Tech Witch
@techwitch.bsky.social
Same smartäss nerd. Different scene.
Tech necromancer. Baby comic. Sarcasm! Pro-choice. Pro-human rights. she/her. Chicago-esque. Un uh dem leeebrals.
Tech necromancer. Baby comic. Sarcasm! Pro-choice. Pro-human rights. she/her. Chicago-esque. Un uh dem leeebrals.
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Tech Witch
@techwitch.bsky.social
· Jul 4
Pranksters vs. Autocrats by Srdja Popovic and Sophia A. McClennen | eBook | Cornell University Press
The Lawrence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal, presented by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State, recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, and organizations that produce innovations....
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu
Want to feel empowered?
Read this FREE book (it’s short, 75 pgs) by Srdja Popovic. He was instrumental in the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević in Yugoslavia/Serbia. He teaches nonviolent resistance methods that are effective against authoritarians.
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Read this FREE book (it’s short, 75 pgs) by Srdja Popovic. He was instrumental in the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević in Yugoslavia/Serbia. He teaches nonviolent resistance methods that are effective against authoritarians.
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
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Again: Russia was never a hoax
September 16, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Again: Russia was never a hoax
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Investigators are now working to figure out what happened to the plane carrying Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany. It made an emergency crash landing on Lake Wausau.
Tom Tiffany plane crashes into Lake Wausau, aviation expert weighs in
Investigators are now working to figure out what happened to the plane carrying Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany. It made an emergency crash landing on Lake Wausau.
bit.ly
September 15, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Investigators are now working to figure out what happened to the plane carrying Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany. It made an emergency crash landing on Lake Wausau.
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BREAKING: Judge Nichols, a Trump appointee in Washington, D.C., has *blocked* the administraiton's mail-in ballot plan, saying USPS lacked the authority to issue it. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
September 14, 2026 at 4:00 AM
BREAKING: Judge Nichols, a Trump appointee in Washington, D.C., has *blocked* the administraiton's mail-in ballot plan, saying USPS lacked the authority to issue it. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
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Verify your voter registration only through trusted sources: vote.org, vote411.org, or your state's election board. Avoid votesafe .org — it's run by Elon Musk's America PAC, and reports show it collects extensive personal data (name, address, phone, location) that may be shared with third parties.
September 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Verify your voter registration only through trusted sources: vote.org, vote411.org, or your state's election board. Avoid votesafe .org — it's run by Elon Musk's America PAC, and reports show it collects extensive personal data (name, address, phone, location) that may be shared with third parties.
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🧵The Trump administration is required by law to provide legal representation for children detained by ICE. In early August, HHS awarded a no bid contract worth $158m to Our Rescue. 12 of 24K detained kids have gotten representation since, per @11thhourmsnow.bsky.social
September 10, 2026 at 2:23 PM
🧵The Trump administration is required by law to provide legal representation for children detained by ICE. In early August, HHS awarded a no bid contract worth $158m to Our Rescue. 12 of 24K detained kids have gotten representation since, per @11thhourmsnow.bsky.social
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Even industry leaders want A.I. regulation
September 10, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Even industry leaders want A.I. regulation
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I think I’m starting to get the hang of this gardening thing. After significant time and money invested, I’ll end the season with 1 zucchini, 1 butternut, 1 small pumpkin, 2 carrots, 2 strawberries, 6 cucumbers, unquantifiable lettuce, & 10lbs of tomatoes. Knowledge gained… priceless. 😂 🥕🥬🥒🍅🎃
September 7, 2026 at 2:31 PM
I think I’m starting to get the hang of this gardening thing. After significant time and money invested, I’ll end the season with 1 zucchini, 1 butternut, 1 small pumpkin, 2 carrots, 2 strawberries, 6 cucumbers, unquantifiable lettuce, & 10lbs of tomatoes. Knowledge gained… priceless. 😂 🥕🥬🥒🍅🎃
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Holy shit! This is gonna be good!
September 4, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Holy shit! This is gonna be good!
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Women and children must die so men can get a hard on is a Trump administration policy.
