Reposted by Saira Jehan#StupidSuez @diplomatofnight.com · 29/09/2026I am used to discussing Palestine with people of all backgrounds every day for literally 15 hours per day but it will never not bewilder me to encounter someone who is shocked that I and every Arab see it as a colonial issue 1160052
Reposted by Saira Jehangamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Google earth has updated its satellite images of Gaza. The destruction is almost incomprehensible. 4420931205
Reposted by Saira JehanUrvi @theurv.com · 28/09/2026There were more men in a single documented gang rape at one school than the number of competitive trans athletes nationally. But I’ve heard a lot more politicians being asked about protecting girls from one of these scenarios and not another… I’ll let you guess which is which. 142457844
Reposted by Saira JehanCaleb Dume @thacalebdume.bsky.social · 27/09/2026MAKE ART! MAKE BAD ART! BAD ART IS BETTER THAN AI ART! YOUR WORST IS STILL BETTER THAN THE SLOP! 022079
Reposted by Saira JehanSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 27/09/2026So much of what we are confronting today is best understood by the actions undertaken by white communities in response to integration orders. White supremacy is a form of democratic nihilism. Every institution, norm, and value of democracy will be sacrificed for it. calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...calendar.eji.orgSep. 27, 1958 | White Little Rock Voters Choose to Close Public Schools Rather Than IntegrateLearn more about our history of racial injustice 251136427
Reposted by Saira Jehanregular meghan 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“This is not a dark chapter in Cornell’s history, it’s a morbid pattern” Editorial Board at The Cornell Sun absolutely fucking your shit UP www.cornellsun.com/article/2026... 3634461014
Reposted by Saira JehanLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 26/09/2026Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all 7359541991
Reposted by Saira JehanDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“Fish” can be both singular (one individual fish) or plural (multiple fish of the same species.) “Fishes” refers to individuals of different species. 🐟 Fish 🐟🐟🐟 Fish 🐠🐟🐡 Fishes Now you know, and knowing is half the battle. 2132285
Reposted by Saira JehanArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The Intimate Toilette (A Woman Urinating), by François Boucher, 1760s 353227531
Reposted by Saira JehanThe Biking Lawyer LLP @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Bike lane removals near Islington on Bloor are imminent. Keep up the vigilance. Keep up the direct action. #StrengthinNumbers #CriticalMass @cycletoronto.bsky.social @jnyyz.bsky.social @lanrickbennett.bsky.social @tomflood.bsky.social 17227
Reposted by Saira JehanPaul Gauguin @gauguin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The White Horse botfrens.com/collections/44/content… 0204
Reposted by Saira JehanCanadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Autumn Arrives Nicki Ault 2022 114735
Reposted by Saira JehanIda B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Yep, you know what day it is 4428193
Reposted by Saira JehanRadio Free America @radiofreeflorida.bsky.social · 20/09/2026“Where they have burned books, they will end in burning human beings.” - Heinrich Heine #RadioFreeAmerica #politics 211637
Reposted by Saira JehanDilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽♀️ 159167154673
Reposted by Saira Jehan🧩 @holojester.bsky.social · 19/09/2026fuck you but tell the horse you rode in on that it was really nice to see him again 117639
Reposted by Saira JehanCanadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Portrait of Ethel Southam (Mrs. F.H. Toller) Lilias Torrance Newton 1938 19511
Reposted by Saira JehanPeter Brannen @peterbrannen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026RIP to Annie Dillard, whose work frequently left me unable to speak sensibly for several minutes after reading it. This essay, This Is The Life, was my entry point for her work 615331
Reposted by Saira JehanAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The Associate Member breakfast 3144538
Reposted by Saira JehanAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia. 5963723613371
Reposted by Saira JehanMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/09/2026Mexico’s fight for independence is the triumph of a people determined to shape their own future. Today, I was proud to be the first New York City Mayor to march in Sunset Park’s Mexican Independence Day Parade alongside a community that has fostered cultural pride across generations. 156129722081
Reposted by Saira JehanAlbumism @albumism.com · 13/09/2026MC Lyte released her third studio album ‘Act Like You Know’ (1991) 35 years ago this week | Listen to the album + watch the official videos here: album.ink/MCLyteALYK 0228
Reposted by Saira Jehan🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Former Canada Prime Minister Jean Chrétien: "I have message for American friends...never mistake our generosity for weakness. Never mistake our tolerance for lack of determination. And never, never mistake our kindness for softness...We bow to no one." Jean Chrétien is an absolute gem 💎❤️🇨🇦 19352571405
Reposted by Saira Jehanonion person @junlper.beer · 11/09/2026it’s wild that the heritage foundation wrote in text that the assault on trans woman particularly in sports is their first step in their efforts to completely abolish all Title IX protections and liberals still don’t believe it’s about more than trans women in sports 7375792171
Reposted by Saira JehanIan Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 10/09/2026People get confused about the trans sports thing because at a glance it seems like a small issue that impacts a very small number of people and thus makes sense as a "reasonable" concession. But it isn't, because conceding that is accepting that a kid's trans identity is on some level fraudulent 422806746
