Reposted by Alexander CheeJacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 1hIn 1974, Cornell lecturer Lin Farley began recognizing a pattern in the experiences women shared in her Women and Work course: women were being pushed out of jobs by men’s sexual behavior. Farley coined the term, “sexual harassment.” 2243102
Reposted by Alexander CheeEmily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 9hZach Bryan came out saying FREE PALESTINE in the first show at Gillette Stadium since Ed Sheeran and Robert Kraft silenced Macklemore, AND he played a new, still unreleased anti-AI song and some of y’all are still sleeping on the liberatory potential of Americana 1463694
Reposted by Alexander CheeMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 7h~Approximately no one in the general public knows because the leaders of the R1 research universities - whose budgets, programs, & personnel are entirely or significantly dependent on federal funding - have been totally absent from the public square in explaining & collectively protesting this. 14357126
Reposted by Alexander CheeLisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 10h"This is not models going rogue. This is gross incompetence & negligence by a particular company, which actually they could be held criminally liable for." @timnitgebru.blacksky.app cuts to the AI chase. 3389127
Reposted by Alexander CheeLe Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 12hEbola death toll in DRC passes 4,000, as health workers are fighting to get paidlemonde.frEbola death toll in DRC passes 4,000, as health workers are fighting to get paid8,300 cases have been recorded since the outbreak was declared in eastern Congo on May 15. 35905540
Reposted by Alexander CheePrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 12h"The plaintiffs are suing to restore visitation rights and ask a court to force the county to disgorge the hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits it has made from video calls." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...nytimes.comFamilies of Inmates Fight Against Jails That Profit From Visits 316454
Reposted by Alexander Cheegamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 11hThis is bumming me out. This 28-year-old woman who had devoted her life to studying and preventing the spread of pathogens is dead from a split-second accident. It was, it is confirmed, Yersinia pestis. By the way, there are roughly 6 cases of bubonic plague in the U.S. a year. 46512
Reposted by Alexander CheeJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 10hCivil war in Ethiopi bubbling up again. Deathtoll hard to verify--but probat least 600 k, last half decade or so. Imperial fuckery in that land--Soviet, then U.S., up to the recent present--runs deep. This isn't separate from you. Read my pal @annneumann.bsky.social harpers.org/archive/2023...harpers.orgFalling Like Leaves, by Ann NeumannThe war in Ethiopia and its crimes against civilians 28022
Reposted by Alexander CheeDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 7hI don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science: For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.nytimes.comNational Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants. 9909462
Reposted by Alexander CheeChad Loder @chadloder.dev · 12hICE builds more prisons because the goal is explicitly to warehouse surplus labor, criminalize poverty, and assert total control over all of society. When Stephen Miller claims there are 25, 30, or even 50 million "illegal immigrants" in the US, he's betting on how many of us he'll need to imprison 12810261
Reposted by Alexander CheeDiedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 10hMy beautiful sister everyone 291173109
Reposted by Alexander CheeMo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 10hI would advise people not to talk to USA Today for any reason, about anything ever, based on this thread. It's bad enough that the whole profession is circling the drain, but for a remaining publication to feed interviews into a slopifier without telling sources? When it's about SA? I just.. 🌋 0362121
Reposted by Alexander Chees. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 13hYeah this feels SUPER unethical I would never share recordings or notes with anyone other than my editor or a fact checker?! 333244
Reposted by Alexander CheeBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 15hEveryone involved in this process — including the Palantir employees — have to be investigated and probably go to jail. 22091062900
Reposted by Alexander Chee🎃 Killy Witches 👻 @tillybridges.bsky.social · 19hshe had to hide and be stealth, it’s never mentioned the character is trans but there’s something truly magic in knowing that the next time i rewatch TNG, i will see her there and i will know that someone like me helped make the show that ignited my lifelong love of Star Trek 😭 101109266
Reposted by Alexander CheeDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 19hChicago Pope from the top rope! 331053
Reposted by Alexander CheeJared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 19hMichael Tracey published what he said was the ID of the "Jane Doe" in the Cornell case. Then he took it down, claiming he just wanted to make a point and didn't want to see harm to the person he named. What he hasn't admitted is that he mistook info on a sketchy site for official NY court records. 1063119649
Reposted by Alexander Cheederek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 20hNeiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas. Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵 9855521545
Reposted by Alexander CheeCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 21hThe industry being run by Zuck, Musk, and Sam Altman (3 guys who have never made shit and either bought or stole their way in) with backing from Trump and the GOP. Are you really trying to sell me that this isn't a house of cards scam? Are you that gullible? 929739
Reposted by Alexander CheeCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 21hThis time guys! This is the thing Musk makes that won't be the scam! He's finally gonna make something real! Cmon man 531316
Reposted by Alexander CheeCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 21hThat's funny because I feel the same way about smart and well-intentioned people falling for a scam being perpetrated by Silicon Valley guys who have done nothing but run scams that made them rich after the tech press told everyone that these guys were geniuses. 2066594
Reposted by Alexander CheeMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 20hCalling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants. 279156204642
Reposted by Alexander CheeBrian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 20hNo two words send AI industry advocates into fits of rage more than "stochastic parrots." The question is: Why? Why do they get so worked up over this particular critical framework time and time again? I sat down with @emilymbender.bsky.social, one of the coauthors of the original paper, to discussbloodinthemachine.comThe two words the AI industry hates more than anythingI talk with computational linguist Emily M. Bender, co-author of the influential 2021 “stochastic parrots” paper, about why AI industry leaders can’t stop seething over the term. 13418113
