Julia Keller
@jk304.bsky.social
Pulitzer Prize-winning journo. Chicago Tribune. Ohio State Ph.D.
Author of fiction and non-fiction books.
Author of fiction and non-fiction books.
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„CSU—US’s largest public uni system—went all-in with a $17mill partnership with OpenAI. . .CSU unveiled its grand technological gesture just as it proposed slashing $375mill from its budget. While admin cut ribbons on AI, they were cutting faculty positions, academic programs, student services.“
AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
www.currentaffairs.org
December 3, 2025 at 5:43 AM
„CSU—US’s largest public uni system—went all-in with a $17mill partnership with OpenAI. . .CSU unveiled its grand technological gesture just as it proposed slashing $375mill from its budget. While admin cut ribbons on AI, they were cutting faculty positions, academic programs, student services.“
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
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Part 2. One for all and all for one. Every member of the White House press corps should stand never again stay silent when Trump calls one of their colleagues Piggy or tells another that she is insubordinate for asking a question.
November 25, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Part 2. One for all and all for one. Every member of the White House press corps should stand never again stay silent when Trump calls one of their colleagues Piggy or tells another that she is insubordinate for asking a question.
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This seems a significantly worse "tell" of derangement
-Sen Kelly has flown nearly 40 *combat missions* as a pilot.
-He's done 375+ carrier landings (Jeesh!)
-He's been in space as astronaut.
-He's flown 50+ different kinds of aircraft
And Hegseth and Trump are picking fight about valor with him?
-Sen Kelly has flown nearly 40 *combat missions* as a pilot.
-He's done 375+ carrier landings (Jeesh!)
-He's been in space as astronaut.
-He's flown 50+ different kinds of aircraft
And Hegseth and Trump are picking fight about valor with him?
The Department of Defense announces it's considering "court-martial proceedings or administrative measures" against Democratic Senator Mark Kelly.
November 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This seems a significantly worse "tell" of derangement
-Sen Kelly has flown nearly 40 *combat missions* as a pilot.
-He's done 375+ carrier landings (Jeesh!)
-He's been in space as astronaut.
-He's flown 50+ different kinds of aircraft
And Hegseth and Trump are picking fight about valor with him?
-Sen Kelly has flown nearly 40 *combat missions* as a pilot.
-He's done 375+ carrier landings (Jeesh!)
-He's been in space as astronaut.
-He's flown 50+ different kinds of aircraft
And Hegseth and Trump are picking fight about valor with him?
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Great piece on Trump's 'Quiet, piggy' moment. This phrase could be the new shorthand way to explain how abusers silence their victims. Keep quiet or be punished cruelly.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/19/h...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/19/h...
Heidi Stevens: After Trump’s ‘Quiet, piggy’ moment, we’re done asking why survivors don’t come forward, right?
If we’re going to become a nation that truly protects children and women, we have to stop giving a pass to sexual abusers, writes Heidi Stevens.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Great piece on Trump's 'Quiet, piggy' moment. This phrase could be the new shorthand way to explain how abusers silence their victims. Keep quiet or be punished cruelly.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/19/h...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/19/h...
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Ladies & Gentlemen, without further ado, let us present to you the 550 year old Arbour Oak in Wollaton Park, Nottingham
November 17, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Ladies & Gentlemen, without further ado, let us present to you the 550 year old Arbour Oak in Wollaton Park, Nottingham
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Shivelight and shadowtackle
Fast changing shafts of sunlight piercing or filtering through foliage and the canopy of a wood
The words were created by the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins in 1888
Fast changing shafts of sunlight piercing or filtering through foliage and the canopy of a wood
The words were created by the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins in 1888
October 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Shivelight and shadowtackle
Fast changing shafts of sunlight piercing or filtering through foliage and the canopy of a wood
The words were created by the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins in 1888
Fast changing shafts of sunlight piercing or filtering through foliage and the canopy of a wood
The words were created by the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins in 1888
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Barred Owl with an autumn backdrop.
#birds #owls #barredowl #wildlife #photography #nature #fallcolours 🪶
#birds #owls #barredowl #wildlife #photography #nature #fallcolours 🪶
October 26, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Barred Owl with an autumn backdrop.
