Kate Monro
@katemonro.bsky.social
Art policy advisor exec admin past publisher artist on pause
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That cardboard box in your home is fueling election denial...
A boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.
(Published 2022)
A boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.
(Published 2022)
That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial
A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.
www.propublica.org
January 31, 2026 at 2:30 AM
That cardboard box in your home is fueling election denial...
A boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.
(Published 2022)
A boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.
(Published 2022)
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“Tech critics become technocrats when they overlook the daunting administrative density of a digital-first society. The author implores critics to reject structural dependencies on digital tools rather than naturalize their integration via critique/reform“ J.Penn
www.policyready.ca/policymaking...
www.policyready.ca/policymaking...
Less as more: decomputing in the age of tech accelerationism — Resources for today's policymakers
By Bianca Wylie In 2021, in the Journal of Social Computing, historian Jonnie Penn made the argument for “Algorithmic Silence: A Call to Decomputerize.” As he summarizes: “Tech critics become...
www.policyready.ca
January 18, 2026 at 11:47 PM
“Tech critics become technocrats when they overlook the daunting administrative density of a digital-first society. The author implores critics to reject structural dependencies on digital tools rather than naturalize their integration via critique/reform“ J.Penn
www.policyready.ca/policymaking...
www.policyready.ca/policymaking...
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Trump may be the beginning of the end for ‘enshittification’ – this is our chance to make tech good again | Cory Doctorow
Trump may be the beginning of the end for ‘enshittification’ – this is our chance to make tech good again | Cory Doctorow
The US president is weaponising tech, but his tariffs and Brexit provide a surprising opportunity to gain back digital control of our lives, says science fiction author, activist and journalist Cory Doctorow
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Trump may be the beginning of the end for ‘enshittification’ – this is our chance to make tech good again | Cory Doctorow
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"They maintain themselves in power by use of force combined with propaganda based on primitive ideas of ‘blood’ and ‘race,’ by skillful manipulation of fear and hate, and by false promise of security. The propaganda ... insists it is smart and ‘realistic’ to be pitiless and violent.”
#usa #fascism
#usa #fascism
January 9, 2026
Beginning in 1943, the War Department published a series of pamphlets for U.S.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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they've got Raffi calling for regime change. something has shifted.
January 9, 2026 at 6:07 PM
they've got Raffi calling for regime change. something has shifted.
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For what it's worth... In 1916, the United States and Denmark signed a treaty in which the U.S. formally recognized Denmark’s sovereignty over all of Greenland in exchange for Denmark's relinquishment of the U.S. Virgin Islands. history.state.gov/historicaldo...
January 10, 2026 at 6:05 AM
For what it's worth... In 1916, the United States and Denmark signed a treaty in which the U.S. formally recognized Denmark’s sovereignty over all of Greenland in exchange for Denmark's relinquishment of the U.S. Virgin Islands. history.state.gov/historicaldo...
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Sometimes the most transformative solutions come from looking at old ideas with fresh eyes.
Bricks, sand & stone could play a key role as thermal energy storage — cheap, scalable, and perfect for storing excess wind & solar as heat for industry and district heating.
www.euractiv.com/news/bricks-...
Bricks, sand & stone could play a key role as thermal energy storage — cheap, scalable, and perfect for storing excess wind & solar as heat for industry and district heating.
www.euractiv.com/news/bricks-...
January 9, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Sometimes the most transformative solutions come from looking at old ideas with fresh eyes.
Bricks, sand & stone could play a key role as thermal energy storage — cheap, scalable, and perfect for storing excess wind & solar as heat for industry and district heating.
www.euractiv.com/news/bricks-...
Bricks, sand & stone could play a key role as thermal energy storage — cheap, scalable, and perfect for storing excess wind & solar as heat for industry and district heating.
www.euractiv.com/news/bricks-...
