Alan Taylor
@southisnorth.bsky.social
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Alan Taylor
@southisnorth.bsky.social
· Feb 6
The Turd Reich.
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It is EXHAUSTING not only being made responsible for coming up with new kinds of assignments for our students; it's also tedious reading op-eds that suggest the core problem is a crisis in teaching. But, as Chris and I lay out here, this isn't a crisis in teaching; it's an attack on learning.
"We envision a resistance that is...a repudiation of the efficiencies that automated algorithmic education falsely promises: a resistance comprising the collective force of small acts of friction."
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
Four Frictions: or, How to Resist AI in Education - Public Books
We are calling for resistance to the AI industry’s ongoing capture of higher education.
www.publicbooks.org
December 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
It is EXHAUSTING not only being made responsible for coming up with new kinds of assignments for our students; it's also tedious reading op-eds that suggest the core problem is a crisis in teaching. But, as Chris and I lay out here, this isn't a crisis in teaching; it's an attack on learning.
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Trump: “Merry Christmas to all, including the Radical Left Scum that is doing everything possible to destroy our Country, but are failing badly. We no longer have Open Borders, Men in Women’s Sports, Transgender for Everyone, or Weak Law Enforcement … “
December 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Trump: “Merry Christmas to all, including the Radical Left Scum that is doing everything possible to destroy our Country, but are failing badly. We no longer have Open Borders, Men in Women’s Sports, Transgender for Everyone, or Weak Law Enforcement … “
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"Like Amazon Prime, but with human beings."
December 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
"Like Amazon Prime, but with human beings."
I have never felt so old.
After calling for peace between Young Thug and Gunna, 21 Savage ignited a broader debate about street codes and whether rap’s old rules still matter.
21 Savage Says 'F*ck the Streets.' The Rap World Isn't So Sure
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December 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I have never felt so old.
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It used to be that the United States would use Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty to transmit truth across the borders of repressive regimes.
Now the work of American reporters, having been censored, is being smuggled across the border to reach Americans.
Now the work of American reporters, having been censored, is being smuggled across the border to reach Americans.
The 60 Minutes piece on the Trump Administration’s torture prison that Bari Weiss doesn’t want you to see has leaked.
December 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
It used to be that the United States would use Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty to transmit truth across the borders of repressive regimes.
Now the work of American reporters, having been censored, is being smuggled across the border to reach Americans.
Now the work of American reporters, having been censored, is being smuggled across the border to reach Americans.
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Breaking: CBS News will be renaming 60 Minutes to “88 Minutes”
December 21, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Breaking: CBS News will be renaming 60 Minutes to “88 Minutes”
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Perhaps we should film a debate between a concentration camp guard and an abandoned toilet over whether CECOT is good. Brought to you by Bank of America.
December 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Perhaps we should film a debate between a concentration camp guard and an abandoned toilet over whether CECOT is good. Brought to you by Bank of America.
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James Talarico: The Bible doesn't mention abortion or gay marriage, but it goes on and on about forgiving debt, liberating the poor, and healing the sick. The closest thing we have to the kingdom of heaven is a multiracial, multicultural democracy where power is truly shared among all people
December 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
James Talarico: The Bible doesn't mention abortion or gay marriage, but it goes on and on about forgiving debt, liberating the poor, and healing the sick. The closest thing we have to the kingdom of heaven is a multiracial, multicultural democracy where power is truly shared among all people
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It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
December 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
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Here's a quilt of Volume 4 of the Epstein document dump. Gives you a 10,000 foot view of the redactions. that's 2,704 docs.
December 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Here's a quilt of Volume 4 of the Epstein document dump. Gives you a 10,000 foot view of the redactions. that's 2,704 docs.
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They’re hiding the job numbers, the second strike video, Jack Smith’s testimony, Donald Trump’s health issues and the Epstein files.
Most “transparent” administration in history my fucking ass.
Most “transparent” administration in history my fucking ass.
December 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
They’re hiding the job numbers, the second strike video, Jack Smith’s testimony, Donald Trump’s health issues and the Epstein files.
Most “transparent” administration in history my fucking ass.
Most “transparent” administration in history my fucking ass.
Let's crush Donald Trump with a billion pound gold bar.
