Reposted by Minerva ArcherBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 16hThe news just since I left work: -A planned livestream of an execution by firing squad -Trump basically trying to incite a pogrom against Somalis Nothing mysterious or complicated about what's happening. 371680393
Reposted by Minerva ArcherGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 12h“At a press conference, Espaillat said that he attempted to visit the shooting victim in the hospital, but was prevented from doing so by federal authorities. ‘I went to the hospital to see the victim,’ Espaillat said, ‘but we were not allowed by ICE agents to go in the room.’” 5230101
Reposted by Minerva ArcherMother Jones @motherjones.com · 12hBREAKING: A federal immigration agent shot a man in the Bronx on Thursday afternoon, the latest of nearly two dozen such shootings in the past two years. A statement by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani indicated that the man had a five-year-old child in his car.motherjones.comDHS shoots New York man with five-year-old in carFederal agents surrounded and fired into the man's vehicle, reportedly with a young child inside. 39449231
Reposted by Minerva ArcherThe City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 12hGwynne is on scene tonight following the aftermath of the earlier shooting by federal agents: www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/08/f... 24315
Reposted by Minerva ArcherGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 13h@advocate.nyc.gov says those of us with more privilege have to step up for our immigrant neighbors. also fuck anyone who supports this evil. 131389
Reposted by Minerva ArcherGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 13hBronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson - ICE get the fuck out 220357
Reposted by Minerva ArcherKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 17hAnthropic banning “abusive or cruel behavior” toward Claude in its new usage policies is proof to me that tech companies are going to moderate violence against AI before they ever moderate violence against women and minorities 153102142561
Reposted by Minerva ArcherNate DiMeo @natedimeo.bsky.social · 19hI just saw a digital ad bus stop at which a person was sleeping. It was for Polymarket. It was offering up as an example of the exciting things you can bet on on their platform, how many millions of Americans will receive SNAP benefits this year. 1123
Minerva Archer @minervaarcher.bsky.social · 18hGod bless the journalists at @hellgatenyc.com for keeping track of the Brooklyn Democratic Party drama, because lord knows I could not keep up without their help hellgatenyc.com/13-cursed-ne...hellgatenyc.com13 Cursed New Developments in the Chaotic Brooklyn Democratic Party SagaWe drew you a diagram to explain (good luck). 000
Reposted by Minerva ArcherGianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 21hMan who won’t give his employees piss breaks claims many piss breaks on the horizon 749186974210
Reposted by Minerva ArcherAlexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026what I had to say turned out not to be a columntheatlantic.comSomething Like PeopleA poem 13337102
Reposted by Minerva ArcherSkip, the Online New Yorker (terrifying, i know) @badposter.lol · 07/10/2026more business owners need to be like this 1770461097
Reposted by Minerva ArcherHell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 06/10/2026Nieman Lab wrote about The State of Hell Gate in 2026. www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/subs...niemanlab.orgSubscribers are up, but growth is down. Here’s what worker-owned Hell Gate is trying next."To the extent that we contemplated the possibility that we'd even still exist [four years later], I don't think any of us thought we'd ever want to leave." 1237
Reposted by Minerva ArcherSarah Rees Brennan @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Eldest niece: so unicorns are real… me: well probably not. Eldest niece: but you showed me a DOCUMENTARY like with the BABY CHEETAHS. me: ok so Legend starring Tom Cruise and Tim Curry is not, in fact— Eldest niece: what does your hoodie say? me: (sigh) Never invite a vampire into your home. 41246
Reposted by Minerva ArcherTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026*so important*: if you’re voting by mail, assume the USPS will delay because it’s its policy. You can: —put it in drop box —go to counter to watch them postmark in front of you —if you’re dropping it in a mailbox, do it VERY EARLY. 6223011691
Minerva Archer @minervaarcher.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Halt and Catch Fire. Slings & Arrows. Devs. Shrinking. 010
Reposted by Minerva ArcherLiliturra @liliturra.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This is the best overview I've read about the plague. Also, it brings up the thing to actually be scared of if you're in the US: measles. We're up to 1000 cases in Pennsylvania. If you've never been vaccinated, do it. If you have, check if you should get a booster. Protect yourself and others. 02821
