Melissa Johnson, PhD
@ladyhistorian.bsky.social
Historian. Associate Professor. Community College enthusiast. Researching 17th-c gossip. Weighs more than a duck. Employed by George and Gracie. She/her.
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Wild how the Boy Mayor age for cis white men overlaps with the geriatric pregnancy age
This is some weapons-grade nonsense
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November 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Wild how the Boy Mayor age for cis white men overlaps with the geriatric pregnancy age
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FILE THAT SHIT. ALL MY HOMIES FILE CLASS ACTION CLAIMS AGAINST THE PLAGIARISM MACHINE.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:55 AM
FILE THAT SHIT. ALL MY HOMIES FILE CLASS ACTION CLAIMS AGAINST THE PLAGIARISM MACHINE.
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truly a phenomenal night for messy bitches who love drama
(it's me I'm bitches)
(it's me I'm bitches)
November 18, 2025 at 4:25 AM
truly a phenomenal night for messy bitches who love drama
(it's me I'm bitches)
(it's me I'm bitches)
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okay this is for a very specific audience but that was like getting to the last page of kingdom of matthias
November 18, 2025 at 4:25 AM
okay this is for a very specific audience but that was like getting to the last page of kingdom of matthias
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Cheap Trick did this far better in 1977 m.youtube.com/watch?v=-qgp...
November 18, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Cheap Trick did this far better in 1977 m.youtube.com/watch?v=-qgp...
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Googling monsataries I can join quickly and ranking them by remoteness and the severity (lauditory) of rules against speaking . . .
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Googling monsataries I can join quickly and ranking them by remoteness and the severity (lauditory) of rules against speaking . . .
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My husband: Everything okay?
Me *sputtering* : Definitely not
Me *sputtering* : Definitely not
November 18, 2025 at 3:08 AM
My husband: Everything okay?
Me *sputtering* : Definitely not
Me *sputtering* : Definitely not
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GAWKER! thou shouldst be living at this hour
November 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
GAWKER! thou shouldst be living at this hour
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Aiming for Joan Didion but landing on Eva Braun.
November 18, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Aiming for Joan Didion but landing on Eva Braun.
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I have muted so many words but you all keep getting around them
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I have muted so many words but you all keep getting around them
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"part one"
the most ominous of threats
the most ominous of threats
November 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
"part one"
the most ominous of threats
the most ominous of threats
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One girl said “it doesn’t matter if you ban a book because everyone can find that information online” and then I blew their minds by talking about how your search history can be monitored and sold to the government without your permission, but your library borrowing history requires a warrant.
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
One girl said “it doesn’t matter if you ban a book because everyone can find that information online” and then I blew their minds by talking about how your search history can be monitored and sold to the government without your permission, but your library borrowing history requires a warrant.
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Me getting to the end of that piece
November 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Me getting to the end of that piece
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this would have been a month-long scandal in 2011
President Trump walking past the flag at the Whitehouse which has fallen to the ground
November 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
this would have been a month-long scandal in 2011
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hope mcdonalds runs these clips in their commercials
November 18, 2025 at 12:40 AM
hope mcdonalds runs these clips in their commercials
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So grateful we're finally allowed to say Merry Christmas again, just not to Grandma.
Fox guest on how to save money during the holidays:
"Remember, adults don't need gifts. Focus on the people in your life who are aged 3 to 18. Grandma doesn't need slippers. If they don't live by you, don't get them a gift."
"Remember, adults don't need gifts. Focus on the people in your life who are aged 3 to 18. Grandma doesn't need slippers. If they don't live by you, don't get them a gift."
November 17, 2025 at 11:41 PM
So grateful we're finally allowed to say Merry Christmas again, just not to Grandma.
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why do things like this never happen to me
November 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
why do things like this never happen to me
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I’ve long wanted to write a piece called,“Against STEM.” Liberal arts education includes science, tech, engineering, math. STEM has become a code for excising the humanities and arts, which we need more than ever in algorithmic society.
