@christinecustis.bsky.social
Interesting work from Prof. Francesca Bria www.authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Interesting work from Prof. Francesca Bria www.authoritarian-stack.info
September 1, 2025 at 2:15 AM
High praise for this extraordinary exploration of inclusive constitutionalism. I am finding ways in my own life to “Walk as if I can see” even when the next step/future path is unclear.
August 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
High praise for this extraordinary exploration of inclusive constitutionalism. I am finding ways in my own life to “Walk as if I can see” even when the next step/future path is unclear.
Gut laugh. Thank you.
Trying to do a dictatorship and accidentally screwing around and creating the Dad Corps is an amazing feat
National Guard soldiers called into service for President Trump's law enforcement surge in D.C. have been assigned to spread mulch at federal monuments.
Normally the Park Service does that, but the administration laid off the workers.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Normally the Park Service does that, but the administration laid off the workers.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
August 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Gut laugh. Thank you.
Measuring the environmental impact of delivering AI at Google Scale
services.google.com
August 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Measuring the environmental impact of delivering AI at Google Scale
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MIT’s NANDA initiative found that 95% of generative AI deployments fail after interviewing 150 execs, surveying 350 workers, and analyzing 300 projects. The real “productivity gains” seem to come from layoffs and squeezing more work from fewer people not AI.
MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing
There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.
fortune.com
August 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
MIT’s NANDA initiative found that 95% of generative AI deployments fail after interviewing 150 execs, surveying 350 workers, and analyzing 300 projects. The real “productivity gains” seem to come from layoffs and squeezing more work from fewer people not AI.
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Hello. I wrote a nice long essay about AI and this very strange moment where we're constantly told we're living in the dawn of a strange new future but the only thing that's actually clear is that everyone feels pretty unmoored and uncertain. I hope you'll read it
AI Is a Mass-Delusion Event
Three years in, one of AI’s enduring impacts is to make people feel like they’re losing it.
www.theatlantic.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩'𝐬 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚
Three weeks before Trump's inauguration, I began building a comprehensive archive of independent journalism on state violence in Trump's America—an abolitionist educational resource designed to counteract state propaganda.
Here's a navigation guide.
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Three weeks before Trump's inauguration, I began building a comprehensive archive of independent journalism on state violence in Trump's America—an abolitionist educational resource designed to counteract state propaganda.
Here's a navigation guide.
1/15 🧵
August 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩'𝐬 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚
Three weeks before Trump's inauguration, I began building a comprehensive archive of independent journalism on state violence in Trump's America—an abolitionist educational resource designed to counteract state propaganda.
Here's a navigation guide.
1/15 🧵
Three weeks before Trump's inauguration, I began building a comprehensive archive of independent journalism on state violence in Trump's America—an abolitionist educational resource designed to counteract state propaganda.
Here's a navigation guide.
1/15 🧵
Such a dizzying array of fallacies. How does it work? Do they each get a morning print-out of the “lie list” for the day? Practicing falsehoods like school kids commit multiplication tables to memory?
I recall Biden’s retort to his poor stage performance was “it’s hard to debate a liar”. Indeed.
I recall Biden’s retort to his poor stage performance was “it’s hard to debate a liar”. Indeed.
August 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Such a dizzying array of fallacies. How does it work? Do they each get a morning print-out of the “lie list” for the day? Practicing falsehoods like school kids commit multiplication tables to memory?
I recall Biden’s retort to his poor stage performance was “it’s hard to debate a liar”. Indeed.
I recall Biden’s retort to his poor stage performance was “it’s hard to debate a liar”. Indeed.
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Stanford Vice President for Human Resources Elizabeth Zacharias noted “ongoing economic uncertainty in 2025,” which she said caused “serious operational and financial challenges for higher education institutions.”
UPDATE: Stanford set to lay off more than 300 employees amid budget cuts, tax hike
The latest education news updates from EdSource.
edsource.org
August 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Stanford Vice President for Human Resources Elizabeth Zacharias noted “ongoing economic uncertainty in 2025,” which she said caused “serious operational and financial challenges for higher education institutions.”
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Scoop — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will be sending out a press release shortly announcing the creation of an AI task force and the appointment of Chief AI officer. Unclear how and why exactly the agency regulating the US economy is going to use it.
Draft text shared with me:
Draft text shared with me:
August 1, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Scoop — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will be sending out a press release shortly announcing the creation of an AI task force and the appointment of Chief AI officer. Unclear how and why exactly the agency regulating the US economy is going to use it.
Draft text shared with me:
Draft text shared with me:
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Every #US citizen should be ashamed of their country’s stance regarding the #UN #SDGs as outlined by the US UN team here: usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-t...
Remarks at the Adoption of the 2025 High Level Political Forum Political Declaration
The United States is committed to ensuring that our resources, including those related to international assistance, are used effectively and efficiently. Foreign assistance must drive development outc...
usun.usmission.gov
July 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Every #US citizen should be ashamed of their country’s stance regarding the #UN #SDGs as outlined by the US UN team here: usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-t...
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For anyone that wants to read it, it ks pretty bad. This is under the guise of "ending crime and disorder" in case y'all were wondering what tough on crime actually was a dog whistle for.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
July 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
For anyone that wants to read it, it ks pretty bad. This is under the guise of "ending crime and disorder" in case y'all were wondering what tough on crime actually was a dog whistle for.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made $2.5 million just in referrals for lawsuits against vaccine makers. His actions to dismantle public health are making us sicker -- and could make him richer. notadoctor.news/2025/07/07/r...
