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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy

@raewalker.bsky.social
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Tired trans nurse who studies A.I. & power AAAS Invention Ambassador They/them, probably a 🐉 #NurseSky #STS #cat enthusiast Views always my own as a private citizen & not my employer’s (wild that I have to state this)

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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Bwahahahaha
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Astra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Forget grandiose talk of curing cancer - this is what AI is actually doing to healthcare. In the words of one cardiologist: “it’s bots fighting bots, agents fighting agents, a horrible dystopic future nobody wants to live in.”
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Jamie Smart @jamiesmart.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Can’t eat a sandwich until you subscribe to sandwiches. Can’t eat today’s sandwich until it has applied daily sandwich updates. Sandwich now has adverts even though you paid for ad-free sandwich. Can pay again to have less sandwich adverts. Now you can eat the sandwich, but it’s smaller.
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
🚩 🚩 🚩
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Feels like a good day to revisit adrienne maree brown’s We Will Not Cancel Us
Cover shot of adrienne maree brown’s 2020 booklet We Will Not Cancel Us and Other Dreams of Transformative Justice. The cover is hot pink with bold type.
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This would align with what I pointed out in last months column: the money is a means to control over higher ed. It's not a genuine interest in funding "better science." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
insidehighered.com
That Same Ol’ Authoritarian Playbook
Throughout history, autocrats have gone after higher ed finances to control institutions’ culture.
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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
One week left to pitch to us!
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Grateful for the many indie coffee shops out our way…
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
@joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social’s Comedy Band Camp is something special. Caught his show in Hartford last night & it felt like an act of love through & through. I appreciate how he lifts up the arts, fellow performers & local young talent. I hope nothing but good things come to him. 💜
Jazz performers on stage Step dance team performs on a brightly lit stage Josh Johnson in a gray hoodie on stage, speaking into a microphone
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Wow. If this mechanism could work in human trials as well, it would be a game changer.
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Looking forward to listening to this!
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Saw these sweet animals in repose at the county fair - feels right for Labor Day
Two baby lambs sleep in the hay beneath their mom, who is standing by a purple feeder A gentle giant of a tawny cow with peach fuzz fur rests on a bed of hay A pile of fuzzy pale yellow baby ducklings sleep on top of each other, huddled on a pile of wood shavings.
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 05/09/2026
my latest: Massachusetts is one of the safest states for trans people—but multiple hospitals preemptively ended youth trans care over Trump admin threats to cut fed funding. on Wed, trans activists took their HRT at a govt office and refused to leave without a commitment to fight those hospitals.
theguardian.com
Even in safe-haven Massachusetts, trans care is at risk. Young people are fighting to protect it
Activists are calling on the state attorney general to take action against hospitals that have ended gender-affirming care programs after Trump retook office
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
WHAT. THE ACTUAL. F**K.
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This is bad. This is very very bad.
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
My sunflowers are blooming, and there are so many bees! 🐝 💜🌻
Close up of a golden sunflower against a blue sky. A fuzzy bee can be seen crawling on its face.Two tall golden sunflowers against a backdrop of trees and blue sky.
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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
happy first day of school! teaching college does not get easier. below are some resources for solidarity, courage, inspiration, collaboration first: assignment ideas, syllabus language, memes and more for the pro-learning classroom against-a-i.com
against-a-i.com
AGAINST AI -
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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 14/12/2025
How many times must we keep saying this? Correlation does not imply cognition www.wired.com/story/in-a-f...
wired.com
For the First Time, AI Analyzes Language as Well as a Human Expert
If language is what makes us human, what does it mean now that large language models have gained “metalinguistic” abilities?
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Shannon O’Mac @shannonomac.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Do NOT let Sam Altman access your medical records. 😨
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Data Workers’ Inquiry @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🚨 NEW INQUIRY ON APPLE’S HIDDEN DATA WORKERS! Luciana documents structural challenges and wage discrimination workers in Spain face, while reminding us that big tech companies do not hold all the cards - workers can and do resist! Read it here: data-workers.org/luciana/
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“This is Capitalism”: Apple’s Hidden Data Workers at the Shadows of the AI Boom, by Luciana
The working conditions and resistance of Apple's outsourced data workers in Spain.
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SciLine @sciline.org · 20/08/2026
Reporters—covering midterm election issues in your community? Our new guides can help you step back from political back-and-forth & show voters what evidence-based research can tell us about the biggest issues at stake in the midterm elections. Learn more: bit.ly/4pAwXDH
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Evidence-based election coverage: A toolkit for journalists - SciLine
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Our Digital Defense Toolkit for nurses & other care workers made it into @statnews.com! I appreciate fellow nurses who contributed to this piece & journalist Katie Palmer making the effort to connect with us for this article. www.statnews.com/2026/08/11/n...
statnews.com
Nurses seek a seat at the table as they fight expanding clinical AI
Nurses, who make up the largest part of the health care workforce, say clinical artificial intelligence poses a threat to their jobs, and patients.
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
In other words, what we’ve been saying. But glad to see science like this getting published!
