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Joshua Shepherd

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In good faith. Salty optimist. Veteran. The only tragedy of the commons is failing to build the commons. A working class scholar is something to be. 📚- @SaltyOptimistBooks.bsky.social

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AIPAC Tracker @trackaipac.com · 06/10/2026
The San Francisco Police Department has purchased Israeli surveillance technology that has been used to monitor Palestinians in East Jerusalem. "The SFPD, which began using BriefCam in August, paid $198,000 for a three-year contract, using federal grant funds"
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Central Oregon Daily News @codaily.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
La Pine school-based health center suspends in-person care
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La Pine school-based health center suspends in-person care
Hundreds of La Pine students can no longer see a nurse during the school day. In-person care at the school-based health center is suspended until a new medical sponsor is found.
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump on Iran: Let 'em take out Los Angeles and San Diego, it's a small price to pay
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Liora Halperin @lioracle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Fun fact from Alaska Airlines, expanding into more long haul routes from Seattle: SEA is closer than Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) or San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to 90% of the world's population news.alaskaair.com/wp-content/u...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If you're in these states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas. Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check! And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️
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"Radical" Russ Belville @radicalruss.com · 25/09/2026
Local headline says ICE nabs 19 at Southern Oregon pot farm raids. I remember the days when the feds meant "pounds" or "plants", not "immigrants."
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OPB @opb.org · 25/09/2026
A project called Mission View Village will include 20 500-square-foot homes for homeless seniors, in duplex and triplex styles, on the south side of Grants Pass.
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Tiny home village for homeless seniors coming to Grants Pass
Starting next summer, homeless seniors will have a new tiny home village to move into, under the management of the Gospel Rescue Mission, a Christian nonprofit.
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Tara Goddard @drtaragoddard.com · 24/09/2026
Does anyone know why #DiabloCanyon (the nuclear power plant) got evacuated today around 5 pm? I can't find any info anywhere, but I was there at Avila Beach and an officer told me that was what was happening. Just a drill? No sirens obviously, and they didn't clear the beach.
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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Sep 23, 1860 Alta California has a good early description of the relative locations of Silver City, Gold Hill, and Virginia City and more. tinyurl.com/5asv7d3p "We confess to a very confused idea of the Comstock..."
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Transition Network International @transition-network.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
One participant stood up and replied: “Let us all be imperfect, with you.” That moment of vulnerability brought the group together and became a lasting reminder of the importance of mutual support.
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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Boris Artzybasheff, "The Computer in Society," Time magazine, April 2 1965 content.time.com/time/covers/...
Time magazine cover with anthropomorphic computer
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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Seems to me like we're due for a reconsideration—and perhaps even an exhibition?—of the mostly forgotten illustrator Boris Artzybasheff, whose hallucinatory mid-20th-century automation drawings seem eerily prescient right now. "Executive of the Future," 1952 onlinecollections.syr.edu/objects/1223...
Drawing of a robot-like figure at a keyboard
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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Boris Artzybasheff's 1952 illustration of an anthropomorphized Harvard Mark III computer www.computerhistory.org/chess/stl-43...
Drawing of an anthropomorphic computer with a naval hat
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 24/09/2026
On the Future Knowledge #podcast episode OPEN FOR WHOM?, Lisa Petrides of ISKME shares why open access to knowledge is about equalizing access, advancing discovery & treating knowledge as a public good. 📚 🎧 Listen & subscribe ⤵️ futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/ope... 🧵
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Joshua Shepherd @joshuashepherd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”
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Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics. This is called anthropomorphizing, when we ascribe human traits, emotions or behaviors to non-human things, such as animals or inanimate objects.
Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.
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Joshua Shepherd @joshuashepherd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#DelNorteCounty #Redwoods #NorCal
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TW @twesq.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
this is fantastic and I learned something new
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 22/09/2026
Of the billionaires By the billionaires For the billionaires Newsom 2028
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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Robert Longo, The Sickness of Reason (2003), charcoal Mike Test (Head of Goya)
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"The disappeared*" was a term for those the military dictatorship in Argentina imprisoned/tortured/murdered during the dirty war. *"detenidos-desaparecidos" (detained-disappeared)
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Joshua Shepherd @joshuashepherd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Who are some essential #NorCal voices?
