Gavin Johnson
@gavyj.bsky.social
A PhD with limited spelling ability.
A guy who loves dogs (esp. long-haired dachshunds).
An account that isn't related to any university.
A guy who loves dogs (esp. long-haired dachshunds).
An account that isn't related to any university.
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AI in education is being used to displace academic governance of technologies in education - only managers have decisionmaking power to introduce it
November 15, 2025 at 12:32 AM
AI in education is being used to displace academic governance of technologies in education - only managers have decisionmaking power to introduce it
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As Imani Barberin said on another site: “Your broken bodies are profit centers.”
“The disabled people you let die to ‘return to normal’—it was for nothing. Because at the end of the day, [Democrats] are prepared to treat you the fucking same way.”
“The disabled people you let die to ‘return to normal’—it was for nothing. Because at the end of the day, [Democrats] are prepared to treat you the fucking same way.”
They have no healthcare plan. They only have a plan to take away what exists.
November 13, 2025 at 6:12 AM
As Imani Barberin said on another site: “Your broken bodies are profit centers.”
“The disabled people you let die to ‘return to normal’—it was for nothing. Because at the end of the day, [Democrats] are prepared to treat you the fucking same way.”
“The disabled people you let die to ‘return to normal’—it was for nothing. Because at the end of the day, [Democrats] are prepared to treat you the fucking same way.”
Why have the internet if it can't tell me exactly the thing I need from a random academic text that I can't locate in my own mess?
July 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Why have the internet if it can't tell me exactly the thing I need from a random academic text that I can't locate in my own mess?
the latest from @asia-not-aha.bsky.social and @rosmith.bsky.social is here! it's so rigorously researched, beautifully written, and, obviously, necessary in this (but truly every) moment in history! go get your copy now from @nyupress.bsky.social [and maybe avoid Amazon 😉]
March 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
the latest from @asia-not-aha.bsky.social and @rosmith.bsky.social is here! it's so rigorously researched, beautifully written, and, obviously, necessary in this (but truly every) moment in history! go get your copy now from @nyupress.bsky.social [and maybe avoid Amazon 😉]
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What folks are getting a tough lesson in right now: Institutions are people. They are not abstract forces that exist as firewalls or safeguards. They are just people who play a role and who perhaps have abided by norms, but whose decisions minute to minute shape the role those institutions play.
February 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
What folks are getting a tough lesson in right now: Institutions are people. They are not abstract forces that exist as firewalls or safeguards. They are just people who play a role and who perhaps have abided by norms, but whose decisions minute to minute shape the role those institutions play.
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NEW: The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover
from @telliotter.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
from @telliotter.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
www.wired.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
NEW: The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover
from @telliotter.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
from @telliotter.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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Homan went on CNN to complain that ICE’s attempts to arrest Chicagoans has been hampered by the people’s knowledge of policy—largely because of the city’s “Know Your Rights” campaign. Fascists rely on your compliance. On your ignorance. They depend upon your fear.
Disappoint them.
Disappoint them.
'Well-educated': Donald Trump's 'border czar' Tom Homan criticises migrants' knowledge of rights during ICE operations - The Times of India
US News: Tom Homan, President Trump's border czar, expressed frustration over ICE challenges in sanctuary cities, stating immigrants are educated on 'how to es
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Homan went on CNN to complain that ICE’s attempts to arrest Chicagoans has been hampered by the people’s knowledge of policy—largely because of the city’s “Know Your Rights” campaign. Fascists rely on your compliance. On your ignorance. They depend upon your fear.
Disappoint them.
Disappoint them.
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Not getting into it today, but the deepseek thing is primarily amazing for how deftly & completely it proves the entire Western LLM-based "AI" market is overvalued & over-hyped; like, it's already bodyrocking the ppl who truly thought this shit was somehow worth *$200 A Month*.
Which? We told you 🤷🏾♂️
Which? We told you 🤷🏾♂️
January 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Not getting into it today, but the deepseek thing is primarily amazing for how deftly & completely it proves the entire Western LLM-based "AI" market is overvalued & over-hyped; like, it's already bodyrocking the ppl who truly thought this shit was somehow worth *$200 A Month*.
Which? We told you 🤷🏾♂️
Which? We told you 🤷🏾♂️
currently trying to track down the origin of the "250 word discussion post and two responses" paradigm. where tf did this ever-lasting assignment come from?
January 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
currently trying to track down the origin of the "250 word discussion post and two responses" paradigm. where tf did this ever-lasting assignment come from?
