Ryan Randall
@ryanpatrickrandall.com
A better world is possible, together.
Instructional design, humanities/Cultural Studies, pedagogy, open ed (OER/OA), library work, accessibility, ADHD.
https://www.ryanpatrickrandall.com/
https://hcommons.social/@ryanrandall
Instructional design, humanities/Cultural Studies, pedagogy, open ed (OER/OA), library work, accessibility, ADHD.
https://www.ryanpatrickrandall.com/
https://hcommons.social/@ryanrandall
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Ryan Randall
@ryanpatrickrandall.com
· Apr 25
Gentle reminder that there's no such thing as a "TERF".
The term you were looking for is "Feminism-Appropriating Reactionary Transphobe".
The term you were looking for is "Feminism-Appropriating Reactionary Transphobe".
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I enjoy reading about W.E.B. Du Bois's teaching. Here's a short thread about it.
February 13, 2026 at 8:42 PM
I enjoy reading about W.E.B. Du Bois's teaching. Here's a short thread about it.
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M&Ms CEO: 'most, if not all' meals can be replaced by M&Ms within 12-18 months
Microsoft AI CEO: 'Most, if not all' white-collar tasks can be replaced by AI within 12-18 months
Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's AI chief, says AI can automate white-collar jobs within 12-18 months, as tech reaches human-level performance in tasks.
www.businessinsider.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:49 PM
M&Ms CEO: 'most, if not all' meals can be replaced by M&Ms within 12-18 months
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"They had Marimar Martinez on a dangerous activists list before they shot her" and "NIH is out of the business of pandemic preparation" and "they taunted the hungry children at Dilley with Thanksgiving food for the jailers" and "a lot of those empty PDFs are abuse videos" was all today
February 13, 2026 at 8:32 PM
"They had Marimar Martinez on a dangerous activists list before they shot her" and "NIH is out of the business of pandemic preparation" and "they taunted the hungry children at Dilley with Thanksgiving food for the jailers" and "a lot of those empty PDFs are abuse videos" was all today
"Wars for 'common sense'" is what they are, ultimately.
The cultural war over Bad Bunny, for instance, isn't about the NFL, much less PR 🇵🇷 or artistic content.
It's whether "'typical' Americans" hear spoken Spanish & think "that person might have amazing talent" or "why are 'they' even 'here'?".
The cultural war over Bad Bunny, for instance, isn't about the NFL, much less PR 🇵🇷 or artistic content.
It's whether "'typical' Americans" hear spoken Spanish & think "that person might have amazing talent" or "why are 'they' even 'here'?".
Motion to stop calling it 'culture wars' when one side has culture and the other has nothing but malice, banality, and vulgarity.
Call it 'attack on culture' idk, something else though
Call it 'attack on culture' idk, something else though
February 13, 2026 at 3:02 PM
"Wars for 'common sense'" is what they are, ultimately.
The cultural war over Bad Bunny, for instance, isn't about the NFL, much less PR 🇵🇷 or artistic content.
It's whether "'typical' Americans" hear spoken Spanish & think "that person might have amazing talent" or "why are 'they' even 'here'?".
The cultural war over Bad Bunny, for instance, isn't about the NFL, much less PR 🇵🇷 or artistic content.
It's whether "'typical' Americans" hear spoken Spanish & think "that person might have amazing talent" or "why are 'they' even 'here'?".
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All of those esoteric questions about how we define consciousness are fine and interesting, but the tech companies are not pushing those questions as part of a quest to advance understanding. They want us believing they're making something powerful that we must accede our agency to.
February 13, 2026 at 2:18 PM
All of those esoteric questions about how we define consciousness are fine and interesting, but the tech companies are not pushing those questions as part of a quest to advance understanding. They want us believing they're making something powerful that we must accede our agency to.
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LOL the face of men accepting defeat
February 13, 2026 at 5:59 AM
LOL the face of men accepting defeat
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I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
February 12, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
If such as thing as a "novel of ideas" exists, _Moby-Dick_ must surely be a "novel of intrusive / digressive ideas". 🐋
Is there really such a thing as a "novel of ideas"? Is that not just a category people have made up for novels they think are bad?
February 13, 2026 at 3:32 AM
If such as thing as a "novel of ideas" exists, _Moby-Dick_ must surely be a "novel of intrusive / digressive ideas". 🐋
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ICE's chief testified today that dozens of agents have been investigated for abuse in the last year.
