Christopher Deutsch
@drchrisdeutsch.bsky.social
Historian. Under contract: Beeftopia: The Red Meat Politics of Prosperity in Postwar America. Research postdoc. Views my own.
Tell me, is this bad?
somebody at UChicago is feeding preprints to LLMs without authors' consent, in a research study
they have the gall to suggest to authors they've opted-in that they volunteer to evaluate the LLMs' suggestions regarding their own work.
lol, lmao even. here is the invite and my reply
they have the gall to suggest to authors they've opted-in that they volunteer to evaluate the LLMs' suggestions regarding their own work.
lol, lmao even. here is the invite and my reply
January 6, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Tell me, is this bad?
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New — I wrote about how corporate media is immediately siding with power in the wake of Trump attacking Venezuela and capturing Maduro, and how journalists need to treat the administration as a hostile entity that’s openly lying to them.
Call Trump's power grab in Venezuela what it is
Corporate media must recognize they're being openly lied to—and report accordingly.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 6, 2026 at 12:49 AM
New — I wrote about how corporate media is immediately siding with power in the wake of Trump attacking Venezuela and capturing Maduro, and how journalists need to treat the administration as a hostile entity that’s openly lying to them.
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In addition to being evil, this is so genuinely incapable of understanding that other people exist and have wants and feelings and desires for things like self-determination.
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 5, 2026 at 11:42 PM
In addition to being evil, this is so genuinely incapable of understanding that other people exist and have wants and feelings and desires for things like self-determination.
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January 5, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
January 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
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New at Can We Still Govern: @agpines.bsky.social & @lizananat.bsky.social explain how the work volatility of low income service employees will make it hard for them to satisfy new SNAP/Medicaid work requirements, even when they work lots of hours. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/when-volat...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/when-volat...
When Volatile Work Schedules Meet SNAP Work Requirements
New policies put low income workers in jeopardy of losing vital supports
donmoynihan.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:28 PM
New at Can We Still Govern: @agpines.bsky.social & @lizananat.bsky.social explain how the work volatility of low income service employees will make it hard for them to satisfy new SNAP/Medicaid work requirements, even when they work lots of hours. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/when-volat...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/when-volat...
😳
“The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funded NPR, PBS and hundreds of local radio and TV stations across the United States for more than a half-century, said on Monday that its board of directors had voted to dissolve the organization because Congress cut off its federal money.”
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Votes to Shut Down
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
😳
What a silly mistake. Should've used copilot, I guess!
Next up, renaiming BandAid to rename to AI Slop Adhesive.
Microsoft is so fucking stupid.
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
January 5, 2026 at 8:58 PM
What a silly mistake. Should've used copilot, I guess!
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we've got some ICE shit going down in our little town today and it took like three minutes for a convoy of wine moms to start chasing them around town. normies hate this shit and are putting in the work
January 5, 2026 at 8:44 PM
we've got some ICE shit going down in our little town today and it took like three minutes for a convoy of wine moms to start chasing them around town. normies hate this shit and are putting in the work
Next up, renaiming BandAid to rename to AI Slop Adhesive.
Microsoft is so fucking stupid.
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
January 5, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Next up, renaiming BandAid to rename to AI Slop Adhesive.
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Some of these run from the port area or slightly offshore to a Chevron refinery in El Segundo, which is the 2nd-biggest refinery in California
www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports...
www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports...
January 3, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Some of these run from the port area or slightly offshore to a Chevron refinery in El Segundo, which is the 2nd-biggest refinery in California
www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports...
www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports...
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I'm hiring 2 postdocs on my Wellcome project "How Did Infectious Diseases Become Wild?: Plague, Yellow Fever, and Disease Ecology in the Brazilian Hinterland (1920-1975)"
Department of Global Health and Social Medicine
King's College
3 years 01/10/26- 30/09/29
Deadline: 01/02/26
shorturl.at/KZ6Vh
Department of Global Health and Social Medicine
King's College
3 years 01/10/26- 30/09/29
Deadline: 01/02/26
shorturl.at/KZ6Vh
Postdoctoral Research Associate | King's College London
www.kcl.ac.uk
January 5, 2026 at 5:22 PM
I'm hiring 2 postdocs on my Wellcome project "How Did Infectious Diseases Become Wild?: Plague, Yellow Fever, and Disease Ecology in the Brazilian Hinterland (1920-1975)"
Department of Global Health and Social Medicine
King's College
3 years 01/10/26- 30/09/29
Deadline: 01/02/26
shorturl.at/KZ6Vh
Department of Global Health and Social Medicine
King's College
3 years 01/10/26- 30/09/29
Deadline: 01/02/26
shorturl.at/KZ6Vh
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Just got my author copy of Black Atlantic Worlds! I’m honored and delighted to be a part of this volume.
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978088...
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978088...
Black Atlantic Worlds — Harvard University Press
Landscapes are key to the Black Atlantic. The history of how Africans and their descendants populated and transformed nations, regions, and ecosystems has always been attentive to the multiple meaning...
www.hup.harvard.edu
January 5, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Just got my author copy of Black Atlantic Worlds! I’m honored and delighted to be a part of this volume.
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978088...
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978088...
