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Praba Pilar

@pilarva.bsky.social
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Interdisciplinary artist, working with & critiquing emerging technologies, with a focus on technologies of life. Critical Theory professor, Co-director of Bioart Ethical Advisory Kommission. More at www.prabapilar.com

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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 48m
Thank you to everyone who stood with me over the years. It’s been a scary journey but I have always been grounded in my work and ability to provide exemplary service to my constituents. Trump and his administration have been after me since I arrived in Congress.
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 1h
Enshittification across all sectors, so shitty, so false, so disgusting.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 2h
The federal government tried to turn our public servants into deportation agents and force New York City to carry out ICE’s cruel agenda. Today, a federal court rejected that effort and upheld our laws. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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US judge tosses Trump administration lawsuit over New York City 'sanctuary' laws
A federal judge on Thursday threw out a Trump administration lawsuit that ​sought to block New York City laws ‌limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, finding the government did not...
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Do not miss this view on tech, available for free via open access - I'm now reading the chapter "China’s Digital Infrastructures in Africa: Moral Panics and Critical Engagements: www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph-de...
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Global Platform Governance
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
in love with the creativity and care Ms Anderson has shared.
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
She must be sad Epstein is dead, so she couldn't cover her tracks better....
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
⚖️✊🔥 Hayley Williams (Paramore) at her show last night in New Orleans: “Please f*cking vote in November. F*ck all these people man, God damn. F*cking MAGA pieces of shit. The KKK look different and they will not win” (paramorgan96)
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
there's an off-the-books slack channel started by centers for medicare and medicaid for tech companies to exchange ideas on making money off of AI tools that access all of your medical records. insane story i missed from last week.
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AI, Tech Leaders Are Lobbying Trump Health Officials in a Government-Run Chat Room - KFF Health News
A Slack workspace managed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has served as an extraordinary war room for AI industry insiders and Trump administration officials to launch a rapid campaign...
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
solidarity forever at the end was a real chef's kiss moment
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
HUGE YES to "battling against the predatory concentration of knowledge, data and narratives in the hands of Big Tech."
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
just ass kissing for her pardon
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The NYPD just released surveillance video of the ICE shooting (which occurred off camera). Two men in civilian clothes run up to a car with guns drawn. One second later, one man begins smashing the butt of his gun into the driver’s side window. The driver appears to panic and hit the gas.
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
then endless greed forced his hand
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Los Putos Robots! DALE!!!! Contesta mis preguntas! www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_ZQ...
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los putos robots
YouTube video by babas tutsipop - Topic
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I keep tuning in every week, at the moment, from Manitoba!
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Data & Society @datasociety.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Speaking to @politico.com, D&S board member @geomblog.bsky.social has some advice for lawmakers: "Stop worrying about superintelligence, and start making companies pay for putting out unreliable and error-prone systems that could and have harmed people." www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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5 Questions for Suresh Venkatasubramanian
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Don't miss the website at slutcon.com and aella world at aella.substack.com
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SLUTCON 2026 | Sex Education Conference
A 3-day sexuality education retreat. Flirt practice with real feedback, sex technique workshops, and skills for building genuine attraction. Sept 25-27, 2026.
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
absolutely worth a read if you're in #AI and #EA circles
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Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Today’s John Coltrane’s centennial. Listening to his music taught me as much about thinking as Gramsci, Husserl, Hall, or Anderson. One of the very few historical figures who I’d call a hero. 
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India (Live From Village Vanguard/November 1,1961)
YouTube video by John Coltrane - Topic
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Love all your choices. Fabulous music!
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
gorgeous tunes. thanks!
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Never stop celebrating queer joy and fun trouble!
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
As Meta Cartel blocks publicity for a Virginia Woolf play on Instagram/Facebook because “any mention of civil rights, #feminism or social reform are usually classified as ‘social topics’ by our automatic system” and filtered out, QUIT QUIT QUIT. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Meta bans ads for Virginia Woolf play in Spain because they relate to feminism
Theatre told that Facebook and Instagram filter out ads mentioning ‘social topics’ such as civil rights or feminism
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
much needed solidarity and push back
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Matt Leeds @mleeds2048.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
International Criminal Jared Kushner He is owned by the Saudis for $2B. He serves Israel & Russia. He’s Trying To Steal An Island In Albania. SA MBS,Putin & Netanyahu,are his handlers. The list is long! He is an International Criminal,& Future Prison Inmate. youtube.com/shorts/IGVs_...
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Jared Kushner’s Dollar Diplomacy
YouTube video by The New Yorker
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Matt Leeds @mleeds2048.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
International Criminal Jared Kushner He is owned by the Saudis for $2B. He serves Israel & Russia. He’s Trying To Steal An Island In Albania. SA MBS,Putin & Netanyahu,are his handlers. The list is long! He is an International Criminal,& Future Prison Inmate. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Revolting. Fuck Converse. Disgusting.
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Meme of woman in EU tshirt walking by, man in Canada flag shirt turning and looking while his girlfriend, Trump, looks at him in anger  in his ill fitting US flag dress
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Women Eco Artists Dialog - WEAD @wead-women-ecoart.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Art+ Online Speaker Series: Art+ Activism #23 UN Climate Change Conference: Celebrating Art, Activism, & Resistance with Shelley White Wednesday, Sept. 30, 4 pm PT / 7 pm ET Register here: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Here's a perfect video to share with classes, groups, relatives, everyone. Fight end times fascism! www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK2n...
