Emily Bolger
@ebolger06.bsky.social
PhD candidate in CMSE at MSU studying computing education. Also, feminist, ally, crocheter, and book-lover. she/her
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We just doing racism now.
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 7, 2025 at 10:33 AM
We just doing racism now.
the whiplash of reading statenews.com/article/2025...
after reading this www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/l...
after reading this www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/l...
Amid budget cuts, Michigan State University colleges pausing graduate program admissions - The State News
The halted enrollment adds to a growing list of tangible effects being felt on campus from the university’s mission to reduce its operating budget by 9% over the next two fiscal years.
statenews.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
the whiplash of reading statenews.com/article/2025...
after reading this www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/l...
after reading this www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/l...
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Academics should note this applies equally to universities, not just corporations.
I actually think this reframe @alexhanna.bsky.social shares is a great one:
AI isn't coming for your job, your company dumping you for AI is.
AI isn't coming for your job, your company dumping you for AI is.
Rejecting the premise here. "AI" is not coming for your job. Companies are dumping people because they are putting more money into AI investment, not because there is labor replacement via productivity.
Even in the Amazon announcement, Jassy backed away from the framing that AI took those 14k jobs.
Even in the Amazon announcement, Jassy backed away from the framing that AI took those 14k jobs.
November 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Academics should note this applies equally to universities, not just corporations.
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😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
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Ok scientists, how many of you did this as a kid? 🙋♀️
November 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Ok scientists, how many of you did this as a kid? 🙋♀️
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I'm not sure you can get more marie antoinette than taking away food stamps before thanksgiving while you build a gold and marble dance hall so the other crooks can bring bribe you over a badly-cooked (argentinian) steak
October 22, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I'm not sure you can get more marie antoinette than taking away food stamps before thanksgiving while you build a gold and marble dance hall so the other crooks can bring bribe you over a badly-cooked (argentinian) steak
wowowow🫠
Next week will see a first in computer science, with the launch of a scientific conference in which all of the papers — and all of the reviews — have been produced by machines
go.nature.com/3J82tYH
go.nature.com/3J82tYH
AI bots wrote and reviewed all papers at this conference
Event will assess how reviews by models compare with those written by humans.
go.nature.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
wowowow🫠
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I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.
October 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.
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Universities: We can't afford cost of living adjustments for faculty and staff, we have budget problems.
Also universities: Our football coach lost three games so we will pay him $50 million to go away
Also universities: Our football coach lost three games so we will pay him $50 million to go away
October 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Universities: We can't afford cost of living adjustments for faculty and staff, we have budget problems.
Also universities: Our football coach lost three games so we will pay him $50 million to go away
Also universities: Our football coach lost three games so we will pay him $50 million to go away
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Breaking News: The White House asked nine top universities to pledge support for President Trump’s agenda to help ensure access to research funding.
Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference
Demands sent to nine top schools included pledging to freeze tuition for five years and to commit to strict definitions of gender.
nyti.ms
October 2, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Breaking News: The White House asked nine top universities to pledge support for President Trump’s agenda to help ensure access to research funding.
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A defining feature of patriarchal violence is that it isn’t just directed at women. It’s also directed at other men in power struggles to determine whose ideology should dominate.
It is unsurprising that men who encourage violence to jockey for political power will find themselves subjected to it.
It is unsurprising that men who encourage violence to jockey for political power will find themselves subjected to it.
September 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A defining feature of patriarchal violence is that it isn’t just directed at women. It’s also directed at other men in power struggles to determine whose ideology should dominate.
It is unsurprising that men who encourage violence to jockey for political power will find themselves subjected to it.
It is unsurprising that men who encourage violence to jockey for political power will find themselves subjected to it.
