Reposted by Michelle TakemotoJacob Silverman @jacobsilverman.com · 22/09/2026Today is the paperback release, with a new afterword, of GILDED RAGE: ELON MUSK AND THE RADICALIZATION OF SILICON VALLEY. It's my look at the rise of the tech right, the 2024 election, and the bankrupt ideologies animating tech oligarchs. www.bloomsbury.com/us/gilded-ra... 48928
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoTimnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 13/08/2026🔇 🔇 🔇 My book, Deep Unlearning, is now available for preorders! I don't know how people write so many books because this one took a lot out of me. It turns out, I had a lot to say 😂, with editors cutting out 50k of my words 🫣 ✴️ You can now preorder it at www.simonandschuster.com/books/Deep-U.... 762211771
Michelle Takemoto @mynt808.bsky.social · 24/08/2026@gilduran.com’s new book @thenerdreich.com.web.brid.gy reminded me that this book was published in 2024. They seem like a great pair to read back-to-back. 010
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 10/06/2026Had a great time talking to @chrislhayes.bsky.social for his AI End Game series on MSNow, covering the AI bubble, the SaaSpocalypse, the end of tech's era of hypergrowth, and the underlying economic fragility of data centers and the greater AI industry. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Mn-...youtube.comIs the AI Boom About to COLLAPSE?YouTube video by MS NOW 28748126
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoProject Salt Box @projectsaltbox.com · 24/02/2026DHS posted this for Romulus, MI. "ICE proposes to acquire and retrofit the existing warehouse facility at 7525 Cogswell Street [...] for use as a Detention Processing Center." "Any individual, group, or agency wishing to comment on the project may do so via email at icesustainability@ice.dhs.gov."dhs.govNotice of Activity in a 100-Year Floodplain | Homeland SecurityEO 11988 Posting 16388270
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoProject Salt Box @projectsaltbox.com · 24/02/2026"Mayor Hutto put the potential detainee population at 14,000 to 16,000 — which would make it the largest immigration detention facility in modern American history — exceeded in scale only by the Japanese American internment camp at Tule Lake Segregation Center in California during World War II."projectsaltbox.substack.comIn a Tennessee Town, ICE Is Eyeing a Detention Complex Bigger Than Almost Anything in American HistoryTwice the size of the largest detention facility ICE has already purchased, the complex has been empty since it opened. It may not stay that way. 79466
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 24/02/2026For the first time since @projectsaltbox.bsky.social launched their DHS warehouse acquisition tracker, the number of canceled sales is higher than any of the other warehouse-related figures. We've reached a tipping point, folks. lookerstudio.google.com/reporting/b0... 4339481401
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoBolts @boltsmag.org · 24/02/2026“Any mail that’s getting dropped into a blue box is not getting postmarked on the same day, and likely not on the day after either,” says the leader of a postal workers’ union. This could have tremendous implications for voting:boltsmag.orgIn an Intense Election Year, New Post Office Rules Could Trip Up Voter RegistrationA change in how mail is postmarked could lead some voters to miss key deadlines, including voter registration. Advocates worry the people most affected will be those already facing voting barriers. 32656509
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 13/02/2026We want to host culturally relevant classes that institutions like the New School are purging. This potential class on Global Soccer would run from April to May, before the start of the World Cup. Lectures would be recorded for enrolled students. www.resistancestudiesseries.com/worldcupwait...resistancestudiesseries.comWorld Cup Waitlist — RESISTANCE STUDIES SERIES 14611
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoBrynn Tannehill @brynntannehill.bsky.social · 20/02/2026And their plans for trans people follows the arc of Germany in the 30s as well. Please take a look, the parallels are nearly 1:1. www.damemagazine.com/2025/09/08/t...damemagazine.comThe Case for Transgender Asylum From Trump’s America - Dame MagazineLeaders of free nations of the world need to hear my message: Genocide has already started in plain view, and it is following the exact template of the last great genocide in Western society. So far, ... 210326
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoEunice Cho @eunicehcho.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Concerned about ICE's $45 billion plan to convert warehouses into immigration detention centers? This is what they'll look like inside. From ICE's plan for the Social Circle, GA facility. Each little dot: a person. www.socialcirclega.gov/home/showpub... 25929261730
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoJulie K. Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social · 17/02/2026open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...open.substack.comTrump is not 'exonerated'There are two sexual assault allegations against Trump involving minors 261147552
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoRuwa Romman @ruwaromman.bsky.social · 04/02/2026I introduced the first statewide data center moratorium in the country and corporations got mad before the bill language was even done. We should get all the facts before permanently changing the beautiful landscape of our state. 310025
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoMike Gavin @michaelhgavin.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Higher ed is where we name who we are and dream of who we want to become. That dream is under threat. I’m proud to introduce the @alliancehighered.bsky.social and humbled to serve as its inaugural president. Join the movement in support opportunity and democracy: allianceforhighered.orgallianceforhighered.orgThe Alliance 23219
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoAlliance For Higher Education @alliancehighered.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Higher education should be a place where everyone is welcome, supported, and safe. But that vision is under threat and we must defend it — together. The Alliance is a new coalition protecting and promoting higher ed as a pillar of democracy. Joining the movement: allianceforhighered.orgallianceforhighered.orgThe Alliance 13212
