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Professor of c18 British literature and culture, dog lover, hot yoga enthusiast.

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Viktor 🇵🇸🍉🦘🦘🪃 @viktx.bsky.social · 14h
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 20h
AI shouldn't be able to fire you, fire a weapon, or deny you healthcare.
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judith00017.bsky.social @judith00017.bsky.social · 13h
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Heidi Levine Already Knows How Israel’s Investigation Ends
Settlers beat a Washington Post photographer in a PRESS vest. She says no one will be prosecuted. Her executive editor asks Israel to investigate itself.
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judith00017.bsky.social @judith00017.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
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Israel Was Inside Al Jazeera’s Computers
Ads for earbuds carried spyware onto 45 Al Jazeera computers, the first proven case of its kind, in the same years Israel hunted down the network's journalists.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
The wealthiest in our country should pay their fair share into Social Security. Scrap the cap!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
WATCH— @jamestalarico.bsky.social : “We’re often told the only way to tackle the debt is on the backs of working people… not true. We can close billionaire tax loopholes + end this disastrous war… The debt exploded the last 30 years because of tax cuts for the rich and forever wars.”
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
My name is not the reason we're paying $5/gallon for gas. My name is not the reason you can't afford your groceries. My name is not the reason you can't afford your mortgage or rent. My name is not the reason you can't see a doctor. Their policies are the reason.
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
2026 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay stresses that the purpose of the Genocide Convention is to prevent genocide, rejecting claims that countries need not act until a court formally finds Israel guilty. 👏🎯💯👏🎯💯👏🎯💯👏🎯💯
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judith00017.bsky.social @judith00017.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
lnkd.in/p/egpTFg3U #academicsky #artsky
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We are becoming extraordinarily good at preserving the appearance of knowledge. But are we preserving the ability to practise it? Some art schools are increasingly combining traditional artistic… | L...
We are becoming extraordinarily good at preserving the appearance of knowledge. But are we preserving the ability to practise it? Some art schools are increasingly combining traditional artistic prac...
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judith00017.bsky.social @judith00017.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/... #cats #lostpets
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ML-powered cat search network helps find missing pets
Kazakhstan’s GdeKotBot uses AI, GPS and camera-equipped cats to help locate missing pets through a growing community search network.
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judith00017.bsky.social @judith00017.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
#DoingGood #California #Fostercare www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/r...
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Christian Bale Built a Foster Care Village in the California Desert (Gift Article)
The actor has been working for almost two decades to build a foster care nonprofit outside Los Angeles.
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judith00017.bsky.social @judith00017.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I want to live in this house. www.dwell.com/article/hous...
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets.
A crowded broadsheet with way too many fonts. It says:
Forget ChatGPT Flyers
Say it with 
Broadsheets
Unlimited fonts
Stretch them
Or cram a really long sentence into one line for no good reason
No whitespace
Mix capital and lowercase
Pointing hands
(They're called manicules!)
Don't be left behind
Broadsheets are the future
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judith00017.bsky.social @judith00017.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/w... #academicsky
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Cambridge Abandons Plans to Fully Investigate Its Hiring of Jason Arday (Gift Article)
The professor had catalyzed debates over diversity efforts in higher education.
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judith00017.bsky.social @judith00017.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/24/e... #academicsky
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Education chief to school districts: Remove sexually explicit books before anyone complains
Florida’s education commissioner is directing school districts to set stricter rules for reviewing library and classroom books or face “corrective measures.”
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judith00017.bsky.social @judith00017.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.highereddive.com/news/judge-v... #academicsky
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Judge vacates anti-DEI directive that led to teacher training grant cuts
A federal judge ruled the U.S. Department of Education’s edict and cancellation of hundreds of millions in funds for teacher training programs was unlawful.
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judith00017.bsky.social @judith00017.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.highereddive.com/news/califor... #academicsky
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California governor signs laws to expand 4-year degrees at community colleges
Beginning in 2028, community college districts will be able to create between two and 12 new bachelor's programs, depending on their student outcomes.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The billions of dollars we send to a foreign military to drop bombs on somebody else should have been spent to build schools, housing, and to provide healthcare HERE.