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After years of negotiations, the Union of Tenure System Faculty has been officially recognized by Michigan State University.
https://statenews.com/article/2025/09/union-of-tenure-system-faculty-officially-recognized-by-msu-after-years-of-negotiations?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest
https://statenews.com/article/2025/09/union-of-tenure-system-faculty-officially-recognized-by-msu-after-years-of-negotiations?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest
Union of Tenure System Faculty officially recognized by MSU after years of negotiations - The State News
After years of legal negotiations and assembling, the Union of Tenure System Faculty has been officially recognized by Michigan State University.
statenews.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
After years of negotiations, the Union of Tenure System Faculty has been officially recognized by Michigan State University.
https://statenews.com/article/2025/09/union-of-tenure-system-faculty-officially-recognized-by-msu-after-years-of-negotiations?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest
https://statenews.com/article/2025/09/union-of-tenure-system-faculty-officially-recognized-by-msu-after-years-of-negotiations?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest
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I will never get over how a handful of tech bros set billions of dollars on fire to build a plagiarism machine that doesn't work and will destroy human society when they could have used a fraction of that money to fund a new golden age of creativity and knowledge.
August 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I will never get over how a handful of tech bros set billions of dollars on fire to build a plagiarism machine that doesn't work and will destroy human society when they could have used a fraction of that money to fund a new golden age of creativity and knowledge.
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New, from me:
America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism.
This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism.
This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
The authoritarian checklist
It is time to admit that America is no longer a functioning democracy
donmoynihan.substack.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
New, from me:
America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism.
This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism.
This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
how do I make ppl who think AI should be everywhere read this?
codeactsineducation.wordpress.com/2024/02/22/a...
codeactsineducation.wordpress.com/2024/02/22/a...
AI in education is a public problem
Photo by Mick Haupt on Unsplash Over the past year or so, a narrative that AI will inevitably transform education has become widespread. You can find it in the pronouncements of investors, tech ind…
codeactsineducation.wordpress.com
August 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
how do I make ppl who think AI should be everywhere read this?
codeactsineducation.wordpress.com/2024/02/22/a...
codeactsineducation.wordpress.com/2024/02/22/a...
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August 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This is the second program at msu I’ve heard of this week not accepting new students. I’m sure the firsts of many. Science is not doing great yall
Sign of the times- Michigan State, one of the biggest astronomy programs in the USA, is not accepting ANY applications for its graduate program this year 😖
🔭🧪🎢
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August 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This is the second program at msu I’ve heard of this week not accepting new students. I’m sure the firsts of many. Science is not doing great yall
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One of the biggest mistakes the left makes is that we accept Republicans’ wins. And most of the time, that means ceding ground that makes the next fight much, much harder to win too.
We have to reject the idea of a lost cause. Especially when it comes to civil rights.
We have to reject the idea of a lost cause. Especially when it comes to civil rights.
July 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
One of the biggest mistakes the left makes is that we accept Republicans’ wins. And most of the time, that means ceding ground that makes the next fight much, much harder to win too.
We have to reject the idea of a lost cause. Especially when it comes to civil rights.
We have to reject the idea of a lost cause. Especially when it comes to civil rights.
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We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.
June 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.
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Tonight, I'll go home and sleep in my bed. I have a lawyer, I'll get due process.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
Brad Lander: "I'll keep coming back to court, week after week"
YouTube video by Brad Lander for NYC
youtu.be
June 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Tonight, I'll go home and sleep in my bed. I have a lawyer, I'll get due process.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
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Not taking anything away from Senator Padilla because he was treated atrociously
But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state
Keep that same energy of support for her
But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state
Keep that same energy of support for her
June 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Not taking anything away from Senator Padilla because he was treated atrociously
But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state
Keep that same energy of support for her
But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state
Keep that same energy of support for her
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At present, electricity and water are not abundant resources.
Costs will continue to go up as corporations continue expanding their use of AI.
Costs will continue to go up as corporations continue expanding their use of AI.
June 10, 2025 at 10:57 AM
At present, electricity and water are not abundant resources.
Costs will continue to go up as corporations continue expanding their use of AI.
Costs will continue to go up as corporations continue expanding their use of AI.