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoPat Simons @patsimons.bsky.social · 15/11/2025"It wasn’t just about trees any more, it was about identity and heritage.” Beautiful story about how Dr Katy Soapi and villages combined Indigenous knowledge with conservation science to protect the sacred island of Tetepare from logging in the Solomons. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...theguardian.comThe scientist who helped win the fight to protect a sacred piece of the PacificRespected ocean expert Katy Soapi continues to advocate to protect Tetepare, one of the last untouched places in Solomon Islands 066
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoZeOmega @zeomega.com · 08/04/2025Who might be affected by proposed #Medicaid work requirements? A new study estimates 5 million people could lose #HealthCoverage under a national policy. Details here: ⬇️ bit.ly/3FSBezy #WorkRequirements #Medicaidbit.ly5M would lose coverage with national Medicaid work requirements | TechTargetDiscover how national Medicaid work requirements would impact Medicaid enrollment in 2026. 011
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoJulia Lynch @jlynch13.bsky.social · 19/10/2025RFK is undoing human subjects protections so he can conduct placebo trials of vaccines. That means infecting people knowingly. I wonder who will “volunteer” for these trials? If history is any guide, a lot of incarcerated and other powerless people. 762503844
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 17/10/2025So for-profit AI companies have trained on the world's largest collaborative volunteer project and a precious free resource, to make money for their for-profit enterprises. They have crushed traffic to the volunteer project, starving it of donors and volunteers www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...404media.coWikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.” 281438809
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoJessiRae (she/her) 💙🇺🇸🌊🏳️🌈🇺🇦✡️🇨🇦 @killerqueen2786.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Here was our sign! 812145
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoJosé Sepúlveda @josesepulveda.bsky.social · 13/10/2025ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the 94 million pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the #Trump administration’s cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program. My latest video for @propublica.org. 211125606
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoNPR @npr.org · 13/10/2025A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy. Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g... 307102842912
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Why isn't this major headline news? Why isn't corporate media covering NSPM-7? www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...kenklippenstein.comTrump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators”New directive targets “anti-Christian,” “anti-American,” and “anti-capitalism” opinions 47620345
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoKen Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 10/10/2025The Onion had a post about NSPM-7 before The New York Times did lmao THE ONION! theonion.com/what-to-know...theonion.comWhat To Know About NSPM-7On Sept. 25, President Trump issued a directive called National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 in which “anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity” were described as “common threads... 111044219
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoTruthout @truthout.org · 12/10/2025One of Trump’s advisers once called megabillionaire Larry Ellison a “shadow president of the United States.”buff.lyFrom AI to TikTok to TV, This Pro-Israel Billionaire Is Expanding Power in USOne of Trump’s advisers once called megabillionaire Larry Ellison a “shadow president of the United States.”… 25330
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoYasmin Gunaratnam @anilsghost.bsky.social · 05/10/2025‘Medicine is more than science—it is a moral duty. And when that duty is under threat, silence becomes betrayal’ @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...thelancet.comGaza's healthocide: medical societies must not stay silentThe catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with the apparent deliberate targeting of health-care infrastructure and personnel, has highlighted a profound challenge to the global medical community. ... 035
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoNoah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 26/09/2025a lot of what trump and the SC are doing does have precedents in american history. those precedents are bad and people fought them too. the takeaway is we can be better than this, not, "oh well, it doesn't matter because america was always bad." 215837
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoNoah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 26/09/2025"it's all bad, everyone is corrupt" is literally a fascist talking point. it is what fascists want you to think. "nothing matters, why resist?" 718347
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 17/11/2024NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next. I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social 1/ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comHow to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole CadwalladrIn the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance 11642127710222
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoBenjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 22/09/2025"This is the deadliest period for journalists in recorded history. More than 240 journalists killed in Gaza alone," journalist @mariaressa.bsky.social said at the UN. "They are targeted and there must be accountability," Ressa added at a meeting marking the United Nation's 80th anniversary. 0107
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoKumi Naidoo @kuminaidoo.bsky.social · 23/09/2025@mariaressa.bsky.social ’s call at UNGA could not be more urgent. The time for AI self-regulation is over. 200 Nobel laureates, former heads of state, and industry experts just signed a statement: "We urgently call for international red lines to prevent unacceptable AI risks"youtu.beMaria Ressa at UNGA 80th anniv: 'Information integrity is the mother of all battles'YouTube video by Rappler 16728