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Of course, Hegseth is unqualified. But describing this as “affirmative action” or “diversity” gets it precisely backwards. White supremacy has *always* promoted unqualified white men over everyone else. This is the *exact opposite* of affirmative action policies designed to end discrimination.
January 26, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Of course, Hegseth is unqualified. But describing this as “affirmative action” or “diversity” gets it precisely backwards. White supremacy has *always* promoted unqualified white men over everyone else. This is the *exact opposite* of affirmative action policies designed to end discrimination.
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I wish people on the left would stop using “diversity hire” or “affirmative action” to describe folks like Hegseth. This reinforces the racist, sexist notion that diversity and affirmative action are promoting unqualified people, doing the right’s work for the.
January 26, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I wish people on the left would stop using “diversity hire” or “affirmative action” to describe folks like Hegseth. This reinforces the racist, sexist notion that diversity and affirmative action are promoting unqualified people, doing the right’s work for the.
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VICTORY! After over a decade, a federal court has declared that warrantless backdoor searches of US person’s communications collected under Section 702 of FISA is unconstitutional.
VICTORY! Federal Court (Finally) Rules Backdoor Searches of 702 Data Unconstitutional
Better late than never: last night a federal district court held that backdoor searches of databases full of Americans’ private communications collected under Section 702 ordinarily require a warrant....
www.eff.org
January 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
VICTORY! After over a decade, a federal court has declared that warrantless backdoor searches of US person’s communications collected under Section 702 of FISA is unconstitutional.
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Educators:
We have to steel ourselves against the urge to consume everything, everywhere, all at once. The next four years are going to be long and hard; some of us will not make it.
Protect your heart.
Protect your peace.
Protect the children.
We have to steel ourselves against the urge to consume everything, everywhere, all at once. The next four years are going to be long and hard; some of us will not make it.
Protect your heart.
Protect your peace.
Protect the children.
January 22, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Educators:
We have to steel ourselves against the urge to consume everything, everywhere, all at once. The next four years are going to be long and hard; some of us will not make it.
Protect your heart.
Protect your peace.
Protect the children.
We have to steel ourselves against the urge to consume everything, everywhere, all at once. The next four years are going to be long and hard; some of us will not make it.
Protect your heart.
Protect your peace.
Protect the children.
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Been thinking about this book a lot lately and seeing the pics of the CEOs lined up today, yeah, thinking about it again
Data Grab: The New Colonialism of Big Tech and How to Fight Back a book by Nick Couldry and Ulises A. Mejias
A compelling argument that the extractive practices of today's tech giants are the continuation of colonialism--and a crucial guide to collective resistance. Large technology companies like Meta, Ama...
bookshop.org
January 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Been thinking about this book a lot lately and seeing the pics of the CEOs lined up today, yeah, thinking about it again
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When Musk denies that he did a big ol Nazi salute during the inauguration, remember this, from Jean-Paul Sartre, 1944.
January 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
When Musk denies that he did a big ol Nazi salute during the inauguration, remember this, from Jean-Paul Sartre, 1944.
Martin Luther King Jr. - "Where do we go from here?"
YouTube video by Gabe Gentry
youtu.be
January 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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a perfect metaphor.
Trump’s Defense nominee Pete Hegseth accidentally flipped a skateboard into his nuts on live TV
January 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
a perfect metaphor.
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January 20, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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“Difficult questions” is an odd euphemism for overt corruption.
AXIOS: “.. The Trump family became crypto billionaires this weekend, simultaneously raising difficult questions about the boundaries between their official roles and personal profits.”
@axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/01/19/m...
@axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/01/19/m...
Melania Trump offers MELANIA meme coin, instantly worth billions
Following the stunning launch of the the official Trump meme coin, the first lady gets in on the digital asset action.
www.axios.com
January 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
“Difficult questions” is an odd euphemism for overt corruption.
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Ok #booksky, let’s talk.
👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books.
👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!
👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books.
👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!
January 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Ok #booksky, let’s talk.
👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books.
👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!
👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books.
👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!
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The ceasefire deal can be celebrated while also not being nearly enough to ensure long term Palestinian sovereignty and peace in the region
January 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The ceasefire deal can be celebrated while also not being nearly enough to ensure long term Palestinian sovereignty and peace in the region
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If he's "privately" pro-queer and publicly, materially anti-queer, then he's actually anti-queer no matter what he says or thinks.
January 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
If he's "privately" pro-queer and publicly, materially anti-queer, then he's actually anti-queer no matter what he says or thinks.