iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

“‘Learning happens as a consequence of cognitive processing. Cognitive processing is typically effortful, & that’s what AI effectively removes,’ says cognitive psychologist Daniel Willingham at UVA. ‘People are really worried about that’.”🧪

“And science - in which people need to critically evaluate theories and data - is one important area that's under threat from the Al revolution in large language models (LLMs). "There is a risk that students outsource precisely the activities through which scientific thinking develops: formulating hypotheses, interpreting evidence, considering alternatives and struggling with uncertainty," says Thomas Nygren, who studies education and critical thinking at Uppsala University in Sweden.”

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Nils Gilman @nilsgilman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

War crimes and geopolitical aggression are being committed in broad daylight with zero international accountability.

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Nils Gilman @nilsgilman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

As a political concept, the Planetary isn’t just an incremental addition to the social scientific toolkit, but instead deranges every traditional category — the citizen, the nation, the state, freedom, and indeed the political itself. My latest: www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-po...

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The Politics of the Planetary

The French philosopher Guy Debord and Danish painter Asger Jorn built their book Mémoires (1959) out of a collage of purloined material. Newspaper clippings, magazine advertisements, cartoons, cutups ...

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Lionel @digiacom.ratwaysanctuary.org · 02/10/2026

There's a girl with a giant egg around here somewhere, I just know it. 🥚

A display of large colorful glass jugs at a Street market in Lisbon, Portugal

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David Rovics @davidrovics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

TODAY from 10 am to 2 pm at the Beaverton (Oregon) Public Library there will be a Gaza vigil with an emphasis on singing together. I'll also play some less sing-along kinds of songs, too. Come to Beaverton if you can, and bring your voice, along with banners and signs!

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Nils Gilman @nilsgilman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

All his crap will of course have to be torn down immediately

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ghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I think MAHA is very straightforwardly the triumph of the snake oil salesmen and the way we beat it is the same way you always beat snake oil salesmen: regulate their claims

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Lionel @digiacom.ratwaysanctuary.org · 07/09/2026

What is your way of life? I didn't really think about it when I was younger, but now I think about it all the time. When we learn about other cultures, we learn about the ways of life that characterize those people in that place. How real places inform livelihood and how the ecosystems connect.

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Lionel @digiacom.ratwaysanctuary.org · 07/09/2026

Been thinking a lot about power mapping recently. It really is a core civic skill, but we so rarely practice it on an individual basis. Perhaps that's because it benefits so much from group intelligence. It really is one of the first steps to turning frustration into civic action.

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Lionel @digiacom.ratwaysanctuary.org · 02/09/2026

Omg i had a long leave where i saw my mom and visited friends and made nice pictures and loved on rats and now im back at work and it's all AI all the time 😭

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Lionel @digiacom.ratwaysanctuary.org · 31/08/2026

My sabbatical ended today. I've has three months off of using AI for work, and I miss being AI-free already 🥲 With that I'm dusting off my AI blog to keep advocating against it from the professional side. If my industry insists on using it, I want to put that experience to good use.

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Lionel @digiacom.ratwaysanctuary.org · 13/08/2026

I feel like the first missions of every company should be to do no harm and to healthfully employ the people who work there.

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Lionel @digiacom.ratwaysanctuary.org · 12/08/2026

The question I want to ask: "Which policies and procedures were supposed to identify and mitigate risks like these? Why did they fail, and is it possible they'll always fail?" Saying an AI system can "go rogue" sheds accountability belonging to the decision makers, system architects, and operators.

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Alpheus Williams @alphwilliams.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Trump wouldn't last two minutes.

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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚🚨 Prisciliano Trejo, aged 29 becomes the 50th person to die in #ICE custody. He was denied medical care until it was too late. His family was denied the ability to see him when he was finally sent to the hospital. This thread is one you must spend time on. We cannot ignore the atrocities!

