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Leigh M. Johnson @drleighmjohnson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Just a friendly reminder that AI is not your enemy, the five or six billionaires that control it are.

Leigh M. Johnson @drleighmjohnson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I'd be lying if I didn't admit that I've found a meaningful salve, both personally and pedagogically, in DFW's "This is Water." It has served to both clarify and orient the vicissitudes of life that endlessly batter us. @hotelbarpodcast.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/hote...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

-Trump Airlines -Trump Beverages -Trump Casinos -Trump Magazine -Trump Mortgage -Trump Steaks -Trump's Travel Site -Trumpnet -Trump Tower Tampa -Trump University -Trump Vodka -Trump Fragrances -Trump Mattress -Trump Mobile All massive financial failures led by Trump. Now this...

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The Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed.

The Post examined 15 years of the institution’s financial records to see why it went south after the president took over

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Leigh M. Johnson @drleighmjohnson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In our attention economy, it's sometimes hard to figure out whether boredom is a symptom or a cure. This was a really enlightening discussion. Check it out!

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Leigh M. Johnson @drleighmjohnson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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Trumps suggests changing name of AI to "superintelligence"

YouTube video by NBC News

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Leigh M. Johnson @drleighmjohnson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The shark has been officially jumped.

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Dr. Stephanie @punkrockscience.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The fact that every major news outlet includes vocal tics and hesitations when it’s a woman saying “like” and not when it’s a man saying “um” is itself wicked telling.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 22/09/2026

NEW: OpenAI took 20 million ChatGPT responses and had one of its experts search for chunks of text—specifically chunks of 25 words in a row- that were identical between ChatGPT’s responses and a news article. They found more than 400,000 of these 25-word overlaps between ChatGPT and our articles.

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AI exec: We may have pulled off “the largest theft of labor in human history.”

Documents from our lawsuit reveal how tech leaders talk when they think no one is listening.

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Leigh M. Johnson @drleighmjohnson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Yeah, sure, I'll definitely quit my job and verify alcohol receipts at Vaught Hemingway before ever posting again lol.

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Leigh M. Johnson @drleighmjohnson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

If it's any consolation, and it definitely is not, that's roughly $13 worth of alcohol for each of the 70,000+ people in attendance for the game. So, one beer a piece. We'll now return to our regular scheduling.

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Leigh M. Johnson @drleighmjohnson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Today's "what's going on with American culture?" stat: $900,000 in alcohol sales happened at the stadium for the Ole Miss/LSU football game this past Saturday. Carry on.

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Leigh M. Johnson @drleighmjohnson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I love it when @hotelbarpodcast.bsky.social does an episode on something entirely outside of my wheelhouse, and this conversation with Keshav Singh about Sikh ethics did not disappoint. I learned a ton and will definitely be including Sikh material in future ethics courses. Listen at the link below!

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

My cat has been sick, which has made me feel so terrible and anxious, I can hardly function. She's 19.5 years old and has been with me forever. I fear we're nearing the end and I love her so much. If you have a pet, please give them a kiss for me. Take them out for a walk tomorrow; give them a treat

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scha·den·freu·de @blisterpearl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The new AI captchas are really something ᵛⁱᵃ ˣᴷᶜᴰ

This image is XKCD #2228: "Machine Learning Captcha" by Randall Munroe, which satirizes how verification tests might exploit human fear and judgment during a hypothetical robot takeover.

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TO PROVE YOU'RE A HUMAN, CLICK ON ALL THE PHOTOS THAT SHOW PLACES YOU WOULD RUN FOR SHELTER DURING A ROBOT UPRISING.

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Leigh M. Johnson @drleighmjohnson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Does anyone else, when walking by a room on campus where another department is having a faculty meeting, glance in and then immediately re-cast all the people in that room, just based on their demeanor / facial expressions / table position, with people from your own department or am I just weird?

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Leigh M. Johnson @drleighmjohnson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Don't want to play favorites with the podcast, but ngl this was one of my favorite conversations in a long time! If you're fed up with snake-oil salesmen, this is the @hotelbarpodcast.bsky.social episode for you!

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Leigh M. Johnson @drleighmjohnson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I've been implementing "An Experiment in the (Re)Distribution of Grades" in the first week of all my courses for the last 10yrs or so. I haven't given any updates on it in a long while, so here is an update (complete with the PowerPoint I actually use). AMA. leighmjohnson.com/blog/an-expe...

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An Experiment in the (Re)Distribution of Grades: UPDATE (2026) - ReadMoreWriteMoreThinkMoreBeMore

Do "grades" even matter anymore?

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Dr Keith 🎃 Wilson @keithwilson.eu · 05/09/2026

Farage looks on and laughs while a female protester is assaulted by his supporters. This is the disturbing future that #Reform envisions for the UK. #NigelFraud #REFUK

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Leigh M. Johnson @drleighmjohnson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

@hotelbarpodcast.bsky.social is releasing an episode with Landon as featured guest to talk about this book next week (Friday, Sept 11)!

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

extremely curious about exact the degree to which the president is fully encased in a slop-generated alternate reality

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

SHOUT-OUT to Political Cartoonist extraordinaire & Member of the Order of Canada Michael de Adder, who routinely does a far better job of holding this administration accountable than the corporate media. Thank you for your attention to his brilliant satirical wit! 🙏 (also: 🤣)

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Nandita Sharma @nsharma101.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Don't elect fascists. If you do, they control the violent powers of the state, which will be used against its scapegoats, its critics, and anyone who gets in their way.

washingtonpost.com

Pentagon secretly installs military influencers in civilian roles

Conservative veterans with large social media followings have been hired by the Defense Department and are amplifying Pete Hegseth’s culture-war fights.

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Leigh M. Johnson @drleighmjohnson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

New episode of Hotel Bar Sessions podcast out today and this week we're talking about betrayal and naming names. (Just kidding on that last part, but you know who you are. 🤷🏻‍♀️) Check it out at the link below!

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Leigh M. Johnson @drleighmjohnson.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

There are so many "life-lessons" to learn from #DollyParton, but I think this one is the most undervalued: Dolly *chose* to not be a billionaire.

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Leigh M. Johnson @drleighmjohnson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

"They let you dream just to watch 'em shatter. You're just a step on the bossman's ladder, But you've got dreams he'll never take away. In the same boat with a lot of your friends, Waitin' for the day your ship'll come in, And the tide's gonna turn an' it's all gonna roll your way"

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Leigh M. Johnson @drleighmjohnson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I will have many memorial/celebratory words later, but today, no words. What a devastating loss to humanity. Dolly Parton was literally the best among us. I'm absolutely gutted. #RIPDolly www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/a...

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Dolly Parton Died After Brief Battle With Cancer

Parton had recently canceled a Las Vegas residency because of health issues. A spokesman said she was admitted to a cancer center in Nashville on Friday.

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Hotel Bar Sessions podcast @hotelbarpodcast.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

"Outtake" from HBS Episode 234: "TH Q Word"

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