Mark R. Stoneman
@markstoneman.com
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Mark R. Stoneman
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· Oct 13
Do the social web a solid and follow @ap.brid.gy. That bridges your Bluesky account to Mastodon and other parts of the Fediverse, requiring nothing of you otherwise.
When those of us with a bridged account repost something of yours, it can show up in the Fediverse and be reposted from there.
When those of us with a bridged account repost something of yours, it can show up in the Fediverse and be reposted from there.
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Republicans in rural Georgia are voting for Democrats for the first time in their lives in order to stop expansion of data centers and escalation of their utility bills, leading to landslide upsets
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
‘The New Price of Eggs.’ The Political Shocks of Data Centers and Electric Bills
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Republicans in rural Georgia are voting for Democrats for the first time in their lives in order to stop expansion of data centers and escalation of their utility bills, leading to landslide upsets
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
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To each friend of Ukraine who stands with us in this fight - thank you.
We are not alone. Thank you for your voice and your position.
We are not alone. Thank you for your voice and your position.
November 22, 2025 at 5:49 AM
To each friend of Ukraine who stands with us in this fight - thank you.
We are not alone. Thank you for your voice and your position.
We are not alone. Thank you for your voice and your position.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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I'm on a train to London to speak at the @theajruk.bsky.social's Conference on Teaching and Learning About The Holocaust.
Ask me anything.
ajr.org.uk/event/confer...
Ask me anything.
ajr.org.uk/event/confer...
ajr.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 6:03 AM
I'm on a train to London to speak at the @theajruk.bsky.social's Conference on Teaching and Learning About The Holocaust.
Ask me anything.
ajr.org.uk/event/confer...
Ask me anything.
ajr.org.uk/event/confer...
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Reposted by Mark R. Stoneman
The Sons of Confederate Veterans in Georgia tried to block it, but a new museum will open on December 2 at Stone Mountain to tell the story of the largest Confederate monument in the world. The museum will explore the monument and its connection to white supremacy. 🗃️ www.reuters.com/world/us/bat...
www.reuters.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The Sons of Confederate Veterans in Georgia tried to block it, but a new museum will open on December 2 at Stone Mountain to tell the story of the largest Confederate monument in the world. The museum will explore the monument and its connection to white supremacy. 🗃️ www.reuters.com/world/us/bat...
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I signed up for Proton Mail for the email. It was never very good, but lately it’s been getting in my way and even undoing my work. Worse, the company shows no signs of trying to improve the experience. Instead they add things I neither want or need: AI, a crypto wallet, documents…
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I signed up for Proton Mail for the email. It was never very good, but lately it’s been getting in my way and even undoing my work. Worse, the company shows no signs of trying to improve the experience. Instead they add things I neither want or need: AI, a crypto wallet, documents…
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⚡️ 'Gift for Putin' — Czech public raises money for 1 Flamingo missile for Ukraine, Fire Point to provide 2.
The additional funds raised will be distributed based on a public vote.
The additional funds raised will be distributed based on a public vote.
'Gift for Putin' — Czech public raises money for 1 Flamingo missile for Ukraine, Fire Point to provide 2
The additional funds raised will be distributed based on a public vote.
kyivindependent.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
⚡️ 'Gift for Putin' — Czech public raises money for 1 Flamingo missile for Ukraine, Fire Point to provide 2.
The additional funds raised will be distributed based on a public vote.
The additional funds raised will be distributed based on a public vote.
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I am currently filling out a Gantt chart that requires me to declare what I will be doing in October 2030.
I would like to point out that I still haven’t decided what I am having for dinner this evening.
I would like to point out that I still haven’t decided what I am having for dinner this evening.
November 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I am currently filling out a Gantt chart that requires me to declare what I will be doing in October 2030.
I would like to point out that I still haven’t decided what I am having for dinner this evening.
I would like to point out that I still haven’t decided what I am having for dinner this evening.