December 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Let's crush Donald Trump with a billion pound gold bar.
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I wonder how she's feeling about her political career. She sold out everything she once valued, debased herself, placed herself on the side of evil, all in a crude grasp at power, and in return, she got shunted to the side & forgotten. Pathetic, richly deserved, but also, wooooof.
Elise Stefanik Drops Out of N.Y. Governor’s Race and Will Leave Congress
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I wonder how she's feeling about her political career. She sold out everything she once valued, debased herself, placed herself on the side of evil, all in a crude grasp at power, and in return, she got shunted to the side & forgotten. Pathetic, richly deserved, but also, wooooof.
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I’m currently outside of the Kennedy Center:
December 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I’m currently outside of the Kennedy Center:
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The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.
December 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.
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"Has feminism failed women brought to you by bank of america" is my MKULTRA sleeper agent activation phrase
December 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"Has feminism failed women brought to you by bank of america" is my MKULTRA sleeper agent activation phrase
The Republican god king is a man who wears makeup and is obsessed with ballrooms.
December 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The Republican god king is a man who wears makeup and is obsessed with ballrooms.
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Toad woke up. “Drat!” he said. “This house is a mess. I have so much work to do.”
Frog looked through the window. “Toad, you are right,” said Frog. “It is a mess.”
Toad pulled the covers over his head.
Frog looked through the window. “Toad, you are right,” said Frog. “It is a mess.”
Toad pulled the covers over his head.
December 16, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Toad woke up. “Drat!” he said. “This house is a mess. I have so much work to do.”
Frog looked through the window. “Toad, you are right,” said Frog. “It is a mess.”
Toad pulled the covers over his head.
Frog looked through the window. “Toad, you are right,” said Frog. “It is a mess.”
Toad pulled the covers over his head.
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Propping Trump up in front of some uniformed troops and like Jenny McCarthy for some reason to sign the Prosperity And Excellence Act, which mandates that vehicular homicide is legal and retroactively awards him an Emmy and a Stanley Cup. He starts talking about how Bette Midler "really went down."
December 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Propping Trump up in front of some uniformed troops and like Jenny McCarthy for some reason to sign the Prosperity And Excellence Act, which mandates that vehicular homicide is legal and retroactively awards him an Emmy and a Stanley Cup. He starts talking about how Bette Midler "really went down."
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One of the victims of the antisemitic massacre in Australia was a Holocaust survivor. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Holocaust survivor, London-born rabbi and 10-year-old girl among victims of Bondi beach terror attack
At least 16 people including one of the alleged gunmen died at the shooting in Sydney on Sunday, aged between 10 and 87
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
One of the victims of the antisemitic massacre in Australia was a Holocaust survivor. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
How can a cake be "cozy"? And how are "cozy" and "zingy" opposed characteristics? How is this bundt cake, made in the same form as other bundt cakes, any taller? Are tall cakes cozier? I'm looking forward to your response, NYT! I'll curl up in my zingy blanket and wait to hear back from you!
This tall and tender Bundt cake pulls off the trick of being cozy and zingy at the same time. It’s festive with a cranberry icing and classic with a dusting of powdered sugar.
Cranberry Spice Bundt Cake Recipe
This tall and tender Bundt cake pulls off the trick of being cozy and zingy at the same time It gets its soft crumb from yogurt (although you could use sour cream or buttermilk) and its pop from puckery fresh cranberries and a mix of cardamom, coriander and ginger It’s festive with a cranberry icing and classic with a dusting of powdered sugar
nyti.ms
December 15, 2025 at 1:23 AM
How can a cake be "cozy"? And how are "cozy" and "zingy" opposed characteristics? How is this bundt cake, made in the same form as other bundt cakes, any taller? Are tall cakes cozier? I'm looking forward to your response, NYT! I'll curl up in my zingy blanket and wait to hear back from you!
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How do you write an entire piece about the bystander without ever naming him?
His name is Ahmed el Ahmed. Is that the problem for you all?
His name is Ahmed el Ahmed. Is that the problem for you all?
December 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
How do you write an entire piece about the bystander without ever naming him?
His name is Ahmed el Ahmed. Is that the problem for you all?
His name is Ahmed el Ahmed. Is that the problem for you all?