Mark
@putrnrd.bsky.social
He/Him - tech stuff, social justice, mental health, chronic illness.
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YES! THIS!
“While the AI industry claims its models can “think,” “reason,” and “learn,” their supposed achievements rest on marketing hype and stolen intellectual labor. In reality, AI erodes academic freedom, weakens critical reading, and subordinates the pursuit of knowledge to corporate interests.”
AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education
Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.
www.project-syndicate.org
November 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
YES! THIS!
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WATCH as President Obama surprises a plane full of Veterans.
Thank you to all veterans for your service to our country 🇺🇸
Thank you to all veterans for your service to our country 🇺🇸
November 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
WATCH as President Obama surprises a plane full of Veterans.
Thank you to all veterans for your service to our country 🇺🇸
Thank you to all veterans for your service to our country 🇺🇸
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My coworker reported the all-staff meeting invite as a phish 🤣
October 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
My coworker reported the all-staff meeting invite as a phish 🤣
When your physical accommodation at work ends up amounting to double the mental labor..... #disability
September 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
When your physical accommodation at work ends up amounting to double the mental labor..... #disability
Why do I get so angry with emails that start with "Dear [Insert Professor Name]"
September 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Why do I get so angry with emails that start with "Dear [Insert Professor Name]"
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i am again reminding you all that disabled people were the Nazis' first victims, and they honed their genocidal project on them first. ableism and eugenics have always fueled fascist horrors. (also, if you're mad about that article, wear a mask) www.ushmm.org/online-calen...
People with Disabilities: The Nazis’ First Victims of Mass Murder - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
By the time the Nazis targeted Jews in the "Final Solution," they had mastered killing on an industrial scale. People with disabilities were the first victims
www.ushmm.org
August 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
i am again reminding you all that disabled people were the Nazis' first victims, and they honed their genocidal project on them first. ableism and eugenics have always fueled fascist horrors. (also, if you're mad about that article, wear a mask) www.ushmm.org/online-calen...
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If they were an NBA basketball team, they’d lose every game.
But, and this is crucial, they’re not an NBA basketball team.
But, and this is crucial, they’re not an NBA basketball team.
TAPPER: 14 Republicans say you're risking undermining critical research by holding up NIH funding
VOUGHT: If they were a company, their stock price would in shambles. They in some respects caused the pandemic. You have an entire institute that does nothing more than DEI research at the NIH.
VOUGHT: If they were a company, their stock price would in shambles. They in some respects caused the pandemic. You have an entire institute that does nothing more than DEI research at the NIH.
July 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
If they were an NBA basketball team, they’d lose every game.
But, and this is crucial, they’re not an NBA basketball team.
But, and this is crucial, they’re not an NBA basketball team.
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21 Secret Linux Commands Hackers and Sysadmins Don’t Want You to Know About
21 Secret Linux Commands Hackers and Sysadmins Don’t Want You to Know About
Not your usual ‘ls’ and ‘pwd’ — these are the real tools used by professionals.
infosecwriteups.com
June 7, 2025 at 6:18 AM
21 Secret Linux Commands Hackers and Sysadmins Don’t Want You to Know About
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January 23, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Joey makes some excellent points here. The learning cool things part is the smallest benefit of a user group. The networking and support are the best.
The Importance of Having In-Person User Group Meetings
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By @joeydantoni.com
The Importance of Having In-Person User Group Meetings
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By @joeydantoni.com
The Importance of Having In-Person User Group Meetings
Young engineers have always faced challenges breaking into IT careers. However, in the last several years they have been facing additional challenges to their success—remote work, the rise of manag…
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June 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Joey makes some excellent points here. The learning cool things part is the smallest benefit of a user group. The networking and support are the best.
The Importance of Having In-Person User Group Meetings
joeydantoni.com/2025/06/05/t...
By @joeydantoni.com
The Importance of Having In-Person User Group Meetings
joeydantoni.com/2025/06/05/t...
By @joeydantoni.com
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My “you’re over 30” advice is hold onto the bannister. Stairs will kill you and not even look back
June 2, 2025 at 12:53 AM
My “you’re over 30” advice is hold onto the bannister. Stairs will kill you and not even look back
Devastating, even if they weren't citizens.
Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
kfor.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Devastating, even if they weren't citizens.
“How much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized, and migrants! On this day, I would like all of us to hope anew and to revive our trust in others, including those who are different than ourselves, or who come from distant lands, bringing.” Pope Francis 4/20/25
April 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
“How much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized, and migrants! On this day, I would like all of us to hope anew and to revive our trust in others, including those who are different than ourselves, or who come from distant lands, bringing.” Pope Francis 4/20/25
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Yeah, disabled kids was one of the Nazis first targets too.
