Ian Carrillo
@iansociologo.bsky.social
Sociologist studying race, class, & environment. Author of The Business of Racism: Labor and Environment in Brazil's Racial Capitalism (Duke University Press). PhD from UW-Madison. Former NSF SPRF Postdoc at UCSB. He/Him/His.
https://www.iancarrillo.com/
https://www.iancarrillo.com/
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A brief 🧵 about my research. I'm a sociologist studying the intersection of structural racism, class exploitation & the environment, focusing on Brazil & the US. My forthcoming book (with @dukepress.bsky.social ) is The Business of Racism: Revaluation & Reaction in Brazil's Racial Capitalism. 1/n
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The Heritage database shows 1567 cases of voter fraud from 1982 to 2024.
Not included are those arrested for trying to overturn the 2020 election: 84 fake electors and 1488 J6 rioters. That's 1572, which exceeds the 42 years of cases that Heritage identified.
Not included are those arrested for trying to overturn the 2020 election: 84 fake electors and 1488 J6 rioters. That's 1572, which exceeds the 42 years of cases that Heritage identified.
The Heritage Foundation created a database of voter fraud convictions, and tried to lie with numbers by not providing any context.
Brookings put those numbers in context (hundreds of millions of ballots b/n 1982-2024) and easily showed that fraud was nearly non-existent.
Brookings put those numbers in context (hundreds of millions of ballots b/n 1982-2024) and easily showed that fraud was nearly non-existent.
January 31, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The Heritage database shows 1567 cases of voter fraud from 1982 to 2024.
Not included are those arrested for trying to overturn the 2020 election: 84 fake electors and 1488 J6 rioters. That's 1572, which exceeds the 42 years of cases that Heritage identified.
Not included are those arrested for trying to overturn the 2020 election: 84 fake electors and 1488 J6 rioters. That's 1572, which exceeds the 42 years of cases that Heritage identified.
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The Heritage Foundation created a database of voter fraud convictions, and tried to lie with numbers by not providing any context.
Brookings put those numbers in context (hundreds of millions of ballots b/n 1982-2024) and easily showed that fraud was nearly non-existent.
Brookings put those numbers in context (hundreds of millions of ballots b/n 1982-2024) and easily showed that fraud was nearly non-existent.
January 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The Heritage Foundation created a database of voter fraud convictions, and tried to lie with numbers by not providing any context.
Brookings put those numbers in context (hundreds of millions of ballots b/n 1982-2024) and easily showed that fraud was nearly non-existent.
Brookings put those numbers in context (hundreds of millions of ballots b/n 1982-2024) and easily showed that fraud was nearly non-existent.
January 6, 2026 at 6:10 PM
👇🏼this is a great interview
If you want to hear me talk about the Chiefs stadium deal, I'm the guest on this episode of Hang Up and Listen.
The Curious Case of the “Free” $1.8 Billion Stadium
Despite claims that the new stadium will pay for itself, taxpayers aren’t likely to see the returns they’re promised.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:44 PM
👇🏼this is a great interview
Human subjects research requires informing potential subjects they're free not to participate & can stop at any time.
It's unethical to be halfway into the project before you notify ppl they're already involved. And any excuse they give to withdraw is acceptable. They don't have to prove harm.
It's unethical to be halfway into the project before you notify ppl they're already involved. And any excuse they give to withdraw is acceptable. They don't have to prove harm.
We do not ask for consent AFTER having started any part of the research, even if it is "legal" or "permissible." Informed consent must and should happen before we start the research; or you are absolutely being unethical.
January 6, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Human subjects research requires informing potential subjects they're free not to participate & can stop at any time.
It's unethical to be halfway into the project before you notify ppl they're already involved. And any excuse they give to withdraw is acceptable. They don't have to prove harm.
It's unethical to be halfway into the project before you notify ppl they're already involved. And any excuse they give to withdraw is acceptable. They don't have to prove harm.
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Everything is race and gender
January 6, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Everything is race and gender
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Steve Miller is literally arguing that might makes right, that the US may take whatever it wants because it can take whatever it wants. He claims it's the "iron law" of civilization, but it's the antithesis of civilization. No rational American would want to live in such a world.
January 6, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Steve Miller is literally arguing that might makes right, that the US may take whatever it wants because it can take whatever it wants. He claims it's the "iron law" of civilization, but it's the antithesis of civilization. No rational American would want to live in such a world.
