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Sam D

@prolixpost.bsky.social
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UMD PhD candidate, studying surveillance technology, privacy, digital culture

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Weird Spy Satellite @weirdsatellite.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
OSINT #214 from HEXAGON (TS/SCI) 1. Yolkmaxxing Pillars 2. Stray Causeway 3. Antique Desert Parapet
Aerial satellite photo labelled in bright yellow letters: 

1. Yolkmaxxing Pillars
2. Stray Causeway
3. Antique Desert Parapet

Actual coordinates: 20.5381° N, 102.2083° W
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SASSI South @sassisouth.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Join us!
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morrowind.txt @morrowind-txt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What do you want?
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026
ICE are currently chasing and kidnapping immigrants in New Bedford, Massachusetts, a town that is at this point probably most famous for being the starting point for Ishmael’s journey in the great American novel Moby-Dick, which portrays a multiracial crew including many immigrants, working together
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Sam D @prolixpost.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Last four characters you saved to your phone are your D&D party
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Amy Laura Hall @profligategrace.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Fascinating, intricate, emboldening work! ♥️ Wikipedia and ♥️Unions I need both!
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
As opposition to data centers grows across the United States, the tech industry is "pulling from tried-and-tested playbooks" to bypass it, write Dean Jackson and Samantha Totoni—from nonprofit front groups to super PACs to tightly managed public forums.
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Big Tech’s PR Playbook for Overcoming Data Center Opponents
The tech industry is pulling from tried-and-tested playbooks to bypass and securitize public opposition, write Dean Jackson and Sam Totoni.
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Sam D @prolixpost.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
dissertating
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself
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Matt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Great call to arms by @cnewf.bsky.social, following the tactic of Jed Esty's "Future of Decline" by looking to Stuart Hall & the New Left, & urging us to forego "private agency within our universities" in favor of "collective agency by running them."
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Academics Must Seize the Means of Knowledge Production - Public Books
Trumpism has canceled the knowledge society.
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Sam D @prolixpost.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
🥳 publication day 🎉
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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Congress caused a judicial vacancy crisis in DC by repeatedly failing to confirm judges for DC courts. Instead of fixing it, today it will vote on a bill to eliminate the little say DC gets on selecting the judges in our local courts. The bill would let President Trump handpick DC judges instead.
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Dr. Katherine Haenschen @drkath.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
There is, as of right now, no coverage of this protest on the WaPo website or in their @washingtonpost.com feed. So, if you (you reading this) want people to SEE this protest, you must share it.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
A good guide for DC residents on what to do in response to the new immigration operations in DC.
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Reps @raskin.house.gov @robertgarcia.bsky.social @eleanornorton.bsky.social and Senator @vanhollen.senate.gov have introduced resolutions to end the emergency period in DC — and end Trump's power here. We need Congress to pass these bills as swiftly as possible. FreeDCproject.org/termination
Make calls to Congress: Pass the termination resolutions. New bills would end the emergency period and Trump's power in DC.
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Daphna @dapati.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
It's a good day to send some cash to @remorahousedc.bsky.social to support mutual aid for unhoused folks!
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Sam D @prolixpost.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
🎉publication day🎉: in which i try to review two books at once & had to redraft because ICE/LAPD was rioting (thanks @ijoc-usc.bsky.social) ijoc.org/index.php/ij...
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Border Media, Near and Far | DiBella | International Journal of Communication
Border Media, Near and Far
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Sam D @prolixpost.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
barn door, horse
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Fungocrat @fungocrat.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
One can lose perspective here on Bluesky - always remember that the only social network of real consequence is the network of patterned tapping you can hear through the walls of great chambers beneath the earth.
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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
We can still save the Institute for Museum and Library Services. Here's a practical guide to what to do right now to save not just the agency's funding but its future all together: bookriot.com/we-can-still...
bookriot.com
We Can Still Save the Institute for Museum and Library Services
Act now to help save the Institute for Museum and Library Services and ensure the well-being of public libraries nationwide.
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Sam D @prolixpost.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
the NYT destroying its public editor role still the writing on the wall moment
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Cypurr Collective @cypurr.org · 07/07/2025
Join the Cypurr folks for an afternoon matinee of The Net (1995, Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam, Dennis Miller, Dir: Irwin Winkler) at Wonderville on 7/20 from 2-5 (Ages 21+)! Movie will be followed by a discussion on tech and cybersecurity RSVP here: withfriends.co/event/236646...
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Sam D @prolixpost.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
i just rewatched The Producers & the whole plot reversal hangs on their naivete, thinking goyim would never laugh at jokes about fascists
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Sam D @prolixpost.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
No… that’s Botticelli. Bodega is a disease produced by eating damaged canned goods.
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Blue sky nice ghost @rajandelman.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
I'm in touch with a source in Cuomo's camp. They're all screaming and turning back into rats. Not looking good so far
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Sam D @prolixpost.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
i wish more conversations like this also talked about / considered unionization—the hangover of the aristocratic model is so strong
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Sam D @prolixpost.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 16/06/2025
Wild that the Times effectively endorses Andrew Cuomo for mayor while implying that Bill de Blasio's mayorship was a disaster and thus a huge problem for Mamdani, when as I recall the main problem with de Blasio's mayorship was... Andrew Cuomo
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Katie Hodges-Kluck, PhD @klhkhistorian.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
"Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels. These results raise concerns about the long-term educational implications of LLM reliance and underscore the need for deeper inquiry into AI's role in learning."
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𝙾𝙻𝙸𝚅𝙸𝙰 🤍 🇲🇽 𝟺𝚃𝙷 𝚃𝚁𝙰𝙽𝚂𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙼𝙴𝚁 @olivia4t.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
🇺🇸 #YESTERDAY #VeteransForPeace protested #Trump’s $100 million parade at #CapitolHill today #Washington #DC #fascism
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Sam D @prolixpost.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
we need more histories of police riots
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
What points would you add to our Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Protest Edition from 2018?
Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Protest Edition.

