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@bruit.bsky.social
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sephardic librarian / archivist / researcher / artist on six nations lands
i study technology, techno and tech no
shame fascists out of existence
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sephardic librarian / archivist / researcher / artist on six nations lands
i study technology, techno and tech no
shame fascists out of existence
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NEW from me: a new report found that national resistance to data centers skyrocketed between March and June of this year—especially in red states like Georgia and Indiana:
The Data Center Resistance Has Arrived
A new report finds that local opposition to data centers skyrocketed in the second quarter of this year.
www.wired.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
NEW from me: a new report found that national resistance to data centers skyrocketed between March and June of this year—especially in red states like Georgia and Indiana:
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Dammit I love libraries. What an unbeatable institution and idea.
November 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Dammit I love libraries. What an unbeatable institution and idea.
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if I’m going to give multiple choice in intro to STS, might as well lean in to the absurdity
November 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
if I’m going to give multiple choice in intro to STS, might as well lean in to the absurdity
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I am convinced that this is the greatest upcoming events flyer ever made. Mills College Center for Contemporary Music, mid-1970s
November 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I am convinced that this is the greatest upcoming events flyer ever made. Mills College Center for Contemporary Music, mid-1970s
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Oreoboros
oh wow that’s crazy
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Oreoboros
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If I could knit, and had the time, I would make this into a blanket
November 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
If I could knit, and had the time, I would make this into a blanket
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cough it up, Atlantic - America needs your oil and gas!
this guy looks like he should be in the current Department of Labor's ad campaign
this guy looks like he should be in the current Department of Labor's ad campaign
November 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
cough it up, Atlantic - America needs your oil and gas!
this guy looks like he should be in the current Department of Labor's ad campaign
this guy looks like he should be in the current Department of Labor's ad campaign
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my takeaway from this letter is that glenn youngkin, rector sheridan and their flunkies on the board are deeply dishonest people who are engaged, with the trump administration, in a mob-style shakedown against the university of virginia
Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
November 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
my takeaway from this letter is that glenn youngkin, rector sheridan and their flunkies on the board are deeply dishonest people who are engaged, with the trump administration, in a mob-style shakedown against the university of virginia
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Join us on our information picket, this coming Saturday, November 15, on Papermill.
November 14, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Join us on our information picket, this coming Saturday, November 15, on Papermill.
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the spirit of cesar chavez is alive and well in... london, ontario
Union threatens to seize Cami auto plant if GM removes machinery
Mike Van Boekel, chairperson of Unifor Local 88, said they are also prepared to fight the company in court.
lfpress.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:02 AM
the spirit of cesar chavez is alive and well in... london, ontario
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what would it take to reframe debates about streaming and cultural decline in marxist terms? for @nplusonemag.com i tried to think through the current crisis (AI! VC! A24!) and what a newly militant labor movement could mean for the culture industries www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
The Same Stream Twice | Rob Arcand
Two recent books, Liz Pelly’s Mood Machine and Andrew deWaard’s Derivative Media, explore the consequences of these technological intermediaries for the music, film, and television industries. While P...
www.nplusonemag.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
what would it take to reframe debates about streaming and cultural decline in marxist terms? for @nplusonemag.com i tried to think through the current crisis (AI! VC! A24!) and what a newly militant labor movement could mean for the culture industries www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
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Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...
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Bingo. Both Ford and Carney benefit from a broken Canadian media environment.
Again, as an old PR, I'm struck by the disconnect between Carney's msging & his actions. His rhetoric appears to be about trying to look like a visionary, a nation-builder. We are supposed to be left with feelings of momentum & optimism. It's almost like an upmarket Doug Ford: Doing Stuff™ branding.
November 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Bingo. Both Ford and Carney benefit from a broken Canadian media environment.
Abolish money. exchange value is a mirage and the necrotic tissue from which of exploitation and alienation fester
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Abolish money. exchange value is a mirage and the necrotic tissue from which of exploitation and alienation fester
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It is the most thinly disguised dog whistle and journalists trip over themselves reporting on it, or doing yet another profile on the eugenics couple with bad eyesight
Every "population crisis" article in western media is just "WHERE ARE THE WHITE BABIES" in disguise and we absolutely do not have to give any credence to any of them
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
It is the most thinly disguised dog whistle and journalists trip over themselves reporting on it, or doing yet another profile on the eugenics couple with bad eyesight
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You’ll never find a better distillation of how technology and capitalism fit together in the 21st century.
