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BitterITLeftist

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SE Michigan based, Madison born. Nothing is too good for the working class. Free Palestine and abolish "AI". linguistics stan.

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Memento (artemis) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · 18h
it is very easy to lose a patient, your honor
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Michigan nurse charged with helping ICE detainee escape
A Michigan nurse was charged with intentionally helping a Mexican ICE detainee escape from a hospital after a CT scan.
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RaccoonMoose @raccoonmoose.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Hi I’m Sarah, sometimes also a raccoon named Moose. I am a wandering writer. Please help me exist! www.patreon.com/sarahwonderw...
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Get more from Sarah Moose on Patreon
creating documentation of life during COVID and societal collaps
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Rebecca Williams @rebeccawilliams.info · 28/09/2026
I tried this Signal registration w/ no phone number option 1) it was easy 2) it requires $2.99 payment to reduce scams, you can pay w/ a Google Gift Card (that you can buy in cash) if you took every other precaution (fresh phone/google account/delete logs, wifi only) that's close to a real burner
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Planet Detroit @planetdetroit.org · 29/09/2026
DTE Energy's long-range power plan would more than double the utility's electric capacity. Read our report on how data center demand factors into DTE’s 20-year power plan: planetdetroit.org/2026/09/dte-gas-p… #dte #datacenters #climate
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BitterITLeftist @bitteritleftist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
does anyone know who manufactures those "RR X-ing blocked when flashing" signs and/or any more details about them
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BitterITLeftist @bitteritleftist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
lol, more of this please
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Alex Hanna @alexhanna.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wages were won through people power. We dispel 5 common myths in my new video, Myths Around AI and Productivity, based on the work we’ve been doing at @dairinstitute.bsky.social with The Luddite Lab. Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BO0...
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BitterITLeftist @bitteritleftist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
since i arrived in SE Michigan right smack in the middle of the Detroit Newspapers strike, i boycotted both papers for 25ish years and have no idea which is the more "liberal" one
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Run on the platform of “public goods shared in common and distributed to everyone.” That's it.
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BitterITLeftist @bitteritleftist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
i can never remember where the lions play
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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
think all straight people who discoursed at great and punishing length about a western mass lesbian bar should have to give equal airtime to this. it’s your own community this time!
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BitterITLeftist @bitteritleftist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
new levels of nerdery unlocked www.traintrackerus.com
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TrainTracker — Live Railfan Community Map
Track freight trains, scanner detections, and rail cameras across the US in real time.
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026
I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility
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Dan k5s @danafus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Molly White wrote a great and very thorough article about migrating "Citation Needed" from Substack to self-hosted Ghost: www.citationneeded.news/substack-to-...
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Migrating from Substack to self-hosted Ghost: the details
I migrated Citation Needed from Substack to self-hosted Ghost. Here is exactly how I did that.
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bianca wylie @biancawylie.com · 26/09/2026
when note-taking is automated, one of the things that gets lost is the visceral impact it has on us to physically spend time with whatever representation we have of each other - the worksheet, or the notes we took at the meeting. biancawylie.medium.com/automating-s...
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Automating Summation — On AI and Holding Responsibility in Relationships
A Case Where the D of the DDD Work Needs More Attention
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ali alkhatib @ali-alkhatib.com · 25/09/2026
if you're not able to make it today but you want to get in on the next book, we're reading "The Eye of the Master" by Matteo Pasquinelli. we're starting on monday (but it'll be a slow start before picking up the pace), so consider getting a copy from your local library
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The Eye of the Master: A Social History of Artificial Intelligence
A social history of AI that finally reveals its roots in the spatial computation of industrial factories and the surveillance of collective behaviour.What is AI? A dominant view describes it as the qu...
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Jacob Bacharach @jacobbacharach.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I wrote a sonnet about the whole "don't anthropomorphize AI" thing.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Don’t believe people who tell you ai can be liberatory or any other misappropriation of movement talk or justice frameworks. Find some people who are preparing to rebuild and cast your lot with them. Then read a bit more. Just keep your wits about you because they are trying to run game.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Right, okay everybody, I’ve had a lot of meetings and talks this week and I have to share some top line thoughts. Things are quite a bit worse than i am usually willing to share with people because panic does no good. It’s kinda bad. The baddies have the wind at their back. No denying that.
