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@amberlyashley.bsky.social
teacher, researcher
dreaming of more expansive, imaginative learning communities
happy to be here
dreaming of more expansive, imaginative learning communities
happy to be here
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Years of lead paint
Please comment on this study linking use of ChatGPT to cognitive decline. publichealthpolicyjournal.com/mit-study-fi...
MIT Study Finds Artificial Intelligence Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline - Science, Public Health Policy and the Law
By Nicolas Hulscher, MPH
publichealthpolicyjournal.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Years of lead paint
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"In country after country, activists, residents and environmental organizations have banded together to oppose data centers. Some have tried blocking the projects, while others have pushed for more oversight and transparency."
From Mexico to Ireland, Fury Mounts Over a Global A.I. Frenzy
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
"In country after country, activists, residents and environmental organizations have banded together to oppose data centers. Some have tried blocking the projects, while others have pushed for more oversight and transparency."
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I never get tired of trees.
October 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I never get tired of trees.
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Some students say it's not worth the risk.
Here’s How Gen Z and Gen Alpha Are Actually Using ChatGPT at School
Use of AI for schoolwork is on the rise.
www.teenvogue.com
March 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Some students say it's not worth the risk.
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This is a write up about my beloved Aunt Elsie (my grandma's sister) who was Black History embodied! Happy Black History Month to Aunt Elsie and everyone else! You continue to inspire me. <3
#everymonthisblackhistorymonth
#everymonthisblackhistorymonth
February 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
This is a write up about my beloved Aunt Elsie (my grandma's sister) who was Black History embodied! Happy Black History Month to Aunt Elsie and everyone else! You continue to inspire me. <3
#everymonthisblackhistorymonth
#everymonthisblackhistorymonth
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"Our politics revolve around the idea that scarce resources mean keeping people out. We are utterly unprepared for a world in which perhaps the scarcest resource will be people." - @polgreen.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/o...
Opinion | Migration Is Remaking Our World, and We Don’t Understand It at All (Gift Article)
Migration is central to our politics and our world, but nobody really understands it.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"Our politics revolve around the idea that scarce resources mean keeping people out. We are utterly unprepared for a world in which perhaps the scarcest resource will be people." - @polgreen.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/o...
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YES. THIS.
And spend that currency on something that matters to you.
And spend that currency on something that matters to you.
Take back your attention.
January 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
YES. THIS.
And spend that currency on something that matters to you.
And spend that currency on something that matters to you.
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I forgot about this and the third forest I landed on was my childhood forest in the sierra nevadas. It is sooo good.
Tree.fm allows you to listen to a random forest. This is beautiful.
January 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I forgot about this and the third forest I landed on was my childhood forest in the sierra nevadas. It is sooo good.
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California has deployed 400 incarcerated firefighters to fight the LA blaze. They make $26 over 24-hr shift.
“We’re doing this heroic, crucial work, but many ppl inside cannot support their family, can barely afford hygiene supplies. Nobody is saving money,” Amika Mota, former firefighter, told me
“We’re doing this heroic, crucial work, but many ppl inside cannot support their family, can barely afford hygiene supplies. Nobody is saving money,” Amika Mota, former firefighter, told me
‘Essential’: nearly 400 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires
The firefighters earn $5.80-$10.24 per day plus $1 an hour when responding to active emergencies, according to CDCR
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
California has deployed 400 incarcerated firefighters to fight the LA blaze. They make $26 over 24-hr shift.
“We’re doing this heroic, crucial work, but many ppl inside cannot support their family, can barely afford hygiene supplies. Nobody is saving money,” Amika Mota, former firefighter, told me
“We’re doing this heroic, crucial work, but many ppl inside cannot support their family, can barely afford hygiene supplies. Nobody is saving money,” Amika Mota, former firefighter, told me
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As we witness these heartbreaking scenes from the fires in LA, an important reminder that incarcerated people make up over 30% of California’s forest firefighters.
