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@upmasingh.com
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I have a Punjabi name, I'm not named after food. I do UXey things for my day job. Otherwise I'm a home cook, TV watcher, podcast listener, and a slow knitter. Child-free cat lady. Jaded optimist. Philadelphia. she/her

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C.K. Gill 🕷️😷 @ckgill.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026
Anyone know of a good article to share with a non-tech person about why you don’t want to take medical advice from an LLM?
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Dean Sabatino @deansabatino.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I Think Like Midnight is busy! Friday we’re opening for War on Drugs in Wilmington and its sold out - but you can catch us at two upcoming porchfests!
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The Trace @thetrace.org · 12/09/2026
Balbir Singh Sodhi, a 52-year-old Sikh from India who “radiated love everywhere he went,” was planting flowers for 9/11 victims at his Chevron station when he was killed. Sodhi was one of at least 13 people shot in the aftermath of 9/11 by people seeking revenge for the attacks.
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The Forgotten Hate-Fueled Shootings in the Wake of 9/11
Several shootings driven by Islamophobia were obscured in the aftermath of that day. In a new analysis by The Trace, we revisit what happened.
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upma @upmasingh.com · 12/09/2026
I haven't been on here at all today, but I'll probably scroll later. I can't believe it's been 25 years, it seems like it just happened. But we've been living with airport security, DHS, and ICE for almost 25 years now. *sigh*
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Just a heads up. I was able to schedule my COVID vaccine appointment. Online it may ask “do you have a condition that puts you at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 virus.” Click yes and it will allow you to schedule an appointment. No questions asked. No proof required. Pass it on.
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upma @upmasingh.com · 01/09/2026
twice now, I have scheduled a USPS pickup. twice, they have not come. twice, they have sent me a confirmation that the pickup is complete. Liars.
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Andrew Hinton 😷🧡 @andrewhinton.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
the purpose of a (media) system is what it does
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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
An essay I've just written for @nytimes on why Big Tech is the 21st Century’s equivalent of the East India Company: "What It Would Take to Dismantle the Most Powerful Companies in the World" www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/o...
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Opinion | What It Would Take to Dismantle the Most Powerful Companies in the World
A playbook to curb the growing power of Big Tech.
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Science History Institute @sciencehistory.org · 27/08/2026
The mirror changed how we see ourselves. Now it’s changing our relationship with the rest of the animal kingdom. Read the latest Distillations story by Andrea Teagle, a freelance science writer and adventure seeker based in Cape Town, South Africa.⁠ www.sciencehistory.org/stories/maga...
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Extended Family
The mirror changed how we see ourselves. Now it's changing our relationship with the rest of the animal kingdom.
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upma @upmasingh.com · 27/08/2026
Luckily someone in the office mentioned the trolleys were messed up before I left. When I looked at the SEPTA app to get any info... nothing. I came here to see if @septaphilly.bsky.social or @septa-social.bsky.social had anything. Nothing. WHERE AM I SUPPOSED TO LOOK?
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The Sensemakers Club @thesensemakersclub.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
What happens when you slow down enough to actually notice what you're thinking? Joe Elmendorf hosts Mindfulness & Modeling the first Tuesday of every month at 2PM ET — a space where stillness and structure meet. www.thesensemakersclub.com/discussi…
Discussion group graphic for Mindfulness & Modeling, hosted by Joe Elmendorf, meeting the first Tuesdays of the month at 2PM ET through The Sensemakers Club. Purple background with a black and white circular portrait photo of Joe.
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IAC - Information Architecture Conference @theiaconf.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
We're excited to announce this year's theme, Architectures of Trust: Building What Endures! We're looking for informative talks & practical half-day workshops from practitioners who shape how people find, understand, & trust information. Submit your proposal by 9/20: sessionize.com/the-ia-confe...
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The IA Conference 2027: Call for Speakers
GoalsThe IA conference exists to promote discourse and learning about the intentional design of information environments. It is a gathering of practit...
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upma @upmasingh.com · 15/08/2026
Remember Tiger King? The filmmaker, Eric Goode, has a new doc series on HBO called Monsters of God. About the exotic reptile business. And if that interests you, you might also find this story interesting www.sciencehistory.org/stories/maga...
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Venom in His Veins
Bill Haast, the Florida man who tried to milk medical miracles from deadly snakes.
