David D
@patadave.bsky.social
Academic librarian in Fla. Abderitic https://www.daviddavisson.com/ In 2024 researching Gothic Literature, my kidney, Frankenstein in all its manifestations, and men on US television in the mid-1970s. In 2025 - doomscrolling.
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again, if you are on this stupid platform, it is time to leave it, especially if, say, you publish a very successful newsletter about the persecution of minority communities that the people who run the platform are actively persecuting
The Substack app apparently push alert promoted a Nazi newsletter to several users. Users have complained about it on Substack Notes but the company hasn’t responded. Generally push alert promos are for content a user is likely to interact with
July 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
again, if you are on this stupid platform, it is time to leave it, especially if, say, you publish a very successful newsletter about the persecution of minority communities that the people who run the platform are actively persecuting
@videotroph.bsky.social here's for your collection of hallu-citations - www.damiencharlotin.com/hallucinatio... "documents where the use of AI, whether established or merely alleged, is addressed in more than a passing reference by the court or tribunal."
AI Hallucination Cases Database – Damien Charlotin
Database tracking legal cases where generative AI produced hallucinated citations submitted in court filings.
www.damiencharlotin.com
June 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
@videotroph.bsky.social here's for your collection of hallu-citations - www.damiencharlotin.com/hallucinatio... "documents where the use of AI, whether established or merely alleged, is addressed in more than a passing reference by the court or tribunal."
Am I missing something? Why is it bad to allow librarians to remove materials from the library? To remove items from the collection that the patrons want, but that an individual librarian finds distasteful, is unethical but I don't see how that can be a 1st amendment issue.
everything means the opposite for these people. freedom
means your freedom to obey. the first amendment means their freedom to tell you what you can read and think.
means your freedom to obey. the first amendment means their freedom to tell you what you can read and think.
En banc Fifth Circuit overrules decades of precedent and holds that there is no First Amendment right to receive information in a public library.
May 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Am I missing something? Why is it bad to allow librarians to remove materials from the library? To remove items from the collection that the patrons want, but that an individual librarian finds distasteful, is unethical but I don't see how that can be a 1st amendment issue.
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Friends, there;s no good way to give you this news (and I still so much watt to believe it's a terrible nightmare: but it's not.) Briefly: gone now, untimely, unexpectedly, and already so very much missed: @peter.petermorwood.com www.tumblr.com/dduane/78306...
May 9, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Friends, there;s no good way to give you this news (and I still so much watt to believe it's a terrible nightmare: but it's not.) Briefly: gone now, untimely, unexpectedly, and already so very much missed: @peter.petermorwood.com www.tumblr.com/dduane/78306...
last night having a drink at the hotel bar while at #acrl2025 and the bartender says it's a quiet night, turns out librarians really ARE quiet, he jokes. who are the rowdiest conference types, I ask. He pauses and thinks for a moment before answering - cheer moms.
April 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
last night having a drink at the hotel bar while at #acrl2025 and the bartender says it's a quiet night, turns out librarians really ARE quiet, he jokes. who are the rowdiest conference types, I ask. He pauses and thinks for a moment before answering - cheer moms.
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So. Well. This is news so enormous it's ungraspable: I am SFWA's 41st Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master. I don't know what to say. In lieu of brains-match-mouth coherence, here's a press release. I am overwhelmed.
Shock. Joy. And O. MY. GOD.
Sometimes news is so enormous I just don't know what to do with it, even—especially—when it's fabulous. I am overwhelmed.
nicolagriffith.com
April 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
So. Well. This is news so enormous it's ungraspable: I am SFWA's 41st Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master. I don't know what to say. In lieu of brains-match-mouth coherence, here's a press release. I am overwhelmed.
Everyone's wrapped up in the incompetence of signalgate, but I can't stop thinking about the destruction of an apartment complex, and all the people in it, to target one person. Isn't targeting civilians a war crime?
March 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Everyone's wrapped up in the incompetence of signalgate, but I can't stop thinking about the destruction of an apartment complex, and all the people in it, to target one person. Isn't targeting civilians a war crime?
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You use the officials USGovt secure channels to hide communications from bad actors. You use Signal to hide communications from the USGovt.
As I explain here, security isn't even the biggest part of the Signal Scandal. This is to keep actions secret from the US government. It's how to do crimes, bribes and more. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/signa...
SignalGate Is Bad; But OPSEC Isn’t Even the Worst Part Of It
I haven’t had time to comment on the Jeff Goldberg story about...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
You use the officials USGovt secure channels to hide communications from bad actors. You use Signal to hide communications from the USGovt.
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Virtually every Cybertruck — those freaky Tesla vehicles made to look like aggression incarnate – has been recalled, because, literally, they come unglued. What a metaphor for this regime: a weak vehicle trying to look tough, a victim of its own cheapness, an ugly toy falling apart.
Coming Unglued: Week Eight of the Stupid Coup (and the Stalwart Resistance)
Spring is here and so is authoritarianism, and I recommend your serious attention to both. We may be at this resistance business for a while, so take care of yourself so you can keep taking care of hu...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
March 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Virtually every Cybertruck — those freaky Tesla vehicles made to look like aggression incarnate – has been recalled, because, literally, they come unglued. What a metaphor for this regime: a weak vehicle trying to look tough, a victim of its own cheapness, an ugly toy falling apart.
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Chart of cumulative protests reported from Jan 22 - Feb 28, 2017 vs 2025:
March 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Chart of cumulative protests reported from Jan 22 - Feb 28, 2017 vs 2025:
Local protests out near city hall last night.
‘All hail the traitor’: Outside Tampa City Hall, protesters continue rallying against President Trump [PHOTOS]
www.cltampa.com/tampa/all-ha...
www.cltampa.com/tampa/all-ha...
