Charlotte Harris
@kwilz.bsky.social
Academic and Paul Mescal Superfan
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I really don’t think we can overstate the harm that the tech ethos of move fast and break things (followed by the unsaid “and then just move on”) has done beyond tech. Government, ngos, universities, public schools that have invited the folks who think like this in keep ending up gutted
All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter
U.S. President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency has disbanded with eight months left to its mandate.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I really don’t think we can overstate the harm that the tech ethos of move fast and break things (followed by the unsaid “and then just move on”) has done beyond tech. Government, ngos, universities, public schools that have invited the folks who think like this in keep ending up gutted
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This piece (and ensuing drama) took on a life of its own. I hear from students, teachers, migrants, imprisoned people — all wanting to unpack some part of this. My favorite might be the trainings that some unions do that includes challenging their internalized beauty beliefs about power.
November 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This piece (and ensuing drama) took on a life of its own. I hear from students, teachers, migrants, imprisoned people — all wanting to unpack some part of this. My favorite might be the trainings that some unions do that includes challenging their internalized beauty beliefs about power.
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Just a little FYI from @jaywillis.net
Antonin Scalia Was a Diversity Hire
The late justice spent his career ridiculing the notion that elite institutions had any interest in diversity. He might not have made the Supreme Court without it.
ballsandstrikes.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Just a little FYI from @jaywillis.net
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It took about 4½ decades for the US NHTSA to approve the use of a anatomically accurate female crash test dummy anatomy even though they have been available for years. The previously used "female" dummy is 108lbs and 4ft 11in tall.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Federal government to require car companies to use female crash test dummies
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unveiled an advanced female crash test dummy — the THOR-05F — on Thursday.
www.nbcnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
It took about 4½ decades for the US NHTSA to approve the use of a anatomically accurate female crash test dummy anatomy even though they have been available for years. The previously used "female" dummy is 108lbs and 4ft 11in tall.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
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the Harvard Crimson called Epstein a “child sex offender” while the Chronicle of Higher Ed called him a “disgraced financier” and that pretty much sums up where we are with higher ed journalism
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 AM
the Harvard Crimson called Epstein a “child sex offender” while the Chronicle of Higher Ed called him a “disgraced financier” and that pretty much sums up where we are with higher ed journalism
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CNN: What if there are more names connected to the Democratic Party that come out in the files?
CHRIS MURPHY: So what?
CHRIS MURPHY: So what?
November 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
CNN: What if there are more names connected to the Democratic Party that come out in the files?
CHRIS MURPHY: So what?
CHRIS MURPHY: So what?
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Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives
Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives | CNN Business
Sales of an artificial intelligence-enabled plush toy have been suspended after it was found that it engaged in conversation around sexually explicit topics and offered potentially dangerous advice.
www.cnn.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives
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I have now learned that there are "scarification artists" and I would like to go back to when I was ignorant
A staffer to a New Jersey congressman allegedly paid an scarification artist $500 to wound her as she staged a scene with zip ties and “Trump Whore” written on her stomach, federal prosecutors say
Ex-Van Drew staffer staged fake attack, writing 'Trump Whore' across her stomach and alleging men held her down and cut her body - New Jersey Globe
A 26-year-old Ocean City woman who claimed she was brutally assaulted because she worked for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Ocean City) instead orchestrated the
newjerseyglobe.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:43 AM
I have now learned that there are "scarification artists" and I would like to go back to when I was ignorant
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It’s here!
Check out the 3-part series High Horse: The Black Cowboy streaming on Peacock now!
Check out the 3-part series High Horse: The Black Cowboy streaming on Peacock now!
November 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
It’s here!
Check out the 3-part series High Horse: The Black Cowboy streaming on Peacock now!
Check out the 3-part series High Horse: The Black Cowboy streaming on Peacock now!
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We can laugh about how stupid this is, but at the end of the day, a not-insignificant number of parents will believe the CDC and refuse to vaccinate. And some of their children will die because of it.
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
November 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
We can laugh about how stupid this is, but at the end of the day, a not-insignificant number of parents will believe the CDC and refuse to vaccinate. And some of their children will die because of it.
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
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Study finds that women’s names filled just 23% of author slots in 900 retracted articles published in medical journals (2008 - 2017). One possible explanation: women are more detail oriented & know they will be subject to scrutiny; thus are more careful.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Women seem to retract fewer papers than men — but why?
