PatsE
@pkayecreative.bsky.social
Patricia K. Eagan (she/they) writer, editor, creative/AI consultant 🪴 board member, @oaklandartmurmur 🎨 born and raised on Ohlone-Huichin territory 🌳 #pkayecreative #equity #sustainability #thearts 🩷💛💙🧜🏻 COMING 12/19: artistmutualaid.org ✨
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· Oct 6
My fave assignment for #OaklandMagazine was writing a piece on Oakland’s 7th Street history as simulated by #Cal architecture & journalism students.
Rereading now while writing a #creativenonfiction book.
Have you played this game? If so, LMK:
projects.journalism.berkeley.edu/7thstreet-ar...
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Rereading now while writing a #creativenonfiction book.
Have you played this game? If so, LMK:
projects.journalism.berkeley.edu/7thstreet-ar...
🎶🎷🌳
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I'm spending my PhD researching just this question of what careers in tech "for good" or "in the public interest" look like. Just published an op-ed this weekend about one option: go do tech and/or data work for a non-profit! localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/30/b...
December 3, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I'm spending my PhD researching just this question of what careers in tech "for good" or "in the public interest" look like. Just published an op-ed this weekend about one option: go do tech and/or data work for a non-profit! localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/30/b...
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ok this is an insane story but let’s do a poll: if you could declare your workplace’s official font, what would it be? (Might be different than *favorite* font!)
Mr. Rubio said switching back to Times New Roman would “restore decorum and professionalism to the department’s written work.” Calibri is “informal” when compared to serif typefaces like Times New Roman and “clashes” with the department’s official letterhead. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Rubio Deletes Calibri as the State Department’s Official Typeface
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
ok this is an insane story but let’s do a poll: if you could declare your workplace’s official font, what would it be? (Might be different than *favorite* font!)
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One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
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Sundress Publications (@sundresspub.bsky.social) is open for submissions for microgrant applications from Palestinian writers with a chapbook or full-length book in progress. Projects of all genres are welcome. Learn more and apply by December 31, 2025:
sundresspublications.com/news/2025/09...
sundresspublications.com/news/2025/09...
December 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Sundress Publications (@sundresspub.bsky.social) is open for submissions for microgrant applications from Palestinian writers with a chapbook or full-length book in progress. Projects of all genres are welcome. Learn more and apply by December 31, 2025:
sundresspublications.com/news/2025/09...
sundresspublications.com/news/2025/09...
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As AI data centers increase energy usage, private equity firms like BlackRock & Blackstone are buying utility companies to rake in excess profits.
Public utilities are a public good, not a cash cow opportunity for shareholders. I’m fighting for accountability on this.
Public utilities are a public good, not a cash cow opportunity for shareholders. I’m fighting for accountability on this.
December 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
As AI data centers increase energy usage, private equity firms like BlackRock & Blackstone are buying utility companies to rake in excess profits.
Public utilities are a public good, not a cash cow opportunity for shareholders. I’m fighting for accountability on this.
Public utilities are a public good, not a cash cow opportunity for shareholders. I’m fighting for accountability on this.
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Tech companies used to portray themselves as do-gooders. But as Palintir's new billboard suggests, their commitment to domination was there all along. Welcome to the Great Tech Vibe Shift, our most recent Tech Billboard Decoder column by @dellsystem.bsky.social www.bayareacurrent.com/tech-billboa...
Tech Billboard Decoder: The Great Tech Vibe Shift
Tech companies used to portray themselves as do-gooders. But as Palintir's new billboard suggests, their commitment to domination was there all along.
www.bayareacurrent.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Tech companies used to portray themselves as do-gooders. But as Palintir's new billboard suggests, their commitment to domination was there all along. Welcome to the Great Tech Vibe Shift, our most recent Tech Billboard Decoder column by @dellsystem.bsky.social www.bayareacurrent.com/tech-billboa...
Artist and activist Cat Brooks: “The arts will not get by without this position….Anyone who is in the Town, lives in the Town or loves the Town knows that arts and culture is our heartbeat. So if you’re interested in the heartbeat of Oakland, this position matters to you.”
