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Media orgs are confused and upset about last nights Democratic wins.
I don’t recall a “questions remain” after Trump or GOP wins.
I don’t recall a “questions remain” after Trump or GOP wins.
November 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Media orgs are confused and upset about last nights Democratic wins.
I don’t recall a “questions remain” after Trump or GOP wins.
I don’t recall a “questions remain” after Trump or GOP wins.
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After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats have broken the Republican Party’s supermajority in the Mississippi Senate.
Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
buff.ly/nTvLlFI
Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
buff.ly/nTvLlFI
Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:33 AM
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats have broken the Republican Party’s supermajority in the Mississippi Senate.
Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
buff.ly/nTvLlFI
Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
buff.ly/nTvLlFI
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We're joined this week by Dr. Chris Gilliard (@hypervisible.bsky.social), Co-Director of the Critical Internet Studies Institute to talk about what generative AI means for surveillance, and how this technology disproportionately harms marginalised groups:
politechs.dev/episodes/ai-...
politechs.dev/episodes/ai-...
Politechs Episode 4 - Surveillance
Josh, Ray, and Dr. Chris Gilliard talk about surveillance.
politechs.dev
August 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
We're joined this week by Dr. Chris Gilliard (@hypervisible.bsky.social), Co-Director of the Critical Internet Studies Institute to talk about what generative AI means for surveillance, and how this technology disproportionately harms marginalised groups:
politechs.dev/episodes/ai-...
politechs.dev/episodes/ai-...
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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I've been tracking ads for learning aps for a couple of months now, and this claim that AI can help kids learn at super speed is one of the most prevalent and troubling claims. 1/
August 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I've been tracking ads for learning aps for a couple of months now, and this claim that AI can help kids learn at super speed is one of the most prevalent and troubling claims. 1/
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My students, who attend a working-class rust-belt college, openly talk abt how much they hate AI & are afraid of its consequences. I wonder how much of the oft-reported student enthusiasm for the tech is the merely result of the NYT’s Ivy League bias
August 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
My students, who attend a working-class rust-belt college, openly talk abt how much they hate AI & are afraid of its consequences. I wonder how much of the oft-reported student enthusiasm for the tech is the merely result of the NYT’s Ivy League bias
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A big difference between Republicans and Democrats is that Republicans understand the science of political communication. Republicans dictate the topics/terms of debate while Dems (and the left) usually burn energy in constant response.
Thiel and Co call this mimetics, Lakoff calls it framing.
Thiel and Co call this mimetics, Lakoff calls it framing.
August 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A big difference between Republicans and Democrats is that Republicans understand the science of political communication. Republicans dictate the topics/terms of debate while Dems (and the left) usually burn energy in constant response.
Thiel and Co call this mimetics, Lakoff calls it framing.
Thiel and Co call this mimetics, Lakoff calls it framing.
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What I’ve come to understand about generative AI is that it is ultimately a tool for the redistribution of mediocrity.
March 27, 2025 at 2:02 AM
What I’ve come to understand about generative AI is that it is ultimately a tool for the redistribution of mediocrity.
The most exciting time of the year!
After multiple failed attempts, the conch was blown at 10:37. The 2025 Barkley Marathons begins in one hour. #BM100.
March 19, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The most exciting time of the year!
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"The halftime show was boring."
Look, you may not be familiar with the genius of Kendrick Lamar and couldn't quite hear the lyrics and don't know the backstory and the symbolism went over your head, but trust me when I say you'll want to read an analysis of it and rewatch. A true masterpiece.
Look, you may not be familiar with the genius of Kendrick Lamar and couldn't quite hear the lyrics and don't know the backstory and the symbolism went over your head, but trust me when I say you'll want to read an analysis of it and rewatch. A true masterpiece.
February 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"The halftime show was boring."
Look, you may not be familiar with the genius of Kendrick Lamar and couldn't quite hear the lyrics and don't know the backstory and the symbolism went over your head, but trust me when I say you'll want to read an analysis of it and rewatch. A true masterpiece.
Look, you may not be familiar with the genius of Kendrick Lamar and couldn't quite hear the lyrics and don't know the backstory and the symbolism went over your head, but trust me when I say you'll want to read an analysis of it and rewatch. A true masterpiece.
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This organized crime we call a country.
February 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
This organized crime we call a country.
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It’s all really terrifying. It’s okay to cry. Here is some beauty. Assign yourself the task of taking one photo of something beautiful every day. The world is still so beautiful.
February 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It’s all really terrifying. It’s okay to cry. Here is some beauty. Assign yourself the task of taking one photo of something beautiful every day. The world is still so beautiful.
