Reposted by Michael L. Rosinocolourfulsevens.bsky.social @colourfulsevens.bsky.social · 02/10/2026he can't blame "awfly haht cawfee paht" on AI though! we've got him there! 021
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoKim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 02/10/2026New Philly monster just dropped share.inquirer.com/Wrd1yTshare.inquirer.comOrifice the Awebot is Philly’s ‘magical’ response to Uber Eats robots"She’s part of our bringing delight and surprise and letting it ripple through the city." 1726857
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoAsheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 02/10/2026Ford, Mellon, and Whiting largely ended their support of graduate student research in the humanities; meanwhile, the right-wing is trying to create a conservative pipeline of future faculty cfau.aei.org/program/grad...cfau.aei.orgGraduate Student Intellectual Diversity Initiative - The Future of American UniversityA mentorship program to broaden the pipeline of future university faculty. 1272
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoParkscope Joe @parkscopejoe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is insane. 1733367852
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoDana Stevens @thehighsign.bsky.social · 02/10/2026We decided to hold my Digger review until after the first wave of critical responses had gone up, so I would be free to "spoil" the early twist that basically sets up the film's premise. Rarely has such an unpleasant movie to sit through been such a blast to write about: slate.com/culture/2026...slate.comTom Cruise’s Big New Movie Isn’t What It Appears. It’s Something Much Worse.Digger has a huge twist. It’s a disaster of almost apocalyptic proportions. 3020028
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoJosh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The entire last decade has been an exercise in creating a different set of standards for One Special Boy. Trump can never fail, people can only disagree about his performance. It isn't that he doesn't understand anything, he has unorthodox economic stances. It's delusions framed as evenhandedness. 59028
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoIan Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026US Poised To Boot Legal Immigrants From Medicaid, Including Refugees and Sex-Trafficking Victims kffhealthnews.org/medicaid/imm... #Project2025 #HHS #Medicaid #RFKjr #CrueltyIsThePoint #Blueskffhealthnews.orgUS Poised To Boot Legal Immigrants From Medicaid, Including Refugees and Sex-Trafficking Victims - KFF Health NewsThe Congressional Budget Office estimated 100,000 more immigrants will be uninsured by 2034 because of Medicaid eligibility changes under President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act that take effect ... 93633
Reposted by Michael L. Rosinojamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/10/2026not that you should expect anything more than rank idiocy from this pair of racists, but the idea that whiteness means a "high trust" society of "social cohesion" is some of the stupidest shit i have ever heard. these people live in a fantasy land that you could dispel by simply opening a book.talkingpointsmemo.comChris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a ThingTo the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in... 25360581126
Michael L. Rosino @michaelrosino.bsky.social · 01/10/2026There is a mamdani effect and it’s drastically improved vibes in the city 030
Michael L. Rosino @michaelrosino.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I finally got a new name plate for my office and I guess I was actually promoted to some new thing called “assocate professor” 🤷♂️ 10442
Michael L. Rosino @michaelrosino.bsky.social · 01/10/2026There are so many real valid reasons to hate Bill Gates (privatization of education, agenda setting in science and academia, having a monopoly and being a billionaire, relationship w Epstein and being a creep, impact on farming in global south, etc) that we don’t need to make them up 020
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoDr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Am fascinated with how illiterate the media is about political movements. There’s much talk of UK Prime Minister being a ‘socialist’. This is, of course, complete nonsense. He leads a govt to the right. So let’s look at what are typical socialist policies & examine how such claims are untrue. 46911
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoSojourners @sojo.net · 01/10/2026"I thought of how meaningful my favorite books were to me growing up and only hoped that this one might mean something to a child out there." sojo.net/magazine/nov...sojo.netStorytelling Is Holy. Don’t Feed Kids AI SlopDeveloping minds and hearts need the best we can give them. 0213
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoWIRED @wired.com · 30/09/2026In the early 2020s, Twitter served as an indispensable tool as the Black Lives Matter movement swelled. Now, as the platform changed its vibe dramatically, Threads is proving to be Black Twitter’s spiritual successor.wired.comBlack Twitter Is Thriving—on ThreadsFrom outrage over Nolan Wells’ death to analysis of HBO Max’s “Lanterns,” Threads has transformed into a vital artery of the Black social media ecosystem. 45114
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoSalty Mom @thesaltyinkslinger.bsky.social · 30/09/2026If the last 11 years has taught you anything if should be: 1) YES! It CAN happen here. 2) Never assume hate will lose. Never assume you can “pick it up later” when it comes to legislation. 2287
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoMindcite💥 @mindcite.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Elite white Republicans have been disenfranchising voters long before Trump, via the filibuster, electoral college and SCOTUS empowering a party that won the popular vote in only one presidential election since the 1990s to tyrannize the majority. How we can reform our politics: 26932
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 23/09/2026If we take that at face value the next step is for the UN to pass a resolution declaring the makers of AI to be hostis humani generis ("enemy of humanity"). That would be the predicate under international law to treat them like privates, creating universal jurisdiction to capture and punish them. 🤷♂️ 927763