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After artists campaigned for the city to rehire for the position, the Oakland City Council voted to reinstate the city’s cultural affairs manager position, which oversees public arts funding and raises money for cultural programs through private grants.
Oakland Will Get a New Cultural Affairs Manager In 2026 | KQED
Artists say the city needs a leader to help secure funding and advocate for cultural programming.
www.kqed.org
December 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Artist and activist Cat Brooks: “The arts will not get by without this position….Anyone who is in the Town, lives in the Town or loves the Town knows that arts and culture is our heartbeat. So if you’re interested in the heartbeat of Oakland, this position matters to you.”
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It is being reported that Nvidia’s $NVDA H200 chips will have to undergo a US security review before their export to China, per the WSJ
December 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
It is being reported that Nvidia’s $NVDA H200 chips will have to undergo a US security review before their export to China, per the WSJ
A fantastic gathering of literary-esque side quests! Choose your own adventure in the #EastBay 📚
Oakland Review of Books calendar of (not just) literary events, December 9 - 14! www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/calendar/
Oakland Review of Books calendar of (not just) literary events, December 9 - 14
doesn't that blue sky feel cold?
www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
A fantastic gathering of literary-esque side quests! Choose your own adventure in the #EastBay 📚
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I love learning better and more precise wording. This afternoon's discovery is from Anna Mills and Nate Angell, and their paper I missed from February.
"Using mirage instead of hallucination enables us to stop anthropomorphizing AI and see the incongruities it generates for what they really are."
"Using mirage instead of hallucination enables us to stop anthropomorphizing AI and see the incongruities it generates for what they really are."
Are We Tripping? The Mirage of AI Hallucinations
There is a deep disorder in the discourse of generative artificial intelligence (AI). When AI seems to make things up or distort reality — adding extra fingers
papers.ssrn.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I love learning better and more precise wording. This afternoon's discovery is from Anna Mills and Nate Angell, and their paper I missed from February.
"Using mirage instead of hallucination enables us to stop anthropomorphizing AI and see the incongruities it generates for what they really are."
"Using mirage instead of hallucination enables us to stop anthropomorphizing AI and see the incongruities it generates for what they really are."
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EXCLUSIVE: We found that Instacart is using AI algorithms to charge customers different prices for the same items.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
We Had 400 People Shop For Groceries. What We Found Will Shock You.
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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December 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
EXCLUSIVE: We found that Instacart is using AI algorithms to charge customers different prices for the same items.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
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“‘But you can’t take him in,’ I heard myself saying suddenly, ‘He didn’t do anything.” Why Joan Didion hated the police.
Why Joan Didion Hated the Police
The week before Democratic Party delegates arrived in Chicago in late-August 1968 for what promised to be a combustible national convention—with delegates, antiwar protesters, and the Chicago polic…
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December 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
“‘But you can’t take him in,’ I heard myself saying suddenly, ‘He didn’t do anything.” Why Joan Didion hated the police.
Calling all #creatives: Have a project that feels stuck? #ArtistMutualAid may help you overcome the inertia holding you and your project back.
Coming 12/19: ArtistMutualAid.org
Subscribe for FREE to 1) receive creative prompts and (2) join bi-weekly generative workshops starting 12/26!
—PatsE✨
Coming 12/19: ArtistMutualAid.org
Subscribe for FREE to 1) receive creative prompts and (2) join bi-weekly generative workshops starting 12/26!
—PatsE✨
December 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Calling all #creatives: Have a project that feels stuck? #ArtistMutualAid may help you overcome the inertia holding you and your project back.
Coming 12/19: ArtistMutualAid.org
Subscribe for FREE to 1) receive creative prompts and (2) join bi-weekly generative workshops starting 12/26!
—PatsE✨
Coming 12/19: ArtistMutualAid.org
Subscribe for FREE to 1) receive creative prompts and (2) join bi-weekly generative workshops starting 12/26!