September 5, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Women and children must die so men can get a hard on is a Trump administration policy.
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Is Alabama really a red state? Some important historical information (from Amanda Nelson of @amandasmildtakes on IG)
#Alabama #ThisIsOppression
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#Alabama #ThisIsOppression
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September 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Is Alabama really a red state? Some important historical information (from Amanda Nelson of @amandasmildtakes on IG)
#Alabama #ThisIsOppression
www.instagram.com/reel/Dc1D8XZ...
#Alabama #ThisIsOppression
www.instagram.com/reel/Dc1D8XZ...
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From @charlesuffelman.bsky.social — “Clarksville made some history last night… we swore in a new county commission. First Democratic majority ever. A historic amount of women & Black candidates. The joy was unmatched.”
September 2, 2026 at 2:55 PM
From @charlesuffelman.bsky.social — “Clarksville made some history last night… we swore in a new county commission. First Democratic majority ever. A historic amount of women & Black candidates. The joy was unmatched.”
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As I've said before...
We have always been a police state. The only difference now is that we are seeing it as a nation whereas minorities have always experienced it
We have always been a police state. The only difference now is that we are seeing it as a nation whereas minorities have always experienced it
Wisconsin cops used Flock over 100 times to track a Navy veteran after he lawfully recorded a traffic stop
A lawsuit claims the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office used the cameras in retaliation against the vet for exercising his First Amendment right.
reason.com
September 3, 2026 at 1:24 AM
As I've said before...
We have always been a police state. The only difference now is that we are seeing it as a nation whereas minorities have always experienced it
We have always been a police state. The only difference now is that we are seeing it as a nation whereas minorities have always experienced it
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This is such an important story.👇
Opponents of President Donald Trump’s dangerous executive order restricting mail voting say there’s a simple motivation behind the scheme:
Democrats vote by mail more than Republicans. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Opponents of President Donald Trump’s dangerous executive order restricting mail voting say there’s a simple motivation behind the scheme:
Democrats vote by mail more than Republicans. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Democrats use mail voting more than Republicans. That’s why Trump is attacking it
In 2024, 37% of Democrats reported voting by mail compared to 24% of Republicans, according to the MIT Election Data and Science Lab.
www.democracydocket.com
September 2, 2026 at 7:36 PM
This is such an important story.👇
Opponents of President Donald Trump’s dangerous executive order restricting mail voting say there’s a simple motivation behind the scheme:
Democrats vote by mail more than Republicans. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Opponents of President Donald Trump’s dangerous executive order restricting mail voting say there’s a simple motivation behind the scheme:
Democrats vote by mail more than Republicans. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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🚨BREAKING: DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Tuesday that ICE agents could enter polling places to make arrests this November, raising fresh concerns about the Trump administration contemplating actions that federal law has long prohibited. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DHS chief says ICE could make arrests at polling places — ignoring federal ban on armed agents at voting sites
Under federal law, an official who orders, brings or keeps “troops or armed men” at a location where a general or special election is taking place can face up to five years in prison and disqualificat...
www.democracydocket.com
September 2, 2026 at 7:03 PM
🚨BREAKING: DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Tuesday that ICE agents could enter polling places to make arrests this November, raising fresh concerns about the Trump administration contemplating actions that federal law has long prohibited. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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"The Post Office's rule forces states to upload voter rolls through a portal and purchase new envelopes w/ voter-specific bar codes for every mailed ballot. If a ballot is rejected, it won’t be delivered at all, & only the registrar can fix it — the voter won’t be able to challenge their exclusion."
Trump begs SCOTUS to let him unleash midterm chaos
They’ll find that fraud if they have to throw out millions of lawful ballots to do it.
www.publicnotice.co
September 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM
"The Post Office's rule forces states to upload voter rolls through a portal and purchase new envelopes w/ voter-specific bar codes for every mailed ballot. If a ballot is rejected, it won’t be delivered at all, & only the registrar can fix it — the voter won’t be able to challenge their exclusion."