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The amount I won't be buying anything like this is all of it

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Lionel @digiacom.ratwaysanctuary.org · 31/07/2026

Clip studio paint's aggressive license checking/"doodle mode" betrayed me and lost me a painting I really liked that I made on the plane. :( Krita to the rescue... Though I still lost a piece I loved. ❤️‍🩹

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John Cusack @johncusack.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The US has just “ merged “ its military with an openly genocidal regeme . War inc/ is now officially genocide inc - Neo libs /cons and Zionists have same imperialist agenda - don’t have to even bother to ask anymore - just take - it’s exactly as treacherous and treasonous as it sounds

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Lionel @digiacom.ratwaysanctuary.org · 22/07/2026

Dear Portland: it is neither kind nor helpful to wave through cars who arrived after you at the four-way stop.

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Lionel @digiacom.ratwaysanctuary.org · 14/07/2026

Adding new stickers to our sanctuary site ... Stay tuned 👀

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Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 03/07/2026

Incredible moment where Fox News puts up a graphic with all the reasons it opposes the DSA and why people should be afraid of them

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Lionel @digiacom.ratwaysanctuary.org · 26/06/2026

Being right on the internet is so time consuming, but someone's gotta do it 😤

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🐁 Luka The Mouse - SQUEAKROSS 🧩 @lukathemouse.gay · 23/06/2026

What if they made Polly Pocket toys for rodent lovers?? I've got your back, here is the RATTY POCKET! I made a web player using Godot, where you can interact with a cute 3D toy model with an adorable track by @gisula.com Link here: lukathemouse.itch.io/ratty-pocket... 🐁🐀

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Lionel @digiacom.ratwaysanctuary.org · 20/06/2026

I've partly written like 4 articles/blog posts for my AI blog, but they feel like the wrong thing every time. Since I'm on an extended work leave and not having to use it every day, I think my brain is eager to think about anything else - probably healthy, but not great for building a writing habit

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Lionel @digiacom.ratwaysanctuary.org · 16/06/2026

The computer at the pharmacy asked the tech to confirm my dosage for insulin at pickup. This information is already present on the prescription. Sounds like insurance shenanigans to me.

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Lionel @digiacom.ratwaysanctuary.org · 15/06/2026

I'm genuinely excited about small, ternary models built on thoughtful datasets like Common Pile. A small, on-device sysadmin harness would be rad, and I really believe we can figure that out without exploiting anybody or keeping a compressed version of Stormfront in memory to do it.

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Lionel @digiacom.ratwaysanctuary.org · 13/06/2026

I miss when Star Trek was on Netflix 😔

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Lionel @digiacom.ratwaysanctuary.org · 10/06/2026

I regret every time I admonished someone for not googling something before asking. Please ask! Let's figure it out together!! 😭

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EvoKE @evokeproject.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Nature is queer 🌈 Did you know that same-sex behavior has been documented in more than 1,500 animal species? From black swans forming long-term male-male partnerships to female grizzly bears engaging in same-sex interactions, these behaviors are a natural part of the animal kingdom. Thread 👇🧪

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Lionel @digiacom.ratwaysanctuary.org · 02/06/2026

A new post! aiisboring.blog/two-visions-... This one explores two strains of AI-critical advocacy: 1. AI Resistance, aligns with established grassroots movements 2. Pausing AI development I think these are complementary, but I favor the first and don't buy AGI fears the way some tech folks do.

A raised fist of solidarity holding a torn wire up in the air like a torch.

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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

They stole the internet’s knowledge and all the work that went into it and they want to sell it back to us for a fee. What a business model.

ALTMAN: "WE SEE A FUTURE WHERE INTELLIGENCE IS A UTILITY, LIKE ELECTRICITY OR WATER, AND PEOPLE BUY IT FROM US ON A METER.

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Lionel @digiacom.ratwaysanctuary.org · 26/05/2026

"Massively cheating" an election, commonly known as a coup.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 25/05/2026

The administration plans to use claims that "China interfered in the 2020 election as a basis to declare a national emergency that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.” The premise, it almost goes without saying, is a total lie. trib.al/8OP0up3

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Lionel @digiacom.ratwaysanctuary.org · 22/05/2026

I will vote for any candidate that promises to blow all of elon's satellites out of the sky. I feel like that's a legitimate national security move.

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