Jocelyn Leitzinger
@jocelynl.bsky.social
I research movements and markets (renewables, urban ag in Detroit, river conservation in Ireland) & corporate disinformation campaigns. UF & UW alum
Also: rock climber, forager, ceramicist, gardener, ADHD hobby collector
https://linktr.ee/leitzinger
Also: rock climber, forager, ceramicist, gardener, ADHD hobby collector
https://linktr.ee/leitzinger
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Jocelyn Leitzinger
@jocelynl.bsky.social
· Oct 17
ChatGPT gave a significant portion of my students the wrong answer to an easy quiz question that everyone used to always get right
I had two groups of students turn in annotated bibliographies that were ChatGPT generated - not a single citation actually existed
I had two groups of students turn in annotated bibliographies that were ChatGPT generated - not a single citation actually existed
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Reminder that Hitler annexed the Netherlands for security to protect them from the British.
I think that's the same play Trump is going for with Greenland.
I think he will annex the island as a "security measure"
NATO and Denmark be damned.
I think that's the same play Trump is going for with Greenland.
I think he will annex the island as a "security measure"
NATO and Denmark be damned.
January 5, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Reminder that Hitler annexed the Netherlands for security to protect them from the British.
I think that's the same play Trump is going for with Greenland.
I think he will annex the island as a "security measure"
NATO and Denmark be damned.
I think that's the same play Trump is going for with Greenland.
I think he will annex the island as a "security measure"
NATO and Denmark be damned.
We should be paying countries like Venezuela to keep their oil in the ground and subsidizing their transition to renewables (as we should do at home, too) - not waging war to extract that oil for ourselves
We could do option 1, but they're choosing option 2 for us
We could do option 1, but they're choosing option 2 for us
We will either end fossil fuel dependency and the predatory extractivist basis of global production, or they will end us through wars and ecological collapse - all at the same time.
January 4, 2026 at 8:27 PM
We should be paying countries like Venezuela to keep their oil in the ground and subsidizing their transition to renewables (as we should do at home, too) - not waging war to extract that oil for ourselves
We could do option 1, but they're choosing option 2 for us
We could do option 1, but they're choosing option 2 for us
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Of all the competitive authoritarian developments of the past year I think the fall of CBS News is among the most chilling. That this can happen to easily and so quickly freaks me the fuck out.
Nightmarish. CBS News is now running straight state propaganda. They handed Hegseth all three segments and are now tweeting flattering sound bites.
January 4, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Of all the competitive authoritarian developments of the past year I think the fall of CBS News is among the most chilling. That this can happen to easily and so quickly freaks me the fuck out.
We're finding out in real time the danger of "AI" pics and video - it's not all surprising animal friendships on trail cams
Good 🧵 highlighting the disinformation in imagery surrounding the illegal invasion and kidnapping of Venzeuela's head of state
Good 🧵 highlighting the disinformation in imagery surrounding the illegal invasion and kidnapping of Venzeuela's head of state
THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
January 3, 2026 at 6:43 PM
We're finding out in real time the danger of "AI" pics and video - it's not all surprising animal friendships on trail cams
Good 🧵 highlighting the disinformation in imagery surrounding the illegal invasion and kidnapping of Venzeuela's head of state
Good 🧵 highlighting the disinformation in imagery surrounding the illegal invasion and kidnapping of Venzeuela's head of state
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IMPORTANT: Congress could do this tomorrow. Trump could be unemployed by Monday.
Just a reminder: here is all that it took to get president Andrew Johnson impeached.
They introduced this and voted on it. They came up with the exact articles to send to the senate later.
They introduced this and voted on it. They came up with the exact articles to send to the senate later.
January 3, 2026 at 7:58 AM
IMPORTANT: Congress could do this tomorrow. Trump could be unemployed by Monday.
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As the U.S. invaded Iraq, I did research on contract for The Week (newsweekly).
I was assigned to summarize the plan for the invasion. Gen. Jay Garner would command.
I spent days pouring over everything becoming more and more desperate about what I learned. It couldn't be true!
There was no plan.
I was assigned to summarize the plan for the invasion. Gen. Jay Garner would command.