April 17, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Yeah, disabled kids was one of the Nazis first targets too.
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Your regular reminder that almost everything Trump is getting away with is not because of presidential strength, but because of congressional weakness and judicial deference.
The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so.
The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so.
April 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Your regular reminder that almost everything Trump is getting away with is not because of presidential strength, but because of congressional weakness and judicial deference.
The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so.
The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so.
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This is the day that President Donald Trump sent a clear message to the nation: There is no rule of law in the United States.
Trump to the USA: There is no rule of law
What might he try next? Illegal arrests or deportations of American citizens?
www.motherjones.com
April 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This is the day that President Donald Trump sent a clear message to the nation: There is no rule of law in the United States.
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No one should be above the law, most especially the President.
Ignoring a Supreme Court ruling to facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return isn't just cruel; it's unconstitutional.
They're saying the quiet part aloud — if they get away with it now, they'll do it to anyone.
Ignoring a Supreme Court ruling to facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return isn't just cruel; it's unconstitutional.
They're saying the quiet part aloud — if they get away with it now, they'll do it to anyone.
Trump to Bukele: "Home-growns are next. The home-growns. You gotta build about five more places. It's not big enough."
April 14, 2025 at 8:04 PM
No one should be above the law, most especially the President.
Ignoring a Supreme Court ruling to facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return isn't just cruel; it's unconstitutional.
They're saying the quiet part aloud — if they get away with it now, they'll do it to anyone.
Ignoring a Supreme Court ruling to facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return isn't just cruel; it's unconstitutional.
They're saying the quiet part aloud — if they get away with it now, they'll do it to anyone.
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8/ This is a watershed moment, as Trump thumbs his nose at a Supreme Court ruling, gaslighting the public by pretending his won 9-0 when he lost 9-0.
If we normalize this, there's no end. He can lock up or remove anyone. We will no longer exist in a democracy.
If we normalize this, there's no end. He can lock up or remove anyone. We will no longer exist in a democracy.
April 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
8/ This is a watershed moment, as Trump thumbs his nose at a Supreme Court ruling, gaslighting the public by pretending his won 9-0 when he lost 9-0.
If we normalize this, there's no end. He can lock up or remove anyone. We will no longer exist in a democracy.
If we normalize this, there's no end. He can lock up or remove anyone. We will no longer exist in a democracy.
@repgreglandsman.bsky.social What are y'all doing about the administration defying court orders?
April 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
@repgreglandsman.bsky.social What are y'all doing about the administration defying court orders?
249 years is a decent run
April 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
249 years is a decent run
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Every American citizen should be registered to vote automatically.
April 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Every American citizen should be registered to vote automatically.
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When progressives wanted to remove things that honored slaveholders they were accused of erasing history.
Now these people are erasing the history of those who opposed the slaveholders.
Now these people are erasing the history of those who opposed the slaveholders.
“Tubman’s photograph is now gone. In its place are images of Postal Service stamps that highlight “Black/White cooperation” in the secret network and that feature Tubman among abolitionists of both races.”
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Amid anti-DEI push, National Park Service rewrites history of Underground Railroad
Since Trump took office, the park service, an agency charged with preserving American history, has changed how its website describes key moments from slavery to Jim Crow
wapo.st
April 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
When progressives wanted to remove things that honored slaveholders they were accused of erasing history.
Now these people are erasing the history of those who opposed the slaveholders.
Now these people are erasing the history of those who opposed the slaveholders.
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People were clowning Warren Buffet for getting out of US stocks last year and he proved why he’s called the Oracle of Omaha.
April 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
People were clowning Warren Buffet for getting out of US stocks last year and he proved why he’s called the Oracle of Omaha.
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The Onion done become a reputation news source?
Concerning New Study Finds Nation’s Poverty Growing Faster Than Officials Can Build Prisons
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April 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The Onion done become a reputation news source?
US charges tariffs for imports, importers increase prices for products to cover costs, Americans pay higher prices on imports, tariffs go into government coffers to be used for even more tax cuts on the wealthy. Tariffs = regressive taxes.
April 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
US charges tariffs for imports, importers increase prices for products to cover costs, Americans pay higher prices on imports, tariffs go into government coffers to be used for even more tax cuts on the wealthy. Tariffs = regressive taxes.