Molly Kleinman
@mollyak.bsky.social
Managing director of the Science, Technology, and Public Policy program at UMich. Tech policy, abolition, bicycles, libraries, cats.
I explain why you shouldn’t let computers tell you what to do.
I explain why you shouldn’t let computers tell you what to do.
A lot has been said about how Fox News melted so many boomer brains, but not as much about the insidious way the NYT is corroding the minds of our progressive elders. How their beloved paper of record is poisoning them against their anti-genocide children, making them doubt their trans grandkids.
November 9, 2025 at 3:44 AM
A lot has been said about how Fox News melted so many boomer brains, but not as much about the insidious way the NYT is corroding the minds of our progressive elders. How their beloved paper of record is poisoning them against their anti-genocide children, making them doubt their trans grandkids.
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Ellis notes that the feds argue "plaintiffs have not been engaged in First Amendment protected activity" because they've "intermingled themselves with rioters."
"But as I've previously stated," Ellis says, "I don't find defendants' version of events credible."
"But as I've previously stated," Ellis says, "I don't find defendants' version of events credible."
November 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Ellis notes that the feds argue "plaintiffs have not been engaged in First Amendment protected activity" because they've "intermingled themselves with rioters."
"But as I've previously stated," Ellis says, "I don't find defendants' version of events credible."
"But as I've previously stated," Ellis says, "I don't find defendants' version of events credible."
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you shouldn’t talk to a journalist about how people in need of abortions access them when abortions are outlawed, and this is no different.
shutting the fuck up is free.
shutting the fuck up is free.
heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.
November 5, 2025 at 11:17 PM
you shouldn’t talk to a journalist about how people in need of abortions access them when abortions are outlawed, and this is no different.
shutting the fuck up is free.
shutting the fuck up is free.
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Terrible scenes just minutes into the new socialist regime in New York as literally hundreds of billionaires discover mamdani already living rent free in their heads
November 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Terrible scenes just minutes into the new socialist regime in New York as literally hundreds of billionaires discover mamdani already living rent free in their heads
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Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
June 25, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
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HUGE THING:
100,000 people volunteered for Mamdani. 1000s volunteering for the FIRST TIME. And they just won BIG.
So that's a massive army of progressives HUNGRY to keep on winning.
That's worth more than all the billionaires' money.
We're going to keep working.
And we're going to keep winning.
100,000 people volunteered for Mamdani. 1000s volunteering for the FIRST TIME. And they just won BIG.
So that's a massive army of progressives HUNGRY to keep on winning.
That's worth more than all the billionaires' money.
We're going to keep working.
And we're going to keep winning.
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
HUGE THING:
100,000 people volunteered for Mamdani. 1000s volunteering for the FIRST TIME. And they just won BIG.
So that's a massive army of progressives HUNGRY to keep on winning.
That's worth more than all the billionaires' money.
We're going to keep working.
And we're going to keep winning.
100,000 people volunteered for Mamdani. 1000s volunteering for the FIRST TIME. And they just won BIG.
So that's a massive army of progressives HUNGRY to keep on winning.
That's worth more than all the billionaires' money.
We're going to keep working.
And we're going to keep winning.
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There is an election today in the Washtenaw Intermediate School District. I think you should vote Yes on the Career Technical Education Millage: www.damnarbor.com/2025/11/elec...
#a2Council
#YpsiCouncil
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Election 2025: Vote in favor of the WISD millage
Gentle readers, it's election day if you are registered to vote in the Washtenaw Intermediate School District (WISD). The one item on the ...
www.damnarbor.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
There is an election today in the Washtenaw Intermediate School District. I think you should vote Yes on the Career Technical Education Millage: www.damnarbor.com/2025/11/elec...
#a2Council
#YpsiCouncil
#a2Council
#YpsiCouncil
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Defense tells judge they want to question Lairmore about 'gag gifts' he received from fellow officers after the alleged assault, including a Subway sandwich plush toy and a patch that (unless I misheard) said 'Felony Footlong.'
