Nick Carnes
@carnes.bsky.social
Author of White-Collar Government and The Cash Ceiling
Co-Editor of The Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Bio/Foster/Adoptive Parent
Co-Editor of The Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Bio/Foster/Adoptive Parent
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Just read a talk announcement about "AI" and K-12 education that looked like it maybe, maybe embedded a critical perspective but was still dressed up in the language of AI hype, presupposing both job market & education "reshaped by AI".
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November 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Just read a talk announcement about "AI" and K-12 education that looked like it maybe, maybe embedded a critical perspective but was still dressed up in the language of AI hype, presupposing both job market & education "reshaped by AI".
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New from me today! An article at @lpeblog.bsky.social, about Trump's tariffs, Magna Carta, and why opponents of democracy always try to undermine the tax system.
lpeproject.org/blog/the-lon...
Also, I got to write this one sentence:
lpeproject.org/blog/the-lon...
Also, I got to write this one sentence:
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
New from me today! An article at @lpeblog.bsky.social, about Trump's tariffs, Magna Carta, and why opponents of democracy always try to undermine the tax system.
lpeproject.org/blog/the-lon...
Also, I got to write this one sentence:
lpeproject.org/blog/the-lon...
Also, I got to write this one sentence:
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Is social media to blame for teens’ mental health decline?
Intuition says yes—but RCTs find only small short-term effects when users quit.
This new preprint argues these studies don’t prove social media isn’t to blame.
Here’s why: 3 reasons.
Intuition says yes—but RCTs find only small short-term effects when users quit.
This new preprint argues these studies don’t prove social media isn’t to blame.
Here’s why: 3 reasons.
November 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Is social media to blame for teens’ mental health decline?
Intuition says yes—but RCTs find only small short-term effects when users quit.
This new preprint argues these studies don’t prove social media isn’t to blame.
Here’s why: 3 reasons.
Intuition says yes—but RCTs find only small short-term effects when users quit.
This new preprint argues these studies don’t prove social media isn’t to blame.
Here’s why: 3 reasons.
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
but it made me a list of things to pack for a trip one time
I honestly don’t get the value of this company. They hoover up energy and water. Their product constantly gets things wrong and, in extreme cases, coaches people into suicide.
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
November 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
but it made me a list of things to pack for a trip one time
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The machine learned how to get lots more money for the same old product.
It’s called Gausslighting.
It’s called Gausslighting.
November 7, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The machine learned how to get lots more money for the same old product.
It’s called Gausslighting.
It’s called Gausslighting.
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ok so i bought some consumer data and decided i'd test this single layer neural network with a linear activation function from the image below. after testing it against other algorithms i found that this estimator thing had the lowest variance of any linear unbiased training algorithm??
November 6, 2025 at 11:04 PM
ok so i bought some consumer data and decided i'd test this single layer neural network with a linear activation function from the image below. after testing it against other algorithms i found that this estimator thing had the lowest variance of any linear unbiased training algorithm??
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Excessive force. PERIOD!
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Excessive force. PERIOD!
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
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So who is responsible for creating the danger of people falling for random but authoritative sounding text as if it were legitimate advice?
The companies making the janky-ass products and claiming to be creating artificial gods.
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The companies making the janky-ass products and claiming to be creating artificial gods.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:12 AM
So who is responsible for creating the danger of people falling for random but authoritative sounding text as if it were legitimate advice?
The companies making the janky-ass products and claiming to be creating artificial gods.
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The companies making the janky-ass products and claiming to be creating artificial gods.
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In an act of vile racism, Lauren Boebert went as a “Mexican” for Halloween to mock ICE victims.
Boebert donned a sombrero and wore a vile sign, meant to be read in a crude Mexican accent that stated, “𝗠𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆: 𝗝𝘂𝗶𝗰𝘆. 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝗷𝘂𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴”
Boebert donned a sombrero and wore a vile sign, meant to be read in a crude Mexican accent that stated, “𝗠𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆: 𝗝𝘂𝗶𝗰𝘆. 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝗷𝘂𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴”
November 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
In an act of vile racism, Lauren Boebert went as a “Mexican” for Halloween to mock ICE victims.
Boebert donned a sombrero and wore a vile sign, meant to be read in a crude Mexican accent that stated, “𝗠𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆: 𝗝𝘂𝗶𝗰𝘆. 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝗷𝘂𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴”
Boebert donned a sombrero and wore a vile sign, meant to be read in a crude Mexican accent that stated, “𝗠𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆: 𝗝𝘂𝗶𝗰𝘆. 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝗷𝘂𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴”
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"Lauren Boebert's racially charged Halloween costume sparks backlash
Boebert dressed as a Mexican woman and her boyfriend as an ICE agent."
by ABC News
Boebert dressed as a Mexican woman and her boyfriend as an ICE agent."
by ABC News
Lauren Boebert's racially charged Halloween costume sparks backlash
Rep. Lauren Boebert is criticized for her Mexican woman costume while her boyfriend dressed as an ICE agent at a Halloween party on Friday.
abcnews.go.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
"Lauren Boebert's racially charged Halloween costume sparks backlash
Boebert dressed as a Mexican woman and her boyfriend as an ICE agent."
by ABC News
Boebert dressed as a Mexican woman and her boyfriend as an ICE agent."
by ABC News
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"Corporations trying to get by without having to pay their employees a living wage could really suffer if they have to absorb the costs of the nearly 13% of SNAP recipients who aren’t able to afford food anymore, or of workers having to miss a shift to stand in line at a food bank."
