linnetelwin.bsky.social @linnetelwin.bsky.social · 19/05/2026So proud of all our Global Data Justice project network for producing this set of essays - if you want to know how the field has developed across regions over the last decade, check this out. And it’s open access! 020
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialJack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 23/03/2026I'm told that the IC has assessed that the reservists killed in Kuwait a few weeks ago were targeted using adtech, and that the Iranians used it to trace their movements to the port. www.nbcnews.com/news/militar...nbcnews.comWhat we know about the U.S. service members killed in the Iran warSix soldiers are reported to have been killed in Iranian counterattacks. Four died in a drone strike against a port in Kuwait, the military said. 311648
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialDavid Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 29/01/2026recorded a Windows 95 full disk defrag to soothe your timeline. 762796906
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialRon Deibert @rondeibert.bsky.social · 29/01/2026ICE 🇺🇸 has been on a surveillance shopping spree www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...washingtonpost.comThe powerful tools in ICE’s arsenal to track suspects — and protestersBiometric trackers, cellphone location databases and drones are among the surveillance technologies agents are using in their immigration enforcement campaign. 2107
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialJer Thorp @jerthorp.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Will you help me test a thing? feathertype.binstobins.com 🪶feathertype.binstobins.comFeatherTypeGenerate beautiful feather text graphics from bird colors 63819
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialEnrique Gomez @mexheadroom.bsky.social · 29/01/2026McSweeney’s is undefeated. 0506
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 29/01/2026"We regret to inform you that your anger is trending. This is deeply unhelpful. When the public reacts emotionally to repeated tragedies, it puts pressure on leadership to respond with something other than carefully selected words."buff.lyA Message from Your Federal Overlords“Even as videos emerged that contradicted the government’s account, the Trump administration was in a race to control the narrative around the kill... 08827
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialRachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Adds to the list of things that seem fine www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...npr.orgThe Trump administration has secretly rewritten nuclear safety rulesThe rewrite was done to speed up the construction of a new generation of nuclear reactors. Critics warn it could compromise safety and public trust. 023
linnetelwin.bsky.social @linnetelwin.bsky.social · 29/01/2026The US and its economy are going to hell in a handcart. But in happier news, the Chief Market Analyst at IG is, according to the Guardian, investing in the One Ring to Rule them All. 000
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/01/2026Really good video breakdown of the shooting of Renee Good illustrating that yes, this was cold blooded murder by an ICE agent.nytimes.comVideo: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in MinneapolisAn analysis of footage from three camera angles show that the vehicle appears to be turning away from a federal officer as he opened fire. 14826901074
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialDr Selena Wisnom @lswisnom.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching 5245191434
linnetelwin.bsky.social @linnetelwin.bsky.social · 03/11/2025thanks @fmeissner.bsky.social for leading me to this wellspring of postmodern chaos 120
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialana valdivia @anavaldi.bsky.social · 22/10/2025After submitting a FOIA request UKRI, I obtained success rates by three grant call scheme and I can only say that I am disheartened by the results: - AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2% - ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1% - ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1% 24248167
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 23/05/2025"We were excited to have a panel accepted on the role of technology in genocide in Gaza at this year’s Computers, Privacy & Data Protection (CPDP) conference in Brussels. However, CPDP then requested that Access Now & others remove the word “genocide” from panel titles & descriptions. We declined." 47835
linnetelwin.bsky.social @linnetelwin.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Thinking of everyone marching against racism in Amsterdam today, and getting ready for our Tilburg University strike in a couple of weeks… 030
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialML Brennan @brennanml.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Okay, this is my newest very very favorite meme. 169291177367
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialThe Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 11/03/2025Get in loser, we're tanking the economy 1302326035789