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Apple Maps just caved and renamed Lake Ontario on their platform
Did Not Rename Lake Ontario
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Mapquest
OSM
Did Not Rename Lake Ontario
But Renamed Gulf of Mexico
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Apple Maps
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Mapquest
OSM
Did Not Rename Lake Ontario
But Renamed Gulf of Mexico
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Apple Maps
If you’re a Google Map user in the US, you’ll now see the name “Lake America” instead of “Lake Ontario,” just days after Trump’s order renaming the body of water.
Online reactions of outrage are widespread, but Google has long demonstrated little interest in opposing the Trump administration.
Online reactions of outrage are widespread, but Google has long demonstrated little interest in opposing the Trump administration.
September 2, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Apple Maps just caved and renamed Lake Ontario on their platform
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The court will hear oral arguments as part of a dispute over whether fossil fuel companies can be held liable for their role in exacerbating climate change.
Samuel Alito Holds More Than $175,000 In Fossil Fuel Investments Ahead Of Hearing Exxon Case, Disclosure Shows
The court will hear oral arguments as part of a dispute over whether fossil fuel companies can be held liable for their role in exacerbating climate change.
www.forbes.com
August 31, 2026 at 7:55 PM
The court will hear oral arguments as part of a dispute over whether fossil fuel companies can be held liable for their role in exacerbating climate change.
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BREAKING: A U.S. Postal Service official has alleged that the agency is moving forward with a “secretive rushed” effort to implement Trump’s order exerting federal control over mail voting, despite a court order blocking those plans. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...
Whistle-Blower Says USPS Is Secretly Proceeding on Trump’s Mail Voting Plan Before Midterms (Gift Article)
A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2026 at 1:25 PM
BREAKING: A U.S. Postal Service official has alleged that the agency is moving forward with a “secretive rushed” effort to implement Trump’s order exerting federal control over mail voting, despite a court order blocking those plans. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...
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“Nothing says you understand the affordability crisis like wearing a $41,000 watch and a Four Seasons polo,” Democratic nominee James Talarico wrote on X on Sunday, Aug. 30, after Paxton, posted a photo of himself wearing the watch and a shirt sporting the Four Seasons Orlando’s golf club logo.”
September 1, 2026 at 12:48 PM
“Nothing says you understand the affordability crisis like wearing a $41,000 watch and a Four Seasons polo,” Democratic nominee James Talarico wrote on X on Sunday, Aug. 30, after Paxton, posted a photo of himself wearing the watch and a shirt sporting the Four Seasons Orlando’s golf club logo.”
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The CDC is excluding 2 deaths reported by PA from its weekly updates of a national #measles death tally, a decision that came from CDC director #EricaSchwartz, according to 3 former & current officials familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation.
WAPO
WAPO
New CDC director delays adding Pennsylvania deaths to measles data
The deaths have been at the heart of a bitter political dispute between RFK Jr. and Gov. Josh Shapiro (D).
www.washingtonpost.com
August 31, 2026 at 10:42 PM
The CDC is excluding 2 deaths reported by PA from its weekly updates of a national #measles death tally, a decision that came from CDC director #EricaSchwartz, according to 3 former & current officials familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation.
WAPO
WAPO
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They ran out of women and minorities to fire.
Jake Peralta's Iconic 'Cool Cool Cool' in Brooklyn 99
ALT: Jake Peralta's Iconic 'Cool Cool Cool' in Brooklyn 99
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August 31, 2026 at 10:08 PM
They ran out of women and minorities to fire.
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BREAKING: Army Secretary Dan Driscoll RESIGNS. Driscoll is the guy Buria told to approve certain firings because "Trump won't want to stand next to Black female officers." The Army now has ZERO Senate-confirmed civilian or military leaders. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Exclusive | Army Secretary Resigns After Months of Friction With Hegseth
Dan Driscoll had a close relationship with ousted Army chief of staff.
www.wsj.com
August 31, 2026 at 10:04 PM
BREAKING: Army Secretary Dan Driscoll RESIGNS. Driscoll is the guy Buria told to approve certain firings because "Trump won't want to stand next to Black female officers." The Army now has ZERO Senate-confirmed civilian or military leaders. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...