Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appClinton Bowen @torrho.com · 31/07/2026🧵 Blacksky is looking to buy a server for $30k USD. We'd like the following specs or better: - 384 GB RAM - 80 TB NVMe; ZFS RAIDZ2 in 2 vdevs - 1 Gbps + 10 Gpbs burstable - at least 84 threads for the CPU(s) - Ideally somewhere in the eastern half of North America but open to North America and EU 1315191
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appAlex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 18/05/2026If you're reading this, my cat and I have boarded a one-way flight out of the United States. The Trump administration wrongfully denied my work permit renewal; after months of demanding that they follow the law, we have run out of legal recourse, and I have no choice but to leave the country. (🧵)giveinmay.orgSupport Alex's Emergency Relocation + Next Steps on Give In MayAlex is leaving the US after his work permit renewal was wrongfully denied by Trump's USCIS. 13935151499
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appthiiird person @thiiirdperson.com · 17/04/2026i need help affording bills, groceries, and my kid's upcoming birthday. looking for $470 this weekend, one donation at a time. please chip in if you're able to. shares are also very helpful! 0912
xylosomatic.blacksky.app @xylosomatic.blacksky.app · 16/04/2026I just did this, took me 2 minutes. 000
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appborderless @borderless.bsky.social · 02/03/2026As Isreal renews open war with Lebanon, @distributeaid.org has tourniquets, water filters, and wheelchairs already on the way to help civilians survive. We also prepositioned hundreds of shelter nursing kits to help mothers and infants fleeing the bombs. Donate to fund the next shipment 👇omprakash.orgSend Aid to the Levant | Crowdfunding with Omprakash nullDonate to support social impact in Serbia with Distribute Aid. 210185
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appborderless @borderless.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Are you a warehouse owner who hates ICE and loves your community? Donate 20 pallet spaces and @distributeaid.org will fill em up before the next disaster strikes! 211846
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appDistribute Aid @distributeaid.org · 03/01/2026🚨 Thread collecting actionable steps to help civilians in Venezuela, Venezuelan refugees fleeing to neighboring countries, and Venezuelan immigrants in the US. 🚨 ✅️ Please post ideas / links, especially to local frontline groups. ❌️ Please avoid non-actions, and be cautious regarding sanctions. 👇 129413449
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appFirestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 27/12/2025Now that we're in the 2025 home stretch, our collective is shifting from retail hustle to reflection. This was a tough year, on lots of levels, but our public messaging has mostly focused on political concerns rather than the difficult financial position we've been in since Hurricane Helene. 1/ 26916
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appWilliam Gillis 🏴 @rechelon.bsky.social · 21/12/2025Wake up babes, the most wonderful thing has finally happened. annas-archive.org/blog/backing... 3312118
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appSolomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 15/12/2025People will compensate you to know the truth and tell a lie 312725
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appWorkshops4Gaza @workshops4gaza.bsky.social · 13/12/2025Also from Sameer: “The Civil Defense in Gaza received 3,500 calls in the last hours and the Sameer Project received hundreds of calls and messages. Hundreds of camps flooded and dozens have been completely destroyed.” Please donate!!!! 03032
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.app✪ Beware the Gray Ghost ✪ @jongraywb.blacksky.app · 03/11/2025Reposting with Alt Text. Location of free food pantries in Atlanta for those in need. 2365415
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appMeredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social · 27/10/2025📣THREAD: It’s surprising to me that so many people were surprised to learn that Signal runs partly on AWS (something we can do because we use encryption to make sure no one but you–not AWS, not Signal, not anyone–can access your comms). It’s also concerning. 1/ 4528281042
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appIron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 06/09/2025Do it. Search your name. Take their money. It’s yours anyway. 336642765
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appGregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 04/09/2025Everyone keeps talking about how this or that country or international body has been completely inert, inactive, with respects to Gaza – myself included – but it isn't entirely accurate. They've been doing *something*: Watching, observing, and taking scrupulous notes on the question of the limit. 1789
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appthemboy insomniac @riotliturgist.bsky.social · 08/06/2025activists aboard the Madleen believe their signal was intercepted by Israel and that the IOF is preparing to commit a war crime, but they are not stopping, they're determine to bring food to gaza. none of us have ever been this brave. keep the more eyes on the madleen the better. keep watching. 2165102
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appJack Turban MD @turban.bsky.social · 05/06/2025The NYT is doing a podcast series on the history of pediatric gender medicine that’s sure to be a mess. Alternatively, you could read my meticulously cited book: allstora.com/products/fre...allstora.comFree to Be: Understanding Kids & Gender IdentityAn authoritative guide to understanding and navigating gender identity from an acclaimed expert on the mental health of transgender and gender diverse youth. Kids today are more gender fluent and expa... 27120
