It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.

McDonald's- richer than most countries on earth

My employer, Dartmouth College, today boasts it's 1st Ivy "to launch AI at an institutional scale." It is doing this by partnering--"more than a collaboration"--with Anthropic, a company that stole the books of many faculty, me included, which many of us are suing.

just marketing people blathering, amplified by a press that treats our unremarkable rich assholes like they're some weird combination of king, sociologist, economist, and philosopher

You will receive a lot of entreaties today, all of them worthy. I just want to bring your attention to Hope for Haiti, which does amazing work. My dad is on the board and one of the best things about HfH is that in the ground it is run by Haitians hopeforhaiti.com/givingtuesday/

Ignorance allied with Power …

The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.

African leaders are pushing to have colonial-era crimes recognized, criminalized and addressed through reparations.

putting tums on my pizza to save time

Here is Bluesky again, showing me accounts that I do not follow when I didn't ask. I'm not bored. I just want to know what specific people are talking about. I couldn't care less about celebrities. (No, do not try to explain this to me. I've heard it all before and it's bullshit)

Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.

Kneecap is suing Canadian MP Vince Gasparro for his lies and defamatory comments. I couldn’t possibly love this any more.

Cultural workers across the US are presenting hundreds of events this weekend as part of Fall of Freedom, from an anti-fascist zine fair in San Francisco to a Palestinian embroidery exhibition in Upstate New York.

What @georgemonbiot.bsky.social said. #CovidInquiry #ToryCovidCatastrophe

Open AI loses copyright case in Germany. Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."

I've listened to several podcasts and read several articles on why people are souring on capitalism and they all don't mention Occupy which is weird to me because of nothing else they mainstreamed a lot of the language we use today. And it was a genuinely big deal at the time.

Hi so when we say “racists are always hiding worse” We are not kidding He’s setting this up because he knows folks are still soft pedaling racism THANKS “big tent” And naming it as bigotry to hide it

Paging all at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social, me and a few pals are running an auction raising funds for people escaping genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan. Can you offer any auction items - original art/signed prints/even commissions? Info and signup here! www.sudancoup.com/auction #Creatives4Sudan #Tb25

As we learn more and more about the costs associated with GenAI, I continue to wonder how institutions and their leadership decide that yes, incorporating anything OpenAI produces into the lives of educators and students is worth the harms.

I'm not sure if others have noticed this, but interesting that one of the Prescott criticisms of the BBC is based on those of the 'History Reclaimed' group, which is also associated with the 'Restore Trust' group's attacks on & so far unsuccessful attempts to take control of the National Trust. 1/3

So many of you asked if would be possible to view the full panels from our extraordinary Vision & Justice Now convening. Voila’! These conversations are SO rich. One every couple of days will get your thinking in high gear. @the14thcenter.bsky.social www.visionandjusticenow.com/panels

The article below is about US politics. But those of us in the #UK watching a #Labour government behave in the same way may want to take note of what @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is saying. I wholeheartedly agree. #Politics

Also it's ~wild~ to see a topic you've written a whole book on, have cited mostly women and PoC authors, and yet a whole multi-thousand newsletter post only cites ... other substack bros.

Not sure there’s anything scarier than the idea of a military with an effectively limitless budget that is no longer bound by the law.

Bodleian Library, Sassoon Visiting Fellowship in South Asian and Black History for the 2026-2027 academic year. It's a great scheme, with a deadline of 28 November 2025. Check it and Bodley's other visiting fellowships out here.

This time is unique but this situation for the African diaspora is same as it ever was.

How can autistic people recover from short-turn autistic burnout? @mx-joyner.bsky.social has very specific, tried-and-true strategies that might help you or your autistic loved one, at TPGA (and yes this includes kids and adults with high support needs). thinkingautismguide.com/2025/10/we-g...

@404media.co reported on how the UN started making AI refugees some months back. www.404media.co/the-un-made-...

My dad used to say this, so I have it on a post it note in my office. "May luck find you working."

I get the sense that lurking just beneath the surface of all these AI boosters is a seething resentment of anyone who does anything creative

Telling people who are against plundering the environment, theft, plagiarism and labor exploitation that they are doing this complaining because they haven't "invested" in using tools based on such exploitation is quite ridiculous isn't it?

Did they just invent telephone party lines.

allistics: if you can talk to a person who is -on the phone -wearing sunglasses -in another room -sitting behind you when you're driving -in a dressing room -in a bathroom stall -in a darkened theater -texting or scrolling -blind then you know eyeball contact is NOT essential for communication!

A Black child’s meltdown is seen as aggression 😕 A white child’s meltdown is seen as a cry for help 🙂‍↔️ This double standard costs lives, opportunities, and dignity. Listen to Black autistic voices. Believe our experiences ♾️

No.

It's been archived here archive.ph/LQ7K0

Hey #London! I shall be with you soon--and there will be a fab event (with drinks reception) at Kings: please register and join me! www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-i...

Are yall ever just sitting around and out of the blue you remember — again — that all of this is because of ONE Black President?!! Just the one!!

History repeats.

Something I noticed is that people either want to ‘fix’ ‘Pity’ or overlook autistic people entirely

It finally happened. Someone I know personally was detained by ICE while showing up for their schedules TPS check-in. Found myself scrambling to find a legal resource for their family. Luckily I was able to find one here in Chicago. Donate to them if you can. immigrantjustice.org/for-immigran...

Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc

while the AI bros and philosophers contemplate rights for hypothetical entities with a *potential* for conscientiousness thus deserving of rights, in reality, giving rights to AI/robots equals to giving even more rights to the developers and vendors of these type of robots

Quite surreal to hear an emergency political podcast episode about the rights and wrongs of Angela Rayner’s tax affairs and whether she dodged tax sponsored by… Amazon.

I’ve had a great day. But this was a cherry on top! #USOpen #Tennis #Venus and Leyla.

Jia Tolentino writes some really funny lines. " On social media, many of the most chaotic and emotionally lawless people you’ve ever known are posting on a regular basis about having at long last achieved inner peace."

if we suspect sustained AI use can reinforce or even co-create psychotic symptoms should we maybe start asking focused questions about the mental health of the people who actually work at those companies and do this shit all day

😂😂😂 this me