Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account)
@thetattooedprof.bsky.social
Educational developer, writer, historian, abolitionist | Higher ed, critical pedagogy, C18/19th, and baseball-esp. minor leagues |Wrote: https://wvupressonline.com/node/823 | Writing: human/e teaching and learning in an age of "AI" | Hope, always.| he/him.
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You have your church, I have mine.
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Out here starting a war because someone made fun of them
January 4, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Out here starting a war because someone made fun of them
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For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
Disturbing Messages Show ChatGPT Encouraging a Murder, Lawsuit Alleges
A lawsuit against OpenAI reveals the chilling ChatGPT messages that drove a middle aged man to kill his 83-year-old mother.
trib.al
January 4, 2026 at 1:32 PM
For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines
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"Don't quote me regulations. I co-chaired the committee that reviewed the recommendation to revise the color of the book that regulation is in. We kept it gray."
January 4, 2026 at 1:03 AM
"Don't quote me regulations. I co-chaired the committee that reviewed the recommendation to revise the color of the book that regulation is in. We kept it gray."
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The year is 2003. I’m 17 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
January 3, 2026 at 9:32 PM
The year is 2003. I’m 17 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
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Chuck Schumer: The Trump administration lied to me in three separate briefings about their plans for Venezuela.
The Democrats: WE DEMAND A FOURTH BRIEFING IMMEDIATELY.
The Democrats: WE DEMAND A FOURTH BRIEFING IMMEDIATELY.
January 3, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Chuck Schumer: The Trump administration lied to me in three separate briefings about their plans for Venezuela.
The Democrats: WE DEMAND A FOURTH BRIEFING IMMEDIATELY.
The Democrats: WE DEMAND A FOURTH BRIEFING IMMEDIATELY.
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What if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 PM
What if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things
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First time in US history military action has been initiated from a blanket fort
wait did they fucking rig up an improvise situation room at mar-a-lago with bedsheets or something
January 3, 2026 at 8:27 PM
First time in US history military action has been initiated from a blanket fort
First time in US history military action has been initiated from a blanket fort
wait did they fucking rig up an improvise situation room at mar-a-lago with bedsheets or something
January 3, 2026 at 8:27 PM
First time in US history military action has been initiated from a blanket fort
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wait did they fucking rig up an improvise situation room at mar-a-lago with bedsheets or something
January 3, 2026 at 8:04 PM
wait did they fucking rig up an improvise situation room at mar-a-lago with bedsheets or something
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Donald Trump boldly “making the call” at the Mar-A-Lago situation room (conference table with gauzy black curtains around it and a monitor showing a Twitter search for “Venezuela”). Pitbull’s “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)” is audible in the background.
January 3, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Donald Trump boldly “making the call” at the Mar-A-Lago situation room (conference table with gauzy black curtains around it and a monitor showing a Twitter search for “Venezuela”). Pitbull’s “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)” is audible in the background.
Two tech issues this current spasm of imperialism highlights:
1. "Is is AI" must be the 1st Q we ask about images emerging as crises unfold
2. Green energy is a world peace issue. Oil/natural gas is behind most military conflicts since at least 1990. Renewable energy is a sine qua non for peace.
1. "Is is AI" must be the 1st Q we ask about images emerging as crises unfold
2. Green energy is a world peace issue. Oil/natural gas is behind most military conflicts since at least 1990. Renewable energy is a sine qua non for peace.
THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
January 3, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Two tech issues this current spasm of imperialism highlights:
1. "Is is AI" must be the 1st Q we ask about images emerging as crises unfold
2. Green energy is a world peace issue. Oil/natural gas is behind most military conflicts since at least 1990. Renewable energy is a sine qua non for peace.
1. "Is is AI" must be the 1st Q we ask about images emerging as crises unfold
2. Green energy is a world peace issue. Oil/natural gas is behind most military conflicts since at least 1990. Renewable energy is a sine qua non for peace.
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Chanelle Gallant (@chanellegallant.bsky.social) is an abolitionist feminist organizer and co-author of Not Your Rescue Project
📕 out now via @haymarketbooks.org
- fwd: @harshawalia.bsky.social
- awd: @policingblack.bsky.social
🎥 convo with @awkword.bsky.social HERE on Wednesday for #globalwarning
📕 out now via @haymarketbooks.org
- fwd: @harshawalia.bsky.social
- awd: @policingblack.bsky.social
🎥 convo with @awkword.bsky.social HERE on Wednesday for #globalwarning
January 3, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Chanelle Gallant (@chanellegallant.bsky.social) is an abolitionist feminist organizer and co-author of Not Your Rescue Project
📕 out now via @haymarketbooks.org
- fwd: @harshawalia.bsky.social
- awd: @policingblack.bsky.social
🎥 convo with @awkword.bsky.social HERE on Wednesday for #globalwarning
📕 out now via @haymarketbooks.org
- fwd: @harshawalia.bsky.social
- awd: @policingblack.bsky.social
🎥 convo with @awkword.bsky.social HERE on Wednesday for #globalwarning
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I’ll respond to this disingenuous question exactly one time.
Maduro’s rule does is immaterial to the violation of sovereignty and international law that this strike represents. Go bother someone else with this nonsense.