I spent days pouring over everything becoming more and more desperate about what I learned. It couldn't be true!
There was no plan.
trump is being asked by reporters how he plans to run venezuela and there is clearly no plan.
January 3, 2026 at 6:16 PM
As the U.S. invaded Iraq, I did research on contract for The Week (newsweekly).
I was assigned to summarize the plan for the invasion. Gen. Jay Garner would command.
I spent days pouring over everything becoming more and more desperate about what I learned. It couldn't be true!
There was no plan.
I was assigned to summarize the plan for the invasion. Gen. Jay Garner would command.
I spent days pouring over everything becoming more and more desperate about what I learned. It couldn't be true!
There was no plan.
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Yes, Trump saying this in the immediate aftermath of forced regime change and specifically after kidnapping another head of state is a blatant threat! Who and where he’s talking about first in this matters. He’s listing targets, as he’s always loved to.
January 3, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Yes, Trump saying this in the immediate aftermath of forced regime change and specifically after kidnapping another head of state is a blatant threat! Who and where he’s talking about first in this matters. He’s listing targets, as he’s always loved to.
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Amid whitewashing of history of Capitol siege, new transcript of House interview w/ Jack Smith highlights police injuries:
"Cracked ribs, traumatic brain injuries, smashed spinal disks & heart attacks as rioters used bats, flagpoles, chemical sprays, stolen police shields & batons"
"Cracked ribs, traumatic brain injuries, smashed spinal disks & heart attacks as rioters used bats, flagpoles, chemical sprays, stolen police shields & batons"
January 1, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Amid whitewashing of history of Capitol siege, new transcript of House interview w/ Jack Smith highlights police injuries:
"Cracked ribs, traumatic brain injuries, smashed spinal disks & heart attacks as rioters used bats, flagpoles, chemical sprays, stolen police shields & batons"
"Cracked ribs, traumatic brain injuries, smashed spinal disks & heart attacks as rioters used bats, flagpoles, chemical sprays, stolen police shields & batons"
Submitted in support of the campaign to get a snow plow named "Abolish ICE" in Chicago - last good deed of the year
If we all submit the same name, it's gotta make the cut, right?
www.chicago.gov/city/en/dept...
If we all submit the same name, it's gotta make the cut, right?
www.chicago.gov/city/en/dept...
December 31, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Submitted in support of the campaign to get a snow plow named "Abolish ICE" in Chicago - last good deed of the year
If we all submit the same name, it's gotta make the cut, right?
www.chicago.gov/city/en/dept...
If we all submit the same name, it's gotta make the cut, right?
www.chicago.gov/city/en/dept...
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Good article by Marcus Olang about the importance of colonialism and the construction of formal writing & why LLMs mimic it. Another dimension he does not discuss is the value of "foreign-sounding" texts in global discourse. h/t bsky.app/profile/bisc...
marcusolang.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Good article by Marcus Olang about the importance of colonialism and the construction of formal writing & why LLMs mimic it. Another dimension he does not discuss is the value of "foreign-sounding" texts in global discourse. h/t bsky.app/profile/bisc...
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“An AI scientist, for example, could figure out how the human brain works, or deliver any gene to any cell in the body.”
Yeah and a magic pony could shit bricks of 24k gold and piss a highly concentrated solution of pure heroin.
Yeah and a magic pony could shit bricks of 24k gold and piss a highly concentrated solution of pure heroin.
Building an AI Scientist
Hertz Fellow Sam Rodriguez launched FutureHouse, a nonprofit research lab working toward building an AI scientist or AI systems that can automate scientific research in biology and other complex scien...
www.hertzfoundation.org
December 30, 2025 at 12:29 AM
“An AI scientist, for example, could figure out how the human brain works, or deliver any gene to any cell in the body.”
Yeah and a magic pony could shit bricks of 24k gold and piss a highly concentrated solution of pure heroin.
Yeah and a magic pony could shit bricks of 24k gold and piss a highly concentrated solution of pure heroin.