Reposted by Saira JehanMike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026You’ve gotta use AI because it’s the future. But also it’ll take your job. But also it’ll create a paradise on earth and solve most of our problems. But also it’ll end humanity soon. But also you’ll get left behind if you don’t use it right now. 12168201634
Reposted by Saira JehanEric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Happy 72nd Birthday to Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated the New Orleans public schools. She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama. The past isn’t past. 5598873365
Reposted by Saira JehanBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 07/09/2026“Local stores next to the protected bike-lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.” (Among MANY other public benefits.) Want To Make More Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com #BikeLanesMeanBusinessfastcompany.comWant To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike LaneResearch from New York City notes that newly installed protected bike lanes do more than keep bikers safe--they raise the income of the stores they are in front of. 14671236
Saira Jehan @sairajh.bsky.social · 07/09/2026There is absolutely no use for LLMs in teaching history. The entire notion of an LLM is antithetical to the study of history, in fact. 000
Reposted by Saira JehanSusan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 07/09/2026This is absolutely about punishing mothers who work outside the home 123861
Reposted by Saira JehanRain @rainst0rm4759.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The campaign to sell AI to the public is actually just the fourth iteration of the same campaign from big tech. First it was crypto, then it was nfts, then the metaverse, and they’ve finally succeeded. 215031
Reposted by Saira JehanAnti-Colonial History @anticolonialhistry.bsky.social · 06/09/2026On this night in 1995, Ontario Provincial Police open fire on Anishinaabe land defenders at Ipperwash, killing Dudley George. Warriors blockade the highway after forcing the cops to retreat. The cops' plan to clear the land reclamation camp is a failure. anticolonialhistory.com/event/234/ 18433
Reposted by Saira JehanAsheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 06/09/2026This is so important. AI may be sold to us as something that will "help" in the classroom, or as an "essential competency" we do students a disservice not to train them in, but in the end the goal is the scale and monetize. 215131
Reposted by Saira JehanTed McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The idea that classrooms are chiefly spaces for product testing, and that it is irresponsible pedagogy not to enforce this, is both cynical and vile, and “fuck off” is a cogent response from any professional educator to any non-teaching salescreep or tech-but-not-subject-matter expert who voices it. 141171305
Reposted by Saira JehanVivaldi Browser @vivaldi.com · 11/08/2026Oh and if you're new and coming from Chrome (or any other browser): 🇳🇴🇮🇸 We're Vivaldi, a European browser based in Norway and Iceland 🕵️ Your data is yours, we don't spy on you or track you ❌ No built-in AI slop ✊🏽 Owned by the employees 🔥 Built-in adblocker, mail, calendar, to do lists, feeds, VPN ++ 211552
Reposted by Saira JehanMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 04/09/2026"I didn't think a full, 6-day-per-week, 14-hour-per-day, in-office schedule was necessary to discharge my duties clicking the 'generate' button, followed by the 'approve' button, thousands of times a day on SlurryHose. But experience has shown me that I was wrong." buff.ly/RbEQoJgmcsweeneys.netWhy We Must Return to the Office to Use AI in Person“I didn’t think a full, six-day-per-week, fourteen-hour-per-day, in-office schedule was necessary to discharge my duties clicking the ‘generate’ button, foll... 020170
Reposted by Saira JehanAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/09/2026the AI slop in food promotional images has got to be stopped 2471504138
Reposted by Saira JehanJenny Lee Shee @jennyleeshee.bsky.social · 03/09/2026School Board: Do NOT use your personal device for school business. Also the School Board: To log in to your school device and use your work account we need to send an authentication code to your cell phone. 119013
Reposted by Saira JehanThe Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I truly believe that the normalization of nighttime bookstores, museums, and libraries would change the world. 32901122
Reposted by Saira JehanBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I know everyone has seen the Miyazaki clip of him saying that AI art is an insult to life itself and we humans are losing faith in ourselves but sometimes it still strikes me that he said that in 2016 and every single year the quote becomes more true and undeniable 91093202
Reposted by Saira JehanRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952 483192506883
Reposted by Saira JehanJenny Lee Shee @jennyleeshee.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Paul Calandra’s response to his govt deal in which an 🇺🇸 company got $66M taken from public ed and is now price gouging teachers: “Don't just run to TikTok and say, ‘Oh my gosh, look what they're doing to us.’ Help me make it better,” Calandra said.” The govt getting feedback from #OntEd teachers: 136027
Reposted by Saira JehanKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 02/09/2026There are endless studies showing this and also the financial and societal benefits of universal basic income and or housing-first policies but the U.S. never goes for any of it because it would require allowing the poor to receive benefits that the rich consider “undeserved” 20591093162