Reposted by PatsERest of World @restofworld.org · 04/08/2026As demand for elite AI engineers outpaces supply, companies are recruiting teenagers through camps, research programs, and guaranteed job pipelines restofworld.org/2026/china-tech-rec…restofworld.orgChina’s AI talent race is starting in high schoolAs demand for elite AI engineers outpaces supply, companies are recruiting teenagers through camps, research programs, and guaranteed job pipelines. 064
PatsE @pkayecreative.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Hope everyone has stopped funding the #DNC so they can support #DSA candidates who oppose data centers. The writing is on the walls that its a winning issue for the #midterms 🗳️ 010
Reposted by PatsEPaul Renfro @renfro.bsky.social · 04/08/2026This is the tragic yet logical result of a decades-long project—undertaken by rightwing politicians and “business-minded” administrators alike—to distort the meaning of higher education, to deny the intrinsic value of the pursuit of knowledge, to deprive us all of richer, more purposeful lives. 13608257
PatsE @pkayecreative.bsky.social · 04/08/2026“It’s not the main reason that climate action matters so much, but it’s a reminder that what we’re losing is not only the terms of our survival and our safety, but our freedom and pleasure.” 010
Reposted by PatsEThe Oaklandside @oaklandside.org · 03/08/2026From a $3 million Peralta Hacienda restoration to a $10 million Dunsmuir mansion repair, our Culture Makers panel breaks down the price of preservation.oaklandside.orgWhat it costs to save a piece of Oakland's historyFrom a $3 million Peralta Hacienda restoration to a $10 million Dunsmuir mansion repair, our Culture Makers panel breaks down the price of preservation. 032
Reposted by PatsEparapraxismag.bsky.social @parapraxismag.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Later that same night, we will be celebrating the launch of the collective and our space, as well as Parapraxis Issue 08: Groups, at Thee Stork Club. New York, we’ll see you for a party at Rodeo on Friday, October 2. 143
Reposted by PatsEparapraxismag.bsky.social @parapraxismag.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Today we announce The Psychosocial Foundation’s opening of a therapeutic collective, education space, and bookstore at 1742 Franklin Street in Uptown Oakland. 1316
Reposted by PatsEJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 03/08/2026New: here's why a Flock employee quit. Says he was 'lied to' Jonathan Paz's job was to convince cities to buy Flock cameras. But then something changed and he realized he needed to get out of the company. Watch the full conversation here and subscribe for more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKYY... 723481
Reposted by PatsECharles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Listen to @tressiemcphd.bsky.social when she writes that AI is "the backbone of a superstructure that merges regressive politics with unchecked economic power in the guise of technological innovation” - and then teach about and against the technologies with the help of the books she cites:nytimes.comOpinion | Want to Fight Back Against Big Tech? Start Here.A.I. is a political theory. And it is gobbling up our democracy. 46526
PatsE @pkayecreative.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Same goes for AI workers, who are expected to string together disparate tools and repeat tasks, often wasting incredible amounts of energy, as their supervisors use their extra time to surveil workers. Imagine making a suit by stapling together raw-edged fabric swatches! This is your AI. 020
Reposted by PatsETech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Tulane's Muira McCammon documented how Google turned off reviews for 90+ ICE detention facilities, erasing accounts of conditions inside. Google says disabling ICE facility reviews was "unrelated to a government request." But McCammon argues the effect is the same: dissent rendered invisible.buff.lyAs Google Scrubs ICE Detention Reviews, Platform Power Serves State InterestsGoogle’s content moderation choices threaten to render accounts of treatment inside federal detention centers invisible, writes Muira McCammon. 278
Reposted by PatsEScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Padilla co-wrote a bill that would let the public sue a sitting president to recover money taken through corruption. Yes, a sitting president. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trumps-law... 15042971196
PatsE @pkayecreative.bsky.social · 02/08/2026“Soylent Green Sunrise” (2026) Solid tempura paint and acrylic on textured paper By C. (4 years old) 250
Reposted by PatsEKatharine Norbury @katharinenorbury.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Deadly nightshade winding its way through unripe blackberries. 063
PatsE @pkayecreative.bsky.social · 02/08/2026“Emotional extraction and oppression is enacted by AI — and these forces run on similar lines whereby psychological exhaustion of the more vunlerable plays an active role in keeping us in place.” As a former AI sweatshop worker, I have thoughts. AI creators use AI as psych warfare in the workplace. 073
Reposted by PatsEComics in the Spooky Age 🧛♂️🧟♀️🎃 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Today is the birthday of cartoonist Jackie Ormes (Aug. 1, 1911-Dec. 26, 1985), the first Black woman to create a newspaper comic strip that was read nationally in the US. She created Torchy Brown in Dixie to Harlem, Torchy in Heartbeats & Patty-Jo ‘n’ Ginger. Patty Jo became a toy doll. 71406500
