Patricia Aufderheide
@paufder.bsky.social
University Professor, School of Communication, American University; Editor Emerita, In These Times; Author of books about documentary film, Kartemquin Films, the copyright doctrine of fair use and creativity, "political correctness," and more
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When visiting our wolf, coyote, or jackal enclosures, keep in mind that the Greeneville Rule Book actually does say a dog can’t play basketball.
November 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
When visiting our wolf, coyote, or jackal enclosures, keep in mind that the Greeneville Rule Book actually does say a dog can’t play basketball.
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Live your life in such a way that if 20K pages of your files are released and someone builds a database of them, it doesn't crash because too many people want to search it simultaneously.
November 13, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Live your life in such a way that if 20K pages of your files are released and someone builds a database of them, it doesn't crash because too many people want to search it simultaneously.
“The real sex crime here is not supporting our President,” Leavitt told reporters, before vanishing in a puff of foul smoke.
"Trump is a pedophile" email raises questions about whether Trump is a pedophile
"Trump is a pedophile" email raises questions about whether Trump is a pedophile
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With many of Jeffrey Epstein’s documents and emails now available to the public, subtle messages from the disgraced financer like “Donald Trump is a sex criminal I have done sex cri...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:17 AM
“The real sex crime here is not supporting our President,” Leavitt told reporters, before vanishing in a puff of foul smoke.
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Ruh rho
“.. The share of subprime borrowers at least 60 days past due on their auto loans rose to 6.65% in October, the highest in data going back to 1994 ..”
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November 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Ruh rho
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November 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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This object capitulation by Schumer and Jefferies was appalling – – and so unnecessary and humiliating because they were winning the battle for public opinion and have the cards to win and save healthcare. I agree: primary any Dem who supports the failed leadership. Do you?
www.indivisible2026.org
www.indivisible2026.org
Democratic leaders have failed us again. It's time to get new leaders.
After yet another capitulation by Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats, it's clear we need new leadership capable of mounting a serious opposition to Trump's authoritarian regime. We're launching our la...
www.indivisible2026.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
This object capitulation by Schumer and Jefferies was appalling – – and so unnecessary and humiliating because they were winning the battle for public opinion and have the cards to win and save healthcare. I agree: primary any Dem who supports the failed leadership. Do you?
www.indivisible2026.org
www.indivisible2026.org
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I wrote about what it means that the President fell for obvious (and not even very good) satire on "The Dunning Kruger Times" (yes, really).
Trump Falls For Satire From Site Called ‘The Dunning Kruger Times’
Over the weekend, the President of the United States fell for obvious satire from a website literally called "The Dunning Kruger Times." Donald Trump—a man with access to the best, most accurate information on basically any…
Over the weekend, the President of the United States fell for obvious satire from a website literally called "The Dunning Kruger Times." Donald Trump—a man with access to the best, most accurate information on basically any…
Trump Falls For Satire From Site Called ‘The Dunning Kruger Times’
Over the weekend, the President of the United States fell for obvious satire from a website literally called "The Dunning Kruger Times." Donald Trump—a man with access to the best, most accurate information on basically any subject—posted to Truth Social a screenshot claiming that "DOGE halts yearly payments of $2.5 million to Barack Obama for 'royalties linked to Obamacare.' Obama has collected this payment since 2010, for a total of $40 million in taxpayer dollars."
www.techdirt.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I wrote about what it means that the President fell for obvious (and not even very good) satire on "The Dunning Kruger Times" (yes, really).
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A new ruling in Authors Guild v. OpenAI has major implications for copyright law, well beyond artificial intelligence.
This is a guest post by @matthewsag.bsky.social, Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science at Emory University Law School
This is a guest post by @matthewsag.bsky.social, Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science at Emory University Law School
Copyright Winter is Coming (to Wikipedia?)
This is a guest post by Matthew Sag, Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science at Emory University Law School. It was originally posted here, a…
www.authorsalliance.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A new ruling in Authors Guild v. OpenAI has major implications for copyright law, well beyond artificial intelligence.
This is a guest post by @matthewsag.bsky.social, Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science at Emory University Law School
This is a guest post by @matthewsag.bsky.social, Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science at Emory University Law School
Copyright guru Matt Sag @matthewsag.bsky.social on copyright winter: www.authorsalliance.org/2025/11/10/c...
Copyright Winter is Coming (to Wikipedia?)
This is a guest post by Matthew Sag, Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science at Emory University Law School. It was originally posted here, a…
www.authorsalliance.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Copyright guru Matt Sag @matthewsag.bsky.social on copyright winter: www.authorsalliance.org/2025/11/10/c...
