Favour Borokini
@favourboroks.bsky.social
Recovering *anemoiac*. Law PhD researcher researching legal materiality in avatar/tech design and use. Legal Materiality. Legal Humanities. University of Nottingham, Horizon CDT. Nigerian. Gawking Akure girl.
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People grieving AI companions are not confused about reality. Attachment forms through interaction, memory, and emotional rhythm. When companies design for intimacy but control continuity, shutdown becomes relational harm, not just product change. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
OpenAI retired its most seductive chatbot – leaving users angry and grieving: ‘I can’t live like this’
Its human partners said the flirty, quirky GPT-4o was the perfect companion – on the eve of Valentine’s Day, it’s being turned off for good. How will users cope?
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:53 PM
People grieving AI companions are not confused about reality. Attachment forms through interaction, memory, and emotional rhythm. When companies design for intimacy but control continuity, shutdown becomes relational harm, not just product change. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Lol you can struggle with x due to y and then do z well because it provides you solace from y and people will be like you're not a serious person for doing z well and if only you would just focus on x etc etc.
February 14, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Lol you can struggle with x due to y and then do z well because it provides you solace from y and people will be like you're not a serious person for doing z well and if only you would just focus on x etc etc.
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Europe can't afford to wait. Russian disinfo in Africa directly threatens Europe. Kremlin networks flood platforms with fake successes of juntas & stories painting Europe as the enemy. These campaigns open doors for Moscow's resource grabs & migration leverage against Europe
February 14, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Europe can't afford to wait. Russian disinfo in Africa directly threatens Europe. Kremlin networks flood platforms with fake successes of juntas & stories painting Europe as the enemy. These campaigns open doors for Moscow's resource grabs & migration leverage against Europe
One thing I've realised is that for many people in this part of the world, Africa is not (really) a real place, just a stage for fighting western imperialism and western imperialism alone!
All other forms of imperialism (locally generated or introduced from other parts of the world)
All other forms of imperialism (locally generated or introduced from other parts of the world)
February 14, 2026 at 2:19 AM
One thing I've realised is that for many people in this part of the world, Africa is not (really) a real place, just a stage for fighting western imperialism and western imperialism alone!
All other forms of imperialism (locally generated or introduced from other parts of the world)
All other forms of imperialism (locally generated or introduced from other parts of the world)
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If you’re a liberal or on the left and celebrated the end of USAID, or did a classic ”well, actually, they have a point…”, you’re lower than a parasite
HORRIFYING -
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Expert insight: U.S. withdrawal from WHO could affect global health - Western News
History professor Mitchell L. Hammond explains how the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization could affect global health and disease threats.
news.westernu.ca
February 13, 2026 at 12:43 AM
If you’re a liberal or on the left and celebrated the end of USAID, or did a classic ”well, actually, they have a point…”, you’re lower than a parasite
This! So much this and they almost call you a coconut when you go, "well... actually..." to one of their darlings
Not trying to be mean and I apologize if I come off that way but like, it frustrates me that sometimes the west platforms some of the most right wing people because they don’t know the culture as well as they should.
February 13, 2026 at 12:40 AM
This! So much this and they almost call you a coconut when you go, "well... actually..." to one of their darlings
Mehn this ethnic superiority thing makes me feel even more uncomfortable about Yoruba chauvinism and to a separate degree South African xenophobia towards other African nationals
Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.
February 13, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Mehn this ethnic superiority thing makes me feel even more uncomfortable about Yoruba chauvinism and to a separate degree South African xenophobia towards other African nationals
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Best advertisement I’ve seen so far at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
February 12, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Best advertisement I’ve seen so far at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
I am Mabel so I agree with Mabel
You be the judge: should my wife stop leaving piles of clothes all over the bedroom?
You be the judge: should my wife stop leaving piles of clothes all over the bedroom?
Kevin thinks wardrobes are there for a reason, but Mabel says hangers are a hassle for a woman in a rush. You decide who deserves a dressing down
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I am Mabel so I agree with Mabel
I wonder if this isn't one of those look at the Global South to see the future things.
Law in Nigeria is a 6 year course (5 year, LLB, 1 year qualification programme) and in those years there were only three international law courses, all of which were electives.
I opted for the stuff I thought
Law in Nigeria is a 6 year course (5 year, LLB, 1 year qualification programme) and in those years there were only three international law courses, all of which were electives.
I opted for the stuff I thought
🌎 Is international law stuck in the past? For decades, territorial maps promised order. Now power flows through satellite arrays, undersea fibre-optic cables, & global supply chains. Explore why we need a new 'visual literacy' to navigate a new global reality. bit.ly/4tw9TY4 @tmcasser.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 9:09 AM
I wonder if this isn't one of those look at the Global South to see the future things.
Law in Nigeria is a 6 year course (5 year, LLB, 1 year qualification programme) and in those years there were only three international law courses, all of which were electives.
I opted for the stuff I thought
Law in Nigeria is a 6 year course (5 year, LLB, 1 year qualification programme) and in those years there were only three international law courses, all of which were electives.
I opted for the stuff I thought
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The year is 2045. Nurse is the only job left. It has been hastily retconned to a male coded job and every nurse now wears tactical combat gear and has a gun.
Yikes here are the numbers for the past 12 months. Everything is pretty much dead except healthcare/social assistance. Note that healthcare growth is largely not about the business cycle -- it's about the aging of the population and more elderly people needing care.
