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Published: May 17, 2026 15:12

You might not think it of me, but I would accept a position on a Papal "AI" commission— w/ *This* pope— in a heartbeat. The chance to influence a potential papal decree, or maybe even a Vatican Council? Shit yeah I'm in that room, talking "AI," healthcare,…

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Published: May 16, 2026 15:41

Okay yeah this is pretty funny [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: May 16, 2026 14:19

When are people finally going to put this man in the garbage [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: May 16, 2026 05:08

I just found out that Dr Robert Almeder passed away, last month, and I am honestly a bit stricken. …

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Published: May 16, 2026 03:55

I check citations when i do peer review, but I'm mainly checking what's missing and making sure the citations i know are referenced correctly; sometimes In These Times i will go that extra mile & check for bullshitted up cites. But that Is extra. That work…

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Published: May 15, 2026 15:33

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Published: May 15, 2026 15:10

"it is i, Lottie, the Curse Of Millhaven…"

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Published: May 15, 2026 15:00

FUCK i'm so tired [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: May 15, 2026 14:55

They actively teach him how to do it 🥹 [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: May 15, 2026 14:46

The Mayo fucking clinic. Some days I really do hate everyrhing about our current technosocial paradigm [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: May 15, 2026 14:11

This alt text is so good y'all [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: May 15, 2026 06:00

RFK Jr is a cautionary tale about the dangers of using a magical wish to bring all of tom waits' bullshitting interludes to life in the body of one man and then giving that haintful tulpic egregore a cabinet position

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Published: May 15, 2026 05:44

Just scrolled by an anti-AI story from the Washington fucking Times so i'm really going to need Democrats to get on-message and start claiming that "AI==higher cost of living + lower quality of life + billionaire greed + consent violation" space, really…

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Published: May 15, 2026 05:13

Yes, and also: the checks on these things need to be more than just one person— maybe a person using an "AI" based "AI" detector— checking whether a citation is completely bullshit or just slightly messed up in a way that absolutely can and does happen. …

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Published: May 14, 2026 22:55

Lots of people have warned that the US right-wing is trying every tool at their disposal to restrict bodily autonomy, including bringing back the Comstock Act. Well here is exactly such an attempt, from the SCOTUS bench. And please remember/realise that…

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Published: May 14, 2026 20:19

Congratulations to @kellysue.bsky.social and @davidlopez.me, @mattfraction.bsky.social and @jorgejimenezart.bsky.social, @kierongillen.bsky.social and @casparw.bsky.social, @gwillow.me, and all of this year's Eisner nominees!

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Published: May 14, 2026 18:14

Once again: For authoritarians, "Fraud" is just "whatever is being done by people we don't like." That's all. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: May 14, 2026 17:03

Obsession looks like it could do really fun and interesting things in a similar vein to Companion, and I'm also glad to see Inde Navarrette doing more things since Superman & Lois.

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Published: May 13, 2026 15:58

"It can't rain all the time."

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Published: May 13, 2026 15:51

I need more encouraging news than this.

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Published: May 13, 2026 15:20

Well. Fuck. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: May 13, 2026 14:44

Someone looking for international children's rights experts to discuss the practice and implications of "forced Germanization." [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: May 13, 2026 14:06

…are people out here seriously not using alt text on the pictures of Stevie Wonder they're posting to wish Stevie Wonder happy birthday?

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Published: May 13, 2026 14:01

Hell that's life [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: May 13, 2026 05:20

Between Margo's Got Money Troubles, the Daredevil season w/ Punisher chasher, & this Orphan Black rewatch, i could use something a bit more lighthearted/kind in my diet. Bob's Burgers is back, so that's something, but also almost done rewatching Futurama.…

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Published: May 13, 2026 05:13

@ncaaup.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: May 13, 2026 03:52

DC fam, please keep an eye out [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: May 12, 2026 20:39

This works in getting the public to care about, e.g., academic research as well. Build community with the audience and a perspective of shared concerns, and people lock in better than with abstract discussion of data, funding lines, results, etc. …

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Published: May 12, 2026 20:09

@sarahgailey.bsky.social is one of those authors where their acknowledgements are like aftercare and you should always read them when you're done with the book.