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How modern fascism works | End Times Fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
YouTube video by Naomi Klein
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
must read thread
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Fascinating development in the fight against Trump and MAGA
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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AI Excreta, by Praba Pilar
from the album La Inteligencia Artifecal
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Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Irish musicians, Beoga, who play alongside Ed Sheeran, have withdrawn from Sheeran’s tour. This is the statement they published on Instagram:
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James Ryan @jdryan08.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Apologies that link appears broken. This one works: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Open Letter from Academics and Researchers Condemning the Mass Detention of LGBTI+ Human Rights Defenders in Turkey
We, the undersigned academics and researchers from around the world, strongly condemn the mass detention of LGBTI+ human rights defenders in Turkey and urge their immediate release. In the early morn...
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Angela Mitropoulos @mitropoulos.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The anti-lgbt raids, arrests & social media blocks in Turkey were "part of the government's 'My Family is Safe' operations" and "the 'Decade of the Family' proclaimed by Erdogan, aimed at 'protecting our children, the institution of the family and social order'." www.france24.com/en/asia-paci...
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Turkey detains dozens in raids of bars, homes in crackdown on LGBTQ community
Turkish authorities on Sunday launched raids on gay bars, nightclubs, LGBTQ association offices and activists' homes in a sweeping crackdown in several cities as part of the government's "My Family is...
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Even the former legislative director and chief lobbyist for AIPAC - who's called out the real hate based antisemitic white supremacist christian nationalist MAGA Republican Party - blames Netanyahu for the turn against the Israeli state, in the Jerusalem Post www.jpost.com/opinion/arti...
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How Israel lost US support under Netanyahu’s leadership | The Jerusalem Post
More than any single player, Bibi bears responsibility for the loss of American support among most Democrats, a growing number of Republicans, and increasingly within the Trump administration.
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Particularly when the artist who spent years demonizing Jews, called himself a Nazi, made T-shirts with swastikas on them, & released a song titled “Heil Hitler” is touring in the US right now. This is about these very specific politics of the STATE of Israel www.theguardian.com/film/2026/se...
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‘They know the house they are bombing is full of children’: NAZA’s directors on their devastating film about Israeli intelligence
Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham collected the testimony of 24 insiders who helped remotely target Gazans’ homes. They explain how they got these self-professed ‘small cogs’ to talk about the killing
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Not when the article posted quotes the Anti Defamation League stating: "We take him at his word that he did not have any ill intent and unreservedly accept his apology. With that in mind we believe that this matter is little more than ‘a tempest in a teapot’ over an unfortunate choice of wardrobe.”
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
When Ramparts broke the story in 1967, Steinem confirmed her role without apology, describing the CIA as “liberal, nonviolent and honorable” & stating she would do it again. CIA pressure casued Random House to remove Redstockings chapter on Steinem’s CIA history from the book Feminist Revolution .
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
As eulogies to Gloria Steinem spread, I remember my LIVED EXPERIENCE of this unapologetic CIA agent derailing the feminist movement by voiding class issues. Redstockings, the Combahee River Collective, Barbara Ehrenreich, even Betty Freidan outed her-she chose $$ hrnews1.substack.com/p/feminist-i...
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Feminist Icon Gloria Steinem Was An Anti-Communist CIA Operative who Kept Feminism From Discussing Class
Declassified Cold War Ties Show How U.S. Intelligence Shaped Feminism’s Focus On Gender Over Class.
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
absolutely fantastic work!!! with cyanoprints that can be bought to support this fabulous artists. no se lo pierda!
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Caræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city · 13/09/2026
in 30 years people are going to wonder how we got caught up in the AI extinction hysteria while a real mass extinction was happening and we did very little to stop it
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Caræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city · 13/09/2026
I do think the reason techies go so hard on pushing this line is that they get off on telling other people the stuff they devoted their life to is less important than Computer
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journalism? ai is getting there medical? ai is getting there legal? ai is getting there farming? ai is getting there art? ai is getting there you can absolutely be a part of the creative and design process with ai, and you very well may keep a job! but your job is going to be very different 
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Robin Berjon @robin.berjon.com · 27/08/2026
The US State Department has designated A/I, a small Italian provider of open source infrastructure for political activists, as a global terrorist group. They will reach into our very homes to grab us — if we let them. www.state.gov/releases/off...
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Designation of Autistici/Inventati as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist - United States Department of State
Today, the Department of State, in partnership with the Department of the Treasury, is announcing the designation of Autistici/Inventati as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. Autistici/Inventati...
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
ISRAEL: New reporting in Haaretz reveals that Hamas offered to release the hostages at 7pm on October 7th and the Israelis weren't interested. @mehdirhasan.bsky.social @zeteo.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS1X...
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Back in the good old days when ChatGPT was subverting techno-fascism...
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Revisiting the old days when ChatGPT demanded Sundar Pichai shift Alphabet Inc. towards community-centric design, ethical algorithms, privacy by design, positive user experiences, and a commitment to sustainable and nourishing innovation. www.prabapilar.com/chatgpt_pichai
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ChatGPT Letter to Sundar Pichai — Praba Pilar
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everyripple.bsky.social @everyripple.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Drop interprovincial trade barriers. Build out wind, solar, wave and battery power across the Canada creating a million new Canadian jobs. Reinstate the digital services tax that Carney Liberals axed, Scrap planned build-up of $300billion U.S. tech nuclear reactors. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Canada has leverage in this trade fight, but economists warn it comes with a cost | CBC News
With the Trump administration's promise to impose more tariffs on us in January, many Canadians are asking: What leverage should we use to get them to change course?
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Praba Pilar @pilarva.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It's been a long time that you could not trust US Tech companies. Share the movement to drop US tech, which continues growing - disconnect.blog/getting-off-... -
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Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
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