How RFK Jr. made millions from vaccine lawsuits
His actions as health secretary could lead to widespread vaccine shortages, illness, death — and personal enrichment. My editor at the New Republic recently asked me what I thought of the lat…
notadoctor.news
July 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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❤️ Wondering how.
I don't know where people are being disappeared to. They might be facing all kinds of violence. And here I am on my phone, here I am at my job, and here I am wondering how to save these lives.
July 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
❤️ Wondering how.
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Amid the Trump administration's attacks on science, the National Academies are undergoing upheaval—a 30% reduction in its 1200-person staff by year's end, and possibly a vote of no confidence for its leader, Marcia McNutt.
Jeff Tollefson & I report: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Jeff Tollefson & I report: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Turmoil at US science academy as Trump cuts force layoffs
Efforts by leaders of the US national academies to adjust to the new political reality have spurred member concerns about capitulation and censorship.
www.nature.com
July 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Amid the Trump administration's attacks on science, the National Academies are undergoing upheaval—a 30% reduction in its 1200-person staff by year's end, and possibly a vote of no confidence for its leader, Marcia McNutt.
Jeff Tollefson & I report: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Jeff Tollefson & I report: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Early Tuesday morning, the United States Senate voted 99-1 to pass an amendment to the budget bill removing the proposed 10-year moratorium on the enforcement of state laws on artificial intelligence. www.techpolicy.press/us-senate-dr...
US Senate Drops Proposed Moratorium on State AI Laws in Budget Vote | TechPolicy.Press
The 99-1 vote followed the collapse of a compromise between Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN).
www.techpolicy.press
July 1, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Early Tuesday morning, the United States Senate voted 99-1 to pass an amendment to the budget bill removing the proposed 10-year moratorium on the enforcement of state laws on artificial intelligence. www.techpolicy.press/us-senate-dr...
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👀 Spotted by @diking.bsky.social on the National Archives website:
“Effective July 7, the National Archives at College Park, MD, will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need. It will no longer be open to the public”
“Effective July 7, the National Archives at College Park, MD, will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need. It will no longer be open to the public”
June 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
👀 Spotted by @diking.bsky.social on the National Archives website:
“Effective July 7, the National Archives at College Park, MD, will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need. It will no longer be open to the public”
“Effective July 7, the National Archives at College Park, MD, will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need. It will no longer be open to the public”
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Want to see NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's Cosmic Treasure Chest for yourself?
Explore using Rubin's Skyviewer! There are billions of pixels to explore, and you might be the the first to lay eyes on a small, distant galaxy! #RubinFirstLook #CaptureTheCosmos
skyviewer.app
Explore using Rubin's Skyviewer! There are billions of pixels to explore, and you might be the the first to lay eyes on a small, distant galaxy! #RubinFirstLook #CaptureTheCosmos
skyviewer.app
Skyviewer
skyviewer.app
June 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Want to see NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's Cosmic Treasure Chest for yourself?
Explore using Rubin's Skyviewer! There are billions of pixels to explore, and you might be the the first to lay eyes on a small, distant galaxy! #RubinFirstLook #CaptureTheCosmos
skyviewer.app
Explore using Rubin's Skyviewer! There are billions of pixels to explore, and you might be the the first to lay eyes on a small, distant galaxy! #RubinFirstLook #CaptureTheCosmos
skyviewer.app
Currently there are 53 issues listed on the site w/ great background reading for each.
If you give your zip code, the 5calls service will preload phone numbers for your representatives and provide a script for you to read.
Please consider placing a call and encouraging others 5calls.org
If you give your zip code, the 5calls service will preload phone numbers for your representatives and provide a script for you to read.
Please consider placing a call and encouraging others 5calls.org
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
June 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Currently there are 53 issues listed on the site w/ great background reading for each.
If you give your zip code, the 5calls service will preload phone numbers for your representatives and provide a script for you to read.
Please consider placing a call and encouraging others 5calls.org
If you give your zip code, the 5calls service will preload phone numbers for your representatives and provide a script for you to read.
Please consider placing a call and encouraging others 5calls.org
Recklessness
June 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Recklessness
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🚨 There’s a lot of horrific news out of Washington right now—but you might have missed this: Senate Republicans just introduced a plan to sell off 120 million acres of our public lands.
Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵
Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵
June 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
🚨 There’s a lot of horrific news out of Washington right now—but you might have missed this: Senate Republicans just introduced a plan to sell off 120 million acres of our public lands.
Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵
Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵
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The Fulbright Scholarship board resigned due to political interference from the Trump administration. The State Department, led by Marco Rubio, is canceling scholarships for nearly 200 American professors and researchers based on their research topics, which include climate change, gender, and race.
Fulbright Board Quits, Accusing Trump Administration of Political Interference (Gift Article)
The board of the prestigious program told the State Department it had no right to cancel scholarships for nearly 200 American professors and researchers.
www.nytimes.com
June 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The Fulbright Scholarship board resigned due to political interference from the Trump administration. The State Department, led by Marco Rubio, is canceling scholarships for nearly 200 American professors and researchers based on their research topics, which include climate change, gender, and race.