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Jewish Voice for Peace @jvp.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As we prepare to enter the Shabbat preceding Yom Kippur, we do so welcoming the opportunity to reflect on how we’ve collectively missed the mark this year, and how we can do better in the year ahead.
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laura lemay @lemay.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026
Finally made it to Grant's Pass, a 45 minute drive, for the only banh mi shop in the entirety of the rogue valley. We have been absolutely dying for a banh mi since we moved. It was not exactly an authentic banh mi, but close enough. 😋 #RogueValley #Food #Banhmi
A fat banh mi sandwich in a paper bowl.  It is short and squat and piled high with cilantro and jalaneos.  (Inside it is pork.)
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Joshua Shepherd @joshuashepherd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The men's clothing life cycle: #SlowFashion
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Andrea Learned | Name & Fame host Ⓥ 🚲 @andrealearned.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Fascinating to observe this: The moves that so many have resisted for a very long time - moving to EVs / solar panels, driving less, bikes as transportation, and veering #plantbased - have all just become a matter of economics.
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 18/09/2026
Dozens of journalists across the country lost their jobs last week amid massive cuts at a nationwide newspaper chain. Two Bellingham Herald reporters are among them.
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Bellingham Herald reporters cut amid layoffs at major newspaper chain | Cascadia Daily News
McClatchy Media also eliminated positions at outlets in Tacoma, Kennewick, Olympia
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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
P. H. Ditchfield's Books Fatal to Their Authors (1895) shows that writers have been punished for their works with more variety, more frequency, and more severity than you might expect: publicdomainreview.org/collection/b…
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Petra ❌👑 @pbbing.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Humboldt County CA
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 05/05/2026
Remember when y'all made this thread on Paulina Borsook go viral? Well, that resulted in her getting a deal to re-publish her book in the USA, the UK & Commonwealth, Belgium, France, and Switzerland! Coming Sept. 15—with a foreword by some guy named Gil Duran. Pre-order! www.cyberselfish.com
cover for "Cyberselfish: A Critical Romp Through the Terribly Libertarian Culture of High Tech" by Paulina Borsook. Foreword by Gil Duran.
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Boone Ashworth @boone.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
went to one of the Own Your Shit events put on by repair bounty group Fulu and Louis Rossmann for @wired.com People are getting real riled up about not having full access to stuff they've paid for www.wired.com/story/people...
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People Are Pissed Off and Ready to Own Their Shit
A grassroots live tour by YouTuber Louis Rossmann highlights growing resistance to companies that keep people from controlling their devices.
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AORTA Transit @aortarail.org · 17/09/2026
It’s official! The new trains will make their PNW debut on Sept 30.
A photo of an Amtrak charger locomotive with the text “New Amtrak Airo trains debut in OR and WA on Sept. 30.”
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Joshua Shepherd @joshuashepherd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
#ScottValleyCA Bringing back the beaver! 🦫 #BeaverValley #ScottRiver #KlamathWatershed #SiskiyouCounty #EtnaCA #FortJonesCA
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Chhaya Werner, PhD @restoration.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
So excited to see this report on the re-establishment of Chinook salmon across the Klamath River Basin following dam removal! Shout-out to some incredible fisheries biologists for their work www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Dorsal fin and top body of a chinook salmon swimming through a small tributaryFigure 2 from linked paper, map of upper Klamath basin with stars marking historical distribution and current observations of Chinook Salmon
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Inequality Media @inequalitymedia.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Trump's massive surveillance state and attacks on our civil liberties wouldn't have been possible without the PATRIOT Act. Watch this prescient warning from Russ Feingold, the only Senator to vote against its passage after 9/11.
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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🌿 Congratulations to Dr. Mihai Tomescu (Cal Poly Humboldt), recipient of the 2026 Donald R. Kaplan Memorial Lecture Award! He delivered his lecture, "Dead plants do tell tales," at Botany 2026 in Tucson. Learn more at www.botany.org (click Awards). #BSA2026AwardsBlitz #IamaBotanist #PlantPeopleFTW
A portrait of Dr. Mihai Tomescu wearing round sunglasses and a dark t-shirt, smiling and holding up a round, soil-covered object beside a forest road. The text reads: "Botanical Society of America 2026 Donald R. Kaplan Memorial Lecture Award, Dr. Mihai Tomescu, California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt." A QR code and the text "Learn more about the Donald R. Kaplan Memorial Lecture Award here!" appear at the bottom, along with the Botanical Society of America logo. The graphic has a border of purple iris flowers.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A really useful graphic on how much Trump has monetized the presidency. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
A table from Forbes showing Trump's net worth since 1983. In the last two years, it has almost doubled from $4B to $7+.