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialSaskia Bonjour @saskiabonjour.bsky.social · 10/03/2025The Editorial College at the journal Migration Politics seeks proposals from an editorial team that is willing to take on the management of the journal for a four-year term starting in December 2025. The full call is here: migrationpolitics.org/call-for-pro...migrationpolitics.orgCall for Proposals – Editorial TeamThe Editorial College at the journal Migration Politics seeks proposals from an editorial team that is willing to take on the management of the journal for a four-year term starting in December 202… 142
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialClaes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Day 1 of the national strikes against cuts in higher education and research 🟥 First op Leiden 💪🏽 @woinactie.bsky.social Students and parents: now is the time to fight for your, your kids’ and future generations’ education. 313564
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialWilliam Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 10/03/2025 82110438516282
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialDe Speld @speld.nl · 09/03/2025Nederlanders moeten het bij ramp of aanval minstens 72 uur gezellig kunnen hebben met elkaarspeld.nlNederlanders moeten het bij ramp of aanval minstens 72 uur gezellig kunnen hebben met elkaarNa een cyberaanval, ramp of het uitbreken van een oorlog moeten Nederlanders het minstens 72 uur gezellig met elkaar kunnen hebben. Dat stelde minister David van Weel in De Telegraaf. 3745
linnetelwin.bsky.social @linnetelwin.bsky.social · 09/03/2025…because all of us out here until now trusted US defence contractors implicitly 020
linnetelwin.bsky.social @linnetelwin.bsky.social · 09/03/2025Anyone who thinks the words ‘privacy’, ‘trust’ and ‘control’ currently belong in the same sentence as ‘information’ is selling something. 020
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/02/2025WYOMING: “Thank you, Madam chairman.” “I prefer ‘Mister’ chairman.” “Well you all voted preferred pronouns cannot be compelled speech.” 1413400739537
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialPrivacy International @privacyinternational.org · 21/02/2025#ProtectNotSurveil position paper: We demand the full rejection of the #Europol reform! 👎 Here’s why: ❌ Fails to protect migrants or reduce border deaths 👁 Power grab by Europol 🛑 Criminalisation of migrants and solidarity organisers Read more:protectnotsurveil.eu 042
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialShannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 21/02/2025"It’s a major complaint of the [Palantir-affiliated] authors of The Technological Republic that ppl today shrink from saying what they think... I agree, and I’m going to break the taboos. The Technological Republic is a terrible book: badly written, tedious, and... full of bad ideas."unpopularfront.newsPalantir's Peculiar Sales-PitchA Republic...if you can creep it 1202
linnetelwin.bsky.social @linnetelwin.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Really nice state-of-the-art synopsis from @linadencik.bsky.social on #datajustice, useful for understanding both our current weird regulatory moment, and the more important question of what the notion of justice in relation to datafication and #AI is for: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.com‘Rescuing’ data justice? Mobilising the collective in responses to dataficationKey activities that relate to data justice have emerged from different stakeholders that seek to confront and address different implications of advancements in datafication. These activities indica... 030
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialPaul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 15/02/2025This 👇 doesn't grow old! Sacha Baron Cohen is brilliant. (The Dictator, 2012) 714874
linnetelwin.bsky.social @linnetelwin.bsky.social · 19/02/2025For those doing critical research on tech, the abrupt evaporation of 'tech ethics' beginning from the US is not surprising. It was a business strategy (albeit involving good and dedicated people) not a set of beliefs. It's interchangeable with other business strategies, and was always contingent. 161
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 16/02/2025Does a single webpage that just lists the latest happenings in the ongoing American crisis/coup, with sources, exist? Or do we need to make one? 3522438
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14/02/2025One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight! 7568334525831
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialgertmeyers.bsky.social @gertmeyers.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Follow new kid on the block @tilt-tilburgu.bsky.social , the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society!bsky.app 021
linnetelwin.bsky.social @linnetelwin.bsky.social · 14/02/2025wow - here are two of the world's serious news outlets musing on how a US annexation of Canada would 'affect U.S. elections'. I checked three times, this is actually #PBS. Guys, it might affect Canadian elections even more than US ones... 071
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialRabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Proud to be one of the 350 rabbis signing this statement — an ad in the NYT today and a declaration of our values. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... For more—and to sign— go to saynotoethniccleansing.org 7434573010788