1. TV news will fixate on incidents of violence, even if rare and uncharacteristic of the overall event.
2. Oppontents will try to delegitimize protesters by claiming they are "paid" or otherwise dishonest. This is almost always untrue.
3. Measuing crowd sie is an imprecise, politicized enterprise. Be skeptical of hard numbers: view aerial photos and compare sources.
4. Beware loaded terms such as "riot" and "rebellion." They often reveal the political leanings of the media outlets using them.
5. Crowds at protests are so diverse that the media can tell any story the want. Beware broad conclusions based on extreme people or events.
6. Coverage often considers whether protesters left a mess, or helped clean up –– a subtle jab or praise. The truth is somewhere in the middle.
7. Protest coverage tends to be episodic, not long-term. Seek out stories that place events in their larger political and historical context.
8. The media will try to tabulate immediate successes and failures of protests. Remember, their impact may not be felt for years.
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
When you see liberal scolding of protest, just send them this message below. Do not split.
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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Op-Ed: When Knowing Your Rights Just Isn’t Enough: A Copycat Organizing Retrospective From June 4, 2024 baltimorebeat.com/op-ed-when-k...
A piece of collage artwork that includes a picture of the Copycat Building. A sign that reads "Copycat makes Lankford takes" hangs from a window.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Statement from the White House regarding deployment of the national guard in California: “Trump has signed a Presidential Memorandum deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen…”
STATEMENT FROM THE WHITE HOUSE
"In recent days, violent mobs have attacked ICE Officers and Federal Law Enforcement Agents carrying out basic deportation operations in Los Angeles, California. These operations are essential to halting and reversing the invasion of illegal criminals into the United States. In the wake of this violence, California's feckless Democrat leaders have completely abdicated their responsibility to protect their citizens. That is why President Trump has signed a Presidential Memorandum deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen to address the lawlessness that has been
allowed to fester. The Trump Administration has a zero tolerance policy for criminal behavior and violence, especially when that violence is aimed at law enforcement officers
trying to do their jobs. These criminals will be arrested and swiftly brought to justice. The Commander-in-Chief will ensure the laws of the United States are executed fully and completely."
-Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary
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Sam D @prolixpost.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
the post-Good Night and Good Luck commentary smash cut to CNN propaganda the minute they started talking about the problem with corporate sponsorship of news
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Jennifer N. Victor @jenvictor.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
In preparation for next week’s parade/demonstration, tanks are being moved into Washington, DC today. Unprecedented. (Photo from a colleague in DC)
Photograph of dozens of tanks on a train, next to I-295 in Washington, DC.
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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Kind of wild for the live broadcast of "Good Night, and Good Luck" on CNN happening at the same time as the escalating protests in LA and NYC but I guess that further illustrates the point of why George Clooney feels the play is more important than ever.
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Sam D @prolixpost.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
@joeydizoglio.bsky.social us, Madison, rabblerousing at an inn to provide low-level grinds
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geoffrey 💀 (scary now) @parsnip.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
hey, you ok? what? president trump's military parade? haha, i guess you did hit your head pretty hard there. it's madam commandant obama's military parade, to celebrate the end of the great war to cleanse the bourgeois infidels of unified greater idaho. get your radiation suit, we're running late,
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Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 11/05/2024
On May 11, 1898 the first issue of Discontent: Mother of Progress was published at Home, Washington. Discontent was published weekly for four years, until it was suppressed by the US Post office for publishing “obscenity.” louisecrowleylibrary.org/discontent
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Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) @aoir.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
We are delighted to share the publication of Risky Research: An AoIR Guide to Researcher Protection and Safety, the culmination of over two years of collaborative effort by the AoIR Risky Research Working Group. aoir.org/riskyresearc...
Cover Image for:

