KEW
@kidadaewilliams.com
I read, tell stories, block early/often, mind my business, and write--I SAW DEATH COMING is now in paperback.
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KEW
@kidadaewilliams.com
· Nov 18
My girl made it to the Blacksonian, y'all! And she's in great company! ❤️🔥
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I think the shortest version of why LLMs are an anti education technology is that education is fundamentally about making shared context to understand ourselves, each other, and the world
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
November 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I think the shortest version of why LLMs are an anti education technology is that education is fundamentally about making shared context to understand ourselves, each other, and the world
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
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Sad but true.
November 23, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Sad but true.
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OPINION: " There was a reason pro-slavery businessmen and thinkers were energized by the prospect of an American Egypt: Many Southern planters imagined themselves as guardians of a hierarchical and aristocratic system, one grounded in landownership, tradition and honor," Charles Vanthournout writes.
Opinion | How America Used Egypt to Justify Racism and Slavery
Charles Vanthournout writes about how ancient Egypt shaped slavery and liberation in the American South.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
OPINION: " There was a reason pro-slavery businessmen and thinkers were energized by the prospect of an American Egypt: Many Southern planters imagined themselves as guardians of a hierarchical and aristocratic system, one grounded in landownership, tradition and honor," Charles Vanthournout writes.
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It is tragic to see what figures like Mamdani are doing to a once great Democratic Party.
by Andrew Cuomo, Larry Summers, Alan Dershowitz, Bob Menendez, and Rod Blagojevich
by Andrew Cuomo, Larry Summers, Alan Dershowitz, Bob Menendez, and Rod Blagojevich
November 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It is tragic to see what figures like Mamdani are doing to a once great Democratic Party.
by Andrew Cuomo, Larry Summers, Alan Dershowitz, Bob Menendez, and Rod Blagojevich
by Andrew Cuomo, Larry Summers, Alan Dershowitz, Bob Menendez, and Rod Blagojevich
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In an interview with Stephanie Wong, Seth Rockman discusses his new book, “Plantation Goods,” and the overlooked economic ties that bound the North and South before the Civil War.
Cloth and Complicity: Seth Rockman on Plantations, Textiles, and the Art of Weaving - Public Books
“But I had found a set of instructions in the archives of one of New England's leading manufacturers of low-end woollen cloth for enslaved wearers.”
www.publicbooks.org
November 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
In an interview with Stephanie Wong, Seth Rockman discusses his new book, “Plantation Goods,” and the overlooked economic ties that bound the North and South before the Civil War.
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So-called "smart" devices are pushed heavily for the holidays, but be mindful of what you're opting that gift recipient into. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Think Twice Before Giving Surveillance for the Holidays
With the holidays upon us, it's easy to default to giving the tech gifts that retailers tend to push on us this time of year: smart speakers, video doorbells, bluetooth trackers, fitness trackers,
www.eff.org
November 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
So-called "smart" devices are pushed heavily for the holidays, but be mindful of what you're opting that gift recipient into. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Google defaulting all Gmail users to a setting that enables Google to harvest all your emails into chatbot training is straight-up evil and invasive.
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
If You Use Gmail, You're Going To Want To Turn Off This 1 Automatic Setting ASAP
Plus: a quick guide to the two-step process for opting out.
www.huffpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Google defaulting all Gmail users to a setting that enables Google to harvest all your emails into chatbot training is straight-up evil and invasive.
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
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“AI workers said they distrust the models they work on because of a consistent emphasis on rapid turnaround time at the expense of quality.”
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“AI workers said they distrust the models they work on because of a consistent emphasis on rapid turnaround time at the expense of quality.”
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Every time I see a study trying to use AI to improve early childhood development it seems designed as a desperate wish for AI to be useful to a field where it has no practical application and likely never will. Secondarily, a grasp for funding in the over-funded shiny object of optimizing childhood.
“This study is trying to understand how we can leverage AI and machine-learning principles to improve recognition for toddlers and preschoolers.”
Canadian researchers look into how AI can better understand toddler talk like 'doodidees' | CBC News
Two researchers at Western University in London, Ont., are studying how to improve the way artificial intelligence understands toddlers' speaking patterns. They're recruiting preschool-age children to...
www.cbc.ca
November 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Every time I see a study trying to use AI to improve early childhood development it seems designed as a desperate wish for AI to be useful to a field where it has no practical application and likely never will. Secondarily, a grasp for funding in the over-funded shiny object of optimizing childhood.
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This is a wonderful time to support journalists who do the work, don’t fuck sources, and actually have moral clarity.
i promise i don’t mean to high horse this but if you’re thinking about giving lizza ten bucks there are a lot of good independent journalists whose work you could subscribe to for a month instead
November 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This is a wonderful time to support journalists who do the work, don’t fuck sources, and actually have moral clarity.
