iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Megan Goodwin @mpgphd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

the AGGRESSION will not stand.

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#PettyPendergrass @ashoncrawley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

You know what’s wild? Blackpentecostal Breath: The Aesthetics of Possibility is ten years old today! How has time flown so quickly?! I cannot lie—I have been absolutely surprised and amazed and deeply humbled by what this book made possible.

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Sarah Jane Cervenak @sjcerv.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I love this book. I’m thankful to know and continue to learn from Dr. Crawley. All the flowers always💐💐💐

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

One thing that i don’t see people noting about the Cornell Sun’s reporting on the rape case is that everyone who decided to take the risk and made the core decisions about what would be published is a woman

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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I’ve seen friends and even fellow professors saying “well, in her original statement” about the Cornell 7 case. But the truth is that Jane Doe called it rape, then Cornell “condensed” the report, and sent it to the district attorney. Why omit the part where she said she was raped while “condensing”?

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Statement Written by Police in Cornell Assault Case Omitted Her Claim She Was Raped

Documents obtained by The New York Times show that the campus police at Cornell University sent a condensed statement to a prosecutor, who then declined to bring charges.

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Candace Lukasik @clukasik.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My book, “Martyrs and Migrants” has received Best Work in the Study of Practices, Communities, or Lived Contexts from the @aarweb.bsky.social! Grateful to the committee for this recognition—I am absolutely thrilled! aarweb.org/news/2026-aa...

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bubbe yaga @ellearmageddon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

social media is a nightmare these days, but i just need to say: the way you talk about strangers’ experiences of sexual assault tells the survivors in your real life whether or not you can be trusted with their stories and their safety. and there *are* survivors in your life, so don’t fuck it up.

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The ɅɅeech @diedfrombeing.labeledrude.online · 30/09/2026

just had a beautiful vision of the state taking over Cornell and turning it into a SUNY campus

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Time for this classic again.

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maxel tov! @max3000.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

We're All Going to the World's Fair I Saw the TV Glow Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”

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Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics. This is called anthropomorphizing, when we ascribe human traits, emotions or behaviors to non-human things, such as animals or inanimate objects.
Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.

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Deva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Meanwhile the real miraculous future tech is solar & mRNA vaccines: preserving the planet and curing cancer. But we’re supposed to hand everything over to malevolent peeping toms and resource oubliettes for an ill defined ‘pay no attention to the man behind the curtain’ progress. It isn’t rational.

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Rev. Prof. Matthew J. M. Coomber @mjmcoomber.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“If only I could generate the social stigma of driving a Cyber Truck with a simple hand-held dev…”

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Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

PSA: you know what scholars love? Talking about their books! You know what you can do? Invite them to your class to do so. It’s great! You absolutely do not have to use AI or tell students to use AI to understand their books. You can get the actual real life person to help with that! For free!

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 14/09/2026

Some Dems are running away from trans people. Abdul El-Sayed, Dem Senate Candidate in Michigan, is running towards them. When asked, he fully and unequivocally support trans youth care as a matter between parents, patients, and doctors. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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"The Decision Ought To Be Between A Patient And Their Doctor," Says Michigan Senate Candidate El-Sayed On Trans Care

Even conservatives “agree that the decision about healthcare ought to be between a person and their provider,” El-Sayed said.

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Mohamad Bazzi @mbazzi.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

“As we act, let us not become the evil that we deplore” — 25 years ago today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee cast the sole vote against giving George W. Bush a blank check for war. Three days after 9/11, Lee warned Congress that it could “spiral out of control.” History has certainly proved her right.

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xatharine @xatharine.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This whole AI is going to kill humanity discourse is frustrating to see because measles and ectopic pregnancies and carbon-driven heat waves ARE killing us and we don't need super intelligence to save us. We just need to remove from power the people responsible for these unnecessary deaths.

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Joseph A Marchal @jamarchal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

My apologies — just seeing this. The short answer: I’m don’t know, but I don’t think so. One can always email the program committee when applying. And/or remember: the conference is hybrid, so some people will be attending it online instead of in person

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Joseph A Marchal @jamarchal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Tomorrow! Tuesday, the 15th, the call for papers closes for the annual Queer and Trans Studies in Religion conference at UCRiverside!! Finish up your proposals— you cannot miss this fabulous hybrid conference: online or in person in California, in February!! studyofreligion.ucr.edu/holstein-cha...

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UCR Conference on Queer and Trans Studies in Religion

UCR Conference on Queer and Trans Studies in Religion - February 12-14,2027. The UCR Conference on Queer and Trans Studies in Religion (UCR-QTSR) is proudly celebrating its ninth year as the leading i...