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialTim Christiaens @timchristiaens.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Just read Piketty & Sandel’s dialogue on equality. Funny how their distinct national backgrounds create friction. Sandel wants Piketty to talk about identity politics on the left but Piketty doesn’t take the bait. The French thinker rather criticizes Sandel for not writing about taxes and unions. 04211
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialMar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 04/01/2025Thus begins the #dadjoke thread for 2025 bsky.app/profile/hist... 49948101
linnetelwin.bsky.social @linnetelwin.bsky.social · 14/02/2025'Donald Trump, along with a host of Republicans, is suddenly very interested in taking a knee to an African.' 010
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialRobert Garcia @robertgarcia.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Brianna Keilar: Do you think that calling Elon Musk a dick is effective messaging? Congressman Robert Garcia: Well, he is a dick. 1772256384794
linnetelwin.bsky.social @linnetelwin.bsky.social · 10/02/2025The Digital South Research Lab at Tilburg U are organising a livestreamed discussion on 21 feb, 11–3 CET, w/@jeffhandmaker.bsky.social, @saifshahin.bsky.social and others on the securitisation of research and its implications for research about/with the majority world. register at shorturl.at/1ZDPashorturl.atDigital South Research Lab launchFriday 21 February, 11 am — 3 pm on the campus of Tilburg University View the full programme 021
linnetelwin.bsky.social @linnetelwin.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Come do an interactive session at the European Association for Algorithmic Fairness (EWAF) conference in July! 2025.ewaf.org/submitting/c... we're looking for people who want to do workshops, creative sessions, discussions etc on critical approaches to, and social aspects of, fairness in #ML and #AI2025.ewaf.orgEWAF'25 - Call for Interactive SessionsImportant dates Submission deadline: Thursday, March 27, 2025 (23:59, Anywhere on Earth) Acceptance notifications: Monday, April 28, 2025 011
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialClaes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 10/02/2025😂😂😂😂😂 From Hygge to Hollywood – Let’s Make California Danish! Crowdsourcing initiative to buy California. Trump might want to sell "the ruined state". Negotiation team from Borgen and LEGO. Perks: Organic smørrebrød, Rule of law, universal health care and fact based politics denmarkification.comdenmarkification.comHelp Denmark Buy California – Because Why Not?Buy it from Trump, the bigliest crowdsourcing ever 629391
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialEuropean Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 07/02/2025Hello, Bluesky! ☀️ We fund frontier research in Europe—bold ideas, unexpected discoveries and science that shapes the future. So it’s only fitting we’ve landed here. Sorry for being late. Follow us for updates on ERC funding, research policy, and our grantees' discoveries. 411111375
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialGregory A. Hargreaves @bordergroves.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Last year’s crack down on campus protests was extremely effective at frightening college communities into line. Consequently we won’t see much campus protest against the loss of democracy. The fear is palpable; in the fall when I scheduled my class to reenact a 60s campus protest I was warned not to 414935
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialAlex Örtegren @alexortegren.bsky.social · 06/02/2025"... I found what I’ve found with other large language models: The summary of information is less useful to my thinking than a single source. What I need is someone else’s unique intelligence, their individual perspective. That’s what fuels my own thinking." Well worth your time. 👇 0175
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialRosamunde Van Brakel @rosamundevb.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Vandaag heb ik een nieuwe opinie @de-standaard.bsky.social over de nieuwe Europese richtlijnen ivm de verboden toepassingen in de #AI Act en gezichtsherkenning! m.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20250...m.standaard.beHangen er binnenkort overal camera’s met gezichtsherkenning in de publieke ruimte?We moeten dringend het debat voeren over camera’s met gezichtsherkenning, voor ze overal hangen, vindt Rosamunde Van Brakel. 172
Reposted by linnetelwin.bsky.socialOpen Rights Group @openrightsgroup.org · 05/02/2025The Gangs Matrix was a pre-crime system that disproportionately targeted young Black men. It shows how institutional racism is hardcoded into predictive policing and was rightly found unlawful. Now the Met Police want to cover their tracks by deleting the data. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...theguardian.comDeletion of ‘gang matrix’ database will destroy evidence against police, say campaignersData to be permanently deleted on 13 February after ‘matrix’ was found to be unlawful 177