Bernell Loeb
@artisall.bsky.social
Artist specializing in oil painting, drawing, assemblage and installations, jewelry maker, serial renovator of vintage homes, avid reader, nature lover, vegetarian, feminist, poet.
This Thanksgiving, I'm so grateful to everyone who is standing against the tyranny of the Trump administration. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:53 PM
This Thanksgiving, I'm so grateful to everyone who is standing against the tyranny of the Trump administration. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"Called the Transparent Election Initiative, it wouldn’t overturn Citizens United — it would negate the consequences of Citizens United."
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way to get rid of Citizens United. Let me explain. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united
November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
"Called the Transparent Election Initiative, it wouldn’t overturn Citizens United — it would negate the consequences of Citizens United."
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Average electricity cost increase since Jan:
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
November 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Average electricity cost increase since Jan:
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
"One is that resistance is patriotic. Everything that we do to oppose American authoritarianism we do not just in the name of defending freedom, but in the name of preserving America as such."
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Look on my works, ye Mighty
Labors of Destruction and Creation
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:42 AM
"One is that resistance is patriotic. Everything that we do to oppose American authoritarianism we do not just in the name of defending freedom, but in the name of preserving America as such."
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
"Decades of Neoliberal redistribution and the corruption of our politics and the rigging of our economy, which is what always happens in these types of eras, has created a class of insulated elites whom predictably engage in debauchery."
The Epstein scandal is a symptom of a larger disease
The capture and corruption of American politics and institutions of power has created a criminal, abusive, and degenerate class of elites who believe they are untouchable and don’t care who they hurt
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/its-rotten...
The capture and corruption of American politics and institutions of power has created a criminal, abusive, and degenerate class of elites who believe they are untouchable and don’t care who they hurt
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/its-rotten...
It's Rotten All the Way Down: Epstein, Trump, and the Twilight of the Elites
What's being exposed is bigger than Jeffrey Epstein or Donald Trump. It's the failure of American institutions
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Decades of Neoliberal redistribution and the corruption of our politics and the rigging of our economy, which is what always happens in these types of eras, has created a class of insulated elites whom predictably engage in debauchery."
Every shitty thing AI is doing to our society: "We’ve been sold AI as an emancipatory tool when it fact it is enslaving us."
www.donotpanic.news/p/the-ai-mac...
www.donotpanic.news/p/the-ai-mac...
The AI Machine Men Snatching Our Souls
(Fuck AI Part II)
www.donotpanic.news
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Every shitty thing AI is doing to our society: "We’ve been sold AI as an emancipatory tool when it fact it is enslaving us."
www.donotpanic.news/p/the-ai-mac...
www.donotpanic.news/p/the-ai-mac...
" a review by the International Panel on the Information Environment found that “inaccurate or misleading narratives” in the media about climate breakdown create “a feedback loop between scientific denialism and political inaction”.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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November 17, 2025 at 5:44 AM
" a review by the International Panel on the Information Environment found that “inaccurate or misleading narratives” in the media about climate breakdown create “a feedback loop between scientific denialism and political inaction”.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It's time for Schumer to step down from his post as minority leader and allow for new leadership to emerge—someone who is willing to consistently fight for the American people. sign.moveon.org/petitions/sc...
Schumer: Step Down as Minority Leader!
It's time for Schumer to step down from his post as minority leader and allow for new leadership to emerge—someone who is willing to consistently fight for the American people.
sign.moveon.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
It's time for Schumer to step down from his post as minority leader and allow for new leadership to emerge—someone who is willing to consistently fight for the American people. sign.moveon.org/petitions/sc...
I remember when Durbin asked Chief Justice Roberts to testify before the Judiciary Comm. about the breathtaking corruption of Thomas and Alito. Roberts refused to testify and Durbin did nothing. Nothing has happened to Virginia Thomas' effort to overthrow democracy.
I know some folks like to show respect for veteran politicians, but I’m done with that.
Dick Durbin has been useless in a job that could’ve been held by someone who actually understood the fascist threat.
If you’re not built for the fight, get out of the fight. But don’t throw us to the dogs.
Dick Durbin has been useless in a job that could’ve been held by someone who actually understood the fascist threat.
If you’re not built for the fight, get out of the fight. But don’t throw us to the dogs.
