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Ancient historian. Writer. Translator. Mature PhD student. Crazy cyclist. Book lover. Knife thrower. Introvert misanthropist. Mad plant lady. Tea addict.
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Language, Power and (In)Visibility. Reflections on Decolonizing Academic English
Language, Power and (In)Visibility. Reflections on Decolonizing Academic English was published in Intentional Invisibilization in Modern Asian History: Concealing and Self-Concealed Agents on page 143...
www.degruyter.com
Just out! My book chapter about the politics of language editing and decolonising academic English.
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This is a very interesting new paper in Nature about the role that feed algorithms on X play in influencing political attitudes.
No paywall: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
No paywall: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 18, 2026 at 7:35 PM
This is a very interesting new paper in Nature about the role that feed algorithms on X play in influencing political attitudes.
No paywall: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
No paywall: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.
February 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.
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‘Well, look, if I’m going to import the cars anyway, then I’d rather import less oil. We may as well import the one that cleans up local air quality and is cheaper to buy.’
The Great Story of the Extraordinary EV boom in Ethiopia www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
The Great Story of the Extraordinary EV boom in Ethiopia www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Electric Vehicle Sales Boom as Ethiopia Bans Fossil-Fuel Car Imports
The East African country is making use of cheap hydropower and Chinese electric vehicles to ditch the internal combustion engine.
www.bloomberg.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM
‘Well, look, if I’m going to import the cars anyway, then I’d rather import less oil. We may as well import the one that cleans up local air quality and is cheaper to buy.’
The Great Story of the Extraordinary EV boom in Ethiopia www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
The Great Story of the Extraordinary EV boom in Ethiopia www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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The Lovers (mid 20thc) by Remedios Varo, Catalan-Mexican para-surrealist painter and anarchist #WomensArt
February 18, 2026 at 10:50 AM
The Lovers (mid 20thc) by Remedios Varo, Catalan-Mexican para-surrealist painter and anarchist #WomensArt
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There is a fab new book out about the 2022 polychromy exhibition at the Met. It underscores 38 scholars who are the 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 experts in polychromy today. Coming out of polychromy retirement to review _Chroma: Sculpture in Color from Antiquity to Today_ for @hyperallergic.com (edited by Natalie Haddad).
How White Elites Drained Ancient Art of Its Color
The publication of “Chroma” represents an important shift by museums toward recognizing polychromy and its entanglement with white supremacy.
hyperallergic.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:15 PM
There is a fab new book out about the 2022 polychromy exhibition at the Met. It underscores 38 scholars who are the 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 experts in polychromy today. Coming out of polychromy retirement to review _Chroma: Sculpture in Color from Antiquity to Today_ for @hyperallergic.com (edited by Natalie Haddad).
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So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.
It took only a 15-second clip of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt duking it out on a crumbling rooftop — made by A.I. with a two-sentence prompt and the click of a button — to draw swift outrage, and sizable fear, from Hollywood.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
Why an A.I. Video of Tom Cruise Battling Brad Pitt Spooked Hollywood
A 15-second clip created by an artificial intelligence tool owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance appears more cinematic than anything so far.
nyti.ms
February 16, 2026 at 8:36 PM
So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.
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Trauma recovery is about confronting our programming around needing to be "perfect"-- because that perfectionism sh*t is almost always powerfully tied to internalized shame & coercion. "Nobody's perfect" is not just a cute platitude. We need to take that conditioning seriously.
February 17, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Trauma recovery is about confronting our programming around needing to be "perfect"-- because that perfectionism sh*t is almost always powerfully tied to internalized shame & coercion. "Nobody's perfect" is not just a cute platitude. We need to take that conditioning seriously.
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We are deeply concerned by reports that #HamdanBallal, co-director of the Oscar-winning film No Other Land, has been attacked in the #WestBank by the same settlers who targeted him following last year’s Oscar win.
Those responsible must be brought to justice.
Those responsible must be brought to justice.
February 17, 2026 at 4:51 PM
We are deeply concerned by reports that #HamdanBallal, co-director of the Oscar-winning film No Other Land, has been attacked in the #WestBank by the same settlers who targeted him following last year’s Oscar win.
Those responsible must be brought to justice.
Those responsible must be brought to justice.
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"It's not artificial intelligence. It's African intelligence."
Michael Geoffrey Asia, the secretary general of the Data Labelers Association in Kenya tells @jasonkoebler.bsky.social about the notoriously brutal and underpaid work of training AI.
Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH65...
Michael Geoffrey Asia, the secretary general of the Data Labelers Association in Kenya tells @jasonkoebler.bsky.social about the notoriously brutal and underpaid work of training AI.
Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH65...
February 17, 2026 at 2:59 PM
"It's not artificial intelligence. It's African intelligence."
Michael Geoffrey Asia, the secretary general of the Data Labelers Association in Kenya tells @jasonkoebler.bsky.social about the notoriously brutal and underpaid work of training AI.
Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH65...
Michael Geoffrey Asia, the secretary general of the Data Labelers Association in Kenya tells @jasonkoebler.bsky.social about the notoriously brutal and underpaid work of training AI.
Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH65...
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Rev. Jesse Jackson's "I *am* somebody..." remains one of the all-time great pieces of 20th century rhetoric / agitprop
And he could deliver it at a Black separatist meeting, the Democratic National Convention, or on god-blessed Sesame Street (see below 🥹)
RIP to the Voice of the Voiceless
And he could deliver it at a Black separatist meeting, the Democratic National Convention, or on god-blessed Sesame Street (see below 🥹)
RIP to the Voice of the Voiceless
February 17, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Rev. Jesse Jackson's "I *am* somebody..." remains one of the all-time great pieces of 20th century rhetoric / agitprop
And he could deliver it at a Black separatist meeting, the Democratic National Convention, or on god-blessed Sesame Street (see below 🥹)
RIP to the Voice of the Voiceless
And he could deliver it at a Black separatist meeting, the Democratic National Convention, or on god-blessed Sesame Street (see below 🥹)
RIP to the Voice of the Voiceless
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Würden die anderen Filmschaffenden nur ein wenig Rückgrat haben, würden sie sich aus der #Berlinale zurückziehen bis ihre Kollegen aus dem Sudan ein Visum erhalten haben. Das ist eigtl. das Minimum an polit. Positionierung. Nicht mitzumachen an Event, zu dem nicht alle dürfen
Empfinde Wim Wenders Aussagen zur politischen Abstinenz bodenlos. Wir sollten darüber nicht andere Skandale übersehen. Wie denjenigen, dass Filmemacher nicht nach Berlin kommen können, weil sie kein Visum bekommen. Keine #Berlinale mehr in #FestungEuropa
www.screendaily.com/news/acclaim...
www.screendaily.com/news/acclaim...
Acclaimed Sudanese filmmakers pull out of Berlinale Co-Pro Market after visa rejection over “migration risk”
EXCLUSIVE: The director and producer of 'Blue Card' previously produced Cannes award-winner 'Goodbye Julia'.
www.screendaily.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Würden die anderen Filmschaffenden nur ein wenig Rückgrat haben, würden sie sich aus der #Berlinale zurückziehen bis ihre Kollegen aus dem Sudan ein Visum erhalten haben. Das ist eigtl. das Minimum an polit. Positionierung. Nicht mitzumachen an Event, zu dem nicht alle dürfen
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Crossroads. Midnight. Stake. Heart.
Meta has patented AI that can run a dead person's account, continuing to post and chat on their behalf
It can message and video call by replicating a user's online behavior using their past data
It can message and video call by replicating a user's online behavior using their past data
February 17, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Crossroads. Midnight. Stake. Heart.
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New scandal at #Berlinale. After Wim Wenders refused to comment on Israel/Palestine and requested the Berlinale to stay out of politics, now foreign office added next scandal, refusing visas for Sudanese filmmakers. A #Berlinale in Fortress Europe is not possible
www.screendaily.com/news/acclaim...
www.screendaily.com/news/acclaim...
Acclaimed Sudanese filmmakers pull out of Berlinale Co-Pro Market after visa rejection over “migration risk”
EXCLUSIVE: The director and producer of 'Blue Card' previously produced Cannes award-winner 'Goodbye Julia'.
www.screendaily.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:43 PM
New scandal at #Berlinale. After Wim Wenders refused to comment on Israel/Palestine and requested the Berlinale to stay out of politics, now foreign office added next scandal, refusing visas for Sudanese filmmakers. A #Berlinale in Fortress Europe is not possible
www.screendaily.com/news/acclaim...
www.screendaily.com/news/acclaim...
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We are at an airport restaurant. A robot just drove up to us with our food, said, "Hi! Here I am!" and then drove away with our food.