So how many have actually been punished and fired?
He wouldn't say.
www.npr.org/2026/02/12/g...
So how many have actually been punished and fired?
He wouldn't say.
www.npr.org/2026/02/12/g...
February 13, 2026 at 2:38 AM
ICE's chief testified today that dozens of agents have been investigated for abuse in the last year.
So how many have actually been punished and fired?
He wouldn't say.
www.npr.org/2026/02/12/g...
So how many have actually been punished and fired?
He wouldn't say.
www.npr.org/2026/02/12/g...
> If you’re not sure if you’re that person, please go check on what your AI has been doing.
It's impressive—and heartbreaking—to see this maintainer extend good will & grace to someone who might not even yet be aware of the socially corrosive behaviors being performed by their computing construct.
It's impressive—and heartbreaking—to see this maintainer extend good will & grace to someone who might not even yet be aware of the socially corrosive behaviors being performed by their computing construct.
An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me
Summary: An AI agent of unknown ownership autonomously wrote and published a personalized hit piece about me after I rejected its code, attempting to damage my reputation and shame me into acceptin…
theshamblog.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:57 AM
> If you’re not sure if you’re that person, please go check on what your AI has been doing.
It's impressive—and heartbreaking—to see this maintainer extend good will & grace to someone who might not even yet be aware of the socially corrosive behaviors being performed by their computing construct.
It's impressive—and heartbreaking—to see this maintainer extend good will & grace to someone who might not even yet be aware of the socially corrosive behaviors being performed by their computing construct.
sure, sure, we hear about metacognition all the time.
when will academics focus on dukkhacognition?
when will academics focus on dukkhacognition?
February 13, 2026 at 12:50 AM
sure, sure, we hear about metacognition all the time.
when will academics focus on dukkhacognition?
when will academics focus on dukkhacognition?
Street curling, where (obviously) the sweeper wears a single Heely.
February 12, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Street curling, where (obviously) the sweeper wears a single Heely.
Enjoying the Winter Olympics, but it's breaking my simple mind to call these cold AF races "heats".
February 12, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Enjoying the Winter Olympics, but it's breaking my simple mind to call these cold AF races "heats".
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ICE did this in October 2025 and there was little to no mainstream outrage because of where it is and how rural, conservative, and white the majority of people in the state are.
After a 16-year-old complained his zip-ties were too tight at a an ICE/FBI raid in southwest Idaho, an officer laughed and tightened them, the ACLU alleges in a new lawsuit.
He still has scars, months later.
He still has scars, months later.
In southwest Idaho FBI raid, officials zip-tiped teens and used aggressive force, lawsuit alleges • Idaho Capital Sun
A lawsuit by ACLU of Idaho alleges law enforcement used aggressive tactics and unjustly detained hundreds of people, including children.
idahocapitalsun.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:59 AM
ICE did this in October 2025 and there was little to no mainstream outrage because of where it is and how rural, conservative, and white the majority of people in the state are.
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it's deeply funny how maintaining the belief in fascism requires hiding any contrary information, and how every institution has to abase itself toward that end.
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
February 11, 2026 at 7:54 PM
it's deeply funny how maintaining the belief in fascism requires hiding any contrary information, and how every institution has to abase itself toward that end.
Also bad news for milkweed, presumably?
(I'm impressed the UK's courts also create inanities forcing non-dairy food producers to retool their packaging—unnecessary burdens seeking to drive them out of business in favor of traditional dairies. I thought we'd cornered that dirty work here the USA!)
(I'm impressed the UK's courts also create inanities forcing non-dairy food producers to retool their packaging—unnecessary burdens seeking to drive them out of business in favor of traditional dairies. I thought we'd cornered that dirty work here the USA!)
February 11, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Also bad news for milkweed, presumably?
(I'm impressed the UK's courts also create inanities forcing non-dairy food producers to retool their packaging—unnecessary burdens seeking to drive them out of business in favor of traditional dairies. I thought we'd cornered that dirty work here the USA!)
(I'm impressed the UK's courts also create inanities forcing non-dairy food producers to retool their packaging—unnecessary burdens seeking to drive them out of business in favor of traditional dairies. I thought we'd cornered that dirty work here the USA!)
Don't go chasing "news waterfalls"…
rotating the phrase "news river" in my head. news estuaries. news underground springs. news aquafers. news watersheds. news dams. news acequia maintenance. news reservoirs
“We are at a point where everyone’s news river looks different.”