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Published: May 12, 2026 17:58

Considering that I'm about to go to our local small bookstore to pick up our pre-ordered Gailey books Today (@marthawells.com and @annleckie.com too), this is very good to know. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: May 12, 2026 16:22

[Me crying and feeling Big Emotions watching Orphan Black s02e10]: 🥹 Tatiyana Maslany and Kathryn Alexandre are really good actors 😭

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Published: May 12, 2026 14:57

Charlotte City Council is holding a meeting on a similar move, soon, as well: https://www.wbtv.com/2026/05/12/charlotte-city-council-votes-hold-public-meeting-data-center-moratorium/ If you're local, get involved. [contains quote post or other embedded…

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Published: May 12, 2026 04:52

You can reach out to your city council people and talk to them about the things you're concerned about, even starting with the ones whose positions already resonate with yours. You can just do it.

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Published: May 12, 2026 03:04

I genuinely don't understand spending the *Extra* time and money on replacing perfectly accurate, professional captioning with "AI" transcriptions which drastically miss crucial but perhaps Idiosyncratic phrases and elements of dialogue. Like… Who profits…

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Published: May 11, 2026 23:45

Hey Sam? John? Just… Just say the n-word out loud and get it over with, okay? You know you want to. I can practically see your tongue against your teeth every fucking day, now. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: May 11, 2026 16:21

Yeah kids don't want this paradigm of "AI," y'all. They think it sucks. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: May 11, 2026 15:10

Every so often I get "Ha Ha Ha" by The Julie Ruin randomly stuck in my head. So here it is. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: May 11, 2026 15:01

First computer I ever used was a DOS IBM terminal that had 640KB of memory and could play every game i ever wanted. My current system has 16GB of memory and is being strained by the continual resource calls of word processing and spreadsheet software. …

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Published: May 11, 2026 14:50

Am entire government run by people who a) believe their own hype about how good they are at b) selling propaganda c) to other people who think they're immune to propaganda. This kind of circle jerk would be hilarious if it didn't have such deadly and…

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Published: May 11, 2026 13:50

Went bed exhausted and somehow slept worse than the night before. This anxiety shit is seriously not doing me any favors.

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Published: May 11, 2026 13:24

Trying to figure out how i can be simultaneously nostalgic for IRC & driven to a seething disgust by slack & discord. Is it just that they're… too fancy? i want them to stop trying so hard?? Because i gotta yell you, back in the day, a dedicated server &…

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Published: May 11, 2026 02:11

This part right here. Heed the people you claim to be worried about or allies of who actually LIVE in these places. If those people don't think it's helpful to try to emulate the lightning in a bottle that was the HB2 boycotts in NC, then maybe listen to…

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Published: May 11, 2026 01:21

"This situation demands… 11." — Alison Hendrix, regardless of the situation.

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Published: May 10, 2026 21:55

Y'all there's roughly 2 decades of writing on why cramming more data into the data chute isn't going to get *any* "AI," let alone LLM/Spicy Autocomplete/Bullshit Engine "AI" to understand anything at all let alone morals & ethical values. Relational…

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Published: May 10, 2026 18:33

With the death of AHA and Bubly Bounce, it's looking like Target now has the only caffeinated seltzer out there without sweeteners, and frankly that's a market failure if I ever heard one.

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Published: May 10, 2026 18:00

So… I guess this needs to be said out loud for some reason? Don't send Amazon live video of your tits.

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Published: May 10, 2026 17:45

When I was an adjunct, the end of the semester would be time for #NeverGradeAlone: an anonymized liveblogging of the wildest, most hair-pulling-est shit I was seeing from my students. Nowadays, doing that in public feels unequal to say the least. But holy…