Dr. Kirsten Carithers
@kcarithers.bsky.social
Musicologist/historian exploring connections between music and labor, gaming, technology, economics, gender, sound. Associate prof at Uni of Louisville. Views my own.
Some years we have to bury this ornament further in the depths of the branches
December 13, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Some years we have to bury this ornament further in the depths of the branches
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There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
December 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
I'm really impressed with the professionalism and integrity of the JAMS editors here. (Be forewarned: the attached "strategy memo" from the current director includes the not-at-all-gross phrase "value leakage")
ths information is in a memo from the JAMS Editorial Board that has been sent to Council & AMS Leadership. The memo is available to read here (drive.proton.me/urls/EBBSX54...) & I cannot stress enough how important I believe it is for everyone to read it
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December 12, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I'm really impressed with the professionalism and integrity of the JAMS editors here. (Be forewarned: the attached "strategy memo" from the current director includes the not-at-all-gross phrase "value leakage")
Reposted by Dr. Kirsten Carithers
If you want a say in who Democrats nominate in 2026, you have until December 31 to update your party registration. Kentucky's closed primary means independents and Republicans cannot vote in our primary. Make the switch now at govote.ky.gov
December 12, 2025 at 1:39 AM
If you want a say in who Democrats nominate in 2026, you have until December 31 to update your party registration. Kentucky's closed primary means independents and Republicans cannot vote in our primary. Make the switch now at govote.ky.gov
MusicTheory on the TL
major tom implies the existence of minor tom and major minor seventh tom
December 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
MusicTheory on the TL
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
Okay, grades submitted and dining room painted. NOW can I go get a Christmas tree? 😆
December 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Okay, grades submitted and dining room painted. NOW can I go get a Christmas tree? 😆
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In honor of Emily Dickinson's birthday today, I'm proud to announce the launch of the Emily Dickinson Public Domain Project!
emilydickinsonpublicdomain.com
emilydickinsonpublicdomain.com
Emily Dickinson Public Domain Project
Tracking copyright on the poetry of Emily Dickinson
emilydickinsonpublicdomain.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
In honor of Emily Dickinson's birthday today, I'm proud to announce the launch of the Emily Dickinson Public Domain Project!
emilydickinsonpublicdomain.com
emilydickinsonpublicdomain.com
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IT NEVER WORKS. NEVER. EVER. NEVER WORKS. IT HAS NEVER WORKED. AUSTERITY LEADS TO ENROLLMENT COLLAPSE LEAVES TO UNIVERSITY CLOSURE. EVERY TIME. ALWAYS.
December 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
IT NEVER WORKS. NEVER. EVER. NEVER WORKS. IT HAS NEVER WORKED. AUSTERITY LEADS TO ENROLLMENT COLLAPSE LEAVES TO UNIVERSITY CLOSURE. EVERY TIME. ALWAYS.
Reviewer 2 strikes again. How do STEM people deal with grants all the time?!
December 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Reviewer 2 strikes again. How do STEM people deal with grants all the time?!
Ethno/musicology folks: CCM TT position for a specialist in "urban popular music/dance and community engagement." Sounds terrific!
Come work with me! Review of applications will begin on January 1, 2026.
I'm not on the committee but I'm happy to answer whatever questions I can!
jobs.uc.edu/job/Cincinna...
I'm not on the committee but I'm happy to answer whatever questions I can!
jobs.uc.edu/job/Cincinna...
Assistant Professor, Musicology/Ethnomusicology UC College-Conservatory of Music
Assistant Professor, Musicology/Ethnomusicology UC College-Conservatory of Music
jobs.uc.edu
December 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Ethno/musicology folks: CCM TT position for a specialist in "urban popular music/dance and community engagement." Sounds terrific!
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Congratulations to Senator @cassieforky.bsky.social on being elected Kentucky Senate Democratic Whip. She is the first woman elected to Kentucky Senate Democratic leadership. This is a historic moment for our Commonwealth.
KY Senate Democratic caucus elevates Chambers Armstrong to whip role
The Kentucky Senate Democratic caucus, down to just five members, selected Chambers Armstrong as their No. 3 member of leadership.
www.kentucky.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Congratulations to Senator @cassieforky.bsky.social on being elected Kentucky Senate Democratic Whip. She is the first woman elected to Kentucky Senate Democratic leadership. This is a historic moment for our Commonwealth.
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Wells Fargo, Bank of America, US Bank, abysmal names. who named these banks. i would name my bank An Angel Handles Your Money With Kindness
December 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Wells Fargo, Bank of America, US Bank, abysmal names. who named these banks. i would name my bank An Angel Handles Your Money With Kindness
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"I was so scared. I thought that I would never live here and never see my dad. Never."