30 percent of California's forest firefighters are prisoners
About 4,000 inmates battle blazes in the Golden State's woodlands.
www.motherjones.com
January 8, 2025 at 6:41 AM
As we witness these heartbreaking scenes from the fires in LA, an important reminder that incarcerated people make up over 30% of California’s forest firefighters.
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“She was evicted from her home of 23 years in February and died in May, while homeless, just days short of her 71st birthday."
There was a time in this country when evictions were so rare they sparked riots. Now people are forced out of their homes every single day, and we barely bat an eye.
There was a time in this country when evictions were so rare they sparked riots. Now people are forced out of their homes every single day, and we barely bat an eye.
December 25, 2024 at 8:52 PM
“She was evicted from her home of 23 years in February and died in May, while homeless, just days short of her 71st birthday."
There was a time in this country when evictions were so rare they sparked riots. Now people are forced out of their homes every single day, and we barely bat an eye.
There was a time in this country when evictions were so rare they sparked riots. Now people are forced out of their homes every single day, and we barely bat an eye.
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On Dec. 18, the Montana Supreme Court upheld the 2023 ruling in historic youth-led Held v. Montana, affirming that the state is violating youths’ constitutional right to a clean & healthy environment. As youth climate lawsuits gain momentum, take a look at recent victories & ongoing battles:
December 19, 2024 at 4:59 PM
On Dec. 18, the Montana Supreme Court upheld the 2023 ruling in historic youth-led Held v. Montana, affirming that the state is violating youths’ constitutional right to a clean & healthy environment. As youth climate lawsuits gain momentum, take a look at recent victories & ongoing battles:
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"[Shaolei Ren, the lead researcher,] and the other researchers found that the harmful effects are felt disproportionately by 'economically-disadvantaged communities.'"
More evidence that AI worsens structural inequalities - and another reason to resist and refuse adopting AI apps in schools.
More evidence that AI worsens structural inequalities - and another reason to resist and refuse adopting AI apps in schools.
The paper, The Unpaid Toll: Quantifying the Public Health impact of AI, “finds that the generation of electricity for data centers hosting artificial intelligence applications could pollute the air so much that by 2030 an additional 1,300 people may die prematurely each year as a result.”
AI's $20 billion air pollution problem
Researchers find AI-related emissions will soon rival that of all the cars in California and cause asthma deaths to spike.
www.businessinsider.com
December 9, 2024 at 7:52 PM
"[Shaolei Ren, the lead researcher,] and the other researchers found that the harmful effects are felt disproportionately by 'economically-disadvantaged communities.'"
More evidence that AI worsens structural inequalities - and another reason to resist and refuse adopting AI apps in schools.
More evidence that AI worsens structural inequalities - and another reason to resist and refuse adopting AI apps in schools.
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oh, the absurdity of the fact that shein and temu were invented after we knew the horrors of our climate reality, that we invented AI and exponentially increased our energy consumption just as we had finally started getting renewables off the ground
December 6, 2024 at 2:40 PM
oh, the absurdity of the fact that shein and temu were invented after we knew the horrors of our climate reality, that we invented AI and exponentially increased our energy consumption just as we had finally started getting renewables off the ground
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As the Supreme Court debates trans kids' right to essential healthcare, today is a good day to ruminate on the fact that the United States is the ONLY UN member state not to have ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
December 5, 2024 at 4:20 PM
As the Supreme Court debates trans kids' right to essential healthcare, today is a good day to ruminate on the fact that the United States is the ONLY UN member state not to have ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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“The conditions under which we’re forced to live, love, & labor are antithetical to nurturing, to being present, to loving, and to life. Yet we have to find ways to keep showing up for each other… we try & we keep trying.”
-Kim Wilson in Black Agenda Report
www.blackagendareport.com/bar-book-for...
-Kim Wilson in Black Agenda Report
www.blackagendareport.com/bar-book-for...
BAR Book Forum: Maya Schenwar and Kim Wilson’s Book, “We Grow the World Together” | Black Agenda Report
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured authors are Maya Schenwar and Kim Wilson.
www.blackagendareport.com
December 5, 2024 at 2:30 PM
“The conditions under which we’re forced to live, love, & labor are antithetical to nurturing, to being present, to loving, and to life. Yet we have to find ways to keep showing up for each other… we try & we keep trying.”
