Timothy Vollmer
@tvol.bsky.social
Library worker: @ucbscholcomm.bsky.social
Union member: @ucaftbayarea.bsky.social
When lightning strikes I’ll be on my bike.
Union member: @ucaftbayarea.bsky.social
When lightning strikes I’ll be on my bike.
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Our students are just stunning. Their bravery and integrity put our leaders to shame.
Student organization coalition files amicus brief supporting lawsuit against Trump - Daily Bruin
This post was updated Nov. 5 at 1:02 a.m. A coalition of 25 student organizations filed an amicus brief Thursday in support of a lawsuit against President Donald Trump that alleged research funding su...
dailybruin.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Our students are just stunning. Their bravery and integrity put our leaders to shame.
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"Last night’s debacle made clear that we can’t wait for our side’s top 'leaders' to start leading. Winning a better country requires a new leadership in the Democratic Party & in organized labor. Anything short of that is a recipe for continued disaster."
www.laborpolitics.com/p/democrats-...
www.laborpolitics.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Caved in the Shutdown Fight. Unions Let Them.
Millions of Americans could lose their health care because Democratic and union leaders refused to fight.
www.laborpolitics.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
"Last night’s debacle made clear that we can’t wait for our side’s top 'leaders' to start leading. Winning a better country requires a new leadership in the Democratic Party & in organized labor. Anything short of that is a recipe for continued disaster."
www.laborpolitics.com/p/democrats-...
www.laborpolitics.com/p/democrats-...
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Coming up next week! Join us as we talk to a faculty author, academic press editor, and a legal expert to unpack how to publish a scholarly book. Nov 18, 11 am Pacific time, Zoom. RSVP: berkeley.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Coming up next week! Join us as we talk to a faculty author, academic press editor, and a legal expert to unpack how to publish a scholarly book. Nov 18, 11 am Pacific time, Zoom. RSVP: berkeley.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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A new ruling in Authors Guild v. OpenAI has major implications for copyright law, well beyond artificial intelligence.
This is a guest post by @matthewsag.bsky.social, Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science at Emory University Law School
This is a guest post by @matthewsag.bsky.social, Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science at Emory University Law School
Copyright Winter is Coming (to Wikipedia?)
This is a guest post by Matthew Sag, Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science at Emory University Law School. It was originally posted here, a…
www.authorsalliance.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A new ruling in Authors Guild v. OpenAI has major implications for copyright law, well beyond artificial intelligence.
This is a guest post by @matthewsag.bsky.social, Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science at Emory University Law School
This is a guest post by @matthewsag.bsky.social, Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science at Emory University Law School
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"Acquiring the Karger journals will provide OUP with many more downstream transfer destinations, helping OUP to publish more of the articles that get rejected by their higher impact journals."
Depressing assessment of the commercial strategy guiding academic publishing.
Depressing assessment of the commercial strategy guiding academic publishing.
OUP acquires Karger's long tail
Hello fellow journalologists,
newsletter.journalology.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:48 AM
"Acquiring the Karger journals will provide OUP with many more downstream transfer destinations, helping OUP to publish more of the articles that get rejected by their higher impact journals."
Depressing assessment of the commercial strategy guiding academic publishing.
Depressing assessment of the commercial strategy guiding academic publishing.
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If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
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A federal judge says the Trump administration "overplayed its hand" by inserting partisan language into workers' out-of-office autoreplies. n.pr/47wPCJg
Judge says Education Dept. partisan out-of-office emails violated First Amendment
A federal judge says the Trump administration "overplayed its hand" by inserting partisan language into workers' out-of-office autoreplies.
n.pr
November 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A federal judge says the Trump administration "overplayed its hand" by inserting partisan language into workers' out-of-office autoreplies. n.pr/47wPCJg
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big ups to our colleagues from UPTE for showing us how to fight… now it’s time for UC to bargain in good faith with AFSCME whos been fighting for affordability and a fair contract they deserve
Our tentative agreement is a major victory for UPTE members across the University of California system and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. #UC #ResetUCPriorities #LBNL #BerkeleyLab
Tentative agreement on UC contract reached—UPTE strike canceled! — UPTE-CWA 9119
UPTE and the University of California have reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) after the mediator brought us back into communications following days of mediation. This is a major victory for UP...
