Dr. Tamara L. Siuda
@tamarasiuda.com
she/they🏳️🌈| author & editor | Egypt: Coptic Studies (martyrology, music); Egyptology (TIP, AE religion) | Indigenous (reconnecting Haudenosaunee & Métis) | Haiti/Vodou | tech & its (mis)use | religion | RS≠endorsement | linktree/tamarasiuda | patreon/tsiuda
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Dr. Tamara L. Siuda
@tamarasiuda.com
· Nov 12
Combining awelcome to all the new members under the Bluesky with the #TuesdayPetPic tax. I’m Tamara, I study & write mostly about Egypt in multiple contexts, but I have many interests. I share the house with Seamus here, who has entirely too much sass - and too many toes - for his own good.
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Kinda scary that the newspaper of the second largest city in the U.S. is posting "Tips for Surviving."
SoCal's big storm: Evacuation warnings, road closures, tips for surviving
SoCal's big storm: Evacuation warnings, road closures, tips for surviving
Evacuation warnings are in effect from 6 p.m. Thursday through 11 a.m. Sunday in areas near recent burn scars, due to the risk of mud and debris flows.
www.latimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Kinda scary that the newspaper of the second largest city in the U.S. is posting "Tips for Surviving."
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a computer can never be held accountable; therefore a computer must never be permitted to impersonate a human being.
November 13, 2025 at 1:35 PM
a computer can never be held accountable; therefore a computer must never be permitted to impersonate a human being.
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The college president has to approve each syllabus and there is a HOTLINE for students to report course content.
The new rules require presidential approval for courses that "advocate" race or gender ideology and ban material outside approved syllabi. Students can use a hotline to report course content. bit.ly/3XxszrC
November 13, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The college president has to approve each syllabus and there is a HOTLINE for students to report course content.
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Can we just give the LLMs their own higher education system? let them teach each other, produce and review their own research and scholarship, grant each other tenure, let them form their own clubs and host their own frat socials, and leave us alone?
No surprise: “AI peer reviewers recommend the acceptance of unsound papers created entirely by AI more than 80% of the time, a new study has found.”
Surprise: the article still tries to spin it positive for “human-AI collaboration.”
People, please draw the correct conclusion.
Surprise: the article still tries to spin it positive for “human-AI collaboration.”
People, please draw the correct conclusion.
AI peer reviewers are fine with AI-fabricated papers
Study finds artificial intelligence reviewers accept AI-generated scientific studies 4 out of 5 times
cen.acs.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Can we just give the LLMs their own higher education system? let them teach each other, produce and review their own research and scholarship, grant each other tenure, let them form their own clubs and host their own frat socials, and leave us alone?
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There is no 'congrats' loud or enthusiastic enough for the Penn State grad students, who didn't just win their union today, but did it by an utterly absurd 90 point margin.
I'm so proud and happy for them!!!!!
I'm so proud and happy for them!!!!!
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
There is no 'congrats' loud or enthusiastic enough for the Penn State grad students, who didn't just win their union today, but did it by an utterly absurd 90 point margin.
I'm so proud and happy for them!!!!!
I'm so proud and happy for them!!!!!
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*Imaging oneself in another’s shoes can be a profound act of empathy and solidarity. Consistently and historically walking in a particular group’s shoes, however, without letting them speak for themselves, leaves that community shoeless.” Read more in my newsletter:
open.substack.com/pub/phoebefa...
open.substack.com/pub/phoebefa...
My unfiltered thoughts on Benedict's “Daughter of Egypt”
Along with a treasure trove of Egyptian women authors and Egyptologists Benedict neglected to consult
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:49 PM
*Imaging oneself in another’s shoes can be a profound act of empathy and solidarity. Consistently and historically walking in a particular group’s shoes, however, without letting them speak for themselves, leaves that community shoeless.” Read more in my newsletter:
open.substack.com/pub/phoebefa...
open.substack.com/pub/phoebefa...
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you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
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An investigation by The Ferret found that Israeli Defence Force propaganda videos reused 3D models from Scotland’s Irvine Maritime Museum, turning a boat-building workshop into scenes of Hamas tunnels and Iranian bunkers.
www.theferret.scot/idf-scottish...
www.theferret.scot/idf-scottish...
