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Sarah T Roberts, PhD

@ubiquity75.xyz

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Professor, researcher, author. VP Association of Internet Researchers, synth lover, fan of many things, gay lady. Wrote a book called Behind the Screen: Content Moderation in the Shadows of Social Media (Yale 2019), and Meta stole it to train its LLM. .. more

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Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · Oct 22

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Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · Oct 20

There are so many elements that have made his ascension possible: co-opted corporate media; social media’s unregulated environment; the overwhelm from the sheer number of misdeeds; coordinated foreign interference; destruction of K-12 education; racist grievance culture; unchecked gross inequity.

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Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 9h

I don’t think we can reasonably conclude that they didn’t.

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 13h

This from a Netflix tv show just now:

“There was an incident between he and another student.”

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Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 17h

I decided to wear orange socks, among other things.

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 18h

One fellow comes around the corner, sees my somewhat campy outfit and exclaims, “¡Ay, qué elegancia, la de Francia!”

That is the best gay line I have ever heard in Spanish and I shall use it henceforth whenever possible.

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Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 18h

In up-to-the-minute very local news, I am at the Miami airport and as soon as you get here it’s easiest and best to just speak Spanish with everybody. I’ve been killing time and chatting with personnel while waiting, and as one might expect, most of them are gay, too.

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Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 18h

Aiuiuuigh noooooooo

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 18h

She could have just stopped at “for women” under this regime, but it’s cool.

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 21h

Please let them know. I’ve seen KS drum at shows out here a few times. We live in the same town, I believe.

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 21h

The “compact” is extortion.

www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

Virginia Senate leaders express “unequivocal opposition” to Compact

The letter calls upon the University to immediately cease consideration of the Compact, and if not, the state will work to negatively impact the University’s funding.

www.cavalierdaily.com

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Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 21h

I have so much respect for those ladies. Wore out my copies of all of their records. And of course the Beasties. But LJ is special.

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 22h

The values of those in power are on full display, and they are disgraceful.

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 22h

The whole thing is unserious.

profhuq.bsky.social @profhuq.bsky.social · 22h

Nobel Prize winner praises Trump, a fascist. 🤢 www.cnbc.com/2025/10/10/t...

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado praises Trump after White House criticizes snub

Some of Trump's Republican allies have called for him to get the Nobel Peace Prize, though the nomination deadline passed early in his current term.

www.cnbc.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 22h

The mass layoffs of federal workers on Friday night swept up dozens of scientists with expertise in infectious diseases that have pandemic potential. But after The New York Times reported the dismissals, a federal health official said many of them had been fired in error and would be brought back.

Trump Administration Will Rehire Scores of Experts Fired in Error

Friday’s layoffs swept up scientists involved in responding to the measles outbreak and running an influential journal. An official acknowledged the mistakes on Saturday.

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Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 22h

And when whom you ask is the New York Times…

Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

Should the New York Times be sold to Pennysaver and its editors sent to work in Amazon warehouses? It depends on who you ask.

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 22h

Yes, I know she does.

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profhuq.bsky.social @profhuq.bsky.social · 22h

Nobel Prize winner praises Trump, a fascist. 🤢 www.cnbc.com/2025/10/10/t...

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado praises Trump after White House criticizes snub

Some of Trump's Republican allies have called for him to get the Nobel Peace Prize, though the nomination deadline passed early in his current term.

www.cnbc.com

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Alan Dettlaff @alandettlaff.com · 22h

Yesterday I was told that the class I’m scheduled to teach this month, Confronting Oppression & Injustice, is no longer part of our curriculum. This is a required class yet there was no discussion, no faculty vote, just an email saying the class no longer exists. This is what it’s like in Texas now.