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Lisa Schmeiser @lschmeiser.bsky.social · 4h

The thing I keep thinking about w/the Politico piece on the young Republicans with the group chat is how several participants immediately went to the "it's fake news, you can't believe the evidence" play. Great moment for pointing out how/when truth & facts matter in modern American messaging.

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DAME Magazine @damemagazine.bsky.social · 5h

At a time when women in the U.S. are losing the rights to their autonomy, from abortion access to job protections, with even more rights being threatened every day.

And yet, the regressive Tradwife “lifestyle” is growing in popularity.

“Tradwives” Is Just Influencer Speak for Patriarchal Subordination - Dame Magazine

A blonde woman in a low-cut flowery dress and immaculately shaped eyelashes speaks softly to the camera while gentle music plays in the background. “I’m here to make a clarification video because of t...

www.damemagazine.com

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Lisa Schmeiser @lschmeiser.bsky.social · 5h

ooh yes. Do you think it comes from how the U.S. south and Australia were both basically settled at a very specific time in British history where strict social hierarchies and hereditary social status were both essential to community formation?

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 8h

Meta on Tuesday removed a Facebook group that was used to share information about ICE agents in Chicago after the Department of Justice requested it be taken it down.

Meta Removes Facebook Group That Shared Information on ICE Agents

The Facebook page was taken down for “violating our policies against coordinated harm,” according to Meta.

nyti.ms

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Lisa Schmeiser @lschmeiser.bsky.social · 7h

OMG, Jason Clarke is perfect casting.

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Lisa Schmeiser @lschmeiser.bsky.social · 7h

On highway 37: "Every nest and fledgling I see is a reminder of how well humans and wildlife have adapted amidst the challenges of coexisting in the 21st century, and a testament to the years and millions of dollars that have been spent restoring these baylands."

baynature.org/2025/10/15/t...

The Best Worst Commute in the Bay Area - Bay Nature

I thought State Route 37 was awful, until I looked up.

baynature.org

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Lisa Schmeiser @lschmeiser.bsky.social · 7h

This @sulliview.bsky.social piece seems especially salient with how the advance press for No Kings seems to be shaping up: margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/the-media-...

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 8h

You’ll notice that new developments in generative AI are always accompanied by new ways of depicting women without their consent—undermining their autonomy and harassing them—almost like it’s a pillar of the technology and its evolution

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Lisa Schmeiser @lschmeiser.bsky.social · 23h

Reading the news today and this eleven-year-old joke from The Onion is apparently now reality: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoSl...

GOP Maintains Solid Hold On Youth That Already Look Like Old Men

YouTube video by The Onion

www.youtube.com

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Lisa Schmeiser @lschmeiser.bsky.social · 1d

You're talking about a brand and a product that is already amassing a significant number of stories about how it exacerbates users' mental health challenges; demonstrating an awareness & intentional product design can only increase brand trust in a skeptical market, yes?

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Lisa Schmeiser @lschmeiser.bsky.social · 1d

I would love to know why, in the wake of the news about Meta being cool with its chatbots grooming children and Grok's whole history, OpenAI did not see an easy & obvious PR win by leading with the announcement that their planned sexting feature had stringent anti-abuse guardrails.

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Lisa Schmeiser @lschmeiser.bsky.social · 1d

Missing from Altman's statement is any mention of how/whether OpenAI plans to put in safeguards to prevent generating CSAM.

The Verge @theverge.com · 1d

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

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Lisa Schmeiser @lschmeiser.bsky.social · 1d

It looks like "revulsion at genocide" is a woke value now, as is "respecting basic human dignity" or "experiencing consequences for hate speech."

My sky-high expectations!

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Ken Tindell @kentindell.bsky.social · 1d

Remember the rhyme:

"If it's on the inter-net
eventually bricked it will get"

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Lisa Schmeiser @lschmeiser.bsky.social · 1d

Is anyone really surprised by this?

"Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape."

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Lisa Schmeiser @lschmeiser.bsky.social · 1d

I am very grouchy about gift guides because I think they're often out of touch and unrealistic relative to holiday spending, so applause to retailer Kohl's for their plan to introduce gift guides by price point for budget-sensitive shoppers: corporate.kohls.com/news/kohls-m...

Kohl's Corporate

MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. (Oct. 9, 2025)— Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS) is focusing on what matters most to customers this season: making gift-giving easier and more meaningful. Featuring beloved national and only-...

corporate.kohls.com

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 1d

The Washington Post’s daily circulation has fallen below 100,000. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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James Kelleher @jameskelleher.pilcrow.ie · 1d

Next time somebody asks me what Bluesky is like, I'll send them this

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Lisa Schmeiser @lschmeiser.bsky.social · 2d

it probably was streamed -- he went after MSFT several times during the briefing and the subsequent coverage was MSFT replying all, " ... unclear why he said all that stuff but okay?"

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Lisa Schmeiser @lschmeiser.bsky.social · 2d

Mary, were you at the Dreamforce post-keynote press event last year where he kept talking and talking in the press room?

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Lisa Schmeiser @lschmeiser.bsky.social · 2d

And with the news that kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, it is high time we started getting in the habit of treating cognitive habits with the same seriousness we treat vaping or ultraprocessed foods or never taking a walk:

www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, a study shows

Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and memory in teens.

www.npr.org

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Lisa Schmeiser @lschmeiser.bsky.social · 2d

I'm sharing this anecdote because one thing some schools do not do well (IMO) is teach kids why it's good to develop a strategic approach to cognitive habits. We do a much better job as a society & within societal institutions of showing cause and effect for physical health habits.

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Lisa Schmeiser @lschmeiser.bsky.social · 2d

I went through the rest of my schooling with the attitude that just because I *could* remember something didn't meant I *needed to* remember it.

But I also learned that knowing how to quickly remember things & quickly access remembered knowledge often helps one understand or analyze new things.

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Lisa Schmeiser @lschmeiser.bsky.social · 2d

The second Einstein anecdote was how Einstein never bothered to remember his own phone number, reasoning that he could always look up that information & use his brain for things not easily found in other information collections.

This approach blew Kid Me away: Treating memory as a finite resource!

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Lisa Schmeiser @lschmeiser.bsky.social · 2d

One textbook featured an article about Einstein and it had two memorable anecdotes:

The first: Einstein used a stroll on a beach with a friend to explain his theory of surface tension (the sand and the ocean's water being a perfect example of his theory of forces of attraction between particles).

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