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Marguerite Mayhall
@mkmayhall.bsky.social
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Venezuelanist, art historian (PhD UT Austin), now studying the discourse on space & place, networks, bodies, & ‘the sacred.’ Esp interested in links betw prehistory, history, & consciousness. Pedagogue. Knitter, spinner. I miss Caracas, though.
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Marguerite Mayhall @mkmayhall.bsky.social · 2d
CFP - AI, Education, & Critical Thinking: Dispatches from the College Classroom www.pdcnet.org/inquiryct/Ca...

The issue's theme is the impact of AI on the higher education classroom. See the CFP for more information.
Calls for Submissions - Inquiry: Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines - Philosophy Documentation Center
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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 10h
I think the lib politicians might have a problem if the dsa politicians are dominating the stage at these lib protests. the problem being that the lib representatives suddenly do not look particularly lib
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Indivisible ❌👑 @handle.invalid · 9h
This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 13h
some more moments from Harrisburg today
A seated older man looking down in a Vietnam vet baseball hat with his face obscured, holding a wooden cane and a sign that reads “I fought for the country I love” A brunette woman holding a cardboard sign “if my kids have to live with this, I have to fight it” The steps of the Harrisburg Capitol and in the crowd threw people are centered holding signs, a “love is love” sign of trump and Putin kissing; “cowboys against trump, no kings” and “you know it’s bad when cowboys have to protest” Two people, faces obscured, sitting on the grass with signs “aren’t we all anti fascist fdt” and “I hate big crowds but I hate fascism even more”
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Hagen Blix @hagenblix.bsky.social · 19h
Alliances with fascists are our best and only hope? Fuck this shit
The coalition forming around these goals of promoting competition and protecting workers’ and consumers’ rights cuts across partisan lines. Safetyists and skeptics are finding unexpected allies, from progressive Democrats focused on labor equity to right-wing populists suspicious of corporate power. Former White House strategist Steve Bannon helped mobilize opposition to the federal AI moratorium, framing it as a giveaway to Silicon Valley. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) has proposed algorithmic-audit mandates and copyright protections for artists, while Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has proposed a “robot tax” to redistribute productivity gains from automation to displaced workers. Their convergence suggests a nascent bipartisan agenda with politicians and influential voices on both sides starting to treat AI governance not as a culture war, but as a struggle over economic equity and institutional control. Anxiety about AI, if left unchecked, leads to paralysis. But when channeled into strategic coordination, it can become a force for change. The governance of AI should not be dictated solely by Silicon Valley or an administration intent on winning the AI race at all costs. It should be shaped by civil society, recognizing AI as a technology with transformative potential — both good and bad — that demands democratic mobilization and negotiation, not technological surrender. History shows that unlikely coalitions can redirect runaway systems. In the case of AI, they may not just be possible — they may be our best, and only, hope.
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 17h
ooh well done
Someone appears to have gotten their hands on a NO PARKING ANY TIME sign, but they blocked out the par part so it says no king lol
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 1d
Okay, for the folks who asked: here's the majority AI view, writing up the reasonable, thoughtful view on AI that the vast majority of people in tech hold, that gets overshadowed by the bluster and hype of the tycoons trying to shill their nonsense. anildash.com/2025/10/17/t... Please share!
The Majority AI View - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 16h
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Nick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 14h
These are the Iowans Republicans are calling pro-Hamas Marxists attending a Hate America Rally.

#NoKings #Iowa
Photo of a van with handicap parking tag and two signs that say GOP IS MORALLY BANKRUPT AND TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED TWICE Older gentleman in a military cap holds no kings sign that says I AM ANTIFA Two older people with grey hair walk up the sidewalk to the no kings rally Veterans against fascism sign held by guy wearing a West Point shirt with his family
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eddietg51-42.bsky.social @eddietg51-42.bsky.social · 14h
Best sign so far. #NoKingsDay
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alexjungle.bsky.social @alexjungle.bsky.social · 14h
HAPPENING NOW: A MASSIVE crowd of protesters flood the streets of San Diego for a “No Kings Day” rally showing their love for America and standing up against the corrupt fascist Trump administration. look how huge it is
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Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 14h
#NoKings North Plainfield, NJ.
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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 17h
If you're looking for national coverage, check out Pacifica Radio's all-day reporting. I'm the Chicago correspondent and we've got people in every major cities

