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Nicole Wong @nicolewong.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

So thankful to @donmoyn.bsky.social for putting this on the table with urgency. We need to lean into the hard questions of specifics and where we may disagree NOW. That’s the essential path to building long-lasting democratic reform. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-could...

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What could a post-Trump governance coalition look like?

It should be being built now

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Nicole Wong @nicolewong.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

I’ve lost track of which catastrophe the Administration is hyping to cover up the other catastrophe.

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Tyler McBrien @tylermcbrien.com · 10/05/2026

🚨 NEW TOOL for U.S. legal journalists ⚖️ I turned @allyjar.bsky.social's incredible crowdsourced Google doc on accessing state court records into an interactive map. Check it out and let me know about any errors, missing information, or ways I can improve this thing (link below)

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

I’m offering a lightly used set of regalia in UC Berkeley colors to a junior faculty member, preference for a mom and 1st gen scholar. DM me your details— I’ll ship for free.

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Nicole Wong @nicolewong.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Such a terrific choice to lead EFF’s future. Huge appreciation for the decades of brilliant advocacy led by Cindy Cohen. And congratulations @nicoleozer.bsky.social !!! 👏

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Nicole Wong @nicolewong.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

No, really, how many of us are comfort watching The West Wing? I worry that the youth think good people in government only exist in fiction.

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Nicole Wong @nicolewong.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

My brilliant friend @alondra.bsky.social just published a must-read piece on the Trump Admin’s sham AI policy that shifts public governance to executive discretion. “This is not deregulation. Not in the least. It is hyper-regulation by other means.” #AIpolicy www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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The mirage of AI deregulation

One of the most interventionist approaches to technology governance in the United States in a generation has cloaked itself in the language of deregulation. In early December 2025, President Donald Tr...

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Nicole Wong @nicolewong.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

May it be ever so. Happy new year, friends.

Screenshot of Merriam Webster post with a fast roulette of words to take a pic and have whatever you land on be your word of 2026. My word is “hopeful”. Happy new year.

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Nicole Wong @nicolewong.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

I would totally watch this. 📺

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Nicole Wong @nicolewong.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

I read this question as the legendary rock band weighing in on vaccine schedules, and it didn’t seem surprising or even worse. #ACDC

Screenshot of the NYT News game asking: “A C.D.C. advisory panel last week voted to stop recommending which vaccine to most newborns?”

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Mozilla @mozilla.org · 03/12/2025

In an era of AI slop and mega-monopolies, we must build pro-human, trustworthy tech. Mozilla is backing founders who are proving that this can be possible. Ready to join the rebel alliance? Watch Mark Surman’s talk at #SOCAP25 here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoFU...

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Mark Surman on Building a Double Bottom Line for Tech | SOCAP25

YouTube video by Mozilla

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Samantha Chavarria// 🇵🇸 BlackLivesMatter & FUCK ICE @teoami.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.

McDonald's mascot, the Hamburglar, holds a platter of cheese burgers while looking into camera with a surprised expression

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MaryMary @msmarymary.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only

Robin Hood and Little John from the Disney movie

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Nicole Wong @nicolewong.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.

The muppets looking very suspicious in front of a neoclassical building.

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Nicole Wong @nicolewong.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Nothing is off the table in the fight against fascism.

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AAUP @aaup.org · 02/10/2025

The Trump admin’s offer to give preferential treatment to institutions that toe the party line reeks of bribery in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological agenda. This is corruption. Adherence to ‘loyalty oaths’ would usher in a new era of thought policing in American higher education.

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Universities Must Reject Trump Admin 'Loyalty Oath' Compacts

The AAUP and AFT warn that the Trump administration’s offer to give preferential treatment to colleges and universities that court government favor in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2025

Jeffries: "Trump, get back to DC. Why are you at a golf event right now & the govt is 4 days away from closing? That's outrageous. And it speaks to the fact that these extremists could care less about the health, safety, and economic well-being of the American people. They're on vacation right now."

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Nicole Wong @nicolewong.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Many thanks to @annabower.bsky.social for her coverage of this hearing to prevent the unlawful removal of children to Guatemala in the dead of night. Judge Sooknanan answered a call at 2 in the morning as planes were readied to take off. She is doing exceptional work to protect these children.

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Mozilla @mozilla.org · 20/08/2025

@thecoalition.bsky.social just launched its report on the current state of independent tech research. TL;DR: It's not great. And this work is integral to building a good tech future. Dig in to the full report here ⤵️ @louisbarclay.bsky.social independenttechresearch.org/citr-report-...

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The State of Independent Technology Research 2025

A report on the struggle to keep public-interest technology research alive—and the growing Coalition working to protect it.

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Nicole Wong @nicolewong.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

What’s a Sydney? Congratulations GAP & KATSEYE. youtu.be/IwzF26o0AuU

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Better in Denim.

YouTube video by Gap

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Mozilla @mozilla.org · 14/08/2025

The future of tech can be good, but to get there it starts with radical and collective hope. This kind of hope isn’t just about imagining something better, it’s about doing the work to get there, together. Together, we can make good on the original promise of the internet ⤵️ bit.ly/4lymKUH

the original promise of the internet was freedom and mozilla foundation is ready to do the work but we can't get there alone

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Nicole Wong @nicolewong.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

This reporting on Eric Adam’s campaign from @onthemedia.bsky.social and WNYC is excellent. When our leaders fail us and the laws themselves fail us, we have dogged, careful journalists. We must fight to keep them. Support your local public broadcaster. www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

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Eric Adams' Latest Scandal | On the Media | WNYC Studios

A WNYC investigation found dozens of people who say their signatures were forged.