Reposted by Minerva ArcherNew York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A federal judge has blocked ICE from making arrests at immigration courthouses in New York. Immigrant New Yorkers should be able to walk into court without fear of ICE. gothamist.com/news/us-judge-in-ny-i…gothamist.comUS judge in NY indefinitely blocks ICE from making arrests at immigration courthousesThe judge said a Trump rule change lifting restrictions on such arrests violated administrative procedure law. 074
Reposted by Minerva ArcherM. E. O'Brien @genderhorizon.com · 02/10/2026My fellow trans UAW members who I’ve seen at many protests facing layoffs. Their inflexible and misleading employer is a trans rights NGO. 02415
Reposted by Minerva ArcherThorin Klosowski @thorinklosowski.com · 01/10/2026last year we did a little made up holiday called Opt Out October that was all about taking control of your data across platforms. This year we decided to talk about how many excellent alternatives to the products made by big tech are out there www.eff.org/pages/welcom...eff.orgWelcome to Opt Out October. Let’s Take Control of Our Data and Our DevicesBig tech companies are hell-bent on taking away our agency and forcing us to use their surveillance-based services, apps, and devices. It’s hard to fight against, and it often feels much easier to giv... 19556
Reposted by Minerva ArcherCascadia Journal @cascadiajournal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Hey Washington, pay attention, this deeply affects you too. 23924
Minerva Archer @minervaarcher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“If unions didn’t work, there wouldn’t be so much effort spent on crushing them.” Cannot overstate how worth your while it is to spend 9 minutes watching @phirephoenix.com’s talk 1186
Reposted by Minerva Archeramanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I know for a fact an ICE detainment happened. I am being told it does not exist. That is what I need help with. If you have any insight, my DM‘s are open 328196
Reposted by Minerva ArcherUrvi @theurv.com · 28/09/2026There were more men in a single documented gang rape at one school than the number of competitive trans athletes nationally. But I’ve heard a lot more politicians being asked about protecting girls from one of these scenarios and not another… I’ll let you guess which is which. 142525874
Reposted by Minerva ArcherIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 28/09/2026It has been eight days since Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez was shot by ICE while making a DoorDash delivery in Austin, Texas. He is currently facing a severe medical emergency. The bullet remains lodged in his back, and he is being held at the South Texas ICE Processing Center in Pearsall. 17574311
Reposted by Minerva ArcherKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility 5776522128
Reposted by Minerva ArcherBenjamin Harnett @benjaminharnett.com · 25/09/2026The iced coffee thing is about one thing and one thing only: maintaining a hierarchy at work where you not only pay obeisance to your superiors but completely give over your self and identity to their will. 071
Reposted by Minerva ArcherClaire Zagorski, PhD, MSc, EMT-P @clairezagorski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I hate it so much. This can happen to you too. A year ago, almost everyone doubted this would happen. I had faculty at other schools telling me I was hysterical. (Irony!) Watch for the installation of right wing figureheads without an academic background. Watch for assaults on faculty governance. 19724286
Reposted by Minerva ArcherIan Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 24/09/2026If you’ve been considering getting or reupping an IUD or other long-term contraception for yourself or your daughters, don’t wait. Now is the time 111135
Reposted by Minerva ArcherRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Important breakdown (and fact check of government talking points) here: “The special mediator that the government has created is essentially a cog designed to put the parties on the road to arbitration, to, essentially, to not being able to go on strike,” says this labour lawyer. 1/6 1116971
Minerva Archer @minervaarcher.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Not a bad omen, but perhaps a sign to stick some colorful post-its to the window so it’s easier for birds to see. (This worked really well when I worked under a window birds used to fly into all the time.) 010
Reposted by Minerva Archerashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 22/09/2026Rachel is in need of support and really gave her whole heart to paying people’s rent this year, so let’s make sure we take care of her, please! 17873
Minerva Archer @minervaarcher.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I am currently working the best tech job I have ever had and I still have horrific (secondhand) stories. It’s still better than the place where the COO would’t make eye contact with women, or the place where, after I left, one coworker stapled another in the shoulder and no one told HR 000
