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Travis Kriplean
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Confused human father. Creator of https://consider.it. Phd from @uwcse. Blog at https://traviskriplean.com. Mycophile.
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🚨 There’s a lot of horrific news out of Washington right now—but you might have missed this: Senate Republicans just introduced a plan to sell off 120 million acres of our public lands.

Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵
June 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
TARIFF-O-CLOCK IS HERE!!!!!! LET'S GET LIBERATED!!
April 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Is there anyone putting out itemized, neutrally expressed lists of actions the new regime is taking (and more broadly, newsworthy items from around the world)?

I'm trying to figure out ways of staying informed without going crazy. News aggregators aren't working.
January 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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"Big picture: this is a success story" @jayturner.bsky.social
September 3, 2024 at 10:01 PM
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What this article describes in detail is using algorithms to create a permission structure within which war crimes are normalized & treated as technical decisions
The Israeli army "gave sweeping approval for officers to adopt Lavender’s kill lists, with no requirement to thoroughly check why the machine made those choices...human personnel often served only as a 'rubber stamp' for the machine’s decisions" www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-...
‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
The Israeli army has marked tens of thousands of Gazans as suspects for assassination, using an AI targeting system with little human oversight and a permissive policy for casualties, +972 and Local C...
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April 3, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Here's a little something my 6 year old and I made, if you want a break from *waves hands about*. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysHj...
REN - FIRE (A Reaction Concert!!)
An intimate reaction concert featuring several reactions to Ren's song Fire (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZri14oE4Co). I love how this one turned out. T...
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November 27, 2023 at 5:07 PM
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Thanks for the prompt! A piece on how we may wish to cultivate some animistic practices to foster relational nature connection. traviskriplean.com/speaking-wit...
Speaking With Trees, or the Surprises of Accidental Animism
Reflections an endearing relationship developing between my three year old son Graham and a nearby massive Giant Sequoia Tree AKA “Favorite Favorite Tree”. I’ll describe how his nascent animism ...
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October 26, 2023 at 4:40 PM
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Sharing exercise for today: have you written a piece offering a different perspective on an issue , a piece that you wish got more attention? Post it in this thread.

I’ll start, with the topic of the little understood connection between mental illness and racism on our minds today.
Kenneth Eng Is On The Other Side of Viral Now | PopehatFacebookRSSTwitter
Kenneth Eng is on the other side of viral now, where it's hard to see him. 11 years ago, in 2007, it was easy to see him. He achieved a brief burst of viral infamy for writing a column titled "Why I H...
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October 26, 2023 at 4:21 PM
Since March, I've been charged by the spirit, creativity, and artistry of Ren. I created this Curated Ren Journey for anyone who is interested in exploring Ren's work too. https://traviskriplean.com/moved-by-ren-d3nos
I Have Never Been Moved by Art as Much As I Have By Ren
Wherein I confess to being deeply moved by Ren's masterpiece
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July 25, 2023 at 2:55 AM