Risky Research: An AoIR Guide to Researcher Protection and Safety

AoIR Risky Research Working Group

Contributors: Alice Marwick, Dafna Kaufman, Jacob Smith, Patricia Aufderheide, Jessica
Beyer, Emma L. Briant, Coppélie Cocq, Laura Dilley, Sam DiBella, Radhika Gajjala, Kamile
Grusauskaite, Alex D. Ketchum, Zelly Martin, Janice Metzger, Erin McInerney, Rachel Moran,
John McNutt, Suay Melisa Oezkula, Victoria O’Meara, Riccardo Nanni, Carolina Parreiras,
Katy Pearce, Ryan Payne, Meredith Pruden, Christian Sandvig, Caighlan Smith, Sam Srauy,
Zeerak Talat, Leonie Tanczer, Robert Tynes, Antonia Vaughan, Shenja van der Graaf, Courtney
Vowles, Michele White.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
“BRING HIM HOME” 🔥
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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 01/04/2025
did we need the entire economy tanked and I just don’t appreciate the nuance, or
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
SCOOP: DOGE notified the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) today that the entire staff is being put on administrative leave effective immediately, I’ve learned from an agency source. They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
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Flaming Hydra @flaminghydra.com · 31/03/2025
TODAY: @raxkingisdead.bsky.social considers the D.C. accent, and her hometown more generally. "Now, ten years after my departure from the American city I still honestly love more than any other, I worry about her. " flaminghydra.com/issue-288/#t...
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Crowded vowels / Lonesome heroes
That's just the way Rax King talks; Colin McGowan trips out on the sofa
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Sam D @prolixpost.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
🎉publication day 🎉: a crit of tech crit
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Sam D @prolixpost.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
@joeydizoglio.bsky.social commemorative sash material
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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 13/03/2025
Just so you know Democrats are voting to defund the public schools attended by the kids of their own overworked and underpaid staff
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