Reposted by PatsERubitsart (202) 224-3121 —CAPITOL SWITCHBOARD # @rubitsart.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Loving this art 0142
Reposted by PatsEComics in the Spooky Age 🧛♂️🧟♀️🎃 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 01/08/2026I picked this up to read to my grandchildren someday. 1548
PatsE @pkayecreative.bsky.social · 01/08/2026In 2010, I caught some blowback for raising funds to report on Burning Man. But it was the greatest way to go. All my expenses paid, with extra for my article. Cyn, my burning soul sister. I would have written about it differently now. After this week's episode, "Mud Burn," I know that I'll return:play.hbomax.comWatch The Man Will Burn | HBO MaxWatch The Man Will Burn on HBO Max. Plans start at $10.99/month. Directed by Jehane Noujaim and Vikram Gandhi, this four-part docuseries offers a behind-the-scenes look at the evolution and ethos of B... 100
Reposted by PatsETimnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 30/07/2026"As Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei Asia found in a recent investigation, just five US tech giants — Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Oracle — are hiding an estimated $1.65 trillion in debt that doesn’t appear on balance sheets. futurism.com/artificial-i...futurism.comAI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of DebtAI companies are pouring tens of billions of dollars into enormous data centers. They're being built on top of a mountain of hidden debt. 10355922419
Reposted by PatsEAnthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Why is smoke from #WoodsideFire in Sonoma County so bad from a small blaze? Winds are being channeled through the Russian River and Petaluma Gap, bringing smoke to the Hwy 101 corridor. A shallow marine layer ~1,500ft w/ hot air above cold air prevents smoky winds from mixing w/ the free atmosphere 25116
PatsE @pkayecreative.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Oaklanders: Signed copies of Colson Whitehead seen yesterday at #TallyHo!Books 100
PatsE @pkayecreative.bsky.social · 30/07/2026“But Oakland hasn’t published an annual contracts report since October 2023. The last report, which covered the fiscal year 2022-2023, listed scores of contracts that added up to over $10 million… City officials did not respond to an interview request from The Oaklandside for this story.” 000
Reposted by PatsEMarty Orzio @martyjo.bsky.social · 30/07/2026apnews.com/article/step... I still miss him.apnews.comStephen Colbert wins an anti-censorship award after CBS ends 'The Late Show'Stephen Colbert has received an “anti-censorship” award from the Before Columbus Foundation. The foundation, based in Oakland, California, champions diversity in U.S. literature and culture. 012
Reposted by PatsEReo Eveleth @reveleth.com · 30/07/2026If you know someone who lives in the Bay Area can you do me a favor? Send them this calendar? I work really hard on it every week and think it's a genuinely useful thing, but I feel like it's so hard to get the word out!!! www.coyotemedia.org/coyote-calen...coyotemedia.orgCOYOTE Calendar: July 30-August 5This week we've got alien costumes, several forms of magic, bratwurst throwing, Yiddish puppetry, and something described as “intelligent, leaky, erotic, and alive.” 25931
Reposted by PatsEEvan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 29/07/2026So many awesome artists have signed our pledge to boycott venues that use AI surveillance in the last week! Don't see your fave band? Send this to them! Recent signers: AJJ Apes of the State Dame Fai Laci Judy Chicago Jolie Holland Juan Alderete Pedro the Lion SOJI Veronica Swift Xiu Xiu +++banfacialrecognition.comBan Facial Recognition at Live EventsArtists and venues take the pledge: no facial recognition at shows. 9610192
Reposted by PatsEThe Quiet Norm(an) @whosyrhoosier.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Here's a chance for the disabled community to be heard! 012
PatsE @pkayecreative.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Required watching on bitcoin 🤑 When I worked in Truckee, a downtown gallerist insisted on displaying an NFT "artwork." I coordinated an event there and checked it out; the piece had zero orginality and yet had prime placement in the space. Working with #OaklandArtMurmur on our #AIart policy rn! 100
Reposted by PatsEPBS News @pbsnews.org · 30/07/2026A central figure of the 1960s Black Art Movement, Saar pioneered assemblage boxes, or sculptures made of found objects, and reclaimed Jim Crow-era memorabilia as powerful totems of Black liberation. to.pbs.org/4pOF6V1to.pbs.orgArtist Betye Saar, whose work reflects Black identity and spirituality, dies at 99A central figure of the 1960s Black Art Movement, Saar pioneered assemblage boxes, or sculptures made of found objects, and reclaimed Jim Crow-era memorabilia as powerful totems of Black liberation. 210739
Reposted by PatsEIrish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Bono, Bruce Springsteen and Ed Sheeran remember Glen Hansard as tributes pour in www.rte.ie/entertainmen...rte.ieBono and Bruce Springsteen remember Glen HansardBono, Bruce Springsteen and Ed Sheeran are among the many stars paying tribute to singer-songwriter Glen Hansard following his death in Dublin at the age of 56. 0286
