Reposted by Tahneer Oksmandanah boyd @zephoria.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Today is Pub Day for "Data Are Made, Not Found: A Story of Politics, Power, and the Civil Servants Who Saved the US Census"!!! ::bounce:: Please support me by buying a copy of the book or asking your library for a copy! press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... 1239197
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanJacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026"most of the time" 2224
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanElizabeth Alsop @elizabethalsop.bsky.social · 14/09/2026“Whose pain is funny to us? Whose pain is even real?” @sayanniething.bsky.social kind of blowing my mind drawing out the connections between COYOTE VS ACME and MAY DECEMBER (also penned by screenwriter Samy Burch!) 071
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanPhillip Maciak @pjmaciak.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I usually don't love the central role Harvard has to play in all our higher ed convos, but I think Anastasia Berg is right to point out that this is a grotesque abdication of the responsibility they so proudly accept as a representative of the liberal arts. www.chronicle.com/article/harv...chronicle.comThe Ivy League’s Surrender to AI Is InsaneWhen college leaders drink the corporate Kool-Aid, the liberal arts die. 16518
Tahneer Oksman @tahneeroksman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Coyote vs Acme is a movie about data mining. Prove me wrong! 030
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanElizabeth Alsop @elizabethalsop.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Film and Media Cultures @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social is thrilled to be be co-hosting a conversation with Natalie Musteata following a screening of her Oscar-winning short, TWO PEOPLE EXCHANGING SALIVA, Wed Sept 30 @ 6:30pm. See below for details and to register for tickets!! 043
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanFT @fucktheory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are. 99268136333
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanJane Rosenzweig @janerosenzweig.bsky.social · 23/08/2026UChicago core social science classes go AI-free: “'we first equip students to read, write, and think without dependence on AI, just as we equip students to read, write, and think beyond the bounds of conventional views or leading ideologies,' the memo reads." chicagomaroon.com/53262/news/s...chicagomaroon.comSosc Core to Institute AI Ban, Technology-Free Classrooms This FallAll social science Core classes will transition to an “analog” approach for the upcoming academic year, restricting in-classroom technology use and banning AI-assisted writing and grading for students... 13210
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanJohn Warner @biblioracle.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I attempt to set a floor for the conditions that would allow instructors to effectively teach writing. What percentage of writing instructors work under these conditions? 10% 20%. I know I never did. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...insidehighered.comWe Could Teach Writing, but It Will Take ResourcesIf writing matters, why don’t we put sufficient resources toward teaching it? 2258
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanAI Moratorium for NYC Schools @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social · 10/08/2026There are 30 days til school starts, and there's no moratorium, and no plan for fall! I guess the DOE is enjoying their vacation...🏖️ 😎 so we'll be back at PEP, asking them to help protect kids. August 26, 6 pm. Save the date! @climatefamsnyc.bsky.social @comixaction.com 0124
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 07/08/2026For real, I know some of y'all personally know Mayor Mamdani. If you could get him to actually WATCH this thing, I'd be ENORMOUSLY indebted. I mean, I'm sure he knows. But he's gotta KNOW. You know? If you've got access, please do consider sharing it with him directly if you can! 🙏❤️ 014942
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanAI Moratorium for NYC Schools @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Also - we’re 33 signatures away from 5000 on our petition! Can you help us get there today? actionnetwork.org/petitions/pl...actionnetwork.orgPlease enact a two-year moratorium on the use of AI in NYC Public SchoolsThe use of AI in the NYC schools is expanding, despite the lack of rigorous protections and the growing evidence that it can undermine student privacy, cognitive skills, creativity, critical thinking,... 0103
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 31/07/2026BREAKING: New York just sued Kalshi — alleging it’s an illegal gambling operation. New York AG Letitia James alleges Kalshi failed to obtain a state gambling license and pay taxes. Her office is seeking an order enjoining Kalshi’s operations, plus fines, restitution and forfeiture of profits.cnn.comNew York sues prediction market Kalshi alleging it’s an illegal gambling operation | CNN PoliticsThe New York attorney general’s office is suing Kalshi, one of the largest prediction markets, alleging it’s running an illegal gambling operation in the state. 372687591
Tahneer Oksman @tahneeroksman.bsky.social · 30/07/2026This piece is very, very good. If you work in higher ed, you should read it ASAP! 010
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanElizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 18/07/2026And I guess I’m posting this because I want people to understand that when you see political influencers mentioning an “unbiased” news site in their vids, they are making huge bank off it and feeding you slop. While those of us with actual principles are like, hmmm will I ever be able to retire? 432043
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanElizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 18/07/2026I got an(other) offer from an AI aggregator news site that wants to pay me to mention them in my newsletter. They are offering $1.14 a click, which on my usual stats would make me $5-10k no problem. 728053