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Workers saved the life of a dog that had been stranded all night.
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Any task whose assessed object is a final number or tidy conclusions is not measuring students’ thinking, writes Lucas Long. He shares three ways to put the reasoning back at the centre of learning: ow.ly/lRea50ZPEKN #Highered #Academicsky
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If a chatbot can pass your assignment, you are grading the wrong thing
Any task whose assessed object is a final number or tidy conclusions is not measuring students’ thinking, writes Lucas Long. He shares three ways to put the reasoning back at the centre of learning
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#DefendResearch @defendresearch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
High-school journalists describe a chilling effect on student speech as students and teachers increasingly self-censor. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... #censorship #DefendResearch #Academicsky #AcademicChatter #Freespeech
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judith00017.bsky.social @judith00017.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
www.highereddive.com/news/univers... #academicsky
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University of Maine preparing for staff and faculty layoffs
The public institution is trying to close a projected $19 million shortfall through budget cuts and improvements to enrollment and revenue.
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judith00017.bsky.social @judith00017.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
ArtDependence | MALBA Buenos Aires Expands Beneath Plaza Perú artdependence.com/articles/mal... #artsky
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ArtDependence | MALBA Buenos Aires Expands Beneath Plaza Perú
MALBA Buenos Aires Expands Beneath Plaza Perú
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Lunchtime: How Turtles Eat
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judith00017.bsky.social @judith00017.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
apnews.com/article/khal... Khalil lawsuit says Columbia failed to protect pro-Palestinian activists
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judith00017.bsky.social @judith00017.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Tierra Walker’s Family Sues Ken Paxton and Doctors, Saying Texas Abortion Ban Caused Her Death msmagazine.com/2026/02/11/t...
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Tierra Walker’s Family Sues Ken Paxton and Doctors, Saying Texas Abortion Ban Caused Her Death
After 90 Doctors and Months of Crisis, a Texas Mother Tierra Walker Died Without the Abortion That Could Have Saved Her
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is the first lawsuit filed on the death of a woman from an abortion ban. It argues that the Texas abortion ban violates constitutional rights. 🧵 19thnews.org/2026/09/texa...
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Tierra Walker died after she couldn’t get an abortion. Her family is suing Ken Paxton.
The case argues that Texas’ near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. constitutions. It is the first lawsuit over a death linked to an abortion ban.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Reminder: voter fraud is not a thing. Voter suppression is.
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judith00017.bsky.social @judith00017.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
All supporting acts withdraw from Ed Sheeran’s tour in solidarity with Macklemore www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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All supporting acts withdraw from Ed Sheeran’s tour in solidarity with Macklemore
Four openers and live band for Sheeran’s tour depart after removal of Macklemore over ‘free Palestine’ comments
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judith00017.bsky.social @judith00017.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
An N.Y.U. Mathematician Clashed With OpenAI Over a $1 Million Proof www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/s... #academicsky
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The Mathematician Crushed Between OpenAI and Anthropic Over a Math Problem
Tristan Buckmaster was on the path toward an important proof when one of the A.I. giants used its staggering resources to get there first.
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judith00017.bsky.social @judith00017.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Could Your Chatbot Be Stealing Ideas From You? It’s a Thorny Question. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/s...
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Could Your Chatbot Be Stealing Ideas From You? It’s a Thorny Question.
A controversy around OpenAI’s latest math proof raises a fear that might become increasingly common: that A.I. tools could take valuable insights from one user and hand them to another.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Garcia: There’s a group of Jeffrey Epstein’s survivors that are here in Dallas. And the survivors are saying that they are also disgusted that Todd Blanche is out there giving speeches while refusing criminal convictions, while refusing to release the rest of the files.
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judith00017.bsky.social @judith00017.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/o... #artsky
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Lucien Smith, Art-World Star Whose Career Abruptly Turned, Dies at 37 (Gift Article)
A phenom in his 20s, he became the poster child for Zombie Formalism before abandoning the gallery frenzy for Montauk.
