Robin James
@robinjames.bsky.social
editor & scholar. Pop music, gender, philosophy. Books: GOOD VIBES ONLY; THE FUTURE OF ROCK & ROLL; THE SONIC EPISTEME; RESILIENCE & MELANCHOLY. Writing a 33 1/3 on The Breeders. Bylines all over, views could only be mine lol. its-her-factory.com
Technically AI can’t have morals (which are conventions, norms) or ethics (principled values) as (1) it isn’t part of society and (2) can’t be held accountable for itself
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
This Philosopher Is Teaching AI to Have Morals
The tech company has entrusted the philosopher to endow its chatbot with a sense of right and wrong.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Technically AI can’t have morals (which are conventions, norms) or ethics (principled values) as (1) it isn’t part of society and (2) can’t be held accountable for itself
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
Ok team USA won which meant we had to hear that awful song so time to bring out Laurie Anderson’s take on the national anthem again
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj_e...
Laurie Anderson - National Anthem
YouTube video by In Style & Out of Print!
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February 9, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Ok team USA won which meant we had to hear that awful song so time to bring out Laurie Anderson’s take on the national anthem again
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj_e...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj_e...
NOW, starting off with some Soup Dragons
SUNDAY from 5-7pm Eastern I’m on Inhailer.com with a pre-Valentines’ return to the “second summer of love” - bc forget nu-shoegaze (so 2023), Baggy Beat is BACK and a new 2026 trend
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February 8, 2026 at 10:05 PM
NOW, starting off with some Soup Dragons
If we know now that this is the bad way to grow food, why wouldn't it be obvious that this is the bad way to create culture?
February 8, 2026 at 3:38 PM
If we know now that this is the bad way to grow food, why wouldn't it be obvious that this is the bad way to create culture?
Today! Who cares about football, support indie media!
SUNDAY from 5-7pm Eastern I’m on Inhailer.com with a pre-Valentines’ return to the “second summer of love” - bc forget nu-shoegaze (so 2023), Baggy Beat is BACK and a new 2026 trend
Inhailer Radio | Cincinnati | Independent Radio | Indie Music
Inhailer Radio is Cincinnati independent radio. Founded in 2017 to fill the void left by beloved radio station WNKU.
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February 8, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Today! Who cares about football, support indie media!
I love you @americastestkitchen.com but this is not how you eat a five way (don’t mix it together like that!)
February 7, 2026 at 8:10 PM
I love you @americastestkitchen.com but this is not how you eat a five way (don’t mix it together like that!)
"I'm writing with a peer review request for..."
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"No, you can't leave that here."
"No, you can't leave that here."
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Are you travelling to engage in abuse of alcohol, drugs, or prescription medication?"
"Are you travelling to engage in abuse of alcohol, drugs, or prescription medication?"
February 7, 2026 at 6:59 PM
"I'm writing with a peer review request for..."
Reposted by Robin James
Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
For context, Cincinnati is where Bush 2 went to make his Iraq War speech bc the area was perceived to be most friendly audience for the GOP. If the Enquirer is saying this, it means something.
Love and support you always, Cincinnati Enquirer (support local media), but esp today
This is a Midwest daily paper. About as middle of the road as you can get
& they understand that this is an objective, straight news headline, in the context of a planned Trump/GOP onslaught in Springfield, etc
This is a Midwest daily paper. About as middle of the road as you can get
& they understand that this is an objective, straight news headline, in the context of a planned Trump/GOP onslaught in Springfield, etc
February 6, 2026 at 10:47 PM
For context, Cincinnati is where Bush 2 went to make his Iraq War speech bc the area was perceived to be most friendly audience for the GOP. If the Enquirer is saying this, it means something.
The 'poor people need AI to make art' line is about as opposite of this as you can get
nobody needs to rely on huge corporations to make art
nobody needs to rely on huge corporations to make art
February 6, 2026 at 10:17 PM
The 'poor people need AI to make art' line is about as opposite of this as you can get
nobody needs to rely on huge corporations to make art
nobody needs to rely on huge corporations to make art
Reposted by Robin James
My spouse is between jobs rn so I am looking to pick up some freelance developmental editing gigs or workshops, info here: www.its-her-factory.com/editing-work...
Editing, Workshops, & Writing Services
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February 5, 2026 at 9:42 PM
My spouse is between jobs rn so I am looking to pick up some freelance developmental editing gigs or workshops, info here: www.its-her-factory.com/editing-work...
seems like we are moving into a world where "indie" will basically mean "not slop"
February 6, 2026 at 3:38 PM
seems like we are moving into a world where "indie" will basically mean "not slop"
If I was still teaching I'd teach this clip and then a clip of JD alongside Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morals & Deleuze's "Active & Reactive" essay bc they are each great examples of those two types, active & reactive. one creates from and with confidence, the other merely negates what the one creates
No one has yet talked in depth about Mamdani's play- as in, a childlike wonder and ceaseless fun and joy. That is rooted in what he learned from his mom about acting, which is pure play. Everything he does is rooted in encouraging US to be more playful, too. It's wonderful.