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoFuturism @futurism.com · 23/09/2026"I love this school, but I don't love when they do things like this."trib.alStanford University Caught Using AI to Create Fake Black Student on Banners Hung Around CampusStanford University's dining hall used AI on a photo to replace one of its students with a fake Black woman. 1149
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoDrew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 23/09/2026Five cops in Indianapolis were just criminally charged with abusing Flock to spy on their ex-wives, their wives' ex-partners and women they met on duty. Audit was triggered by us at the @washingtonpost.com, the prosecutor said. From last month: wapo.st/4yfNHng 12552551587
Reposted by Michael L. Rosinojon ben-menachem @jbenmenachem.com · 31/07/2026Autopsies of Black Lives Matter and George Floyd protests often conclude that movements produced tough-on-crime backlash. My new study in Work and Occupations finds a different kind of movement outcome: BLM changed how local reporters cover cops and jails. 🧵 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 5768281
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 23/09/2026BREAKING WAPO: In a letter defending its ban of Politico, the Trump White House criticized a report based on a press call the Trump White House conducted. In the call, reporters were instructed to cite an anonymous "senior administration official" in relaying the news to the public.washingtonpost.comThe White House banned Politico, citing anonymous sources. It provided the quotes.In a letter defending its ban of Politico, the White House critiqued a report based on a press call it conducted, where reporters were told not to name the speaker. 22394120
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoSheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Idea for a White House commission to control NIH grant approvals seems dead for now. Weekend stories created an uproar on the Hill. Bhattacharya and Vought are trying to sing kumbaya. w/ @by-cjewett.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...nytimes.comTrump Backtracks on Plan for New Controls on N.I.H. Grants (Gift Article)Democrats and Republicans in Congress opposed the creation of a commission with the power to veto federal research awards. 37431
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 12/12/2023NOT NEWS: Stanford epidemiologist who wrote 324 papers from 2020-2022 expresses grave concern about the proliferation of "extremely productive authors" who wrote a mere 180 or more papers during the same period, suspects fraud is at play, blames global South. NEWS: Nature sees fit to cover it.nature.comSurge in number of ‘extremely productive’ authors concerns scientistsSome researchers publish a new paper every five days, on average. Data trackers suspect not all their manuscripts were produced through honest labour. Some researchers publish a new paper every five d... 15394104
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵 411113686065
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoWest Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 22/09/2026The organizers of Save a Life Day — an annual naloxone distribution planned for Thursday — aim to keep promoting harm reduction, even after the Trump administration shifted federal funding away from some supplies that make drug use safer, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.westvirginiawatch.comSave a Life Day organizers continue focus on harm reduction despite federal funding changes 023
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026one thing worth saying about the disorder Mandani discourse is that it matters what you're using "disorder" as evidence of. here's some public health research using "broken windows" as an indication of "need for public investment" i.e. fixing the windows penntoday.upenn.edu/news/Penn-Co...penntoday.upenn.eduAbandoned house repairs reduced nearby gun violence | Penn TodayInstalling working windows and doors, cleaning trash, and weeding at abandoned houses led to safety improvements and should be considered in efforts to create healthy communities, according to researc... 940574
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoBryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine personal opinions only @papootx.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Universal Healthcare Saves Lives And Costs A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American. Saving more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace. Why Do We Get Healthcare Coverage At Work? ysph.yale.edu/news-article...ysph.yale.eduUniversal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study ProjectsA single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it 1013184
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoBunnicula'd berries @frozen-cranberry.bsky.social · 22/09/2026There was a decent amount of activity around ICE and immigrant detention as well, which almost no one seems to remember. 2272
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 22/09/2026The anti-war left was very active during Obama’s term to the point that many people believe he was worse than W. on that front (he wasn’t) 934639
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 22/09/2026A lot of people act as if Obama was somehow immune to criticism and it’s weird because he got a ton of it. The anti-war left was very active around drone policy, closing Guantanamo, opposing the intervention in Libya, etc. 726118
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 22/09/2026Yeah he was called the Deporter-In-Chief, organizers stayed on his ass about it. 3567
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoGwyneth McClendon @gmcclendon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026NYU is hiring in American Politics! Deadline October 6. See more details here: apply.interfolio.com/193724 @rozenas.bsky.social @cdsamii.bsky.social @sanfordgordon.bsky.social @bryantjmoy.bsky.social @awilke.bsky.social @stasavage.bsky.social @jatucker.bsky.social @peterrosendorff.bsky.socialapply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 02024