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judith00017.bsky.social @judith00017.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Ken Paxton is a Gift to Democrats
Some underdog candidates will find that their opponent has an Achilles’ heel. For Paxton, that weakness is found by looking in the mirror.
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judith00017.bsky.social @judith00017.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
www.highereddive.com/news/humanit... #academicsky
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Humanities degrees hit their lowest numbers in decades
Last year, colleges awarded fewer bachelor's degrees in the humanities than any time since 1991, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences found.
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judith00017.bsky.social @judith00017.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/a... #artsky
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Can Art Revitalize a Small Mountain Town in North Carolina? (Gift Article)
In North Carolina’s Lost Provinces, residents see the arts as a pathway to sustainability and maintaining community.
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Foster puppy Cowboy works up the courage to snuggle with Cactus: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...
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judith00017.bsky.social @judith00017.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Remember when the US TRIED to go metric and no one could figure it out?
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judith00017.bsky.social @judith00017.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Jason Weida, then chief of Agency for Health Care Admin, gave $10M, not $10.8M, an effort to avoid having to deposit money in a state general revenue fund as required by state law that requires settlement over $10M be deposited with the state #HopeFlorida www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/05/i...
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In Hope Florida scandal, Florida shorted $800,000, grand jury says
The money, “owed to Florida’s taxpayers,” was never paid, the grand jury’s report says.
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judith00017.bsky.social @judith00017.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
hyperallergic.com/what-i-got-w... #artsky
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What I Got Wrong About Krasner and Pollock
I had assumed that loving an artist meant disappearing a little, and I had assumed that Lee Krasner had been forced to shrink, too.
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judith00017.bsky.social @judith00017.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
#Florida votes to ban undocumented students from state universities #academicsky www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/03/f...
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Florida votes to ban undocumented students from state universities
The decision, which goes into effect starting in the 2027-28 academic year, makes Florida the largest state in the country to ban undocumented immigrants from public universities and colleges.
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The WMO just confirmed a near 100% likelihood that a "supersized" El Niño will persist into 2027. We are facing unprecedented risks of extreme heat, megadroughts, and devastating floods. Nature is sounding the alarm—demanding immediate, radical climate action! wmo.int/news/media-c...
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El Niño set to become very strong, raising risks of extreme weather into 2027
Geneva, Switzerland (WMO) - El Niño is firmly established and will intensify into a very strong event in the coming months, with big impacts on rainfall and temperature patterns and associated risks o...
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judith00017.bsky.social @judith00017.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/u... #academicsky
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What Do Students Lose When They Stop Writing? (Gift Article)
Educators are worried that many students can no longer write essays without A.I. And it’s costing more than just grammar skills.
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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
St Edward’s Church, Stow-on-the-Wold, with its Yew Tree guardians Tolkien was a regular visitor in the area, and the doors bear an uncanny resemblance to similar in Lord of the Rings, the Doors of Durin
Yew trees either side of a church door
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This animal looked stuck for who knows how long and nobody noticed until the video went viral
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judith00017.bsky.social @judith00017.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
"Department of State warned Americans not to travel to the CAE due to unrest, crime, kidnapping, landmines, health, and terrorism. However #DHS defended the #deportations." Cubans living in Florida are being deported to Africa #FL #Cuba www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/01/c...
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Cubans living in Florida are being deported to Africa
Yasmany Moreno, originally from Cuba, owned a small trucking company in South Florida that transported cargo between Miami and Tampa. He also helped support his parents, who live near Orlando.
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The Great Pumpkinsquatch - Scott Kelley Ernest 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @mxscottkernest.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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Serendipity @serendipityinfl.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Its STILL Lake Ontario Its STILL Gulf of Mexico Its STILL and ALWAYS will be The Kennedy Center and Mitch McConnell is STILL missing
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judith00017.bsky.social @judith00017.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
One of my most favorite poems to teach: www.nytimes.com/interactive/... #academicsky #poetry
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These 20 Words Are Worth a Thousand Pictures (Gift Article)
People-watchers, trainspotters and A.O. Scott agree: Ezra Pound’s “In a Station of the Metro” is one of the shortest great poems in English.
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