@brooklyne.bsky.social makes a compelling case that it's beyond time to focus on corporate accountability, not citizen education, in the fight for a healthier information ecosystem www.techpolicy.press/its-time-to-...

When I was 17, I opened my first checking account w/a couple hundred bucks. I didn’t meet the min monthly deposit, so they kept charging fees until I owed them money. It stuck with me—I still won’t bank w/BofA. There’s no upside to this move for anyone who isn’t rich—just cruelty for cruelty’s sake

That facial recognition system at Madison Square Garden sure has been REALLY great for proving that all the worst predictions and fears us researchers have had about facial recognition were accurate and valid: www.theverge.com/news/637228/...

For years conservatives and some liberals complained incessantly about ‘cancel culture’ and the lack of ‘free speech’ on campuses. None of that stuff comes even close to what the right is now doing in power, in terms of the open bullying and pressuring of colleges and censoring of curricula.

"Robert W. McChesney was probably the most prominent academic critic of US media from the left, focused on all the ways our idealized vision of a “free press” was actually hampered by the power of big business, the wealthy, and government" @edwyplenel.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/03/robe...

Can’t wait!

What is the life hack for getting people to respond to RSVP’s in a timely manner?

Your homework. inthesetimes.com/article/toni...

This will amusingly tell you that you forgot to follow yourself, and also reveal who's blocking you :) But it's super useful as a source of people to follow — and if you select "sort by proportion," it has less seniority bias than starter packs do.

In other news… New Orleans

Started a Substack out of sheer rage and frustration that the right has hijacked all the leftist ideals.

Sucka s—t chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...

I guess I’m doing BlueSky for real this time

I know I’m old because tonight I got concerned about the welfare of a small child who was out without a jacket

Love love loved the Google Reader era

Participating in my department’s graduation ceremony has been the most joyous thing I’ve done as a professor. All the students excitement, the families… omg the grannies! I spent so much time just walking up to grannies and asking them who they were here for. They were so excited to talk to me