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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 2h

Universities are racing to buy AI—but they should implement AI governance that keeps today's procurement decisions from hardening into institutional architecture that can't be changed, says Tom Smith, academic director of Royal Air Force College.

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Universities Need AI Infrastructure. They Don’t Need AI Lock-In

Switching AI vendors means unwinding an entire ecosystem. Universities can preserve their freedom of choice through AI governance, says Tom Smith.

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 3h

…let ALONE let alone anything that meets our needs and preferences. But honestly that calculus changes by the day. Anyway. All curse-breakings and uncrossings welcome.

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After months of drain problems—slowness in ours, backing up *into* the neighbors'—and two non-consecutive days of roof, attic, and in-the-houses work by the plumbers (genuine champs in what they've attempted to fix this), our upstairs bathroom sink is now leaking from the wall into our lower cabinet

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🚨BREAKING: Absentee ballot voters in Montana won’t have to comply with an onerous birthdate verification requirement after a state court blocked the measure Friday night, ruling that it violates the state constitution. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Montana court blocks onerous mail voting law that caused thousands of rejected absentee ballots last year

The mail voting measure led to nearly 3,000 mail ballots getting rejected in the Nov. 2025 election, in a state where 80% of voters vote absentee.

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 4h

China’s clean-air campaign has cut Beijing’s smog by 70% in a decade, and cut heavily polluted days from 58 a year to just one. The effort has prevented an estimated 680,000 premature deaths since 2020 and generated $715 billion in cumulative health benefits. buff.ly/ZfRCR1q #ShareGoodNewsToo

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China’s air best on record, delivers $715 billion in health benefits: officials

More than a decade after China launched an aggressive campaign against the choking smog, the country’s air quality has reached its best level on record, with the cleanup generating an estimated 4.8…

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Caræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city · 15h

shit like this is why I’m not a free speech absolutist. people like this, antivaxxers, etc should absolutely not be allowed to have platforms and when they post things like this, social media cos should be legally required to take it down

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 12h

@chelsea-wolfe.bsky.social's "I'm Not There" hits an interestingly Aimee Mann/POE vibe for me and I honestly love it. Check it: chelseawolfe.bandcamp.com/track/i-m-no...

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I’m Not There, by CHELSEA WOLFE

from the album The Dark

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T. Thorn Coyle they/them @thorncoyle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Sigil Magic: “I curse you with justice, and with so much compassion your heart cracks wide open.” Feel free to pass it on. 🔺💔

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 12h

@chelsea-wolfe.bsky.social's "I'm Not There" hits an interestingly Aimee Mann/POE vibe for me and I honestly love it. Check it: chelseawolfe.bandcamp.com/track/i-m-no...

chelseawolfe.bandcamp.com

I’m Not There, by CHELSEA WOLFE

from the album The Dark

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 21h

Jesus fucking Christ the journalistic exposure of paragon hacking Italian journalists was a blockbuster scandal LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, and now they have an IPO??? Hell truly is empty and all the devils really are here.

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 21h

Did you ever think maybe the worst are full of passionate intensity because they DRAIN the life & conviction out of the rest of us like the psychic vampiric equivalent of a goddam parasitic infestation, WILLIAM? You ever have an ecstatic vision to warn people about THAT, YATESY? Didn't think so 😒

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 03/10/2026

Specifically Exxon and Shell

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 03/10/2026

Is anyone else noticing this increasing preponderance of oil company ads?

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Wrote a thing Monday. Got held back and is a weekend read at the Guardian today. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

While the criminal justice system should address reports of rape, we know that rates of conviction are appallingly low for a number of reasons. Although, thanks to feminist interventions, the legal system is better equipped to understand this crime and less prejudiced against victims, we will not change the world through that means.

After rape allegations at Cornell University, why are women again being urged to talk to their sons? Why not men?
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Sexual assault arises in part through both the entitlement and the desire to abuse and dehumanize women, which is in part about definitions of both masculinity and femininity: masculinity in that domination, violation and degradation are seen as status-enhancing, femininity in the perception that women’s bodies are for men to use, women’s voices and rights to be ignored.

The most compelling thing I’ve read in response to the Cornell case is in an essay by feminist writer Soraya Chemaly. She cites anthropologist Peggy Sanday, who told her that there are “rape-prone” and “rape-free” societies: “She found that in rape-free cultures, women have far more authority, status, safety and freedom.”

They’re societies in which women’s rights to bodily and social self-determination are respected, and a man who violates those rights would face severe consequences. “Rape-prone cultures, on the other hand, treat rape as an entitlement in a system that revolves around masculine contests and hierarchies.”

