Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialDamon Kiesow @kiesow.net · 03/10/2026At a panel on AI slop and got this email. This is the cost, making hundreds of thousands of people a day try to decide if they are talking to a real person or not. 717044
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialDavid Combest @decombest.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Innocent Couple Confused When Armed Cops Surround Their Home Following a Wild Tip From a Flock Camera futurism.com/future-socie...futurism.comInnocent Couple Confused When Armed Cops Surround Their Home Following a Wild Tip From a Flock CameraA family in Lexington, Kentucky is demanding answers after police descended on their homes with guns drawn following a lead from an ALPR. 16219151
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialSarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Hot take: I don't think social media made people dumber. We've been dumb this whole time. It's just that you used to have to have a job that people sent their dumb letters to, to notice. This made "Engaging with fools" an occupational hazard rather than the 24/7 experience it is presently. 612414434
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I assigned this conceptual paper for our reading group, along these lines papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....papers.ssrn.comAI Slop<div> The term “AI slop” has become popular to describe the output of generative AI systems seen as voluminous, low quality, or the result of little effort. Wh 18414
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialDamon Kiesow @kiesow.net · 03/10/2026Kant’s Categorical Imperative includes the Formula of the Universal Law and the Formula of Humanity. Act as if your choice/act will be repeated by everyone; treat other people as an end not a means. AI is the perfect tool to violate both laws. 117144
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialRebecca Williams @rebeccawilliams.info · 04/10/2026If you need to teach a class on AI slop, you can get very far with these tags and the paper below which includes slopolicies (policy responses to slop). • www.404media.co/tag/ai-slop/ • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_slop 24513
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Slander is spoken; libel is written. But this isn't either of those. It's detailed reporting from a respected outlet with damning evidence. And "most consequential Commerce Secretary in modern history" is as impressive as "shortest NBA player from Luxembourg" 28640461711
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialK.C. Clyburn, Author @kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · 04/10/2026chris rock hasn't been For the Culture basically ever and got his first consequence for being a raggedy asshole and the white people who have upheld him as a pinnacle of Blackness lost their minds at the thought of consequences for him being shitty and i think those two things are linked. 636920
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialBrant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 04/10/2026It’s not nearly as advanced as they want you to think…. 19141531285
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialAram Sinnreich @aramsinn.bsky.social · 19hEvery news article about business leaders and/or social strife should mention that a cabal of billionaires and their trillionaire buddy are currently and explicitly trying to accelerate social collapse so they can be neofeudal kings in digital paradise forever. I dunno, seems like important context 011737
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialJanet Ghoulcia (on Vacation 🇯🇵) @gameonysus.bsky.social · 20hTraveling is great because I ordered toast thinking it’d be what I envision toast to be and instead I got this and it was incredible. 3886032
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialtoilet bones @toiletbones.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Found the email I sent when I got accidentally added to the faculty listserv of an orthopedic surgery clinic and nobody would remove me so I sent this email to all faculty/staff/med students and they removed me almost immediately 17498162708
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialAmanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 18hI appreciate this point and think it needs to be centered in any conversation about rape: Rapists aren't confused. They desire the fear and domination. Overcoming her "no" is the point. That said, I think there's room for nuance. katemanne.substack.com/p/they-didnt...katemanne.substack.comThey Didn’t Want ConsentOn the fallacy of educating men not to rape 417331
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialMatt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 17hA phenomenon flagged by @bakerdphd.bsky.social, @tressiemcphd.bsky.social, @jeffjarvis.bsky.social, & Jelani Favors during the "A Tale of Today" series: student journalists are killing it.theamericanvandal.comHalf Castle 'Gainst The Scott Walkers (A Tale of Today, Episode #9)with Rachel Sagner Buurma, Tressie McMillan Cottom, Eleanor Courtemanche, Jelani Favors, Samuel Freedman, Laura Heffernan, Jeffrey Insko, Anna Kornbluh 03411
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 16hI’m glad more people are pointing this out. I talked about it it a few weeks ago w/ @janus.bsky.social Companies are attempting a sleight of hand where they capture data but argue because of how it’s processed it’s not “recording” and is thus private. They are still surveillance devices!theverge.comWe can’t just change the definition of ‘recording’Soon, asking “Does this device have a camera?” won’t be good enough. 6295125