upte.org
November 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
big ups to our colleagues from UPTE for showing us how to fight… now it’s time for UC to bargain in good faith with AFSCME whos been fighting for affordability and a fair contract they deserve
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Tell UCOP and the Regents Not to Negotiate! Sign the action now: cucfa.solidarity.tech/tell-ucop-an... @uc-faculty.bsky.social @aaup.org @ucaft.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Tell UCOP and the Regents Not to Negotiate! Sign the action now: cucfa.solidarity.tech/tell-ucop-an... @uc-faculty.bsky.social @aaup.org @ucaft.bsky.social
insane shit
“OpenAI is getting ready to run hat in hand to the taxpayer for subsidies.” After losing more than $13 billion this year, OpenAI officials are angling for a bailout. From @ryanlcooper.com:
trib.al/CUazMCQ
trib.al/CUazMCQ
OpenAI Is Maneuvering for a Government Bailout - The American Prospect
For artificial intelligence to ever pencil out, some truly enormous revenue streams will be required. And if you need trillions of dollars for data centers forever, there’s only one entity to turn to: Uncle Sam.
trib.al
November 8, 2025 at 11:11 PM
insane shit
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People are not taking the proposal of significant cuts to Chicago Public Library quietly. This is DEEPLY unpopular, and it needs to be fixed in the budget.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/05/l...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/05/l...
Librarians, Aldermen Push Back Against Proposed Library Cuts
Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed 2026 budget calls for eliminating some vacant library positions and halving the agency's collections budget from $10 million to $5 million.
blockclubchicago.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
People are not taking the proposal of significant cuts to Chicago Public Library quietly. This is DEEPLY unpopular, and it needs to be fixed in the budget.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/05/l...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/05/l...
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For all those @aft.org members who disagree with your national union's decision to accept tens of millions of dollars from @microsoft.com, OpenAI, and @anthropic.com, you're not alone.
@cftunion.bsky.social opposes these partnerships and your union can join us.
www.cft.org/resolution/e...
@cftunion.bsky.social opposes these partnerships and your union can join us.
www.cft.org/resolution/e...
Education Technology Companies and AFT/CFT
Education Technology Companies and AFT/CFT
Submitted by the Labor and Climate Justice Education Committee and the Higher ...
www.cft.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
For all those @aft.org members who disagree with your national union's decision to accept tens of millions of dollars from @microsoft.com, OpenAI, and @anthropic.com, you're not alone.
@cftunion.bsky.social opposes these partnerships and your union can join us.
www.cft.org/resolution/e...
@cftunion.bsky.social opposes these partnerships and your union can join us.
www.cft.org/resolution/e...
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These guys really are accelerationists hell-bent on burning the whole thing down.
November 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
These guys really are accelerationists hell-bent on burning the whole thing down.
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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I've seen enough: the gerontocracy is dead.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-geront...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-geront...
The Gerontocracy Is Dead
Nancy Pelosi's retirement announcement and the gerontocracy's quiet war on little old me
www.kenklippenstein.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I've seen enough: the gerontocracy is dead.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-geront...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-geront...
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Hell yes let’s gooooooo @ucaft.bsky.social
ICYMI: UPTE members are READY TO STRIKE on 11/17 & 11/18! We rallied at UCLA today and proved yet again that we are ready to do what it takes to reset UC's priorities and end the staffing crisis that endangers our patients, students, and research. RSVP now: upte.org/rsvp
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Hell yes let’s gooooooo @ucaft.bsky.social
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Here’s a writeup about the hearing from earlier today. Please note the statement from the University of California, notably not a plaintiff in this suit. It’s laughable.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Trump Pressure Risks Free Speech at University of California, Judge Warns
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Here’s a writeup about the hearing from earlier today. Please note the statement from the University of California, notably not a plaintiff in this suit. It’s laughable.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
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“The fact of this case shows that the federal government is using the threat of legal and financial sanctions in order to coerce the University of California and to commandeer the University of California in imposing its own ideological and political agenda,”
www.courthousenews.com/uc-faculty-s...
www.courthousenews.com/uc-faculty-s...