It Is Cruel to Deny Food Assistance to Those Who Truly Deserve It: Corporations
“Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of beneficiaries of federal aid programs like Medicaid and food stamps, according to a study by...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"Corporations trying to get by without having to pay their employees a living wage could really suffer if they have to absorb the costs of the nearly 13% of SNAP recipients who aren’t able to afford food anymore, or of workers having to miss a shift to stand in line at a food bank."
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I think the AI slop theory of fascism extends to all of their aesthetics. Cheap fakes, thin pliable textiles, molded resin overlaid with gold leaf.
Just cheap as shit, tacky people.
Just cheap as shit, tacky people.
November 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I think the AI slop theory of fascism extends to all of their aesthetics. Cheap fakes, thin pliable textiles, molded resin overlaid with gold leaf.
Just cheap as shit, tacky people.
Just cheap as shit, tacky people.
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Dems in Array
Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Dems in Array
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Last night, the National Guard chased children who were out enjoying Halloween in Navy Yard.
There is no valid reason for armed soldiers to terrorize children like this. End Trump’s occupation of DC. National Guard out NOW.
There is no valid reason for armed soldiers to terrorize children like this. End Trump’s occupation of DC. National Guard out NOW.
November 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Last night, the National Guard chased children who were out enjoying Halloween in Navy Yard.
There is no valid reason for armed soldiers to terrorize children like this. End Trump’s occupation of DC. National Guard out NOW.
There is no valid reason for armed soldiers to terrorize children like this. End Trump’s occupation of DC. National Guard out NOW.
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Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.
October 31, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.
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We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
This is how you win Halloween.
Just about ready for Halloween! We put together a few fun things for folks of all ages this year. We will also have a table with bags and non perishable foods for anyone who wants or needs them.
November 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This is how you win Halloween.
"This is the kind of rigid, politically correct groupthink that turns people into mobs. Pitchfork-wielding, Transylvanian mobs."
"He’s been dead since at least 1896. How long until we give him a second chance?"
I Am Just Trying to Have a Civil Online Conversation About Vampires
Whoa there! That’s a pretty extreme claim. Surely you don’t mean to call ALL vampires “blood-sucking ghouls?” Have you ever donated to a blood bank...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"This is the kind of rigid, politically correct groupthink that turns people into mobs. Pitchfork-wielding, Transylvanian mobs."
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Sort of incredible that we live in a world where the vice president of the United States is just spewing the sort of horseshit that literal children are traditionally taught is wrong
October 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Sort of incredible that we live in a world where the vice president of the United States is just spewing the sort of horseshit that literal children are traditionally taught is wrong
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"Show me your papers," but make it an error-ridden technology with a proven racist bias, and no due process.
New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship
Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”
www.404media.co
October 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
"Show me your papers," but make it an error-ridden technology with a proven racist bias, and no due process.
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I'm not a lawyer or a sophisticated thinker, I just think this is antithetical to human flourishing and freedom, and it seems like the kind of thing basic civil rights/constitution are supposed to protect us from
New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship
Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”
www.404media.co
October 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I'm not a lawyer or a sophisticated thinker, I just think this is antithetical to human flourishing and freedom, and it seems like the kind of thing basic civil rights/constitution are supposed to protect us from
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There is zero reason for anyone, especially reporters, to trust anything that comes out of this administration at any level. This is fantastic reporting.
October 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
There is zero reason for anyone, especially reporters, to trust anything that comes out of this administration at any level. This is fantastic reporting.
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No guardrails? AI agents haven't yet been told not to complete work on students' behalf in learning management systems.
Here, Perplexity Comet replies to a Canvas discussion on my behalf in a Canvas course where I'm a student.
Not okay. Time to pressure the AI companies.
youtu.be/vW6_G4PEaDo
Here, Perplexity Comet replies to a Canvas discussion on my behalf in a Canvas course where I'm a student.
Not okay. Time to pressure the AI companies.
youtu.be/vW6_G4PEaDo
No guardrails? AI agent browser Perplexity Comet replies to a Canvas discussion
YouTube video by Anna Mills
youtu.be
October 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
No guardrails? AI agents haven't yet been told not to complete work on students' behalf in learning management systems.
Here, Perplexity Comet replies to a Canvas discussion on my behalf in a Canvas course where I'm a student.
Not okay. Time to pressure the AI companies.
youtu.be/vW6_G4PEaDo
Here, Perplexity Comet replies to a Canvas discussion on my behalf in a Canvas course where I'm a student.
Not okay. Time to pressure the AI companies.
youtu.be/vW6_G4PEaDo
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The authoritarian nightmare. A regime with a massive security apparatus used for political purposes, completely unconstrained by the rule of law.
October 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The authoritarian nightmare. A regime with a massive security apparatus used for political purposes, completely unconstrained by the rule of law.