RI DaSēr K
@sotreu.blacksky.app
"clever, knowing, jaded"
man dem wicked, but mi wickeda dan dem.
he/xē/they
man dem wicked, but mi wickeda dan dem.
he/xē/they
Nazi Youth Party.
Happening now: Texas leaders announcing a rollout of a statewide program to put TPUSA chapters in high schools and colleges across the state. Gov. Abbott adds that schools that stand in the way should be reported to the Texas Education Agency.
December 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Nazi Youth Party.
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WHEW, there's a LOT of short essays about the university of michigan/los alamos national laboratory data center from people in ann arbor and ypsilanti in today's michigan daily
Community letters on the Ypsi data center
In late 2024, the University of Michigan, in partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory, announced the development of a new data center in Ypsilanti Township. The project has become controversial...
www.michigandaily.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
WHEW, there's a LOT of short essays about the university of michigan/los alamos national laboratory data center from people in ann arbor and ypsilanti in today's michigan daily
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🚨NEW INQUIRY!
Imagine sharing your private fantasies with what you believe is a bot that cannot judge or remember. Just that, on the other side, is a man in a one-room home in Nairobi, pretending to be an AI companion.
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
Imagine sharing your private fantasies with what you believe is a bot that cannot judge or remember. Just that, on the other side, is a man in a one-room home in Nairobi, pretending to be an AI companion.
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
The Emotional Labor Behind AI Intimacy, by Michael Geoffrey Asia.
Imagine confiding your most private fantasies to what you believe is an unfeeling algorithm that cannot judge or remember. Now imagine that on the other side of that conversation is a man sitting in a...
data-workers.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🚨NEW INQUIRY!
Imagine sharing your private fantasies with what you believe is a bot that cannot judge or remember. Just that, on the other side, is a man in a one-room home in Nairobi, pretending to be an AI companion.
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
Imagine sharing your private fantasies with what you believe is a bot that cannot judge or remember. Just that, on the other side, is a man in a one-room home in Nairobi, pretending to be an AI companion.
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
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Omg. The pain that Charles experienced with no medication while also being enslaved and expected to work with starvation level nutritiob must have been unbearable.
The fact that they included it in the ad, and that they still saw him as "property" that they wanted returned is diabolical.
The fact that they included it in the ad, and that they still saw him as "property" that they wanted returned is diabolical.
The Black Panther Party learned that sickle cell anemia was a neglected genetic disease affecting mostly people of African descent. Although disease had been known since 1910, it attracted little govt attention and even less funding.
So the Panthers set up a screening program. #BlackSky #Disability
So the Panthers set up a screening program. #BlackSky #Disability
December 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Omg. The pain that Charles experienced with no medication while also being enslaved and expected to work with starvation level nutritiob must have been unbearable.
The fact that they included it in the ad, and that they still saw him as "property" that they wanted returned is diabolical.
The fact that they included it in the ad, and that they still saw him as "property" that they wanted returned is diabolical.
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This was more than two decades before Western biomedicine coined the name "Sickle Cell" but long after Africans knew the symptoms of the disease.
December 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This was more than two decades before Western biomedicine coined the name "Sickle Cell" but long after Africans knew the symptoms of the disease.
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During Twitter's most recent conversation about eugenics (specifically about sickle cell), I came across this blog featuring one of the few early 19th century descriptions of sickle cell (in English). It's a runaway slave ad. #BlackDisabilityPolitics sicklesense.wordpress.com/2015/05/08/a...
December 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
During Twitter's most recent conversation about eugenics (specifically about sickle cell), I came across this blog featuring one of the few early 19th century descriptions of sickle cell (in English). It's a runaway slave ad. #BlackDisabilityPolitics sicklesense.wordpress.com/2015/05/08/a...
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Men hate losing to women. HATE.
Why the fuck are there separate men's and women's divisions for a video game
December 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Men hate losing to women. HATE.
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“I want the world to see our suffering & help us.”
In Gaza, the lives of people with disabilities are marked by daily struggles that go beyond physical limitations: loss of mobility, access to medicines, safe shelter & basic dignity, reports Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi in a new dispatch from Palestine.
In Gaza, the lives of people with disabilities are marked by daily struggles that go beyond physical limitations: loss of mobility, access to medicines, safe shelter & basic dignity, reports Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi in a new dispatch from Palestine.
The hidden struggles of people with disabilities in Gaza
Israel’s genocide has been cruel to disabled people, whose disabilities have been exacerbated by inadequate access to food and medicine
prismreports.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
“I want the world to see our suffering & help us.”
In Gaza, the lives of people with disabilities are marked by daily struggles that go beyond physical limitations: loss of mobility, access to medicines, safe shelter & basic dignity, reports Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi in a new dispatch from Palestine.
In Gaza, the lives of people with disabilities are marked by daily struggles that go beyond physical limitations: loss of mobility, access to medicines, safe shelter & basic dignity, reports Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi in a new dispatch from Palestine.
