Founder @CruxXR, worldbuilding & visualizing futures @asu, contributor @wrkshouldntsuck, Board @main_st_phoenix. Basketball Lover. Witty conversationalist.
Joined August 2008
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Re-upping this in preparation for my #seasonofthedazzle convo tomorrow with @zebrasunited & @jasonwienerpc! #coop #ownership #economicjustice #workerowner Meet the Co-Op Thatβs Amplifying Black Virtual-Reality Voices builtin.com/media-gaming/cruβ¦
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It's my #Twitterversary! I have been on Twitter for 15 years, since 20 Aug 2008 (via @twi_age).
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**Not Francois**Ruffin π΄πΎββοΈππΎ retweeted
28 Oct 2022
I think with Facebook's value plummeting and the changes happening at Twitter, it's worth considering that the era of mass market social networks is coming to an end.
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π’I never post on here so you know I'm literally heartbroken. Thanks for all of the hard work that made so many great memories over the last two years, Team @ohyayco! ohyay.co/blog-post/an-updateβ¦
**Not Francois**Ruffin π΄πΎββοΈππΎ retweeted
We're looking forward to sharing our Keynote Presentations soon for the #AEILab Virtual Symposium! We'll share the videos on our website, Twitter, & YouTube on Monday, ahead of our Wed. July 27th event. Register now to be notified when the videos are live! culturalaffairs.indiana.edu/β¦
ALT AEI Lab Symposium Keynote Speakers: Michele Elam, Lauren Ruffin, Kamal Sinclair, & Sydney Skybetter. Image includes each speaker's headshots.
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**Not Francois**Ruffin π΄πΎββοΈππΎ retweeted
19 Jan 2022
The death penalty is fundamentally a poor personβs issue. I have never met a single person with money or resources on death row. Capital punishment means βthose without the capital get the punishment.β
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Iβm not gonna make it to midnight, yβall. Too tired from trying to spend down my FSA. Hit me up if you need masks or eyeglasses in bulk. #old
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Ruffin is officially closed until January 10th. In case of emergency, please try Jesus. #holiday #awaymessage
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<<< #TFW you manage to get a year of jumbled thoughts out of your brain and into a mostlycoherent talk. #digitaleconomies #solidarity #web3 #wealth #buyblack
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Well, thereβs a typo in my tweet so I should probably watch the video to make sure the talk was actually mostly coherent. π
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πPeep me and my homies on the Laura Flanders show in 5! @opencollect is chasing down some pretty π₯strategies to make big change for community owned tech that unlocks capital!
12 Dec 2021
π₯π£ PBS premiere for @opencollect TECH OWNED BY COMMUNITY #e2c with @theLFshow and @piamancini @Ruffin @ntnsndr today at 11:30 ET doc by @meerkatmedia #platformcoops #solidarityeconomy #MutualAid
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I never had the honor of meeting Greg, but my heart goes out to his brother, Brian, who has been a mentor, friend, and confidante to me. So much love to their family as they shoulder this tremendous loss.
7 Dec 2021
The writer and critic Greg Tate has died. βHis best paragraphs throbbed like a party and chattered like a salon,β Hua Hsu wrote, in 2016. βReading Tate, I was drawn to his sense of otherness; he wrote from a perspective that felt both inside and outside.β nyer.cm/isvdn3y
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I wish I knew how to subtweet. Lend a hand @barussell4 ?
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You never really know how many retailers you've given your email & phone # to until Thanksgiving eve, do you?
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**Not Francois**Ruffin π΄πΎββοΈππΎ retweeted
22 Nov 2021
An accidental product of having to find joy through centuries of slavery, Jim Crow, segregation, the crack era, the prison industrial complex, and racism.
22 Nov 2021
Black Americans are hilarious
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**Not Francois**Ruffin π΄πΎββοΈππΎ retweeted
18 Nov 2021
The Open Source Collective hosts 2902 open source projects worldwide. Weβve enabled them to raise USD 21M in β€οΈβπ₯project directed fundingβ€οΈβπ₯ from 42,000 contributors.
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Giving a talk on creative digital economies this evening, so throw it on your π
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β¨β¨β¨Some good news! Really excited to hunker down and work on a new project that's gaining traction fast! More soon...
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