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanHigh Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 17/07/2026I said what I said, but I never thought it’d need saying to somebody who works for Science 👇 6114393
Tahneer Oksman @tahneeroksman.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Please practice not saying “AI is just gonna get better,” particularly if you’re referring to generative AI. It’s not an inevitability—in fact the likelihood is that it will actually produce more and more degraded output as it feeds on its own data. 000
Tahneer Oksman @tahneeroksman.bsky.social · 17/07/2026This is *chef’s kiss* wonderfully written, especially the ending! 000
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanIndrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Netflix pioneered the streamer slop aesthetic of everything looking flatly lit, drab, and ugly even before 'slop' became synonymous with genAI, so no surprise there. 03911
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanTodd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 16/07/2026“A.I. Movies” www.tiktok.com/@americanbar... 5653792442
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanTeresa Heffernan @tjheffernan.bsky.social · 20/05/2026"Stripping knowledge of its historical or cultural situatedness...[knowledge] gets sucked up by the engine and transformed into a vast network of numbers....remixed and regurgitated as a statistical output where any specificity is erased, encouraging a fascist aesthetic." youtu.be/hPV-Ql_KGzM?...youtu.beThe 2026 Wiegand Lecture featuring Teresa Heffernan — Literature Versus the AI IndustryYouTube video by Arts & Science - University of Toronto 04427
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanNPR @npr.org · 02/07/2026Saachi, 12, is a head-strong, confident 6th grader when the book opens, but soon she finds herself increasingly frustrated as the social dynamics of elementary school seem to unravel before her eyes. n.pr/4vL9imhn.pr'Opting Out' is a graphic novel of 7th grade survival from the author of 'Gender Queer'Saachi, 12, is a head-strong, confident 6th grader when the book opens, but soon she finds herself increasingly frustrated as the social dynamics of elementary school seem to unravel before her eyes. 113730
Tahneer Oksman @tahneeroksman.bsky.social · 02/07/2026For @npr.org I reviewed a new middle grade graphic novel: Opting Out by Maia Kobabe and co-creator Swati "Lucky" Srikumar www.npr.org/2026/07/02/n...npr.org'Opting Out' is a graphic novel of 7th grade survival from the author of 'Gender Queer'Saachi, 12, is a head-strong, confident 6th grader when the book opens, but soon she finds herself increasingly frustrated as the social dynamics of elementary school seem to unravel before her eyes. 010
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanJohn Warner @biblioracle.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Using AI to automate aspects of a teacher's job because they have too many students is not a solution to the problem of too many students. It is a choice to accept a degraded atmosphere by using an oxygen mask, rather than working to make the conditions conducive to the humans inside the system. 05115
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanAI Moratorium for NYC Schools @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social · 21/06/2026This is the way (now do all kids). 07116
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanVictor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Enjoyed talking to @jonallsop.bsky.social at @newyorker.com about the recent attacks on public media. Instead of showing why we can’t let government support journalism, this moment shows precisely why we need a strong public media system that can withstand autocracy www.newyorker.com/news/fault-l...newyorker.comCan Public Media Survive Trump?Government-backed institutions sometimes stand up more strongly to authoritarianism than their commercial counterparts. 13517
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanAI Moratorium for NYC Schools @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Hi new friends! We broke 1000 followers - that’s fun! Next week we’re going to win a moratorium for kids in NYC public schools. And we’re going to help our friends in LA do it too. Every kid in this country deserves human learning. 0102
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanAI Moratorium for NYC Schools @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Our bicostal allies - the Schools Beyond Screens LA group - have launched their own peititon for an AI moratorium! Let's help them get this done! @gregpak.net @climatefamsnyc.bsky.social @comixaction.com @charleswlogan.bsky.social @lbyock.bsky.socialfournorms.comWe Demand an AI Moratorium in LAUSD Schools | Schools Beyond ScreensFour Norms makes collective action possible for parents — with the tools, language, and support to push back on tech's influence and rebuild what childhood should be. 1207
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanSocial Research: An International Quarterly @socres.org · 10/06/2026We are very excited that our new issue, "Writing in the 21st Century," is out today. Abstracts are posted on socres.org. And you can read the issue on Project MUSE: muse.jhu.edu/issue/5... 1/3 132
Tahneer Oksman @tahneeroksman.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Loved writing/thinking about @vauhinivara.bsky.social. Here's an article published just yesterday in Social Research, a special issue on Writing in the 21st Century. "Reading, and Writing, With Judgment: Vauhini Vara's "Ghosts," GPT-3, and Autobiographical Expressions of Everyday Grief 100
Tahneer Oksman @tahneeroksman.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Wow: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...arstechnica.comNobody needs AI to search the Internet, court says in ruling against GoogleGoogle AI Overview court loss in Germany could spell doom for AI search industry. 000