November 10, 2025 at 4:43 AM
I remember when Durbin asked Chief Justice Roberts to testify before the Judiciary Comm. about the breathtaking corruption of Thomas and Alito. Roberts refused to testify and Durbin did nothing. Nothing has happened to Virginia Thomas' effort to overthrow democracy.
I don't think these Dem senators, who serve only their donors, understand what a deep betrayal this is to people. Our government is broken, flattened by years of corporate grift and spineless government officials on both sides of the aisle.
BREAKING: Senate Democrats reach deal with Republicans to open the government.
House Democrats deeply oppose this bill. youtu.be/KR6WjdUIkBY
House Democrats deeply oppose this bill. youtu.be/KR6WjdUIkBY
BREAKING: Senate Democrats REACH DEAL With Republicans to OPEN The Government
YouTube video by Aaron Parnas
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November 10, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I don't think these Dem senators, who serve only their donors, understand what a deep betrayal this is to people. Our government is broken, flattened by years of corporate grift and spineless government officials on both sides of the aisle.
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Sens. Jacky Rosen, Tammy Baldwin, Maggie Hassan, Jeanne Shaheen, Mark Kelly, Jon Ossoff, Gary Peters, John Fetterman, Dick Durbin, and (IND)Angus King are among the Democrats who participated in secretive negotiations to end the shutdown and are a “yes” vote for the deal.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
November 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Sens. Jacky Rosen, Tammy Baldwin, Maggie Hassan, Jeanne Shaheen, Mark Kelly, Jon Ossoff, Gary Peters, John Fetterman, Dick Durbin, and (IND)Angus King are among the Democrats who participated in secretive negotiations to end the shutdown and are a “yes” vote for the deal.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
Despite writing that genAI causes "brain rot," the author still suggests that we can use AI in "healthier ways." There are no healthier ways to use an app that does your thinking for you if you want to become a fully alive human being. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/t...
How A.I. and Social Media Contribute to ‘Brain Rot’
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Despite writing that genAI causes "brain rot," the author still suggests that we can use AI in "healthier ways." There are no healthier ways to use an app that does your thinking for you if you want to become a fully alive human being. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/t...
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A perimeter of parents and what appeared to be a priest and other faith leaders were out all around the neighborhood surrounding Chavez as students were recently dismissed.
Two schools in Portland have secured their perimeters due to reported ICE activity in the area.
https://www.koin.com/news/portland/north-portland-ice-activity-pps-schools-secure/?cid=bluesky_
https://www.koin.com/news/portland/north-portland-ice-activity-pps-schools-secure/?cid=bluesky_
North Portland ICE activity prompts PPS schools to secure perimeters
Portland Public Schools sent a message to families informing them of reported ICE activity near Cesar Chavez School and George Middle School, and that other nearby schools are maintaining heightene…
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November 6, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A perimeter of parents and what appeared to be a priest and other faith leaders were out all around the neighborhood surrounding Chavez as students were recently dismissed.
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Hate takes many forms, but so does resistance.
As long as ICE keeps targeting our communities, we’ll keep showing up for one another, building the kind of solidarity and compassion that no system of cruelty can break.
As long as ICE keeps targeting our communities, we’ll keep showing up for one another, building the kind of solidarity and compassion that no system of cruelty can break.
Dance lessons return to Portland ICE protests as city awaits ruling on troop deployment: Get caught up
https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2025/10/dance-lessons-return-to-portland-ice-protests-as-city-awaits-ruling-on-troop-deployment-get-caught-up.html
https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2025/10/dance-lessons-return-to-portland-ice-protests-as-city-awaits-ruling-on-troop-deployment-get-caught-up.html
November 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Hate takes many forms, but so does resistance.
As long as ICE keeps targeting our communities, we’ll keep showing up for one another, building the kind of solidarity and compassion that no system of cruelty can break.
As long as ICE keeps targeting our communities, we’ll keep showing up for one another, building the kind of solidarity and compassion that no system of cruelty can break.
This is AI further eroding our shared reality. Fascism thrives on lies.
November 3, 2025 at 2:23 AM
This is AI further eroding our shared reality. Fascism thrives on lies.