'I was so scared' | Louisville 10-year-old says ICE agents took father on the way to school
Wednesday's drive to school started like any other for Julieta Carmona Garcia.
www.wdrb.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:15 AM
"I was so scared. I thought that I would never live here and never see my dad. Never."
Reposted by Dr. Kirsten Carithers
On January 1, Illinois begins to regulate employer use of AI, making it a civil rights violation to use AI tools that result in discrimination based on protected characteristics in hiring, promotion, discipline, termination, or other employment terms and requiring notice of AI use. #AIBillofRights
Illinois becomes one of the few states to regulate employer use of AI. House Bill 3773 amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to make it a civil rights violation for employers to use AI tools that result in discrimination based on race, gender, age, or disability.
www.mystateline.com/news/local-n...
www.mystateline.com/news/local-n...
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December 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
On January 1, Illinois begins to regulate employer use of AI, making it a civil rights violation to use AI tools that result in discrimination based on protected characteristics in hiring, promotion, discipline, termination, or other employment terms and requiring notice of AI use. #AIBillofRights
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My employer, Dartmouth College, today boasts it's 1st Ivy "to launch AI at an institutional scale." It is doing this by partnering--"more than a collaboration"--with Anthropic, a company that stole the books of many faculty, me included, which many of us are suing.
December 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
My employer, Dartmouth College, today boasts it's 1st Ivy "to launch AI at an institutional scale." It is doing this by partnering--"more than a collaboration"--with Anthropic, a company that stole the books of many faculty, me included, which many of us are suing.
Reposted by Dr. Kirsten Carithers
This was just sent to me by an LAUSD parent. A 4th grader was assigned to design a book cover for Pippi Longstocking using Adobe for Education. Here is what the AI tool generated:
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This was just sent to me by an LAUSD parent. A 4th grader was assigned to design a book cover for Pippi Longstocking using Adobe for Education. Here is what the AI tool generated:
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the entire point of a university education is to challenge, question, interrogate
“School officials have created a Microsoft Copilot prompt to review course descriptions with an eye toward avoiding ‘advocacy-oriented or prescriptive terms.’”
Terms: “dismantling, decolonizing, interrogating, challenging, centering, combating, liberation, resistance, activism, justice oriented”
Terms: “dismantling, decolonizing, interrogating, challenging, centering, combating, liberation, resistance, activism, justice oriented”
To Root Out Wokeness in the Course Catalog, This Texas University Is Turning to AI
“The AI was upset with my use of the phrase ‘women's rights movement.’”
www.texasmonthly.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
the entire point of a university education is to challenge, question, interrogate
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The first school to market itself as AI free is going to corner the market on people interested in actually learning. And I would not be surprised if rich families and the children of people creating this tech were the first movers.
My employer, Dartmouth College, today boasts it's 1st Ivy "to launch AI at an institutional scale." It is doing this by partnering--"more than a collaboration"--with Anthropic, a company that stole the books of many faculty, me included, which many of us are suing.
December 5, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The first school to market itself as AI free is going to corner the market on people interested in actually learning. And I would not be surprised if rich families and the children of people creating this tech were the first movers.
Reposted by Dr. Kirsten Carithers
What I’ve been up to! www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
LA Parents say school-issued iPads and Chromebooks cause chaos
A growing contingent of public school parents say school-mandated iPads, particularly in elementary and middle schools, are leading to behavior problems.
www.nbcnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
What I’ve been up to! www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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it's wild how the positive use cases are like "save 5 minutes reading a long doc" and "write a generic email faster" and the negative use cases are "get encouraged to dive deeper in psychosis, misogyny, or suicidal thoughts" and we're still on the fence about overall value
New from 404 Media: ChatGPT told a violent stalker to continue running his misogynistic and threat-filled podcast despite the “haters,” and to visit more gyms to find women. The man stalked women in multiple states, including touching and following from work
www.404media.co/chatgpt-spot...
www.404media.co/chatgpt-spot...
ChatGPT Told a Violent Stalker to Embrace the 'Haters,' Indictment Says
A newly filed indictment claims a wannabe influencer used ChatGPT as his "therapist" and "best friend" in his pursuit of the "wife type," while harassing women so aggressively they had to miss work a...
www.404media.co
December 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
it's wild how the positive use cases are like "save 5 minutes reading a long doc" and "write a generic email faster" and the negative use cases are "get encouraged to dive deeper in psychosis, misogyny, or suicidal thoughts" and we're still on the fence about overall value
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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This man may be the most racist president this country has ever had, and twelve presidents owned slaves
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This man may be the most racist president this country has ever had, and twelve presidents owned slaves
I'm trying to talk myself into doing a grading/ decorating pomodoro, but I really just want to make a hot lunch and take a nap
December 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I'm trying to talk myself into doing a grading/ decorating pomodoro, but I really just want to make a hot lunch and take a nap