Prosecutors object. Defense argues they reflect CBP 'state of mind.'
Prosecutors object. Defense argues they reflect CBP 'state of mind.'
November 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Is this anything? I couldn’t help myself.
November 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Is this anything? I couldn’t help myself.
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‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University
Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...
www.ru.nl
November 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
Today I agreed to a virtual meeting with a couple of representatives of a student organization. One showed up on time and with a list of questions. The other one sent his AI note taker.
Don’t do this. Never do this. Especially don’t do it without advanced consent, but really just don’t ever do it.
Don’t do this. Never do this. Especially don’t do it without advanced consent, but really just don’t ever do it.
November 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Today I agreed to a virtual meeting with a couple of representatives of a student organization. One showed up on time and with a list of questions. The other one sent his AI note taker.
Don’t do this. Never do this. Especially don’t do it without advanced consent, but really just don’t ever do it.
Don’t do this. Never do this. Especially don’t do it without advanced consent, but really just don’t ever do it.
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A modest study confirms anecdotal evidence that drivers have no idea what to do with HAWK / PHB signals at pedestrian crossings ... and that the do dangerous shit like accelerating to get through -exactly- when a pedestrian is likely to be rushing to make the signal.
www.umass.edu/news/article...
www.umass.edu/news/article...
Crosswalk Confusion: UMass Amherst Researchers Find Massachusetts Drivers Flummoxed by Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons | UMass Amherst
Among other findings, the researchers also discovered that nearly a quarter of drivers run through red lights at the beacons.
www.umass.edu
November 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
A modest study confirms anecdotal evidence that drivers have no idea what to do with HAWK / PHB signals at pedestrian crossings ... and that the do dangerous shit like accelerating to get through -exactly- when a pedestrian is likely to be rushing to make the signal.
www.umass.edu/news/article...
www.umass.edu/news/article...
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Again, this precise use case is why these systems exist-to proliferate people’s racist (transphobic, misogynistic…) imaginary at scale. This should not be seen as a “misuse” but rather the product being used exactly as intended.
Racist Influencers Using OpenAI's Sora to Make it Look Like Poor People Are Selling Food Stamps for Cash
Folks looking for evidence of SNAP recipients as welfare queens have no shortage of AI generated schlock to use as justification.
futurism.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Again, this precise use case is why these systems exist-to proliferate people’s racist (transphobic, misogynistic…) imaginary at scale. This should not be seen as a “misuse” but rather the product being used exactly as intended.
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When we have a Congressional majority that is actually in Congress there really needs to be a root and branch rewriting of privacy laws, data and digital rights. The Privacy Act was written in 1974, and has been continuously ignored by the Trump admin.
New from 404 Media: you can't refuse to be scanned by ICE's new facial recognition app, according to internal DHS document I obtained. Photos captured by the app are stored for 15 years, including U.S. citizens. We've seen officers scanning faces w/ phones on streets
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
You Can't Refuse To Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognition App, DHS Document Says
Photos captured by Mobile Fortify will be stored for 15 years, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, the document says.
www.404media.co
November 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
When we have a Congressional majority that is actually in Congress there really needs to be a root and branch rewriting of privacy laws, data and digital rights. The Privacy Act was written in 1974, and has been continuously ignored by the Trump admin.
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A person I interviewed for this story told me her 8th grader recently read Night by Elie Wiesel in school and observed “it’s sort of like what’s happening here right now” in case you’re wondering how things are going for Chicago’s kids.
On the occasion of Halloween, @newrepublic.com asked me to write about what’s going on in Chicago and I wanted you all to know what randomized terror feels like. And also that as the federal government fails our kids, everyday Chicagoans are showing the courage of trying to protect them.
ICE Is Terrorizing Chicago for Halloween—and Parents Are Fighting Back
Fear and a whiff of tear gas hang over festivities this year. In response, even people who aren’t usually politically engaged are mobilizing.
newrepublic.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:43 PM
A person I interviewed for this story told me her 8th grader recently read Night by Elie Wiesel in school and observed “it’s sort of like what’s happening here right now” in case you’re wondering how things are going for Chicago’s kids.