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Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
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University of Nebraska chancellor announces his resignation, following months of turmoil. #AcademicSky #HigherEd. www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
www.forbes.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:07 PM
University of Nebraska chancellor announces his resignation, following months of turmoil. #AcademicSky #HigherEd. www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
Giving up on fighting diseases
Breaking: Federal health officials slash recommended childhood vaccinations under Trump’s directive
www.statnews.com/2026/01/05/c...
www.statnews.com/2026/01/05/c...
Federal health officials slash recommended childhood vaccinations under Trump’s directive
The number of recommended childhood shots drops from 17 to 11.
www.statnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Giving up on fighting diseases
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Breaking: Federal health officials slash recommended childhood vaccinations under Trump’s directive
www.statnews.com/2026/01/05/c...
www.statnews.com/2026/01/05/c...
Federal health officials slash recommended childhood vaccinations under Trump’s directive
The number of recommended childhood shots drops from 17 to 11.
www.statnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Breaking: Federal health officials slash recommended childhood vaccinations under Trump’s directive
www.statnews.com/2026/01/05/c...
www.statnews.com/2026/01/05/c...
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Wonderful essay.
Friction represents the fact of being alive, of the differences of and in ourselves not being reduced or smoothed over. With my disabled bodymind, I’ve come to cherish friction (including the those I have with my accessibility tech) as reminders of my capacity to effect
Friction represents the fact of being alive, of the differences of and in ourselves not being reduced or smoothed over. With my disabled bodymind, I’ve come to cherish friction (including the those I have with my accessibility tech) as reminders of my capacity to effect
As tech companies try to sell us on the idea that life itself is an inconvenience, "an orientation toward friction is really the only defense we have against the life-annihilating suction of technologies of escape," @kjezermorton.bsky.social writes. www.thecut.com/article/broo...
In 2026, We Are Friction-Maxxing
In the face of technologies that sell us escapism at every turn, we need to build up tolerance for “inconvenience.”
www.thecut.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Wonderful essay.
Friction represents the fact of being alive, of the differences of and in ourselves not being reduced or smoothed over. With my disabled bodymind, I’ve come to cherish friction (including the those I have with my accessibility tech) as reminders of my capacity to effect
Friction represents the fact of being alive, of the differences of and in ourselves not being reduced or smoothed over. With my disabled bodymind, I’ve come to cherish friction (including the those I have with my accessibility tech) as reminders of my capacity to effect
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IMHO he was a target because he did too well in the weeks before he got selected as VP. his ability to run a hearty, masculine opposition to trumpism was dangerous for the fascists
January 5, 2026 at 5:39 PM
IMHO he was a target because he did too well in the weeks before he got selected as VP. his ability to run a hearty, masculine opposition to trumpism was dangerous for the fascists
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One example of how Grok is being used to target women. Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch being sexualised, degraded, and humiliated step-by-step by Grok. All the images accurately reflect the prompts provided.
January 5, 2026 at 5:37 PM
One example of how Grok is being used to target women. Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch being sexualised, degraded, and humiliated step-by-step by Grok. All the images accurately reflect the prompts provided.
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If you're joining us at #AHA26, you'll be spending some time in the Hilton Chicago. Learn about its political history in this month's #EverythingHasAHistory article by David Farber. #AHAPerspectives
The Hilton Chicago – AHA
The Hilton Chicago, co-headquarters of the 2026 AHA annual meeting, has a storied past.
www.historians.org
January 5, 2026 at 5:33 PM
If you're joining us at #AHA26, you'll be spending some time in the Hilton Chicago. Learn about its political history in this month's #EverythingHasAHistory article by David Farber. #AHAPerspectives
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The first great American 250th anniversary date of the year arrives this Friday: the publication of Thomas Paine's COMMON SENSE, which occurred on January 9, 1776.
Many sources have the date as January 10, 1776. This is incorrect. But what accounts for the confusion???? Friends, follow me.
Many sources have the date as January 10, 1776. This is incorrect. But what accounts for the confusion???? Friends, follow me.
January 5, 2026 at 5:20 PM
The first great American 250th anniversary date of the year arrives this Friday: the publication of Thomas Paine's COMMON SENSE, which occurred on January 9, 1776.
Many sources have the date as January 10, 1776. This is incorrect. But what accounts for the confusion???? Friends, follow me.
Many sources have the date as January 10, 1776. This is incorrect. But what accounts for the confusion???? Friends, follow me.
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Like the McRib itself, every few years I reread this wonderful short piece of meat reporting. An honest and historically-minded look at the invention and lifecycle of the McRib.
Since the McRib is back in the discourse, semi-regular reminder that it was (co-) invented by the chef at the Drake Hotel in Chicago, and I'm still disappointed that we didn't have a special session on this when HSS was held at the Drake a few years back.
The Invention of the McRib and Why It Disappears from McDonald’s
How the work of two men, a Nebraska food scientist and a French chef, resulted in the miracle meat product we call the McRib. Plus: why it periodically vanishes from McDonald's, and where that meat go...
www.chicagomag.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Like the McRib itself, every few years I reread this wonderful short piece of meat reporting. An honest and historically-minded look at the invention and lifecycle of the McRib.
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Local cops are just another arm of the feds.
Activist arrested on-camera in Grand Rapids, Michigan while summarizing the reasoning behind a peaceful protest against the U.S. government’s kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro held earlier that day.
January 5, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Local cops are just another arm of the feds.