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 16h“A Denver woman is suing police, Flock Safety and two Colorado towns after a sergeant falsely accused her of stealing a $25 package citing Flock surveillance footage as evidence.”coloradosun.comDenver woman sues police, Flock Safety after being falsely accused of stealing package from porchChrisanna Elser was accused of stealing a $25 package after a Columbine Valley police sergeant cited Flock surveillance of her car as proof 213242
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialpete rogers, professional diaper changer @petemrogers.bsky.social · 18hone of my favorite tweets of all time 434465877
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialAparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026We allow monsters to rule us 5413110
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 11hThis is a serious article. Unrelated, if I find out that a platform has tagged me as “has flat buttocks” let’s just you say you won’t have to worry about rebuilding the consumer financial protection bureau. Talk about insult to injury… 521336
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialThe Lever @levernews.com · 05/10/2026Donna Brazile is probably right... But the real story is that the Democratic establishment is suddenly worried about an insurgent left winning enough races to actually matter. This isn't about DSA taking over the party. It's about the people who've long run it facing a real challenge to their power 315129
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialTom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · 11hFarewell to Eva Marie Saint, the sharpest and sexiest of the Hitchcock blondes who got to wear one of the best dresses in cinema history 341645307
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Even if one thinks that impeachment isn't the right path forward, it's ridiculous in terms of political strategy to take it off the table at a time when Democrats might be on the cusp of retaking the House. At the least, it's leverage! 7307
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It is so clear to me that theres a not insignificant number of democrats who just want to be Trump, not unmake Trump. 1243
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I'm not what you'd describe as a religious type, but these days I'm constantly wondering if we have a 40 day flood in our immediate future. 109414
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This was a very good, thorough analysis 04611
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialNathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This piece highlights something that doesn't get talked enough: Progressives should put forward a proposed set of rules for a new congress to facilitate defeating the far right and actually legislate. 019757
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I think that @aselrod.bsky.social is right that the attention economy does bad things to our brains, whether or not those things qualify as addiction www.liberalcurrents.com/portraits-of...liberalcurrents.comPortraits of an American Dopamine EaterOur attention economy incentivizes the profane degradations of fame-seeking and celebrity culture. 736763
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialonion person @junlper.beer · 05/10/2026bleak future ahead for brazil. something must be done with the growing global fascistic movement if we want any future worth anything 533105395
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialLisa Needham @snipy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026To be scrupulously fair to Alito, he doesn't really believe women are people, so I guess it isn't surprising that he doesn't think they have concrete reliance interests. 20769158
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialAnn Monster Lipton @annmlipton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026this is pretty cool. Now that the CFPB has been functionally dismantled by Russell Vought, a bunch of the attorneys formed a consumer protection law firm www.law360.com/colorado/art...law360.comHome Equity Fintech Is 1st Target Of Ex-CFPB Attys' Law Firm - Law360Home equity fintech firm Unlock has used deceptive marketing and confusing contract terms to hide that its "investment" agreements are actually illegal high-cost loans, according to a new proposed cla... 4308111
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialJustin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say."wired.comICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir DatabaseDHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say. 8180102
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialTim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The Incredible Hulk TV show. I believed the Hulk lived in our basement, had nightmares about him. I may have been two or three years old. (Fairly complex allegories about the id, the unconscious, and alcoholism for a small child) 2363
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Its not quite time to really tell people what’s happening, plainly, because they’re still caught in the midterms fever but someone credible has to emerge soon to do it or it’s a wrap. 726643
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialOrangeSky @spacetalk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The entire and complete reason why Every Investment Dollar is getting poured into this genAI shit is so that they no longer have to care what you think about it Your labor isn't needed, your spending isn't needed, your vote isn't needed, and neither is your life. They want you as vermin. 011634