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanSocial Research: An International Quarterly @socres.org · 10/06/2026Contributions by: ☞ Regina Rini ☞ Matthew Kirschenbaum ☞ John Cayley ☞ Jeff Dolven ☞ Daniel Anderson and Matthew Duncan ☞ Tahneer Oksman ☞ Nancy K. Miller ☞ Otto Kruse ☞ Charles Bazerman Full texts here: muse.jhu.edu/issue/5... 3/3 021
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 06/06/2026Joined the Tech Report to talk about AI ROI and the death drive toward IPO so that investors can dump these terrible companies onto the public markets. youtu.be/qoZvYPYwuhc?...youtu.beAI Bubble: How AI's push towards IPOs became a death drive | Ed ZitronYouTube video by The Tech Report 1327838
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 05/06/2026Premium Newsletter: The Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble 3.0, a massive guide to how the AI bubble inflated, big tech's failed AI plays, how NVIDIA findom'd every hyperscaler, and how the ROI debate is fatal to OpenAI and Anthropic. www.wheresyoured.at/premium-the-haters-guide-to-the-ai-bubble-3-0/wheresyoured.atPremium: The Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble 3.0Last year I wrote one of my favourite pieces ever — The Hater’s Guide To The AI Bubble — and followed it up with The Hater’s Guide To The AI Bubble Volume 2 several months later. Sadly, I’ve realized ... 1041083
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanAmy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Reviewers in two groups were given identical resumes for Emily Clarke and James Clarke and told they had used AI. Emily's was 2x as likely to raise doubts about competence. "She can't even write a CV herself." But James "just needed a bit of help." fortune.com/2026/05/10/i...fortune.comAI generated identical resumes for a man and a woman: Hers was more likely to be labeled 'weak,' while his got a 97% approval rating | Fortune“If people believe they will be judged more harshly for using AI, they are less likely to adopt it—regardless of their capability." 591811727
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanSocial Research: An International Quarterly @socres.org · 20/05/2026✏️ Regina Rini ✏️ Matthew Kirschenbaum ✏️ John Cayley ✏️ Jeff Dolven ✏️ Daniel Anderson and Matthew Duncan ✏️ Tahneer Oksman ✏️ Nancy K. Miller ✏️ Otto Kruse ✏️ Charles Bazerman 2/2 031
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanSocial Research: An International Quarterly @socres.org · 20/05/2026‼️ Our next issue, "Writing in the 21st Century," is at the printer, expected to come out in early June. ‼️ With amazing, very timely writing by: 1/2 152
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanThe Center for Humanities @humanitiescuny.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Chronic explores new ways to live with, and understand the challenges of chronic illness. Join us for this launch! centerforthehumanities.org/event/wsq-ch... @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @feministpress.bsky.social @tahneeroksman.bsky.social @mathewrodriguez.bsky.social @kateschnur.bsky.social 013
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanData & Society @datasociety.bsky.social · 15/05/2026A scroll through someone’s chat queries may paint an incredibly intimate, hyper-personalized portrait of them and their world, from their daily activities to their inner life. For OpenAI, that's information they have users' tacit consent to collect, store, and share. futurism.com/artificial-i...futurism.comOpenAI Accused of Handing Over Your Intimate Personal Information to Meta and GoogleA new class action lawsuit accuses OpenAI of sharing intimate user data with Google and Meta without consent. 065
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanElizabeth Alsop @elizabethalsop.bsky.social · 15/05/2026incredible news!! and so needed!! 082
Tahneer Oksman @tahneeroksman.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Sometimes when I bug my kid especially hard about needing to read more, I picture myself as Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2, preparing her child to save the world post-apocalypse 010
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanAI Moratorium for NYC Schools @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social · 09/05/2026We heard from a reliable source that dads of Brooklyn were passing around our AI literacy reading list at a bar last night. Here it is again, in case you too need something to chat about at your social gatherings 😂 docs.google.com/document/d/1...docs.google.comAI Literacy Reading ListAI Literacy Reading List Curated by: Kelly Clancy, PhD This reading list was curated with the intent of bringing together literature that a) focuses specifically on topics related to education and... 14414
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanAI Moratorium for NYC Schools @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Agreed! 011
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanAI Moratorium for NYC Schools @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social · 12/05/2026This is great! Feel free to take the money for libraries out of what the DOE has earmarked for AI… 121
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanAI Moratorium for NYC Schools @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social · 13/05/2026So proud of our district 15 friends for doing this work! We love yall! 💜 (previous post rewritten for clarity because Bluesky refuses to give us edit buttons…) 141
Reposted by Tahneer OksmanAI Moratorium for NYC Schools @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social · 13/05/2026This just in — District 15 becomes the SIXTH CEC to pass a resolution calling for a moratorium. And a little birdie tells me more are on the way this month. @mayor.nyc.gov when will you listen to the folks in this city? 1247
Tahneer Oksman @tahneeroksman.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Know why using AI for “research” is bad? Because sources (where information comes from) matter. Full stop. 161