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BitterITLeftist @bitteritleftist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
didn't this guy write some equally dumb silicon valley apologetics a few months ago www.wired.com/story/war-br...
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War Bros Didn’t Always Rule Silicon Valley
Some say that tech was always about the money and the military. Don’t buy that argument.
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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 26/09/2026
Please sign if you can! OPEN LETTER: PAUSE THE NATIONAL ROLLOUT OF AI-MEDIATED TUTORING IN ENGLAND'S SCHOOLS > Children should not be exposed to a technology whose future, effectiveness, and safety we cannot predict, and for which the evidence is mostly negative.
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OPEN LETTER: PAUSE THE NATIONAL ROLLOUT OF AI-MEDIATED TUTORING IN ENGLAND'S SCHOOLS
OPEN LETTER To the Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP, Prime Minister, and the Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP, Secretary of State for Education The Department for Education has announced plans to develop, what it calls, “...
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
As of today, the CDC has changed (reverted) their Covid guidance to make the vaccine recommended for all people over 18. In addition to being a smart public health move, this recommendation also means insurance must cover it. Read more here: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va... Listen to a breakdown here:
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BitterITLeftist @bitteritleftist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
similar campaign in metro detroit? www.commondreams.org/news/seattle...
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'Historic': Seattle Passes First City Ban on AI-Enabled Surveillance Pricing | Common Dreams
"​The price you see shouldn’t be different based on who you are. Mayor Wilson and the city council have made Seattle a leader on protecting shoppers from unfair grocery pricing tactics with this bill,...
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BitterITLeftist @bitteritleftist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
(for all the criticisms i have of left electoralism, making "high culture" accessible to everyone is really important)
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026
Never been to the opera before? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house.
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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
in the history textbooks of the future 'move fast and break things' will be one of those slogans like 'manifest destiny' and 'laissez-faire' that students will half-forget but forever associate with catastrophe
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dr. thrasher, an american writer in ex(archia)(xile) @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
in 2017, a trans reporter was fired at @marketplace.org for writing a blog post abt the need for journalists to resist rising fascism, racism and transphobia. @kairyssdal.bsky.social, the host of the show, said nothing & let his colleague's career be murdered. judge his hr tips accordingingly.
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ddɐ˙ʎʞsʞɔɐlq˙uǝʌs@ @sven.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026
From 1984 🤯
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New — I had the opportunity to see NAZA, the documentary freaking out the Israeli government because of its horrifying firsthand descriptions of the way the IDF has used AI to target and massacre Palestinian civilians. My thoughts on the film’s damning revelations, and the banality of evil:
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I saw the documentary the Israeli government doesn’t want you to see
'NAZA' dispels once and for all the myth that the IDF didn't target civilians in Gaza.
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Richard McElreath 🐈‍⬛ @rmcelreath.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Thoughts and prayers for research data managers everywhere. You are not alone. We will get through this together techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/excelbl...
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Excel now supports multiple values in a single cell | Microsoft Community Hub
Lists, arrays in cells, and nested arrays introduce new ways to store and organize related information, helping you keep data together without sacrificing...
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BitterITLeftist @bitteritleftist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
while going through old stuff to decide whether or not to renew my Association for Computational Linguistics membership i found this banger of a lecture from Emily Bender in August 2024 - "ACL Is Not an AI Conference" faculty.washington.edu/ebender/pape...
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Ypsilanti District Library @ypsilibrary.org · 23/09/2026
Free flu and COVID vaccines at YDL-Whittaker start tomorrow! Walk-ins welcome. 📅 Thurs, Sept 24 | 4–8:30pm 📅 Tues, Sept 29 | 10am–1pm 📅 Sat, Oct 3 | 10am–2pm On Sept 24 and Oct 3, onWHARD will also be here with free anemia screenings, period kits, and health resources.
Flyer reading "Free Vaccine Clinics @ YDL" with the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy logo. No appointment necessary; bring your insurance card if you have one. Location: YDL-Whittaker, 5577 Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti. Ages 3+. COVID-19 and flu vaccines (standard, pediatric and high dose) available on three dates: Thursday, September 24, 4–8:30pm; Tuesday, September 29, 10am–1pm; and Saturday, October 3, 10am–2pm. On September 24 and October 3, onWHARD will also offer free anemia screenings, period kits and health resources.
