Reposted by David BarralErin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Spent all day refining a press release for our upcoming symposium on Creative Writing in the Age of AI and then . . . he just tweeted it out. 413315
Reposted by David BarralKieran 🦘🇨🇦 @hellbendermuseum.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Proud to present my lifesize T. rex head, affectionately named Hannibal. I created this myself from start to finish- digital sculpture, resin 3D printing, painting, etc. Huge thanks to my friend @rj-palmer.com for instrumental crits and redlines during the sculpting process. 13036971007
Reposted by David BarralKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Mike Pompeo has been rewarded with a teaching fellowship at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. The same school that canceled my class on media, race and international affairs. @columbiasipa.bsky.social share.google/KEvTy5yER71U...share.googleFormer Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to join SIPA facultyFormer Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will join the School of International and Public Affairs as a fellow at SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics in March, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. 1402907960
Reposted by David Barral🌈 Dr Ross Brooks @rossbrooks.co.uk · 02/10/2026So good to see QUEER ORIGINS in my local public library! I love spotting the different ways that bookshops and libraries categorise the book. Some put it in their science section, others history, others (as here) LGBTQ. All are correct! 🌈📚🦋🗃️ #books #booksky #reading #histsci @yalebooks.bsky.social 1499
Reposted by David BarralGuillaume @guipascanet.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Ok donc maintenant c’est « qui n’a pas gravé des croix gammées » 1313448
Reposted by David BarralJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-... 119115222860
Reposted by David BarralDan Sinykin @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Working on this reported essay, just published, increasingly took over my life for the last two months. PEN America did a terrible disservice with its sloppy reporting about American Jews and Israelis in publishing in July. Josh Lambert and I tried to do better. jewishcurrents.org/what-pen-ame...jewishcurrents.orgWhat PEN America Got Wrong About Antisemitism in PublishingMisleading anecdotes, flawed data, and oversimplified analyses are at the heart of a narrative of Jewish exclusion promoted by the free expression… 718672
Reposted by David BarralJess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yesterday NSW approved NSW’s largest ever coal expansion to HVO’s coal mine in the Hunter. The next step is federal approval. I know AI is the hot topic of the moment but we *know* coal and gas are driving the climate crisis. Let’s not lose sight of that and the decisions being made in its shadow. 18534
Reposted by David BarralSarah Osment @smosment.bsky.social · 01/10/2026no humanities except for grok 1177
Reposted by David BarralJessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 01/10/2026If you are viciously attacked by a poodle, you’re likely going to be nervous around poodles, even if not all poodles plan to attack you. We think this is reasonable. When you consider that nearly all women have been harassed or assaulted by a man, why is it not also reasonable here? 0746
Reposted by David BarralCrown Prince Thutmose @thutmose.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Philosopher? Is that the title you guys gave him, or is it how he self-styles? 031
Reposted by David BarralDana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026On this day 26 years ago I was a child watching another Palestinian child on tv, about my age, hide behind his dad & then get killed, because the soldiers shooting didnt value his life at all. His name was Mohammad al-Durra. 26 years later, the lives of Palestinian children matter even less. 012447
Reposted by David BarralChristine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Like I always tell students, spellchecker will save you from the misspelled word, but it won't save you from the wrong word. 1162
Reposted by David BarralRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 155164405547
Reposted by David BarralSpokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026Send Stephen Miller to The Hague. 21275752504