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We warned this exact thing would happen. This is why dozens of human rights groups have been calling to BanFacialrecognition.com for years
October 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
We warned this exact thing would happen. This is why dozens of human rights groups have been calling to BanFacialrecognition.com for years
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They know facial recognition doesn't work as well on POC
New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
October 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
They know facial recognition doesn't work as well on POC
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In short, the problem here is not that Signal ‘chose’ to run on AWS. The problem is the concentration of power in the infrastructure space that means there isn’t really another choice: the entire stack, practically speaking, is owned by 3-4 players. 11/
October 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
In short, the problem here is not that Signal ‘chose’ to run on AWS. The problem is the concentration of power in the infrastructure space that means there isn’t really another choice: the entire stack, practically speaking, is owned by 3-4 players. 11/
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anyway the Gender currently happening is not really extricable from the Fascism and thinking about how to counter the latter requires thinking more carefully about the former. thank u.
October 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
anyway the Gender currently happening is not really extricable from the Fascism and thinking about how to counter the latter requires thinking more carefully about the former. thank u.
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Just thinking: I am a double-boarded physician-scientist at @uclahealth.org, but I grew up in poverty. Gov't provided the welfare & foodstamps that aided my refugee family. Gov't grants subsidized my education.
I am only where I am today bc of the #America that was. And it makes me want to cry.
I am only where I am today bc of the #America that was. And it makes me want to cry.
October 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Just thinking: I am a double-boarded physician-scientist at @uclahealth.org, but I grew up in poverty. Gov't provided the welfare & foodstamps that aided my refugee family. Gov't grants subsidized my education.
I am only where I am today bc of the #America that was. And it makes me want to cry.
I am only where I am today bc of the #America that was. And it makes me want to cry.
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okay so WE WANT YOU TO HAVE THIS my gifts for trans people program will be open for applications in just a little over 2 hours, at 9AM Mountain. if you are trans and want something in my shop but can't afford it for any reason, this page nora.jewelry/pages/we-wan... has the info and links.
We Want You To Have This: Jewelry Gifts For Trans People
Requests for gifts are now closed! The next round will be on Saturday, October 25th at 9AM. If you submitted for the 10-8-25 round you will receive your gift card in your email by 10-9-25 afternoon. J...
nora.jewelry
October 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
okay so WE WANT YOU TO HAVE THIS my gifts for trans people program will be open for applications in just a little over 2 hours, at 9AM Mountain. if you are trans and want something in my shop but can't afford it for any reason, this page nora.jewelry/pages/we-wan... has the info and links.
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tell everyone
My mom conspiratorially asked me if I knew sometimes AI is *wrong*
October 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
tell everyone
Girl, wash your face.
October 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Girl, wash your face.
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LEGAL RELEASE FORM: You agree to let us film you
ME: Seems OK
FORM: We own your face forever
ME: Ummm
FORM: We own your face via technologies that haven’t been invented yet
ME:
FORM: in other galaxies
ME: OK hold on
FORM: If we kill you during filming you’re not allowed to scream
ME: Seems OK
FORM: We own your face forever
ME: Ummm
FORM: We own your face via technologies that haven’t been invented yet
ME:
FORM: in other galaxies
ME: OK hold on
FORM: If we kill you during filming you’re not allowed to scream
October 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
LEGAL RELEASE FORM: You agree to let us film you
ME: Seems OK
FORM: We own your face forever
ME: Ummm
FORM: We own your face via technologies that haven’t been invented yet
ME:
FORM: in other galaxies
ME: OK hold on
FORM: If we kill you during filming you’re not allowed to scream
ME: Seems OK
FORM: We own your face forever
ME: Ummm
FORM: We own your face via technologies that haven’t been invented yet
ME:
FORM: in other galaxies
ME: OK hold on
FORM: If we kill you during filming you’re not allowed to scream