-Kim Wilson in Black Agenda Report
www.blackagendareport.com/bar-book-for...
-Kim Wilson in Black Agenda Report
www.blackagendareport.com/bar-book-for...
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Good morning, I'm trans.
I'm ignoring news about who thinks trans people deserve rights & bodily autonomy. I'm focusing on being out & supporting trans ppl in my communities.
Here's a list of resources, I forget who made it initially (sorry!) but it looks good.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I'm ignoring news about who thinks trans people deserve rights & bodily autonomy. I'm focusing on being out & supporting trans ppl in my communities.
Here's a list of resources, I forget who made it initially (sorry!) but it looks good.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Collective Trans Resource List 11-2024
Resources for Our Trans, Gender Expansive, & Non-Binary Community, Our Families, & Allies This list is constantly being updated to best support our communities who may reach out requesting support. I...
docs.google.com
November 18, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Good morning, I'm trans.
I'm ignoring news about who thinks trans people deserve rights & bodily autonomy. I'm focusing on being out & supporting trans ppl in my communities.
Here's a list of resources, I forget who made it initially (sorry!) but it looks good.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I'm ignoring news about who thinks trans people deserve rights & bodily autonomy. I'm focusing on being out & supporting trans ppl in my communities.
Here's a list of resources, I forget who made it initially (sorry!) but it looks good.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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📣 New zine!! "A Librarian Against AI; or, I Think AI Should Leave" is a 40-page zine about why we should think twice about using & supporting generative AI. violetbfox.info/against-ai/ #noAI #zines
November 18, 2024 at 4:04 PM
📣 New zine!! "A Librarian Against AI; or, I Think AI Should Leave" is a 40-page zine about why we should think twice about using & supporting generative AI. violetbfox.info/against-ai/ #noAI #zines
Post a picture you took to bring some zen to the skyline
November 16, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Post a picture you took to bring some zen to the skyline
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For my newsletter I wrote about some things I learned as a young activist that have just stayed true over the last 35 years. I’ve thought of a few more, will put those in the next one.
November 16, 2024 at 12:54 PM
For my newsletter I wrote about some things I learned as a young activist that have just stayed true over the last 35 years. I’ve thought of a few more, will put those in the next one.
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did u know that u can request this from your provider if they don't do it automatically?
did u ALSO know that it's ~best practices~ to throw away your shot vial after every use, so your provider can prescribe, for example, four 1 mL vials per month even if your shot is 0.25 mL? :)
did u ALSO know that it's ~best practices~ to throw away your shot vial after every use, so your provider can prescribe, for example, four 1 mL vials per month even if your shot is 0.25 mL? :)
Apparently both of the major LGBT free clinics in New York have quietly switched to giving people 90 days of pills instead of 30 days of pills
November 15, 2024 at 11:47 PM
did u know that u can request this from your provider if they don't do it automatically?
did u ALSO know that it's ~best practices~ to throw away your shot vial after every use, so your provider can prescribe, for example, four 1 mL vials per month even if your shot is 0.25 mL? :)
did u ALSO know that it's ~best practices~ to throw away your shot vial after every use, so your provider can prescribe, for example, four 1 mL vials per month even if your shot is 0.25 mL? :)
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55,000 postal workers across Canada are on strike this morning.
They’re fighting for fair wages, safe working conditions, the right to retire with dignity, and the expansion of services at the public post office. Solidarity with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers! ✊
They’re fighting for fair wages, safe working conditions, the right to retire with dignity, and the expansion of services at the public post office. Solidarity with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers! ✊
November 15, 2024 at 11:24 AM
55,000 postal workers across Canada are on strike this morning.
They’re fighting for fair wages, safe working conditions, the right to retire with dignity, and the expansion of services at the public post office. Solidarity with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers! ✊
They’re fighting for fair wages, safe working conditions, the right to retire with dignity, and the expansion of services at the public post office. Solidarity with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers! ✊