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoKeith M. Judge @optimist-press.bsky.social · 23/09/2025"The Board of Immigration Appeals has ordered Emmy-award winning journalist Mario Guevara to be deported to El Salvador, a country he fled more than two decades ago after being persecuted for his reporting."truthout.orgEmmy-Award Winning Journalist at Risk of Deportation Over ICE Coverage“This is one of the most dangerous periods for free speech in American history,” a Georgia lawmaker said. 12717
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 23/09/2025“Since President Trump took office, 15 people have died in immigration detention, 10 of those deaths occurred between January and June … The senators say that is the highest rate in the first six months of any year publicly available.” 110350
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoSky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 15/09/2025will god forgive us? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...theguardian.com‘We took the gloves off’: ex-IDF chief confirms Gaza casualties over 200,000Retired general Herzi Halevi says ‘not once’ had legal advice constrained Israel’s military decisions in the strip 1111830
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 15/09/2025So many people are asking how they can support me.. The best way .. is to support @resistanceschool.bsky.social! I’ll be teaching Race, Media and International Affairs 101 and 102 next month. Sign up for lectures by me and guest speakers! www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...resistancesummerschool.comFall Registration for Race, Media & International Affairs with Karen Attiah — Resistance Study SeriesA virtual, seven week beginner and intermediate course on the history of race, mass media, and the modern world order. 14843373
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoSascha Stronach🏳️⚧️, The Sunforge out now @understatesmen.bsky.social · 17/08/2025man Māori get this reputation as SAVAGE WARRIORS and it's so weird because our most famous military victory involved figuring out the enemy was using a flagpole in the middle of camp to calibrate their artillery fire, and subtly moving it in the middle of the night to fuck with the British aim 812221
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoHawai`i Community Journal @hicommunityjournal.bsky.social · 12/05/2025We are excited to join the Solutions Journalism Directory as the first newsroom in Hawai'i to be listed! Thank you to Solutions Journalism Network, a nonpartisan organization for hosting the Directory and for their commitment to transparency and editorial independence. 011
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoHolly Bik @hollybik.bsky.social · 20/06/2025I’m hearing this from many people - now is a REALLY GOOD TIME to submit proposals, to show there is persistent demand for grant funding 75431
Reposted by Michelle Takemotoshanley @shanley.com · 03/08/2025In light of venture capitalists building an uranium enrichment facility, re-upping a recent piece I wrote on how the Network State getting WMDs = automatic sovereignty main blog: www.shanley.com/blog/wmd-sov... substack: techfascism.substack.com/p/wmd-sovere... 02512
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoMondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 22/07/2025A sitting U.S. lawmaker just told 2.3 million Palestinians to “starve away,” brushing off their agony as a hoax and spewing Islamophobia. This is an open endorsement of genocide and collective punishment - a war crime. 25483172
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoRolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 15/07/2025Inside the Grassroots Fight Against Trump’s Deportation Machine Meet the groups standing between immigrants and ICE, armed with their training and phone cameras ↓ www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comInside the Grassroots Fight Against Trump's Deportation MachineArmed with phone cameras and training, groups like Unión del Barrio and LUCE stand between immigrants and ICE 1023184
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Head of FEMA Urban Search and Rescue branch resigns. He told colleagues that TX delay was tipping point after months of admin efforts to dismantle the agency. DHS Sec Noem took 72 hours after TX flooding to authorize the deployment of FEMA’s search and rescue network www.cnn.com/2025/07/21/p...cnn.comFEMA search and rescue chief resigns after frustration with Texas flood response | CNN PoliticsThe head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can swiftly respond to natural disasters, resigned on Monday. 22987964008
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 22/07/2025It’s bad. REALLY bad. 450101123568
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoDavid A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Duke appears to have lost NIH grants because they used the prefix "trans" in reference to disease transmission, transgenic genetic material, translational studies, or signal transduction www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025... 21445781865
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoThe Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute @dairinstitute.bsky.social · 07/07/2025The belly of surveillance capitalism can only be exposed by following the money to understanding who's complicit in the usage of tech for war crimes, genocides, any other grave injustices etc. 095
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoFreedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 24/06/2025🚨 ATTN: Journalists crossing through a U.S. border 🚨 Alongside @eff.org, we now have an extensive guide on preparing your devices for travel through a U.S. border, including a digital security checklist and additional resources. Read, bookmark and share:freedom.pressJournalist searched and detained at US airportCBP searched an Australian journalist’s phone. He noted he was questioned over materials in his blog, social media posts, and reporting 13563304
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 07/07/2025NEW: The country's top medical and public health professional societies are suing RFK Jr for unlawful anti-science changes to government vaccine guidelines. 6730198
Reposted by Michelle TakemotoPhil Mandelbaum @philmandelbaum.bsky.social · 05/07/2025I hope I’m right that you’ve already seen this — and that, otherwise, it’s my duty to ensure you do… 🧊❌ ICEBlock Download the community-driven app for finding and sharing location-based reports of ICE presence in your area — without revealing your personal data apps.apple.com/us/app/icebl... 771387836