During the height of the pandemic, Tyson used Palantir to predict Covid-19 infections among meatpacking workers down to a nearly exactly figure. But rather than using this data to increase worker protections, Tyson used it plan for labor shortages + plant closures
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
You’ll never find a better distillation of how technology and capitalism fit together in the 21st century.
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Hey if you're into energy, environment, pipelines, Great Lakes, Indigenous rights, or just a habitable planet, checkout this webinar about how we can start to dismantle the infrastructure that sustains fossil capitalism. It's a great panel that happens to include me. @billmckibben.bsky.social
Join OWDM and partner organizations for a information-filled virtual event on November 18 about the steps you can take to shut down North America's most dangerous fossil fuel pipeline.
RSVP: www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/big_oil_vs_b...
RSVP: www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/big_oil_vs_b...
Big Oil vs. Big Water Webinar
Discover the risks associated with the threats posed by Line 5 and the proposed tunnel project.
www.oilandwaterdontmix.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Hey if you're into energy, environment, pipelines, Great Lakes, Indigenous rights, or just a habitable planet, checkout this webinar about how we can start to dismantle the infrastructure that sustains fossil capitalism. It's a great panel that happens to include me. @billmckibben.bsky.social
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This makes sense: genAI, being built to generate stuff, replaces jobs in art and writing by generating slop art and slop writing. Many of us find its outputs repulsive, but companies don't seem to care.
How is AI *really* impacting jobs?
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
What’s really going on with AI and jobs?
Record-breaking layoff reports, Amazon's mass firings, and a slump in entry level employment. Is AI behind it all?
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This makes sense: genAI, being built to generate stuff, replaces jobs in art and writing by generating slop art and slop writing. Many of us find its outputs repulsive, but companies don't seem to care.
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For those who are curious, @collopy.net was involved in producing this video that encouraged students to confront uncomfortable documents in the archive. (Definitely worth a watch after tonight's plenary...)
#HSS2025 #Archives
#HSS2025 #Archives
Sitting Down with Uncomfortable Things in the Caltech Archives
YouTube video by caltech
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:50 AM
For those who are curious, @collopy.net was involved in producing this video that encouraged students to confront uncomfortable documents in the archive. (Definitely worth a watch after tonight's plenary...)
#HSS2025 #Archives
#HSS2025 #Archives
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This is a truly lovely profile of Anna and her work, a highpoint of the genre (journalistic profile of an academic) which rarely goes well for its objects.
But also, for some reason, it made me think of this:
But also, for some reason, it made me think of this:
November 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This is a truly lovely profile of Anna and her work, a highpoint of the genre (journalistic profile of an academic) which rarely goes well for its objects.
But also, for some reason, it made me think of this:
But also, for some reason, it made me think of this:
If no country in north america keeps me I have no choice but to become the most effective organizer I can possibly be in Europe. Your move chumps
November 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
If no country in north america keeps me I have no choice but to become the most effective organizer I can possibly be in Europe. Your move chumps
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I am very excited about getting my first footage of a cougar. This is a rare sight in Manitoba.
November 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I am very excited about getting my first footage of a cougar. This is a rare sight in Manitoba.
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So... @everylibrary.bsky.social's Legislation of Concern graphic shows things getting even worse these last two years.
At least, in terms of horrible bills attempted. Most fail to make it out of committee, so there's that.
2023 vs 2025
www.everylibrary.org/billtracking
At least, in terms of horrible bills attempted. Most fail to make it out of committee, so there's that.
2023 vs 2025
www.everylibrary.org/billtracking
November 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
So... @everylibrary.bsky.social's Legislation of Concern graphic shows things getting even worse these last two years.
At least, in terms of horrible bills attempted. Most fail to make it out of committee, so there's that.
2023 vs 2025
www.everylibrary.org/billtracking
At least, in terms of horrible bills attempted. Most fail to make it out of committee, so there's that.
2023 vs 2025
www.everylibrary.org/billtracking
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Today Carney is announcing a new list of "nation-building" projects. All ought to be fiercely resisted. #cdnpoli
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www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
PM Carney in B.C. to unveil next list of recommended nation-building projects going to Major Projects Office | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney is in northern B.C. today to announce the latest slew of nation-building projects to be sent to the newly created Major Projects Office (MPO), which aims to fast-track infra...
www.cbc.ca
November 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Today Carney is announcing a new list of "nation-building" projects. All ought to be fiercely resisted. #cdnpoli
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www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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www.cbc.ca/news/politic...