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Satellite proposals threaten the night sky In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency responsible for authorizing satellite launches and operations…

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"local code". Michael Sorkin, 1993 #moon#buildindcode#sorkin

Ambient air quality and health impacts of PM2.5 from US residential wood combustion Air pollution from residential wood burning contributes to thousands of premature deaths annually, with unexpected urban impacts.

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Black History Month! Decorate your home. Educate yourself. Work for Equity.#AudreLorde

Memorial with photos and candles and remembrances for victims of ICE violence

No more deaths. Get ICE out of our communities. Get verified with SiembreNC, look out for your neighbors, demand support from your representatives. If you are a builder or a design/builder set up a 4th amendment workspace.#NoICE

Stonewall inn Gingerbread. Celebrate the season of queer liberation !!!

Multiple sources have confirmed that ICE/Border Patrol is headed back to the Raleigh and Durham areas for undefined deportation actions. We've heard 50 ICE agents, charter flights and hotels booked for all of them in the Raleigh area.

Let us know what you hear.

CIMA, 2:40 pm:

"We have visual confirmation of immigration agents in the downtown Asheville area.

If you see suspicious activity or a family member has been arrested, contact the community line at 1-888-839-2839. Our allies are ready to provide support with food, transportation and more." #avlnews

Image of book text "anything that diverts such contenders into fragmenting their power and watering their efforts by going through "decision-making"motions with heirarchies and boards of ineffectual levels where no responsible government powers of decision reside, vitiated political life, citizen effectiveness and self-government.

Jane Jacobs, 1961. Wish the senate democrats had thought about this passage. #JaneJacobs#CitizenPower

Do we need to be designing spaces that can protect our communities from ICE? Can a neighborhood create something like an Eruv that delineates a collective "private domain"? #SafeSpace#CollectiveDomain#NoICE

billions of ticketing records are sold to the US government; the DHS, and records show agencies like ICE, CBP, ATF, TSA, and others.

@josephcox.bsky.social found a way for you to opt-out of this in this essential guide to prevent even more gov surveillance

Who is the architect? Let us shame them.

@privatepage0.bsky.social re: your backpack. Just FYI - the Scrap Exchange in Durham NC has the best bathroom graffiti.

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Late #okra

North Korean Scammers Are Doing Architectural Design Now New research shows that North Koreans appear to be trying to trick US companies into hiring them to develop architectural designs using fake profiles, résumés, and Social Security numbers.

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I've always loved #Chicago!

Indie director Barbara Marques has been kidnapped by ICE. She is legally married to a U.S. citizen & was at a green card mtg when she was abducted and prevented from seeing her lawyer. Her husband Tucker May does not know where she is. Please spread the word so he can find her /1

One more thing to contact your reps about ... The current administration is pushing to undermine a core element of the Fair Housing Act - Disparate Impact. Without it, discriminatory housing policies will continue to thrive behind the sheerist of veils. All architects need to speak out.

We cannot have architecture without builders and craftspeople. Advocate for workers rights and 4th amendment workplaces on all of your projects. Discuss it with your clients. Write it into your specifications. DM me if you want a yard sign for your project.

Farm workers in Washington state are calling on you to support the first UFW backed boycott in nearly 20 years!
#BoycottWindmillMushrooms

A reminder to all architects and designers... Boycott and Divest from companies supporting the genocide. Call out all firms that participate. Write your specifications to avoid companies that profit from the destruction. Support RIBA members' call for the ouster of the war criminals from the UAI.

«to claim that we cannot degrow (a biophysical imperative) because it would lower VAT revenues (a social convention) is as absurd as saying we shouldn’t stop a car heading at full speed toward a wall because it would cut off the music on the radio.»

Tons of water filled our lakes and creeks in Mebane during Chantal. Our water treatment plant was damaged by flooding. The site is surrounded by an auto parts salvage yard & a huge development area scraped free of vegetation. All the problems all at once. Cascading effects #mebane#climatechange

Who are the architects and engineers who planned and drew up the new, morally bankrupt, immigrant detention facility in the Everglades? #architecture#ImmigrantRights

How much energy does your AI prompt use? It depends AI models such as ChatGPT consume serious power. Experts break down where that energy goes, and what you can do to help.

We don't knowingly use AI in our practice although we are being pressured by software companies to do so. If you do use AI, educate yourself on the energy use and demands. This article by Science News is a great place to start. www.sciencenews.org/article/ai-e...

Advocate for the construction workers on your projects. Elongated exposure to high heat can cause severe damage to kidneys and other internal organs. No building is worth the health of our community members. Discuss work plans w clients and builders!! #architecture

If you are an architect/designer in NC please consider educating your clients on 4th Amendment rights for the construction workers who might be participating in the project. Also, if you want to show solidarity w folks, consider using this job sign ...#ImmigrantCommunity#Architecture#Construction

25 arrested while protesting GOP Medicaid cuts "You will kill me."

Within the first few minutes of Tuesday’s House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing on planned Republican Medicaid cuts—which would render more than 8 million Americans uninsured—a contingent of protesters entered the room in Washington. Here is what happened⬇️

We have buttons!! Come join us at the Climate Action Fair in Pittsboro at #ThePlant to support the efforts of the Haw River Assembly and local organizations to keep us informed and supported and safe! #Climate#Action#HawRiver#AlamanceCounty#ChathamCounty#Architecture