@yaelwrites congratulations -- richly deserved!

Adding to the conclusive proof that the Roberts court majority is corrupt: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/supreme-court-clears-path-for-louisiana-to-gerrymander-mid-election/

It's an institution that exists now solely to ratify extreme right-wing and corporate wishes, and which operates with total contempt for precedent and, when convenient, its own set procedures.

I am honored to share the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Best International Reporting with Dake Kang, Byron Tau, Aniruddha Ghosal and Garance Burke for our reporting revealing how Silicon Valley largely designed and built China's surveillance state and enabled human rights abuses.

Full package: https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/dake-kang-garance-burke-byron-tau-aniruddha-ghosal-and-yael-grauer-contributor-associated

how do I explain to you that it's nice you were able to work yourself ragged out of a shitty situation, but you shouldn't have had to and a lot of people work just as hard and still can't get out. we all deserve better than this capitalist hellscape. i promise, socialism, and, yes, even communism, aren't these terrible bogeymen you think they are

A new microseason in the "Beginning of summer" (立夏 Rikka) division has begun:

Frogs start singing (蛙始鳴 Kawazu hajimete naku)

This microseason will last until May 9.

💰️ OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft Back Bill to Fund ‘AI Literacy’ in Schools

｢ A new bill introduced by Senators Adam Schiff and Mike Rounds would award grants to the National Science Foundation—which has endured massive funding cuts under the Trump Administration for science research—to put “AI literacy” in schools ｣

https://www.404media.co/literacy-in-future-technologies-artificial-intelligence-act-adam-schiff-mike-rounds/

#education #ai #bigtech

iA Notebook at the iF Design Awards ceremony in Berlin.

https://ia.net/notebook
#iANotebook

1000%.

@ophiocephalic @patatas @piefedadmin

name one good thing cloudflare did

@mike and “smishing” I assume

@evan I think it's important to remember that you don't always have to answer a poll just because you see one. If you're really not sure, you can skip answering!

I share this message for the benefit of everyone.

need this account to be more popular https://mastodon.social/@savetheAI/116499676358296388

As we celebrate #EarthDay2026, what is the technical community—the people who actually build and operate the Internet—doing about climate and environmental sustainability?🤔🌎

Hear from our senior director of online trust and safety, Dan York, about some of the groups leading sustainability efforts within the Internet ecosystem and how you can get involved ⬇️ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/04/climate-and-environmental-sustainability-within-the-ietf-and-irtf/

@sundogplanets For someone (non-Can) mildly interested in location referencing this looks like a potential rabbit hole…

“Land location”?

I was going to poorly joke about ThreeWords but from what I gather it is actually a quad tree system? Too late, I’m intrigued

https://townshipcanada.com/learn/how-to/saskatchewan-quarter-section-guide

@jpm from the team that brought you "reverse racism"

From fraudulent job listings to malicious links, fake accounts, and phishing emails, online scams have skyrocketed, putting people at serious risk of financial loss, identity theft, and privacy breaches.

But luckily, there are some common warning signs you can learn to identify, so you can avoid scams and keep yourself safe. Learn more ⬇️ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/04/anatomy-of-a-scam/

Does anyone know someone who knows someone who works at the Egypt Museum? I'm trying to get some detailed photos of a piece they hold