Merisesher
@merisesher.bsky.social
Culture, tennis and perfume loving, autistic, dance stimming through life. Building a museum bit by bit. There will be typos and whole missed words.
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Merisesher
@merisesher.bsky.social
· Jan 21
There’s work to do. It’s not the boasty, noisy type of work but the quiet, purposeful work. It’s time.
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As we learn more and more about the costs associated with GenAI, I continue to wonder how institutions and their leadership decide that yes, incorporating anything OpenAI produces into the lives of educators and students is worth the harms.
"In an internal memo from September, CEO Sam Altman said that OpenAI’s “audacious long-term goal is to build 250 gigawatts of capacity by 2033.” If Altman achieves this goal, OpenAI will need almost exactly as much electricity as India’s 1.5 billion people"
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
The Ecological Cost of AI Is Much Higher Than You Think - Truthdig
As the demands of AI grow, each generation of microchips requires more energy, minerals and water to produce, driving a ruinous cycle.
www.truthdig.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
As we learn more and more about the costs associated with GenAI, I continue to wonder how institutions and their leadership decide that yes, incorporating anything OpenAI produces into the lives of educators and students is worth the harms.
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I'm not sure if others have noticed this, but interesting that one of the Prescott criticisms of the BBC is based on those of the 'History Reclaimed' group, which is also associated with the 'Restore Trust' group's attacks on & so far unsuccessful attempts to take control of the National Trust. 1/3
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I'm not sure if others have noticed this, but interesting that one of the Prescott criticisms of the BBC is based on those of the 'History Reclaimed' group, which is also associated with the 'Restore Trust' group's attacks on & so far unsuccessful attempts to take control of the National Trust. 1/3
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So many of you asked if would be possible to view the full panels from our extraordinary Vision & Justice Now convening. Voila’! These conversations are SO rich. One every couple of days will get your thinking in high gear.
@the14thcenter.bsky.social
www.visionandjusticenow.com/panels
@the14thcenter.bsky.social
www.visionandjusticenow.com/panels
Vision & Justice Now: Panels
Explore the two-day agenda for Vision & Justice Now, co-organized by Sarah Lewis and Sherrilyn Ifill, featuring presentations, conversations, and performances. Engage with pressing topics from citizen...
www.visionandjusticenow.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
So many of you asked if would be possible to view the full panels from our extraordinary Vision & Justice Now convening. Voila’! These conversations are SO rich. One every couple of days will get your thinking in high gear.
@the14thcenter.bsky.social
www.visionandjusticenow.com/panels
@the14thcenter.bsky.social
www.visionandjusticenow.com/panels
The article below is about US politics. But those of us in the #UK watching a #Labour government behave in the same way may want to take note of what @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is saying. I wholeheartedly agree. #Politics
appreciating how this cluster of bad actors—“official Nazis, the Nazi-adjacent and people who just think that Nazi iconography is tough”—was so directly, cuttingly summed up by @tressiemcphd.bsky.social (gift link)
Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The article below is about US politics. But those of us in the #UK watching a #Labour government behave in the same way may want to take note of what @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is saying. I wholeheartedly agree. #Politics
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Also it's ~wild~ to see a topic you've written a whole book on, have cited mostly women and PoC authors, and yet a whole multi-thousand newsletter post only cites ... other substack bros.
If academics wrote books like substack bros.
“If you’ve been with me for a while you know that I like to go DEEP into a topic. That’s just who I am. Well this new book goes extra hard & I’ve written 90k words on my fave subject. But bear with me, folks, it’s gonna be a wild ride, so buckle up.”
“If you’ve been with me for a while you know that I like to go DEEP into a topic. That’s just who I am. Well this new book goes extra hard & I’ve written 90k words on my fave subject. But bear with me, folks, it’s gonna be a wild ride, so buckle up.”
August 26, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Also it's ~wild~ to see a topic you've written a whole book on, have cited mostly women and PoC authors, and yet a whole multi-thousand newsletter post only cites ... other substack bros.
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Not sure there’s anything scarier than the idea of a military with an effectively limitless budget that is no longer bound by the law.
October 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Not sure there’s anything scarier than the idea of a military with an effectively limitless budget that is no longer bound by the law.
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Bodleian Library, Sassoon Visiting Fellowship in South Asian and Black History for the 2026-2027 academic year.
It's a great scheme, with a deadline of 28 November 2025. Check it and Bodley's other visiting fellowships out here.
It's a great scheme, with a deadline of 28 November 2025. Check it and Bodley's other visiting fellowships out here.
Bodleian Visiting Fellowships in Special Collections
www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Bodleian Library, Sassoon Visiting Fellowship in South Asian and Black History for the 2026-2027 academic year.
It's a great scheme, with a deadline of 28 November 2025. Check it and Bodley's other visiting fellowships out here.
It's a great scheme, with a deadline of 28 November 2025. Check it and Bodley's other visiting fellowships out here.
This time is unique but this situation for the African diaspora is same as it ever was.
being a Black person in the current political climate means watching your every step carefully and ensuring your every interaction with others is exemplar of the 'good Black person' as anything you do is not just a reflection of you as a person but a representation of "your kind"
October 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
This time is unique but this situation for the African diaspora is same as it ever was.
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How can autistic people recover from short-turn autistic burnout? @mx-joyner.bsky.social has very specific, tried-and-true strategies that might help you or your autistic loved one, at TPGA (and yes this includes kids and adults with high support needs).
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/10/we-g...
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/10/we-g...