#birds #owls #barredowl #wildlife #photography #nature #fallcolours 🪶
#birds #owls #barredowl #wildlife #photography #nature #fallcolours 🪶
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Heretic Coffee in Portland, Oregon has announced that starting Nov 1st they will provide breakfast to those in the community who will be facing hunger due to SNAP benefits not being sent out in November.
"we know it’s not much, but we’ll do our best to keep you fed" - Heretic Coffee
#Pinks
"we know it’s not much, but we’ll do our best to keep you fed" - Heretic Coffee
#Pinks
October 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Heretic Coffee in Portland, Oregon has announced that starting Nov 1st they will provide breakfast to those in the community who will be facing hunger due to SNAP benefits not being sent out in November.
"we know it’s not much, but we’ll do our best to keep you fed" - Heretic Coffee
#Pinks
"we know it’s not much, but we’ll do our best to keep you fed" - Heretic Coffee
#Pinks
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
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Nice bit of news.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Volunteers in Cumbria to plant miles of new hedgerow this winter
The Countryside Charity is aiming to plant and restore 27 miles (43km) of hedgerow.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 22, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Nice bit of news.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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📽️ WATCH: Epidemiologist Erin McCanlies spent much of the past 20 years studying how parents’ exposure to toxic chemicals affects the chances that they will have an autistic child.
RFK Jr. cut her entire division — yet promises to identify the causes of autism by September: https://propub.li/4nhXQua
RFK Jr. cut her entire division — yet promises to identify the causes of autism by September: https://propub.li/4nhXQua
September 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
📽️ WATCH: Epidemiologist Erin McCanlies spent much of the past 20 years studying how parents’ exposure to toxic chemicals affects the chances that they will have an autistic child.
RFK Jr. cut her entire division — yet promises to identify the causes of autism by September: https://propub.li/4nhXQua
RFK Jr. cut her entire division — yet promises to identify the causes of autism by September: https://propub.li/4nhXQua
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Good morning.
Lottie walked.
Time for a brew.
Lottie walked.
Time for a brew.
September 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Good morning.
Lottie walked.
Time for a brew.
Lottie walked.
Time for a brew.
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Rest in power
Joseph McNeil, one of four North Carolina college students whose occupation of a racially segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter 65 years ago helped spark nonviolent civil rights sit-in protests across the South, died, his university said. He was 83. https://cnn.it/3JOhsqT
Joseph McNeil, who helped spark a protest movement at a North Carolina lunch counter, dies at 83 | CNN
Joseph McNeil, one of four North Carolina college students whose occupation of a racially segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter 65 years ago helped spark nonviolent civil rights sit-in protests across ...
www.cnn.com
September 5, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Rest in power
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Here's an owlet showing off his flexibility last week.🪶
September 4, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Here's an owlet showing off his flexibility last week.🪶
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@mark-carney.bsky.social Canadas PM
Stopped by the Ottawa Humane Society in Nepean to meet some of the newest staff.
They’re working here because of the Canada Summer Jobs program — a great initiative that connects hardworking young people with opportunities in their community.
#CanadaStrong
Stopped by the Ottawa Humane Society in Nepean to meet some of the newest staff.
They’re working here because of the Canada Summer Jobs program — a great initiative that connects hardworking young people with opportunities in their community.
#CanadaStrong
August 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
@mark-carney.bsky.social Canadas PM
Stopped by the Ottawa Humane Society in Nepean to meet some of the newest staff.
They’re working here because of the Canada Summer Jobs program — a great initiative that connects hardworking young people with opportunities in their community.
#CanadaStrong
Stopped by the Ottawa Humane Society in Nepean to meet some of the newest staff.
They’re working here because of the Canada Summer Jobs program — a great initiative that connects hardworking young people with opportunities in their community.
#CanadaStrong
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Man of the people
What good is being VP if you can't abuse your power to have the Army Corps of Engineers making your kayaking trip more ideal by changing the waterflow of a lake?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
August 7, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Man of the people
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It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.
August 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.
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“As the training period came to an end, the staff determined that Gilbert was not suited to be an assistance animal. In Gilbert’s case, to put it bluntly, his work ethic was lacking.
