let Us Recognize 010
Reposted by Eric Jackson🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 02/09/2025As someone who is not counting on Democrats in DC to save us in any way, I think we still need to be accurate about what they've been doing to bring the fight to MAGA. And this is a good list of what we may be missing. 214041
Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · 25/08/2025Latest post is a philosophical reflection on moving to a knowledge paradigm rooted in ecological thinking and shifting our relationship to the entanglement and uncertainty of knowing in an ecosystem from resistance to curiosity & delight. deepweave.substack.com/p/entangled-...deepweave.substack.comEntangled and UncertainEpistemology as a Route to Joy 010
Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · 07/08/2025The fun part about thinking in public is realizing that I've thought my way to something that, on further thought, turns out not to be what I think. Sigh. Here's my significantly updated reflection on the role of power in system change. deepweave.substack.com/p/resilient-... 000
Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Special newsletter edition w/ 3 things I forgot to share last time: 1) a webinar on Race, Black History, & the MAGA Movement by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, 2) an application of resilience thinking for homelessness, 3) a white paper on A Resilient Ecosystems Approach to Investing in Community Impact.deepweave.substack.comDemocracy, Homelessness, & Moving From Theory to PracticeSpecial edition with three things to check out 010
Reposted by Eric JacksonRory Truex @rorytruex.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Please join me this Thursday at noon EST for our second session of The Civic Forum. We'll have a discussion with @keeanga.bsky.social on race, Black History, and the MAGA movement. Registration link here:crowdcast.ioThe Civic Forum - S1E3 - Race, Black History, and the MAGA Movement - Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor with Rory TruexRegister now for The Civic Forum - S1E3 - Race, Black History, and the MAGA Movement - Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor with Rory Truex on crowdcast, scheduled to go live on July 17, 2025, 12:00 PM EDT. 173
Reposted by Eric JacksonWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 14/07/2025The newspaper that told the truth about Watergate and the Pentagon Papers will now “communicate with optimism about this country” in its time of rising fascism 35656271693
Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · 08/07/2025My latest article explores the relationship between power, community ecosystems, and change: deepweave.substack.com/p/energy-pow....deepweave.substack.comEnergy, Power, and Change in a Community EcosystemOvercoming systemic resistance to change 000
Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · 08/07/2025A summer reading list on democratic backsliding via @rorytruex.bsky.social: rorytruex.substack.com/p/democratic... Also check out The Civic Forum (www.thecivicforum.com), "to study democracy and authoritarianism, to think about the meaning of citizenship, and to face the political moment."rorytruex.substack.comDemocratic Backsliding: A Summer Reading ListA Little Bit of Political Science, But Not Too Much 021
Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Stories of how communities organize to meet challenges teach us that we have more power & scope for action than we think & that politics & governing are functions of the whole ecosystem, not just of a handful of institutional players & people in special roles. deepweave.substack.com/p/governing-...deepweave.substack.comGoverning Like an EcosystemExpanding our understanding of politics and governance 000
Reposted by Eric JacksonNatania Barron ~ Fantasy Author @natania.bsky.social · 15/06/2025So much of the “promise” of AI right now is saving time creating. Let me say it from my chest: all I want is to spend *more* time creating. I’m not making content. I’m engaging in my vocation, my calling, my literal reason for existing. 5034191196
Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Worthwhile post by Princeton prof of Chinese politics Rory Truex on the anatomy of crackdowns: substack.com/inbox/post/1...substack.comThe Anatomy of a CrackdownLessons from Beijing 1989 for LA 2025 000
Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · 02/06/2025What does it mean for a community to collectively ‘know’ or ‘learn’? In my latest article I draw insights from local organizations' work after Helene and explore how we can build our collective ability to navigate the challenges ahead. deepweave.substack.com/p/knowing-li...deepweave.substack.comKnowing Like an EcosystemToward forming a local learning community 000
Reposted by Eric JacksonMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 27/05/2025PIN Number ATM Machine UPC Code LCD Display We regret to inform you that his phenomenon has a name: RAS Syndrome. Redundant Acronym Syndrome…Syndrome. 851654364
Reposted by Eric JacksonMelody Joy Kramer @mkramer.bsky.social · 23/05/2025if you don’t have a tip, please consider sharing this post. (either here or elsewhere.) someone who may have a tip could see it. 0177182
Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Last in a series on using ecological network analysis & resilience science to understand & build community well-being. Here I review the adaptive cycle model of community dynamics & what it tells us about where we are & how to navigate the challenges ahead. deepweave.substack.com/p/adapt-resi...deepweave.substack.comAdapting Resilience Science to Community Well-Being, Part 3Resilience as the ability to navigate the full community lifecycle 001
Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Second in a series on using ecological network analysis & resilience science to understand & build community well-being. I review 10 characteristics of a healthy network which provide a great foundation for assessing where community investments are needed. deepweave.substack.com/p/adapt-resi... 000
Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · 28/04/2025First in a series of posts about using ecological network analysis & resilience science as tools for building community health. More than just a set of powerful analogies, they offer principles and measures for discovering root cause issues & taking action. deepweave.substack.com/p/adapt-resi...deepweave.substack.comAdapting Resilience Science to Community Well-Being, Part 1Introducing the science of flow networks 100
Reposted by Eric JacksonAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/04/2025WHOA. This explains the SEVIS restorations for foreign students. So the administration, after losing in case after case after case, is walking back from their absurd actions (although perhaps not completely?). 13707208