Listen online, or find us on FM if you're old school

wbai.org/listen-live/
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Silky @silkyweineck.bsky.social · 14h
this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
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eva (^_^)/ @eva.computer · 1d
the feds already have a direct feed of everything via the firehose

their arrival here is for intimidation or propaganda purposes (ie visa threat made by State Dept account)

blocking them all immediately eliminates their ability to make everyone see their weird little videos and flaccid quote dunks
bugsmaytrix.bsky.social Bugs, Beleaguered Babysitter of the Booger Brothers @bugsmaytrix.bsky.social · 1d
anyway with the feds here i would advise you to not post any plans about anything you wouldn't like the feds to associate you with

that includes building azorious control
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Anna Mills @annamillsoer.bsky.social · 1d
Instructure: Partners with OpenAI to bring AI to Canvas, touting built-in transparency about what is the student's and what is AI..

OpenAI: Lets ChatGPT Agent do students' work for them in Canvas.

Instructure: Lets ChatGPT Agent and other agents do students' work for them in Canvas.
Two simple androgynous line-drawn figures are holding hands. One is labeled OpenAI and the other is labeled Instructure. A speech bubble jointly from both of them has the text “We’re bringing AI to your LMS!” On the right is a simple line-drawn androgynous figure raising their hand to ask a question. They are labeled “Educator.” A speech bubble pointing to them reads “Could you tell your AI agents not to do students’ work for them?”
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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 1d
no kings: (here’s four men)
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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 1d
And by extension all educators using chatbots to “talk” with people from the past during class should stop yesterday.
hypervisible.blacksky.app Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2d
If only OpenAI could have foreseen the entirely predictable hazards of irresponsibly releasing this tech. I guess the estate of every dead person will have to individually request a special dispensation to no longer have disgusting videos made by OpenAI’s tools.
OpenAI pauses Sora video generations of Martin Luther King Jr. | TechCrunch
OpenAI is pausing AI video generations of Martin Luther King at the request of the late civil rights activists' estate.
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2d
If only OpenAI could have foreseen the entirely predictable hazards of irresponsibly releasing this tech. I guess the estate of every dead person will have to individually request a special dispensation to no longer have disgusting videos made by OpenAI’s tools.
OpenAI pauses Sora video generations of Martin Luther King Jr. | TechCrunch
OpenAI is pausing AI video generations of Martin Luther King at the request of the late civil rights activists' estate.
techcrunch.com
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Effie Seiberg @effies.bsky.social · 4d
Wanna to go to a virtual No Kings rally that focuses on healthcare (with a side of "vaccines are good, actually" and "eugenics is bad, actually")?

Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.

Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...
Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting
Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications.
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1d
Virtual No Kings rally:

#NoKings
effies.bsky.social Effie Seiberg @effies.bsky.social · 4d
Wanna to go to a virtual No Kings rally that focuses on healthcare (with a side of "vaccines are good, actually" and "eugenics is bad, actually")?

Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.

Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...
Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting
Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d
US Government accounts have arrived on Bluesky.

Block on sight.

Protect your digital space.

Be aware that the DHS account in particular is known to quote dunk on regular people to encourage their followers to harass them.

The detach quote function will come in very handy here…
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Erin L. Thompson @artcrimeprof.bsky.social · 1d
Holy crap Kara Walker chopped up a Stonewall Jackson statue and revealed a monster
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Marguerite Mayhall @mkmayhall.bsky.social · 1d
Almost up to 30k now
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d
The official White House account has been blocked by over 5,000 accounts since it was created less than two hours ago: clearsky.app/whitehouse-4...
Screenshot showing the White House account on Clearsky which shows Blocked by 5,335
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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 1d
Wikipedia Volunteers Avert Tragedy by Taking Down Gunman at Conference

By Andy Newman

At Civic Hall in Union Square, a man with a gun walked onto the stage at a Wikipedia conference.

Richard Knipel, CUNY's Wikimedian-in-Residence, jumped the gunman and, with others' help, saved the day. Gift link
Wikipedia Volunteers Avert Tragedy by Taking Down Gunman at Conference
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