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Oregon State University Press @osupress.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Happy Publication Day to Brian Libby (@brianlibby.bsky.social)! "In Search of Portland: Exploring a Transforming City" is now available from your favorite booksellers and directly from OSU Press! beav.es/YJJ #PortlandOregon #PortlandArchitecture #PortlandHistory #PortlandWalkingTours #ReadLocal
In Search of Portland front cover.Walking tour featured inside of In Search of Portland.In Search of Portland back cover.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Activists gathered outside Camp Humphreys, the largest U.S. military installation overseas, to protest a potential deployment of South Korean forces to the Strait of Hormuz and accuse Washington of pressuring Seoul to join the conflict with Iran. From Stars and Stripes' Julie Masson and Yoojin Lee:
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South Korean activists protest potential Hormuz deployment outside Camp Humphreys
South Korean activists gathered outside Camp Humphreys to protest a potential deployment of South Korean forces to the Strait of Hormuz.
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 07/09/2026
Jesus Christ: after a recent ruling by the Eighth Circuit that allowed Act 372 to take effect, an Arkansas county has banned all children from checking out any books in the adult section, bringing home any DVDs, or using the self-checkout kiosk in its public libraries.
More recently in Craighead County — symbolically, at least, Ground Zero for the state’s attack on libraries, thanks to Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Jonesboro) — the library announced several changes to circulation as it relates to minors. In a Facebook post, the library listed a number of changes to library policies, including:

Minors are prohibited from using the self-checkout kiosks;
Children under 13 years old may only check out materials from the designated children’s collection, while minors age 13-17 can only check out from the children or teen sections;
Minors may not check out DVDs at all; and  
Minors are prohibited from entering or purchasing anything from the Friends of the Library Bookstore.
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SAN JOSE ZINE LIBRARY @sjzinelibrary.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
BAY AREA QUEER ZINE FEST VIRTUAL TABLES ARE LIVE!!!!! Check out our table!! SO MANY AWESOME ZINEMAKERS!!! Looking forward to the in person fest 9/27!!!
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bay area queer zine fest 🌈 | virtual fest 2026
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Joshua Shepherd @joshuashepherd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
#CottageGroveOR: Sward Family Orchard & Farm Seeking Farm Hand. Fruit orchard, seasonal veggies, shetland sheep, & veteran farmer mentorship. www.craigslist.org/view/d/cotta... #OregonJobs #LaneCountyOR #FarmJobs #LocalFood #Oregon
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Organic Small Family Fruit Farm Seeking Farm Hand - general labor - job employment - craigslist
We are a small family farm that mainly specializes in organically grown fruits and sells them at our local farmers market. We also grow some seasonal veggies and raise Shetland Sheep for wool. Our...
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Climate and Transit @climateandtransit.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Happy 25 years to the Trimet MAX Red Line! Without it getting to PDX would be such a pain in the neck!
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Joshua Shepherd @joshuashepherd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Core #NorCal memory: #ChicoCA #ReddingCA
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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Elko, NV lawyer and US District Court, District of Nevada judge (1907-29), Edward Silsby Farrington was born on Sep 6, 1856 in Yreka, CA. t.co/pLDhdMfZVc
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fscsc.bsky.social @fscsc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
You are invited to attend the upcoming Fire Safe Council of Siskiyou County (FSCSC) Monthly Meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 5:30 PM.Zoom Meeting Invitation: us02web.zoom.us/j/82696132308 Meeting ID: 826 9613 2308
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Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting
Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications.
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Joshua Shepherd @joshuashepherd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
War on Terror? War IS Terror.
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 08/09/2026
Much of BET’s digital journalism is no longer available on the live web. Internet Archive has preserved more than 199,000 BET articles over the years. They can now be accessed through the Wayback Machine & a new pilot explorer: wayback-labs.sf.archive.org/bet-explorer/
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every usps @everylot-usps.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
SUMPTER: 321 SE AUSTIN ST, SUMPTER OR 97877-5000
Street View image of post office
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