“‘He had all the skills. He just didn’t want to do it and felt like the Hortmans’ couch is where he needed to be’”
“‘He had all the skills. He just didn’t want to do it and felt like the Hortmans’ couch is where he needed to be’”
That’s a good dog.
It is not every day that a dog lies in state under the dome of a capitol.
But Gilbert, a 4-year-old golden retriever who belonged to the family of State Representative Melissa Hortman of Minnesota, was no ordinary dog. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...
It is not every day that a dog lies in state under the dome of a capitol.
But Gilbert, a 4-year-old golden retriever who belonged to the family of State Representative Melissa Hortman of Minnesota, was no ordinary dog. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...
A Minnesota Lawmaker and Her Husband Are Lying in State. Next to Them: Their Golden Retriever.
www.nytimes.com
June 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
“As the training period came to an end, the staff determined that Gilbert was not suited to be an assistance animal. In Gilbert’s case, to put it bluntly, his work ethic was lacking.
“‘He had all the skills. He just didn’t want to do it and felt like the Hortmans’ couch is where he needed to be’”
“‘He had all the skills. He just didn’t want to do it and felt like the Hortmans’ couch is where he needed to be’”
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🇺🇦🕯️ Zelensky: Odesa. Heroes' Alley. Together with the leaders who are participating in the Ukraine-Southeast Europe Summit today, we honored the memory of the fallen defenders of Ukraine.
Eternal honor to our heroes who defended Ukraine at the cost of their own lives.
Eternal honor to our heroes who defended Ukraine at the cost of their own lives.
June 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
🇺🇦🕯️ Zelensky: Odesa. Heroes' Alley. Together with the leaders who are participating in the Ukraine-Southeast Europe Summit today, we honored the memory of the fallen defenders of Ukraine.
Eternal honor to our heroes who defended Ukraine at the cost of their own lives.
Eternal honor to our heroes who defended Ukraine at the cost of their own lives.
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Donald Trump is a deranged lunatic who wouldn’t be allowed to manage a Wendy’s. But I guess we all have to pretend like this is normal and not 25th amendment behavior.
People who treat this as acceptable are the insane ones.
People who treat this as acceptable are the insane ones.
May 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Donald Trump is a deranged lunatic who wouldn’t be allowed to manage a Wendy’s. But I guess we all have to pretend like this is normal and not 25th amendment behavior.
People who treat this as acceptable are the insane ones.
People who treat this as acceptable are the insane ones.
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Jonathan Clements knew exactly what he wanted instead: to launch Roth IRA accounts for young people from poor families who have never invested before, with the objective of turning them into lifelong savers.
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
The WSJ’s Jonathan Clements Wants to Leave a Living Legacy
After receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis, the former columnist hatched a plan to turn kids into lifelong savers.
www.wsj.com
May 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Jonathan Clements knew exactly what he wanted instead: to launch Roth IRA accounts for young people from poor families who have never invested before, with the objective of turning them into lifelong savers.
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
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Beautiful spring colours at Sandringham yesterday
April 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Beautiful spring colours at Sandringham yesterday
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Brilliant breaking news: this year’s Goldman Prize—the Nobel of environmentalism—is won by activist Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari for her work defending the rights & life of Peru’s Marañon River.
“For us, the river isn’t just a body of water. It’s fundamental.”
insideclimatenews.org/news/2104202...
“For us, the river isn’t just a body of water. It’s fundamental.”
insideclimatenews.org/news/2104202...
Rights of Nature Defender Wins Goldman Prize for Precedent-Setting Work Protecting an Imperiled River - Inside Climate News
“We do this not only for us, but for all of humanity and all beings.” For Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari of Peru, a winner of this year’s prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize, everything in nature has...
insideclimatenews.org
April 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Brilliant breaking news: this year’s Goldman Prize—the Nobel of environmentalism—is won by activist Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari for her work defending the rights & life of Peru’s Marañon River.
“For us, the river isn’t just a body of water. It’s fundamental.”
insideclimatenews.org/news/2104202...
“For us, the river isn’t just a body of water. It’s fundamental.”
insideclimatenews.org/news/2104202...