Yes. Another instance of the left's lack of message discipline/failure to understand the rhetorical occasion. Drives me (a trans academic w/plenty of opinions re grading) up the wall. The right doesn't voluntarily concede on procedural details, not when the stakes are this high, or frankly ever.

So good. And would make a great trio of readings on the fundamentally embodied nature of consciousness/cognition/"intelligence" with these two pre-chatgpt essays: 1) "Artificial intelligence research may have hit a dead end"

this is mesmerizing

Not the main point, but throughout this article the authors disclose the conviction history of almost every CO abuse victim they interviewed, a practice that is editorially superfluous and ethically obscene—a violation of, yes, privacy that papers routinely subject incarcerated people to. 1/

i get that the past two popes also had cranky uncle energy but this still whips

Stealing this from Pasolini for my classes

I'm always heartened to hear good news from Mohammed, who's working with incredible steadfastness at getting his degree amid an ongoing genocide. If you're able to, please consider supporting his survival and education here: chuffed.org/project/gomo...

The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative. The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.

New York AG James said she's received complaints of stores in her state refusing EBT cards and has already sent out several cease and desist letters. Stores are not allowed to refuse SNAP benefits. If this happens to you, call the AG's hotline to report at 1-800-771-7755.

Ahhh I've been looking for an event like this and it's in my neighborhood, but right at the time of my Saturday class :( someone else go and fold a few for me!

Mahmoud is asking for help covering $450 of his brother's university fees this semester (his uncle has kindly loaned them $637.32). I think we can get this covered for them! chuffed.org/project/1336... @mommunism.bsky.social @satwatr.bsky.social

Last chance to turn it off. On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default. To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.

Great piece from @hellgatenyc.com on registering people to vote at Rikers

With SNAP/EBT cuts looming I highly recommend downloading this app! Basically restaurants and other food businesses will have available bags of random food they don’t wanna waste for ppl to buy for hella cheap! This has saved me sooooo many times when I only have $5 and need some food.

One thing I've tried to prepare myself to do if I see this happening with no rapid response nearby: approach the person if possible & ask their full name + a phone number for a loved one, so at least someone knows what's happened. Easier said than done for many reasons, but it's what I've got.

Please support my wonderful friend Mahmoud and his family ❤️

if you want to defend the working class? buy out a street vendor’s cart so they don’t have to choose between their income or kidnapping by ICE

and the weight we once / thought a burden turns out to form / the pulse of our life and the compass for our brain

you don't understand. as someone who isn't inherently good at art, stealing paintings from the museum is the *only* way i'm able to express myself creatively. i wouldn't be able to paint beautiful portraits. but by breaking into a museum and stealing the paintings, now i am

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Dear friends, As have become a habit, I mark each #autumnequinox by sharing a small poem by Xin Qiji. I also start my translation cycle of Chinese and Japanese poems and prose that mark the twenty-four lunisolar micro-seasons. Translation notes blogged here: #everynightapoem

Mahmoud’s account has been deleted again on Bluesky. He’s struggling to raise funds for his family. Please can you help by sharing and/or donating. Thank you 🙏🏽 He’s been verified by @mommunism.bsky.social chuffed.org/project/1336...

I'll be speaking with @jwassers.bsky.social on Friday, October 3 (3:30pm) at the Wagner School at NYU on the topic of music, Southeast Asia, and transnational aesthetics. It's a joint book talk! Jeff's is lovely (and available as an audio edition). Come one come all. www.nysean.org/events/songs...

Anyway, there's a truly horrifying number of Palestinians telling me they're on the streets in the south now. No tents, no food. Nothing. I feel that should be very high up in the news mix.

Surprised to find myself on here (under my deadname). Apparently journal articles aren't included in the settlement class, but I do feel slimed!

We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...

Wikipedia editors trying to fend off the onslaught of AI crap have crowdsourced some telltale signs of LLM-generated writing; it might be handy for editors and proofreaders generally. Thanks to @ellenrykers.com for pointing me to it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...

Robot meets bollard. Nothing beats the #WorldBollardAssociation

Quite a week to encounter this passage

I'm heartbroken for Mohammed, a kind soul who just before this was telling me about helping clear weeds on his friend's farm. He and his family deserve so much better than these horrors. I'm on a tight budget but gave a little to allow the family some space to grieve: chuffed.org/project/gomo...

May they all be at peace now. Mariam was like a daughter to us. We spoke most days, laughing, crying, imagining what it would be like when we met and shared food and were able to hug each other. She knew the dangers and continued anyway so we could see the truth. Her son has lost his mother

Boosting my friends Mohammed @mohadajayab.bsky.social and Mahmoud (whose account bsky once again deleted). Both live in Khan Younis and are verified by @mommunism.bsky.social

Great thread

Without individual moralizing: Students are using chatgpt for even the most low- or no-stakes writing. At this point it's either take radical luddite measures at the level of course design or resign yourself to having everyone's time wasted, cognitive function eroded, and data stolen 🤷🏻‍♂️

Earlier this year I heard @reproutopia.bsky.social describe transphobia as a form of gender nationalism, a formulation that gets more illuminating by the day

Was just recalling the other day a stat in the Financial Crisis Commission Report about how 1/4 of all mortgages in 2005 were interest-only loans

teachers! excited to share a new website at this late date of Aug 15 to try to help us collectively prepare for back to school in the interpretative humanities classroom assaulted by the AI grift, so we don't have to go it alone. take a look, share, + most importantly: CONTRIBUTE against-a-i.com

hey can we try something? lifeline4gaza.com is incredible. since some aid seems to be coming in, prices have dropped. this is a great time for ppl to try to get food. can everyone donate $10 to 1 family, and then post a message like this to your acct? we could do some good if many ppl participate ❤️

Play time with the nikon d3100

Ideas, anyone? My friend Mahmoud's mother has a master's in curriculum and teaching methods and has been trying to work toward a PhD during the genocide. She wants to publish her master's thesis on technology & female students in Palestine. Mahmoud is asking which publications she should submit to.

Did I say soon? I meant SOON- the Bellwether family is pleased to launch mirabellwether.com - your place to not only purchase FTW, but browse a collation of articles & interviews about Mira & FTW, get in contact with us directly, and more. Tell a friend, tell yr sister, tell yr roommate etc

Bought an old (discontinued) Nikon camera and am enjoying the hell out of reading through the user manual. Actually getting emotional at how clear, comprehensive, and intuitively organized it is. Would like to meet the chef level reaction. Anyway, things are going great in higher ed & publishing.

Mahmoud is such a wonderful person and has suffered some heartbreaking losses since we started talking last year. Please support his fundraiser if you can.

The bombing struck our homes, and the war machine chased us into exile. All of Gaza is a prison no shelter, no escape. We survived the missiles, only to face a fiercer enemy: hunger. we die in silence not from bombs, but from starvation. Life fades, quietly, from our souls. tinyurl.com/gomohammedgo