Reposted by David BarralChris Bertram @crookedfootball.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Mediapart has published a treasure-trove of anti-semitic writing allegedly from the RN second-in-command, really damaging stuff. Of course it is all being denied by the fash because it undermines their strategy of appearing respectable. But the mask just got torn off.mediapart.fr« Les banques sont toutes détenues par des juifs » : Jordan Bardella face à ses écrits antisémites« Mediapart » a mis la main sur des échanges de l’actuel président du RN, au début de sa carrière politique. On y découvre l’antisémitisme obsessionnel de celui qui rêve de devenir premier ministre. … 01415
Reposted by David BarralJoe Dunman @joedunman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026futurism.com/artificial-i...futurism.comJudges Warn That AI-Generated Lawslop Is Getting So Bad It’s Threatening Courts' Ability to FunctionA panel of three Florida state district court judges blasted a family attorney for using AI to generate "frivolous, scattershot arguments." 49241
Reposted by David BarralKimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026But I need to smile more. 716143676319
Reposted by David BarralGil Durán @gilduran.com · 27/09/2026Some of us in San Francisco first heard of the Network State and related tech cults from Emily Mills. She documented how these ideas had infused our local politics. It sounded odd at first, but her work sparked mine. On Tuesday, we're onstage together in SF. Tix here: semaphore.thd.org/954-2/semaphore.thd.orgTHE TELEGRAPH HILL DWELLERS PRESENTS: GIL DURAN with Emily MillsJoin Telegraph Hill Dwellers for an evening with journalist and author Gil Duran, in conversation with Emily Mills, discussing his new book, The 13528161
Reposted by David BarralKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Yeah, it doesn’t seem like the NYT has given any coverage to the frat gang rape scandal at Cornell. Not as important as Oberlin’s banh mi or Harvard’s eating clubs I guess 522074531
Reposted by David BarralSimon Grivet @simongrivet.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Bonjour tout le monde Voici 5 articles ou reportages à propos des États-Unis qui ont retenu mon attention ce dimanche 27 septembre 2026 au matin (After oil, Moma) 142
Reposted by David BarralAlison Willmore @alisonwillmore.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Blood boys OVER we’re out here Renfieldmaxxing now 41297226
Reposted by David Barraljamelle @jamellebouie.net · 27/09/2026this is the greatest thing i have ever heard 951883201
Reposted by David BarralOlivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 26/09/2026Can a video of a CEO stubbing their toe feel pain? It can at least act like it does. 1017733
Reposted by David BarralJoan Stavo-Debauge @jostavodebauge.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026Depuis la visite du Pape à une association de migrants, vous voulez donc croire que les catholiques français seraient une force de gauche. Mouais... Auriez-vous oublié que la dernière fois que les catholiques français sont descendus en masse dans la rue ils y exprimaient une furieuse homophobie ? 611439
David Barral @thoreaupeutic.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Our very own « lanceur d’alerte » d’extrême-droite eugéniste, boutefeu de paniques morales comme Rufo/Cofnas (qui font du plagiat une arme politique contre leurs cibles—Gay/Arday—spécialistes racisé·es de l’injustice socio-raciale), notre pion local dans l’internationale de la mauvaise foi réac. 010
Reposted by David BarralRep. LaMonica McIver @replamonica.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Mullin can’t speak honestly about Delaney Hall if he’s never walked through its doors. People are suffering. I’ve seen it firsthand, I’ve heard from detainees. It’s brutal. So because Mullin can’t show up for his job, I made sure he heard the truth from me. 614059
Reposted by David BarralJérémie Naudé @jeremie-n.cpesr.fr · 26/09/2026Fitoussi ("Balance ton Claude") joue un rôle similaire à plusieurs essayistes US : reformuler des théories d'extrême-droite dans un langage savant, captant indûment l'autorité des sciences naturelles, pour accompagner la transition du centre droit "rationaliste" vers une alliance Musko-Trumpiste. 213077
Reposted by David Barral🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota. 122123245243
Reposted by David BarralDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 26/09/2026Class solidarity.hollywoodreporter.comThe Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing "political" content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing. 642162613
Reposted by David BarralIeda Marcondes @iedamarcondes.com · 26/09/2026"Sam Altman used to date Peter Thiel"static.klipy.comOppenheimer: Cillian Murphy's Intense RegretAlt: Oppenheimer: Cillian Murphy's Intense Regret 47424