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

“Woke” is not just racial code, but indeed gendered: Black Lives Matter, #Metoo, etc emphasized a politics of empathy and care for the victims of America’s white patriarchal systems. Empathy is radical and threatening to such systems. Hence the attacks on books, journalism, and education.

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C.V. Danes @cv-danes.com · 03/10/2026

Refusing to nominate any Trump appointee is, in fact, taking the high road :-)

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jon christian @jonchristian.net · 03/10/2026

we are watching the destruction of the last vestiges of the education system at the hands of big tech futurism.com/future-socie...

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The Tech Industry's Aggressive Push to Integrate AI Into Schools Is Turning Into a Disaster

Tech giants like Google are pushing AI into classrooms at an alarming rate, with horrifying results on student cognition.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The term “remigration” is associated with the extreme right and only came into widespread usage in 2023-4. Even Germany’s AfD avoided using the term in 2024 for fear of scaring away voters. Today the US government is celebrating the “victories” it’s racked up in the “ethnic cleansing” column.

Department of Homelan... • Follow •.• X
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Net negative migration for the first time in HALF a CENTURY.
Americans are amassing victories NEVER seen before thanks to President Trump.
We will continue to grow our efforts to fulfill the mandate given to this administration.
REMIGRATION REPORT
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3.3+
MILLION REMOVALS
INCLUDING DEPORTATIONS AND VOLUNTARY REMOVALS
ASYLUM DENIAL AT 94%
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VISAS REVOKED
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TRAVEL BANNED
FROM 39 COUNTRIES
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 03/10/2026

Trump is 0–25 in court on voter rolls. But the real danger may still be ahead. Ari Berman joins the debut episode of “Stress Test” to explain why. New episodes of Stress Test drop every Wednesday and Friday. Subscribe at youtube.com/motherjones.

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“Cheat like hell”: can Trump actually rig the 2026 midterms?

Trump is 0–25 in court on voter rolls. But the real danger may still be ahead. Ari Berman joins the debut episode of “Stress Test” to explain why.

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Jodie Troutman @longtalljodie.com · 03/10/2026

So I don't have money or a fancy car, and I'm tired of wishing on a falling star. I've gotta put my faith in a loud guitar. Allow me to reintroduce myself: I'm Jodie, I letter comic books.

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Valentine Barker @valentinebarker.com · 03/10/2026

Jodie is a PHENOMENAL comic book letterer. I've had the privilege of working with her on a personal project and she knocked it out of the park. If you need a project lettered, look to Jodie.

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Scott @scottglewis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I think a lot of this behavior is what IT systems do. We've spent decades scripting in tasks like looking for holes, finding passwords and trying to get processes to self heal. The lack of concern is what's staggering.

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I want to give a big shout out to Pleasure Witch Confections. I ordered six pieces of Halloween chocolate. Later, when they told me my order would be late, they said they'd put in some extra treats. Here's everything they sent! In particular, check out the Necronomicon and Lament Configuration.

over a dozen piece of Halloween, including a giant skull lollipop, several smaller skull bonbons, some chocolate coins with faces of Michael Meyers and Pennywise, plus razor blades, the Necronomicon, and the lament configuration

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-𝚖𝚘𝚡 @moxiest.art · 03/10/2026

hey, the pope, you said something about supporting the arts in the face of the age of slop, do you have a dollar?

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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I love how whenever I start research for a project and come across the name of an obscure right wing mega donor then Google them and learn that every time I buy something simple like trash bags I’ve been giving money to a fascist

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The global population of greater one-horned rhinos has hit a record 4,075. Kaziranga National Park in Assam, India, shelters more than 2,600 of them. Poaching has fallen 86% since 2016; India, Nepal and Indonesia all recorded zero rhino killings in 2025. buff.ly/O4lKhqy #ShareGoodNewsToo

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Assam’s Kaziranga Leads Rhino Revival as Global Greater One-Horned Population Rises to 4,075

A CORRESPONDENTBOKAKHAT: The global population of the greater one-horned rhinoceros has now reached 4,075, with about 80 per cent of the population found i

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[pɹǝlq suɐɹʇ ɹǝǝnb ɥɔnoʇ-ɟo-ʇno] @xpctmyrzstnz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"The #legislation would ban the use of automated #licensePlateReaders by #federal agencies and stop the flow of federal funds to #governments that use it." #shareGoodNewsToo

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 27/10/2023

A thing you probably don't know about me is that I do a pretty good Rod Serling impression and that I once did an entire high school play as the Rod Serling-esque narrator/chorus.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Rod Serling was a king. WWII paratrooper in “The Death Squad,” TV pioneer, LOUD critic of McCarthyism who knew his status as a war hero put him in a privileged position to call shit out. Wrote critiques of racism into his scripts, created The Twilight Zone to escape the censorship that brought on.