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Gremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

What if Emily Dickinson came back like Fruma Sarah to attack ChatGPT for appropriating the em-dash

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Joseph A Marchal @jamarchal.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

l’shanah tovah to all my beleaguereds and beloveds celebrating! To sweeter days ahead, so desperately needed

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Joseph A Marchal @jamarchal.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

just a few more days until the call for papers for the annual Queer and Trans Studies in Religion conference at UCRiverside closes — on September 15! You can enjoy southern California in the winter or join us online! studyofreligion.ucr.edu/holstein-cha...

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Morgan M Page @morganmpage.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Being a gay person of theatre experience, sometimes I have to remind myself that my life is not literally Les Miserables.

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Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Get the laptops out of the classroom!! No internet!!! Print readings for the students! Use real books, pens, & paper! We are doing a “low-tech” classroom this semester, and just a week in, I can tell it has made all the difference

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maxel tov! @max3000.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

got four jobs again this semester lads 😩 anyone want to give me a single full-time job with benefits?

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Donovan Schaefer @feelingtheory.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

ok, hear me out all weekends are three-day weekends a few times a year employers get a five-day workweek, as a treat

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Joseph A Marchal @jamarchal.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

SO. Good. And I don’t typically go for historical fiction

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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Remember when we teachers and professors used to tell our students not to use Wikipedia? Its standards are now higher than the many teachers and professors (and university admins) who promote the use of AI.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Good morning, periodic reminder that I have written and co-written a number of books etc. Some are here: www.haymarketbooks.org/authors/854-... - I see that a number of new people have followed me so I need to remember to share this more regularly.

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Mariame Kaba

Mariame Kaba is an organizer, educator, librarian/archivist, and prison industrial complex (PIC) abolitionist who is active in movements for racial, gender, and transformative justice. Kaba co-leads I...

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Dr. Liz: Life in the Aftertimes @lgkatzphd.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

If Hitchcock made films today.

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I need an animated cartoon about Emerald and Ocean and all the hijinks they got up to 1,800 years ago in this massive Roman villa. 🏺🧪🐈🐕

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Stunning Roman-era mosaic discovered in Turkey features 'Emerald' the cat and 'Ocean' the dog

A cat named Emerald and a dog named Ocean were memorialized in a Roman mosaic over 1,800 years ago.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Has any technology been so AGGRESSIVELY sold to the public as AI? I can't think of any other example in my lifetime.

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cageyratfish (they) UTC-7 🐟🏳️‍⚧️ @cageyratfish.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

can we even say "sold" anymore when they're just shoving "AI" into everything we use without even giving us a chance to say no? this feels more like an invasion than a sales pitch. they're not selling a product. they want us to stop thinking for ourselves.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 06/09/2026

I often talk about how the narrative of an "AI race" is actually just a bunch of people aimlessly running without a plan for direction or destination, so thank you to China's robotics industry for this visual metaphor

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

What’s terrifying is these people telling us we need fo put their technology in education at all levels or perish

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this.

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Joseph A Marchal @jamarchal.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I teach this as the essential first step in reading (what was sometimes called pre-reading previously) Indeed, very helpful!

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Megan Goodwin @mpgphd.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

this is a helpful skill for everybody! if you're reading humanities research: - read the intro - read the conclusion - identify the author's argument, what evidence they're using to support it, and why they think it matters - skim headers and topic sentences it's a word find, not a novel

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Ahana the Solar Bunny ☀️ 🐰 @antisanitygirl.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

AI is not posthuman—it’s anti-human, and anti-animal and anti-plant and anti-earth. it’s anti-life.

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Shaily Patel @vox-magica.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

humanities education is for all, for the common good. we’re in the trenches these days, i know. but we keep doing the work of teaching our students how to imagine and build better worlds.

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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

BOSTON! It feels like we need to gather outside somewhere and belt out Dolly Parton songs together, so we’re doing exactly that on 9/25 (9 to 5!) in Davis Square. Spread the word and come sing with us!

Dolly Parton Tribute
Sept 25
5pm - 7pm
Statue Park
Davis Square
Somerville

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Dr. Chance Bonar @chancebonar.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Was talking to a friend today about the value & lack thereof of citation metrics, not only about the ineffability of “impact factor” & the inability to account for impact on communities, but also, who still has a research-heavy position in the field to do any citing in the first place?

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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 05/09/2026

We are told that humanities majors are dropping; hence universities don’t hire tenure line humanities faculty. Yet, computer science has lost colossal #s of majors; by the logic applied to humanities, one would expect a corresponding drop in tenure-line positions. But is this happening?

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Maggie Harrison Dupré @mharrisondupre.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

OpenAI is now facing more than 50 consumer harm and wrongful death lawsuits alleging that extensive use of ChatGPT resulted in psychological harm, physical injury, and even the deaths of users and/or those around them. futurism.com/artificial-i...

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OpenAI Is Now Facing Over 50 Consumer Harm and Wrongful Death Lawsuits

OpenAI was hit with 30 new lawsuits overs its alleged role in the Tumbler Ridge school massacre. It now faces over 50 consumer harm lawsuits.

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