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 19/09/2026www.nbcnews.com/health/menta...nbcnews.comWhy are Americans so tired? CDC report highlights who’s feeling it mostFatigue is one of the most common concerns reported in primary care visits, yet not much attention is given to how often adults in the U.S. are coping with it. 1514028
Reposted by Michael L. Rosino🔫🎃Scott Martian Invaders 🎃🛼 @youcaughtscott.com · 20/09/2026>repeats lie about staying out of politics >prefaces by lamenting Oct. 7 >says “What is happening in Gaza” with a passive voice >focuses on people “with different points of view” coming together 761446
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoAdam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Baudrillard: "It is no longer a question of imitation, nor of reduplication, nor even of parody. It is rather a question of substituting signs of the real for the real itself... Never again will the real have to be produced: this is the vital function of the model in a system of death" 14813219
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20/09/2026The overwhelming consensus is for journalists to boycott the White House in solidarity, and for those impacted to sue. Gray rock him. 3624769949
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoSarah Szalavitz💡 @dearsarah.bsky.social · 18/09/2026😱Trump officials sending undocumented children to Texas sparks fears of mass deportation Nearly 90% of children in federal custody being directed to GOP-controlled state that has unlicensed facilities and low legal representation rates www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comTrump officials sending undocumented children to Texas sparks fears of mass deportationExclusive: Nearly 90% of children in federal custody being directed to GOP-controlled state that has unlicensed facilities and low legal representation rates 77258
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026A Philadelphia family just bought their first home with a $10,000 first-time homebuyer grant funded by a group of Quakers It’s part of the congregation’s racial justice plan to redistribute wealth to Black residents in the Germantown area as a form of reparationsinquirer.comA Philly family bought their first home thanks to reparations from Quakers in GermantownGreen Street Friends Meeting, a Quaker congregation in Germantown, pledged to spend $50,000 a year for 10 years as part of its reparations work. It’s helping Black Philadelphians become homeowners. 223125312874
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoNaomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The heart of end times fascism is an abandonment of this world. Heaven is either celestial or computational, but not earthly. Not here. It’s why so many people are already rising up. Most people actually like it here. Thank you to CNN International’s Amanpour for having us. 32766219
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoRobert Heinze @rheinze.myatproto.social · 17/09/2026They saw themselves as progressives because they "appreciated" the cultures they were plundering, not "primitive" predecessors of European "civilization", but the thing is this: if you think a culture is "dying", you've frozen it in time just like if you think it's a remnant of a "primitive" past. 2133
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026this being a little Black girl is pushing me close to the edge. 938158
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoElizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I looked at the exchanges yesterday to see what it would cost my family of three to get basic health insurance. The cheapest package was $2200. It is insane that anyone in this country opposes universal health care because they might be taxed at a fraction of what they pay for for healthcare now. 2336279
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoNPR @npr.org · 17/09/2026Human rights experts commissioned by the U.N. say they have found "reasonable grounds" to believe the U.S. committed war crimes in Iran, including a strike on a school in the southern city of Minab. n.pr/4Ak7inFn.prU.N.-backed experts cite possible U.S. war crimes in Iran, including a school attackHuman rights experts commissioned by the U.N. say they have found "reasonable grounds" to believe the U.S. committed war crimes in Iran, including a strike on a school in the southern city of Minab. 57892390
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoDorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Great thread. Most racists are "genuinely concerned" because they are genuinely prejudiced. Their sincerity is not the issue 238284
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoJulia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Happy Constitution & Citizenship Day!static.klipy.comConstitution Day: We The People & U.S. ConstitutionAlt: Constitution Day: We The People & U.S. Constitution 05422
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/09/2026Look outside. Do you see snow? No? Well, you will soon. You might also see $30/hr more in your pocket if you become an emergency snow shoveler. Registration begins Saturday, September 19th. Sign up by November 30th for access to paid orientation and expedited payment processing.on.nyc.govEmergency Snow Shovelers - DSNYEmergency Snow Shovelers are called on after heavy snowfalls to remove snow and ice citywide from public areas like bus stops, crosswalks, fire hydrants, and step streets. 245118752455
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoGrant Brisbee @grantbrisbee.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Teach a man to draw a fish, and he doesn't eat for a day. Teach a man to generate a digital fish, and he doesn't eat for a lifetime. 0749
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoDr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.northsky.social · 16/09/2026Could've eradicated polio but instead even billionaire philanthropy is getting enshittified by AI 0212
Reposted by Michael L. RosinoShannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I *hate* this "digital divide" framing for AI; even libraries marshal it to justify their "AI literacy classes," ensuring all have "access" for self-actualization and economic opportunity. Maybe instead some folks are sufficiently literate, and they're instead choosing *principled refusal*. 8690165