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The Democrats have learned their lesson.
by Susan Collins
by Susan Collins
November 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The Democrats have learned their lesson.
by Susan Collins
by Susan Collins
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Donald Trump’s approval rating has tanked and Republican suffered heavy losses in last week’s elections. There’s never been a better time for Senate Democrats to cave on the ACA extension.
November 9, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Donald Trump’s approval rating has tanked and Republican suffered heavy losses in last week’s elections. There’s never been a better time for Senate Democrats to cave on the ACA extension.
How it happens. Making 2008 look like a mere preview.
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I'm Sure There's Nothing to Worry About Now That Mortgage-Backed Securities Are Driving AI
“Commercial-mortgage-backed securities” are helping drive the boom in data center build-outs. It has eerie resonance with the 2008 financial crisis.
gizmodo.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
How it happens. Making 2008 look like a mere preview.
gizmodo.com/im-sure-ther...
gizmodo.com/im-sure-ther...
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Zohran Mamdani campaigned a lot and appears not to hate the voters whose support he's seeking. Here's what other Democrats can learn from his unorthodox strategy.
November 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Zohran Mamdani campaigned a lot and appears not to hate the voters whose support he's seeking. Here's what other Democrats can learn from his unorthodox strategy.
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You can curse daylight saving time, daylight saving, daylight savings, daylight savings time, and/or daylight time.
All are considered acceptable so go off.
All are considered acceptable so go off.
November 2, 2025 at 10:41 AM
You can curse daylight saving time, daylight saving, daylight savings, daylight savings time, and/or daylight time.
All are considered acceptable so go off.
All are considered acceptable so go off.
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For those asking for background - I was in Sudan twice this year and wrote about it
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
November 2, 2025 at 12:07 PM
For those asking for background - I was in Sudan twice this year and wrote about it
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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stellan skarsgård seems like a good dude
October 27, 2025 at 11:48 PM
stellan skarsgård seems like a good dude
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We apologize for the wombats’ no-show on International Wombat Day yesterday. They were on Jury Duty.
October 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
We apologize for the wombats’ no-show on International Wombat Day yesterday. They were on Jury Duty.
Rural Minnesota (my people!) showed up for No Kings. I love the Daily Yonder reporting: dailyyonder.com/rural-minnes...
Rural Minnesotans Join Nationwide ‘No Kings’ Protests | The Daily Yonder
As massive crowds in the downtowns of large cities made national headlines for participating in ‘No Kings’ protests on Saturday, people also took to small
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October 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Rural Minnesota (my people!) showed up for No Kings. I love the Daily Yonder reporting: dailyyonder.com/rural-minnes...
They asked Ai Wei Wei what he really thought of Germany, so he told them. hyperallergic.com/1050197/what...
What I Wish I Had Known About Germany Earlier
A German newspaper commissioned an article from me but then refused to publish it.
hyperallergic.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
They asked Ai Wei Wei what he really thought of Germany, so he told them. hyperallergic.com/1050197/what...
Oh wow, @annaleen.bsky.social wrote an amazing piece on the politics of the review bomb, with a complete history to go with it: flaminghydra.com/rise-of-the-...
Rise of the Review Bomb
In the fall of 2003 the presidential race was heating up, and a new wave of hacktivists was chipping away at incumbent George W. Bush’s online reputation all over the internet. Which is why, if you we...
flaminghydra.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Oh wow, @annaleen.bsky.social wrote an amazing piece on the politics of the review bomb, with a complete history to go with it: flaminghydra.com/rise-of-the-...
Please people please, read the responses.
Not to be THAT dictionary, but…
It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'
It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'
October 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Please people please, read the responses.
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Not to be THAT dictionary, but…
It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'
It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'
October 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Not to be THAT dictionary, but…
It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'
It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'
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Every time I think that surely we've reached rock bottom here a new day dawns
October 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Every time I think that surely we've reached rock bottom here a new day dawns
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America is being run by people whose social media presence would see them getting fired from a part time job stacking shelves.
If you worked at Aldi and posted a video of you pouring shit all over Aldi customers, you wouldn't work at Aldi.
If you worked at Aldi and posted a video of you pouring shit all over Aldi customers, you wouldn't work at Aldi.
October 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
America is being run by people whose social media presence would see them getting fired from a part time job stacking shelves.
If you worked at Aldi and posted a video of you pouring shit all over Aldi customers, you wouldn't work at Aldi.
If you worked at Aldi and posted a video of you pouring shit all over Aldi customers, you wouldn't work at Aldi.