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The ruling in New Mexico v. Meta is a landmark, argues Nathaniel Lubin, an expert witness in the case: for the first time, a social media platform was found to have caused a "public nuisance." The finding, he writes, establishes that platforms may be held responsible for their products' effects.
techpolicy.press
Why New Mexico v. Meta Matters
Nathaniel Lubin served as an expert witness in State of New Mexico v. Meta Inc.
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
👀
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I just want everyone writing about A.I. innovation & ‘revolution’ - citing industry press releases & computer science while *completely ignoring whole fields* that came before like the humanities, STS, critical labor studies, history, nursing & the care sciences - my chickens are judging you. HARD.
A fluffy grey chicken with golden eyes stares at the camera with a look somewhere between anger & contempt. As you stare into its beady dinosaur eyes you know deep down in your soul that it has judged you with an ancient wisdom & found you lacking.
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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 09/08/2026
‘In July alone, more than 150 towns and counties passed temporary or permanent bans on data centers, many adopted in emergency meetings. That brings the nationwide total to more than 500.’ www.theinformation.com/articles/dat...
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
FWIW-I am proficient at prompt generation & understand how LLMs work, because I study AI. But I do not use these tools in my work, EVER. NOR in my daily life (save where enshittification adds them without my consent) And I could operate without them tomorrow-PERIOD. This is not a radical stance.
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
(Sorry, last night we watched “Air Jaws”)
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The point of higher ed is to help build & sustain vibrant societies NOT to win the (rigged from the start!!) Monopoly game we call our current economy This Administration making education policy is like what you would get if you put a bunch of Great White sharks in charge of stewarding seal safety
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
My grandmother had a copy of the Encyclopedia Brittanica & that shelf was one of my happy places growing up :)
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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 30/07/2026
"As Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei Asia found in a recent investigation, just five US tech giants — Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Oracle — are hiding an estimated $1.65 trillion in debt that doesn’t appear on balance sheets. futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com
AI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of Debt
AI companies are pouring tens of billions of dollars into enormous data centers. They're being built on top of a mountain of hidden debt.
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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 21/07/2026
ICE is quietly arresting more people than ever. After months of releasing no detention data at all, the new numbers show a record 1,474 arrests a day in early July, the highest daily pace of the entire Trump administration. 🧵 austinkocher.substack.com/p/ice-quietl...
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ICE Quietly Arresting More People Than Ever According to Latest Data
NEW DATA ALERT 🚨 After months of data silence, ICE's new numbers show 65,765 people in immigration detention, deportations near 1,250 a day, and arrests now at 1,473 a day.
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WIRED @wired.com · 17/07/2026
Yesterday, WIRED learned that Madison Square Garden was suing us for our accurate reporting. We stand by our work. That’s why we’re removing the paywall from two of the MSG stories they don’t want you to read, making them free for everyone.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Justice Kagan: "So the Court ushers back in the same opportunities for quid pro quo corruption that the contribution limits were meant to check."
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
We celebrate the victories. (Even those which should never have been litigated in the first place.)
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Having lived in DC for years & witnessed many MANY Smithsonian Folk Life Festivals, Solar Decathlons, protest rallies & other cultural events on the National Mall, the “Great American State Fair” looks bland & boring AF. What a mess.
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Yes!!
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I’ve only been here a handful of hours and already #FAccT2026 is shaping up to be one of the best conferences I’ve ever attended (And I say this as someone who’s been on the conference circuit for about 20 years) Kudos to the organizers & volunteers!
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Wow, did this resonate
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Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
What a surprise ….. “Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not good Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not good
Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show.
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The announcement in question: www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
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George Washington University Sells Virginia Campus To Amazon
George Washington University has sold its Virginia Science and Technology Campus to Amazon Data Services for $427 million.
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Hearing news that George Washington University sold one of its campuses to Amazon for another hyperscale data center in the name of funding the future of its academic programs and… wtf are we even doing here? It’s like a forest selling its acreage to a lumber company & calling it an “investment”…
static.klipy.com
Log Cutting at a Sawmill
Alt: Log Cutting at a Sawmill
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
💔 Rest in peace friend. Nursing Mutual Aid would not have been the same without you, nor will the world. Your impact will continue for generations to come.
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
yall this thread is everything good in this world 🐝
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
The kind of thing one might do if disaster capitalism is your grift.
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Miss Aja @brat2381.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
pbs.org
Millions lose SNAP benefits as One Big Beautiful Bill’s stricter requirements kick in
SNAP enrollment has fallen sharply nationwide since the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last summer. More than 3.5 million people have lost access to the food assistance, as states implement...
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Adding this praise to the recent win in Hadley, MA, which similarly voted to fund their public safety departments & school district - tho by a much narrower margin www.westernmassnews.com/2026/06/03/h...
westernmassnews.com
Hadley residents approve tax override questions
The resolution passed by only 12 votes
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Celebrating the fact that Easthampton, MA voted to fund their schools, public libraries & EMS last night. Well done. www.westernmassnews.com/2026/06/10/e...
westernmassnews.com
Easthampton votes for $6.9 million tax override
On Tuesday, residents voted for a $6.9 million property tax override
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Rae is an A.I. Killjoy @raewalker.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Adding The Cleveland Clinic to my list of institutions that is content to spread misinformation & watch kids die, just as long as it’s politically expedient
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