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My colleague points out here that possibly one in seven requests to our library now may be assisted by LLMs.
When those point to fictional documents, that's a huge staff time drain. There's often no quick way to check if an undigitized primary source doc exists beyond physically pulling some boxes.
When those point to fictional documents, that's a huge staff time drain. There's often no quick way to check if an undigitized primary source doc exists beyond physically pulling some boxes.
December 9, 2025 at 2:06 AM
My colleague points out here that possibly one in seven requests to our library now may be assisted by LLMs.
When those point to fictional documents, that's a huge staff time drain. There's often no quick way to check if an undigitized primary source doc exists beyond physically pulling some boxes.
When those point to fictional documents, that's a huge staff time drain. There's often no quick way to check if an undigitized primary source doc exists beyond physically pulling some boxes.
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I knew it. Things I used to buy but haven't in a while usually drop in price, and the things I get every time just get more pricey.
In May, Human Rights Watch released a report showing how gig platforms use opaque algorithms to erode workers' wages.
Now a new investigation finds Instacart is running AI price experiments: charging different people different prices for the *same* groceries, sometimes by more than 23%.
Read this:
Now a new investigation finds Instacart is running AI price experiments: charging different people different prices for the *same* groceries, sometimes by more than 23%.
Read this:
Same Cart, Different Price: Instacart’s Price Experiments Cost Families at Checkout - Groundwork Collaborative
groundworkcollaborative.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I knew it. Things I used to buy but haven't in a while usually drop in price, and the things I get every time just get more pricey.
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In investor materials, Instacart describes its pricing tests: shoppers "are not aware that they're in an experiment," with these price tweaks creating "an orthogonal array of data points that changes the game."
Amazing work from Groundwork Collaborative, Consumer Reports, and More Perfect Union.
Amazing work from Groundwork Collaborative, Consumer Reports, and More Perfect Union.
December 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
In investor materials, Instacart describes its pricing tests: shoppers "are not aware that they're in an experiment," with these price tweaks creating "an orthogonal array of data points that changes the game."
Amazing work from Groundwork Collaborative, Consumer Reports, and More Perfect Union.
Amazing work from Groundwork Collaborative, Consumer Reports, and More Perfect Union.
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In May, Human Rights Watch released a report showing how gig platforms use opaque algorithms to erode workers' wages.
Now a new investigation finds Instacart is running AI price experiments: charging different people different prices for the *same* groceries, sometimes by more than 23%.
Read this:
Now a new investigation finds Instacart is running AI price experiments: charging different people different prices for the *same* groceries, sometimes by more than 23%.
Read this:
Same Cart, Different Price: Instacart’s Price Experiments Cost Families at Checkout - Groundwork Collaborative
groundworkcollaborative.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
In May, Human Rights Watch released a report showing how gig platforms use opaque algorithms to erode workers' wages.
Now a new investigation finds Instacart is running AI price experiments: charging different people different prices for the *same* groceries, sometimes by more than 23%.
Read this:
Now a new investigation finds Instacart is running AI price experiments: charging different people different prices for the *same* groceries, sometimes by more than 23%.
Read this:
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The Groundings Podcast, S3 E5: "The Anti-Black Pinnings of Ableism" feat. Dustin Gibson
Audio: groundings.simplecast.com/episodes/abl...
Transcript: groundings.simplecast.com/episodes/abl...
#IntroDisabilityJustice #BlackDisabilityPolitics #DisabilityJustice
Audio: groundings.simplecast.com/episodes/abl...
Transcript: groundings.simplecast.com/episodes/abl...
#IntroDisabilityJustice #BlackDisabilityPolitics #DisabilityJustice
December 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The Groundings Podcast, S3 E5: "The Anti-Black Pinnings of Ableism" feat. Dustin Gibson
Audio: groundings.simplecast.com/episodes/abl...
Transcript: groundings.simplecast.com/episodes/abl...
#IntroDisabilityJustice #BlackDisabilityPolitics #DisabilityJustice
Audio: groundings.simplecast.com/episodes/abl...
Transcript: groundings.simplecast.com/episodes/abl...
#IntroDisabilityJustice #BlackDisabilityPolitics #DisabilityJustice
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Developing young talent.
December 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Developing young talent.
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#PuertoRico #Vieques (small island off the big island of Puerto Rico used by the Navy as target practice for decades. Populace has much higher than normal cancer & other disease rates.)
3,002 days & counting since #HurricaneMaria Still no hospital but the base was just reopened.
3,002 days & counting since #HurricaneMaria Still no hospital but the base was just reopened.
December 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
#PuertoRico #Vieques (small island off the big island of Puerto Rico used by the Navy as target practice for decades. Populace has much higher than normal cancer & other disease rates.)
3,002 days & counting since #HurricaneMaria Still no hospital but the base was just reopened.