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Michael D. Green, PhD @michaeldgreen.phd · 02/10/2026

Gr8 chart here from @jaspar.bsky.social of @statnews.com Thankfully for NIH awards, it’s possible to evaluate claims like “we want to support early-career scientists” with data. The data does not support that claim.

A chart that shows that funding early career scientists have plateaus

Early-career grant funding has plateaued since 2024
Value of early-career project grants awarded in 2026 vs. previous years
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1.5B
1.48B
1.5587.62฿
1.7B 1.74B
1.98P1.94E1.91B
1B
500M
2018
2020
2022
2024
2026
Early-career grants included activity codes F30, F32, T32, T43, T35, TL1, K01, K08, K12, K22, K23, K24, K43, K99, and ROO.
Chart: J. Emory Parker/STAT • Source: STAT Analysis of NIH RePORTER

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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Each Friday night, I write a briefing on what happened in US science & higher ed. 🧪 Oct 2 (Year 2, Week 40) - NIH gets $$ out, but $1.4 billion “diverted out” of NSF research funding - student journalism, suppression & censorship - 21 states sue EPA & so much more buttondown.com/liminalcreat...

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Year 2, Week 40

Sept 26-Oct 2 – ...and statistics

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 03/10/2026

If and wen democrats control the senate again, I need them to really, truly, seriously stop voting to confirm Trump's nominees to the federal courts. Hold literally every single seat hostage. Talk right into the camera about the death of the American Way Of Life™ if they get confirmed. Yes, really.

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Dessa @dessadarling.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It is Bandcamp Friday and the bells are ringing far and wide. Signed up some books for the occasion. dessa.bandcamp.com/merch

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It's Bandcamp Friday, which means that 100% of the money from every song and album you purchase goes straight to the musicians. I might even have a couple of ambient albums there. sevenblood-stainedorchids.bandcamp.com

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"In an equally impressive sweep of city council races, allies of Morales, a democratic socialist, and the progressive organization Reclaim RI have won every race they contested but one, which remains too close to call." dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...

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The Socialist Wave Hits Rhode Island - Dissent Magazine

The sweep by democratic socialist David Morales and other progressive primary candidates in Providence is a testament to years of organizing and coalition-building in the Ocean State.

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

BREAKING: A federal judge has ruled for the first time that a Flock search was unconstitutional and violated a woman's Fourth Amendment rights. Oklahoma cop pulled over a woman and searched her in Flock "because he saw her license plate was from California" www.404media.co/federal-judg...

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Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and Unconstitutional

Flock’s nationwide network is quickly “approaching dragnet-type law enforcement practice” and the cop should have got a warrant, the judge wrote.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is huge: a judge ruled a Flock search was 'indiscriminate mass surveillance' and unconstitutional. Says the search by a cop, who did it because a passing car had a plate from a different state, violated the driver's rights. Meaning, Flock should require a warrant www.404media.co/federal-judg...

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Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and Unconstitutional

Flock’s nationwide network is quickly “approaching dragnet-type law enforcement practice” and the cop should have got a warrant, the judge wrote.

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Racheline Maltese @racheline.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This type of rhetoric is familiar to and possibly therefore less alarming to anyone who has been active to protect abortion choice in America. This is also an alarming escalation from an unhinged conartist our criminal administration likes to listen to

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gamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

And you know, there is something obscene about using the exploitation and murder of poor Black men, women, and children as a metaphor for a largely white electorate supporting a conman. The comparison borrows the horror of their deaths while discarding the conditions of their lives.

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gamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

If Jonestown is going to teach us anything, let it be how human needs can be weaponized, and how power destroys the possibility of refusal. Remember the victims as people instead of cheap synonyms for being an idiot.

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gamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

There are serious things to say about authoritarianism, manipulation, and cults of personality, but “lol, drink the Kool-Aid” does none of that work. It makes the victims’ supposed gullibility the memorable part and lets the machinery of their captivity and agonizing death disappear.

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gamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I am so tired of Jonestown being a stock reference for “haha, you’re in a cult.” 918 people died, most against their will, and still it has become shorthand for how stupid you think someone is. It's the McDonald's hot coffee incident of mass death — universally referenced, entirely misremembered.

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