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BitterITLeftist @bitteritleftist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
well not being spicy on the new discord lasted about 5 days
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Milwaukee DSA @mkedsa.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#HappyFall, all! We have a world to win, so let's get organized ⏩ dsausa.org/join
Happy Fall of the bourgeoisie
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 23/09/2026
spiritually at least this defines the pre-US midterms vibes on here
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ali alkhatib @ali-alkhatib.com · 22/09/2026
Today is my birthday. If you can donate to The Sameer Project, I would really really appreciate it. Thanks!
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The Sameer Project – Palestinian-led mutual aid group working towards liberation
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
From @timnitgebru.blacksky.app and me on what we should take from the 2026 summer of AI hype: www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/22/1...
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Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype
Breathless claims about AGI and new capabilities fall apart pretty quickly under scrutiny.
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
My @nytimes.com piece about the rebellion against Flock will be in print tomorrow and that's pretty cool.
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Opinion | Why People Are Sabotaging Flock Surveillance Cameras
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BitterITLeftist @bitteritleftist.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
someone on wayne rd has an abdul sign with the name crossed over in spray paint over on both sides?
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Alex Hanna @alexhanna.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Clark retrofitting Musk's "woke mind virus" to any concept that doesn't fit his mental model of AI research is a good example of the way that "AI" functions as a political project with bizarre ideological component.
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Rhetoric4people @rhetelrick.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Watched "Ghost in the Machine." 1) Sam Altman speaks in tautologies. 2) All tech CEOs are set as if they were doing a poor redo of the Breakfast club.
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BitterITLeftist @bitteritleftist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
might want to bookmark this one academictorrents.com/details/ab13...
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English Wikipedia dump from May 2022 (wikipedia_en_all_maxi_2022-05, pre-ChatGPT)
English-language Wikipedia dump published on May 2022 by the Kiwix Project ( ). It contains all articles, complete with extra data-files (images, audio present in the articles). This snapshot was tak...
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BitterITLeftist @bitteritleftist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
medium.com/dsa-detroit-...
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Flock Off: How Westland DSA Members Pushed Flock Cameras Out of Their City
By filling city council meetings, educating the public on mass surveillance, and cooperating with like-minded allies, DSA members in…
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I have been yelling since 2021 about how using synthetic text extruding machines for information access is a TERRIBLE IDEA. And yet and yet and yet: they are marketing so heavily that way that people keep falling for it. edition.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...
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Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics
The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war
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Rhetoric4people @rhetelrick.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I cannot recommend Gil Duran's "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" enough - it's a return to a lot of rhetoric and bankrolling we saw from the George W. Bush era in politics, but amplified with tech oligarchs.
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 17/09/2026
“A senior executive at Microsoft said A.I. systems built on the work of others will be seen as ‘an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions’ and possibly the greatest robbery of labor in human history, according to court documents unredacted Thursday in an ongoing Manhattan lawsuit.”
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Docs in A.I. copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’
The admission appeared in a newly unredacted filing in the landmark copyright infringement legal battle playing out between newspapers like the Orlando Sentinel and tech companies Microsoft and OpenAI...
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ali alkhatib @ali-alkhatib.com · 17/09/2026
as usual excellent reporting by @hurwitz.bsky.social and addresses Israel's use of AI to target and kill Palestinians
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Killer AI is already here—we’re using it in Iran
Despite AI fears, a new poll shows few Americans know about the Pentagon's AI-assisted massacres.
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Dearborn Area Mutual Aid @dbn-mutual-aid.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Feeding the Fight at General Baker Institute (on Livernois, S of 6 mile) - Sunday Sep 20 from 1-5 pm! Mutual aid including food and education
Feeding the Fight flyer at General Baker Institute (15798 Livernois, S of 6 mile) - Sep 20 from 1-5 pm!
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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The reissue of Cyberselfish is out today! Please read my profile of its amazing, hilarious, and rightfully pessimistic author Paulina Borsook: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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A tech prophet finally gets her second coming
In 2000, Paulina Borsook published a book foretelling the anti-government sentiments of the tech world. Now that it’s too late, people are ready to listen.
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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @mady.cat · 16/09/2026
solidarity is a beautiful thing to witness. ten years ago if you told a Palestinian that multiple artists would drop out of a career-changing tour in solidarity with their people against genocide, they would not believe you. never give up hope in any struggle for liberation, never stop fighting.
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