3,002 days & counting since #HurricaneMaria Still no hospital but the base was just reopened.
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Love to see the Sedgwick County Zoo putting out a good explainer on why GenAI slop videos of animals are a problem & how to identify them! It’s succinct, easy to read, and doesn’t shame people for not knowing better. A+ useful link to share with family and friends.
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
The Reality of AI Animal Content – Sedgwick County Zoo
If you spend any time on social media, you’ve probably seen them – bears bouncing on trampolines, apes caught on doorbell cameras, or “rescued” wild animals acting in ways that seem too good to be…
scz.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Love to see the Sedgwick County Zoo putting out a good explainer on why GenAI slop videos of animals are a problem & how to identify them! It’s succinct, easy to read, and doesn’t shame people for not knowing better. A+ useful link to share with family and friends.
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
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🦘 Unconstitutional changes of government keep shaking Africa—military coups, leaders clinging to power, and constitutional manipulation all on the rise.
theconversation.com/africas-powe...
#Politics
theconversation.com/africas-powe...
#Politics
Africa’s power grabs are rising – the AU’s mixed response is making things worse
Constitutional manipulations have been a major trigger for military interventions in sub-Saharan Africa.
theconversation.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
🦘 Unconstitutional changes of government keep shaking Africa—military coups, leaders clinging to power, and constitutional manipulation all on the rise.
theconversation.com/africas-powe...
#Politics
theconversation.com/africas-powe...
#Politics
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DRC President Tshisekedi alleges Rwanda has violated newly signed accord as M23 reportedly advances towards Uvira.
DRC accuses Rwanda of peace deal violations as M23 advances in the east
DRC President Tshisekedi alleges Rwanda has violated newly signed accord as M23 reportedly advances towards Uvira.
bit.ly
December 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
DRC President Tshisekedi alleges Rwanda has violated newly signed accord as M23 reportedly advances towards Uvira.
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RSF’s control of the Heglig oilfield means government has lost the most important oil facility in the country.
What’s changed in Sudan after the Rapid Support Forces’ control of Heglig?
RSF’s control of the Heglig oilfield means government has lost the most important oil facility in the country.
bit.ly
December 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
RSF’s control of the Heglig oilfield means government has lost the most important oil facility in the country.
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Don't look now, but the Saudi-UAE proxy war in a war in Yemen is heating up.
Separatists claim broad control of southern Yemen
Yemen’s main southern separatist group claimed broad control across the south of the country on Monday, including in the port city of Aden which has served as the base of the Saudi-backed, internation...
www.reuters.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Don't look now, but the Saudi-UAE proxy war in a war in Yemen is heating up.
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"What More"
#NativeWriter
40 new patrons at $25/month get daily vignettes of life on the alpine desert (Taos) Reservation where Aji lives *&* cover all her household bills. Today is a good day to subscribe.
#NativeWriter
40 new patrons at $25/month get daily vignettes of life on the alpine desert (Taos) Reservation where Aji lives *&* cover all her household bills. Today is a good day to subscribe.
December 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
"What More"
#NativeWriter
40 new patrons at $25/month get daily vignettes of life on the alpine desert (Taos) Reservation where Aji lives *&* cover all her household bills. Today is a good day to subscribe.
#NativeWriter
40 new patrons at $25/month get daily vignettes of life on the alpine desert (Taos) Reservation where Aji lives *&* cover all her household bills. Today is a good day to subscribe.
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Your madness is never incognito because where it's not safe to disclose that you're mad, you're suffering from having to withhold being yourself.
December 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Your madness is never incognito because where it's not safe to disclose that you're mad, you're suffering from having to withhold being yourself.
Me, having recently figured out I've got some form of ARFID. 🫠
Figuring out how to get food in my body again? Today too, lord?
December 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Me, having recently figured out I've got some form of ARFID. 🫠
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Harriet Tubman was [made] disabled—
meaning an enslaver hit her on the head with a pipe when she was a teenager so she suffered migraines, fainting, and visions (or 'hallucinations') for the rest of her life.
Which makes what she did that much more remarkable.
meaning an enslaver hit her on the head with a pipe when she was a teenager so she suffered migraines, fainting, and visions (or 'hallucinations') for the rest of her life.
Which makes what she did that much more remarkable.
Harriet Tubman’s Disability and Why it Matters
In Harriet Tubman's version of freedom, Black women were liberators and a disabled Black woman sat at the center of democracy.
msmagazine.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Harriet Tubman was [made] disabled—
meaning an enslaver hit her on the head with a pipe when she was a teenager so she suffered migraines, fainting, and visions (or 'hallucinations') for the rest of her life.
Which makes what she did that much more remarkable.
meaning an enslaver hit her on the head with a pipe when she was a teenager so she suffered migraines, fainting, and visions (or 'hallucinations') for the rest of her life.
Which makes what she did that much more remarkable.