Reposted by David BarralMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is the trailer that all the major platforms refuse to run as a paid ad: 141215592
Reposted by David BarralPhilo of Alexan @philoof.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The folk protest music scene is back 281268472
Reposted by David BarralMatt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This episode is doing big numbers &, so far as the feedback I'm getting, for precisely the reason I recruited Lauren Goodlad (@criticalai-journal.bsky.social) & @jeffjarvis.bsky.social: They are both able, in their own ways, to situate the AI boom as more continuity than disruption. They draw...theamericanvandal.comCritical AI & The End of Mass Media (Vandal Live @ Elmira College)with Lauren M.E. Goodlad and Jeff Jarvis 13315
Reposted by David Barralderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 25/09/2026some pilots are part of the furry community 755285592
Reposted by David BarralHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 25/09/2026My new favorite news photo. The ugliness of these people just leaps right out at you. 721171214
Reposted by David BarralJoan Stavo-Debauge @jostavodebauge.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026Tout débat sur l'usage de l'IA en littérature devrait être préfacé systématiquement par un rappel du coût écologique de ces outils et des desseins politiques de leurs propriétaires, on verrait alors que les écrivains qui l'utilisent n'ont ni conscience écologique ni conscience politique 🤷♂️ 58732
Reposted by David Barral#JesuisLéa @jesuisleabsky.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Docteur·e au chômage, en train de préparer les concours de MCF. France Travail répond : « trouvez une utilité sociale ». Alors parlons-en, de l'utilité sociale. À la présidentielle, on aura des questions. 😉 #JeSuisLéa → jesuislea.fr 02917
Reposted by David BarralRachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 23/09/2026chat is this good www.axios.com/newsletters/... 41817220
Reposted by David BarralThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026As Trump’s boots those outlets from the White House Press Corps Phil Williams points out he has let in a “fringe white nationalist outlet” run by a guy who “routinely spouts racist slurs” More: www.confrontthehate.com/p/white-nati... 21344165
Reposted by David BarralJoan Stavo-Debauge @jostavodebauge.eurosky.social · 22/09/2026L'IA est un prétexte pour supprimer l'intelligence publique et éliminer le sens critique, aussi bien individuel que collectif : son soutien par des régimes autoritaires et son déploiement coordonné dans tous les métiers de l'enquête sociale et scientifique ne sont absolument pas le fruit du hasard. 26827
Reposted by David BarralDave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 21/11/2025You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change? 25963441632
Reposted by David BarralRoger Senserrich @4freedoms.es · 21/09/2026He totally did the meme before the meme existed. 019961
Reposted by David BarralMatt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Several people have been asking me when this one was going to be up on the feed. Lauren Goodlad (of @criticalai-journal.bsky.social) and @jeffjarvis.bsky.social really delivered an evening convo to remember at the 2026 Quadrennial Conference on the State of @marktwain.bsky.social Studies.theamericanvandal.comCritical AI & The End of Mass Media (Vandal Live @ Elmira College)with Lauren M.E. Goodlad and Jeff Jarvis 01611
Reposted by David BarralSimon Grivet @simongrivet.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Bonjour tout le monde ! Voici 5 articles ou reportages à propos des États-Unis 🇺🇸 qui ont retenu mon attention ce lundi 21 septembre 2026 au matin. (Linda Brown la jeune plaignante de l’arrêt Brown en 1954 qui déclarait anticonstitutionnel la ségrégation raciale à l’école) 173
Reposted by David BarralJoseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026When people say “Bluesky is a toxic anti-AI place” I hope they are talking about me 🙏 937557
Reposted by David BarralEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 19/09/2026And every day there is more Fresh AI Hell. What's worse than polluting the information ecosystem with synthetic text dressed up to look like news? Dressing it up further as the work of fake Indigenous journalists: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.ca‘Very harmful’: website uses AI to generate northern Indigenous news ‘correspondents’ | CBC NewsThe website WE NEWS has three northern Indigenous 'AI correspondents.' Their profiles say they are 'a member of Yukon First Nation,' 'of Dene heritage,' and 'an Inuk raised in the North.' Experts in t... 10552256