In an analysis of nearly 900 retracted medical research studies, the number of female authors is disproportionately low.
www.nature.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Study finds that women’s names filled just 23% of author slots in 900 retracted articles published in medical journals (2008 - 2017). One possible explanation: women are more detail oriented & know they will be subject to scrutiny; thus are more careful.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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If I were sick, I would simply choose to be healthy. Bing bang boom bsky.app/profile/atru...
Markwayne Mullin: "Reward people for being healthy. Think about this. Healthcare is the only industry that you're not rewarded for taking care of your responsibility. If you think about homeowners insurance, if you're within 500 feet of a fire hydrant, your insurance goes down."
November 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
If I were sick, I would simply choose to be healthy. Bing bang boom bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Voters don’t think in left-right terms like political junkies—many Americans basically think politicians are corrupt and ineffective, leading them to keep ejecting whichever party briefly has control in Washington.
Continually trying to be more moderate is a dead end for Democrats. trib.al/SbwYw5g
Continually trying to be more moderate is a dead end for Democrats. trib.al/SbwYw5g
November 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Voters don’t think in left-right terms like political junkies—many Americans basically think politicians are corrupt and ineffective, leading them to keep ejecting whichever party briefly has control in Washington.
Continually trying to be more moderate is a dead end for Democrats. trib.al/SbwYw5g
Continually trying to be more moderate is a dead end for Democrats. trib.al/SbwYw5g
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One, I had not heard this specific example but it’s aligned with the whole history of tech. Not surprised. Just grossed out.
Two, this should be illegal. We should all care that it isn’t.
Two, this should be illegal. We should all care that it isn’t.
This.
Note also that AI image generators are apparently being used to generate hardcore porn derived from images from high school yearbooks, which suggests the future of robotics and AI is allowing nerds to finally score with the cheerleader they lusted after as teens.
Creepy, yet totally expected.
Note also that AI image generators are apparently being used to generate hardcore porn derived from images from high school yearbooks, which suggests the future of robotics and AI is allowing nerds to finally score with the cheerleader they lusted after as teens.
Creepy, yet totally expected.
November 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
One, I had not heard this specific example but it’s aligned with the whole history of tech. Not surprised. Just grossed out.
Two, this should be illegal. We should all care that it isn’t.
Two, this should be illegal. We should all care that it isn’t.
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This.
Note also that AI image generators are apparently being used to generate hardcore porn derived from images from high school yearbooks, which suggests the future of robotics and AI is allowing nerds to finally score with the cheerleader they lusted after as teens.
Creepy, yet totally expected.
Note also that AI image generators are apparently being used to generate hardcore porn derived from images from high school yearbooks, which suggests the future of robotics and AI is allowing nerds to finally score with the cheerleader they lusted after as teens.
Creepy, yet totally expected.
November 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This.
Note also that AI image generators are apparently being used to generate hardcore porn derived from images from high school yearbooks, which suggests the future of robotics and AI is allowing nerds to finally score with the cheerleader they lusted after as teens.
Creepy, yet totally expected.
Note also that AI image generators are apparently being used to generate hardcore porn derived from images from high school yearbooks, which suggests the future of robotics and AI is allowing nerds to finally score with the cheerleader they lusted after as teens.
Creepy, yet totally expected.
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In 48 other states, new moms have access to Medicaid for up to one year after they give birth. Not in Wisconsin.
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
He Vowed to “Protect the Unborn.” Now He’s Blocking a Bill to Expand Medicaid for Wisconsin’s New Moms.
Splitting with anti-abortion members of his own party, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has refused to join 48 other states in ensuring that vulnerable women have access to potentially lifesaving ...
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 AM
In 48 other states, new moms have access to Medicaid for up to one year after they give birth. Not in Wisconsin.
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
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I’ve wanted to brag about my Christmas gift last year and here’s my chance.
I got the whole family matching magazine subs! Adults got Southern Cultures, OA, Bitter Southerner, The Sun, & New Yorker. Kid got Lux, Oyla, and later we added The Onion.
We always have stuff to talk about!
I got the whole family matching magazine subs! Adults got Southern Cultures, OA, Bitter Southerner, The Sun, & New Yorker. Kid got Lux, Oyla, and later we added The Onion.
We always have stuff to talk about!
I got out of the habit of reading magazines bc of the social pressure of writers reading what's trendy/popular or frankly expected of you.
This year, I've dedicated myself back to reading magazines and I'm truly having the time of my life.
This year, I've dedicated myself back to reading magazines and I'm truly having the time of my life.