It was never really about cutting overall spending - that was the grift. It was destroying disliked programs, securing lucrative contracts, stealing valuable data, and further decreasing trust in government - all of which were quite successful
December 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
It was never really about cutting overall spending - that was the grift. It was destroying disliked programs, securing lucrative contracts, stealing valuable data, and further decreasing trust in government - all of which were quite successful
Reason #467 why framing matters
The NYT article doesn't even mention Bardot's far right politics & bigotry until the 16th paragraph - most people have probably stopped reading by then - mildly stating that "she gained notoriety for her political views, which many saw as racist."
The NYT article doesn't even mention Bardot's far right politics & bigotry until the 16th paragraph - most people have probably stopped reading by then - mildly stating that "she gained notoriety for her political views, which many saw as racist."
The whitewashing of white supremacists by the NYT extends beyond the politics desk: Brigitte Bardot, a star-& virulent racist-dies:
NYT vs Le Monde.
Headline “renounced stardom” vs “sympathy for far right”
Subhed: “devote her life to animal welfare” vs “ Convicted 5 x for racist remarks”
1/
NYT vs Le Monde.
Headline “renounced stardom” vs “sympathy for far right”
Subhed: “devote her life to animal welfare” vs “ Convicted 5 x for racist remarks”
1/
December 29, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Reason #467 why framing matters
The NYT article doesn't even mention Bardot's far right politics & bigotry until the 16th paragraph - most people have probably stopped reading by then - mildly stating that "she gained notoriety for her political views, which many saw as racist."
The NYT article doesn't even mention Bardot's far right politics & bigotry until the 16th paragraph - most people have probably stopped reading by then - mildly stating that "she gained notoriety for her political views, which many saw as racist."
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Something most people in developed economies don’t realise is:
If your retirement age is 65, and you’re below the age of 45 today, that means your retirement will occur after our climate reaches an unliveable 2.5C above 1850 temperatures.
If your retirement age is 65, and you’re below the age of 45 today, that means your retirement will occur after our climate reaches an unliveable 2.5C above 1850 temperatures.
Ben is basically a libertarian and I can’t agree that retirement itself is stupid.
But he’s right that 65 is too young to get social security. We can’t afford it anymore.
Medicare though needs a different solution. Raising the retirement age won’t fix why it’s expensive.
But he’s right that 65 is too young to get social security. We can’t afford it anymore.
Medicare though needs a different solution. Raising the retirement age won’t fix why it’s expensive.
December 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Something most people in developed economies don’t realise is:
If your retirement age is 65, and you’re below the age of 45 today, that means your retirement will occur after our climate reaches an unliveable 2.5C above 1850 temperatures.
If your retirement age is 65, and you’re below the age of 45 today, that means your retirement will occur after our climate reaches an unliveable 2.5C above 1850 temperatures.
Trump: "numerous perfect strikes"
The strikes: "Bashar Isah Jabo, a lawmaker representing Tambuwal in the state parliament, described the village to CNN as “a peaceful community” that has “no known history of ISIS, Lakurawa, or any other terrorist groups operating in the area.”'
The strikes: "Bashar Isah Jabo, a lawmaker representing Tambuwal in the state parliament, described the village to CNN as “a peaceful community” that has “no known history of ISIS, Lakurawa, or any other terrorist groups operating in the area.”'
December 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Trump: "numerous perfect strikes"
The strikes: "Bashar Isah Jabo, a lawmaker representing Tambuwal in the state parliament, described the village to CNN as “a peaceful community” that has “no known history of ISIS, Lakurawa, or any other terrorist groups operating in the area.”'
The strikes: "Bashar Isah Jabo, a lawmaker representing Tambuwal in the state parliament, described the village to CNN as “a peaceful community” that has “no known history of ISIS, Lakurawa, or any other terrorist groups operating in the area.”'
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The "nobodies" doing "nothing" are the ELITES and most of the politicians representing you. PEOPLE in their communities are in motion, everywhere. You just have to pay attention and importantly you have to JOIN THEM.
December 28, 2025 at 4:48 AM
The "nobodies" doing "nothing" are the ELITES and most of the politicians representing you. PEOPLE in their communities are in motion, everywhere. You just have to pay attention and importantly you have to JOIN THEM.
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Wait until the New York Times learns about the Electoral College.
They Wanted a Conservative State. They Might Get a Democratic Representative Instead.