We. Get. Tired! Recovering From Situational Autistic Burnout — THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
Parents need to know that autistic kids get TIRED. We autistics need rest, more frequently and in greater durations than non-autistic people.
thinkingautismguide.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
How can autistic people recover from short-turn autistic burnout? @mx-joyner.bsky.social has very specific, tried-and-true strategies that might help you or your autistic loved one, at TPGA (and yes this includes kids and adults with high support needs).
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/10/we-g...
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/10/we-g...
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@404media.co reported on how the UN started making AI refugees some months back. www.404media.co/the-un-made-...
October 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
@404media.co reported on how the UN started making AI refugees some months back. www.404media.co/the-un-made-...
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My dad used to say this, so I have it on a post it note in my office.
"May luck find you working."
"May luck find you working."
October 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
My dad used to say this, so I have it on a post it note in my office.
"May luck find you working."
"May luck find you working."
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I get the sense that lurking just beneath the surface of all these AI boosters is a seething resentment of anyone who does anything creative
October 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I get the sense that lurking just beneath the surface of all these AI boosters is a seething resentment of anyone who does anything creative
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Telling people who are against plundering the environment, theft, plagiarism and labor exploitation that they are doing this complaining because they haven't "invested" in using tools based on such exploitation is quite ridiculous isn't it?
October 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Telling people who are against plundering the environment, theft, plagiarism and labor exploitation that they are doing this complaining because they haven't "invested" in using tools based on such exploitation is quite ridiculous isn't it?
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Did they just invent telephone party lines.
October 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Did they just invent telephone party lines.
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allistics: if you can talk to a person who is
-on the phone
-wearing sunglasses
-in another room
-sitting behind you when you're driving
-in a dressing room
-in a bathroom stall
-in a darkened theater
-texting or scrolling
-blind
then you know eyeball contact is NOT essential for communication!
-on the phone
-wearing sunglasses
-in another room
-sitting behind you when you're driving
-in a dressing room
-in a bathroom stall
-in a darkened theater
-texting or scrolling
-blind
then you know eyeball contact is NOT essential for communication!
October 11, 2025 at 11:33 PM
allistics: if you can talk to a person who is
-on the phone
-wearing sunglasses
-in another room
-sitting behind you when you're driving
-in a dressing room
-in a bathroom stall
-in a darkened theater
-texting or scrolling
-blind
then you know eyeball contact is NOT essential for communication!
-on the phone
-wearing sunglasses
-in another room
-sitting behind you when you're driving
-in a dressing room
-in a bathroom stall
-in a darkened theater
-texting or scrolling
-blind
then you know eyeball contact is NOT essential for communication!
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A Black child’s meltdown is seen as aggression 😕
A white child’s meltdown is seen as a cry for help 🙂↔️
This double standard costs lives, opportunities, and dignity.
Listen to Black autistic voices.
Believe our experiences ♾️
A white child’s meltdown is seen as a cry for help 🙂↔️
This double standard costs lives, opportunities, and dignity.
Listen to Black autistic voices.
Believe our experiences ♾️
October 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A Black child’s meltdown is seen as aggression 😕
A white child’s meltdown is seen as a cry for help 🙂↔️
This double standard costs lives, opportunities, and dignity.
Listen to Black autistic voices.
Believe our experiences ♾️
A white child’s meltdown is seen as a cry for help 🙂↔️
This double standard costs lives, opportunities, and dignity.
Listen to Black autistic voices.
Believe our experiences ♾️
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It's been archived here
archive.ph/LQ7K0
archive.ph/LQ7K0
archive.ph
October 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
It's been archived here
archive.ph/LQ7K0
archive.ph/LQ7K0
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Hey #London! I shall be with you soon--and there will be a fab event (with drinks reception) at Kings: please register and join me!
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-i...
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-i...
The Intermediaries: A Weimar Story | King's College London
Author and historian Brandy Schillace joins Queer@King’s and the Centre for the Humanities and Health for a talk about her latest book, The Intermediaries: A Weimar Story.
www.kcl.ac.uk
October 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Hey #London! I shall be with you soon--and there will be a fab event (with drinks reception) at Kings: please register and join me!
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-i...
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-i...
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Are yall ever just sitting around and out of the blue you remember — again — that all of this is because of ONE Black President?!!
Just the one!!
Just the one!!
October 4, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Are yall ever just sitting around and out of the blue you remember — again — that all of this is because of ONE Black President?!!
Just the one!!
Just the one!!
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History repeats.
October 4, 2025 at 6:54 AM
History repeats.
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Something I noticed is that people either want to ‘fix’ ‘Pity’ or overlook autistic people entirely
October 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Something I noticed is that people either want to ‘fix’ ‘Pity’ or overlook autistic people entirely
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It finally happened. Someone I know personally was detained by ICE while showing up for their schedules TPS check-in. Found myself scrambling to find a legal resource for their family. Luckily I was able to find one here in Chicago. Donate to them if you can.
immigrantjustice.org/for-immigran...
immigrantjustice.org/for-immigran...
Legal Services for Detained Immigrants - National Immigrant Justice Center
The Detention Project provides legal orientation and representation to immigrant adults who are held by the Department of Homeland Security/Immigration and Customs Enforcement in immigration detention...
immigrantjustice.org
September 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
It finally happened. Someone I know personally was detained by ICE while showing up for their schedules TPS check-in. Found myself scrambling to find a legal resource for their family. Luckily I was able to find one here in Chicago. Donate to them if you can.
immigrantjustice.org/for-immigran...
immigrantjustice.org/for-immigran...