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This is one of the most horrific and evil things I have ever read. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
This is one of the most horrific and evil things I have ever read. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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ryan takes any and every opportunity to affirm ludwig and serena’s journey to love — not just marriage, but being a witness to them falling in love with one another — and it’s such a beautiful thing for a friend to honor and celebrate out loud.
Ryan Coogler accepts the key to Warner Bros #Sinners
November 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
ryan takes any and every opportunity to affirm ludwig and serena’s journey to love — not just marriage, but being a witness to them falling in love with one another — and it’s such a beautiful thing for a friend to honor and celebrate out loud.
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Current* conditions near Muskegon, MI:
November 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Current* conditions near Muskegon, MI:
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This is haunting and beautiful
November 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This is haunting and beautiful
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The harmful but familiar always feels more secure than the unknown potentially good. Because the latter could end up being worse. So better to stay with what you at least know you can deal with.
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The harmful but familiar always feels more secure than the unknown potentially good. Because the latter could end up being worse. So better to stay with what you at least know you can deal with.
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.@gelliottmorris.com on why forcing candidates to the political center is not a winning strategy for the Democratic party: https://lnk.to/onthemedia/bluesky
On the Media
The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.
lnk.to
November 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
.@gelliottmorris.com on why forcing candidates to the political center is not a winning strategy for the Democratic party: https://lnk.to/onthemedia/bluesky
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📱 Using your #RightToRecord!
In the U.S.– no matter what your immigration status is– you have the right to record immigration enforcement agents. This is a powerful tool for exposing their tactics, combatting abuse, and fighting detention.
In the U.S.– no matter what your immigration status is– you have the right to record immigration enforcement agents. This is a powerful tool for exposing their tactics, combatting abuse, and fighting detention.
November 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
📱 Using your #RightToRecord!
In the U.S.– no matter what your immigration status is– you have the right to record immigration enforcement agents. This is a powerful tool for exposing their tactics, combatting abuse, and fighting detention.
In the U.S.– no matter what your immigration status is– you have the right to record immigration enforcement agents. This is a powerful tool for exposing their tactics, combatting abuse, and fighting detention.
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Why is startup culture always “I am inventing a coffeeproof phone you can put in your coffee cup to keep it warm with cell radiation” and never “I’m inventing a new library wholesaler to replace the single company that is shutting down and sending libraries into crisis”
November 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Why is startup culture always “I am inventing a coffeeproof phone you can put in your coffee cup to keep it warm with cell radiation” and never “I’m inventing a new library wholesaler to replace the single company that is shutting down and sending libraries into crisis”
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The teenager told officers he was a U.S. citizen, but an officer broke the car’s driver’s side window and detained him. In a video, the boy can be heard telling an officer that he is a citizen, to which the officer replies, “Get out of the car” and “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon
The 17-year-old was held more than five hours Friday in an ICE facility, his brother said.
www.oregonlive.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The teenager told officers he was a U.S. citizen, but an officer broke the car’s driver’s side window and detained him. In a video, the boy can be heard telling an officer that he is a citizen, to which the officer replies, “Get out of the car” and “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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This is both fascinating and terrifying.
1/ Today, ProPublica is running a piece I've been working on for a bit. It's about what happened with a devastating wave of bird flu earlier this year, as egg prices hit record highs.
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
November 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This is both fascinating and terrifying.
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This is very cool. Often food pantries need to spend their money making sure everyone has the basics to keep them fed and healthy, but not on the spices and flavors that make an enjoyable meal. www.burlapandbarrel.com/products/don...
Donate a Holiday Spice Set • Give the Gift of Flavor | Burlap & Barrel
Help make someone's holiday meal special. When you purchase a single jar, 3-pack, or 6-pack of our equitably sourced spices, we’ll donate that exact set to a New York food pantry supporting families i...
www.burlapandbarrel.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This is very cool. Often food pantries need to spend their money making sure everyone has the basics to keep them fed and healthy, but not on the spices and flavors that make an enjoyable meal. www.burlapandbarrel.com/products/don...
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People will cling to the familiar even if it is killing them. If one doesn't understand this basic fact, then you will be so confounded on multiple levels.
November 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
People will cling to the familiar even if it is killing them. If one doesn't understand this basic fact, then you will be so confounded on multiple levels.
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I dont think everyone needs a gender transition but everyone needs to practice the radical self-knowledge, abolition and community building inherent in the practice and that part DOES threaten this world and Im so fucking proud of each and every one of us who shows the world that
November 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I dont think everyone needs a gender transition but everyone needs to practice the radical self-knowledge, abolition and community building inherent in the practice and that part DOES threaten this world and Im so fucking proud of each and every one of us who shows the world that