The IDF used a Scottish museum’s 3D models in propaganda videos
It’s a quaint museum in a coastal town whose aim is to educate Scotland about its rich maritime heritage. Housed within an A-listed Victorian building in Irvine, the Scottish Maritime Museum is a popu...
www.theferret.scot
November 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
An investigation by The Ferret found that Israeli Defence Force propaganda videos reused 3D models from Scotland’s Irvine Maritime Museum, turning a boat-building workshop into scenes of Hamas tunnels and Iranian bunkers.
www.theferret.scot/idf-scottish...
www.theferret.scot/idf-scottish...
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World leaders have gathered in Belem, Brazil for the United Nations climate change conference, also known as COP 30.
On day two of the event however, Amazonian Indigenous-led land defenders breached the summit saying they were excluded from the talks.
On day two of the event however, Amazonian Indigenous-led land defenders breached the summit saying they were excluded from the talks.
World leaders allegedly left out Indigenous group from climate change conference | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
World leaders have gathered in Belem, Brazil for the United Nations climate change conference, also known as COP 30.
On day two of the event however, Amazonian Indigenous-led land defenders breached the summit saying they were excluded from the talks.
On day two of the event however, Amazonian Indigenous-led land defenders breached the summit saying they were excluded from the talks.
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"U.S. visas can be denied for obesity, cancer and diabetes, Rubio says"
It's eugenics & ableism & even if it appears race-neutral, it will likely disprop. impact the Global South b/c of who needs a visa, who is disprop. affected by these conditions, & who has fewer resources to prove they can pay.
It's eugenics & ableism & even if it appears race-neutral, it will likely disprop. impact the Global South b/c of who needs a visa, who is disprop. affected by these conditions, & who has fewer resources to prove they can pay.
U.S. visas can be denied for obesity, cancer and diabetes, Rubio says
The Trump administration has directed visa officers to consider obesity and other chronic health conditions when deciding whether to grant visas to immigrants.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:06 AM
"U.S. visas can be denied for obesity, cancer and diabetes, Rubio says"
It's eugenics & ableism & even if it appears race-neutral, it will likely disprop. impact the Global South b/c of who needs a visa, who is disprop. affected by these conditions, & who has fewer resources to prove they can pay.
It's eugenics & ableism & even if it appears race-neutral, it will likely disprop. impact the Global South b/c of who needs a visa, who is disprop. affected by these conditions, & who has fewer resources to prove they can pay.
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Don't become your enemy. Become the thing that defeats them.
November 14, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Don't become your enemy. Become the thing that defeats them.
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An interesting tidbit in the joint status report filed in the Broadview ICE facility case today:
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
An interesting tidbit in the joint status report filed in the Broadview ICE facility case today:
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
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2025 has not been a good year for museums.
www.aam-us.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
2025 has not been a good year for museums.
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so basically what happened was:
ICE / CBP abducted ~1800 people from across the chicago area during june to oct, & did most of it without warrants. of those ~1800 people, only ~750 are still in the us & ~135 aren't eligible for release.
the injustice of everything these people will never get back.
ICE / CBP abducted ~1800 people from across the chicago area during june to oct, & did most of it without warrants. of those ~1800 people, only ~750 are still in the us & ~135 aren't eligible for release.
the injustice of everything these people will never get back.
November 13, 2025 at 12:22 AM
so basically what happened was:
ICE / CBP abducted ~1800 people from across the chicago area during june to oct, & did most of it without warrants. of those ~1800 people, only ~750 are still in the us & ~135 aren't eligible for release.
the injustice of everything these people will never get back.
ICE / CBP abducted ~1800 people from across the chicago area during june to oct, & did most of it without warrants. of those ~1800 people, only ~750 are still in the us & ~135 aren't eligible for release.
the injustice of everything these people will never get back.
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For the millionth time, please stop putting special characters in words. There is no algorithm here to supress your posts. All you're doing is harming people who have muted words (thanks for activating people's trauma when they put up safeguards!) and people who rely on screen readers
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
For the millionth time, please stop putting special characters in words. There is no algorithm here to supress your posts. All you're doing is harming people who have muted words (thanks for activating people's trauma when they put up safeguards!) and people who rely on screen readers
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"Everyone should have the right to refuse to engage with technologies that harm them, their students, and the planet."
