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@racheledini.bsky.social
Lurcher mum+newly redundant lecturer in US literature.Writes on waste, gender, housework, appliances, ads, politics of nostalgia. Looking for new collaborators
Books: http://tinyurl.com/3rf4fr & http://tinyurl.com/3er6t3h9
Founder http://literarywaste.com
Books: http://tinyurl.com/3rf4fr & http://tinyurl.com/3er6t3h9
Founder http://literarywaste.com
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Literature Is Not a Vibe: On ChatGPT and the Humanities | Los Angeles Review of Books
Rachele Dini discusses OpenAI’s “A Machine-Shaped Hand” and an academic sector in crisis.
lareviewofbooks.org
I'm excited to share my piece in Los Angeles Review of Books @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social, which examines OpenAI's claims about ChatGPT's creative writing skills, Big Tech's weaponisation of grief and nostalgia, and the collapse of the academic humanities. lareviewofbooks.org/article/lite...
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I really need to get off the internet for a while if only because the number of times I have to stare directly at the camera like jim in the office is legit hurting my fucking neck.
Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users
Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:05 AM
I really need to get off the internet for a while if only because the number of times I have to stare directly at the camera like jim in the office is legit hurting my fucking neck.
An academic I really admire once replied to my invite to zoom the next day w/something2the effect of “I’m working on a new thing so tomorrow I’ll be staring at my computer and grunting a lot in exasperation but how about Friday” and I now imagine him scowling at his computer every time I’m stuck.
I understand why people like LLMs because I, too, really want this paper to be done. By which I mean, I want to “stop thinking about it,” but to do so I have to arrive at a point where the thought is *complete* rather than the point at which I am “frustrated by the challenge of completing it.”
February 1, 2026 at 9:56 PM
An academic I really admire once replied to my invite to zoom the next day w/something2the effect of “I’m working on a new thing so tomorrow I’ll be staring at my computer and grunting a lot in exasperation but how about Friday” and I now imagine him scowling at his computer every time I’m stuck.
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that all these comityed transphobes are fine with the sexual abuse of children is entirely consistent as both are about a gender conservative commitment to patriarchy, the nuclear family, strictly enforced gender roles, stricly enforced hierarchies.
JK Rowling's team invited Jeffery Epstein to the deathly hallows play and to a Harry potter dinner.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov
February 1, 2026 at 5:14 PM
that all these comityed transphobes are fine with the sexual abuse of children is entirely consistent as both are about a gender conservative commitment to patriarchy, the nuclear family, strictly enforced gender roles, stricly enforced hierarchies.
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The way this works is that, even if men DON'T have the power to subjugate other men or hoard vast wealth, they can console themselves by sexually violating women and children. That's what patriarchy is. It's the promise that even if a man doesn't rule the world, he's the oppressor at home.
February 1, 2026 at 9:34 PM
The way this works is that, even if men DON'T have the power to subjugate other men or hoard vast wealth, they can console themselves by sexually violating women and children. That's what patriarchy is. It's the promise that even if a man doesn't rule the world, he's the oppressor at home.
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Blocking an international education delegation from entering Palestine, including our general secretary Jo Grady, is an attack on education and international solidarity.
UCU stands with Palestinian educators, students and their unions and with the Palestinian people.
UCU stands with Palestinian educators, students and their unions and with the Palestinian people.
📣Education International sends a strong message to #Palestinian educators after a delegation of education leaders from 15 countries was detained and interrogated for hours.
‼️Attempts to intimidate, isolate, or silence educators will only strengthen our collective determination and solidarity.
‼️Attempts to intimidate, isolate, or silence educators will only strengthen our collective determination and solidarity.
January 24, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Blocking an international education delegation from entering Palestine, including our general secretary Jo Grady, is an attack on education and international solidarity.
UCU stands with Palestinian educators, students and their unions and with the Palestinian people.
UCU stands with Palestinian educators, students and their unions and with the Palestinian people.
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“Children and students in Palestine deserve access to education and educators should be safe to teach and research, without fear and oppression.” @drjogrady.bsky.social
Union condemns treatment of education leaders on Palestine visit
The University and College Union (UCU) has today condemned the blocking by Israel of a delegation of education leaders trying to visit Palestine as part of International Day of Education.
www.ucu.org.uk
January 27, 2026 at 9:29 AM
“Children and students in Palestine deserve access to education and educators should be safe to teach and research, without fear and oppression.” @drjogrady.bsky.social
Please sign.
The CSU/OpenAI contract is set to expire June 30, 2026.
Sign this petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/cancel-chatgpt-edu-invest-in-humans/ for the CSU NOT to renew the contract and to use the savings to protect jobs at CSU campuses facing layoffs.
Sign this petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/cancel-chatgpt-edu-invest-in-humans/ for the CSU NOT to renew the contract and to use the savings to protect jobs at CSU campuses facing layoffs.
February 1, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Please sign.
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Faculty did not ask for this. The chancellor did this while claiming austerity and collecting a million dollars in salary and benefits. While TAMU is closing women's and gender studies programs out of pointed cruelty, the CSU is doing the same out of willful starving of resources and layoffs.