November 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I’ve long wanted to write a piece called,“Against STEM.” Liberal arts education includes science, tech, engineering, math. STEM has become a code for excising the humanities and arts, which we need more than ever in algorithmic society.
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Some of you point out that the big players have used various tricks to keep their own $ safe. True.
That's why we need to think about how to prosecute them for fraud.
Those bubble-inflating claims - AI will cure all disease! end climate change! double lifespans! - are essentially Theranos X 1000.
That's why we need to think about how to prosecute them for fraud.
Those bubble-inflating claims - AI will cure all disease! end climate change! double lifespans! - are essentially Theranos X 1000.
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Some of you point out that the big players have used various tricks to keep their own $ safe. True.
That's why we need to think about how to prosecute them for fraud.
Those bubble-inflating claims - AI will cure all disease! end climate change! double lifespans! - are essentially Theranos X 1000.
That's why we need to think about how to prosecute them for fraud.
Those bubble-inflating claims - AI will cure all disease! end climate change! double lifespans! - are essentially Theranos X 1000.
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Firms are finding no such thing, but they'll say they are in order to cut labor costs, and the Kevin Hassetts of the world will believe them because they've convinced themselves AI is the magic productivity machine
Kevin Hassett: "I think there could be a little bit of an almost quiet time in the labor market, because firms are finding that AI is making their workers so productive that they don't necessarily have to hire the new kids out of college and so on."
November 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Firms are finding no such thing, but they'll say they are in order to cut labor costs, and the Kevin Hassetts of the world will believe them because they've convinced themselves AI is the magic productivity machine
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I work in secondary education where AI is increasingly embedded. As much as I eagerly await the bubble bursting, I also know it's going to further devastate education for years to come. Part of my work is finding ways to build around AI so there will be something left when the bomb goes off.
I understand that many people want the AI bubble to burst but I promise we do not want to rerun 2008 it sucked real bad
November 17, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I work in secondary education where AI is increasingly embedded. As much as I eagerly await the bubble bursting, I also know it's going to further devastate education for years to come. Part of my work is finding ways to build around AI so there will be something left when the bomb goes off.
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Colleague just got an email that starts: "Here's a polished and respectful letter you can send to your professor"
Email from a student who turned in a ChatGPT essay. Not even looking at the ChatGPT output in the apology 🥴
![Dear [Professor’s Name],
I want to sincerely apologize for my actions regarding my midterm submission.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fs6z2b756buwsdsjkle6utfi/bafkreiecvhzfgr4tlwyy2mvpbvjncqkysytwsxvidaoressh7peonoso3y@jpeg)
November 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Colleague just got an email that starts: "Here's a polished and respectful letter you can send to your professor"
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I think the Comey etc. indictments show the basic shape of Trumpism pretty well. The goal and peril is to replace all forms of rule making authority with shameless partisans. So the judiciary is stopping some of it because it's not yet overtaken by them, but the media is hiring Bari Weiss bc it is.
November 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I think the Comey etc. indictments show the basic shape of Trumpism pretty well. The goal and peril is to replace all forms of rule making authority with shameless partisans. So the judiciary is stopping some of it because it's not yet overtaken by them, but the media is hiring Bari Weiss bc it is.
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It has always been so obvious that the backlash to MeToo isn’t about whether the abuse is happening but whether people are allowed to want it to stop
November 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
It has always been so obvious that the backlash to MeToo isn’t about whether the abuse is happening but whether people are allowed to want it to stop
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WSJ: “.. If the AI market blows up, the blast radius would be wide, hitting not only Wall Street firms, but also pensions, mutual and exchange-traded funds and individual investors, because of how debt is often sliced and resold across the financial landscape.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
November 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
WSJ: “.. If the AI market blows up, the blast radius would be wide, hitting not only Wall Street firms, but also pensions, mutual and exchange-traded funds and individual investors, because of how debt is often sliced and resold across the financial landscape.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...