Merisesher
@merisesher.bsky.social
Culture, tennis and perfume loving, autistic, dance stimming through life. Building a museum bit by bit. There will be typos and whole missed words.
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Merisesher
@merisesher.bsky.social
· Jan 21
There’s work to do. It’s not the boasty, noisy type of work but the quiet, purposeful work. It’s time.
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
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McDonald's- richer than most countries on earth
McDonald's has released an AI-generated Christmas ad
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
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The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
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December 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
McDonald's- richer than most countries on earth
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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.
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just marketing people blathering, amplified by a press that treats our unremarkable rich assholes like they're some weird combination of king, sociologist, economist, and philosopher
December 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
just marketing people blathering, amplified by a press that treats our unremarkable rich assholes like they're some weird combination of king, sociologist, economist, and philosopher
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You will receive a lot of entreaties today, all of them worthy. I just want to bring your attention to Hope for Haiti, which does amazing work. My dad is on the board and one of the best things about HfH is that in the ground it is run by Haitians hopeforhaiti.com/givingtuesday/
Giving Tuesday - Hope for Haiti
As one of the most trusted organizations working to reduce poverty in southern Haiti, Hope for Haiti is focused on providing support and partnership to the Haitian people every single day.
hopeforhaiti.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
You will receive a lot of entreaties today, all of them worthy. I just want to bring your attention to Hope for Haiti, which does amazing work. My dad is on the board and one of the best things about HfH is that in the ground it is run by Haitians hopeforhaiti.com/givingtuesday/
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Ignorance allied with Power …
December 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Ignorance allied with Power …
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
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African leaders are pushing to have colonial-era crimes recognized, criminalized and addressed through reparations.
African nations push for recognition of colonial crimes and reparations
African leaders are pushing to have colonial-era crimes recognized, criminalized and addressed through reparations.
bit.ly
December 1, 2025 at 2:30 AM
African leaders are pushing to have colonial-era crimes recognized, criminalized and addressed through reparations.
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putting tums on my pizza to save time
November 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
putting tums on my pizza to save time
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Here is Bluesky again, showing me accounts that I do not follow when I didn't ask.
I'm not bored. I just want to know what specific people are talking about. I couldn't care less about celebrities.
(No, do not try to explain this to me. I've heard it all before and it's bullshit)
I'm not bored. I just want to know what specific people are talking about. I couldn't care less about celebrities.
(No, do not try to explain this to me. I've heard it all before and it's bullshit)
November 29, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Here is Bluesky again, showing me accounts that I do not follow when I didn't ask.
I'm not bored. I just want to know what specific people are talking about. I couldn't care less about celebrities.
(No, do not try to explain this to me. I've heard it all before and it's bullshit)
I'm not bored. I just want to know what specific people are talking about. I couldn't care less about celebrities.
(No, do not try to explain this to me. I've heard it all before and it's bullshit)
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
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Kneecap is suing Canadian MP Vince Gasparro for his lies and defamatory comments.
I couldn’t possibly love this any more.
I couldn’t possibly love this any more.
November 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Kneecap is suing Canadian MP Vince Gasparro for his lies and defamatory comments.
I couldn’t possibly love this any more.
I couldn’t possibly love this any more.
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Cultural workers across the US are presenting hundreds of events this weekend as part of Fall of Freedom, from an anti-fascist zine fair in San Francisco to a Palestinian embroidery exhibition in Upstate New York.
16 Acts of Artistic Resistance Happening This Weekend
The exhibitions, performances, readings, and more are just a sliver of the more than 500 events in the nationwide Fall of Freedom series.
hyperallergic.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Cultural workers across the US are presenting hundreds of events this weekend as part of Fall of Freedom, from an anti-fascist zine fair in San Francisco to a Palestinian embroidery exhibition in Upstate New York.
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Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
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I've listened to several podcasts and read several articles on why people are souring on capitalism and they all don't mention Occupy which is weird to me because of nothing else they mainstreamed a lot of the language we use today. And it was a genuinely big deal at the time.
November 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I've listened to several podcasts and read several articles on why people are souring on capitalism and they all don't mention Occupy which is weird to me because of nothing else they mainstreamed a lot of the language we use today. And it was a genuinely big deal at the time.