A new post on Refusing GenAI in Writing Studies from @jsanofranchini.bsky.social, @rcmeg.bsky.social, and me: "A Year of Refusal"
refusinggenai.wordpress.com/2025/11/12/a...
refusinggenai.wordpress.com/2025/11/12/a...
A Year of Refusal
Maggie Fernandes, University of ArkansasMegan McIntyre, University of ArkansasJennifer Sano-Franchini, West Virginia University Photo by Francis Glenn Marciano on Pexels.com It’s been about a year …
refusinggenai.wordpress.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:53 AM
"Everyone should have the right to refuse to engage with technologies that harm them, their students, and the planet."
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Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
This is fine, right?
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
This is fine, right?
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More than anything else, the Epstein saga should show you that you have an absolute duty to intervene if you ever come across someone abusing a child, especially a teenage girl who *most* adults won’t stick up for.
November 12, 2025 at 11:55 PM
More than anything else, the Epstein saga should show you that you have an absolute duty to intervene if you ever come across someone abusing a child, especially a teenage girl who *most* adults won’t stick up for.
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This archived Twitter thread from Feb 2020 feels especially relevant.
Women move through the world knowing that you can name a field of endeavor—any field of endeavor—and a few of the Great Men in it, & you'll find rapists. And that we are required to make some kind of peace with that knowledge.
Women move through the world knowing that you can name a field of endeavor—any field of endeavor—and a few of the Great Men in it, & you'll find rapists. And that we are required to make some kind of peace with that knowledge.
A famous actor of remarkable skill died at a very ripe old age today. Beyond his art, he's known for taking a stand that helped end the terror of the McCarthy years, & for raping a 16 yo girl, events that happened just a few yrs apart. I'm purposely not using his name because
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November 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
This archived Twitter thread from Feb 2020 feels especially relevant.
Women move through the world knowing that you can name a field of endeavor—any field of endeavor—and a few of the Great Men in it, & you'll find rapists. And that we are required to make some kind of peace with that knowledge.
Women move through the world knowing that you can name a field of endeavor—any field of endeavor—and a few of the Great Men in it, & you'll find rapists. And that we are required to make some kind of peace with that knowledge.
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I believe the mods when they say they haven't finished the technical work necessary to automatically inform users of what posts they're being suspended for.
I also believe that's not an acceptable flaw for this website in late 2025.
I also believe that's not an acceptable flaw for this website in late 2025.
November 12, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I believe the mods when they say they haven't finished the technical work necessary to automatically inform users of what posts they're being suspended for.
I also believe that's not an acceptable flaw for this website in late 2025.
I also believe that's not an acceptable flaw for this website in late 2025.
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do you guys know about the jawbone of St Anthony
November 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
do you guys know about the jawbone of St Anthony
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Nobody from Trust and Safety has addressed Link being banned over including alt text with a post.
There is no fair and balanced moderation on Bluesky. One of the justifications Link was given included text that he never actually wrote. The excuses wore thin so they started inventing them.
There is no fair and balanced moderation on Bluesky. One of the justifications Link was given included text that he never actually wrote. The excuses wore thin so they started inventing them.
False attribution. If a person is suspended it is because of their identity? Could it not be because of their content? I wrote about it here aaron.leaflet.pub/3m52nqqmk322v
Moderating With Humans, For Humans - Trust Issues
aaron.leaflet.pub
November 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Nobody from Trust and Safety has addressed Link being banned over including alt text with a post.
There is no fair and balanced moderation on Bluesky. One of the justifications Link was given included text that he never actually wrote. The excuses wore thin so they started inventing them.
There is no fair and balanced moderation on Bluesky. One of the justifications Link was given included text that he never actually wrote. The excuses wore thin so they started inventing them.
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This is what I try to always tell people: food banks can do way more with your money than you can, due to bulk buying deals. And they can do way, way more with your money than with the canned goods you didn’t want to eat
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This is what I try to always tell people: food banks can do way more with your money than you can, due to bulk buying deals. And they can do way, way more with your money than with the canned goods you didn’t want to eat