Stephanie Surach
@stephaniesurach.bsky.social
Librarian in higher ed. Concerned citizen. Milwaukee now. Jersey City always.
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At least 30 people have died in ICE custody in less than a year under the current administration. With the massive increase in detainments, conditions inside ICE detention facilities will only get worse, leading to even more deaths.
December 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
At least 30 people have died in ICE custody in less than a year under the current administration. With the massive increase in detainments, conditions inside ICE detention facilities will only get worse, leading to even more deaths.
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Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan's trial on federal charge began with prosecutors seeking to make the case that she knew what was at stake when she directed an immigrant to a courtroom's private door while immigrations agents were in the courthouse, reports @apnews.com.
Dugan trial begins with prosecutors making their case against the Milwaukee judge
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Prosecutors played audio recordings on Dec. 15 as they tried to show jurors that a Wisconsin judge knew what was at stake earlier in 2025 when she ...
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December 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan's trial on federal charge began with prosecutors seeking to make the case that she knew what was at stake when she directed an immigrant to a courtroom's private door while immigrations agents were in the courthouse, reports @apnews.com.
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Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 @uwmilwaukee.bsky.social professor and Mapping Racism and Resistance director Derek Handley describes the different ways Milwaukee's Black community has been historically targeted when seeking for places to live.
Derek Handley on racial covenants harming Black Milwaukeeans
Derek Handley on the ways Milwaukee's Black community has been historically targeted.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 @uwmilwaukee.bsky.social professor and Mapping Racism and Resistance director Derek Handley describes the different ways Milwaukee's Black community has been historically targeted when seeking for places to live.
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New! We worked with the Public Interest Research Group to test a bunch of LLM-driven toys ahead of the Christmas. That sexual talking teddy bear wasn't a one-off; it turns out disturbing behavior is deeply built into these toys across the board.
AI toys for kids talk about sex and issue Chinese Communist Party talking points, tests show
New research from Public Interest Research Group and tests conducted by NBC News found that a wide range of AI toys have loose guardrails.
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December 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
New! We worked with the Public Interest Research Group to test a bunch of LLM-driven toys ahead of the Christmas. That sexual talking teddy bear wasn't a one-off; it turns out disturbing behavior is deeply built into these toys across the board.
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A group of former federal leaders, many of whom served during the Biden administration, is launching a new organization to improve government operations and services. buff.ly/XCCxn7j
December 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
A group of former federal leaders, many of whom served during the Biden administration, is launching a new organization to improve government operations and services. buff.ly/XCCxn7j
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Weird situation. AI adoption in the work world is stagnating, while higher-ed institutions are rushing to embrace it so that students will be prepared for…the work world?
“we estimate employment-weighted share of Americans using AI at work has fallen by a percentage point & now sits at 11%. Adoption has fallen sharply at the largest businesses, those employing +250 people. 3 yrs into the genAI wave, demand looks surprisingly flimsy” www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
www.economist.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Weird situation. AI adoption in the work world is stagnating, while higher-ed institutions are rushing to embrace it so that students will be prepared for…the work world?
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new: people across Wisconsin are increasingly standing up to AI data centers. at the old Foxconn site, citizens are thankful for Microsoft, but they said no to a new Microsoft data center 20 miles away. worries range from a loss of open land to meager tax payments www.cnbc.com/2025/11/25/m...
Why rural Wisconsin is blocking the AI data center boom: 'Horses are skittish'
Tech giants are increasingly facing community backlash as they select places to build mammoth AI data centers.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
new: people across Wisconsin are increasingly standing up to AI data centers. at the old Foxconn site, citizens are thankful for Microsoft, but they said no to a new Microsoft data center 20 miles away. worries range from a loss of open land to meager tax payments www.cnbc.com/2025/11/25/m...
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The thing about using AI is that once you learn about how not great it is (for the environment, for artists, for your brain, etc.), you can just stop using it. No shame. Just be done with it.
November 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The thing about using AI is that once you learn about how not great it is (for the environment, for artists, for your brain, etc.), you can just stop using it. No shame. Just be done with it.
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I hope folks realize that between Trump, Kushner, Hegseth, Witkoff, Noem, RFK, Jr., Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard, this country is almost entirely undefended.