Everything is race and gender
January 6, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Everything is race and gender
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Yep, I've got a History degree and the lessons from it are far less predictive of what will happen in contemporary society than Gender Studies and Critical Race Theory, which are like that sports almanac in Back to the Future II.
kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
January 6, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Yep, I've got a History degree and the lessons from it are far less predictive of what will happen in contemporary society than Gender Studies and Critical Race Theory, which are like that sports almanac in Back to the Future II.
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🔴⚽ My new book "Kicking" is available for preorder at the @dukepress.bsky.social website at a 30% discount w/ the code E26KICK. The book braids memoir w/ my analytical writing on soccer politics. Preorders help a lot, so I'd be grateful if you'd consider the possibility. www.dukeupress.edu/kicking
January 5, 2026 at 11:58 PM
🔴⚽ My new book "Kicking" is available for preorder at the @dukepress.bsky.social website at a 30% discount w/ the code E26KICK. The book braids memoir w/ my analytical writing on soccer politics. Preorders help a lot, so I'd be grateful if you'd consider the possibility. www.dukeupress.edu/kicking
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Marco defending the kidnapping by saying that Maduro "wanted to be a big boy" comes to mind
kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
January 6, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Marco defending the kidnapping by saying that Maduro "wanted to be a big boy" comes to mind
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As someone who historically rolled their eyes when people said social media or cellphones were destroying society — I’m actually horrified by all aspects of AI and think this shit & it’s fake videos will be the death of us.
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 12:44 AM
As someone who historically rolled their eyes when people said social media or cellphones were destroying society — I’m actually horrified by all aspects of AI and think this shit & it’s fake videos will be the death of us.
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I also received one of these emails - my paper has been fed into an LLM without consent, and now they want me to evaluate the "ideas" the LLM generated for next projects... "If you find these ideas valuable, you are welcome to pursue them with no obligations — they are our gift to you." Gee, thanks!
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 2:38 AM
I also received one of these emails - my paper has been fed into an LLM without consent, and now they want me to evaluate the "ideas" the LLM generated for next projects... "If you find these ideas valuable, you are welcome to pursue them with no obligations — they are our gift to you." Gee, thanks!
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This type of study is so unethical.
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 3:31 AM
This type of study is so unethical.
The placement of After The Rain in this scene was perfect.
January 6, 2026 at 4:22 AM
The placement of After The Rain in this scene was perfect.
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maybe they are, maybe they aren't BUT THIS IS HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH THEY HAVE TO DISCLOSE IT TO ME I AM A HUMAN SUBJECT
January 5, 2026 at 11:37 PM
maybe they are, maybe they aren't BUT THIS IS HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH THEY HAVE TO DISCLOSE IT TO ME I AM A HUMAN SUBJECT
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![Esse trecho é um dos mais perturbadores do documento. Vejamos o que ele diz grosso modo:
“Queremos que as outras nações nos vejam como seu parceiro preferencial e iremos (por meios de vários instrumentos) desencorajá-los a colaborar com outros.”
Oi? Me deixem esclarecer isso porque já vi algumas pessoas no Twitter e no Bluesky fingindo que não é nada demais. Vejam só, os Estados Unidos estão dizendo explicitamente que vão colocar seus serviços de inteligência para trabalhar na identificação de recursos estratégicos e críticos no Hemisfério Ocidental e a partir daí, eles vão obrigar os países parceiros [ou vizinhos] a trabalharem com eles. Eles entendem que potências fora do Hemisfério Ocidental (como a China) não devem ter acesso a esses recursos. Isso é claramente uma violação da soberania de cada país da região. Em outras palavras, o governo brasileiro, para citar só esse, não pode assinar qualquer contrato com a China, sobretudo, se esse contrato pode potencialmente desagradar os Estados Unidos ou se eles entenderem que o acordo ameaça a segurança deles.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wlamchyb2ae65fgx75sfaqsq/bafkreih4u4h3nd6v2eisavp55wryrutm2wucrygayitkvsh2ehyarpzp7e@jpeg)
This type of study is so unethical.
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 3:31 AM
This type of study is so unethical.
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you know I'm actually going to send a note to the UChicago IRB - nothing in the consent information for this study describes the risks associated my intellectual product being provided wholesale to a third-party LLM. that's really not OK
January 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM
you know I'm actually going to send a note to the UChicago IRB - nothing in the consent information for this study describes the risks associated my intellectual product being provided wholesale to a third-party LLM. that's really not OK
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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 5, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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
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Marco defending the kidnapping by saying that Maduro "wanted to be a big boy" comes to mind
kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
January 6, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Marco defending the kidnapping by saying that Maduro "wanted to be a big boy" comes to mind
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kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life