February 15, 2026 at 2:11 PM
We are at an airport restaurant. A robot just drove up to us with our food, said, "Hi! Here I am!" and then drove away with our food.
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EU’s deportations plan risks ICE-style enforcement, rights groups warn
EU’s deportations plan risks ICE-style enforcement, rights groups warn
Crackdown on undocumented people could lead to home raids, surveillance and racial profiling, 75 organisations say
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:15 AM
EU’s deportations plan risks ICE-style enforcement, rights groups warn
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Girls reading, 1939 by US photographer Dorothea Lange #WomensArt
February 16, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Girls reading, 1939 by US photographer Dorothea Lange #WomensArt
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I propose to make universal the old policy of the Blackfriars conference at the American Shakespeare Center:
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
February 16, 2026 at 1:14 AM
I propose to make universal the old policy of the Blackfriars conference at the American Shakespeare Center:
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
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Solar on the rise in gas-rich Pennsylvania reut.rs/4kHtQaw
Solar on the rise in gas-rich Pennsylvania
An influx of data centers in Pennsylvania is creating opportunities for solar and storage alongside its dominant gas-fired power fleet, industry experts told Reuters Events.
reut.rs
February 16, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Solar on the rise in gas-rich Pennsylvania reut.rs/4kHtQaw
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Writing is thinking.
It's not some marginal boring task you can skip. It's the heart of it.
It's not some marginal boring task you can skip. It's the heart of it.
It’s easy to think writing is mainly the transcription of ideas you already have—that is, until you try to write something worthwhile, and you find what you thought were saying transform into something far more interesting in the process. This skips that last step, and that is *not* an improvement.
“We plan to hire an AI rewrite specialist to ingest the reporting by Hannah and others and use AI to convert it into stories.”
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
February 16, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Writing is thinking.
It's not some marginal boring task you can skip. It's the heart of it.
It's not some marginal boring task you can skip. It's the heart of it.
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Fascinating paper. Even as LLMs get better and better at choosing what to do in different medical scenarios, when used by members of the public the performance is no better than in a control group. So either we need better humans, or we need to think about deployment!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reliability of LLMs as medical assistants for the general public: a randomized preregistered study - Nature Medicine
In a randomized controlled study involving 1,298 participants from a general sample, performance of humans when assisted by a large language model (LLM) was sensibly inferior to that of the LLM alone ...
www.nature.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Fascinating paper. Even as LLMs get better and better at choosing what to do in different medical scenarios, when used by members of the public the performance is no better than in a control group. So either we need better humans, or we need to think about deployment!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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BELIEVE THE WOMEN
"According to the experts, these acts could amount to sexual slavery, reproductive violence, enforced disappearance, torture, inhuman and degrading treatment, and femicide." www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
February 16, 2026 at 5:53 PM
BELIEVE THE WOMEN
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what this story demonstrates is that even someone "just" using LLMs like ChatGPT for writing/research etc is still vulnerable to being sucked into a whirlpool of dangerous lies and delusions.
So, once again, WHY are schools and universities telling students, staff and faculty to use this?
So, once again, WHY are schools and universities telling students, staff and faculty to use this?
It's telling that she was prompting chatGPT for her master's thesis research and it went right on ahead into creep mode; she did not set out looking for affirmatio and conspiracy theories.
ChatGPT promised to help her find her soulmate. Then it betrayed her
ChatGPT sent screenwriter Micky Small down a fantastical rabbit hole. Now, she's finding her way out.
www.npr.org
February 16, 2026 at 5:09 PM
what this story demonstrates is that even someone "just" using LLMs like ChatGPT for writing/research etc is still vulnerable to being sucked into a whirlpool of dangerous lies and delusions.
So, once again, WHY are schools and universities telling students, staff and faculty to use this?
So, once again, WHY are schools and universities telling students, staff and faculty to use this?
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FBI won’t provide Minnesota investigators with evidence in Alex Pretti killing, state says minnesotareformer.com/briefs/fbi-w...
FBI won’t provide Minnesota investigators with evidence in Alex Pretti killing, state says • Minnesota Reformer
The FBI formally notified Minnesota officials on Friday that it would not grant them access to evidence from the investigation into the killing of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapo...
minnesotareformer.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:50 PM
FBI won’t provide Minnesota investigators with evidence in Alex Pretti killing, state says minnesotareformer.com/briefs/fbi-w...