"Lamplighters: Tell stories and write poems. Keep tossing creativity at the wall and see what sticks. Resist AI like the discipline of creative writing still matters, like a Roomba with a rubric app couldn’t possibly teach your class."
Hoping my op ed in IHE will spark conversations on BlueSky about AI resistance & refusal in creative writing education, publishing, & writing pedagogy.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
#AIinEducation #Edtech #EduSky #AIArt #Technology #creativewriting #writingpedagogy #insidehighered
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
#AIinEducation #Edtech #EduSky #AIArt #Technology #creativewriting #writingpedagogy #insidehighered
Burn it down: a license for AI resistance (opinion)
Resistance is not futile, Melanie Dusseau writes.
www.insidehighered.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:45 PM
"Lamplighters: Tell stories and write poems. Keep tossing creativity at the wall and see what sticks. Resist AI like the discipline of creative writing still matters, like a Roomba with a rubric app couldn’t possibly teach your class."
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It's a Ponzi scheme. And these people at our universities have got us involved.
"Many of the deals OpenAI has struck — with chipmakers, cloud computing companies and others — are strangely circular. OpenAI receives billions from tech companies before sending those billions back to the same companies to pay for computing power and other services." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How OpenAI Uses Complex and Circular Deals to Fuel Its Multibillion-Dollar Rise
Here are seven unusual financial agreements helping to drive the ambitions of the poster child of the A.I. revolution.
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:09 PM
It's a Ponzi scheme. And these people at our universities have got us involved.
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AI-powered drones used by the IDF to commit genocide in Gaza are swarming the skies of American cities. A little-known FAA rule change this year opened the floodgates and sparked a buying spree by US security forces
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The AI Drones Used In Gaza Now Surveilling American Cities
AI-powered quadcopter drones used by the IDF to commit genocide in Gaza are flying over American cities, surveilling protestors and automatically uploading millions of images to an evidence database.
open.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
AI-powered drones used by the IDF to commit genocide in Gaza are swarming the skies of American cities. A little-known FAA rule change this year opened the floodgates and sparked a buying spree by US security forces
open.substack.com/pub/donotpan...
open.substack.com/pub/donotpan...
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This is Trump's plan to rig the midterms...and beyond
October 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
This is Trump's plan to rig the midterms...and beyond
The laws in our country have long protected the wealthy and connected. If we survive this lawless administration, we must make sure the law applies to everyone including presidents and CEOs.
I came across this from that other place, written 12 days after J6 and two days before Trump was evicted and Biden took over. We are in the trouble we’re in because Trump was not held accountable for his crimes, particularly inciting a ldeadly insurrection. Accountability is key for our future.
October 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The laws in our country have long protected the wealthy and connected. If we survive this lawless administration, we must make sure the law applies to everyone including presidents and CEOs.
There are so many reasons this wanton destruction is a travesty, so it's no surprise that a project that requires actual intelligence, skill, planning and permits is being driven by stupidity, malice and ignorance.
He’s designing the ballroom with AI isn’t he www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
October 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
There are so many reasons this wanton destruction is a travesty, so it's no surprise that a project that requires actual intelligence, skill, planning and permits is being driven by stupidity, malice and ignorance.
Excellent:
"What value, after all, is there in automating art, thinking, or reading – especially in educational and academic settings? None. On the contrary, automation of knowledge and culture by private companies is a worrying prospect – conjuring dystopian and outright fascistic scenarios."
"What value, after all, is there in automating art, thinking, or reading – especially in educational and academic settings? None. On the contrary, automation of knowledge and culture by private companies is a worrying prospect – conjuring dystopian and outright fascistic scenarios."
“The deskilling, denigration, and displacement of teachers and scholars have historically been central to fascist takeovers, since educators serve as bulwarks against propaganda, anti-intellectualism, and illiteracy.” — @olivia.science
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education
Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.
www.project-syndicate.org
October 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Excellent:
"What value, after all, is there in automating art, thinking, or reading – especially in educational and academic settings? None. On the contrary, automation of knowledge and culture by private companies is a worrying prospect – conjuring dystopian and outright fascistic scenarios."
"What value, after all, is there in automating art, thinking, or reading – especially in educational and academic settings? None. On the contrary, automation of knowledge and culture by private companies is a worrying prospect – conjuring dystopian and outright fascistic scenarios."