Maduro’s rule does is immaterial to the violation of sovereignty and international law that this strike represents. Go bother someone else with this nonsense.
Do you dispute their description of maduro’s rule?
January 3, 2026 at 5:44 PM
I’ll respond to this disingenuous question exactly one time.
Maduro’s rule does is immaterial to the violation of sovereignty and international law that this strike represents. Go bother someone else with this nonsense.
Maduro’s rule does is immaterial to the violation of sovereignty and international law that this strike represents. Go bother someone else with this nonsense.
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So it's appropriate to arrest a world leader if you consider them criminal? You can just go get them? Just asking questions here.
January 3, 2026 at 5:18 PM
So it's appropriate to arrest a world leader if you consider them criminal? You can just go get them? Just asking questions here.
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Well, it was either all this or another black person in a Star Wars movie
January 3, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Well, it was either all this or another black person in a Star Wars movie
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The same editorial board described Seattle’s mayor raising taxes to pay for childcare as a totalitarian power grab
The Washington Post editorial board comes out in favor of the Venezuela attack/operation to capture Maduro
January 3, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The same editorial board described Seattle’s mayor raising taxes to pay for childcare as a totalitarian power grab
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To summarize:
1.) Kidnap Maduro
2.) Declare we're occupying the country and taking the oil.
3.) ??????? Where are the troops? The oil is too expensive??
4.) ??????
5.) GREAT FASCIST VICTORY FOR GENERALIISSAMO TRUMP
1.) Kidnap Maduro
2.) Declare we're occupying the country and taking the oil.
3.) ??????? Where are the troops? The oil is too expensive??
4.) ??????
5.) GREAT FASCIST VICTORY FOR GENERALIISSAMO TRUMP
January 3, 2026 at 5:50 PM
To summarize:
1.) Kidnap Maduro
2.) Declare we're occupying the country and taking the oil.
3.) ??????? Where are the troops? The oil is too expensive??
4.) ??????
5.) GREAT FASCIST VICTORY FOR GENERALIISSAMO TRUMP
1.) Kidnap Maduro
2.) Declare we're occupying the country and taking the oil.
3.) ??????? Where are the troops? The oil is too expensive??
4.) ??????
5.) GREAT FASCIST VICTORY FOR GENERALIISSAMO TRUMP
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Marsha Gessen (paraphrasing Arendt) points out that fascism relies on constantly disorienting you. Fascists can't allow one narrative or reality to settle lest we become accustomed to a new status quo and therefore better able to navigate it
January 3, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Marsha Gessen (paraphrasing Arendt) points out that fascism relies on constantly disorienting you. Fascists can't allow one narrative or reality to settle lest we become accustomed to a new status quo and therefore better able to navigate it
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"A state of shock...is a moment when there is a gap between fast-moving events and the information that exists to explain them"
In the aftermath of a shock, we're vulnerable to manipulation because we lack a narrative to make sense of what are by definition extraordinary events
In the aftermath of a shock, we're vulnerable to manipulation because we lack a narrative to make sense of what are by definition extraordinary events
If you haven't read The Shock Doctrine (or it's been a minute since you have), now would be a good time to check it out
January 3, 2026 at 5:45 PM
"A state of shock...is a moment when there is a gap between fast-moving events and the information that exists to explain them"
In the aftermath of a shock, we're vulnerable to manipulation because we lack a narrative to make sense of what are by definition extraordinary events
In the aftermath of a shock, we're vulnerable to manipulation because we lack a narrative to make sense of what are by definition extraordinary events
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Saving this screenshot from Threads as a new reaction image
January 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Saving this screenshot from Threads as a new reaction image
Not clear the US is actually "occupying" anything and I wouldn't be surprised if the children at the podium just blurted that out bc it sounded cool and are now trying to figure out what to do
AP: Across the Venezuelan capital, there were no signs that the U.S. had taken over control of Venezuela’s government or military forces. The Miraflores Palace and military bases remained guarded by Venezuela’s armed forces
Live updates: Trump says US is ‘going to run’ Venezuela in interim. No immediate signs of US control
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been captured by the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump's administration says he'll face charges on a New York indictment.
apnews.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Not clear the US is actually "occupying" anything and I wouldn't be surprised if the children at the podium just blurted that out bc it sounded cool and are now trying to figure out what to do
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This is not complicated. Hypocrisy is the tribute vice pays to virtue, after all -- and tribute is Good, Actually! Let's go back to paying it, maybe? (With foreign adventurism AND with racism!)
Re LRT: the “we’ve been doing this forever” takes aren’t hitting for me, personally, because we’ve seen over the last 15 years with racism that “you can do it but you can’t brag about it” IS IN FACT A BETTER EQUILIBRIUM than “you can make bragging about it your whole personality”
January 3, 2026 at 5:12 PM
This is not complicated. Hypocrisy is the tribute vice pays to virtue, after all -- and tribute is Good, Actually! Let's go back to paying it, maybe? (With foreign adventurism AND with racism!)
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Perfect visual metaphor for American self-governance
Trump is really fighting to keep his eyes open while Caine goes on and on
January 3, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Perfect visual metaphor for American self-governance
I sleep in ONE FUCKIN DAY and wake up to all this. What the fuck
January 3, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I sleep in ONE FUCKIN DAY and wake up to all this. What the fuck