Dawn Nafus

@dawnnafus
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Trained as an anthropologist, former tech worker, now... who knows?

I like climate stuff, justice, permaculture, ecosystem nerding, and a good cat or fungi pic.

Sometimes I post about tech stuff, because we never get over the trauma of our former careers, do we?

Profile picture is of a woman looking through a window, with the partially cropped out top that says "fieldwork won't wait."
#sts #anthropology #responsibleAI #climate #sustainability #AIethics #climatejustice

Dawn NafusMar 19

Delighted that my tomato seed-saving experiment seems to have succeeded so far!

Both the Sungolds and Cherokee Purples had pretty good germination rates, and more importantly, I now feel like a mad scientist. MWAAHHHAHHHHAAAA!

#permaculture

Dawn NafusMar 18
My sincerest congratulations to Dr. Heinroch Pocklock Krockpock. https://puregenius.education/about
About Dr. Krockpock - Visionary Behind PureGenius

The visionary who transformed education through adaptive technology and student-centered design.

Dawn NafusFeb 23

RE: https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman/116116193839471747

I'm not particularly proud or fond of my NJ roots unless we're talking bagels, pizza, or Italian delis, but this reminded me that NJ directness can be a great thing.

Dawn NafusFeb 23
It's Going DownFeb 21

"Across the nation, people are dismantling and destroying Flock cameras that conduct warrantless vehicle surveillance, and whose data is shared with ICE."

https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/across-the-us-people-are-dismantling

Across the US, people are dismantling and destroying Flock surveillance cameras

Anger over ICE connections and privacy violations is fueling the sabotage. PLUS: 10,000 drivers call on Uber to repay stolen wages, a man is arrested at a public hearing about a data center and more.

Blood in the Machine
Dawn NafusFeb 19
404 MediaFeb 19

An Oklahoma man tried to talk about a data center coming to his community. Police arrested him when he went a few seconds over his time limit.

https://www.404media.co/man-opposing-data-center-arrested-for-speaking-slightly-too-long/

Man Opposing Data Center Arrested for Speaking Slightly Too Long

An Oklahoma man tried to talk about a data center coming to his community. Police arrested him when he went a few seconds over his time limit.

404 Media
Dawn NafusFeb 18

We know companies don't take climate change seriously. Here I imagine what it would look like once they are forced to.

What happens when climate chaos becomes an unignorable, physical threat to the business itself? When the things we can't imagine ending actually do?

https://medium.com/@dnafus/everything-seems-like-its-forever-aa098ec35cc4 #climatechange

Everything Seems Like it’s Forever

When climate change finally comes for corporate cultures, we might not even recognize what’s happening

Medium
Dawn NafusFeb 13
If you want to restore your faith in humanity, browse this public testimony opposing a bill to convert prime farmland to "advance manufacturing" and supposedly not data centers, but really data centers, with a corporate welfare kicker. Add yours if in Oregon. https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Testimony/SB1586 #PDX #Oregon #datacenter #permaculture #permacomputing #AI
Dawn NafusFeb 13

Oregonians! There is a land grab going on to hand over prime farmland to data centers and semiconductors, despite the AI bubble. Shady speculators are set to make a fortune, last minute hearing scheduled to make it harder to object. Sign up to testify or submit testimony here https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/SB1586

more information here: https://friends.org/news/2026/2/forest-grove-rally

Dawn NafusFeb 10

This is the best boycott list I've found. Regularly updated and cogently articulated, despite the pen name of the author.

I like the realism of "yes, they're all bad when there's no competition anymore, but some are more bad than others."

https://buymeacoffee.com/psychopete/psycho-pete-living

Psycho Pete's Living Guide To Boycotting (Updated 2026 Edition) — Psycho Pete

Post by Psycho Pete

Buy Me a Coffee
Dawn NafusFeb 3
Sue is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱Feb 3

PA friends — the state house is trying to make it easier for data centers to get built in PA by taking away local control so communities can't fight the data centers when they come to your neighborhood!

House committee is voting TOMORROW (Wed) — contact your Rep now and tell them to oppose HB 2151!

https://www.palegis.us/find-my-legislator
https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb2151