The passage of Proposition 50, which redrew California’s congressional map, means that all of the state’s conservative north is likely to be represented by Democrats.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/u...
The passage of Proposition 50, which redrew California’s congressional map, means that all of the state’s conservative north is likely to be represented by Democrats.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/u...
They Wanted a Conservative State. They Might Get a Democratic Representative Instead.
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Wait until the New York Times learns about the Electoral College.
Make a Bond movie academic
License to Kill: Discourse on the Morality of Capital Punishment in Post-Conflict Countries
License to Kill: Discourse on the Morality of Capital Punishment in Post-Conflict Countries
Make a Bond movie academic
Skyfall: Country Houses, Imperial Memory, and the Performance of National Decline
Skyfall: Country Houses, Imperial Memory, and the Performance of National Decline
Make a Bond movie academic
Live and Let Cite
Live and Let Cite
December 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Make a Bond movie academic
License to Kill: Discourse on the Morality of Capital Punishment in Post-Conflict Countries
License to Kill: Discourse on the Morality of Capital Punishment in Post-Conflict Countries
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Mother Nature is about to have a Major mood swing! After historic December heat across much of the nation, a large chunk of the nation is about to feel whiplash, going from 20° above normal to 20° below normal.
December 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Mother Nature is about to have a Major mood swing! After historic December heat across much of the nation, a large chunk of the nation is about to feel whiplash, going from 20° above normal to 20° below normal.
Newsrooms are understaffed. Printing press releases as news with little to no editing is a consequence of this. I worked in PR in the early 2000s - a press release going straight to print was the goal. I'm sure it happens more now
Enter genAI to make writing "easier". Misinformation's perfect storm
Enter genAI to make writing "easier". Misinformation's perfect storm
December 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Newsrooms are understaffed. Printing press releases as news with little to no editing is a consequence of this. I worked in PR in the early 2000s - a press release going straight to print was the goal. I'm sure it happens more now
Enter genAI to make writing "easier". Misinformation's perfect storm
Enter genAI to make writing "easier". Misinformation's perfect storm
Keep America Beautiful is a classic corporate front group, created to advocate for industry interests (consumer packaged goods companies) while hiding their true aims and funding
When I taught my undergrads this, they couldn't fathom firms being responsible for waste. Totally changed our culture
When I taught my undergrads this, they couldn't fathom firms being responsible for waste. Totally changed our culture
December 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Keep America Beautiful is a classic corporate front group, created to advocate for industry interests (consumer packaged goods companies) while hiding their true aims and funding
When I taught my undergrads this, they couldn't fathom firms being responsible for waste. Totally changed our culture
When I taught my undergrads this, they couldn't fathom firms being responsible for waste. Totally changed our culture
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Happy holidays to everyone who's in solitude today. You get to decide what this post-solstice 24 hours is like! You could mourn or reflect, give gratitude or binge-watch, join your chosen family or cozy up with your animals. You may not be surrounded by people, but a lot of us are in the same place.
December 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Happy holidays to everyone who's in solitude today. You get to decide what this post-solstice 24 hours is like! You could mourn or reflect, give gratitude or binge-watch, join your chosen family or cozy up with your animals. You may not be surrounded by people, but a lot of us are in the same place.
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What’s happening with American media, American education, and America’s approach to places like Greenland & Honduras harmonizes with the “network state” movement (backed by Thiel, Lonsdale, Andreessen, etc), which calls for the construction of “parallel institutions” and “parallel societies”. 1/
IMHO, you can’t understand what’s happening to the US if u don’t know about the “network state” movement & its “parallel establishment” strategy, which includes building “parallel societies” (w/ their own physical territories) & “parallel institutions” in media, education, finance, science, etc. 1/
December 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
What’s happening with American media, American education, and America’s approach to places like Greenland & Honduras harmonizes with the “network state” movement (backed by Thiel, Lonsdale, Andreessen, etc), which calls for the construction of “parallel institutions” and “parallel societies”. 1/
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💯! And for those in Toronto: ask the Toronto Board of Health to adopt new indoor air quality standards cleanindoorairto.ca
December 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
💯! And for those in Toronto: ask the Toronto Board of Health to adopt new indoor air quality standards cleanindoorairto.ca