My favorite shot from the No Kings community organizing at Seattle center today: Trump babies, musk nazis, a general strike table, and in the background, thousands of people connecting, planning, plotting, and resisting.
Today I’m so excited about the cross lake connection, bringing together the east and west Seattle metro area, increasing frequencies, and opening transit to new communities in the south sound! Two decades of advocacy, engineering research, federal support, and taxpayer support are finally realized.
Today I'm grateful for my uncle Dan, who passed yesterday after 7 years fighting prostate cancer. He was endlessly homophobic, transphobic, and orthodox in his evangelicalism, but he was always willing to debate in good faith about our differences on what it means to love. May he rest in peace.
Today I’m grateful for 27 years of support from the National Science Foundation, funding my education, research, and service to the world. All my grants are now terminated or non-renewed, as I believe too strongly in the American dream of equal opportunity. Until we meet again, federal funding.
Today I’m grateful for spring break, even if it’s only a week, and even if I have to work during it. The change of pace and the transition to spring always bring me a kind of existential hope, even amidst the horrors of our times 🌧️🌤️☀️.
Same pattern as with all tech: capitalism aims to extract wealth, independent of wellbeing, norms, safety, etc. Claude Code, etc. are just an accelerant to wealth concentration, at least in for profits. It all depends on where you aim the rocket.
Today I’m grateful for the 5th cohort of STEP CS, our pre-service teacher education pathway! I’m excited to spend the quarter learning and teaching with our excellent group of 9, sorting through CS, equity, and justice (and yes, AI).
On July 1st, all trans Idahoans who need to pee will be forced to choose between risking violence or life in prison. Friends, come to WA, we will find you refuge, while fascist ID revels in its hate open.substack.com/pub/transiti...
I spent a few days in Minneapolis, talking to academics, queer folk, and finding cozy corners in the aftermath of the ICE invasion. Here's a quick trip report, for the curious: medium.com/bits-and-beh...
Today I’m grateful for the berries of the Pacific Northwest. They make a great shrub, and a wonderful treat! There are so many things broken in this world, but the humble marionberry is perfect.