Q: Have you heard this audio that Bloomberg has of Witkoff coaching the Russians on how to appeal to you?
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I hope folks realize that between Trump, Kushner, Hegseth, Witkoff, Noem, RFK, Jr., Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard, this country is almost entirely undefended.
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Former Waukesha County prosecutor and judge Brad Schimel has been appointed as the interim US Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, a position he secured in just 2.5 weeks.
'I'm going to work hard': Brad Schimel takes interim US Attorney role for Eastern District of Wisconsin
Former Waukesha County prosecutor and judge Brad Schimel has been appointed as the interim US Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, a position he secured in just 2.5 weeks.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Former Waukesha County prosecutor and judge Brad Schimel has been appointed as the interim US Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, a position he secured in just 2.5 weeks.
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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FACT CHECK: Donald Trump is lying, again.
November 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
FACT CHECK: Donald Trump is lying, again.
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JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
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ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
October 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
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Frank Sinatra on what it means to be an American in 1945
October 14, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Frank Sinatra on what it means to be an American in 1945
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It’s 2028. Everyone on the Bucks roster is an Antetokounmpo.
Report: Bucks signing third Antetokounmpo brother, Alex reut.rs/4n949PL
Report: Bucks signing third Antetokounmpo brother, Alex
The Milwaukee Bucks are signing forward Alex Antetokounmpo to a two-way contract, ESPN reported on Monday.
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October 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
It’s 2028. Everyone on the Bucks roster is an Antetokounmpo.
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Rick Scott was forced to resign as CEO of the hospital company he is referencing here, and pay a then record breaking $1.7 billion fine to settle a Medicare fraud scam.
Why would the GOP or cable have him on as a voice for delivery of affordable health care?
Why would the GOP or cable have him on as a voice for delivery of affordable health care?
October 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Rick Scott was forced to resign as CEO of the hospital company he is referencing here, and pay a then record breaking $1.7 billion fine to settle a Medicare fraud scam.
Why would the GOP or cable have him on as a voice for delivery of affordable health care?
Why would the GOP or cable have him on as a voice for delivery of affordable health care?
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He uses this framing a lot. His boss clearly loves it. It also works for him because, in his own way, he is the minoritized Other in that little power cabal — he isn’t really one of them. He does this to show *his* gratitude which I suspect they demand frequently.
But also such a smarmy so and so.
But also such a smarmy so and so.
Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.
October 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
He uses this framing a lot. His boss clearly loves it. It also works for him because, in his own way, he is the minoritized Other in that little power cabal — he isn’t really one of them. He does this to show *his* gratitude which I suspect they demand frequently.
But also such a smarmy so and so.
But also such a smarmy so and so.
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If you live in these states, your ACA premiums are about to jump:
SD - Up 235% LA - Up 150% WV - Up 387% WY - Up 382% TN - Up 320% MS - Up 314% AK - Up 346%
Republicans are fighting to make sure this happens to their own constituents.
SD - Up 235% LA - Up 150% WV - Up 387% WY - Up 382% TN - Up 320% MS - Up 314% AK - Up 346%
Republicans are fighting to make sure this happens to their own constituents.
September 30, 2025 at 10:34 PM
If you live in these states, your ACA premiums are about to jump:
SD - Up 235% LA - Up 150% WV - Up 387% WY - Up 382% TN - Up 320% MS - Up 314% AK - Up 346%
Republicans are fighting to make sure this happens to their own constituents.
SD - Up 235% LA - Up 150% WV - Up 387% WY - Up 382% TN - Up 320% MS - Up 314% AK - Up 346%
Republicans are fighting to make sure this happens to their own constituents.
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BREAKING: WE WON!!!
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Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
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Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – #261 in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-10685) – CourtListener.com
Judge William G. Young: ORDER entered. FINDINGS OF FACT AND RULINGS OF LAW, PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 52(A)(Sonnenberg, Elizabeth) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/30/2025: # 1 Main Document) (J...
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September 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
BREAKING: WE WON!!!
💥 💥 💥
Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
💥 💥 💥
Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
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the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!
September 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!
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I somewhat expected other departments to follow suit as shutdown time draws closer, but I'm not seeing that yet.
September 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I somewhat expected other departments to follow suit as shutdown time draws closer, but I'm not seeing that yet.
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A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.
September 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.
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Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
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JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
September 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...