Reposted by Alexander CheeGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 21hThis is a better epilogue to my January story about the private equity firm profiting off of ICE's cruelest flights than I could have ever possibly hoped for. CHICAGO: You went to the mat and protected (at a minimum!) thousands of immigrants from torture. Take a bow. prospect.org/2026/10/02/i...prospect.orgThe City That Brought Down an ICE Airline - The American ProspectIn Chicago, progressive alderpeople held up a contract until a private equity firm was forced to dispatch Omni Air International, protecting thousands of immigrants from deportation. 172022703
Reposted by Alexander Cheegains @gains-skeets.bsky.social · 22hSure man. Argue with the pope on Twitter 571096117
Reposted by Alexander CheeMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse. 19459082702
Reposted by Alexander Cheejamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23hnot that you should expect anything more than rank idiocy from this pair of racists, but the idea that whiteness means a "high trust" society of "social cohesion" is some of the stupidest shit i have ever heard. these people live in a fantasy land that you could dispel by simply opening a book.talkingpointsmemo.comChris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a ThingTo the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in... 24759861113
Reposted by Alexander CheeMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Palantir shifting from hiring only "Ivy or Ivy-equivalent" degrees to hiring only out of high school is an admission that "training" and "talent" were never factors at all. They were looking for packaging & prestige, and now they're looking for ignorance & impressionability. 461436341
Reposted by Alexander CheeBrigid Alverson @brigidalverson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I think it is crucial for the health of the Democratic party that the entire consultant class from previous administrations, including and especially Clinton, be told to go home and stop bothering people. They are wrong about everything and have been holding the party back for decades. 151317226
Reposted by Alexander CheeDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I appreciate @zhonggg.bsky.social and @rjnskl.bsky.social for bringing Kelvin Waves into the vernacular. It's a concept that even those in Earth and environmental sciences (besides physical oceanographers) struggle to grasp, but everyone should be exposed to real scientific explanations.nytimes.comSee How El Niño Is Washing Ashore in California (Gift Article)An enormous pulse of wave energy will soon reach Southern California and continue north, raising sea levels by half a foot and increasing threats from swells and tides. 113042
Reposted by Alexander CheeHari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Chat what is internalized racism 712015
Reposted by Alexander CheeVajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 02/10/2026they should make this season of true detective 514928
Reposted by Alexander CheeMina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Eh I think it’s a pretty accurate mirror for how much of society thinks about violence and SA against women 552625252
Reposted by Alexander CheeKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A federal judge has ruled that Roger Rogoff, the judicially appointed U.S. attorney in Seattle, has been illegally fired by the Trump admin and must be provisionally reinstated by the Justice Department.washingtonpost.comTrump illegally fired Seattle’s U.S. attorney, judge rulesThe ruling is the latest in a string of decisions finding that the administration bent federal law to keep loyalists in key prosecutorial posts. 473238952
Reposted by Alexander CheeJosh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Has everyone seen this??? I had not and I loved it! 1422947
Reposted by Alexander CheePrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 02/10/2026We've raised $9424 since I started on my goal to raise $40,000 for REBUILD. Thank you. It's my birthday month. Please support and share if you can. www.mightycause.com/story/Rebuil...mightycause.comSupport REBUILD 2025: Free Therapy on MightycauseREBUILD provides FREE therapy for justice-involved and formerly incarcerated people of color. 15845
Reposted by Alexander CheeWendy Xu @wendyxu.bsky.social · 02/10/2026i liked this lady's online recipes. today i find out she's a literal war profiteer who makes bombs and posting recipes was her side thing. all that nice cookware in her kitchen is bought w literal blood money i'm gagged 828265
Reposted by Alexander CheeElizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Good www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...nytimes.comHochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell CaseGov. Kathy Hochul appointed the New York State attorney general to investigate allegations by a former Cornell University student that several men sexually assaulted her. 630145
Reposted by Alexander CheePrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026New: Jasmine Crockett was offering government relations & lobbying services on a campaign-funded website. It was taken down after Zeteo reached out. Experts say they’d never seen something like this before. Rules bar members from lobbying and from using campaign funds for non-campaign purposes.zeteo.comJasmine Crockett Offered Lobbying Services on Her Campaign-Funded Website – While in OfficeThe offering was removed after Zeteo contacted the Texas Democratic congresswoman’s office. 1181261276
Reposted by Alexander CheeKevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Legal folks, how is this "defying Democrats" and not "illegally misappropriating funds"? 683005697
Reposted by Alexander CheeIan Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026In a small kidney cancer trial, nine people received an experimental vaccine tailored to their own tumors. None experienced a recurrence during a median follow-up of roughly three years and four months after surgery. www.sciencealert.com/nine-patient...sciencealert.comNine Patients Received a Personalized Kidney Cancer Vaccine. None Had a Recurrence.How do you teach the immune system to recognize a cancer cell? Researchers are taking clues from the tumor itself, selecting unusual protein fragments and putting them into a vaccine. 6385115
Reposted by Alexander CheeTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026sent this to everyone. 631992
Reposted by Alexander CheeBrian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Some good news for a change: Overcoming a massive and aggressive tech lobby and a squeamish, Silicon Valley-friendly governor, the labor movement has managed to pass a raft of first-of-their-kind AI laws aimed at protecting workers in California.bloodinthemachine.comCalifornia just passed the strongest AI labor laws in the USFinally, some good news 3471139