‘All hail the traitor’: Outside Tampa City Hall, protesters continue rallying against President Trump [PHOTOS]
In the hours leading up to the president's Tuesday night address to a joint session of congress, protesters were once again on Tampa streets to call for change and to hold signs calling Donald Trump "...
www.cltampa.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Local protests out near city hall last night.
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Every year, we honor the best & whitest in the world of Caucasity. This year's nominees span the globe, including a Caucasian kangaroo from Australia, Mexico's Gulf of White Tears & America's Dumbest Oligarchs, Grifters & Embezzlers (DOGE)
Find out who won the only award that is NOT considered DEI
Find out who won the only award that is NOT considered DEI
The 2025 Wypipo Awards
For those who felt attacked, ostracized or marginalized during Black History Month, we honor the standouts who are making the world a whiter place.
dlvr.it
March 4, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Every year, we honor the best & whitest in the world of Caucasity. This year's nominees span the globe, including a Caucasian kangaroo from Australia, Mexico's Gulf of White Tears & America's Dumbest Oligarchs, Grifters & Embezzlers (DOGE)
Find out who won the only award that is NOT considered DEI
Find out who won the only award that is NOT considered DEI
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It took a lot longer than I'd hoped, but I've finally made the move away from Substack and set up shop on Ghost instead.
The newish and improvedish CAMPAIGN TRAILS:
campaign-trails.ghost.io/post-to-the-...
The newish and improvedish CAMPAIGN TRAILS:
campaign-trails.ghost.io/post-to-the-...
Post to the Ghost
I'm delighted to announce that, at long last, I've finally managed to move CAMPAIGN TRAILS away from Substack over to its new home at Ghost.
This move has been a long time coming. More than a year ag...
campaign-trails.ghost.io
March 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It took a lot longer than I'd hoped, but I've finally made the move away from Substack and set up shop on Ghost instead.
The newish and improvedish CAMPAIGN TRAILS:
campaign-trails.ghost.io/post-to-the-...
The newish and improvedish CAMPAIGN TRAILS:
campaign-trails.ghost.io/post-to-the-...
more anecdata - yet another professor I spoke with has moved to all writing assignments done in class on bluebooks.
March 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
more anecdata - yet another professor I spoke with has moved to all writing assignments done in class on bluebooks.
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18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
Not a single Democrat should appear in the audience. Instead, hold town halls in every district describing the harm that is being done.
If you were in Congress, what would you do for the State of the Union? What do you think Dems should do?
March 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Not a single Democrat should appear in the audience. Instead, hold town halls in every district describing the harm that is being done.
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None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.
February 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.
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You are loved. Y'all ain't magically disappearing. I got you, and so do millions and millions like me.
February 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
You are loved. Y'all ain't magically disappearing. I got you, and so do millions and millions like me.
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Octopuses are incredibly intelligent, known for their surprising behaviors—like striking fish! Scientists believe this could be for dominance, hunting coordination, or reclaiming food. Their world remains full of mysteries.
Video credit: Fritz Mihelcic
#Octopus #MarineBiology #OceanLife #SeaLife
Video credit: Fritz Mihelcic
#Octopus #MarineBiology #OceanLife #SeaLife
February 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Octopuses are incredibly intelligent, known for their surprising behaviors—like striking fish! Scientists believe this could be for dominance, hunting coordination, or reclaiming food. Their world remains full of mysteries.
Video credit: Fritz Mihelcic
#Octopus #MarineBiology #OceanLife #SeaLife
Video credit: Fritz Mihelcic
#Octopus #MarineBiology #OceanLife #SeaLife
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To understand this moment in American politics you have to accept that a significant portion of white Americans (regardless of political affiliation) hates Black people being free more than they love themselves or their children.
February 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
To understand this moment in American politics you have to accept that a significant portion of white Americans (regardless of political affiliation) hates Black people being free more than they love themselves or their children.
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"You’ll note that all three of these Black women, while under intense pressure and scrutiny not just from the white-supremacist forces that now run this country but also from their own bosses, still gave opportunities to young, untested nonwhite voices."
The Value of Joy
By canceling Joy Reid’s cable news show, MSNBC has not only silenced a brilliant host: It’s silenced the next Black voice you haven’t yet heard.
www.thenation.com
February 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
"You’ll note that all three of these Black women, while under intense pressure and scrutiny not just from the white-supremacist forces that now run this country but also from their own bosses, still gave opportunities to young, untested nonwhite voices."
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Just bums me out when I get an update from someone I admire saying, "Great news! I'm going to Substack!"
I mean, why. I get that some people joined a few years ago and are now trapped. But why join Substack now when there are way better alternatives?
I mean, why. I get that some people joined a few years ago and are now trapped. But why join Substack now when there are way better alternatives?
February 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Just bums me out when I get an update from someone I admire saying, "Great news! I'm going to Substack!"
I mean, why. I get that some people joined a few years ago and are now trapped. But why join Substack now when there are way better alternatives?
I mean, why. I get that some people joined a few years ago and are now trapped. But why join Substack now when there are way better alternatives?
with all the firings, is anyone keeping track of how many are black, women, registered democrats, and other typically non-maga demographics? I suspect it's disproportionate
Of the Chiefs of Staff, vice chiefs of staff, and judge advocates general of the three branches, Trump fired all the women and Black people.
February 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
with all the firings, is anyone keeping track of how many are black, women, registered democrats, and other typically non-maga demographics? I suspect it's disproportionate
Ugh. I have some grim foreboding about Monday. It's a notable nzi anniversary. encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/t...
February 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Ugh. I have some grim foreboding about Monday. It's a notable nzi anniversary. encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/t...