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upma @upmasingh.com · 15/08/2026
Joy is seeing a hummingbird at your feeder after a long week (and an afternoon of sad news in the world).
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upma @upmasingh.com · 11/08/2026
"Billionaire dilettantes are weapons of mass destruction, and their special projects have a wide blast radius and inflict a *lot* of collateral damage."
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The Sensemakers Club @thesensemakersclub.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
A member recently watched their organization roll out AI across every content touchpoint — with no plan, no governance, and no content person in the room. The tool wasn't the problem. The absence of expertise was. Join us every weekday at 2 PM ET.
The moment you stop being the person who makes sense of the content is the moment the content stops making sense.
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Karen VH @designinginward.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
service design
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David Dylan Thomas @daviddylanthomas.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Wanna learn about Black history? Specifically the history of Black horror? AND see my movie? Now you can do it all online: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-history-...
Flyer for History of Black Horror + White Meat Appetizer event depicting three dancing zombies.
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
“The most important thing about a technology isn't what it does, it's who it does it for and who it does it to.” – @doctorow.pluralistic.net lnk.to/onthemedia/b...
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On the Media
The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.
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upma @upmasingh.com · 02/08/2026
Hanji! Bothh chungi laggi.
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IAC - Information Architecture Conference @theiaconf.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
We are happy to announce that IAC27 is returning to Philadelphia April 14th - 17th, 2027, where we’ll be hosted by Arch Street Meeting House again! (Don’t worry, their AC is installed now 🙌) Your new chairs, Jaimie Yakaboski, Lisa Ellis, and Sara Mooney are hard at work planning out IAC27!
IA Conference Save the Date April 14 to 17 in Philadelphia, PA
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upma @upmasingh.com · 28/07/2026
At my dentist appointment this morning, I'm trying to figure out a seemingly broken elevator, the woman at the front desk asks, "you looking for immigration." 1. Oh! There's anything immigration related in this medical building? But also, 2. Validation for why I carry my passport these days.
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upma @upmasingh.com · 26/07/2026
Attn: West Philly! You will like this.
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upma @upmasingh.com · 25/07/2026
My hummingbird bird buddy is a piece of junk and their customer service is all chatbot and you cannot find a human.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/07/2026
India’s education minister stepped down on Saturday, in a major victory for a student protest movement that has challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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India’s Education Minister Steps Down, Handing Win to Protesters
With Dharmendra Pradhan offering his resignation, the student protest movement achieved a major victory against the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Amardeep Singh @electrostani.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The family tried so hard to not believe it was happening… but it was.
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Science History Institute @sciencehistory.org · 22/07/2026
The Castle Bravo nuclear test marked a new chapter in the Cold War. But for the crew of a Japanese fishing vessel, the impact proved fatal. Their story introduced the world to "fallout" and reshaped conversations about nuclear weapons and their human cost. Read the latest from Distillations ⬇️
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Atomic Tuna
An ill-fated fishing voyage pulls back the curtain on U.S. nuclear testing in the Pacific.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 22/07/2026
Tomorrow, the House will vote on the NDAA, which includes a provision to merge parts of our military with the IDF. This amendment is an existential threat to American sovereignty and democracy. Every member of Congress must vote NO.
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upma @upmasingh.com · 21/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Tens of thousands of Cockroach movement protesters defy police with Delhi march
Youth-led group calls on education minister to quit in one of India’s largest anti-government rallies in years
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patrick @redford.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Out of nowhere, Jonas Vingegaard crashed out of the Tour de France. A lot of people are assigning blame and trying to figure out why, when really, it's very simple: the unavoidable cruelty of professional cycling. defector.com/jonas-vingeg...
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Jonas Vingegaard Felled Yet Again By The Cruelty Of His Sport | Defector
ÉVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Exactly 84 minutes after Jonas Vingegaard spiked his right collarbone into a curb and limped into an ambulance and out of the Tour de France, the assembled press watched him ...
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Scene on Radio @sceneonradio.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
After 18 months of work, we dropped eps 1 and 2 of our new season, The News. We think this project is making some real interventions, as @chenjerai.bsky.social likes to say, into the scattered and confused debates about "the media." Check it! @dannagal.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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S8 E1: The Myth of the Echo Chamber
Podcast Episode · Scene on Radio · S8 E1 · 40m
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upma @upmasingh.com · 14/07/2026
A test I will fail: can I not touch my phone/avoid all spoilers till after I get home in two hours and watch game highlights?