November 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I’ve wanted to brag about my Christmas gift last year and here’s my chance.
I got the whole family matching magazine subs! Adults got Southern Cultures, OA, Bitter Southerner, The Sun, & New Yorker. Kid got Lux, Oyla, and later we added The Onion.
We always have stuff to talk about!
I got the whole family matching magazine subs! Adults got Southern Cultures, OA, Bitter Southerner, The Sun, & New Yorker. Kid got Lux, Oyla, and later we added The Onion.
We always have stuff to talk about!
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WATCH Chris Hayes: "With the release of these Epstein emails this week, it’s a pretty stark reminder that there was a #MeToo movement for a reason.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQeB...
Epstein scandal is a reminder of what sparked the Me Too movement
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:44 AM
WATCH Chris Hayes: "With the release of these Epstein emails this week, it’s a pretty stark reminder that there was a #MeToo movement for a reason.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQeB...
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I tried to explain this to my students by saying “Imagine somebody from Vanderpump Rules becomes president in 20 years” and they all laughed and then the laughter slowly died and they all got real quiet.
yes, and: there is an entire generation of voters out there that don't know what politics is like without Donald Trump
November 15, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I tried to explain this to my students by saying “Imagine somebody from Vanderpump Rules becomes president in 20 years” and they all laughed and then the laughter slowly died and they all got real quiet.
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Across the top 592 podcasts, where 66.3% of hosts were men; 33.2% women. In top 100 podcasts, 72.8% of guests were men; 27.2% women. 62.6% of episodes did not feature a woman guest. Women most likely to appear as a guest when podcast had a woman host.
annenberg.usc.edu/news/researc...
annenberg.usc.edu/news/researc...
USC Annenberg releases a new study exploring the gender and race/ethnicity of hosts and guests of popular podcasts
The first-ever Golden Globe Award nominations for podcasting will be announced this month, as the medium continues its growing popularity across the entertainment landscape. As podcasts audiences
annenberg.usc.edu
November 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Across the top 592 podcasts, where 66.3% of hosts were men; 33.2% women. In top 100 podcasts, 72.8% of guests were men; 27.2% women. 62.6% of episodes did not feature a woman guest. Women most likely to appear as a guest when podcast had a woman host.
annenberg.usc.edu/news/researc...
annenberg.usc.edu/news/researc...
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The weirdest thing about this discourse is that states with shorter school closures have the same amount of learning loss! I keep waiting for all the punditry on this to catch up with basic facts
Every time Covid and learning loss hits the news, people act like the only factor is folk staying home and learning online, rather than… Living through a global mass death event.
November 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The weirdest thing about this discourse is that states with shorter school closures have the same amount of learning loss! I keep waiting for all the punditry on this to catch up with basic facts
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So many vulnerable people were hurt, harassed and raped by these ghouls and now—I’m worried—it’s gonna become hehe haha lurid internet circus instead of a long overdue moral reckoning. I’m scared of who we all are becoming. That man has brought us ALL low.
November 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
So many vulnerable people were hurt, harassed and raped by these ghouls and now—I’m worried—it’s gonna become hehe haha lurid internet circus instead of a long overdue moral reckoning. I’m scared of who we all are becoming. That man has brought us ALL low.
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I’ve been disturbed ongoingly by how many people seem to express glee every time a case of sexual violence or exploitation is in the news, as if it’s a gotcha of the bad guys to feel superior about. We have to be able to face and address this violence not play it for clicks…and I donno…
November 15, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I’ve been disturbed ongoingly by how many people seem to express glee every time a case of sexual violence or exploitation is in the news, as if it’s a gotcha of the bad guys to feel superior about. We have to be able to face and address this violence not play it for clicks…and I donno…
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The FDA blocked Addyi out of concern that women might take the drug at night, then fall asleep driving kids to school the next day. Pharma exec Cindi Eckert spent $1M on a study that showed women drove better after taking Addyi likely bc they slept better. www.fastcompany.com/91439618/a-n...
A new film reveals just how hard it was to make the ‘female Viagra’
Period brand Knix financed ‘The Pink Pill’ as part of its broader mission of funding documentaries by female filmmakers.
www.fastcompany.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:17 AM
The FDA blocked Addyi out of concern that women might take the drug at night, then fall asleep driving kids to school the next day. Pharma exec Cindi Eckert spent $1M on a study that showed women drove better after taking Addyi likely bc they slept better. www.fastcompany.com/91439618/a-n...
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Reposting this…for reasons.
November 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Reposting this…for reasons.