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NYPD taking photos of Columbia faculty during our vigil for CU students seized by ICE
November 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
NYPD taking photos of Columbia faculty during our vigil for CU students seized by ICE
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Very much enjoying listening to the lovely @drjoannepaul.bsky.social with @katecarp.bsky.social on @draftingthepast.bsky.social. And now I want to know what the best books were that she read on life-writing and writing biographies! 😊 🗃️
Joanne Paul Isn't Afraid to Call Herself an Artist
Podcast Episode · Drafting the Past · 28/10/2025 · 40m
podcasts.apple.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Very much enjoying listening to the lovely @drjoannepaul.bsky.social with @katecarp.bsky.social on @draftingthepast.bsky.social. And now I want to know what the best books were that she read on life-writing and writing biographies! 😊 🗃️
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Canadian denied entry into the U.S. to visit grandparents
https://share.google/AlWdQZ4J971UmanVg
#uspol #canada
https://share.google/AlWdQZ4J971UmanVg
#uspol #canada
‘Felt like a bit of abuse of power’: Canadian denied entry into U.S.
A 20-year-old Canadian booked to fly south to visit her grandparents was recently refused entry into the United States by American customs officers, at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Canadian denied entry into the U.S. to visit grandparents
https://share.google/AlWdQZ4J971UmanVg
#uspol #canada
https://share.google/AlWdQZ4J971UmanVg
#uspol #canada
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Capped off a dark, cold day with whole wheat blueberry pancakes and applesauce. Made an octogenarian happy.
November 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Capped off a dark, cold day with whole wheat blueberry pancakes and applesauce. Made an octogenarian happy.
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NEW — Columnist Bella BAHHS is back with a message for everyone joining the resistance in Chicago and beyond.
What some non-Black Chicagoans are now experiencing is what Black folks have faced for generations: policing as a tool to protect power and profit.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/the-...
What some non-Black Chicagoans are now experiencing is what Black folks have faced for generations: policing as a tool to protect power and profit.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/the-...
THE REVOLUTIONARY COLUMN: Racist police violence is always the common denominator • The TRiiBE
ICE violence does not exist within a vacuum. It didn’t come out of nowhere. This is how it feels to be Black and policed in this country.
thetriibe.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
NEW — Columnist Bella BAHHS is back with a message for everyone joining the resistance in Chicago and beyond.
What some non-Black Chicagoans are now experiencing is what Black folks have faced for generations: policing as a tool to protect power and profit.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/the-...
What some non-Black Chicagoans are now experiencing is what Black folks have faced for generations: policing as a tool to protect power and profit.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/the-...
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"Some might argue that face-based analysis is more meritocratic than processes which reward, say, educational attainment."
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A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"Some might argue that face-based analysis is more meritocratic than processes which reward, say, educational attainment."
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“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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One of the random things I collect are yeast advertisements from the 1800s. So many "yeast cures" that promise to cure all kinds of things, including death.
digital.lib.ecu.edu/20998
digital.lib.ecu.edu/20998
November 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
One of the random things I collect are yeast advertisements from the 1800s. So many "yeast cures" that promise to cure all kinds of things, including death.
digital.lib.ecu.edu/20998
digital.lib.ecu.edu/20998
Thoughts on designing social web spaces by Mark Bernstein: alistapart.com/article/design… #SocialWeb
November 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Thoughts on designing social web spaces by Mark Bernstein: alistapart.com/article/design… #SocialWeb
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I'm obsessed with this stat: "with more than 4,000 degree-granting institutions and fewer than 130 university presses in the United States and Canada, this vital [publishing] infrastructure is directly supported by less than 3 percent of the institutions it benefits"
November 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I'm obsessed with this stat: "with more than 4,000 degree-granting institutions and fewer than 130 university presses in the United States and Canada, this vital [publishing] infrastructure is directly supported by less than 3 percent of the institutions it benefits"
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Peter Berkery, executive director of @aupresses.bsky.social, with a letter in CHE on unis that close their UPs becoming "free riders" in the scholarly ecosystem--extracting without putting in. (Headline is sort of misleading--the problem is unis not UPs) www.chronicle.com/blogs/letter...
Letter | University Presses Face a Free Rider Problem
Colleges that close their presses are taking advantage of the system, writes Peter Berkery.
www.chronicle.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Peter Berkery, executive director of @aupresses.bsky.social, with a letter in CHE on unis that close their UPs becoming "free riders" in the scholarly ecosystem--extracting without putting in. (Headline is sort of misleading--the problem is unis not UPs) www.chronicle.com/blogs/letter...
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