The CSU/OpenAI contract is set to expire June 30, 2026.
Sign this petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/cancel-chatgpt-edu-invest-in-humans/ for the CSU NOT to renew the contract and to use the savings to protect jobs at CSU campuses facing layoffs.
Sign this petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/cancel-chatgpt-edu-invest-in-humans/ for the CSU NOT to renew the contract and to use the savings to protect jobs at CSU campuses facing layoffs.
February 1, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Faculty did not ask for this. The chancellor did this while claiming austerity and collecting a million dollars in salary and benefits. While TAMU is closing women's and gender studies programs out of pointed cruelty, the CSU is doing the same out of willful starving of resources and layoffs.
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When they say Me Too "went too far," they mean "got too close."
January 31, 2026 at 4:25 PM
When they say Me Too "went too far," they mean "got too close."
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Bijou loft apartment could be yours, just tell us where Anne Frank is.
Jesus wept.
Jesus wept.
January 31, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Bijou loft apartment could be yours, just tell us where Anne Frank is.
Jesus wept.
Jesus wept.
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We remember what Elon Musk's daughter said about him.
Very relevant.
Very relevant.
January 31, 2026 at 9:22 PM
We remember what Elon Musk's daughter said about him.
Very relevant.
Very relevant.
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It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.
January 31, 2026 at 9:22 PM
It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.
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Don’t ever let people forget this.
And one of the first survivors to step forward to try to stop Epstein? A trans woman, who was promptly mocked and villified by the New York Post, New York Magazine, the courts and law enforcement.
January 31, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Don’t ever let people forget this.
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Tell us you're scared of the impending guillotines without telling us
January 31, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Tell us you're scared of the impending guillotines without telling us
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UNIVERSITY NEWSLETTER:
* Think of the environment! Don't print paper documents!
* We are sorry that we no longer provide staff discounts to the 'rent a bike' scheme
* We are thrilled to announce our new strategic partnership with Fossil Fuels R Us, who have agreed to fund 10 new fellowships!
* Think of the environment! Don't print paper documents!
* We are sorry that we no longer provide staff discounts to the 'rent a bike' scheme
* We are thrilled to announce our new strategic partnership with Fossil Fuels R Us, who have agreed to fund 10 new fellowships!
January 31, 2026 at 3:23 PM
UNIVERSITY NEWSLETTER:
* Think of the environment! Don't print paper documents!
* We are sorry that we no longer provide staff discounts to the 'rent a bike' scheme
* We are thrilled to announce our new strategic partnership with Fossil Fuels R Us, who have agreed to fund 10 new fellowships!
* Think of the environment! Don't print paper documents!
* We are sorry that we no longer provide staff discounts to the 'rent a bike' scheme
* We are thrilled to announce our new strategic partnership with Fossil Fuels R Us, who have agreed to fund 10 new fellowships!
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Couched in "save the trees" greenwashing
Many institutions discourage or forbid printing materials for teaching. That policy needs rethinking.
January 31, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Couched in "save the trees" greenwashing
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remember that time he got booed off the stage at a dave chapelle show and he had a mental breakdown so bad he locked himself in his office and staff at twitter almost called the police because they were worried he was going to hurt himself?
i feel like the booing is a lot louder now.
i feel like the booing is a lot louder now.
Musk has been spamming crap about SpaceX and Grok all day but now every single reply to any of his posts is someone calling him a pedophile. the stage has been set for something historic
January 31, 2026 at 2:01 PM
remember that time he got booed off the stage at a dave chapelle show and he had a mental breakdown so bad he locked himself in his office and staff at twitter almost called the police because they were worried he was going to hurt himself?
i feel like the booing is a lot louder now.
i feel like the booing is a lot louder now.
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Movie review from Guardian on Melania.
January 30, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Movie review from Guardian on Melania.
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Palestinians have the right to live in dignity and safety.
January 30, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Palestinians have the right to live in dignity and safety.
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KEEP MINNESOTA BORING!
January 25, 2026 at 4:56 PM
KEEP MINNESOTA BORING!
Interesting thread in the subsequent posts here.
January 30, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Interesting thread in the subsequent posts here.
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When I resigned as co-chair of the National Association of Black Journalists convention after their decision to platform Trump, I took a lot of heat for it.
I was told “Black journalists are going to expose his racism and save America”
Today, the Trump regime is arresting Black journalists.
I was told “Black journalists are going to expose his racism and save America”
Today, the Trump regime is arresting Black journalists.
January 30, 2026 at 10:32 PM
When I resigned as co-chair of the National Association of Black Journalists convention after their decision to platform Trump, I took a lot of heat for it.
I was told “Black journalists are going to expose his racism and save America”
Today, the Trump regime is arresting Black journalists.
I was told “Black journalists are going to expose his racism and save America”
Today, the Trump regime is arresting Black journalists.
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The Uk cinema companies that are showing Melania are making utter fools of themselves. I hope their shareholders will ask why
January 30, 2026 at 10:44 PM
The Uk cinema companies that are showing Melania are making utter fools of themselves. I hope their shareholders will ask why