Note how there's no violence or chaos when the cops aren't rioting.

One of the only alternatives to YouTube and a video hosting service that integrated with Wordpress is being stripped by a corporate buyout: www.businessinsider.com/vimeo-laying...

Each of those things were *also* un-American. Not because they weren't done by Americans, and by America, but because they were always contradictory to what America creedally claimed to be: the land where all men were created equal and endowed with inalienable rights

But when I asked an organizer what they wanted to see out of press coverage, they told me they wanted people to see the beautiful things they are building here, and not just the worst stories of the worst of ICE's crimes. What people are doing here is beautiful. It's a tragic beauty, but a real one

Calling all the PhDs I know to make monumental annoyances of themselves (and honestly, who better)

Has anyone written a nice statement to include in internship proposals along the lines of “I want to actually do research here, so if you’re planning to use generative AI tools please just go look for an internship elsewhere”? #AcademicChatter

“Writing In America” #poetry #poets #blueskypoets #blueskypoetry #poetsofbluesky #poetryofbluesky #america #writing #writer #poetrycommunity

We love to see it! Community-created harm reduction infrastructure to contest the alarming integration of AI agents into the Windows operating system (which is currently the most reckless deployment environment) ♥️ github.com/zoicware/Rem...

Hello, Pulitzer Committee? Yes, you can cancel the rest of the submissions this year.

Not a surprise that these "tough guys" immediately went after a high school after shooting a mom in an SUV. They are the biggest fucking cowards. They can only punch down. They go after unarmed moms, teenagers, elderly people. Beneath contempt. www.salon.com/2026/01/09/i...

Why read past headlines: This isn't about "fact-checking" MAGA's obvious lies. No one believes them anyway. This is about calling out how ICE and their defenders are the whiniest fucking cowards I've ever seen in my life. www.salon.com/2026/01/09/i...

I've been planning to write for a long time about how ICE and their allies sure are a bunch of whiny bitches, for all they talk about how tough they are. I'm sad that this is the occasion. But by god, these "tough" guys are pathetic cowards. www.salon.com/2026/01/09/i...

Also a reminder that this account isn’t a Rapid Response account! If you witness ICE activity, call Monarca 612-441-2881. The number can also accept texts. Here’s a guide to reporting:

Here is the excellent reply by the A&M professor to the censoring of his course on Plato. Note that he emphasizes that the course does not advocate a race or gender ideology—which is the text of the law in question. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

I remember, even within the introduction to AI course I audited in grad school in 2015, I remember the inclusion of some graph like this. The thing which is maybe surprising in my reread is how quickly it seems like researchers within these field are willing to accept the redefinition in scoping.

Stay safe out there, Minneapolis. And document to live autobackups.

"I created this AI presentation to..." And let me stop you right there with a BLOCK.

kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life

what version of linux is most hostile to ai

Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.

This is grade A Italianing

Folks, she brought a whole plate of spaghetti to the broadcast center to do her headshot. She then houses that spaghetti. Mattia sips on an espresso during his. Truly the heroes we need during these times.

If someone wants to be dismissive of those values, that is a choice they can make, and I think by taking the initiative to frame the debate and making clear what is at stake, we can show that choice for the dangerous, anti-social one that it is. /fin

Each time we refuse, we make it easier for others (and ourselves) to refuse again. We can also make positive statements about what we value: authenticity, accountability, human connection, and credit where credit is due (e.g. to artists for their work). >>

I got kicked off a committee for repeatedly asking "why would we want that?"

Never Say Elsevier Again

I should be the perfect "AI" user. '80s kid who grew up alongside the development of personal computing:

As someone who’s probably on Bluesky blocklists for saying something other than "burn it all down" about AI, it also seems clear that asking for more nuance in these discussions in Dec 2025 is like asking for more nuanced discussion of immigration as masked ICE agents toss people in unmarked vans+

I think this is a really important point. When folks say "no AI" they often don’t mean "I can conceive of no possible use for AI"—they mean "the use cases I’ve been shown do not begin to justify the harms"—that’s not something you respond to by offering another narrow use case

Everyone else go home — this is the year we secure ABOLISH ICE on a Chicago Snowplow chicagoshovels.org

The invisible Roko's basilisk of the market. The tech bro libertarian's dream.

It's fitting that the cover on AI mindlessly apes an earlier creation and also displaces workers while elevating Silicon Valley plutocrats.

Every time I hear about how tv and movies need to be made for people who are also on their phones it makes me want to do the total opposite and write something where the action and dialogue only make sense if you’re watching and listening to them at the same time and are otherwise confusing!!!!

At least it wasn't Garamond. I would be so disappointed if Garamond became the new fascist font.

Drop a lawyer

Students, staff, faculty turning to ChatGPT? That means they are being asked to do things they don't have the time, resources, support, etc to do.

In early 2024, I got to speak to Deans from up & down the West Coast of the US & Canada about "AI". I told them that the only value of ChatGPT for university administrators is as a contrast-dye test to show where resources are lacking.

A new book co-edited by Prof. Jean Beaman examines how racialized minorities are leading a shift in anti-racist activism across Europe www.gc.cuny.edu/news/open-ac... @jean23bean.bsky.social

Too late: www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/n...

no idea

On January 1, Illinois begins to regulate employer use of AI, making it a civil rights violation to use AI tools that result in discrimination based on protected characteristics in hiring, promotion, discipline, termination, or other employment terms and requiring notice of AI use. #AIBillofRights

Hmm....

This rules people.com/halle-berry-...

At the next required "Use AI" session, I think I am going to work on creating a Copilot Agent that will let me search through my Outlook email for a specific phrase/sender and view the results in reverse chronological order. Something frustratingly impossible to do since Copilot took over Outlook.

Three progressive organizations have launched the “Spotify Unwrapped” campaign in response to the music streamer running ICE recruitment adson its platform, its alleged promotion of AI generated music, and CEO Daniel Ek’s investment in an AI military defense company.

Today in History: Fred Hampton and Mark Clark of the Black Panther Party killed in Chicago

Saw some post headlines about Giving Tuesday, and I'm already so tired this week that my first thought was "Nah, today's giving more Thursday!" #Giving #WordsWhatDoTheyMean