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Indivisible/MoveOn/WFP also promoted this protest at Treasury on Tuesday at 5 p.m., organized by what appears to be a new group supporting federal workers www.instagram.com/p/DFl2CETtrSy/
February 3, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Indivisible/MoveOn/WFP also promoted this protest at Treasury on Tuesday at 5 p.m., organized by what appears to be a new group supporting federal workers www.instagram.com/p/DFl2CETtrSy/
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Come see us. We will talk together about how to love each other and the Earth.
February 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Come see us. We will talk together about how to love each other and the Earth.
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I actually wish the media would stop using "DEI" and "diversity hiring" and just get to the essence of the thing and ask:
"Are you saying that this crash was caused by desegregating the races?"
And see what happens.
"Are you saying that this crash was caused by desegregating the races?"
And see what happens.
REPORTER: Are you saying this crash was somehow was the result of diversity hiring?
TRUMP: It just could have been
TRUMP: It just could have been
January 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I actually wish the media would stop using "DEI" and "diversity hiring" and just get to the essence of the thing and ask:
"Are you saying that this crash was caused by desegregating the races?"
And see what happens.
"Are you saying that this crash was caused by desegregating the races?"
And see what happens.
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I think it's sometimes hard for people on the Left to understand that, for many on the Right, cheating isn't the antithesis of merit, it's a meritorious way of getting ahead. 1/
January 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I think it's sometimes hard for people on the Left to understand that, for many on the Right, cheating isn't the antithesis of merit, it's a meritorious way of getting ahead. 1/
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We need to take care of one another. Nothing will stop them except for a unified refusal to comply. We will all die eventually from his policies, some of us much faster than others. The Palisades burned just like AltaDena. We are one nation. And if we don’t act like it, they will take everything.
January 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
We need to take care of one another. Nothing will stop them except for a unified refusal to comply. We will all die eventually from his policies, some of us much faster than others. The Palisades burned just like AltaDena. We are one nation. And if we don’t act like it, they will take everything.
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NEW: Chicago is bracing for raids, as Trump & his team promised to prioritize deportation in a city that once defied him.
But immigrants rights organizers there have also worked on a vast network of policy & community protections. Great dive on how they plan the hold the line:
But immigrants rights organizers there have also worked on a vast network of policy & community protections. Great dive on how they plan the hold the line:
How Chicago’s Immigrant Rights Groups Plan to Hold the Line on Sanctuary Policies
As Trump threatens Chicago, organizers are bracing for raids but also hopeful that a vast suite of local protections and community trainings can limit the scale of deportations.
boltsmag.org
January 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
NEW: Chicago is bracing for raids, as Trump & his team promised to prioritize deportation in a city that once defied him.
But immigrants rights organizers there have also worked on a vast network of policy & community protections. Great dive on how they plan the hold the line:
But immigrants rights organizers there have also worked on a vast network of policy & community protections. Great dive on how they plan the hold the line:
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Like so many of you, my friend @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social and I have been having a conversation about this country’s future.
Now we’re turning our dialogue into a book featuring poems and essays from Marlon James, Alexander Chee, Ashley C. Ford, Chase Strangio, Imani Perry and more!
Now we’re turning our dialogue into a book featuring poems and essays from Marlon James, Alexander Chee, Ashley C. Ford, Chase Strangio, Imani Perry and more!
January 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Like so many of you, my friend @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social and I have been having a conversation about this country’s future.
Now we’re turning our dialogue into a book featuring poems and essays from Marlon James, Alexander Chee, Ashley C. Ford, Chase Strangio, Imani Perry and more!
Now we’re turning our dialogue into a book featuring poems and essays from Marlon James, Alexander Chee, Ashley C. Ford, Chase Strangio, Imani Perry and more!
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Despite patriarchy's persistence, growing numbers of men believe they have it worse off than women. And, new research shows this "male victimhood" ideology is most common among men who aren't facing hardship. Which means what they're really feeling is status loss. 1/
www.psypost.org/male-victimh...
www.psypost.org/male-victimh...
Male victimhood ideology driven by perceived status loss, not economic hardship, among Korean men
Research published in Sex Roles suggests that male victimhood ideology among South Korean men is driven more by perceived socioeconomic status decline rather than objective economic hardship.
www.psypost.org
January 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Despite patriarchy's persistence, growing numbers of men believe they have it worse off than women. And, new research shows this "male victimhood" ideology is most common among men who aren't facing hardship. Which means what they're really feeling is status loss. 1/
www.psypost.org/male-victimh...
www.psypost.org/male-victimh...
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For more on how the myth of meritocracy fuels both oligarchy and fascism, see:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697130...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697130...
Holding It Together by Jessica Calarco: 9780593538128 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Other countries have social safety nets. The U.S. has women. Holding It Together chronicles the causes and dire consequences. America runs on women—women who are tasked with holding society...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
January 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
For more on how the myth of meritocracy fuels both oligarchy and fascism, see:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697130...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697130...