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Nicole Wong @nicolewong.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Back in my hometown and listening to @kpbssandiego.bsky.social give the daily surf report. It’s a chatty swell out there today, friends. 😄🌊🏄‍♀️🌊🏄‍♀️🌊 Enjoy it. Also, please please support your local @pbs.org station. ❤️

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Nicole Wong @nicolewong.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Make time to see this remarkable @bampfa.bsky.social exhibit. It’s about quilts, but it’s mostly about history and connection and resilience and it’s just what we need. ❤️

exhibit.xn--its-so0a

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Nicole Wong @nicolewong.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Berkeley declared itself a “City of Refuge” in 1971 and affirmed its determination to protect all of its residents this year. So proud of my city. ❤️

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Ivan Sigal @ivansigal.eurosky.social · 15/07/2025

To follow @globalvoices.org people here on Bluesky, here's the starter pack. Brilliant writers and translators all over the world, telling it like it is, without fear or favor. bsky.app/starter-pack...

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 01/07/2025

This @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social video is absolutely INCREDIBLE. The numbers he cites, the strategy and results they produced — it’s the future. When have you heard *any* campaign talk about this, ever? (Video split in 2 to fit in Bluesky’s limits)

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Berkeleyside @berkeleyside.org · 07/06/2025

The ambitious exhibition, which the community can see for free Sunday, is both a display of profound artistic expression and an act of defiance after federal funds to preserve and show the quilts were slashed.

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'Rooted West' at BAMPFA reframes the story of Black quilt making in America

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Nicole Wong @nicolewong.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Please please please let Taco Tuesday in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building still be a thing. 🌮🌮🌮

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Mozilla @mozilla.org · 22/05/2025

Good news: the deadline to propose a session for #MozillaFestival 2025 has been extended to June 2nd. It’s not just a conference—it’s the global gathering where we shape the future of the internet. 📍 Barcelona | Nov 7–9 🔗 Submit here: bit.ly/3OZDRA5

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Nicole Wong @nicolewong.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

I was at this ceremony. The student gave his speech right after the dean made remarks about the importance of protecting intellectual diversity. Show your newest alumni that you know how to live your values, NYU.

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Nicole Wong @nicolewong.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

United Airlines telling me to stay the fuck away from Newark is alarmingly close to warning that planes are going to start falling out of the sky, and I genuinely respect the honesty. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/n...

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Controllers Briefly Lost Contact With Planes at Newark Last Week, Union Official Says

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Nicole Wong @nicolewong.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Good lord, someone’s eavesdropping on my nightmares.

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Good Boy @goodboy.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

"What makes you so much more worthier of your peace? What makes you so much more worthier of protecting your children? What makes you so much more worthy of your citizenship? What makes you more worthy of safety?"

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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 27/04/2025

Seeking multiple litigation attorneys to join our impact litigation team on a contract basis for 6 months, possibility of extension. And, seeking an experienced, passionate Dir. of Partnerships to manage a midsize fundraising team, deadline for this role is May 12. protectdemocracy.org/jobs

Join our team
Litigation Attorney
Remote | $125 - $175 per hour, contract

Director of Partnerships
Remote | $182,300 - $257,400

ProtectDemocracy.org/jobs

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Nicole Wong @nicolewong.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Um, wow, that is certainly giving adding a reporter to your Signal chat a run for its money.

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Nicole Wong @nicolewong.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Highly recommend following @kendraserra.bsky.social for the Perkins Coie hearing and Judge Howell’s attempt to get the DOJ to explain its order against the firms (they can’t).

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Nicole Wong @nicolewong.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

“For the poor, for people of color, for those who resist injustice, rights are but words written on water. “I write this letter as the sun rises, hoping that the suspension of my rights will raise alarm bells that yours are already in jeopardy.” - Mahmoud Khalil wapo.st/4czL2dT

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Opinion | Mahmoud Khalil: What does my detention by ICE say about America?

A democracy for some is no democracy at all.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 17/04/2025

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was illegally abducted and is being held in a notorious prison in El Salvador — barred from contacting his family or lawyers. I’m speaking to the press now after we were denied access to the prison to check on his condition. Tune in:

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Van Hollen speaks to press after being denied entry to El Salvador prison holding Abrego Garcia

YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Public service announcement: which firms have stood up to Trump (the vast majority, but not the biggest ones) and which ones have signed up to offer him free legal services. Just in case you want to decide where to work or who to hire docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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Legal Industry Responses to Fascist Attacks Tracker (Public)

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Nicole Wong @nicolewong.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

None of the top 10 firms signed the brief to support Perkins Coie and affirm their “commitment to preserving the integrity of the American legal system.” What line are you waiting to be crossed? How many billables do you want to squeeze in before they come for you? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/b...

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More Than 500 Law Firms Back Perkins Coie in Fight With Trump (Gift Article)

The firms signed a legal brief supporting Perkins Coie, calling the president’s actions a threat “to the rule of law.” The largest firms declined to sign.

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Nicole Wong @nicolewong.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Related to my last post: “For God’s sake, stand up for the legal profession, and for the Constitution. Defend the oath you took when you became officers of the court. If we stand together and fight, we will win.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/o...

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Opinion | For God’s Sake, Fellow Lawyers, Stand Up to Trump (Gift Article)

The time has come to defend the oath we took when we became officers of the court.

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Nicole Wong @nicolewong.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

I love libraries and librarians. This makes me so happy. ❤️📚

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UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Dean Chemerinsky and other #lawschool deans "speak as legal educators, responsible for training the next generation of lawyers, in condemning any government efforts to punish lawyers or their firms based on the identity of their clients or for their zealous lawful and ethical advocacy."

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