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Congresswoman Robin Kelly @robinkelly.house.gov · 22h

27 years ago, hateful violence took the life of Matthew Shepard. His story reminds us of what happens when intolerance goes unchecked.

Today, as extremists target our LGBTQ+ neighbors for who they are, we must recommit to building a nation rooted in love, safety, and equality for all.

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Branden McEuen but he’s spooky @bmceuen.bsky.social · 20h

Not at all surprised that the woman who wrote two (2) flattering books on Lance Armstrong thinks Bari Weiss is some sort of girlboss

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Jann Matlock (formerly @autopsiesgroup in the Other Place) @drjannmatlock.bsky.social · 19h

Walter Benjamin's briefcase disappeared.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20h

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Archives banned making copies.

Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 21h

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

New library catalogue website.

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Judith Beyer @judithbeyer.bsky.social · 2d

The Pope is #ContraAI and cites Hannah Arendt 😍🙏🏼 #Vatican #PopeLeoXIV #AI

www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

Excerpt from Pope Leo’s speech: “Artificial intelligence is changing the way we receive information and communicate, but who directs it and for what purposes? We must be vigilant in order to ensure that technology does not replace human beings, and that the information and algorithms that govern it today are not in the hands of a few.

Dear friends, thank you for your work! I offer my best wishes as you reflect upon the challenges that we face.

The world needs free, rigorous and objective information. In this context, it is worth remembering Hannah Arendt’s warning that “the ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist (The Origins of Totalitarianism, 474).”

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jen sometimes aph 🌻 @bunnibytz.bsky.social · 1d

Portland, last night.

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 1d

THAT director aside, Diane Keaton’s performance in Annie Hall opened spaces for women in film: what romantic leads could look like, dress like, sound like; that there could be a place for an oddball who wasn’t a screwball. That’s all her - Keaton was such a brilliant actress and icon, truly

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 1d

There are so many Diane Keaton performances to remember, but a lot of people haven't seen Reds, and A) my God, see it, it is a masterpiece and B) her performance as Louise Bryant is one of the bravest, toughest, least sympathy-courting pieces of work by an American actress in the last 50 years.

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Jann Matlock (formerly @autopsiesgroup in the Other Place) @drjannmatlock.bsky.social · 1d

We should have had another twenty years with Diane Keaton. RIP to this extraordinary role model for so many women.

TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 1d

“We're women, more powerful than failure, more than just what makes us comfortable. Be Bold, Be Brave and Be Fierce".
✨Diane Keaton, 01/05/1946 – 10/11/2025

May she rest in power.

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Laprofmme @laprofmme.bsky.social · 1d

The closure of the Iowa State Historical Society archive in Iowa City is a travesty. And part of a now-decades-long campaign of resentment and retaliation by state government against Iowa City and the University of Iowa 🗃️

Laura Belin @laurarbelin.bsky.social · 2d

Marian Wilson Kimber: It’s painful to realize the people in charge of Iowa’s history apparently have no idea how history works. If they did, they'd know there is no way to predict what parts of the collection will be of interest 5, 20, or 100 years from now. www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/10/10/t...

The theft of history

Marian Wilson Kimber: I have wondered if the box of women’s club programs that changed my life will end up in the dumpster.

www.bleedingheartland.com

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Jann Matlock (formerly @autopsiesgroup in the Other Place) @drjannmatlock.bsky.social · 1d

further association thanks to your description: ChatGPT as a form of mansplaining... (!)

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Jann Matlock (formerly @autopsiesgroup in the Other Place) @drjannmatlock.bsky.social · 1d

My colleague Brian Klaas recently described this as "sparkling sludge." Your description is even better! www.forkingpaths.co/p/the-death-...

The Death of the Student Essay—and the Future of Cognition

One professor's reflections on the end of an era, as AI tools such as ChatGPT have murdered the student essay (RIP). Here's why that threatens the future of human cognition—and how to save ourselves.

www.forkingpaths.co

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 1d

LLM extruded essays are like being cornered by the most boring person at a party while they monotone monologue small talk at you, convinced that they’re pronouncing something profound.

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Fredrik Graver @fgraver.hcommons.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Portland’s Dancing Protesters Are Showing Us How to Stand Up to Trump | The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/portland-protests-dancing-frog-trump/

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

Page One in Boston.

@bostonglobe.com

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Kathryn MacWhinney @kmacwhinney.bsky.social · 2d

When dictators' silence. We fight back louder.

On Oct 18, communities everywhere stand for dignity, equality, and freedom.

#NoKings social.demcast.com/s/qz6X4nDF

Find And Event Near You!

social.demcast.com

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2d

This week, MAGA figures claimed Kristi Noem "stared down" violent antifa protesters in Portland. Turns out they were talking mostly about a guy in a chicken suit.

This episode opens a window into how MAGA propaganda works and MSM failure to handle it. 1/

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MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit

A good New York Times piece on Portland nevertheless demonstrates how the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda.

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 2d

You would not fire these people—including the staff of the hugely, HUGELY important 'Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report'—if you cared at all about public health, if you wanted people to live.

And you would not let your thuggish henchmen fire people like this if you were a responsible president.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Jann Matlock (formerly @autopsiesgroup in the Other Place) @drjannmatlock.bsky.social · 2d

whose financial position will it shore up? that's the question.

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sanneru.bsky.social @sanneru.bsky.social · 2d

Here is a video from Germany. The frogs are now prominent.

Portland: Kreative Kostümproteste gegen Trumps Einwanderungspolitik

In Oregon bieten Menschen in Spaßkostümen Donald Trumps Anti-Einwanderer-Behörde die Stirn. Das geht so weit, dass die Heimatschutzministerin Worte an ein »Huhn« richtet – und der US-Präsident die Nat...

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2d

By contrast, JB Pritzker told me that people should flood the No Kings protests precisely in order to let the American people know that something is deeply amiss.

More Dems should be doing this, to send the message widely that we are in real trouble right now.

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 2d

Here's a snippet from the MIT president's letter to ED

Screenshot from link that reads: The document also includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution. And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.

In our view, America’s leadership in science and innovation depends on independent thinking and open competition for excellence. In that free marketplace of ideas, the people of MIT gladly compete with the very best, without preferences. Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

PORTLAND: “The frogs are multiplying”

(#NotAWarZone Noem Matter what Kristi says)

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 2d

Waning immunity. A significant Covid wave in England. No new variant.
Thanks Prof Pagel for highlighting and contextualizing

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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 2d

"CBS is no longer independent, but under the tutelage of a conservative billionaire who is putting more than his thumb on the scale."

Kudos to Dan Rather, a 44-year veteran of CBS News, for speaking truth to power.

deadline.com/2025/10/dan-... #CBS #Paramount

Dan Rather Says Bari Weiss Hire And Skydance-Paramount Merger Mark “A Dark Day In The Halls Of CBS News”

Rather said that Weiss' hire will add to fears journalists have of losing their jobs.

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 2d

🚨 Breaking News | MIT has rejected the Trump admin’s proposal to sign on to the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” which would mandate sweeping changes across campus in exchange for preferential treatment on federal funding.

Read the full story ➡️ https://bit.ly/4h5dQgM

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