Reposted by Minerva Archer404 Media @404media.co · 21/09/2026With the backlash to Flock, cities are moving to Axon cameras. But what exactly are they doing with them? 404 Media is filing public records requests around the country to find out how cops are using Axon's ALPRs, @josephcox.bsky.social explains. You can too: www.404media.co/is-your-city... 521832919
Reposted by Minerva ArcherNathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026ICE abducted a WBB player while she was traveling with her Kentucky State team in early August at Louisville airport. She has been imprisoned for 1.5 months and denied care for a serious ACL injury. It is the responsibility of universities and the NCAA to protect their players. They have failed. 232069939
Reposted by Minerva ArcherKendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 21/09/2026I first wrote about dicamba back in 2017 when most of the coverage was limited to farming publications. And there's something that I think is missed in the Guardian piece that I think it's important to note about why Bayer is doing this.popsci.comA chemical meant to save plants is actually killing them—and it's spreadingNew formulations of dicamba, an herbicide, seem to be causing havoc in America's soybean fields 7313167
Reposted by Minerva ArcherJoshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Attorneys for a man tased by ICE in Danbury, Connecticut, last month said in a court filing that they had a similar experience when they tried to visit him in the hospital. 3373119
Reposted by Minerva ArcherIan Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 20/09/2026Amtrak didn’t tell us about this exposure, so heads up: if you took an Amtrak train last week through Chicago or anywhere on the Southwest Chief, Coast Starlight, or California Zephyr routes like we did, you may have been exposed to measles! Please let the train people in your life know about this 3813331152
Reposted by Minerva Archernytimesguild.bsky.social @nytimesguild.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Yesterday, this company told our members we have to "dig deeper" to cover the costs of our health care. Today, its executives rang the opening bell at the the NYSE. 24521
Reposted by Minerva ArcherNatalie Escobar @natalieescobar.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Rose was an amazing colleague and fellow union steward. I am going to miss her so much. www.npr.org/2026/09/18/n...npr.orgEditor Rose Friedman, who helped shape NPR's cultural coverage, dies at 38Friedman was in her early 20s when she landed her first position as an editorial assistant at NPR. She became an editor and reporter, and a co-creator of the annual Books We Love reading guide. 1164
Reposted by Minerva ArcherChris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Hi if you are in Minneapolis and are this 25-to-30-year-old white woman, about 5'5", with brown hair and a curly-haired golden retriever-like dog, get medical attention immediately! 22617326
Reposted by Minerva ArcherDan Harlow @danielkharlow.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The benefits of knowing basic frontend can’t be undersold. Entire coding and vibecoding tools have been made because some North Face vest bros are scared of CSS. 2153
Reposted by Minerva ArcherNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026There have always been humans who thought: 1) The world will end soon 2) It will happen in a cool, exciting way 3) It’ll happen to me personally 4) I’ll be a martyred prophet, or a warlord, or otherwise special 5) People who don’t see this are lesser “Sexy apocalypse” is a great phrase for that 1012581513
Reposted by Minerva ArcherSEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 17/09/2026Remember when Chipotle blamed menu price increases on wage increases while making tens of millions a year?? …that same Chipotle that shamelessly tries to silence folks who are uniting for a voice at work. Surprise surprise, looks like they’re now teaming up with Palantir to track employee illnesses…seiu.coWe Regret to Inform You Chipotle Is Now Working With PalantirGuacamole is extra, but a side of Palantir is free. 69672525
Reposted by Minerva ArcherPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 18/09/2026A lot of people are not well right now: physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. This is an excellent time to de-escalate conflicts and to lean into patience. This is true in our personal lives and also (maybe especially) online when it's overwhelmingly strangers crashing into each other. 131656497
Reposted by Minerva ArcherNicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy! 181140966478
Reposted by Minerva Archer404 Media @404media.co · 17/09/2026"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions."404media.co‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions." 15395166