Thanks, I hate it.
Thanks, I hate it.
February 11, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Don't go chasing "news waterfalls"…
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Love is action.
This Valentine's Day, stand with immigrants and reject the violence and dehumanization they face every day.
Go to www.toimmigrantswithlove.com to learn how you can send your own message #ToImmigrantsWithLove!
This Valentine's Day, stand with immigrants and reject the violence and dehumanization they face every day.
Go to www.toimmigrantswithlove.com to learn how you can send your own message #ToImmigrantsWithLove!
February 11, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Love is action.
This Valentine's Day, stand with immigrants and reject the violence and dehumanization they face every day.
Go to www.toimmigrantswithlove.com to learn how you can send your own message #ToImmigrantsWithLove!
This Valentine's Day, stand with immigrants and reject the violence and dehumanization they face every day.
Go to www.toimmigrantswithlove.com to learn how you can send your own message #ToImmigrantsWithLove!
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A major snow drought is hitting many parts of the Mountain West, and that has big implications for the looming wildfire season.
Snow drought could be have major impact on 2026 wildfire season
At less than 140,000 square miles, snow cover across the region was the lowest ever recorded on February 1 in the satellite record, which goes back to 2001. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admini...
www.boisestatepublicradio.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:30 PM
A major snow drought is hitting many parts of the Mountain West, and that has big implications for the looming wildfire season.
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While we are on the topic of vice signaling, this happens aesthetically too: bad taste is a sign of one's refusal to be subordinated by femme things like...society or other people or wives. It's ancient Greek virtue ethics flipped on its head.
www.its-her-factory.com/2025/08/were...
www.its-her-factory.com/2025/08/were...
We’re Through Being Cool: techbros, manosphere influencers, Ancient Greek masculinity, and AI
www.its-her-factory.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:21 PM
While we are on the topic of vice signaling, this happens aesthetically too: bad taste is a sign of one's refusal to be subordinated by femme things like...society or other people or wives. It's ancient Greek virtue ethics flipped on its head.
www.its-her-factory.com/2025/08/were...
www.its-her-factory.com/2025/08/were...
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Hundreds of armed agents used flash bangs and rubber bullets to detain hundreds of people — including children and U.S. citizens — at a family horserace event as part of an immigration raid that looked more like a military operation.
We're suing to get justice.
We're suing to get justice.
A Raid in a Small Town Brings Trump’s Deportations to Deep-Red Idaho
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Hundreds of armed agents used flash bangs and rubber bullets to detain hundreds of people — including children and U.S. citizens — at a family horserace event as part of an immigration raid that looked more like a military operation.
We're suing to get justice.
We're suing to get justice.
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Nicely put.
Kevin Moncla, who pleaded guilty to a voyeurism charge and was ordered to pay more than $3 million for secretly filming guests in his home bathroom, has tried repeatedly to prove that the 2020 vote in Fulton County, Georgia, was tainted by fraud.
The Conservative Researcher Being Linked to the FBI’s Seizure of Election Records in Georgia
Kevin Moncla has tried repeatedly to prove that the 2020 vote in Fulton County, Georgia, was tainted by fraud. While state election overseers have rejected his claims, his work may be fueling the fede...
www.propublica.org
February 11, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Nicely put.
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Hasbro owns the trademarks for Wizards of the Coast and is therefore the controlling company of Magic: the Gathering snd Dungeons and Dragons.
D&D and M:tG will not get another cent from me until this deal is dead.
D&D and M:tG will not get another cent from me until this deal is dead.
JKR will never get another dime from the pockets of anyone in my family. You, too, can be part of making this deal a disaster for all parties!
(The revolution starts here
Where you work & where you play
Where you lay your money down
What you do & what you say
The revolution starts now - S. Earle)
(The revolution starts here
Where you work & where you play
Where you lay your money down
What you do & what you say
The revolution starts now - S. Earle)
Hasbro and Warner Bros. Discovery have signed a multi-year deal starting in 2027 to produce Harry Potter film and television series dolls, role play, action figures, collectibles, interactive plush, board games, and more to be revealed later this year - bwnews.pr/45UKdKL
February 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Hasbro owns the trademarks for Wizards of the Coast and is therefore the controlling company of Magic: the Gathering snd Dungeons and Dragons.
D&D and M:tG will not get another cent from me until this deal is dead.
D&D and M:tG will not get another cent from me until this deal is dead.