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I just learned of “B’Tselem – The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories strives for a future where human rights, liberty and equality are guaranteed to all people, Palestinian and Jewish alike, living between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean”
www.btselem.org
www.btselem.org
www.btselem.org
July 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I just learned of “B’Tselem – The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories strives for a future where human rights, liberty and equality are guaranteed to all people, Palestinian and Jewish alike, living between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean”
www.btselem.org
www.btselem.org
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"Given AI systems’ proven capacity to deceive and dissemble, current systems may be unable to determine whether an AI agent is operating on its own or at the behest of an adversary." www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...
America Should Assume the Worst About AI
How to plan for a tech-driven geopolitical crisis.
www.foreignaffairs.com
July 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"Given AI systems’ proven capacity to deceive and dissemble, current systems may be unable to determine whether an AI agent is operating on its own or at the behest of an adversary." www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...
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I hate that she has to keep posting this too. 🏳️⚧️❤️
hate that I have to keep re-upping this, but STUDY AFTER STUDY has shown that TRANS PPL POSE NO THREAT to cis ppl in restrooms & other sex-segregated spaces, those studies are detailed in this essay: juliaserano.medium.com/transgender-...
which has been adapted into this video: youtu.be/nK41ePuOmzY
which has been adapted into this video: youtu.be/nK41ePuOmzY
Debunking Myths About Trans People & Restrooms (& other “sexual predator” tropes)
YouTube video by Julia Serano
youtu.be
April 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I hate that she has to keep posting this too. 🏳️⚧️❤️
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It is time for flowers 🌺
The Flowers
YouTube video by Fortunato Durutti Marinetti - Topic
m.youtube.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
It is time for flowers 🌺
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One of the things I do for free (see my earlier moan 🤨) is my brand new ✉️🖥️ newsletter!
If you're interested in how digital platforms and personal data are increasingly used to deliver and monitor the welfare state sign up here
www.abdconsultancy.co.uk/digital-welf...
If you're interested in how digital platforms and personal data are increasingly used to deliver and monitor the welfare state sign up here
www.abdconsultancy.co.uk/digital-welf...
Digital welfare state: origins, controversies, research — ABD Consultancy
How are governments worldwise using AI and other tech to administer the welfare state? Find out about research, policy and investigations into the digital welfare state, including digital surveillance...
www.abdconsultancy.co.uk
May 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
One of the things I do for free (see my earlier moan 🤨) is my brand new ✉️🖥️ newsletter!
If you're interested in how digital platforms and personal data are increasingly used to deliver and monitor the welfare state sign up here
www.abdconsultancy.co.uk/digital-welf...
If you're interested in how digital platforms and personal data are increasingly used to deliver and monitor the welfare state sign up here
www.abdconsultancy.co.uk/digital-welf...
Something light 🥕 🐰
May 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Something light 🥕 🐰
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“How much money is going into the industry and what could be done with that money were it not going into the oilsands?”
The Tyee caught up with Don Gillmor, author of “On Oil.” 🛢
The Tyee caught up with Don Gillmor, author of “On Oil.” 🛢
Danielle Smith ‘Represents the Oilsands More Than the People of Alberta’ | The Tyee
Don Gillmor on his new book ‘On Oil’ and how corporate welfare holds back the energy transition. A Tyee Q&A.
thetyee.ca
May 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“How much money is going into the industry and what could be done with that money were it not going into the oilsands?”
The Tyee caught up with Don Gillmor, author of “On Oil.” 🛢
The Tyee caught up with Don Gillmor, author of “On Oil.” 🛢
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Trump order to loosen fishing regulations poses major risks, experts warn
Trump order to loosen fishing regulations poses major risks, experts warn
Conservationists fear fallout from president’s proclamation on fishing in federally protected area of Pacific Ocean
www.theguardian.com
April 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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They keep insisting there are good use cases for LLMs, but none of them rise to the level of "this is so important it justifies breaking copyright, destroying the environment, and paying people in the Global South $1 a day to data train the worst parts out."
I dunno, man, the "you guys are being too mean to the plagiarism machines that stole all your work and were created to try to replace you so rich people don't pay you a tiny fraction of their wealth for it" posters popping up are pretty funny
April 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
They keep insisting there are good use cases for LLMs, but none of them rise to the level of "this is so important it justifies breaking copyright, destroying the environment, and paying people in the Global South $1 a day to data train the worst parts out."