PatsE @pkayecreative.bsky.social · 29/07/2026“A year later, the [Black] Panthers’ Oakland mother chapter, by then devolving into the infighting and paranoia that would foreshadow the entire movement’s dissolution, reprinted an editorial in its namesake paper…🧵 110
PatsE @pkayecreative.bsky.social · 29/07/2026More AI means more fracking, and thus more radioactive wastewater, earthquakes 010
PatsE @pkayecreative.bsky.social · 29/07/2026“Police say they caught Pareigis approaching a #Flock camera around 2 a.m. Sunday holding a ladder and power drill. Five license plate reader cameras…were allegedly found in a nearby car. “‘It's not illegal to walk around with a drill. Just a power tool. We all got them, right?’ he said.” 011
PatsE @pkayecreative.bsky.social · 28/07/2026To my five subscribers of the Artist Mutual Aid newsletter, thank you for reading! I abruptly pulled the aite down once I realized that I was only aiding myself. 😅 The process, however, helped me realize how to help the most people. 🧵 100
PatsE @pkayecreative.bsky.social · 28/07/2026This editing workshop looks amazing! Self-editing is an art and a struggle for anyone who puts pen to paper. Educating the inner critic feels so empowering. 133
Reposted by PatsEACLU @aclu.org · 28/07/2026People across the political spectrum agree: Automatic license plate readers are a huge violation to our right to privacy. It's time to get the Flock out of our communities.military.comFlock cameras are taking over, but many Americans are pushing back"This national display of public unity on this issue is very inspiring and refreshing," an ACLU lawyer told Military.com. 1132683
Reposted by PatsEThe Old Farmer's Almanac @oldfarmersalmanac.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Ready for a little midsummer magic? 🌕️ The Full Buck Moon rises on July 29, 2026! July’s Full Buck Moon will reach peak illumination at 10:36 A.M. ET. Other names for this Moon include the Raspberry Moon, Thunder Moon, and Berry Moon. Learn more! Almanac.com/content/full-moon-julyalmanac.comJuly 2026 Full Buck Moon: Meaning, Peak Time, and July Moon TraditionsDiscover the story behind July’s Full Buck Moon, when to watch it on July 29, 2026, and the folklore and traditions tied to this midsummer Moon. 0118
Reposted by PatsEKTVU FOX 2 @ktvufox2.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Cal Fire crews are battling two vegetation fires in Northern California. In the Bay Area, firefighters are working to contain the Mines Fire in Santa Clara County, and farther north in Tuolumne County, crews are battling the Dove Fire, which forced evacuations.bit.lyFirefighters battle two Northern California vegetation firesCal Fire crews are battling two vegetation fires in Northern California. In the Bay Area, firefighters are working to contain the Mines Fire in Santa Clara County, and farther north in Tuolumne County, crews are battling the Dove Fire, which forced evacuations. 001
Reposted by PatsEKPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 28/07/2026Missed our Stevie Wonder Special? Don’t you worry ’bout a thing! It’s available on demand for the next two weeks at kpfa.org. 🎶✨ kpfa.org/episode/hott... Thank us by making a donation, big or small, during our Summer Fund Drive. Find Your Groove @ KPFA.org 023
Reposted by PatsENikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 26/07/2026𝐍𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬. ℕ𝕠𝕝𝕒𝕟 𝕎𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕤. 𝘕𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘴. 𝖭𝗈𝗅𝖺𝗇 𝖶𝖾𝗅𝗅𝗌. Until the truth comes out. We will keep saying 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬. 12249105
Reposted by PatsEJed Hartman @elysdir.bsky.social · 14/07/2026‘HBO had just one note, Wells said. “And their response was, ‘Good story. Just make sure it’s balanced, and we’re not just treating the situation as if it doesn’t have other points of view.’”’ www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/... 3/3nbcnews.comNoah Wyle was 'concerned' when HBO wanted changes for ICE episode of 'The Pitt'"The negotiation was being driven by political reasons, creative reasons, fear, uncertainty," Wyle told Variety about behind-the-scenes talks over the episode of the hit medical drama. 031
Reposted by PatsEAnthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Many beach rescues along the California coast the past few days. A few reasons: - Violent seas from Southern Hemisphere + hurricane swells = rip currents & sneaker waves - Sunny, warm weather (and a marine heat wave) - Large tidal swings from full moon this week Beachgoers, beware!sfchronicle.comDramatic video shows teenage lifeguard rescue boy from violent waves at Santa Cruz beachA rookie lifeguard dashed into the ocean at a Santa Cruz beach and fought to hold onto the boy, as towering waves crashed around them. 1338
PatsE @pkayecreative.bsky.social · 27/07/2026As someone who was twice muted at an Alphabet Union Zoom meeting, I can assure you that they do not, cannot help AI data workers. My GGF and GGM started unions in SF, and I served as a union steward at Cody's Books. But they have their work cut out for them. bayareacurrent.com/google-worke...bayareacurrent.comAmid Wave of Tech Layoffs, Google Workers Organize for Job Security"We are the frogs realizing the pot has been boiling the whole time": Google workers talk job security, internal culture shift, and building the union. 151