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appLee Cicuta @butchanarchy.bsky.social · 15/05/2025I am so grateful for everyone’s help so far, and am now over halfway to my goal here! I’ve got to get a majority of these bills paid off this month. Please consider helping me out with funds if you can. Boosts are really appreciated as well 🙏💙 ko-fi.com/butchanarchy... 05566
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appthemboy insomniac @riotliturgist.bsky.social · 21/05/2025i am adding another post linking directly to the fundraiser in case bluesky deletes nema's account again. please help these children eat!! bit.ly/HelpRazanbit.lySave Razan and Mohammad familyMy name is Sasha M , and I am raising money for my beautiful friend Nima. Please read her words below: 11319
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appthemboy insomniac @riotliturgist.bsky.social · 21/05/2025b__sting for Nema and her children--can we get them at least $200? these kids need to eat right away 186
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 10/05/2025Poisoning the air of a Black community for a fucking chatbot.politico.com'How come I can’t breathe?': Musk's data company draws a backlash in MemphisThe company’s turbines — enough to power 280,000 homes — run without emission controls in an area that leads Tennessee in asthma hospitalizations. 13872143367
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appThomas Harvey @tbh1910.bsky.social · 09/05/2025The ICE kidnappings are terrifying and show why abolition is the only path. Kidnapping cops call themselves "special police units," but they're the jump out boys in most cities. Freddie Gray was kidnapped by them and the SCORPION unit killed Tyree Nichols. theconversation.com/tyre-nichols...theconversation.comTyre Nichols’ death underscores the troubled history of specialized police unitsThe officers charged in the murder of a Black man in Memphis, Tenn., were part of the elite SCORPION squad. Such units have an ugly history. 11260100
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appthemboy insomniac @riotliturgist.bsky.social · 04/05/2025the thing teenage boys need to hear more than anything else is that it is actually okay if they don't grow up to be men at all. they don't have to feel invested in the political interests of men as a class, bc they dont have to BE men. it's okay if they grow up to be women, or something else :) 191500264
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 30/04/2025there are 400 million guns in this country Every adult and child above adolescence in this country should have stop the bleed training 1470160
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appDana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 13/04/2025The last functional hospital in Gaza city has been bombed and patients are strewn on the streets. 3143124
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 12/04/2025Court ruling saying Mahmoud Khalil can be deported condemned as ‘unjust and alarming’ – livetheguardian.comCourt ruling saying Mahmoud Khalil can be deported condemned as ‘unjust and alarming’ – liveColumbia University graduate’s support team says decision puts at risk free speech after court says state department memo on beliefs was enough evidence for removal 1022977
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 10/04/2025Who could’ve ever foresaw except all the people who did and got arrested for doing so 3956631727
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appMel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 07/04/2025211 dead journalists in Gaza These are my colleagues, my comrades in storytelling, the very best of our profession being burned alive in front of the whole fucking world My heart can’t fucking take it 9723277
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appAlaaa @engalaaaaaa.bsky.social · 04/04/2025@xylosomatic.bsky.social If we are gone, take care of yourself, and keep us in your heart. Stay strong, defend your freedom, and never lose hope. We wished for peace but left hungry and heartbroken. Famine is hitting my children hard. Please repost, quote, or donate. bsky.app/profile/assa... 011
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appMuntjac: Anarchism Decolonised @muntjacmag.bsky.social · 28/03/2025muntjacmag.noblogs.org/post/2025/03... 055
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appSignal @signal.org · 25/03/2025Right now there are a lot of new eyes on Signal, and not all of them are familiar with secure messaging and its nuances. Which means there’s misinfo flying around that might drive people away from Signal and private communications. 1/ 12740711350
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appSASSI South @sassisouth.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Greensboro, come through for a SASSI Session. We'll discuss the surveillance tech and systems in Greensboro and how we challenge their use. Email for the location: sassisouth@proton.me 022
Reposted by @xylosomatic.blacksky.appElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 18/03/2025DHS plans to collect social media data from immigrants (including many already in the U.S.) who file for citizenship, green cards, asylum, and other benefits – "an even greater threat to the First Amendment,” EFF’s Saira Hussain told @bloomberg.com.news.bloomberglaw.comSocial Media Activity Targeted in Trump Immigration CrackdownTrump administration plans to expand the collection of immigrants’ social media data will have a chilling effect on speech in the US, privacy advocates warn. 912769