—PatsE✨
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The trick to being a happy and optimistic person is overwriting all the neurons containing your bad memories with lore
December 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The trick to being a happy and optimistic person is overwriting all the neurons containing your bad memories with lore
I knew the anti-pocket conspiracy has been an anti-female endeavor! 🧹
December 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I knew the anti-pocket conspiracy has been an anti-female endeavor! 🧹
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Reminder: COYOTE is trying to reach a total of 2,026 paid subscribers before 2026. From now until Dec. 31, our paywall is down, and our Reader and Yapper annual subscriptions are 15% off with promo code 'COYOTE2026'. Help us get to 2026, and SUBSCRIBE before the new year!
December 8, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Reminder: COYOTE is trying to reach a total of 2,026 paid subscribers before 2026. From now until Dec. 31, our paywall is down, and our Reader and Yapper annual subscriptions are 15% off with promo code 'COYOTE2026'. Help us get to 2026, and SUBSCRIBE before the new year!
Every single Oakland City Councilmember votes to reinstate the city’s Cultural Affairs Manager position—a stunning reversal that reveals the power of the advocates not mentioned in this article. Congratulations, Oaklander artists!
After arts advocates and city councilmember Carroll Fife raised the alarm, the finance department found the funds to restore the position.
Oakland cultural affairs manager role reinstated
After arts advocates and city councilmember Carroll Fife raised the alarm, the finance department found the funds to restore the position.
oaklandside.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Every single Oakland City Councilmember votes to reinstate the city’s Cultural Affairs Manager position—a stunning reversal that reveals the power of the advocates not mentioned in this article. Congratulations, Oaklander artists!
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NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
Giving the gift of independent journalism: a guide
The Handbasket has subscription suggestions for almost everyone on your list.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
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“If I live long enough, I’ll be able to do shit like watch my nephew have children, watch the rise and fall and rise and fall of the right wing, but mostly find a way to be at peace with every bad thing that has ever happened in my life.” —Brontez Purnell
You Might Live Longer Than You Think, by Brontez Purnell
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December 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“If I live long enough, I’ll be able to do shit like watch my nephew have children, watch the rise and fall and rise and fall of the right wing, but mostly find a way to be at peace with every bad thing that has ever happened in my life.” —Brontez Purnell
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“AI models not only point some users to false sources but also cause problems for researchers and librarians, who end up wasting their time looking for requested nonexistent records…”
AI Slop Is Spurring Record Requests for Imaginary Journals
The International Committee of the Red Cross warned that artificial intelligence models are making up research papers, journals and archives
www.scientificamerican.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
“AI models not only point some users to false sources but also cause problems for researchers and librarians, who end up wasting their time looking for requested nonexistent records…”
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Opinion | California’s water partnerships are effective and in danger
December 9, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Opinion | California’s water partnerships are effective and in danger
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i don’t believe in the whole “you must suffer for art” thing but it really does come down to this: Are you willing to iterate and explore and eventually find joy in that process? or are you more interested in results than the journey to get there?
Being unable to tolerate frustration + chasing social media clout gotta be a big reason why ppl jumped on the gen ai machine to churn out slop
December 9, 2025 at 12:14 AM
i don’t believe in the whole “you must suffer for art” thing but it really does come down to this: Are you willing to iterate and explore and eventually find joy in that process? or are you more interested in results than the journey to get there?
An exclusive #WinterEBOS Pro Tip: Holiday shop nearest you—or explore studio locations beyond your well-trod pathways—using the Weekend 2 Google map:
December 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
An exclusive #WinterEBOS Pro Tip: Holiday shop nearest you—or explore studio locations beyond your well-trod pathways—using the Weekend 2 Google map:
Here’s a Pro Tip for plotting your #EBOS studio visits: use the Google Maps to navigate on the streets and the a brochure-map to carry with you 🖼️ www.eastbayopenstudios.com
East Bay Open Studios
www.eastbayopenstudios.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Here’s a Pro Tip for plotting your #EBOS studio visits: use the Google Maps to navigate on the streets and the a brochure-map to carry with you 🖼️ www.eastbayopenstudios.com