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 3:04 PM
If I was still teaching I'd teach this clip and then a clip of JD alongside Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morals & Deleuze's "Active & Reactive" essay bc they are each great examples of those two types, active & reactive. one creates from and with confidence, the other merely negates what the one creates
Reposted by Robin James
Through this #SuperBowl weekend, you can get the e-book edition of "P FKN R" by Vanessa Díaz and Petra R. Rivera-Rideau for $9.99 or less! Links to retailers are on our site. #BadBunny
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February 5, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Through this #SuperBowl weekend, you can get the e-book edition of "P FKN R" by Vanessa Díaz and Petra R. Rivera-Rideau for $9.99 or less! Links to retailers are on our site. #BadBunny
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Reposted by Robin James
SUNDAY from 5-7pm Eastern I’m on Inhailer.com with a pre-Valentines’ return to the “second summer of love” - bc forget nu-shoegaze (so 2023), Baggy Beat is BACK and a new 2026 trend
Inhailer Radio | Cincinnati | Independent Radio | Indie Music
Inhailer Radio is Cincinnati independent radio. Founded in 2017 to fill the void left by beloved radio station WNKU.
Inhailer.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:24 PM
SUNDAY from 5-7pm Eastern I’m on Inhailer.com with a pre-Valentines’ return to the “second summer of love” - bc forget nu-shoegaze (so 2023), Baggy Beat is BACK and a new 2026 trend
My spouse is between jobs rn so I am looking to pick up some freelance developmental editing gigs or workshops, info here: www.its-her-factory.com/editing-work...
Editing, Workshops, & Writing Services
www.its-her-factory.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:42 PM
My spouse is between jobs rn so I am looking to pick up some freelance developmental editing gigs or workshops, info here: www.its-her-factory.com/editing-work...
Apparently this video discusses Resilience & Melancholy! Which is great! But it is out of print in preparation for the release of the second edition next spring
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youtu.be/A_C-G9M_0NI?...
TikTok Feminism is Not Your Friend
YouTube video by Broey Deschanel
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February 5, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Apparently this video discusses Resilience & Melancholy! Which is great! But it is out of print in preparation for the release of the second edition next spring
youtu.be/A_C-G9M_0NI?...
youtu.be/A_C-G9M_0NI?...
I find it HILARIOUS that they're reading The Genealogy of Morals bc the main point of the first essay is a takedown of reactionary thought as unoriginal and lazy and if you don't understand that then, well, you clearly aren't qualified to be teaching it lol
Update on Bari Weiss University
If I worked for any reputable organisation, I'd flag the use of '88' in any messaging, since it's an infamous neo-Nazi bullhorn, especially if your first reading list for 'Origins of 21st Century Right-Wing Thought' (w/ selections from Nick Land and Curtis Yarvin?)
If I worked for any reputable organisation, I'd flag the use of '88' in any messaging, since it's an infamous neo-Nazi bullhorn, especially if your first reading list for 'Origins of 21st Century Right-Wing Thought' (w/ selections from Nick Land and Curtis Yarvin?)
February 5, 2026 at 8:48 AM
I find it HILARIOUS that they're reading The Genealogy of Morals bc the main point of the first essay is a takedown of reactionary thought as unoriginal and lazy and if you don't understand that then, well, you clearly aren't qualified to be teaching it lol
New entry in the regional pizza superiority debate
February 4, 2026 at 11:36 PM
New entry in the regional pizza superiority debate
or put differently the precaritization that hit academia decades ago is now spreading across to other white-collar sectors
I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
February 4, 2026 at 7:56 PM
or put differently the precaritization that hit academia decades ago is now spreading across to other white-collar sectors
the one philosopher I thought most likely to appear in JE’s emails is in fact there
February 4, 2026 at 3:38 PM
the one philosopher I thought most likely to appear in JE’s emails is in fact there
SUNDAY from 5-7pm Eastern I’m on Inhailer.com with a pre-Valentines’ return to the “second summer of love” - bc forget nu-shoegaze (so 2023), Baggy Beat is BACK and a new 2026 trend
Inhailer Radio | Cincinnati | Independent Radio | Indie Music
Inhailer Radio is Cincinnati independent radio. Founded in 2017 to fill the void left by beloved radio station WNKU.
Inhailer.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:24 PM
SUNDAY from 5-7pm Eastern I’m on Inhailer.com with a pre-Valentines’ return to the “second summer of love” - bc forget nu-shoegaze (so 2023), Baggy Beat is BACK and a new 2026 trend
February 4, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Idk if it was my dad’s favorite movie (I don’t think he…cared about media and culture), but The Blues Brothers was always on basic cable somewhere and that seemed to be what we watched together many times
What’s everyone’s favorite dad movie
Trying to do a daily dumb little prompt to not think about The Horrors
February 4, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Idk if it was my dad’s favorite movie (I don’t think he…cared about media and culture), but The Blues Brothers was always on basic cable somewhere and that seemed to be what we watched together many times