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Hi so when we say “racists are always hiding worse”
We are not kidding
He’s setting this up because he knows folks are still soft pedaling racism
THANKS “big tent”
And naming it as bigotry to hide it
We are not kidding
He’s setting this up because he knows folks are still soft pedaling racism
THANKS “big tent”
And naming it as bigotry to hide it
November 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Hi so when we say “racists are always hiding worse”
We are not kidding
He’s setting this up because he knows folks are still soft pedaling racism
THANKS “big tent”
And naming it as bigotry to hide it
We are not kidding
He’s setting this up because he knows folks are still soft pedaling racism
THANKS “big tent”
And naming it as bigotry to hide it
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Paging all at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social, me and a few pals are running an auction raising funds for people escaping genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan. Can you offer any auction items - original art/signed prints/even commissions? Info and signup here! www.sudancoup.com/auction #Creatives4Sudan #Tb25
Creatives4Sudan Fundraising Auction — Keep Eyes On Sudan
Creatives coming together to raise life-saving funds for the people escaping genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan
www.sudancoup.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Paging all at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social, me and a few pals are running an auction raising funds for people escaping genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan. Can you offer any auction items - original art/signed prints/even commissions? Info and signup here! www.sudancoup.com/auction #Creatives4Sudan #Tb25
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As we learn more and more about the costs associated with GenAI, I continue to wonder how institutions and their leadership decide that yes, incorporating anything OpenAI produces into the lives of educators and students is worth the harms.
"In an internal memo from September, CEO Sam Altman said that OpenAI’s “audacious long-term goal is to build 250 gigawatts of capacity by 2033.” If Altman achieves this goal, OpenAI will need almost exactly as much electricity as India’s 1.5 billion people"
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
The Ecological Cost of AI Is Much Higher Than You Think - Truthdig
As the demands of AI grow, each generation of microchips requires more energy, minerals and water to produce, driving a ruinous cycle.
www.truthdig.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
As we learn more and more about the costs associated with GenAI, I continue to wonder how institutions and their leadership decide that yes, incorporating anything OpenAI produces into the lives of educators and students is worth the harms.
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I'm not sure if others have noticed this, but interesting that one of the Prescott criticisms of the BBC is based on those of the 'History Reclaimed' group, which is also associated with the 'Restore Trust' group's attacks on & so far unsuccessful attempts to take control of the National Trust. 1/3
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I'm not sure if others have noticed this, but interesting that one of the Prescott criticisms of the BBC is based on those of the 'History Reclaimed' group, which is also associated with the 'Restore Trust' group's attacks on & so far unsuccessful attempts to take control of the National Trust. 1/3
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So many of you asked if would be possible to view the full panels from our extraordinary Vision & Justice Now convening. Voila’! These conversations are SO rich. One every couple of days will get your thinking in high gear.
@the14thcenter.bsky.social
www.visionandjusticenow.com/panels
@the14thcenter.bsky.social
www.visionandjusticenow.com/panels
Vision & Justice Now: Panels
Explore the two-day agenda for Vision & Justice Now, co-organized by Sarah Lewis and Sherrilyn Ifill, featuring presentations, conversations, and performances. Engage with pressing topics from citizen...
www.visionandjusticenow.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
So many of you asked if would be possible to view the full panels from our extraordinary Vision & Justice Now convening. Voila’! These conversations are SO rich. One every couple of days will get your thinking in high gear.
@the14thcenter.bsky.social
www.visionandjusticenow.com/panels
@the14thcenter.bsky.social
www.visionandjusticenow.com/panels
The article below is about US politics. But those of us in the #UK watching a #Labour government behave in the same way may want to take note of what @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is saying. I wholeheartedly agree. #Politics
appreciating how this cluster of bad actors—“official Nazis, the Nazi-adjacent and people who just think that Nazi iconography is tough”—was so directly, cuttingly summed up by @tressiemcphd.bsky.social (gift link)
Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The article below is about US politics. But those of us in the #UK watching a #Labour government behave in the same way may want to take note of what @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is saying. I wholeheartedly agree. #Politics
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Also it's ~wild~ to see a topic you've written a whole book on, have cited mostly women and PoC authors, and yet a whole multi-thousand newsletter post only cites ... other substack bros.
If academics wrote books like substack bros.
“If you’ve been with me for a while you know that I like to go DEEP into a topic. That’s just who I am. Well this new book goes extra hard & I’ve written 90k words on my fave subject. But bear with me, folks, it’s gonna be a wild ride, so buckle up.”
“If you’ve been with me for a while you know that I like to go DEEP into a topic. That’s just who I am. Well this new book goes extra hard & I’ve written 90k words on my fave subject. But bear with me, folks, it’s gonna be a wild ride, so buckle up.”
August 26, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Also it's ~wild~ to see a topic you've written a whole book on, have cited mostly women and PoC authors, and yet a whole multi-thousand newsletter post only cites ... other substack bros.
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Not sure there’s anything scarier than the idea of a military with an effectively limitless budget that is no longer bound by the law.
October 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Not sure there’s anything scarier than the idea of a military with an effectively limitless budget that is no longer bound by the law.