UC faculty, staff ask judge to halt Trump's coercive funding cuts
A federal judge cited overwhelming evidence that the Trump administration was using civil rights investigations to go after universities that don't comply with the president's ideological agenda.
www.courthousenews.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:19 AM
“The fact of this case shows that the federal government is using the threat of legal and financial sanctions in order to coerce the University of California and to commandeer the University of California in imposing its own ideological and political agenda,”
www.courthousenews.com/uc-faculty-s...
www.courthousenews.com/uc-faculty-s...
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This was a fun conversation, and I want to reiterate that I love Nick from @publicknowledge.bsky.social's sweater! And also, I want to reiterate that libraries and librarians have many valid reasons for concern about AI, but unless we want to abandon a century of policy work, copyright ain't one.
Thank you to Re:Create member @libraryfutures.bsky.social for hosting a panel discussion on the legal and ethical issues in AI. Executive Director @bb.usefairuse.com spoke on the panel and emphasized how library values support fair use for AI training.
November 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This was a fun conversation, and I want to reiterate that I love Nick from @publicknowledge.bsky.social's sweater! And also, I want to reiterate that libraries and librarians have many valid reasons for concern about AI, but unless we want to abandon a century of policy work, copyright ain't one.
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New from me today. TL;DR.. No! But, read the piece to learn why!
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/03/c...
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/03/c...
Can a CC License Constrain Fair Use or Other Copyright Limitations or Exemptions? - The Scholarly Kitchen
Creative Commons (CC) licenses expand, not restrict, the permissible uses of copyrighted works.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
November 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
New from me today. TL;DR.. No! But, read the piece to learn why!
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/03/c...
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/03/c...
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More than 60 California professors say they are suppressing their own work due to Trump's looming threats over UC. The chill is affecting students 7 medical patients alike.
"The purpose is censorship," said Veena Dubal, AAUP General Counsel & UC Irvine professor.
@veenadubal.bsky.social
"The purpose is censorship," said Veena Dubal, AAUP General Counsel & UC Irvine professor.
@veenadubal.bsky.social
UC professors censor their own classes waiting for Trump's crackdown, court filings show
New court filings reveal University of California professors are altering lessons, canceling talks and avoiding sensitive topics as the Trump administration's crackdown intensifies.
www.yahoo.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
More than 60 California professors say they are suppressing their own work due to Trump's looming threats over UC. The chill is affecting students 7 medical patients alike.
"The purpose is censorship," said Veena Dubal, AAUP General Counsel & UC Irvine professor.
@veenadubal.bsky.social
"The purpose is censorship," said Veena Dubal, AAUP General Counsel & UC Irvine professor.
@veenadubal.bsky.social
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Judge on faculty's "overwhelming evidence": "It shows that the administration publicly announced a campaign to purge woke and left viewpoints from our country's leading universities." ...
"Universities are then told, if you want the funding restored, then agree to change what you teach."
Case:
"Universities are then told, if you want the funding restored, then agree to change what you teach."
Case:
American Association of University Professors v. Trump, 3:25-cv-07864 - CourtListener.com
Docket for American Association of University Professors v. Trump, 3:25-cv-07864 — Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information.
www.courtlistener.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Judge on faculty's "overwhelming evidence": "It shows that the administration publicly announced a campaign to purge woke and left viewpoints from our country's leading universities." ...
"Universities are then told, if you want the funding restored, then agree to change what you teach."
Case:
"Universities are then told, if you want the funding restored, then agree to change what you teach."
Case:
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So many of us at UC are overwhelmed by terrible decisions we had no part of. We're trying to work as our budgets are decimated, our students are threatened, and our values are imperiled. The very best thing we can do for ourselves right now is to come together. cucfa.solidarity.tech/fight-for-th...
November 6, 2025 at 12:24 AM
So many of us at UC are overwhelmed by terrible decisions we had no part of. We're trying to work as our budgets are decimated, our students are threatened, and our values are imperiled. The very best thing we can do for ourselves right now is to come together. cucfa.solidarity.tech/fight-for-th...