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On the eve of the long weekend, the Doug Ford government moved Bill 5, repealing the Endangered Species Act. Its replacement narrows the definition of habitat to be protected and lets politicians decide what species are listed as at risk. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-enda...
Ontario is killing its Endangered Species Act | The Narwhal
The Doug Ford government’s Bill 5 could affect redside dace and other endangered species on the path of Highway 413
thenarwhal.ca
April 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
On the eve of the long weekend, the Doug Ford government moved Bill 5, repealing the Endangered Species Act. Its replacement narrows the definition of habitat to be protected and lets politicians decide what species are listed as at risk. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-enda...
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In 2020, one of Canada’s biggest oil and gas companies got a quiet exemption from B.C. regulations for more than 4,300 pipelines. BC Greens call the secrecy ‘completely unacceptable.' #bcpoli VIA @writermjs.bsky.social & @zakvescera.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/bc-greens-ur...
BC Greens urge regulator reform over secret pipeline exemption | The Narwhal
BC Greens say secrecy around BC Energy Regulator compliance and enforcement is ‘completely unacceptable’
thenarwhal.ca
April 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
In 2020, one of Canada’s biggest oil and gas companies got a quiet exemption from B.C. regulations for more than 4,300 pipelines. BC Greens call the secrecy ‘completely unacceptable.' #bcpoli VIA @writermjs.bsky.social & @zakvescera.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/bc-greens-ur...
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The Trump administration’s first 100 days in office have been a relentless barrage of actions that violate, threaten, or undermine human rights.
To illustrate the breadth and depth of damage, HRW has compiled 100 harmful actions during these 100 days ⤵️
To illustrate the breadth and depth of damage, HRW has compiled 100 harmful actions during these 100 days ⤵️
US: Trump’s First 100 Days an Assault on Rights
The Trump administration’s first 100 days in office have been a relentless barrage of actions that violate, threaten, or undermine the human rights of people in the United States and abroad.
www.hrw.org
April 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The Trump administration’s first 100 days in office have been a relentless barrage of actions that violate, threaten, or undermine human rights.
To illustrate the breadth and depth of damage, HRW has compiled 100 harmful actions during these 100 days ⤵️
To illustrate the breadth and depth of damage, HRW has compiled 100 harmful actions during these 100 days ⤵️
“An unspeakably dismal choice is being made before our eyes and without our consent: machines over humans, inanimate over animate, profits over all else… hellbent on sacrificing this world’s real and precious resources and creativity at the altar of a vampiric, virtual real.”
April 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
“An unspeakably dismal choice is being made before our eyes and without our consent: machines over humans, inanimate over animate, profits over all else… hellbent on sacrificing this world’s real and precious resources and creativity at the altar of a vampiric, virtual real.”
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This is about as good an orientation for where we are and what’s happening as you’re going to get…and it points to the most important thing we can do: build a vision of the world we want
THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The rise of end times fascism
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This is about as good an orientation for where we are and what’s happening as you’re going to get…and it points to the most important thing we can do: build a vision of the world we want
The multi pronged effort to divide, exclude, and undermine human rights in the US continues. It’s heartbreaking ❤️🩹 and the disinformation needs to be countered, as this article does so well. I also hope we see the Public Health Agency of Canada step up!
variety.com/2025/tv/colu...
variety.com/2025/tv/colu...
My Son Is Not an Epidemic: A Father Responds to RFK Jr.’s Dangerous Autism Rhetoric
Variety's awards editor responds to RFK's autism speech: "My son is not an epidemic."
variety.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The multi pronged effort to divide, exclude, and undermine human rights in the US continues. It’s heartbreaking ❤️🩹 and the disinformation needs to be countered, as this article does so well. I also hope we see the Public Health Agency of Canada step up!
variety.com/2025/tv/colu...
variety.com/2025/tv/colu...