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialAmanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 05/10/2026He brushes it off, but that only makes him more charming: Jon Ossoff has sex appeal. To judge by the thirst edits out there of him, lots of it. You can say this shouldn't matter, but it does. If he's up against JD or Rubio in 2028, it will matter a lot. www.salon.com/2026/10/05/j...salon.comJon Ossoff's not-so-secret weapon against JD Vance and Marco RubioThe rising Democratic star has what his GOP opponents lack: old-fashioned sex appeal 1718228
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialWait That's Interesting @waitinteresting.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Society peaked with these 581316144
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialmcc @dryad.technology · 04/10/2026Have you noticed, lately, or noticed people around you commenting, that there just seems to be no money anymore. There's no money for companies to make the tv shows you like, the video games you like, the local diner you like shut down, no one you know can find a job. Think about that in context of 6162382401
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialErin Okuno @thiserin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"Librarians are defenders of democracy. We’re defenders of the freedom to read. We’re protectors of patron privacy. Libraries are one of the few places in this surveillance economy that are not trying to collect and sell your data." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comForget the Shushing. Librarians Have a Whole Lot to Say. (Gift Article)We asked dozens of them about America’s libraries — what they provide, what they need to survive. Here’s what they told us. 3589188
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialGillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Oh 43796104
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026[edit] The book Venn I am going to suggest: This is WHO: American Oligarchs by Andrea Bernstein + This is WHY: Caliban & Witch + This is HOW: Capital Is Dead by McKenzie Wark anyone you see missing in that formulation is in: Golden Gulag. 542969
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Stabs this whole interview with a copy of The Caliban and The Witch. 131074213
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialDavid Lebo @leboism.bsky.social · 04/10/2026For those not following NJ politics, please know that the Lt Gov resigned a few days ago because a report came out saying he did serial harassment, and yesterday he went on TV to say "i put that report through multiple AIs and they told me it wasn't sexual harassment." Former university president 441551359
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It’s just that it’s taking everyone too long to catch up and I try to be patient but I’m tired. 723918
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The thing is when you come behind me to explain to me what *I* just said but in your own words, I’m not sure what to do with that. 71556
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Ten years and I have never taught THICK, which means I have never taught the class I want to teach. We may be close to pulling this off thanks to my friends in creative writing. Fingers crossed. 1035920
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialThis skeet will self destruct @pardoguerra.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Anyone who thinks Taylor Swift could save us or mobilize collective action against climate change by tweeting while flying a private flight every other day is in no position to make sound recommendations. Heck, anyone who listens to Taylor Swift sort of falls in this category. 3728
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialLisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Yes. I keep thinking about the phrase "rights stripping," which Judith Butler used in a talk at the New School in May, to capture a key element of the techno-fascist political project. 014439
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Whenever I see a current or former university president in the news for sexual misconduct, I think of this chart from 2015. (ABC seems to have pulled down the original Five Thirty Eight article, but here’s a Feministing blog about it.)feministing.com Chart of the Day: College presidents think rape is only a problem at other schoolsAccording to Inside Higher Ed’s annual survey, US college and university presidents demonstrate some very wishful thinking when it comes to sexual assault. While about a third believe that it is preva... 10901287
Reposted by @wordpi.bsky.socialAnna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026we need the longest long form journalism ethnographing these practices. they're an entire alternative economic value system. no money changes hands, infinite libiidnal energy and time go in to documenting, comms, innoculating owner against waste, ensuring the recipient gets off. good bananas. 415220
![Hello Bone Colleagues,
I have invented a new type of ankle and I'm very excited to show it to you. Early raccoon trials suggest a 60% increase in scurrying speed and dramatic increases in fine motor banditry. I know we are not supposed to create super raccoons, but I think you'll change your mind and professional ethics when you see how cute they are. I believe we are on the cusp of a new era in advanced human scurrying because if medical science has taught me anything, it's that improvements in raccoons correspond 1:1 to improvements in humans.
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Chair, Department of Foot and Leg Innovation
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