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

People critical of AI generally lead with "I'm fine with AI for science and medical research, but I don't want it used to surveil us, kill people, replace artists, or make us dumber and less connected".

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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 I don't want to say is that we are individually at fault and must subject ourselves to weird austerity to balance our destructive society. I think it means a lot more collectivism: sharing resources, doing things together, and taking back our economy and governance from organized greed.

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

There are so many amazing people trying to live differently and showing others how to do it - I want us to be open to the possibility that we could join them, and to really consider what living in a way we are actually proud of would look like piece by piece, day to day.

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

Racist idealism about more sustainable ways of life suppresses our imagination and makes us less open to the idea that we could do that, too - which in turn stifles our curiosity about what makes more sustainable ways of life so difficult to cultivate.

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

Less industrialized ways of life are exoticized - paradoxically wisely in step with nature, yet irretrievably naive. Somehow they are often idealized as both healthier, yet medically backward. Skilled, yet primitive. Like us, but alien. The flattering parts mean many people don't clock the racism.

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

We all have a way of life, but are we proud of it? Is it dignified and connected to where we live? Does it lift up and involve those around us? Is it sustainable? Mine is often unconsciously wasteful, tuned to an economy focused on consumption over stewardship. I'm trying to be better every day.

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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

So many people feel politically lost, and I think it is in part because many of us don't really know how our communities work - so we don't know how to change them. If you feel lost, try it: write out a map for any issue you care about. That might be all it takes to spur your political imagination.

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

Power mapping is a tool for activists to organize themselves, identify partners and opportunities, and develop strategies and tactics independently. Sometimes it leads you to decide to join an existing effort started by someone else; other times, you might find you'll want to start something new.

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

It may be intimidating or embarrassing at first since many of us don't know how our communities work; where things are done, who's involved, and how decisions get made. You may need to research. Your first map won't be perfect, and you'll improve it as you try and learn things about your community.

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

Starting a power map is simple. On a piece of paper: 1. Write the issue/outcome you want in the center. 2. Brainstorm stakeholders along two axis: up/down is influence (decision-makers at the top) and right/left is alignment (allies on the right and opposition on the left). That's the basics!

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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 · 06/09/2026

I picked up an old book on technical drafting, they use a guide or tool for eeeeverythiiiing 😂 It did inspire me to pick up an Ames lettering guide, not I just need a lil t-square...

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Lionel @digiacom.ratwaysanctuary.org · 03/09/2026

I love my coworkers but tech is so AI brained it's ridiculous 🫠

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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 · 31/08/2026

I've always preferred mountain lion, since the others make me think of wine bars or shoes.

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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

Ultimately, the whole value proposition of AI agents relies in the same features which pose risk - flexible, universal contextual generation. Agentic harnesses introduce some mitigation, but also new recursive risks. Instead of depending on AI, let's do stuff ourselves. It's worth it I promise.

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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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Lionel @digiacom.ratwaysanctuary.org · 02/08/2026

Woo! I bet it'll be delicious 🥕🫜🥬🍠

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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

It was so so fun! And I desperately wish I could have just camped out while you did the Grimm Troupe quests

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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 · 21/07/2026

Letting algorithms figure out which advice keeps people's attention longest was a dodgy replacement for friendships and therapy.

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Lionel @digiacom.ratwaysanctuary.org · 19/07/2026

I am saddened how many people still flock to Twitter despite the beliefs of the owner. I'm glad to hear it's slowly disintegrating.

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Lionel @digiacom.ratwaysanctuary.org · 15/07/2026

Jesse Waters' mouth is actually a next word predictor for the dumbest shit imaginable

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

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

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

What do you think of the idea that being critical of power is inherently political, because it is a necessary function in order to build a coherent opposition and make a political change?

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

If only singular acts of corruption had a similar galvanizing impact here in the US Or rather, that protest movements were as effective

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