On the Need for a Transfeminist Empiricism to Combat Epistemic Injustice

I have called the “Trap of Algorithmic Visibility” in my work, where transfems are invited to create content for visibility, but are then subjected to algorithmic control and distribution mechanisms which prioritize engagement without context, often leading to platform-accelerated and even platform-aided brigading and dogpiling (DeVito, 2022).
— Read on thirdsexedinsurrection.substack.com/p/on-the-need-for-a-transfeminist-empiricism

Mayor Adams Hosts First-Ever New York City Public Safety Promotion Ceremony, Announces new Unified P | City of New York

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams today [May 31] held New York City’s first-ever public safety promotion ceremony and announced plans for the city to build a unified training facility for all of its public safety agencies.
— Read on www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/431-24/mayor-adams-hosts-first-ever-new-york-city-public-safety-promotion-ceremony-new-unified

NEW ZINE: The World Opens Up: Recalling the First Days of the 2020 George Floyd Uprising in Seattle

As we approach the 4th anniversary of the beginning of the George Floyd Uprising, we wanted to mark the occasion by uploading online a zine we published for the 2023 Seattle Anarchist Bookfair. Nearly 100 copies were given out for free, and publishing digitally was de-prioritized. This zine is simply the print version of an online article published on Puget Sound Anarchists in October, 2020.
— Read on 1312press.noblogs.org/post/2024/05/26/new-zine-the-world-opens-up-recalling-the-first-days-of-the-2020-george-floyd-uprising-in-seattle/