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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Disinformation about immigration and immigrants in the US is rampant. Those opposed to building a diverse and multicultural society will have you believe all kinds of terrible things about our fellow humans. They take advantage of the ambiguity of the immigration system to perpetuate their message.
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Christopher Whitaker @civicwhitaker.com · 13/07/2026
This is a huge deal - New York City is getting it's own Public Interest Technology Crew! (PIT CREW) www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...
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Mayor Mamdani Launches “Public Interest Technology (PIT) Crew” to Rapidly Build Digital Solutions to Public Problems
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upma @upmasingh.com · 09/07/2026
The hardest part of a summer morning is when it's time to stop watching for hummingbirds and go inside to stare at the computer for 8 hours.
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Lisa Angela🗽 @leeloowrites.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Why is it so hard for liberal Dems to speak like this? Never mind. We know why 💰
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upma @upmasingh.com · 06/07/2026
I got COVID for the first time this week. Grateful it's very mild. Grateful for mRNA. Grateful that my sweet caretaker hasn't come down with it (yet).
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upma @upmasingh.com · 28/06/2026
Anyone know about any south asian diaspora retirement communities (leaning progressive minded a plus) in/around the triangle (NC). Please repost for reach. Thank you.
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Climate.us @climate.us · 23/06/2026
Climate.us is live. Built by members of the team behind Climate.gov, this new independent nonprofit website keeps trusted climate information easy to find, easy to use, and harder to erase. #ClimateForUs #ClimateUS
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Augie Ray @augieray.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
We've never had a steady period. COVID levels were always in flux--until now. For the past month, we've remain flat between 13 and 15 PMMov. Still no sign of a summer surge. data.wastewaterscan.org/tracker?char...
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WastewaterSCAN Dashboard
WastewaterSCAN Data Dashboard tracks infectious diseases across the US via wastewater surveillance.
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The Sensemakers Club @thesensemakersclub.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Sensemaker Summer School week two is here 🎉 Five sessions, five incredible facilitators, one big week of learning together. Which one are you most excited for? Link in bio to register.
Sensemaker Summer School schedule with dates July 20-24 and various speakers.
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UK News 🇬🇧 @news-flows-uk.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
World Cup’s first Sikh player hopes to ‘pave the way’ for others of South Asian heritage Sarpreet Singh made his debut for New Zealand in their 2-2 draw against Iran
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World Cup’s first Sikh player hopes to ‘pave the way’ for others
Sarpreet Singh made his debut for New Zealand in their 2-2 draw against Iran
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Check it out! The AI Con is onsale for just $1.99 for the ebook on bookshop.org: bookshop.org/p/books/the-... w/ @alexhanna.bsky.social
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The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want
How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want
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Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
hey, this is a fairly nerdy news item, but you should absolutely know about it. (looks like there are links in other posts in the thread.) the Post Office is really contemplating not delivering ballots unless states expose their voters' data to DOJ. I hate saying read that again but, read it again
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Ralph Wiley @squealermusic.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
The road closures for the "UFC Freedumb 250" are insane. I strongly recommend avoiding the "Federal core" of DC between 6/11 & 6/14: 250.dc.gov/traffic-clos... (the REAL DC will be fine 😸)
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Austin Govella @austingovella.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Persona-driven navigation
A funny screenshot of an interface for an online death certificate request. Text says, "The person listed on the Death Certificate is:" and then there are two buttons: Myself and Someone Else
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
So, here's a moment for a billionaire to do some good in this world...start a network. Bring back Colbert, get all the folks from 60 Minutes and call it 61 Minutes or something. Do good nightly news! Hire all these fantastic journalists who were let go recently from WaPo, NYT, AJC, NPR, etc.
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upma @upmasingh.com · 01/06/2026
Casting director
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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
If you look at the world, especially the US, we're desperately in need of better design, but design is not apps with luxury aesthetics. It's functional, ethical, sustainable, enjoyable systems, services, and products. Getting that stuff funded and facilitating the decision-making is the work.
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upma @upmasingh.com · 29/05/2026
Hi @reprabb.bsky.social! Take a look at this, please.
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