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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 05/10/2026

"Seven former Cornell students are accused of sexually assaulting another student who says she was incapacitated. Messages allegedly inviting other frat members were sent to a group chat during the assault. Everyone is talking about the seven. I keep thinking about the others." buff.ly/z7yWbR2

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An Open Letter to Cornell University from the Mother of a Prospective Male Student

“Seven former Cornell students are accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually assaulting another Cornell student who says she was incapacitated. Messages alleged...

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 03/10/2026

Seeing this just fills me with absolute despair at the climate situation. We are still at peak emissions. We haven't even begun decreasing emissions and even if we did, the warming that's baked from past emissions will last for centuries. We're cooked.

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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:

Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads:

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."

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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 21/09/2026

7. "some people find LLMs useful" is a different claim than any of the following: a) LLMs are good at doing the things people use them for b) LLMs are well suited to the tasks for which they are advertised c) LLMs "can do" something

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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I am not anti-AI as much as I am anti tools being foisted on us by fascists built on stolen labor with the intent of stealing not just more labor, but workers' confidence and livelihoods, with a side-effect of telling teens to kill themselves.

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Melissa Johnson, PhD @ladyhistorian.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Things happen in college in addition to "learning content" and that's why AP or "college in the high school" will never be the same as college classes

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Trevor Aleo @mraleosays.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

SO POWERFUL. One of the founding missions of my current school is to offer deeper, richer programming instead of AP. Our model, resources, location, etc. mean it’s jam packed with teachers with PhDs, field experience, publications, etc. teaching bespoke courses. Some parents STILL push for AP. 🫠

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Matt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This is deliberate deliteracy. If you learn to game a test designed by the same regime who designed the game, what you will have learned is dependency.

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Ryan Williamson @socraticreview.org · 12/02/2026

I'd probably say James Gunn would be the most famous in 2026. Michael Harrington (founder of DSA), Taylor Twellman, and Michael Blassie (Tomb of the Unknown Soldier) would have to be on the list.

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Ryan Williamson @socraticreview.org · 02/12/2025

Exactly. I've found that if I create assessments based on more than on how *quickly* they work, it's really not a big deal. Plus, if the students trust that I'm not out to get them, their pace just... isn't a problem.

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Ryan Williamson @socraticreview.org · 01/12/2025

→ "AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge" socraticreview.org/blog/2025/11... Great piece from @404media.co and @jasonkoebler.bsky.social

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→ "AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge" — Socratic Review

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Ryan Williamson @socraticreview.org · 14/09/2025

Using AI chatbots to have a "dialogue" with historical characters is both intellectually and morally vacuous. socraticreview.org/blog/2025/9/...

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→ "Just Say No to Historical Figure Chatbots" — Socratic Review

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Ryan Williamson @socraticreview.org · 08/09/2025

As somebody in the midst of "review but also moving ahead" with a 3rd-year Latin class, this is basically the debate I'm having with myself every time I sit down to try and plan right now. Some students could use an entire year of review and consolidation of the *previous* two years.

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Ryan Williamson @socraticreview.org · 05/08/2025

@bretdevereaux.bsky.social I enjoy your work! I was getting an MA in Classics at UMass around the time you were there, did you ever TA in that department or just history? Wonder if we crossed paths.

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Ryan Williamson @socraticreview.org · 03/01/2025

Inspired by @lmsacasas.bsky.social's recent post, I have been trying to articulate why I find the AI evangelists in education to be so off-putting and contrary to what I think my mission is. socraticreview.org/blog/2025/1/ai-and-the-humanities-first-questions

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AI and the Humanities: First Questions — Socratic Review

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Ryan Williamson @socraticreview.org · 24/12/2024

Considering Nolan’s track record of emotionally dead films, this will likely disappoint me. But, having learned no lessons from “Troy” 20 years ago, I’ll still be there on opening night.

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Ryan Williamson @socraticreview.org · 22/12/2024

www.chronicle.com/article/some... I’m of course wary (and weary) of “kids these days” articles. But it’s interesting that this entire piece about what students are lacking in college preparation focuses entirely on reading & critical thinking, nothing about STEM or lasers.

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How Changes in K-12 Schooling Hampered the Preparation of College Students

Accountability and test-based reforms, pandemic-era disruptions, and larger social and economic pressures have fostered ineffective habits.

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