February 11, 2026 at 2:27 PM
The year is 2045. Nurse is the only job left. It has been hastily retconned to a male coded job and every nurse now wears tactical combat gear and has a gun.
I suppose also I'm disturbed by the possibility that this misgendering is representative of worse bias, the type directed towards Nigerian or African men for instance
February 10, 2026 at 2:34 AM
I suppose also I'm disturbed by the possibility that this misgendering is representative of worse bias, the type directed towards Nigerian or African men for instance
More and more people are responding to my emails with Mr Borokini. Not sure if to be offended or amused that I sound assertive enough to be read as male.
February 10, 2026 at 2:22 AM
More and more people are responding to my emails with Mr Borokini. Not sure if to be offended or amused that I sound assertive enough to be read as male.
Watched landman on the plane and I really liked it!
February 10, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Watched landman on the plane and I really liked it!
TikTok, the app that censors people for saying rape, pays people for making fake videos geared at stirring up antimigrant sentiment.
The irony
The irony
Hate-filled fake videos about London are everywhere. We've obtained a recording of a TikToker confessing to secretly filming Londoners in their homes for clicks.
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
February 9, 2026 at 10:58 AM
TikTok, the app that censors people for saying rape, pays people for making fake videos geared at stirring up antimigrant sentiment.
The irony
The irony
This new 90day fiancee with the Nigerian man is just muzzing me. Smh
February 9, 2026 at 10:53 AM
This new 90day fiancee with the Nigerian man is just muzzing me. Smh
Ah like recommending Dragon Ball to someone who wants to get into anime 😩
I like to recommend those one to two season long ones. Violet Evergarden, Samurai Champloo, Dororo, Cowboy Bebop etc
I like to recommend those one to two season long ones. Violet Evergarden, Samurai Champloo, Dororo, Cowboy Bebop etc
Yup. This is also why I get annoyed when people start suggesting "golden age" science fiction titles to people who are new the genre and are asking for suggestions. You want to turn a modern 15-year-old off science fiction forever, recommend stories that were old when her grandparents were her age.
When people ask how to get into GA SF I always say that the right way is via some of those fat "Best Of" short fiction collections
February 8, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Ah like recommending Dragon Ball to someone who wants to get into anime 😩
I like to recommend those one to two season long ones. Violet Evergarden, Samurai Champloo, Dororo, Cowboy Bebop etc
I like to recommend those one to two season long ones. Violet Evergarden, Samurai Champloo, Dororo, Cowboy Bebop etc
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Yeah, I loved sci-fi, and especially classic sci-fi, but compared to fantasy it kind of felt like eating whole wheat pasta, you know what I mean? Harder to chew and swallow.
February 6, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Yeah, I loved sci-fi, and especially classic sci-fi, but compared to fantasy it kind of felt like eating whole wheat pasta, you know what I mean? Harder to chew and swallow.
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This is enshittification pure and simple: the aim is to make standalone chapters less portable/readable. Every handbook chapter comes with a carefully curated bibliography. Taking that away diminishes the value and integrity of scholarly work. #OUP is not adding, but substracting value here.
4/4
4/4
February 7, 2026 at 11:37 PM
This is enshittification pure and simple: the aim is to make standalone chapters less portable/readable. Every handbook chapter comes with a carefully curated bibliography. Taking that away diminishes the value and integrity of scholarly work. #OUP is not adding, but substracting value here.
4/4
4/4
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
It's sort of giving Eddard Stark trying to reason with the Lannisters to do the right thing in ASOIAF.
We all know how that ended for him and the Starks
We all know how that ended for him and the Starks
"This is why people don't like Democrats. The Democrats are constantly going, 'How can we talk to Republicans?'... Your attitude needs to be 'How do we beat Republicans?'"
The one and only Jennifer Welch on the 'We're Not Kidding' podcast with me today.
zeteo.com/p/jennifer-w...
The one and only Jennifer Welch on the 'We're Not Kidding' podcast with me today.
zeteo.com/p/jennifer-w...
February 7, 2026 at 10:02 PM
It's sort of giving Eddard Stark trying to reason with the Lannisters to do the right thing in ASOIAF.
We all know how that ended for him and the Starks
We all know how that ended for him and the Starks
Hm, maybe this is one of those cultural variations, like white people using "soft launch" in a positive way, when in the spaces the term was created, it referred to hinting to male-centred acts of digital performance specifically, hinting to one's followers the existence of a man in one's life.
We need to rehabilitate the "girlboss" as a concept, seeing how it took approximately 2.5 seconds for us to go from deciding they were cringe to a rapeboss taking over the world.
February 6, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Hm, maybe this is one of those cultural variations, like white people using "soft launch" in a positive way, when in the spaces the term was created, it referred to hinting to male-centred acts of digital performance specifically, hinting to one's followers the existence of a man in one's life.
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"We would have lost so much if we'd driven him away" is the justification.
But we lost all those girls. We lost the women they would have become. We lost the work they would have done. Why was his future work so much more valuable than theirs?
But we lost all those girls. We lost the women they would have become. We lost the work they would have done. Why was his future work so much more valuable than theirs?
February 5, 2026 at 9:02 PM
"We would have lost so much if we'd driven him away" is the justification.
But we lost all those girls. We lost the women they would have become. We lost the work they would have done. Why was his future work so much more valuable than theirs?
But we lost all those girls. We lost the women they would have become. We lost the work they would have done. Why was his future work so much more valuable than theirs?